PhliM
@filippom.bsky.social
I may post about beer, food, football, politics and scepticism. Unsavioury and Against all Gods equally. Not a real Notts fan, according to Dougie.
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Vic Reeves Big Night Out Hat's Off to Harry Nilsson
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January 26, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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I was still working for the NHS when Wakefield was struck off and the BMJ repudiated his paper. We managed to get interviews with our infection control head into the local papers, one gave it the front page. I honestly thought we were winning
January 26, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I was still working for the NHS when Wakefield was struck off and the BMJ repudiated his paper. We managed to get interviews with our infection control head into the local papers, one gave it the front page. I honestly thought we were winning
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More top analysis from Mason. 'Let me tell you why this non-story is a big story.'
No mention of the huge risks to Reform and Farage. No assessment of the toxic content of Braverman's speech or the cynicism of the move. No acknowledgment that Reform hit a poll ceiling and bounced down. Just gossip.
No mention of the huge risks to Reform and Farage. No assessment of the toxic content of Braverman's speech or the cynicism of the move. No acknowledgment that Reform hit a poll ceiling and bounced down. Just gossip.
January 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM
More top analysis from Mason. 'Let me tell you why this non-story is a big story.'
No mention of the huge risks to Reform and Farage. No assessment of the toxic content of Braverman's speech or the cynicism of the move. No acknowledgment that Reform hit a poll ceiling and bounced down. Just gossip.
No mention of the huge risks to Reform and Farage. No assessment of the toxic content of Braverman's speech or the cynicism of the move. No acknowledgment that Reform hit a poll ceiling and bounced down. Just gossip.
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Reform are a genuinely anti-establishment party in the same way that Hannibal Lecter wearing a prison guard's flayed face was genuinely a prison guard
January 26, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Reform are a genuinely anti-establishment party in the same way that Hannibal Lecter wearing a prison guard's flayed face was genuinely a prison guard
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Here's new Reform MP Suella Braverman, boasting about the time she took a trip to see a wall on "the land border between Italy and Turkey" which caused "crossings on that border to plummet"
January 26, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Here's new Reform MP Suella Braverman, boasting about the time she took a trip to see a wall on "the land border between Italy and Turkey" which caused "crossings on that border to plummet"
Up the Bonesaws!
British resident awarded £3m after having his phone hacked and then being assaulted by agents of the Newcastle United owner, who were seeking to suppress their victim's criticism of the Saudi dictator.
www.reuters.com/world/uk/sau...
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Saudi dissident awarded $4.1 million by UK court for hacking, assault 'by Saudi Arabia'
A Saudi human rights activist who accuses Saudi Arabia of targeting him with spyware and directing his assault on the streets of London was awarded just over 3 million pounds ($4.1 million) in damages...
www.reuters.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Up the Bonesaws!
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Should we ban the over 65s from social media?
The government are considering banning the elderly from social media as their brains haven't properly developed. But is a ban a step too far?
The government are considering banning the elderly from social media as their brains haven't properly developed. But is a ban a step too far?
January 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Should we ban the over 65s from social media?
The government are considering banning the elderly from social media as their brains haven't properly developed. But is a ban a step too far?
The government are considering banning the elderly from social media as their brains haven't properly developed. But is a ban a step too far?
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Blimey: Tory HQ goes for the 'she's not well' angle, with Braverman.
January 26, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Blimey: Tory HQ goes for the 'she's not well' angle, with Braverman.
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A message from Greenland…
January 26, 2026 at 3:07 AM
A message from Greenland…
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On the brink?
America feels like a country on the brink of an authoritarian takeover | Francine Prose
America feels like a country on the brink of an authoritarian takeover | Francine Prose
This is the news we should be paying attention to. At least for the moment, everything else is a distraction
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:54 AM
On the brink?
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Stalin notorious for making sure you could walk to the shops
January 25, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Stalin notorious for making sure you could walk to the shops
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Would be interested to know why some British cinema chains are showing the new Eva Braun documentary. Is it by choice - or do their relationships with the studios oblige them to programme a soft-focus, puff-piece for the Führer's wife shot by a one-man Me Too movement?
January 25, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Would be interested to know why some British cinema chains are showing the new Eva Braun documentary. Is it by choice - or do their relationships with the studios oblige them to programme a soft-focus, puff-piece for the Führer's wife shot by a one-man Me Too movement?
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We saw Jan 6, 2021 and Jan 7, 2026 with our own eyes.
This is not Orwell's 1984.
This is not Orwell's 1984.
January 8, 2026 at 8:12 PM
We saw Jan 6, 2021 and Jan 7, 2026 with our own eyes.
This is not Orwell's 1984.
This is not Orwell's 1984.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Maybe Trump's lawsuit is having the effect he intended?
I’m really quite surprised at the BBC website today. ‘Here is a video, some people say it does not show what it very obviously shows’ is not how you report this.
January 25, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Maybe Trump's lawsuit is having the effect he intended?
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I’m really quite surprised at the BBC website today. ‘Here is a video, some people say it does not show what it very obviously shows’ is not how you report this.
January 25, 2026 at 9:52 AM
I’m really quite surprised at the BBC website today. ‘Here is a video, some people say it does not show what it very obviously shows’ is not how you report this.
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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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How people laughed when it was ‘Comical Ali’ telling us to disbelieve the truth of what we could see.
January 25, 2026 at 9:42 AM
How people laughed when it was ‘Comical Ali’ telling us to disbelieve the truth of what we could see.
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As Edmund Burke never said. "The only thing possible for evil to triumph is for good people to choose their opinions on what would monetise their podcast."
January 25, 2026 at 9:49 AM
As Edmund Burke never said. "The only thing possible for evil to triumph is for good people to choose their opinions on what would monetise their podcast."
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There is a massive gulf between "always voted tory because the winter of discontent" and "im happy with an untrained militia shooting people in the back"
January 25, 2026 at 9:47 AM
There is a massive gulf between "always voted tory because the winter of discontent" and "im happy with an untrained militia shooting people in the back"
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My ex was rightwing. My brother in law is rightwing. The guy who gave me my memoir title is rightwing. My entire schooling was deeply rightwing. Many comedians and quizzers are rightwing. Ive never been bothered. C'est la vie.
But Trump support feels different. It feels too 1930's.
But Trump support feels different. It feels too 1930's.
January 25, 2026 at 9:40 AM
My ex was rightwing. My brother in law is rightwing. The guy who gave me my memoir title is rightwing. My entire schooling was deeply rightwing. Many comedians and quizzers are rightwing. Ive never been bothered. C'est la vie.
But Trump support feels different. It feels too 1930's.
But Trump support feels different. It feels too 1930's.
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"There is a logic, and this logic has a name. It’s called state terror."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM
"There is a logic, and this logic has a name. It’s called state terror."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...