Stephen Lowe Watson
@stephenlowewatson.bsky.social
Ex-NHS IT guy. Wildlife, trees, Sussex downs, climate. Environmental fantasy novel: 'Root Rage'. I amuse myself by twiddling on a concertina.
Born at 316ppm
Born at 316ppm
Some things you can't make up
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Cryptology firm cancels elections after losing encryption key
The International Association for Cryptologic Research - created to study secure communication - said it was an "honest human mistake."
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November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Some things you can't make up
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Quick #Budget note: to hit people on low earnings, you freeze tax thresholds. To hit the rich, you raise tax rates, especially on higher bands. By their actions you shall know them.
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Quick #Budget note: to hit people on low earnings, you freeze tax thresholds. To hit the rich, you raise tax rates, especially on higher bands. By their actions you shall know them.
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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
It's taken a while, but presumably the work of purging the DOJ's files to remove all the inconvenient, embarrassing and incriminating evidence has been completed, and they're ready to release.
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
It's taken a while, but presumably the work of purging the DOJ's files to remove all the inconvenient, embarrassing and incriminating evidence has been completed, and they're ready to release.
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16th November 2025. 16.43
November 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
16th November 2025. 16.43
I never realised black holes could affect concrete...
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I never realised black holes could affect concrete...
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🚨 NEW Steve Bannon Offered Trump’s MAGA as a Shield for Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Bannon, who offered to help him “stave off" the #MeToo movement in return for support
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Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Bannon, who offered to help him “stave off" the #MeToo movement in return for support
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Steve Bannon Offered Trump’s MAGA as Shield for Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Steve Bannon, who told him it could help him “stave off Time’s Up for a decade” in return for str...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🚨 NEW Steve Bannon Offered Trump’s MAGA as a Shield for Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Bannon, who offered to help him “stave off" the #MeToo movement in return for support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Bannon, who offered to help him “stave off" the #MeToo movement in return for support
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🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
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November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
This goldfinch enjoying lavender seeds has yellow spots on its red face - wondering if it's a young one still changing in to adult plumage or an unusual variant #birds @rspb.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This goldfinch enjoying lavender seeds has yellow spots on its red face - wondering if it's a young one still changing in to adult plumage or an unusual variant #birds @rspb.bsky.social
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'They were those like Sir Oswald Mosley who were fascinated by the spectacle of brutal power. They would like to use it themselves. They grovelled to Nazi dictatorship in order that they could make people in their turn grovel to them'
Winston Churchill, 1936
Winston Churchill, 1936
Conservative Shadow Culture Secretary Nigel Huddleston tells GB News that the BBC should "grovel" to Trump.
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 PM
'They were those like Sir Oswald Mosley who were fascinated by the spectacle of brutal power. They would like to use it themselves. They grovelled to Nazi dictatorship in order that they could make people in their turn grovel to them'
Winston Churchill, 1936
Winston Churchill, 1936
Bonfire Remembrance can be a tad more exuberant than the official kind
"Lest we forget" - a pyrotechnic poppy wreath is discharged near Lewes War Memorial by South Street Bonfire Society on November 5th 2025, under the full moon. Remembrance is always an important part of the annual #LewesBonfire celebrations.
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Bonfire Remembrance can be a tad more exuberant than the official kind
A Clouded Yellow #butterfly giving me the eye after I'd chased it for a while waiting for it to settle. Quite a few of them about today - very mild and sunny on the South Downs. @bcsussex.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A Clouded Yellow #butterfly giving me the eye after I'd chased it for a while waiting for it to settle. Quite a few of them about today - very mild and sunny on the South Downs. @bcsussex.bsky.social
"Lest we forget" - a pyrotechnic poppy wreath is discharged near Lewes War Memorial by South Street Bonfire Society on November 5th 2025, under the full moon. Remembrance is always an important part of the annual #LewesBonfire celebrations.
November 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"Lest we forget" - a pyrotechnic poppy wreath is discharged near Lewes War Memorial by South Street Bonfire Society on November 5th 2025, under the full moon. Remembrance is always an important part of the annual #LewesBonfire celebrations.
"Greek officials quickly decided that the potential significance of the archaeological discovery superseded the construction plans for the airport, and excavations of the unique structure were soon underway."
Good decision!
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Good decision!
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4000-Year-Old Labyrinth Discovery, Dubbed “One of the Most Important Archaeological Finds” of the Century, Brings New Life to the “Myth of the Labyrinth”
A remarkable discovery in Crete has reinvigorated debate over the origins behind the ancient Greek myth of the labyrinth.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
"Greek officials quickly decided that the potential significance of the archaeological discovery superseded the construction plans for the airport, and excavations of the unique structure were soon underway."
Good decision!
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Good decision!
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"You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it" | My commentary on Bill Gates' flawed new climate missive for @thebulletin.org: thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it" | My commentary on Bill Gates' flawed new climate missive for @thebulletin.org: thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
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MPs have not been briefed on the interconnected climate & nature crisis, and the threat of food shortages, NHS collapse and civil unrest.
If you think they should be, so Government can protect the public, please ask them to come to the National Emergency Briefing - enter postcode 👇
If you think they should be, so Government can protect the public, please ask them to come to the National Emergency Briefing - enter postcode 👇
National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:25 AM
MPs have not been briefed on the interconnected climate & nature crisis, and the threat of food shortages, NHS collapse and civil unrest.
If you think they should be, so Government can protect the public, please ask them to come to the National Emergency Briefing - enter postcode 👇
If you think they should be, so Government can protect the public, please ask them to come to the National Emergency Briefing - enter postcode 👇
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15,000 scientists warn of socio-economic collapse. Yet nearly half of Brits think climate change won’t affect them.
This gulf in perception is why we’re staging the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis.
Has your MP confirmed they’ll be there? #TimeToStepUp #NEB
This gulf in perception is why we’re staging the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis.
Has your MP confirmed they’ll be there? #TimeToStepUp #NEB
National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
www.nebriefing.org
October 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
15,000 scientists warn of socio-economic collapse. Yet nearly half of Brits think climate change won’t affect them.
This gulf in perception is why we’re staging the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis.
Has your MP confirmed they’ll be there? #TimeToStepUp #NEB
This gulf in perception is why we’re staging the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis.
Has your MP confirmed they’ll be there? #TimeToStepUp #NEB
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NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
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My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
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October 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
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You might think this was kind of obvious
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Have plans on paper in case of cyber-attack, firms told
Prepare to switch to off-line systems in the event of a cyber-attack, firms are being advised.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:36 AM
You might think this was kind of obvious
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Lots of nasturtiums around now - the leaves make great dolmades and the flowers are edible too #VeggieGarden #Gardening
October 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Lots of nasturtiums around now - the leaves make great dolmades and the flowers are edible too #VeggieGarden #Gardening
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Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
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You'll put down strangers,
Kill them, cut their throats, possess their houses,
And lead the majesty of law in line,
To slip him like a hound.
Kill them, cut their throats, possess their houses,
And lead the majesty of law in line,
To slip him like a hound.
October 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
You'll put down strangers,
Kill them, cut their throats, possess their houses,
And lead the majesty of law in line,
To slip him like a hound.
Kill them, cut their throats, possess their houses,
And lead the majesty of law in line,
To slip him like a hound.
As Storm Amy delivers a rouser to Britain and Ireland, here's another Amy giving one to Lazy Laurie In a short film by @wilfrid-watson.bsky.social, dramatising a chapter from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. youtu.be/IuFyncaGPn4?...
Little Women: Lazy Laurie
YouTube video by Wilfrid Watson
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October 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
As Storm Amy delivers a rouser to Britain and Ireland, here's another Amy giving one to Lazy Laurie In a short film by @wilfrid-watson.bsky.social, dramatising a chapter from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. youtu.be/IuFyncaGPn4?...
I'm shocked and horrified by all the violence in the world. Sickened by today's attack in Manchester. Violence breeds more violence.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I'm shocked and horrified by all the violence in the world. Sickened by today's attack in Manchester. Violence breeds more violence.