Deb
@doobledong.bsky.social
Why can’t we live in a kinder, more respectful world? Call me naive, but I’m living in hope that it will all come good in the end. The baddies will get their comeuppance and the rest of us will ride off into the sunset. The End
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"Moral injury is the feeling we get when our core values are betrayed by people we once trusted." I never knew there's a term for our collective reaction to this time. Nor that there's a relief: "one of the best medicines ... is finding our people."
#GoodMorning, everyone.
#GoodMorning, everyone.
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
"Moral injury is the feeling we get when our core values are betrayed by people we once trusted." I never knew there's a term for our collective reaction to this time. Nor that there's a relief: "one of the best medicines ... is finding our people."
#GoodMorning, everyone.
#GoodMorning, everyone.
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"The Grift Bubble: A Political Theory of American Collapse"
"Those who work against the grifters... may be acting from love, or from law, because they know that these things are real. And so they should also know, in acting thus, that they are the patriots."
snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-...
"Those who work against the grifters... may be acting from love, or from law, because they know that these things are real. And so they should also know, in acting thus, that they are the patriots."
snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-...
The Grift Bubble
A Political Theory of American Collapse
snyder.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"The Grift Bubble: A Political Theory of American Collapse"
"Those who work against the grifters... may be acting from love, or from law, because they know that these things are real. And so they should also know, in acting thus, that they are the patriots."
snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-...
"Those who work against the grifters... may be acting from love, or from law, because they know that these things are real. And so they should also know, in acting thus, that they are the patriots."
snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-...
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Traitors on the inside, Trump on the outside ... who’d want to run the BBC now? Actually, I would
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
November 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Traitors on the inside, Trump on the outside ... who’d want to run the BBC now? Actually, I would
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
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Would be fun if the BBC sued Trump in Florida
BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.
Trump says he will sue BBC for between $1 billion and $5 billion despite apology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Would be fun if the BBC sued Trump in Florida
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I love swimming, but was shocked to learn that most children don't have basic water survival skills.
I support Swim England's campaign for every child to learn the four essentials of water competency:
1️⃣ Swim 100 metres
2️⃣ Tread water for 60 seconds
3️⃣ Float for 30 seconds
4️⃣ Swim in clothing
I support Swim England's campaign for every child to learn the four essentials of water competency:
1️⃣ Swim 100 metres
2️⃣ Tread water for 60 seconds
3️⃣ Float for 30 seconds
4️⃣ Swim in clothing
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I love swimming, but was shocked to learn that most children don't have basic water survival skills.
I support Swim England's campaign for every child to learn the four essentials of water competency:
1️⃣ Swim 100 metres
2️⃣ Tread water for 60 seconds
3️⃣ Float for 30 seconds
4️⃣ Swim in clothing
I support Swim England's campaign for every child to learn the four essentials of water competency:
1️⃣ Swim 100 metres
2️⃣ Tread water for 60 seconds
3️⃣ Float for 30 seconds
4️⃣ Swim in clothing
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The Trump administration would like you to stop watching the BBC and watch GB News instead.
A few more clues about why that might be...
A few more clues about why that might be...
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Trump administration would like you to stop watching the BBC and watch GB News instead.
A few more clues about why that might be...
A few more clues about why that might be...
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OK, let me explain:
The Government (& UK economy) is damaged by leaks to hostile media.
Media pay (one way or another) leakers.
The way to identify a leaker is to tell everyone suspected a slightly different story, & see which one emerges.
The way to sow lack of trust in sources is to misinform them
The Government (& UK economy) is damaged by leaks to hostile media.
Media pay (one way or another) leakers.
The way to identify a leaker is to tell everyone suspected a slightly different story, & see which one emerges.
The way to sow lack of trust in sources is to misinform them
There is a small subset of pro-Starmer ultras on here who either genuinely don’t understand that budget stories *are directly briefed out by the Treasury, with permission* or pretend not to know that. And so they claim the plans never existed, haven’t changed, etc. It is maddening, and dumb as fuck.
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
OK, let me explain:
The Government (& UK economy) is damaged by leaks to hostile media.
Media pay (one way or another) leakers.
The way to identify a leaker is to tell everyone suspected a slightly different story, & see which one emerges.
The way to sow lack of trust in sources is to misinform them
The Government (& UK economy) is damaged by leaks to hostile media.
Media pay (one way or another) leakers.
The way to identify a leaker is to tell everyone suspected a slightly different story, & see which one emerges.
The way to sow lack of trust in sources is to misinform them
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Sorry James, this is just not true. I ran comms at HMT and we *never* briefed out a specific measure weeks before a Budget. It’s a recipe for chaos. Most of these stories are educated guesswork or sometimes briefed by other departments trying to influence the Budget decision making process.
November 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Sorry James, this is just not true. I ran comms at HMT and we *never* briefed out a specific measure weeks before a Budget. It’s a recipe for chaos. Most of these stories are educated guesswork or sometimes briefed by other departments trying to influence the Budget decision making process.
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So seems Labour’s budget plans have changed because the OBR forecasts have improved e.g. the U.K. economy has improved.
This is positive news.
Too many rushed out negative hot takes this morning.
This is positive news.
Too many rushed out negative hot takes this morning.
November 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
So seems Labour’s budget plans have changed because the OBR forecasts have improved e.g. the U.K. economy has improved.
This is positive news.
Too many rushed out negative hot takes this morning.
This is positive news.
Too many rushed out negative hot takes this morning.
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Ken Clarke leaves religious fanatic Kruger’s Reform UK looking like total idiots. “Some resigned because they didn’t want time off work, most had no clue what councils do. They promised to cut waste and tax, then hiked it to the max. #ukpolitics
November 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Ken Clarke leaves religious fanatic Kruger’s Reform UK looking like total idiots. “Some resigned because they didn’t want time off work, most had no clue what councils do. They promised to cut waste and tax, then hiked it to the max. #ukpolitics
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“Expected” “had” “widely expected” “would have”
I long for a time where the top new headline wasn’t entirely made up of things might possibly have happened in some imagined future but now possibly aren’t going to have not happened in this future
I long for a time where the top new headline wasn’t entirely made up of things might possibly have happened in some imagined future but now possibly aren’t going to have not happened in this future
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
“Expected” “had” “widely expected” “would have”
I long for a time where the top new headline wasn’t entirely made up of things might possibly have happened in some imagined future but now possibly aren’t going to have not happened in this future
I long for a time where the top new headline wasn’t entirely made up of things might possibly have happened in some imagined future but now possibly aren’t going to have not happened in this future
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Exactly this. There is of course a danger that letting speculation run can cause problems. But no minister ever said income tax would rise. Journalism is becoming a real shitshow now and even the few decent correspondents get dragged down. And in this toxic environment, its so irresponsible.
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Exactly this. There is of course a danger that letting speculation run can cause problems. But no minister ever said income tax would rise. Journalism is becoming a real shitshow now and even the few decent correspondents get dragged down. And in this toxic environment, its so irresponsible.
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Farage earns more than any other MP for NOT being an MP. He says it’s “obviously sad” that part of his constituency is the most deprived area in England.
But everything he’s ever done, said and wanted has made sure of it.
This is the whole country if he gets into power.
(Private Eye)
But everything he’s ever done, said and wanted has made sure of it.
This is the whole country if he gets into power.
(Private Eye)
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Farage earns more than any other MP for NOT being an MP. He says it’s “obviously sad” that part of his constituency is the most deprived area in England.
But everything he’s ever done, said and wanted has made sure of it.
This is the whole country if he gets into power.
(Private Eye)
But everything he’s ever done, said and wanted has made sure of it.
This is the whole country if he gets into power.
(Private Eye)
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Message to the Media:
Try as hard as you might the government cannot be changed until there’s an election. Get on with it and shut the hell up and let them get on with rebuilding our country. Don’t like it go get a different job and let someone who likes our country do yours.
Try as hard as you might the government cannot be changed until there’s an election. Get on with it and shut the hell up and let them get on with rebuilding our country. Don’t like it go get a different job and let someone who likes our country do yours.
November 14, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Message to the Media:
Try as hard as you might the government cannot be changed until there’s an election. Get on with it and shut the hell up and let them get on with rebuilding our country. Don’t like it go get a different job and let someone who likes our country do yours.
Try as hard as you might the government cannot be changed until there’s an election. Get on with it and shut the hell up and let them get on with rebuilding our country. Don’t like it go get a different job and let someone who likes our country do yours.
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... just wondering if any one in the media is still disgusted by this by Farage ? How about we pretend this story is about the Labour leader ..or, your particular favourite target a female Labour MP maybe that would reenergise you ?
Nigel Farage facing calls to apologise to female survivors of grooming gangs
A group of women have said it was “categorically untrue” for Farage to have said they were not victims of grooming gangs
www.independent.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:53 AM
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... just wondering if any one in the media is still disgusted by this by Farage ? How about we pretend this story is about the Labour leader ..or, your particular favourite target a female Labour MP maybe that would reenergise you ?
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So many of you predicted this.
The media make a claim about rising income tax in budget to break the manifesto promise.
Then you said the media would claim it is not going to happen & the gov has u-turned due to pressure.
You predicted it & now it's happened.
We need to ignore media speculation!
The media make a claim about rising income tax in budget to break the manifesto promise.
Then you said the media would claim it is not going to happen & the gov has u-turned due to pressure.
You predicted it & now it's happened.
We need to ignore media speculation!
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
So many of you predicted this.
The media make a claim about rising income tax in budget to break the manifesto promise.
Then you said the media would claim it is not going to happen & the gov has u-turned due to pressure.
You predicted it & now it's happened.
We need to ignore media speculation!
The media make a claim about rising income tax in budget to break the manifesto promise.
Then you said the media would claim it is not going to happen & the gov has u-turned due to pressure.
You predicted it & now it's happened.
We need to ignore media speculation!
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One-third of American museums have lost government grants or contracts since Trump took office, according to a new survey by the American Alliance of Museums.
This is all part of a larger plan by Trump — one where he can control not just what we do, but what we think.
This is all part of a larger plan by Trump — one where he can control not just what we do, but what we think.
Why Does Trump Hate Sesame Street?
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
One-third of American museums have lost government grants or contracts since Trump took office, according to a new survey by the American Alliance of Museums.
This is all part of a larger plan by Trump — one where he can control not just what we do, but what we think.
This is all part of a larger plan by Trump — one where he can control not just what we do, but what we think.
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While the media obess over gossip and a rumour mill of their own creation, the government get on with the job.
A job which, over time, people will see the positive impact from, regardless of the media.
Here the PM visits an FE college in Wales where the students will benefit from the 1st SMR.
A job which, over time, people will see the positive impact from, regardless of the media.
Here the PM visits an FE college in Wales where the students will benefit from the 1st SMR.
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
While the media obess over gossip and a rumour mill of their own creation, the government get on with the job.
A job which, over time, people will see the positive impact from, regardless of the media.
Here the PM visits an FE college in Wales where the students will benefit from the 1st SMR.
A job which, over time, people will see the positive impact from, regardless of the media.
Here the PM visits an FE college in Wales where the students will benefit from the 1st SMR.
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I'm commissioning a poll about being left handed, here's my list of fatuous questions:
Do you like being left handed
Would you rather be right handed
How many left handed people do you know
Who's fault is it you're left handed is it
a) Starmer b) Starmer or c) Starmer,
Answers on a postcard.
Do you like being left handed
Would you rather be right handed
How many left handed people do you know
Who's fault is it you're left handed is it
a) Starmer b) Starmer or c) Starmer,
Answers on a postcard.
November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I'm commissioning a poll about being left handed, here's my list of fatuous questions:
Do you like being left handed
Would you rather be right handed
How many left handed people do you know
Who's fault is it you're left handed is it
a) Starmer b) Starmer or c) Starmer,
Answers on a postcard.
Do you like being left handed
Would you rather be right handed
How many left handed people do you know
Who's fault is it you're left handed is it
a) Starmer b) Starmer or c) Starmer,
Answers on a postcard.
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"How Nigel Farage Took Over British Politics"
Great vid from @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social and Sean at @bylinetv.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfl0...
Great vid from @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social and Sean at @bylinetv.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfl0...
How Nigel Farage Took Over British Politics.
YouTube video by Byline TV
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"How Nigel Farage Took Over British Politics"
Great vid from @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social and Sean at @bylinetv.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfl0...
Great vid from @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social and Sean at @bylinetv.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfl0...
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A new programme designed to open up journalism in Wales to people from working-class and underrepresented backgrounds has been launched by Nation.Cymru. Backed by Creative Wales’ Public Interest Journ...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Get published, get paid, and help shape the future of journalism in Wales.
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A new programme designed to open up journalism in Wales to people from working-class and underrepresented backgrounds has been launched by Nation.Cymru
Nation.Cymru launches scheme to support next generation of Welsh journalists
A new programme designed to open up journalism in Wales to people from working-class and underrepresented backgrounds has been launched by Nation.Cymru. Backed by Creative Wales’ Public Interest Journ...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A new programme designed to open up journalism in Wales to people from working-class and underrepresented backgrounds has been launched by Nation.Cymru
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New report: The far Right in Britain has become an industry, with its influencers increasingly earning big money.
"A cottage industry of digital vigilantes and migrant hunters
now acts as viral content creators" and supposed "citizen journalists"
irr.org.uk/wp-content/u...
"A cottage industry of digital vigilantes and migrant hunters
now acts as viral content creators" and supposed "citizen journalists"
irr.org.uk/wp-content/u...
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
New report: The far Right in Britain has become an industry, with its influencers increasingly earning big money.
"A cottage industry of digital vigilantes and migrant hunters
now acts as viral content creators" and supposed "citizen journalists"
irr.org.uk/wp-content/u...
"A cottage industry of digital vigilantes and migrant hunters
now acts as viral content creators" and supposed "citizen journalists"
irr.org.uk/wp-content/u...
“Mr Miliband said he made “no apologies” for the UK’s decision to choose Britain’s Rolls-Royce to design the reactor, after demands from Donald Trump’s administration for a US manufacturer to be chosen.”
Sir Keir Starmer has hailed the development of a small modular nuclear reactor and artificial intelligence (AI) growth zone in Wales as “probably the biggest announcement for a generation” that would bring jobs to the area “for decades to come”
Starmer: Nuclear plant and AI growth zone to bring jobs to Wales for decades
Sir Keir Starmer has hailed the development of a small modular nuclear reactor and artificial intelligence (AI) growth zone in Wales as “probably the biggest announcement for a generation” that would ...
nation.cymru
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“Mr Miliband said he made “no apologies” for the UK’s decision to choose Britain’s Rolls-Royce to design the reactor, after demands from Donald Trump’s administration for a US manufacturer to be chosen.”