John S
@johns78.bsky.social
Potentially awkward mix of LFC, politics, daftness and the 49ers. @oracularclam on Twitter...
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If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If we're talking about bias, why do BBC politics programmes, from Politics Live to the Laura Kuennsberg Show, still always begin with a look at the newspaper front pages, which are overwhelmingly biased in one direction. Helps frame the entire news agenda and debate in their favour
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Study Finds Exercise May Help Alzheimer’s Patients Look Hot https://theonion.com/study-finds-exercise-may-help-alzheimer-s-patients-look-1850616422/
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Study Finds Exercise May Help Alzheimer’s Patients Look Hot https://theonion.com/study-finds-exercise-may-help-alzheimer-s-patients-look-1850616422/
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Noah Smith is paid in the high six-figures to write a blog read by Americans who believe themselves to be intelligent. Yet, he is both unable to read a sign and also for some reason chose to have a 90 minute layover for a flight that takes 90 minutes.
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Economist Doesn't Follow Signs At Heathrow: Proof The UK Is Failing?
A economist had a bad experience connecting at Heathrow, suggesting it's reflective of bigger issues in the UK. There's only one issue...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Noah Smith is paid in the high six-figures to write a blog read by Americans who believe themselves to be intelligent. Yet, he is both unable to read a sign and also for some reason chose to have a 90 minute layover for a flight that takes 90 minutes.
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🚨 The BBC’s Road to Appeasement
As the BBC comes under growing criticism for its coverage of Reform, we republish @adambienkov.bsky.social and @baghdaddi.bsky.social’s 2024 investigation into how the corporation's leadership became cowed by the right
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-bbcs-r...
As the BBC comes under growing criticism for its coverage of Reform, we republish @adambienkov.bsky.social and @baghdaddi.bsky.social’s 2024 investigation into how the corporation's leadership became cowed by the right
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-bbcs-r...
The BBC’s Road to Appeasement
As the BBC comes under growing criticism for its coverage of Reform, we republish Adam Bienkov and Patrick Howse's 2024 investigation into how the corporation's leadership became cowed by the right
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November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
🚨 The BBC’s Road to Appeasement
As the BBC comes under growing criticism for its coverage of Reform, we republish @adambienkov.bsky.social and @baghdaddi.bsky.social’s 2024 investigation into how the corporation's leadership became cowed by the right
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-bbcs-r...
As the BBC comes under growing criticism for its coverage of Reform, we republish @adambienkov.bsky.social and @baghdaddi.bsky.social’s 2024 investigation into how the corporation's leadership became cowed by the right
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-bbcs-r...
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
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Shockingly, Oliver & the Manc ref have disallowed that. Complete bullshit. If Gary Neville doesn’t think it should be disallowed, it absolutely should not be.
November 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Shockingly, Oliver & the Manc ref have disallowed that. Complete bullshit. If Gary Neville doesn’t think it should be disallowed, it absolutely should not be.
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This one seems to have got a lot of people who don't like cars very het up. They're arguing "well fine, fit them with trackers, why should drivers get away with speeding etc". This is a COLLOSAL mistake, and a perfect example of how you really need to think about unintended consequences first. 🧵
Year one: "We can work it out as an estimate"
Year two: "Oh, look, lots of people are dodging the system!"
Year three: "We need to fit mandatory trackers to every car in the country."
Year four plus: "Why shouldn't tracker data be used in evidence? What have people got to hide?"
Year two: "Oh, look, lots of people are dodging the system!"
Year three: "We need to fit mandatory trackers to every car in the country."
Year four plus: "Why shouldn't tracker data be used in evidence? What have people got to hide?"
I don’t think think “estimated road use” is right approach - at the least drivers should have the *option* of getting a black box fitted that just tracks their EVs usage, but come on, Mel, impersonate a serious politician!
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This one seems to have got a lot of people who don't like cars very het up. They're arguing "well fine, fit them with trackers, why should drivers get away with speeding etc". This is a COLLOSAL mistake, and a perfect example of how you really need to think about unintended consequences first. 🧵
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The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
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Captain it's Wednesday
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Captain it's Wednesday
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Very few teams muster 2.5 non-penalty xG and nine shots on target against Real Madrid.
Liverpool just did.
Liverpool just did.
November 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Very few teams muster 2.5 non-penalty xG and nine shots on target against Real Madrid.
Liverpool just did.
Liverpool just did.
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Elected Democrats spending more time today praising Dick Cheney than Zohran Mamdani is a great case study in abject fucking moral failure.
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Elected Democrats spending more time today praising Dick Cheney than Zohran Mamdani is a great case study in abject fucking moral failure.
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Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
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Joy Division, The Stone Roses, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Cult, The Lightning Seeds, Deep Purple, and Motorhead... and Steps.
All with singers called Ian.
So why isn't Ian considered a cool name?
How come you never hear anyone say "of course Niamh called the baby Ian, she's such a muso".
All with singers called Ian.
So why isn't Ian considered a cool name?
How come you never hear anyone say "of course Niamh called the baby Ian, she's such a muso".
November 3, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Joy Division, The Stone Roses, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Cult, The Lightning Seeds, Deep Purple, and Motorhead... and Steps.
All with singers called Ian.
So why isn't Ian considered a cool name?
How come you never hear anyone say "of course Niamh called the baby Ian, she's such a muso".
All with singers called Ian.
So why isn't Ian considered a cool name?
How come you never hear anyone say "of course Niamh called the baby Ian, she's such a muso".
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أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
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I can answer this. I interviewed Peterson's tailor a few years ago, although the interview was never published because I fell behind on work. Here is the story of this suit. 🧵
October 31, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I can answer this. I interviewed Peterson's tailor a few years ago, although the interview was never published because I fell behind on work. Here is the story of this suit. 🧵
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You wanna have inherited titles and power? Well sit in it when one of youse turns out to be a nonce. Oh suddenly its not hereditery when its emberassing? Oh i see
Punishment would be a trial and prison not having his fancy hat taken away he shouldnt have had to begin with in a just world
Punishment would be a trial and prison not having his fancy hat taken away he shouldnt have had to begin with in a just world
October 31, 2025 at 8:55 AM
You wanna have inherited titles and power? Well sit in it when one of youse turns out to be a nonce. Oh suddenly its not hereditery when its emberassing? Oh i see
Punishment would be a trial and prison not having his fancy hat taken away he shouldnt have had to begin with in a just world
Punishment would be a trial and prison not having his fancy hat taken away he shouldnt have had to begin with in a just world
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It’s worth considering how an Andrew Cuomo mayoralty would objectively be a disaster and everybody knows it—especially his backers. But they don’t give a shit about the day after, only thwarting the rise of any potential alternative. A striking demonstration of the nihilism of the political centre.
October 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
It’s worth considering how an Andrew Cuomo mayoralty would objectively be a disaster and everybody knows it—especially his backers. But they don’t give a shit about the day after, only thwarting the rise of any potential alternative. A striking demonstration of the nihilism of the political centre.
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Wow - those are quite phenomenal headlines given the details of the story.
Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
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Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
🧵
1/9
October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Wow - those are quite phenomenal headlines given the details of the story.
Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
🧵
1/9
Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
🧵
1/9
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No matter which party is in charge, the shots are being called by powerful donors, not ordinary voters.
No wonder most people feel so cynical about politics – they’re dealing with a cost-of-living crisis, while politicians from both parties are on the take.
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No wonder most people feel so cynical about politics – they’re dealing with a cost-of-living crisis, while politicians from both parties are on the take.
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Democracy for Sale
A new report from the Autonomy Institute lays bare how Britain’s political and economic elites are entangled.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
No matter which party is in charge, the shots are being called by powerful donors, not ordinary voters.
No wonder most people feel so cynical about politics – they’re dealing with a cost-of-living crisis, while politicians from both parties are on the take.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
No wonder most people feel so cynical about politics – they’re dealing with a cost-of-living crisis, while politicians from both parties are on the take.
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Funny how they can be certain that was on the line but not that Gakpo was kicked
October 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Funny how they can be certain that was on the line but not that Gakpo was kicked
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This article about Marie’s years running an indie fanzine in Nantes is too much fun, yet also very serious about teenage possibilities.
If you don’t subscribe to @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com on Substack, this would be a good time to start
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If you don’t subscribe to @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com on Substack, this would be a good time to start
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Young Vulgarian: the indie sleaze years
Behold! I have had a thought.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
This article about Marie’s years running an indie fanzine in Nantes is too much fun, yet also very serious about teenage possibilities.
If you don’t subscribe to @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com on Substack, this would be a good time to start
open.substack.com/pub/youngvul...
If you don’t subscribe to @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com on Substack, this would be a good time to start
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I see this is more or less exactly what the stupid dirty hippies said would happen to this party, and the polar opposite of what was predicted by this country’s best-paid politics understanders.
October 24, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I see this is more or less exactly what the stupid dirty hippies said would happen to this party, and the polar opposite of what was predicted by this country’s best-paid politics understanders.
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Bluesky has finally reached the point where I see the reaction to a story and have to reconstruct the story. Good stuff.
October 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Bluesky has finally reached the point where I see the reaction to a story and have to reconstruct the story. Good stuff.