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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 5h

This whole story is grimly fascinating.
Lots of X nasties act like they're being persecuted when the police get involved. But if the site was moderated properly, it wouldn't get anywhere near the police.
So if someone gets nicked for racially aggravated harassment, they can blame Elon Musk for that.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 5h

Kent Police told me (June 10th) they wanted to see this through to a prosecution, given the serious + sustained nature of this racially aggravated harassment.

But X had refused to give up the user details, so they would have to file it. I advised that it would be v disappointing if they gave up

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 7h

Genuinely spent all day looking forward to seeing Alan Carr touching someone's face.
#CelebrityTraitors

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 8h

Saka is a magnificent little player isn't he?
Easily my favourite non-Leeds footballer.

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 8h

Three of the Welsh team play for Leeds.
I'm probably Welsh for tonight!

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 9h

I'm going to go out on a limb and speculate that Tim Stanley went to boarding school.

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 14h

Afternoon.

Much to unpack.

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 12h

Yeah, you're right. Of course he did.

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 12h

The best thing David Cameron ever did was fuck that pig*

*Yes, I know he didn't really fuck that pig. But twitter the day after that story broke was as good as social media ever got.

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 13h

And the cunt walked off, whistling gently to himself.
None of it mattered. Just a game to these people.
I suggest a 100 year moratorium on anyone who went to Eton even standing for public office.

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 13h

There's still a bizarre blindspot around David Cameron isn't there?
The WORST PM of my lifetime. Yes, Johnson was more corrupt and several of them have been more incomptent.
But Cameron is almost entirely responsible for where we are now. Brexit is on him. Johnson is on him. Truss is on him.

Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19h

Compiling a best to worse post-war Conservative party leadership board.

Ranking is based on how well they led and not on the basis of their politics, obviously
wdyt

Thatcher
Major
Cameron
Heath
Churchill
William Hague
May
Sunak
Johnson
Alec Douglas-Home
lain Duncan Smith
Eden
Badenoch
Truss

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 17h

Please never feature that Chelsea prick ever again, unless he's literally weeping in despair. God, I hated him.

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 17h

Similarly, I'm not really an ragey person but I hated that guy SO much. I wish @thesquareball.net hadn't used his clip and I hope they never feature him again unless he's in the depths of uncontrollable despair!

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 18h

But the actual piece is pretty funny too.

archive.ph/KZZC1

archive.ph

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 18h

Just the juxtaposition of the pictures and the headline made me roar with laughter.

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 19h

Nice one Sir Jim! You keep the faith!
www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Ratcliffe says Ruben Amorim has three years to prove himself at Manchester United

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has moved to clarify Ruben Amorim’s future, suggesting the Manchester United head coach needs three years to prove himself

www.theguardian.com

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 19h

Heath should be second, simply for having the guts to do the right thing v Enoch Powell. The kind of moral leadership it's impossible to imagine in that party now.
Cameron should be *way* lower. Possibly right at the bottom. He, more than anyone, is why they are where they are now.

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 1d

It's just such a brilliant format. I reckon loads of them are probably on it simply because they're fans of the show.

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 1d

It's the best game show format ever devised.

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 1d

'My thing was to go under the radar'
Yes, of course it was Alan Carr.
#CelebrityTraitors

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 1d

I think he'll be brilliant.
He's all over the shop. Perfect messy Traitor.

Jon Dunn @jondunn.bsky.social · 1d

Alan Carr. Cmon. He’s gonna be useless, right? 😂😂 #traitors

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 1d

Weird line up this.
Lots of them are really pretty famous to be doing this kind of thing. And then there's three or four who I've literally never heard of.
#CelebrityTraitors

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 1d

Team Charlotte Church here.
#CelebrityTraitors

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 1d

Hahaha! It's a bit lairy for breakfast (but then again, you've been known to listen to the Hunches at breakfast, haven't you?)

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 1d

I bought this album because of your review Stevie.
Cheers!

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 1d

They don't make me angry any more. They're too hapless.

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 1d

This is a *really* strange thing for the leader of the Conservative party to say.

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.

Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?

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