Matt Yeo
@mattjyeo.bsky.social
Labour Cllr, Reading Borough Council. Lead Cllr for Housing Used to be an Elections manager. PhD in Sports Economics from Univ of Reading.
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My most Boomer opinion is that this is genuinely a tragic way to experience live music. You cannot surrender to music if you are videoing it.
December 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My most Boomer opinion is that this is genuinely a tragic way to experience live music. You cannot surrender to music if you are videoing it.
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1. This is not what fog of war means.
2. There is no war
3. He's trying to distance himself from murders he had direct responsibility over
4. All I can think of when I hear this phrase now is Elon Musk complaining that he hates chess because it has no fog of war.
2. There is no war
3. He's trying to distance himself from murders he had direct responsibility over
4. All I can think of when I hear this phrase now is Elon Musk complaining that he hates chess because it has no fog of war.
Q: So you didn't see any survivors after that first strike?
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
HEGSETH: I did not personally see survivors. The thing was on fire. This is called the fog of war. This is what you in the press don't understand. You sit in your air conditioned offices and plant fake stories in the Washington Post
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
1. This is not what fog of war means.
2. There is no war
3. He's trying to distance himself from murders he had direct responsibility over
4. All I can think of when I hear this phrase now is Elon Musk complaining that he hates chess because it has no fog of war.
2. There is no war
3. He's trying to distance himself from murders he had direct responsibility over
4. All I can think of when I hear this phrase now is Elon Musk complaining that he hates chess because it has no fog of war.
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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images of Trump dozing during today's cabinet meeting
(Chip Somodevilla/Getty & Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
(Chip Somodevilla/Getty & Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
December 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
images of Trump dozing during today's cabinet meeting
(Chip Somodevilla/Getty & Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
(Chip Somodevilla/Getty & Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
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Sorry, but who on earth signed off on this description:
"Exclusive data findings show 50 seats the Greens can win on current polling"
When many of the 50 seats that they would currently 'Win' have them coming 2nd or 3rd!!!
"Exclusive data findings show 50 seats the Greens can win on current polling"
When many of the 50 seats that they would currently 'Win' have them coming 2nd or 3rd!!!
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Sorry, but who on earth signed off on this description:
"Exclusive data findings show 50 seats the Greens can win on current polling"
When many of the 50 seats that they would currently 'Win' have them coming 2nd or 3rd!!!
"Exclusive data findings show 50 seats the Greens can win on current polling"
When many of the 50 seats that they would currently 'Win' have them coming 2nd or 3rd!!!
How? We may desire it (I do) but making this statement is easy.
Why would the EU want us after we left?
On what terms could we rejoin (that we could convince the UK to agree to, let alone EU)?
And.. why would they want to do all that if there are parties who might win, just want to leave again?
Why would the EU want us after we left?
On what terms could we rejoin (that we could convince the UK to agree to, let alone EU)?
And.. why would they want to do all that if there are parties who might win, just want to leave again?
December 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
How? We may desire it (I do) but making this statement is easy.
Why would the EU want us after we left?
On what terms could we rejoin (that we could convince the UK to agree to, let alone EU)?
And.. why would they want to do all that if there are parties who might win, just want to leave again?
Why would the EU want us after we left?
On what terms could we rejoin (that we could convince the UK to agree to, let alone EU)?
And.. why would they want to do all that if there are parties who might win, just want to leave again?
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This person who openly advocates war crimes, who lobbied for pardons for war criminals, and repeatedly disdains the laws and ethics of war, the one we confirmed as Secretary of Defense, turns out to have done war crimes. Shocking!
(But hey, if they're finally coming around, better late than never.)
(But hey, if they're finally coming around, better late than never.)
GOP Senator Says Reporting on Hegseth’s Kill Order ‘Shocked Us All’
GOP Senator Says Reporting on Hegseth’s Kill Order ‘Shocked Us All’
"When you have two individuals that are literally floating in the water, a second order to kill them all is not something that we would consider within the rules of war"
The post GOP Senator Says Reporting on Hegseth’s Kill Order ‘Shocked Us All’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
December 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This person who openly advocates war crimes, who lobbied for pardons for war criminals, and repeatedly disdains the laws and ethics of war, the one we confirmed as Secretary of Defense, turns out to have done war crimes. Shocking!
(But hey, if they're finally coming around, better late than never.)
(But hey, if they're finally coming around, better late than never.)
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This is Mark's story. youtu.be/Kys-Z5AOtXY
Launchpad Christmas Appeal 2025
YouTube video by Launchpad Reading
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December 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This is Mark's story. youtu.be/Kys-Z5AOtXY
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Oh good god. We're so doomed.
December 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Oh good god. We're so doomed.
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Pinched this video from @cjsnowdon.bsky.social on Twitter because Bluesky has to see it.
Nothing can prepare you for the punchline here.
Nothing can prepare you for the punchline here.
December 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Pinched this video from @cjsnowdon.bsky.social on Twitter because Bluesky has to see it.
Nothing can prepare you for the punchline here.
Nothing can prepare you for the punchline here.
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I'm honoured to have been asked to advise the Health Secretary on how our health system can contribute to this Government's mission of halving violence against women and girls in a decade.
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I'm honoured to have been asked to advise the Health Secretary on how our health system can contribute to this Government's mission of halving violence against women and girls in a decade.
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Last week was seismic.
The decisions Labour took will lift 450,000 children out of poverty, driving the largest reduction in child poverty in a single parliament.
The decisions Labour took will lift 450,000 children out of poverty, driving the largest reduction in child poverty in a single parliament.
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Last week was seismic.
The decisions Labour took will lift 450,000 children out of poverty, driving the largest reduction in child poverty in a single parliament.
The decisions Labour took will lift 450,000 children out of poverty, driving the largest reduction in child poverty in a single parliament.
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Such a smart move by Republicans to attack Mark Kelly, thereby giving him a platform to be his articulate and patriotic self
Sen. Kelly: “This is about a president who doesn't want anybody to say anything that he does not like. I don't think he understands the Constitution. I think he is ignorant to the Constitution and the rule of law…This isn't about me. This is about what he will do next.”
December 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Such a smart move by Republicans to attack Mark Kelly, thereby giving him a platform to be his articulate and patriotic self
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Keir Starmer Slams 'Wild Promises' Made By Brexiteers In Outspoken Attack
He also took aim at those who want the UK to quit the ECHR and/or Nato (hello N Farage and Z Polanski)
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
He also took aim at those who want the UK to quit the ECHR and/or Nato (hello N Farage and Z Polanski)
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
Keir Starmer Slams 'Wild Promises' Made By Brexiteers In Outspoken Attack
The prime minister also took aim at those who now want the UK to leave Nato and the European Convention on Human Rights.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Keir Starmer Slams 'Wild Promises' Made By Brexiteers In Outspoken Attack
He also took aim at those who want the UK to quit the ECHR and/or Nato (hello N Farage and Z Polanski)
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
He also took aim at those who want the UK to quit the ECHR and/or Nato (hello N Farage and Z Polanski)
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
Excellent. Glad he's said these things. We not leaving NATO or the ECHR and brexit has caused ridiculous problems for this country.
Keir Starmer Slams 'Wild Promises' Made By Brexiteers In Outspoken Attack
He also took aim at those who want the UK to quit the ECHR and/or Nato (hello N Farage and Z Polanski)
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
He also took aim at those who want the UK to quit the ECHR and/or Nato (hello N Farage and Z Polanski)
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/keir-s...
Keir Starmer Slams 'Wild Promises' Made By Brexiteers In Outspoken Attack
The prime minister also took aim at those who now want the UK to leave Nato and the European Convention on Human Rights.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Excellent. Glad he's said these things. We not leaving NATO or the ECHR and brexit has caused ridiculous problems for this country.
More of this, please.
Sen. Kelly: “This is about a president who doesn't want anybody to say anything that he does not like. I don't think he understands the Constitution. I think he is ignorant to the Constitution and the rule of law…This isn't about me. This is about what he will do next.”
December 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
More of this, please.
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Sen. Kelly: “This is about a president who doesn't want anybody to say anything that he does not like. I don't think he understands the Constitution. I think he is ignorant to the Constitution and the rule of law…This isn't about me. This is about what he will do next.”
December 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Sen. Kelly: “This is about a president who doesn't want anybody to say anything that he does not like. I don't think he understands the Constitution. I think he is ignorant to the Constitution and the rule of law…This isn't about me. This is about what he will do next.”
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Growing up with a sister who has a learning disability, I’ve seen people shout the R word at her. That was in the 80s and 90s. Now we’re in the 2020s and I am seeing world leaders and tech leaders use it and I cannot begin to tell you how devastating that is.
December 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Growing up with a sister who has a learning disability, I’ve seen people shout the R word at her. That was in the 80s and 90s. Now we’re in the 2020s and I am seeing world leaders and tech leaders use it and I cannot begin to tell you how devastating that is.
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Sen. Kelly: “I take the threats from this president seriously. How many times in our country's history have you heard a president of the United States say that members of the Senate and the House should be hanged?…Those words carry a lot of weight…I'm not intimidated by Donald Trump.”
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Sen. Kelly: “I take the threats from this president seriously. How many times in our country's history have you heard a president of the United States say that members of the Senate and the House should be hanged?…Those words carry a lot of weight…I'm not intimidated by Donald Trump.”
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Government can do two things immediately.
1) Get off X
2) Focus attention on calling out double standards and bias in the media. It is about getting fair coverage, not shutting down criticism. Johnson was never accused of lying by BBC, yet Reeves is?
Then Leveson Part 2 in the medium term.
1) Get off X
2) Focus attention on calling out double standards and bias in the media. It is about getting fair coverage, not shutting down criticism. Johnson was never accused of lying by BBC, yet Reeves is?
Then Leveson Part 2 in the medium term.
If I were Rachel Reeves I would simply ask Laura K and Nick Robinson why they were repeating right wing talking points found on X as a basis for their questions. Stop being defensive.
December 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Government can do two things immediately.
1) Get off X
2) Focus attention on calling out double standards and bias in the media. It is about getting fair coverage, not shutting down criticism. Johnson was never accused of lying by BBC, yet Reeves is?
Then Leveson Part 2 in the medium term.
1) Get off X
2) Focus attention on calling out double standards and bias in the media. It is about getting fair coverage, not shutting down criticism. Johnson was never accused of lying by BBC, yet Reeves is?
Then Leveson Part 2 in the medium term.
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But overall, "lanyard class" is *such* a stupid phrase. Hospital porters wear them. Secondary school teachers generally do. Peers of the realm, including Glassman, are meant to wear them around parliament and most are polite enough to do so.
December 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
But overall, "lanyard class" is *such* a stupid phrase. Hospital porters wear them. Secondary school teachers generally do. Peers of the realm, including Glassman, are meant to wear them around parliament and most are polite enough to do so.
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Questions for us as a nation:
*Adapting to climate breakdown
*Demographic transition
*How much immigration?
*Green energy shift
*Rearmament and defence
*Trade with the EU
*Housebuiliding and infra
Not a question:
*Most stuff the Lobby talks about
*Adapting to climate breakdown
*Demographic transition
*How much immigration?
*Green energy shift
*Rearmament and defence
*Trade with the EU
*Housebuiliding and infra
Not a question:
*Most stuff the Lobby talks about
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Questions for us as a nation:
*Adapting to climate breakdown
*Demographic transition
*How much immigration?
*Green energy shift
*Rearmament and defence
*Trade with the EU
*Housebuiliding and infra
Not a question:
*Most stuff the Lobby talks about
*Adapting to climate breakdown
*Demographic transition
*How much immigration?
*Green energy shift
*Rearmament and defence
*Trade with the EU
*Housebuiliding and infra
Not a question:
*Most stuff the Lobby talks about
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It’s not easy for Canada to completely restructure its economic system away from a partnership with the United States, a partnership Canada knows… that EVERY nation now knows… can’t be trusted. But it’s the right thing to do. And we’ll be stronger for it.
Will the United States? I doubt it.
Will the United States? I doubt it.
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government announces that Canada is realigning Canada's economy away from the United States.
December 1, 2025 at 3:06 AM
It’s not easy for Canada to completely restructure its economic system away from a partnership with the United States, a partnership Canada knows… that EVERY nation now knows… can’t be trusted. But it’s the right thing to do. And we’ll be stronger for it.
Will the United States? I doubt it.
Will the United States? I doubt it.
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Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
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There are those on the left and right who offer only grievance: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewal | Keir Starmer
There are those on the left and right who offer only grievance: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewal | Keir Starmer
Judge last week’s budget in the light of our bold plans to sweep away red tape, tackle inactivity among young people and pursue a closer trading relationship with the EU, says prime minister Keir Starmer
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
There are those on the left and right who offer only grievance: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewal | Keir Starmer