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foolishmonkey.bsky.social
@foolishmonkey.bsky.social
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I like to hug speakers. And trees.
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
Oh GB News. Have a day off and enjoy a mince pie.

How dare I talk positively about migration & refugee rights at this time of year that should be about *checks notes* good tidings and warm wishes.

Tune in at 3pm to watch and judge for yourself.

Merry Christmas everyone!
Who does he think he is? Zack Polanski sparks fury by releasing pro migration message at same time as King Charles
December 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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happytoast.co.uk
Christmas giveaway time! I've got a 2026 Calendar in need of a good home. For a chance to win it just click Follow/Like/Retweet (and if you can spare a couple of quid a month & want to encourage me, sign up to my Patreon.com/happytoast - but that bit's not necessary to win)
HappyToast 2026 calendar front cover
December 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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ledbydonkeys.org
The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
foolishmonkey.bsky.social
I watched this play out yesterday and what has struck me is the press reporting and the impact this will be having on the outgoing CEO. I would usually expect to see an org explanation directly, more clearly. But this seems to have been “announced” one sided through press @peterjukes.bsky.social
Row erupts at Oxfam after chief executive forced out
Ousting brings charity’s internal factionalism into public view
www.independent.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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danielsohege.bsky.social
Robin Ince once more showing what an amazing person he is. It's tragic that we are in a world where opposing transphobia and hate means having to resign, while being transphobic and hateful means getting regularly featured by national media outlets.
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 16d
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
Rachel Reeves did not mislead on challenges facing UK ahead of Budget, says OBR official

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reeves did not mislead on challenges facing UK ahead of Budget, says OBR official
Prof David Miles tells MPs the messaging given by the chancellor was
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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ferrinfo.bsky.social
Lies, damned lies and the Telegraph. They posted CSJ figures using an outrageously false comparison of 2 cases. It claimed a benefits family were better off by £18k than a working household when the real figure was £16k worse off. The details benefitsinthefuture.com #benefits #budget
Benefits in the Future – Welfare reform commentary and analysis
Welfare reform commentary and analysis
benefitsinthefuture.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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wsebag.bsky.social
Avoid this place in London 🇬🇧
December 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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mikegalsworthy.bsky.social
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.

Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Dear Bluesky,
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.

We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
alexgallagher.bsky.social Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · Nov 23
This is the Observer's coverage of the Reform Russian Spie Scandal... 600 words on page 22 of the printed newspaper.

observer.co.uk/news/politic...
More MEPs investigated in Russian bribe probe | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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bylinetimes.bsky.social
🧵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
'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
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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socialmedialab.ca
"Why American-style polarisation is spreading across the West"

Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
November 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
foolishmonkey.bsky.social
I can't get over the hypocrisy of those seeking to bring Rachel Reeves down for an error she immediately corrected. We have leaders who seek to shred each other rather than focus on getting the UK back on it's feet, whilst others appear totally bent and get away with it - it's hugely irritating
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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bylinetimes.bsky.social
🔴 How a Silicon Valley billionaire, a reactionary blogger, and a Labour peer are importing MAGA politics – racism, authoritarianism, and tech control – into Britain’s mainstream.

@nafeez.bsky.social on the "Thiel Effect."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OaS...
The Thiel Effect.
YouTube video by Byline TV
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October 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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ledbydonkeys.org
Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
foolishmonkey.bsky.social
This is our superpower 💪🦸‍♀️
October 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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mooseallain.bsky.social
The sort of cartoon you'd expect to see from me

www.worldofmoose.com/products/con...
Cartoon showing a man reading from a dictionary to another. He says "So, it turns out confirmation bias means exactly what I expected it to mean|"
October 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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felicityhannah.bsky.social
This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
Article reads: Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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bebopott.bsky.social
HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED
Curtis Evans, of Evanston, a military veteran USMC intelligence during President Reagan’s era, carries a U.S. Flag through gas deployed by federal officers as they clear protesters from the entrance of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Sept. 19, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
September 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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samfr.bsky.social
All political tribes can be hypocritical but the right's current level of hypocrisy on free speech is deliberate. It's an assertion of power not a blindspot.
September 18, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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guyshrubsole.bsky.social
Four arrested after images of Trump and Epstein projected on to Windsor Castle ahead of president’s visit

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Four arrested after images of Trump and Epstein projected on to Windsor Castle ahead of president’s visit
Trump arrived in Britain late on Tuesday for an unprecedented second state visit in which he will be hosted by King Charles
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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wajali.bsky.social
Washington Post fires their last remaining Black opinion writer @karenattiah.bsky.social over the most benign comments in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's murder...

Meanwhile Fox still has Brian Kilmeade who casually said all homeless people should be killed.

Its all unfair & unbalanced. Wake up.
September 15, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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drjennings.bsky.social
A Labour government that does not fight back against the far right, racism and extremism fundamentally misunderstands the nature of its electoral support.
September 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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faroutmagazine.co.uk
Tim Booth condemns Tommy Robinson for use of James song in far-right ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest video
Tim Booth condemns Tommy Robinson for use of James song in far-right ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest video
"No permission was granted." The post Tim Booth condemns Tommy Robinson for use of James song in far-right ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest video first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social
This maternity team have just done something very special 😍

The Maternity Department at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust have just been awarded a Service of Sanctuary accreditation for going above and beyond to support refugee and asylum seeking patients.

1/4
September 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM