Davidhp99
@davidhp99.bsky.social
It depends
Is it really interesting and different.
Is it really interesting and different.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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The BBC is getting played here: if a contributor gets to flat out deny having his own words quoted to him on television (with the viewer not told the denial is untrue) then post about "dropping truth bombs". The mission to inform & counter misinformation is flailing if the editorial controls so weak
Konstantin Kisin has since posted on his own Youtube channel saying he 'dropped truth bombs on Question Time'.
Clearly 'alternative truth' bombs.
The video has had over 400k views and counting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AN1...
Clearly 'alternative truth' bombs.
The video has had over 400k views and counting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AN1...
January 31, 2026 at 11:13 AM
The BBC is getting played here: if a contributor gets to flat out deny having his own words quoted to him on television (with the viewer not told the denial is untrue) then post about "dropping truth bombs". The mission to inform & counter misinformation is flailing if the editorial controls so weak
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Liz Truss's real legacy
January 27, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Liz Truss's real legacy
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I would sooner print the money owed and burn it like that scene in the dark knight with Heath Ledger’s Joker than hand it over. By definition the rules between you and the state change over the course of your life, cry harder.
January 26, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I would sooner print the money owed and burn it like that scene in the dark knight with Heath Ledger’s Joker than hand it over. By definition the rules between you and the state change over the course of your life, cry harder.
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The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
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Today's announcement is the opposite of what it says it is. It's the formal cancellation of the high speed line across the Pennines.
What's left - additional TRU scope - is a good idea but should be delivered as a business as usual enhancement in 2027, not some far off fanfaron.
What's left - additional TRU scope - is a good idea but should be delivered as a business as usual enhancement in 2027, not some far off fanfaron.
January 14, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Today's announcement is the opposite of what it says it is. It's the formal cancellation of the high speed line across the Pennines.
What's left - additional TRU scope - is a good idea but should be delivered as a business as usual enhancement in 2027, not some far off fanfaron.
What's left - additional TRU scope - is a good idea but should be delivered as a business as usual enhancement in 2027, not some far off fanfaron.
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I confronted Nick Shirley about his lies in Ukraine. He pretended there was no war.
He said his ‘reporting’ was satire. JD Vance now calls him America’s best journalist.
Important to remember: this was not just a daycare, this is a country where people are being bombed daily.
He said his ‘reporting’ was satire. JD Vance now calls him America’s best journalist.
Important to remember: this was not just a daycare, this is a country where people are being bombed daily.
January 7, 2026 at 6:58 AM
I confronted Nick Shirley about his lies in Ukraine. He pretended there was no war.
He said his ‘reporting’ was satire. JD Vance now calls him America’s best journalist.
Important to remember: this was not just a daycare, this is a country where people are being bombed daily.
He said his ‘reporting’ was satire. JD Vance now calls him America’s best journalist.
Important to remember: this was not just a daycare, this is a country where people are being bombed daily.
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Sublime shithousery from the @financialtimes.com 🤌🏽
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter: shorturl.at/QkJ5A
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter: shorturl.at/QkJ5A
January 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Sublime shithousery from the @financialtimes.com 🤌🏽
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter: shorturl.at/QkJ5A
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter: shorturl.at/QkJ5A
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What happens when you repeatedly hit a policewoman in the spine with a sledgehammer you dull prick
Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
What happens when you repeatedly hit a policewoman in the spine with a sledgehammer you dull prick
A lot worse ways to see out 2025
December 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A lot worse ways to see out 2025
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It’s worth mentioning, though it’s been said repeatedly: the Lizzie Line carries 1/6th of UK daily rail passengers (not including the Tube) and has already paid off its entire costs.
And if HS2 had been committed to, without plans being tweaked every 5 minutes, Phase 1 would be opening next year.
And if HS2 had been committed to, without plans being tweaked every 5 minutes, Phase 1 would be opening next year.
Worked example of the crippling effects or Treasury brain here
Elizabeth Line would ‘never’ be built, Michael Portillo wrote when urging cancellation
Former Treasury minister warned that Crossrail London link was too costly and unnecessary, newly released papers show
www.ft.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
It’s worth mentioning, though it’s been said repeatedly: the Lizzie Line carries 1/6th of UK daily rail passengers (not including the Tube) and has already paid off its entire costs.
And if HS2 had been committed to, without plans being tweaked every 5 minutes, Phase 1 would be opening next year.
And if HS2 had been committed to, without plans being tweaked every 5 minutes, Phase 1 would be opening next year.
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And! I’ve been looking all over for this and finally found it
December 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
And! I’ve been looking all over for this and finally found it
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Miniature musical instrument makers admit defeat as violin size requirement for story is declared "too small to build."
December 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Miniature musical instrument makers admit defeat as violin size requirement for story is declared "too small to build."
This is a genuinely piss poor match right now & that Blackburn corner sums it up.
December 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This is a genuinely piss poor match right now & that Blackburn corner sums it up.
Now let’s see what all the fuss has been about then😀
December 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Now let’s see what all the fuss has been about then😀
Singer Chris Rea dies age 74
Rea was known for a string of hits including Driving Home For Christmas.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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All of these skills built up on the project will be scattered to the winds because we have cancelled a chunk of the project and we're not building any more high speed rail.
Engineers working on the HS2 project have slid a 4,600t viaduct section across the M6 without a full carriageway closure, in what contractors say is a UK first that will reduce disruption for drivers
Full story:
Full story:
HS2 completes final slide of 4,600t viaduct across M6 without closing motorway | New Civil Engineer
The 17‑hour operation carried out over the weekend of 13-14 December completed the three‑stage assembly and installation of the 315m long East deck of the
buff.ly
December 20, 2025 at 11:59 AM
All of these skills built up on the project will be scattered to the winds because we have cancelled a chunk of the project and we're not building any more high speed rail.
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If you call asylum seekers an ‘invasion’ but won’t lift a finger to deter Russia, you’re not a patriot. New article from me: www.forthedeskdrawer.com/p/who-would-...
Who would fight for Britain?
Britain’s culture warriors posture as patriots. Yet when faced with real war they flinch.
www.forthedeskdrawer.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If you call asylum seekers an ‘invasion’ but won’t lift a finger to deter Russia, you’re not a patriot. New article from me: www.forthedeskdrawer.com/p/who-would-...
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A mini-story to cheer you up this morning. The other day my teenage son returned to his locked bike to find the back wheel nicked. We went back yesterday to rescue it - and found this note taped to the frame. We have the wheel again. A very happy Xmas to Ollie and his note-writing other half.
December 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
A mini-story to cheer you up this morning. The other day my teenage son returned to his locked bike to find the back wheel nicked. We went back yesterday to rescue it - and found this note taped to the frame. We have the wheel again. A very happy Xmas to Ollie and his note-writing other half.
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
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Me reading this story: eh, non-violent protest, good on them, I support their right to do this.
Me getting to the bit where they call for a citizens assembly: OFF WITH THEIR HEADS
Me getting to the bit where they call for a citizens assembly: OFF WITH THEIR HEADS
Tower of London closed after display case containing Crown Jewels defaced
Tower of London closed after display case containing Crown Jewels defaced
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, police say.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Me reading this story: eh, non-violent protest, good on them, I support their right to do this.
Me getting to the bit where they call for a citizens assembly: OFF WITH THEIR HEADS
Me getting to the bit where they call for a citizens assembly: OFF WITH THEIR HEADS
Get in, the neighbour had no idea the precious they took in for me today @quantick.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Get in, the neighbour had no idea the precious they took in for me today @quantick.bsky.social
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Late to this, but if the Sunday Times is correct that Morgan McSweeney spent one and a half hours last week with Lord Glasman then he isn't fit to fill any senior position in government.
November 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Late to this, but if the Sunday Times is correct that Morgan McSweeney spent one and a half hours last week with Lord Glasman then he isn't fit to fill any senior position in government.
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I did a podcast episode seemingly. About the North South divide and its interaction with transport. With @freewheeling.info. So what better way for me to listen to it for the first time than on a slow train back to Leeds from Rotherham. Which is what I'll do right now.
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I did a podcast episode seemingly. About the North South divide and its interaction with transport. With @freewheeling.info. So what better way for me to listen to it for the first time than on a slow train back to Leeds from Rotherham. Which is what I'll do right now.