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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · Aug 10

My favourite pithy politics post in a very long time.
Bang on the money.

Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · Aug 10

Brexit was an attempted counter-revolution against many of the changes this country has gone through since 1945. It has turned out to be a failure with elements of farce. This has driven many people on the Right completely mad.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · Aug 8

I often wondered what the world would look like if the most ignorant, dangerous & daft opinions of radio phone-in hosts/callers were permitted to prevail. I never expected to find out…

Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · Aug 8

The Trump administration has announced that the US will rewrite past climate reports, in a clear attempt to erase scientific history and undermine the consensus on human-caused climate change.

US to rewrite its past national climate reports

US President Donald Trump's administration is revising past editions of the nation's premier climate report -- its latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming.

www.france24.com

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David Yelland @davidyelland.bsky.social · Jul 19

Today I am celebrating 20 years of sobriety with Max and Lulu, who have no memory of their daddy ever drinking. #Miracles #Gratitude #Recovery 2️⃣0️⃣🙏🎉

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David Yelland @davidyelland.bsky.social · Jun 5

Can Jony Ive & Sam Altman use PR to lift the human spirit? + Macron's Slap Hitter + Elon Musk, the ghost of Roy Cohn; denial ain't just a River in Egypt. We're up NOW on @BBCSounds.

When It Hits the Fan - 'Humanity Deserves Better' - BBC Sounds

David Yelland and Simon Lewis examine the hype around something that doesn't exist. Yet.

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David Yelland @davidyelland.bsky.social · Jun 4

Jony Ive and @sama's $6.4B AI mega launch: mere PR or a cause of hope for all our futures? Listen in, 'When It Hits the Fan', @BBCRadio4 4pm UK and then @BBCSounds, @Spotify, @Apple. 🙏@OpenAI

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Sam & Jony introduce io

YouTube video by OpenAI

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David Yelland @davidyelland.bsky.social · May 29

Is banning the media a gateway drug for could-be Robert Maxwells? Insight from the front line + Could a Teach First or Police Now campaign work to boost the care sector? + How ideas might save the undergrad degree at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School....

When It Hits the Fan - You're Banned! - BBC Sounds

David Yelland and Simon Lewis examine whether banning a journalist is ever a good idea.

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David Yelland @davidyelland.bsky.social · May 28

You're barred! Does banning media ever work for the powerful? Did it work for Nottingham Forest banning Gary Neville? Did it for Maxwell? Or for Fergie? When It Hits the Fan: @BBCRadio4 at 4pm, on @BBCSounds or wherever you get your podcasts.

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David Yelland @davidyelland.bsky.social · May 22

Enjoyed shooting breeze on influencer culture and what we have learned about how opinion moves around the media multiverse with the excellent Amol Rajan and the equally excellent Ed Vaizey in wake of the conscious uncoupling of Tim Davie and @GaryLineker. 💔 Do listen, The Today Podcast. Up Now.

The Today Podcast - Gary Lineker, the BBC and celebrity influencers - BBC Sounds

Amol reflects on Lineker's career as his MOTD run ends.

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David Yelland @davidyelland.bsky.social · May 21

Can Uber persuade the British to ride driverless? Is Gary Lineker a braver communicator than those who remain silent...? Plus: Inside the PR freebie in the age of Trump's Qatari 747. @BBCSounds or wherever you get tour podcasts.

When It Hits the Fan - Robotaxis: Look, no hands! - BBC Sounds

David Yelland and Simon Lewis get under the bonnet of how to PR driverless cabs.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · May 9

Per NBC News: Rumeysa Ozturk has been released!

Chloe Atkins & @chloe_aatkins
NOW: Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk has been released from the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile, Louisiana.
As Ozturk walked out of the detention center, she said "thank you" to the press with her hands over her heart. Ozturk declined to speak, saying, "Thank you so much. I am a little bit tired, so I will take some time to rest."

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David Yelland @davidyelland.bsky.social · May 7

Up Now: Understanding how trauma crowds out strategy in Prince Harry’s PR, M&S’ cyber-crisis, a brand running on goodwill, Michelle Obama scotches those divorce rumours & a tribute to David Attenborough: ⁦‪@BBCSounds‬⁩ or wherever you get your pods.

When It Hits the Fan - Prince Harry's bombshell interview - BBC Sounds

David and Simon examine whether Prince Harry's interview was a spectacular PR own goal.

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David Yelland @davidyelland.bsky.social · May 1

Is PR just 'ultra processed words' and, if so, how do we return to a less toxic diet? This week on Fan Hitters....

When It Hits the Fan - PR is a virus - BBC Sounds

David Yelland is joined by PR guru Phil Elwood, who blames their industry for everything.

www.bbc.co.uk

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David Yelland @davidyelland.bsky.social · May 1

Cyber attacks, such as the one on M&S, need to be viewed like kidnapping: information is purposefully managed out of the media by PR not put in by PR - which would aid the criminal gangs.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Apr 26

"Do you even own a black suit?"

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David Yelland @davidyelland.bsky.social · Apr 23

UP NOW! 🇨🇳 v 🇺🇸 Is China beating America in the global war for hearts and minds? + 🐀 Rats in Brum + 🚀 Why was Jeff Bezos shocked when his phallic willy-wave met PR scorn? ⁦‪@BBCSounds‬⁩ or wherever you get your podcasts.

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When It Hits the Fan - China's meme warfare, rats and rockets - BBC Sounds

David and Simon discuss if China is out-PRing the US, rats' media appeal and Jeff Bezos.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 12

this is quite the photo and caption www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/u...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan found herself in the Oval Office this week not for a one-on-one meeting with President Trump, but an appearance before the press corps. She temporarily shielded herself from the cameras.Credit...Eric Lee/The New York Times

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · Apr 9

Quick, everyone: Be UNCOOL.

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · Apr 9

An astonishing lack of humility from Niall Ferguson here. In full infallibility mode.

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David Yelland @davidyelland.bsky.social · Apr 1

I'll raise you this Magnolia 👀

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Apr 1

This is horrific. An innocent man is being held in prison in a foreign country simply for being brown.

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An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison

The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.

www.theatlantic.com

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David Yelland @davidyelland.bsky.social · Mar 28

What have I learned so far at #Anthropy25? Blessed are the connectors of people for how else can we solve the problems the world faces...? ... so thank you John O'Brien... 👏🙏 @anthropyuk.bsky.social

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David Yelland @davidyelland.bsky.social · Mar 25

Up now on @BBCsounds: Should Heathrow’s boss have gone to bed? Was his Today Programme interview a car crash? Why is National Grid’s PR better than the airport’s? Inside a MegaCrisis… ✈️🔥

When It Hits the Fan - Heathrow special: inside the crisis - BBC Sounds

David Yelland and Simon Lewis discuss the PR optics of sleeping CEOs.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · Mar 24

There's something very "wife of a 19th century colonial administrator" about Usha Vance being sent to Greeland to meet the natives.

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · Mar 24

Circling back on this…

Post from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that reads: Any unauthorized release of classified information is a violation of the law and will be treated as such.

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David Yelland @davidyelland.bsky.social · Mar 21

I'm not Mystic Meg, though she was once part of my team, but how many Nobel laureates would queue up to hand BACK their own prizes if Donald Trump did win one? Anyone thought that far ahead?

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