Ian Stuart
@ianstu.bsky.social
Oh wow....
What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Oh wow....
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We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
We invited a man into our home at Christmas and he stayed with us for 45 years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It’s the day after the night before Christmas, but I hope you enjoy this - dedicated to those dreading visits from reactionary relatives!
December 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
It’s the day after the night before Christmas, but I hope you enjoy this - dedicated to those dreading visits from reactionary relatives!
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Just bought Lullaby by Together For Palestine - many great artists including Brian Eno, Nadine Shah, and Neneh Cherry - let’s get this to the top of the charts - please buy, please share - please help show that peace and camaraderie are vital values
togetherforpalestine.org
togetherforpalestine.org
TOGETHER FOR PALESTINE: LULLABY - THE NEW SINGLE
Together for Palestine aims to raise millions for the Palestinian-led organisations at the frontline of the crisis, such as Taawon, the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, and the Palestine Medical Reli...
togetherforpalestine.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Just bought Lullaby by Together For Palestine - many great artists including Brian Eno, Nadine Shah, and Neneh Cherry - let’s get this to the top of the charts - please buy, please share - please help show that peace and camaraderie are vital values
togetherforpalestine.org
togetherforpalestine.org
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The BBC lets Farage use it as a personal propaganda channel but forces @robinince.bsky.social off air for being too left wing. Bloody hell, this country’s mainstream media is a disgrace.
December 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The BBC lets Farage use it as a personal propaganda channel but forces @robinince.bsky.social off air for being too left wing. Bloody hell, this country’s mainstream media is a disgrace.
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Ok, I overheard this joke.
There are people that say Steve Jobs would have made a better president than Donald Trump.
We'll never know, because let's face it. That's comparing apples to oranges.
There are people that say Steve Jobs would have made a better president than Donald Trump.
We'll never know, because let's face it. That's comparing apples to oranges.
a cartoon monkey wearing a pirate hat is playing drums in a band
ALT: a cartoon monkey wearing a pirate hat is playing drums in a band
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Ok, I overheard this joke.
There are people that say Steve Jobs would have made a better president than Donald Trump.
We'll never know, because let's face it. That's comparing apples to oranges.
There are people that say Steve Jobs would have made a better president than Donald Trump.
We'll never know, because let's face it. That's comparing apples to oranges.
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🔴Reform UK Builds Towards £40 Million Election War Chest as ‘Billionaires Wait in the Wings’ to Back Nigel Farage for PM
The self-proclaimed ‘anti-establishment’ party took almost four times more from big money donors last quarter than any of their rivals
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/r...
The self-proclaimed ‘anti-establishment’ party took almost four times more from big money donors last quarter than any of their rivals
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/r...
Reform UK Builds Towards £40 Million Election War Chest as 'Billionaires Wait in the Wings' to Back Nigel Farage for PM
The self-proclaimed 'anti-establishment' party took almost four times more from big money donors last quarter than any of their rivals
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🔴Reform UK Builds Towards £40 Million Election War Chest as ‘Billionaires Wait in the Wings’ to Back Nigel Farage for PM
The self-proclaimed ‘anti-establishment’ party took almost four times more from big money donors last quarter than any of their rivals
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/r...
The self-proclaimed ‘anti-establishment’ party took almost four times more from big money donors last quarter than any of their rivals
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/r...
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Trying out a different video update format on what's been going on in America...
all actions discussed available on trumpactiontracker.info
youtu.be/Sg1MjAncswQ
all actions discussed available on trumpactiontracker.info
youtu.be/Sg1MjAncswQ
Q&A on Trump vs Venezuala, Trump vs MTG, and RFK Jr vs Science
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Trying out a different video update format on what's been going on in America...
all actions discussed available on trumpactiontracker.info
youtu.be/Sg1MjAncswQ
all actions discussed available on trumpactiontracker.info
youtu.be/Sg1MjAncswQ
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You know, in the run-up to Iraq, people didn't talk this way out loud. Now? MAGA doesn't understand that there's a loud part and a quiet part.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
You know, in the run-up to Iraq, people didn't talk this way out loud. Now? MAGA doesn't understand that there's a loud part and a quiet part.
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Hi All, just released my free weekend update. Its fascinating who backed the Trump-Putin 28 point plan, and what it means about the US government being a mouthpiece for Russia. Plus, you cannot back Trump and Ukraine--if you back Trump, you can only have one master open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #160: The US Becomes A Mouthpiece To Pass On Putin's Demands
Vance To The Fore; The 28 Points—Is It More Interesting Who Backed Them?
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Hi All, just released my free weekend update. Its fascinating who backed the Trump-Putin 28 point plan, and what it means about the US government being a mouthpiece for Russia. Plus, you cannot back Trump and Ukraine--if you back Trump, you can only have one master open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Anyone want to see the video of Nathan Gill being interviewed by police?
‘Do you know what the ‘Xmas gifts’ [refers to]?’
‘No comment’
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NEW: Former Reform MEP Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10.5 years at the Old Bailey on 8 counts of bribery by a Russian agent.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb. Here is the evidence…
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb. Here is the evidence…
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Anyone want to see the video of Nathan Gill being interviewed by police?
‘Do you know what the ‘Xmas gifts’ [refers to]?’
‘No comment’
(Also please sign up for our newsletter 😉)
thenerve.news/membership
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‘Do you know what the ‘Xmas gifts’ [refers to]?’
‘No comment’
(Also please sign up for our newsletter 😉)
thenerve.news/membership
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A week of chaos, cowardice and negligence: Labour has managed to pack so many failures into a single five day period that it's becoming difficult to remember all the details iandunt.substack.com/p/a-week-of-...
A week of chaos, cowardice and negligence
Labour has managed to pack so much failure into a single week that it becomes hard to remember all the details.
iandunt.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A week of chaos, cowardice and negligence: Labour has managed to pack so many failures into a single five day period that it's becoming difficult to remember all the details iandunt.substack.com/p/a-week-of-...
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Christ, he is supernaturally good at this.
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Christ, he is supernaturally good at this.
Thank you Stewart Lee for the reminder to vote today in the @nationaltrust.org.uk AGM.
He writes in The Nerve:
"Act now. Or every National Trust property is going to look like the remodelled White House Rose Garden. With cage-fighting".
He writes in The Nerve:
"Act now. Or every National Trust property is going to look like the remodelled White House Rose Garden. With cage-fighting".
October 30, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Thank you Stewart Lee for the reminder to vote today in the @nationaltrust.org.uk AGM.
He writes in The Nerve:
"Act now. Or every National Trust property is going to look like the remodelled White House Rose Garden. With cage-fighting".
He writes in The Nerve:
"Act now. Or every National Trust property is going to look like the remodelled White House Rose Garden. With cage-fighting".
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i wouldn't necessarily call myself the most constitutionally ai-hostile person there is but the specific way they've rolled it out has made me a borderline neo-luddite. "oh we can't do this unless we steal." well now i want your company to burn
October 9, 2025 at 5:27 AM
i wouldn't necessarily call myself the most constitutionally ai-hostile person there is but the specific way they've rolled it out has made me a borderline neo-luddite. "oh we can't do this unless we steal." well now i want your company to burn
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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I love how Russell T Davies always uses his platform to fight for progress - I hate how it is always so necessary
Please, if good television matters to you, repost or repackage this video until everyone you follow has seen it
#televisionmatters
#televisionmatters
October 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I love how Russell T Davies always uses his platform to fight for progress - I hate how it is always so necessary
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We all rely on transport. To work, do the school run, access healthcare and education, see family and friends. But Disabled people are locked out by a concessions system not fit for purpose.
It’s time for change. Write to your MP: https://bit.ly/3VIx95C
#UnlockTransportAccess
It’s time for change. Write to your MP: https://bit.ly/3VIx95C
#UnlockTransportAccess
October 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We all rely on transport. To work, do the school run, access healthcare and education, see family and friends. But Disabled people are locked out by a concessions system not fit for purpose.
It’s time for change. Write to your MP: https://bit.ly/3VIx95C
#UnlockTransportAccess
It’s time for change. Write to your MP: https://bit.ly/3VIx95C
#UnlockTransportAccess
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![[Scene is ANCIENT GREECE - where SOCRATES and PLATO and others are sitting round, thinking]
1
SOCRATES:
Plato..
PLATO:
Yes Socrates?
2
SOCRATES:
Can you tell me, are you human?
PLATO:
Why… yes, Socrates
3
SOCRATES:
And would you agree, Plato, that a human knows what a chariot is?
PLATO:
Um, yep
4
SOCRATES:
So you can tell me, then
5
[Socrates produces a papyrus, showing a drawing of the corner of a chariot wheel]
SOCRATES:
*Is that a chariot*?
6
PLATO:
Well
that’s more just a bit of wheel
7
SOCRATES:
So not a *chariot*.
PLATO:
No.
8
SOCRATES:
[Producing another papyrus with the full drawing of the chariot, chopped into boxes]
So if a man were challenged to “tap the boxes containing chariots to prove you’re human” when he was just trying to check his ClubCard points... *where could he tap*?
9
PLATO:
Well you can’t tap any of them really
10
SOCRATES:
So are we not human?
PLATO:
‘Spose not.
11
[Bleak pause]
12
PLATO:
I’ll get the hemlock
SOCRATES:
Yeah
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiazbuxbxnuyt5etli2cjseaychvbuym6n6z33nwx2mutlvoqjdhge@jpeg)
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The number of people providing full-time unpaid care has increased massively, as the social care system approaches breaking point.
Number of full-time unpaid carers in Britain soars by 70%
www.bigissue.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The number of people providing full-time unpaid care has increased massively, as the social care system approaches breaking point.
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"That's when we become unstoppable."
🤝 @zackpolanski.bsky.social meets co-leader of New Zealand Greens Chlöe Swarbrick 💚
🤝 @zackpolanski.bsky.social meets co-leader of New Zealand Greens Chlöe Swarbrick 💚
September 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
"That's when we become unstoppable."
🤝 @zackpolanski.bsky.social meets co-leader of New Zealand Greens Chlöe Swarbrick 💚
🤝 @zackpolanski.bsky.social meets co-leader of New Zealand Greens Chlöe Swarbrick 💚
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Four people were arrested for an “unauthorised projection”.
This is apparently what counts as a crime now
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is apparently what counts as a crime now
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 5:42 AM
Four people were arrested for an “unauthorised projection”.
This is apparently what counts as a crime now
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is apparently what counts as a crime now
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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We have had many years of leaders promising to invest in "left behind" communities, and reports saying it isn't being felt. So here's another one. Perhaps better to ask why settled cross party consensus hasn't delivered. Because the aim isn't clear. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour must rethink growth strategy to curb rise of far right, says top economist
Former Bank chief economist Andy Haldane says left-behind communities need investment to stem populist tide
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:35 AM
We have had many years of leaders promising to invest in "left behind" communities, and reports saying it isn't being felt. So here's another one. Perhaps better to ask why settled cross party consensus hasn't delivered. Because the aim isn't clear. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...