Patrick Reid
@oldmandoc.bsky.social
Geriatrics ST, continuing to third wheel my wife and son. Leeds, UK
Books, gaming and, despite how much it pains me, politics
Books, gaming and, despite how much it pains me, politics
Thoughts on the Andy Burnham decision.
In the end I think it's the right one because on balance it would be worse for Labour to lose control of the Manchester mayoralty then one seat in parliament.
The GM mayoralty is enacting real and positive change. -1 MP doesn't affect labours majority.
In the end I think it's the right one because on balance it would be worse for Labour to lose control of the Manchester mayoralty then one seat in parliament.
The GM mayoralty is enacting real and positive change. -1 MP doesn't affect labours majority.
January 25, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Thoughts on the Andy Burnham decision.
In the end I think it's the right one because on balance it would be worse for Labour to lose control of the Manchester mayoralty then one seat in parliament.
The GM mayoralty is enacting real and positive change. -1 MP doesn't affect labours majority.
In the end I think it's the right one because on balance it would be worse for Labour to lose control of the Manchester mayoralty then one seat in parliament.
The GM mayoralty is enacting real and positive change. -1 MP doesn't affect labours majority.
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Think there is honestly no excuse to not call the current US administration murderers.
These deaths have been enabled and encouraged by there words and good to see the democratic party starting to say what's plain for all to see
These deaths have been enabled and encouraged by there words and good to see the democratic party starting to say what's plain for all to see
January 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Think there is honestly no excuse to not call the current US administration murderers.
These deaths have been enabled and encouraged by there words and good to see the democratic party starting to say what's plain for all to see
These deaths have been enabled and encouraged by there words and good to see the democratic party starting to say what's plain for all to see
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Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells the BBC that he "would not object" to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells the BBC that he "would not object" to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance
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There's a trend of Labour almost rans for acting like Britain has a Presidential system: David Miliband, Burnham, even Roy bloody Jenkins. Skipping out of Parliament, whatever you go and do, is usually a bad idea if you want to be a party leader or PM.
January 25, 2026 at 1:22 PM
There's a trend of Labour almost rans for acting like Britain has a Presidential system: David Miliband, Burnham, even Roy bloody Jenkins. Skipping out of Parliament, whatever you go and do, is usually a bad idea if you want to be a party leader or PM.
Andy Burnham must have had a bad feeling when he saw the NEC had 8 Freys and only 1 Tully on it
NEW: Andy Burnham *blocked* from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group was 8-1 against him.
January 25, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Andy Burnham must have had a bad feeling when he saw the NEC had 8 Freys and only 1 Tully on it
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The man ICE officers shot and killed in Minneapolis is 37 yr old Alex Pretti
Mr Pretti is a US citizen and worked as a nurse
10 shots were fired. The video of what happened is out there
Mr Pretti is a US citizen and worked as a nurse
10 shots were fired. The video of what happened is out there
January 25, 2026 at 10:07 AM
The man ICE officers shot and killed in Minneapolis is 37 yr old Alex Pretti
Mr Pretti is a US citizen and worked as a nurse
10 shots were fired. The video of what happened is out there
Mr Pretti is a US citizen and worked as a nurse
10 shots were fired. The video of what happened is out there
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota National Guard will assist local police amid growing protest to 2nd fatal shooting of a protester.
January 24, 2026 at 8:35 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota National Guard will assist local police amid growing protest to 2nd fatal shooting of a protester.
Wonder if Pingu is Greenland's version of Paddington
January 24, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Wonder if Pingu is Greenland's version of Paddington
Confess I did a proper double take when seeing this at my local Waterstones.
Someone was clearly very happy getting that title out with the Heated Rivalry series
Someone was clearly very happy getting that title out with the Heated Rivalry series
January 24, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Confess I did a proper double take when seeing this at my local Waterstones.
Someone was clearly very happy getting that title out with the Heated Rivalry series
Someone was clearly very happy getting that title out with the Heated Rivalry series
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This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
AI nudification: the latest weapon of violence against women and girls
In Julie Burchill’s recent article in the Spectator, Does it really matter if Grok undresses us all?, she makes the argument that those who, like me, have repeatedly had their clothes removed by socia...
jessasato.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
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Only £1.99 on uk kindle today. I really enjoyed the radio 4 series it is based on.
January 23, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Only £1.99 on uk kindle today. I really enjoyed the radio 4 series it is based on.
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I think what the "blocking Burham looks petty" arg misses is that Labour NEC have a strong reason for blocking - Burnham would have to walk out on a Combined Authority Mayoral job he was elected to less than two years, triggering by far the largest by-election in British history
A few people have said to me/others in articles I’ve seen that it would be insane for Labour to block a Burnham return given how weak and petty it would make the leadership look.
Sure, but never underestimate the level of personal animosity towards AB at the top. Visceral to the point of obsession
Sure, but never underestimate the level of personal animosity towards AB at the top. Visceral to the point of obsession
January 23, 2026 at 10:17 AM
I think what the "blocking Burham looks petty" arg misses is that Labour NEC have a strong reason for blocking - Burnham would have to walk out on a Combined Authority Mayoral job he was elected to less than two years, triggering by far the largest by-election in British history
Looking at the Burnham question for Labour it does seem like a no brainer for them to block him.
Will that get some bad headlines about them stopping him getting the leadership?
But if he becomes an MP every week will just be a constant chat about when will he mount a challenge a la Kemi/jenrick
Will that get some bad headlines about them stopping him getting the leadership?
But if he becomes an MP every week will just be a constant chat about when will he mount a challenge a la Kemi/jenrick
January 22, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Looking at the Burnham question for Labour it does seem like a no brainer for them to block him.
Will that get some bad headlines about them stopping him getting the leadership?
But if he becomes an MP every week will just be a constant chat about when will he mount a challenge a la Kemi/jenrick
Will that get some bad headlines about them stopping him getting the leadership?
But if he becomes an MP every week will just be a constant chat about when will he mount a challenge a la Kemi/jenrick
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Plur1bus – it’s intelligence but not as we know it
I've finally finished Plur1bus and in between finding the energy to write other things I needed to come back to this to talk about the whole season but also to specifically talk about the nature of intelligence as described in the show.…
I've finally finished Plur1bus and in between finding the energy to write other things I needed to come back to this to talk about the whole season but also to specifically talk about the nature of intelligence as described in the show.…
Plur1bus – it’s intelligence but not as we know it
I've finally finished Plur1bus and in between finding the energy to write other things I needed to come back to this to talk about the whole season but also to specifically talk about the nature of intelligence as described in the show. Specifically I wanted to talk about Plur1bus itself. I've been in a lot of conversations about the show and one thing I find myself alone in is the nature of the hivemind itself.
stewarthotston.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Plur1bus – it’s intelligence but not as we know it
I've finally finished Plur1bus and in between finding the energy to write other things I needed to come back to this to talk about the whole season but also to specifically talk about the nature of intelligence as described in the show.…
I've finally finished Plur1bus and in between finding the energy to write other things I needed to come back to this to talk about the whole season but also to specifically talk about the nature of intelligence as described in the show.…
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Great news that arts venues, museums, libraries and heritage buildings are set to be boosted by major new funding from the government.
Organisations mentioned - from Natural History Museum to the BFI - are cultural powerhouses. It’s vital they’re supported and protected.
Organisations mentioned - from Natural History Museum to the BFI - are cultural powerhouses. It’s vital they’re supported and protected.
Government announces bumper £1.5 billion package to restore national pride
£1.5 billion will be invested in cultural organisations over a five-year period – turning the corner on underfunding over the last decade and more
www.gov.uk
January 22, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Great news that arts venues, museums, libraries and heritage buildings are set to be boosted by major new funding from the government.
Organisations mentioned - from Natural History Museum to the BFI - are cultural powerhouses. It’s vital they’re supported and protected.
Organisations mentioned - from Natural History Museum to the BFI - are cultural powerhouses. It’s vital they’re supported and protected.
The man looks like the dying king from Zog with Orange fever
January 22, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The man looks like the dying king from Zog with Orange fever
The only good thing to come out of these last few days is that it seems to have shaken the EU (and maybe the UK?) out of its torpour and may allow them to accelerate away from dependancd on the US
Checking in on EU officials who definitely buy Trump’s supposed pivot on Greenland… www.ft.com/content/fb90...
![But many EU officials were sceptical that Trump's pivot to a diplomatic solution was sustainable.
"He's patently unstable," the official added.
"He can come back tomorrow and decide every EU country is getting tariffs. He can decide that actually he's fine to use military force and invade [Greenland]. I hope that [EU leaders] don't fall for it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5oevos635qa5cttq4y5w5cbf/bafkreiado2vd5wytvwlujk6vfq4iw5ytflvtm3ets3odrodtpxo654xk5q@jpeg)
January 22, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The only good thing to come out of these last few days is that it seems to have shaken the EU (and maybe the UK?) out of its torpour and may allow them to accelerate away from dependancd on the US
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This, and the breaking of the Salisbury Convention on the workers' rights bill, should lead to major reform of the Lords.
Assisted dying bill backers say it is ‘near impossible’ it will pass House of Lords
Exclusive: Legislation thought unlikely even to be put to vote before timing out after delay tactics by opponents
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:08 PM
This, and the breaking of the Salisbury Convention on the workers' rights bill, should lead to major reform of the Lords.
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let's GO!
sorry but public finance outperforms are not seen that often
sorry but public finance outperforms are not seen that often
January 22, 2026 at 1:09 PM
let's GO!
sorry but public finance outperforms are not seen that often
sorry but public finance outperforms are not seen that often
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This decision was made in 2024, because we didn’t get around to prosecuting him until years after his presidency ended, long after the initial anger over Jan. 6 had faded, even among many non-Republicans. This probably affected the Supreme Court’s decision!
once SCOTUS made the decision to slow walk it, it was over, because the later things went the more costly it would have been for Republicans for Trump to be prosecuted.
I think the problem is that there was never an appeals-proof case, and you could not leave the fate of the republic up to SCOTUS, so time was more important than people gave it credit for.
January 22, 2026 at 11:24 AM
This decision was made in 2024, because we didn’t get around to prosecuting him until years after his presidency ended, long after the initial anger over Jan. 6 had faded, even among many non-Republicans. This probably affected the Supreme Court’s decision!
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Can't believe Kemi Badenoch has hacked another account
Come to think of it UK sandwich consumption is 11 billion annually, and I've not had a single sandwich all year. I'm going to explore this further.
Fair to say that Rupert's being given a hard time about his attempts to use mobile phone data to estimate the size of illegal immigration
January 22, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Can't believe Kemi Badenoch has hacked another account
Can't believe Kemi Badenoch has hacked another account
Come to think of it UK sandwich consumption is 11 billion annually, and I've not had a single sandwich all year. I'm going to explore this further.
Fair to say that Rupert's being given a hard time about his attempts to use mobile phone data to estimate the size of illegal immigration
January 22, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Can't believe Kemi Badenoch has hacked another account