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Mark S. (Macrodata Refinement)
@mrelouk.bsky.social
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You should really look him up in Black Adder (Season 2 -4, DO-NOT start with 1, you may get put off!).
October 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The BBC's "Not the Nine o'Clock News" satirised police racism in Britain way back in the late 70s/early 1980s: youtu.be/xGxjnD42iw0?...

"Sergeant: Do you get some kind of perverted gratification from going around stirring up trouble?
Constable: Yes sir!"
Not the nine o clock news Police sketch
YouTube video by VHS Gold
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Especially with added Benny Hill soundtrack.
September 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
It's a variant of the 'ole "some people say" trope used to effect on Fox News.

See this on their technique from (*checks notes*) 18 years ago! youtu.be/NYA9ufivbDw?...
Outfoxed: Fox News technique: "some people say"
YouTube video by Brave New Films
youtu.be
August 19, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Thanks for sharing a little positivity, we all need a bit.
August 15, 2025 at 7:19 AM
AKA the "gish gallop" - employed by former disgraced UK Prime Minister, one Boris Johnson. (Really Mr Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson)
August 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM