Phil Burrows
@supergm.bsky.social
Data, business & product analyst in my day job, coder in the evenings (Ruby on Rails, Typescript, AstroJs). Interested in federated charities, theories of change and tech for good.
Has a lot to say about Druids Heath and Birmingham.
Has a lot to say about Druids Heath and Birmingham.
Adorable rascals. They've cheered me up.
Otters! Glorious story by @pgreenfielduk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hightailing along high streets and raiding ponds: otters’ revival in Britain
Still rare only 20 years ago, the charismatic animals are in almost every UK river and a conservation success story
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Adorable rascals. They've cheered me up.
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I don't really post anymore, but I would like to carry on writing books at some point in the future.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I don't really post anymore, but I would like to carry on writing books at some point in the future.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
Hate to be annoying, but any chance you could retweet so old twitter followers can find me if they want to? Going to delete my twitter, or at least abandon it on lock and let it die a slow death.
Just been handed one of these for using the word Christmas in Birmingham. The Daily Mail articles were true.
December 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Just been handed one of these for using the word Christmas in Birmingham. The Daily Mail articles were true.
Morning Stirchley 🌈
December 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Morning Stirchley 🌈
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Musk and Trump hate the EU for the same reasons Farage and Putin hate it. It stands for civil rights, the rule of law, and regulation of oligarchs
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Musk and Trump hate the EU for the same reasons Farage and Putin hate it. It stands for civil rights, the rule of law, and regulation of oligarchs
A friend just sent me a Le Monde article about the people putting up flags in Stirchley, Birmingham.
"This article is better than nearly everything that’s come out about them in any UK paper - good to be calling them what they are. "
"This article is better than nearly everything that’s come out about them in any UK paper - good to be calling them what they are. "
Dans le Nord, des activistes anglais d’extrême droite veulent stopper les migrants
Depuis l’été 2024, des groupuscules britanniques radicaux se rendent ponctuellement sur les côtes françaises de la Manche avec l’ambition de « stopper les bateaux » pour dénoncer « l’invasion migratoi...
www.lemonde.fr
December 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A friend just sent me a Le Monde article about the people putting up flags in Stirchley, Birmingham.
"This article is better than nearly everything that’s come out about them in any UK paper - good to be calling them what they are. "
"This article is better than nearly everything that’s come out about them in any UK paper - good to be calling them what they are. "
Did @darthputinkgb.bsky.social write this?
The new U.S. National Security Strategy calls for a quick end to the war in Ukraine, restoring balance with Russia, and halting NATO’s image as ever-expanding. Europe must defend itself. Washington now demands allies spend 5% of GDP on defense.
December 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Did @darthputinkgb.bsky.social write this?
Nice to know there are good people in Stirchley. Very grateful for their efforts.
"The Christmas lights have gone up in Stirchley ..."
“We don’t want a battle here. We want to go on with our lives, our work and bringing up our families."
“Community is where change comes from ... It doesn’t look like coming in [to a neighbourhood] and putting up flags and not talking to anyone."
“We don’t want a battle here. We want to go on with our lives, our work and bringing up our families."
“Community is where change comes from ... It doesn’t look like coming in [to a neighbourhood] and putting up flags and not talking to anyone."
‘A mini Battle of Cable Street’: the English neighbourhoods still grappling with the meaning of the flags
The controversy over flags has faded from the national agenda – but street by street, late at night and with ingenious new equipment, their raising and removal is the subject of a roiling dispute over...
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Nice to know there are good people in Stirchley. Very grateful for their efforts.
Wholesome timeline cleanse from my wholesome partner.
I’m back to stitching reversible, reusable Christmas cracker crowns (mat leave budget Christmas presents…) very happy that the star on the green Christmas tree is not cut off!
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Wholesome timeline cleanse from my wholesome partner.
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
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🚨BOOM! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 80,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000 this weekend. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🚨BOOM! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 80,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000 this weekend. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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Want to know why fear of crime is so high, this is the front page of Birmingham live and just continual use of crime as a story
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Want to know why fear of crime is so high, this is the front page of Birmingham live and just continual use of crime as a story
After failing to divide Stirchley (Birmingham, UK), RtC have decided to turn their selective video editing skills and faux patriotism to France.
Operation: France Stop The Boats 🤬
● Des britanniques de l'organisation RACISTES d'extrême droite *Raise the colours* mènent des actions contre les migrants EN FRANCE et s'en vantent sans que personne réagisse. 🤬
x.com/RTCORGUK/sta...
🆘 🆘 🆘 @ldh.fr
● Des britanniques de l'organisation RACISTES d'extrême droite *Raise the colours* mènent des actions contre les migrants EN FRANCE et s'en vantent sans que personne réagisse. 🤬
x.com/RTCORGUK/sta...
🆘 🆘 🆘 @ldh.fr
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
After failing to divide Stirchley (Birmingham, UK), RtC have decided to turn their selective video editing skills and faux patriotism to France.
I just downloaded Praxis' essential guide to changing minds on migration and I think you should too!
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Get your free guide and turn challenging conversations about migration into impactful ones that really matter. Too often the conversation about migration is full of harmful language and dangerous misi...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I just downloaded Praxis' essential guide to changing minds on migration and I think you should too!
act.praxis.org.uk/sign-essenti...
act.praxis.org.uk/sign-essenti...
I wonder how much reach this article will get on Twitter
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I wonder how much reach this article will get on Twitter
This is incredibly dystopian. It needs to be stopped.
I know this won't surprise anyone here but Musk's reprogrammed artificial intelligence is spreading misinformation about yesterday's attack on a train
November 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This is incredibly dystopian. It needs to be stopped.
Where can I buy Polanski merch? I want a hench topless Polanski riding a unicorn with a rainbow behind him poster. Thanks in advance
Sir John Curtice - Indepedent pollster - confirms what we all already know.
The Labour Government need to stop doing everything Farage wants them to do.
The much bigger challenge to Keir Starmer is the Green Party.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
The Labour Government need to stop doing everything Farage wants them to do.
The much bigger challenge to Keir Starmer is the Green Party.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Charismatic leader emerges on the left to roil Britain’s political scene
Zack Polanski of the Greens has drawn comparisons to New York’s Zohran Mamdani as he connects with younger voters on social media over the political issues of the day.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Where can I buy Polanski merch? I want a hench topless Polanski riding a unicorn with a rainbow behind him poster. Thanks in advance
Yeesh, terrified of using GitHub Actions now.
Guarding the JavaScript Supply Chain: Preventing NPM Attacks with Feross Aboukhadijeh - JSJ 695
open.spotify.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Yeesh, terrified of using GitHub Actions now.
The national press totally let us down, what a complete failure. So glad that the local press picked it up.
Nigel Farage says this summer’s Raise the Colours movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. Our reporters in five cities had a look and that’s not what we found.
November 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The national press totally let us down, what a complete failure. So glad that the local press picked it up.
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The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
Brilliant work from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
Brilliant work from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
Brilliant work from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
Brilliant work from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
Weird seeing Musk calling for civil war and comparing it to the social media output of the flaggers in Stirchley, Birmingham. Both seem to see violence where there is none. It's an alarming projection that reveals their underlying fears and desires.
October 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Weird seeing Musk calling for civil war and comparing it to the social media output of the flaggers in Stirchley, Birmingham. Both seem to see violence where there is none. It's an alarming projection that reveals their underlying fears and desires.
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter