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I listen to LBC (@lbc.co.uk) a lot and post in annoyance about some (some) of its presenters' (and reporters') attempts to mislead the public.

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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 2d

I personally believe that unless elements of the British media/social media are stopped with direct action, then we're going to end up like this within a decade.

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ICE Feuds With Chicago Police As Tension Between Law Enforcement Grows

ICE accused Chicago police of a "dereliction of duty" after officers reportedly instructed not to respond to a call for backup.

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Ian Collins @icoll.bsky.social · 12h

It’s good that someone is keeping a record of these dangerous Reform inadequates. They’ve got self destruct buttons built in.

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Countdown: The steady shedding of Reform councillors and officials continues… – HOPE not hate

Drunken displays, racist rants and dodgy deals are just some of the reasons that Reform councillors and officials are dropping like flies… While Reform UK...

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World Boxing News @worldboxingnews.com · 12h

Manchester bids an emotional farewell to its boxing hero 💙🥊

Thousands line the streets to say goodbye to Ricky Hatton.

RICHARD JOHN HATTON MBE 1978 - 2025.

Boxing Hall of Famer and One of the Boys.

There's Only One...

#RickyHatton #BoxingLegend #Manchester #boxing

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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 12h

Nick Ferrari was trying to have a go at Peter Kyle about Oxbridge dropping places a few weeks ago.

I'm not sure what he was referring to because:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Oxford tops world university rankings for record 10th year

The institution tops the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026.

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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 13h

Let's have this right re Maria Corina Machado:

- Trump couldn't win the prize in 2025
- Trump has previously supported her
- She supports Trump
- She supported Bolsonaro
- Venezuela is on regime change red alert from USA

AND

- Mahyar Tousi likes her

I'm sure the Nobel award is a coincidence...

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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 13h

Mentally bookmarking this.

Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 14h

Her recognition comes as the Trump administration brands Nicolás Maduro illegitimate and reports point to possible U.S. regime-change action amid a near-total collapse of diplomatic outreach.

The West is setting the stage, for military intervention into Venezuela 3/3

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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 14h

Interesting...

The last sentence here is also interesting:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 14h

Listen carefully for journalists who mention Trump not winning, but don't mention the Nobel panel's comments and how they read as a direct rebuttal to Trump and his authoritarianism.

Draw your own conclusions thereafter.

LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 14h

The first paragraph is a heavy indication that he'll NEVER win it.

Despicable that some British "journalists" even floated this idea.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15h

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 1d

He's got a point #CelebrityTraitors

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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 14h

Simple but genius.

Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19h

Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.

SHOCK POLL:
NIGEL FARAGE WILL BE PM TOMORROW
IN an amazing poll conducted
by The Pointless Polling Company, it was revealed that voters' intentions
may well change over the next three and a half years and at present it's 100 percent impossible to guess what the next government might look like.
However, 99 percent of journalists
agree that it would be much more fun if we had an election tomorrow and everybody resigned and everything was chaos and Farage had a go at being PM, just for the hell of it, because it was so much fun when
Brexit happened and then the government kept falling every five minutes and we could write endless pieces about (cont. p94)

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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 14h

We could also just stamp a hefty exit tax on them.

LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 14h

The first paragraph is a heavy indication that he'll NEVER win it.

Despicable that some British "journalists" even floated this idea.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15h

Democracy is a precondition for lasting peace. However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence.

Maria Corina Machado – awarded the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize – has spent years working for the freedom of the Venezuelan people. The Venezuelan regime’s rigid hold on power and its repression of the population are not unique in the world. We see the same trends globally: rule of law abused by those in control, free media silenced, critics imprisoned, and societies pushed towards authoritarian rule and militarisation. In 2024, more elections were held than ever before, but fewer and fewer are free and fair.

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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 15h

The opening comments of this video should be enough to make every delusional British journalist, shilling for a Trump win, recoil in embarrassment.

It also shows how utterly inadequate most of them are to wield so much influence over the information you receive.

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 17h

⚡️The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Maria Corina Machado.

The Nobel Peace Prize committee awarded it for "her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela."

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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 15h

"Walking tub of donut batter" isn't original btw.

Thank Mayor Joe Quimby talking about:

LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 17h

lmao where did you generate that?

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17h

It's interesting isn't it.

All these not racists just happen to be White, and hate people who aren't.

What a coincidence.

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Adrie van der Luijt @traumainformedcontent.com · 17h

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Tatarigami @tatarigami.bsky.social · 17h

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition politician

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 17h

A caller just did the "JOB and Lewis Goodall are bad!!!" line to Nick Ferrari.

Nick rushed to James's defence because he knew James was probably listening!

He said nothing when Farage called James a "moron" though!

@lbc.co.uk
@nickferrarilbc.bsky.social

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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 17h

Matt Frei thinks Trump should get the Nobel Peace Prize. Always knew there was something a bit too 'legacy media' about his takes:

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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · May 3

I said this 2 weeks ago, and Matt Frei is still asking the same question:

"iS tHiS aUtHoRiTaRiANiSm?!

What else does Trump have to do for established journalists to wake up?

@lbc.co.uk

LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · Apr 18

Thank God for Phillips O'Brien's stark honesty to Matt Frei, who has (frankly) been too reserved (delusionally so) about Trump's presidency so far.

TRUMP IS IN BED WITH PUTIN. THE OLD ORDER IS OVER!

GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEADS.

@lbc.co.uk

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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 18h

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 1d

Who benefits from the abolition of stamp duty land tax?

The first answer: people buying very expensive homes. Average saving for someone buying a £10m+ home is £1.7m. Average saving for someone buying a £250k-£500k home is £5k.

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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 19h

Probably more about his links to India's richest families tbh.

LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 19h

To be fair to them, I think they turned a corner at their conference.

But it has to continue.

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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 20h

I read that as Melanie Phillips first, for some very very VERY odd reason!