Colin O'Carroll
@bungy600.bsky.social
Journalist and broadcaster, author. Motorcycle and cycling enthusiast, pavlova arsonist. Proud dad.
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The @originstorypodcast.bsky.social will no longer be posting on X. We've left this message up as our final tweet.
February 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The @originstorypodcast.bsky.social will no longer be posting on X. We've left this message up as our final tweet.
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: He choked.
The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”
This is Mr. Art of the Deal.
The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”
This is Mr. Art of the Deal.
February 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: He choked.
The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”
This is Mr. Art of the Deal.
The market started to tank, and suddenly, he said, “Oh, didn’t you guys already have a plan to deal with the border back in December? I love that—I’ll take that.”
This is Mr. Art of the Deal.
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A Coup is In Progress in America
A Coup is In Progress in America
This is not hyperbole or exaggeration. The constitution of the United States is not operating. This is a grim moment in American and world history.
www.notesfromthecircus.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A Coup is In Progress in America
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February 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Having flashbacks to when Boris Johnson said this about the war-torn Libyan city of Sirte
“There’s a group of UK business people who have got a brilliant vision to turn it into the next Dubai. The only thing they have got to do is clear the dead bodies away.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
“There’s a group of UK business people who have got a brilliant vision to turn it into the next Dubai. The only thing they have got to do is clear the dead bodies away.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Libyans say Boris Johnson 'doesn't know what he's talking about' after 'cruel and unacceptable' joke
Politician calls remarks ‘cruel and unacceptable’ amid calls for Foreign Secretary to be sacked
www.independent.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Having flashbacks to when Boris Johnson said this about the war-torn Libyan city of Sirte
“There’s a group of UK business people who have got a brilliant vision to turn it into the next Dubai. The only thing they have got to do is clear the dead bodies away.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
“There’s a group of UK business people who have got a brilliant vision to turn it into the next Dubai. The only thing they have got to do is clear the dead bodies away.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Palestinians "must be allowed home. They must be allowed to rebuild, and we should be with them in rebuilding on the way to a two state solution," says Keir Starmer, when asked about Donald Trump's call for Gaza to be ethnically cleansed
February 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Palestinians "must be allowed home. They must be allowed to rebuild, and we should be with them in rebuilding on the way to a two state solution," says Keir Starmer, when asked about Donald Trump's call for Gaza to be ethnically cleansed
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I don’t buy the idea that the Gaza comments are designed to distract us from the coup. Because not long ago the same people said that the coup comments were designed to distract us from something else. He is chaotic *and* corrupt. There is no pattern or plan. Nothing is impossible.
February 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I don’t buy the idea that the Gaza comments are designed to distract us from the coup. Because not long ago the same people said that the coup comments were designed to distract us from something else. He is chaotic *and* corrupt. There is no pattern or plan. Nothing is impossible.
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Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
February 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
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A reminder that the BBC can still do accurate, informative analysis when it wants to.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
A reminder that the BBC can still do accurate, informative analysis when it wants to.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes broke traffic laws while riding, yet 66% of people did so when driving. And if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @carltonreid.com
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
Cyclists Break Far Fewer Road Rules Than Motorists, Finds New Video Study
Busting the myth of the "scofflaw cyclist" Danish Road Directorate studies reveal that while 66% of motorists routinely break road traffic laws only 5% of cyclists do so. Law breaking by cyclists is h...
www.forbes.com
January 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes broke traffic laws while riding, yet 66% of people did so when driving. And if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @carltonreid.com
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
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The true cost of Brexit. Get all the stats 👉 bestforbritain.org/brexit_impact
January 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The true cost of Brexit. Get all the stats 👉 bestforbritain.org/brexit_impact
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Gotta wonder if the exploding Cybertruck driver had been a brown-skinned Muslim instead of a white Christian, how quickly would the media have skipped making excuses for what he did and just called him a "radicalized terrorist"?
January 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Gotta wonder if the exploding Cybertruck driver had been a brown-skinned Muslim instead of a white Christian, how quickly would the media have skipped making excuses for what he did and just called him a "radicalized terrorist"?
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How could someone with 34 felonies become president?
January 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
How could someone with 34 felonies become president?
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“we run the country based on elections and not petitions”
Kemi Badenoch, March 2019
Kemi Badenoch, March 2019
November 28, 2024 at 10:52 AM
“we run the country based on elections and not petitions”
Kemi Badenoch, March 2019
Kemi Badenoch, March 2019
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Dark ages #2 coming at ya!
November 27, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Dark ages #2 coming at ya!
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I just leave this here.....
November 27, 2024 at 12:18 PM
I just leave this here.....
Nice to be here, away from that other hate-filled place. Hoping my friends from there will follow be here and we can all be reunited. Cue Peaches and Herb, just to show my vintage.
November 23, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Nice to be here, away from that other hate-filled place. Hoping my friends from there will follow be here and we can all be reunited. Cue Peaches and Herb, just to show my vintage.