Ian Simmons
@iansimmons1960.bsky.social
Curator, Fortean Times news editor, blockchain ontologist, cognitive dissident and discontent provider. MAGA - Make America Go Away - all opinions are my own
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All the benefit "fraud" in the entire world doesn't amount to even a fraction of a percent of the taxes multimillionaires don't pay.
Hot take maybe but I actually don’t give a shit about benefit fraud.
I give a shit about multimillionaires and billionaires existing and not paying tax on their actual wealth.
I give a shit about multimillionaires and billionaires existing and not paying tax on their actual wealth.
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
All the benefit "fraud" in the entire world doesn't amount to even a fraction of a percent of the taxes multimillionaires don't pay.
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New Video: An Irreverent take on the history of Fortean Times magazine with Ian Simmons, their News Editor. @iansimmons1960.bsky.social
This is an extract, watch the full 50 minute live video here:
youtu.be/hQ8dhObF21E
This is an extract, watch the full 50 minute live video here:
youtu.be/hQ8dhObF21E
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
New Video: An Irreverent take on the history of Fortean Times magazine with Ian Simmons, their News Editor. @iansimmons1960.bsky.social
This is an extract, watch the full 50 minute live video here:
youtu.be/hQ8dhObF21E
This is an extract, watch the full 50 minute live video here:
youtu.be/hQ8dhObF21E
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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‘…the Social Democrats didn’t do enough to fundamentally change German society while they could.’
Gift article: What Could Have Stopped Hitler — and Didn’t www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
Gift article: What Could Have Stopped Hitler — and Didn’t www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
What Could Have Stopped Hitler — and Didn’t
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
‘…the Social Democrats didn’t do enough to fundamentally change German society while they could.’
Gift article: What Could Have Stopped Hitler — and Didn’t www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
Gift article: What Could Have Stopped Hitler — and Didn’t www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
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Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud | Arizona Mirror
Austin Smith election fraud guilty plea: Former GOP Rep admits forging 100+ signatures on ballot petitions in Arizona
azmirror.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...
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they had goth baddies in the 17th century as evidenced by the fact that a woman named Caterine Morte had a skull coat of arms
November 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
they had goth baddies in the 17th century as evidenced by the fact that a woman named Caterine Morte had a skull coat of arms
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I never believed in the concept of an “Alpha male” until now.
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I never believed in the concept of an “Alpha male” until now.
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Zohran Mamdani standing beside the President of the United States just said that the US is funding Israel's genocide and yet can't take care of its own unhoused children on live television.
I never thought I'd see something like that in my lifetime
I never thought I'd see something like that in my lifetime
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Zohran Mamdani standing beside the President of the United States just said that the US is funding Israel's genocide and yet can't take care of its own unhoused children on live television.
I never thought I'd see something like that in my lifetime
I never thought I'd see something like that in my lifetime
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“American socialists…move so-called “radical” ideas — proposals to make society more humane, more livable, and more fair, and to give everyday people a stronger voice in their democracy and workplaces — from the margins to the mainstream.”
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Are Zohran Mamdani and Katie Wilson Democratic Socialists or FDR Democrats? They Are Both
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“American socialists…move so-called “radical” ideas — proposals to make society more humane, more livable, and more fair, and to give everyday people a stronger voice in their democracy and workplaces — from the margins to the mainstream.”
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This isn't inspiring confidence in your lad's driving here...
November 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This isn't inspiring confidence in your lad's driving here...
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The fossil fuel lobbyists are sitting around saying “this is fine”
BREAKING: The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil.
November 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The fossil fuel lobbyists are sitting around saying “this is fine”
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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I believe they prefer to be called Americans
November 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I believe they prefer to be called Americans
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Free universal childcare just instituted in New Mexico.
New Mexico is first state in nation to offer universal child care - Office of the Governor - Michelle Lujan Grisham
www.governor.state.nm.us
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Free universal childcare just instituted in New Mexico.
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Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember the transgender lives lost to violence.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember the transgender lives lost to violence.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
The Green Party stands shoulder to shoulder with transgender people in the face of increasing transphobic rhetoric in our society and politics.
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Duloe stone circle
November 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Duloe stone circle
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Anyone who listened to the new episode of @dannyrobins.bsky.social #uncanny released today, here's my linoprint of Kit's Coty near Bluebell Hill.....Is this sacred site something to do with the Road Ghosts 👻...?
handmadebyhaggy.etsy.com
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November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Anyone who listened to the new episode of @dannyrobins.bsky.social #uncanny released today, here's my linoprint of Kit's Coty near Bluebell Hill.....Is this sacred site something to do with the Road Ghosts 👻...?
handmadebyhaggy.etsy.com
handmadebyhaggy.etsy.com
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This is explosive stuff. Evidence that Jeffrey Epstein not only ran a child sex trafficking operation for powerful men, he also seems to have advised & supported Farage’s far right political projects in Europe and the UK, including Brexit, via Steve Bannon.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 AM
This is explosive stuff. Evidence that Jeffrey Epstein not only ran a child sex trafficking operation for powerful men, he also seems to have advised & supported Farage’s far right political projects in Europe and the UK, including Brexit, via Steve Bannon.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
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RFKJr to blame witches for causing autism.
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
RFKJr to blame witches for causing autism.
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The only way to understand this is to realize that they are eugenicists.
To Survive the Next Pandemic, Walk More, the NIH Says
The agency is picking up Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s argument that a healthy immune system can keep even pandemic germs at bay.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The only way to understand this is to realize that they are eugenicists.
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Ardal's father was the odious Rory O'Hanlon, misogynist, homophobe and Minister for Health in Ireland during the AIDS crisis, so he knows bigotry when he sees it, and thankfully still calls it out.
Graham Linehan clashes with Father Ted star Ardal O’Hanlon over trans views
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/18/graham-linehan-ardal-ohanlon-anti-trans-views/?utm_content=1763480405&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/18/graham-linehan-ardal-ohanlon-anti-trans-views/?utm_content=1763480405&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Graham Linehan clashes with Father Ted star Ardal O'Hanlon over trans views
Anti-trans activist Graham Linehan has claimed Father Ted actor Ardal O'Hanlon 'disagrees' with his views on trans rights.
www.thepinknews.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ardal's father was the odious Rory O'Hanlon, misogynist, homophobe and Minister for Health in Ireland during the AIDS crisis, so he knows bigotry when he sees it, and thankfully still calls it out.
I have cast a pod, I'm appearing on Uncanny with Danny Robins this week, talking road ghosts
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Uncanny - Series 5 - Case 4: Road Ghosts - BBC Sounds
Hitch a ride with Danny Robins as he explores supernatural sightings on Britain's roads.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I have cast a pod, I'm appearing on Uncanny with Danny Robins this week, talking road ghosts
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...