David J A Smith
@davidjasmith.bsky.social
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'Honest Bob' Jenrick, a politician obviously & deliberately embracing xenophobia, does some weapons grade xenophobia & the BBC *apologises* for a Thought For The Day contributor calling it xenophobic. Licence fee payers need to know who makes these decisions & why. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC apologises after Robert Jenrick accused of xenophobia
A contributor to Radio 4's Thought for the Day slot made the remark about the shadow justice secretary.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
'Honest Bob' Jenrick, a politician obviously & deliberately embracing xenophobia, does some weapons grade xenophobia & the BBC *apologises* for a Thought For The Day contributor calling it xenophobic. Licence fee payers need to know who makes these decisions & why. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Alan Sugar, "Brexit was a total absolute disaster, and anybody who says it's not is deluded"
Amol Rajan, "What do you think it would take to get this country growing again?"
Alan Sugar, "Go back into the European Union"
Amol Rajan, "What do you think it would take to get this country growing again?"
Alan Sugar, "Go back into the European Union"
March 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Alan Sugar, "Brexit was a total absolute disaster, and anybody who says it's not is deluded"
Amol Rajan, "What do you think it would take to get this country growing again?"
Alan Sugar, "Go back into the European Union"
Amol Rajan, "What do you think it would take to get this country growing again?"
Alan Sugar, "Go back into the European Union"
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Read this twice. The world we know is shifting beneath our feet.
Breaking news: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine war.
Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war
Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Read this twice. The world we know is shifting beneath our feet.
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After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.
Mark Hamill posting rebellious content in a battle against a dictator and his robotic sidekick is the most Star Wars shit ever.
February 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.
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Could have been a lot worse. Bad night SDP FDP and BSW for sure. Late high turnout seems to have helped die Linke! Bad night for Vlad and Elon. All that propaganda for AfD and 80pc plus said nein Danke. If the smaller parties fail to get 5pc overall CSU-SDP coalition can work
February 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Could have been a lot worse. Bad night SDP FDP and BSW for sure. Late high turnout seems to have helped die Linke! Bad night for Vlad and Elon. All that propaganda for AfD and 80pc plus said nein Danke. If the smaller parties fail to get 5pc overall CSU-SDP coalition can work
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Imagine thinking this was "Making America Great Again".
February 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Imagine thinking this was "Making America Great Again".
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We have reached out to the company who was awarded this contract and they have confirmed the ceiling was $8 million—NOT billion.
Here is their statement.
The federal government is cooking the books.
Here is their statement.
The federal government is cooking the books.
February 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We have reached out to the company who was awarded this contract and they have confirmed the ceiling was $8 million—NOT billion.
Here is their statement.
The federal government is cooking the books.
Here is their statement.
The federal government is cooking the books.
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He played golf today.
He played golf yesterday.
He went to a car race the day before that. bsky.app/profile/atru...
He played golf yesterday.
He went to a car race the day before that. bsky.app/profile/atru...
SWAN: DOGE and SpaceX employees are now working directly at the FAA and DoD, agencies that have billions of dollars of contracts with Musk's companies or regulate them. How is that not a conflict of interest?
TRUMP: Well I mean, I'm just hearing about it
TRUMP: Well I mean, I'm just hearing about it
February 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
He played golf today.
He played golf yesterday.
He went to a car race the day before that. bsky.app/profile/atru...
He played golf yesterday.
He went to a car race the day before that. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Instagram hides search results for 'Democrats'
“Meta says it’s working urgently to fix a problem with Instagram which results in a "results hidden" message when users search for the terms "Democrat" or "Democrats"
Seriously..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“Meta says it’s working urgently to fix a problem with Instagram which results in a "results hidden" message when users search for the terms "Democrat" or "Democrats"
Seriously..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Instagram hides search results for 'Democrats'
Meta says it is working quickly to resolve the problem, which has prompted accusations of bias on social media.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Instagram hides search results for 'Democrats'
“Meta says it’s working urgently to fix a problem with Instagram which results in a "results hidden" message when users search for the terms "Democrat" or "Democrats"
Seriously..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“Meta says it’s working urgently to fix a problem with Instagram which results in a "results hidden" message when users search for the terms "Democrat" or "Democrats"
Seriously..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hi, I’m God.
I had nothing to do with saving that guy’s life or making him president.
I had nothing to do with saving that guy’s life or making him president.
January 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Hi, I’m God.
I had nothing to do with saving that guy’s life or making him president.
I had nothing to do with saving that guy’s life or making him president.
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Let’s do it
January 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Let’s do it
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Even Barron thinks he’s f*cking annoying.
January 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Even Barron thinks he’s f*cking annoying.