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Larry Ogden

@hifilarry.bsky.social

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Owner of HiFi businesses in South Manchester. European. Visit London a lot. Boring centrist. Fascinated by music, wine, food, theatre, & beer. Feel the world should be nudged into better, not lambasted. HiFi people follow @theaudioworks on BlueSky

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Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 9h

They are f****ed

Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 9h

How many Republican senators would it take to end the madness of King Donald?

Asking for a country on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

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Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 19h

I am really sorry that this landed on you. But every generation must fight a war, it seems…..

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Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 21h

We are going to have to organise an academic version of kindertransport for US intelligencia to flee to Europe / Canada / AusNZ before the wall finally comes down.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.

Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats

An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.

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Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 1d

When you are trying to sit on information, but inadverently make the thing you’re trying to sit on go viral.

Apparently Streisand was trying to limit press coverage of something to do with her house??

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Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 1d

The Royal Society, by any chance?

Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 1d

Whatever happened to nuanced debate?

I know Bluesky is miles better than the other place. And there are great, reasonable people on here. But, by and large, you are either a good person (your position aligns with mine) or spawn of the devil (your position differs to mine)

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Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 1d

Blackley

Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 1d

Every sound is an inefficiency. You can’t argue with thermodynamics.

Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 1d

A Streisand effect in waiting?

Well I’m curious. I’m sure everyone but me knows. Always the last.

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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 1d

In other news Charlie Redmayne, the long serving CEO of HC in the UK, resigned yesterday.

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Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 1d

Are we in a hospitality transition?

From:

poor pay, cheap staffing almost everyone can afford to go out

To:

Well paid, smaller hospitality sector for the well off consumer.

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Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 1d

He really is down a very deep rabbit hole. The virtual reality big tech has created is the Matrix that all these companies exist in.

Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 1d

Major. What an unsung hero he is.

The last of the true one nation Tory leaders?

Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 1d

Shades of: Victorian Gin palaces push to stay open longer to increase productivity.

Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 1d

Pub industry folk: What do you make of this?

I'm sure it's not unwelcome but will it make much difference?

My impression is that you're struggling to fill space until 10pm, let alone 1am.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

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Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 1d

An alumni list might help at this point to illustrate quite how destructive this course has been to the U.K.?

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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 2d

If the government really wants to scrap degrees which deliver no value to the UK and indeed have led to £ billions in damage to the economy and culture of the UK then it just needs to scrap the Oxford PPE degree and arrest everyone who has taken it.

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Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 2d

THIS IS ON STARMER.

Making good people do bad things.

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 4d

Just keep watching.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 4d

Just keep watching.

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Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 2d

Historically, it was the Party your betters voted for, so must be the sensible choice.

I feel that ship sailed with Blair. Tories were the choice of the fed up in 2010. Labour shot themselves in the foot in 2015, and in the head in 2020.

I may be completely wrong. But that’s what I see.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2d

The Geat X-Tinction.

From an in-house chat app to the most dangerous social media site in history.

The magical flight and tragic decline of twitter.

And why I left.

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/07/t...

The Great X-Tinction: Why My Time's Up On Twitter

Otto English explains why, after 15 years, he has left the social media platform now disseminating disinformation worldwide under the control of Elon Musk

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Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 2d

All these foreigners in their religious head coverings makes me want to vote Reform….

….wait a bit, that’s my Gran!

Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 2d

Street Talk, Hull, 1951, photo by Bert Hardy.

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Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 2d

I can see Florrie Lindley’s shop from here. 😁

Larry Ogden @hifilarry.bsky.social · 3d

Blair knew this.