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LynnHenni
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Humankind: be both - my favourite graffiti.

Looking for positivity and joy, often through a viewfinder.
Optimist, enthusiast and participant.
My politics are rooted in equality, fairness and humanity.
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thegmcconnachie.bsky.social
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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2primates.bsky.social
Lineker & now Ince. Even for those not paying attention it should now be obvious that the sort of people who whine loudest about “cancel culture” are the ones doing the cancelling.

The far right’s commitment to “freedom of speech” is an authoritarian joke & the BBC has disgraced itself.
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
GB News grilled me apparently?

Only problem with this is I've never been on their nonsense channel.

They lie - obsessively.

Help us grow an alternative to all the bollocks:

Join.greenparty.org.uk
Zack Polanski grilled over Calais trip
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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huwcdavies.bsky.social
Justin Webb, in a far more consequential position as presenter of a flagship news programme, has repeatedly violated impartiality rules. If he had a similar warning, it clearly had no effect and he’s been allowed to continue.
December 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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carolinebinnie.bsky.social
Was it something that I said, something in my head…

Belated day 12 and it’s The Ruts, in remembrance of Malcolm Owen who would’ve been 69 this week.

#adventsingles #theruts
December 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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neilmackay.bsky.social
Robin Ince: “Voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump [and] numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry … were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter.”

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Comedian Robin Ince quits Radio 4 show, claiming BBC found his views ‘problematic’
Ince says he resigned as co-host of Infinite Monkey Cage because of what he described as his lack of ‘obedience’
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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adambienkov.bsky.social
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.

Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
thegmcconnachie.bsky.social Garry @thegmcconnachie.bsky.social · 1d
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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sophiecarr.bsky.social
Full view of Rogie Falls - love the colour of the water as it falls over the rocks in the foreground.

#Scotland
A waterfall with tannin-rich water falling over black rocks. Some autumnal trees just visible, as well as a really annoying white frothy bit at the foot of the main falls.
December 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
lynnhenni.bsky.social
This is terrible. A freelance presenter can't voice opinions supporting trans folk, criticising Trump etc outwith his BBC role and yet the same BBC platforms racist and hateful Farage over and over again.
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 1d
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 1:19 PM
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davidbeckler.bsky.social
Here he is taking the photo.
Charles Ebbets standing on a steel beam as he takes the iconic photo of construction workers having a lunch break on the beam.
December 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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adambienkov.bsky.social
Just so we're clear, one incident of alleged anti-semitism by a musician = a major national scandal that should be roundly condemned.

Multiple incidents of alleged anti-semitism from the man leading the race to run the country = a load of nothing that should be completely ignored
December 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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lillyh.bsky.social
I feel a bit traumatised just thinking about it 😱
December 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
lynnhenni.bsky.social
Like shite on your shoe
adambienkov.bsky.social Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d
I mean yes and no. He's been around a long time but he's only been a member of Parliament for a grand total of one year.

It's easy to survive if you just keep on setting up new political parties and make yourself the leader of them
theipaper.com The i Paper @theipaper.com · 2d
Opinion | "Leaders of other parties have been and gone. Competitors in his own been outsmarted and outlasted. He is one of Western democracy’s great political survivors," writes Paul Goodman trib.al/6Aymlym
December 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
lynnhenni.bsky.social
All these people betraying him. You'd think it might provoke a moment's pause...
mimmymum.bsky.social Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 2d
Graham Linehan has such little self-awareness he *really* doesn’t understand how totally unhinged he seems in his ‘woe is me’ batshit crazy ranting! 😬

He’s the ‘cautionary tale’ of what obsessive ‘gender critical’ transphobia leads to: no friends, no life, and spaghetti carbonara for one!
The Telegraph Graham Linehan My trans critics are cowards. Yes, Ardal O'Hanlon - that includes yOu I expected more from my friend of 25 years. But he would rather condemn me than fight for the rights of women and girls I expected more from Ardal. I never thought he would intone the catechism. "I still get on great with everyone," he said in a recent interview with The Times, "though I haven't seen much of the show's creator, Graham Linehan, and am baffled as to why he got involved in the culture wars. I feel sorry for him - he's entitled to his opinions, but the way he presented them made it confrontational. When I read that, I phoned him immediately. When people betray me, I always make the mistake of phoning them straight away. My heart was thumping in my chest as I found his number and gave him a faux-polite, "Hey Ardal, how's it going?". My anger was already boiling. I knew exactly what he would say - the exact same things Bill Bailey said when I phoned him, the exact same things Amelia Bullmore said when I wrote to her. I knew, and I phoned anyway, because I can't help myself. And when he started reading from the same script as all the others, I lost my temper. At some point, Ardal said, "I just disagree with you." I would have said all this to him on the phone, but I was so angry I could not get any of it out. In fact, at one point I said, "You're on my f--ing s--t list." Ridiculous, of course, but unfortunately true. Like Father Ted at the Golden Cleric Awards, I keep a tally of every person who took the easy path and watched me twist in the wind. I can't help it. I remember them all. Tim Heidecker saying I'd gone down a "rabbit hole". David O'Doherty, who didn't have the guts to speak to me. My own brother-in-law publicly calling me insane. Adam Buxton, Jon Ronson, Richard Herring, Stewart Lee. People who knew me, people who had my phone number, people who could have asked, people who assumed the worst because doing otherwise would have exposed them to the same treatment I was receiving. In condemning me, to use Douglas Murray's line, they raise a little flag outside their home so the mob will pass them by. And every time one of them hands a journalist another little quote - another "baffled," another "sorry," another "he's awful, but I hope he's okay" - they get to carry on with their lives while mine gets smaller. None of them
December 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
lynnhenni.bsky.social
Thank goodness for copyright laws... I can't imagine anything more cringe than Starmer trying to copy Hugh Grant dancing even in jest.
politicshome.bsky.social PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 3d
A plan for Starmer to pay tribute to a scene from the Christmas film Love Actually in his first TikTok video was scrapped over copyright concerns

Aides had wanted to soundtrack the PM's first post on the platform with Jump by The Pointer Sisters – the song that accompanies Hugh Grant’s famous dance
Copyright Thwarts Plan To Recreate Love Actually Moment In Prime Minister's TikTok
A plan for Keir Starmer to pay tribute to a scene from the Christmas film Love Actually in his first TikTok video was scrapped over copyright conce...
www.politicshome.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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lisaocarroll.bsky.social
EU finally got ahead to permanently freeze Russian assets, after months and months of opposition in Belgium, which would have to bear the financial risk if Russia, post war, sued for their returns.

full story in @jakubkrupa.bsky.social live blog

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
‘We are Russia’s next target’, warns Nato chief on Berlin visit – Europe live
Mark Rutte says ‘we are already in harm’s way’
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
lynnhenni.bsky.social
I won't even by their wine!

Back to the football, who can afford the price of the tickets anyway?
neilmackay.bsky.social Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 3d
Should football fans boycott the World Cup in Trump’s America?

I won’t step foot in the United States again until Trump is gone. I won’t support his regime or prop up the American economy.

Football fans need to examine their conscience

My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
Neil Mackay: Should the Tartan Army boycott the World Cup in Trump’s America?
Do events in America outweigh the desire of fans to watch Scotland play? Writer at Large Neil Mackay says he won’t go to the USA as long as Donald…
www.heraldscotland.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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swansonian.bsky.social
Former bookseller so I would say this wouldn’t I but it makes for a hugely more satisfying customer experience if you buy from a company that give a shit about the thing they’re selling.
barnabyedwards.bsky.social Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 4d
Amazon is making money off AI copies of books - and putting the onus on authors to prove they’ve been plagiarised.

Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org

www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon Is the World's Biggest Online Book Marketplace. It's Filled With AI Knockoffs
Authors say Amazon's knockoff book problem is leaving them frustrated — and making the internet worse in the process.
www.rollingstone.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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naomialderman.bsky.social
I want to do a boast.

I finished my MA in Classics and I just found out this week that I got a distinction. I am very very proud of myself.

My dissertation was on women in Ancient Rome who wore the toga. Ask me anything. Really anything (about my subject, or I'll try more broadly in Classics).
December 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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atrupar.com
I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.
December 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
lynnhenni.bsky.social
Pure fanny = Trump (and Johnson)
thisisradio3dom.bsky.social thisisradio3dom.bsky.social @thisisradio3dom.bsky.social · 4d
US immigration officers will need a cheat sheet of Scottish/British words and phrases.
Cockwomble = Trump
Orange Shitgibbon = Trump
Bawbag = Trump
Mad Orange Rocket = Trump
Bellend = Trump
December 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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davekeating.substack.com
"The big question for Europe is: when are you gonna fight back, guys?" ask former Obama staffers Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes.

"He doesn't respect you, he's interfering in your political affairs, he's talking shit...at some point stop lathering him with praise"
open.spotify.com/episode/6USY...
December 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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jocaulfield.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 WATCH — @mrjamesob.bsky.social: “I’m going to say this slowly… The President of The United States of America has sided with Putin against the United Kingdom. He has put the whole of Europe in the crosshairs.”
December 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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heraldscotland.bsky.social
'Dr Upton should never have been put through such a grotesque media circus for simply doing her job'

www.heraldscotland.com/news...

@kathleennutt.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM