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Trump vs The BBC.
Love or loathe the BBC, recent events have put the UK's journalistic sovereignty in peril.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCMn...
Love or loathe the BBC, recent events have put the UK's journalistic sovereignty in peril.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCMn...
Trump vs The BBC
YouTube video by Jonathan Pie
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Trump vs The BBC.
Love or loathe the BBC, recent events have put the UK's journalistic sovereignty in peril.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCMn...
Love or loathe the BBC, recent events have put the UK's journalistic sovereignty in peril.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCMn...
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The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight.
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight.
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
@blockclubchi.bsky.social
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I couldn’t count how many times Literature Ireland has been there for me, supporting my writing, listening, encouraging and being a home from home. Endlessly grateful. Swung by their swanky new set up at Frankfurt Book Fair today and caught the team working hard to promote Irish writing
October 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I couldn’t count how many times Literature Ireland has been there for me, supporting my writing, listening, encouraging and being a home from home. Endlessly grateful. Swung by their swanky new set up at Frankfurt Book Fair today and caught the team working hard to promote Irish writing
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“I can’t think of a case where poems changed the world, but what they do is they change people’s understanding of what’s going on in the world.”
Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney
October 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
“I can’t think of a case where poems changed the world, but what they do is they change people’s understanding of what’s going on in the world.”
Seamus Heaney
Seamus Heaney
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"I was going to keep [some Russian books], but then I opened one, I thought I’d read it – but no, I can’t, it’s just a feeling of repulsion."
www.ourdailyread.com/2025/09/tain...
www.ourdailyread.com/2025/09/tain...
Tainted love: how Ukrainians are ridding themselves of Russian-language books | OurDailyRead
Putin’s invasion has seen Ukrainian book lovers recoil from Russian literary dominance, by a range of means
www.ourdailyread.com
September 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"I was going to keep [some Russian books], but then I opened one, I thought I’d read it – but no, I can’t, it’s just a feeling of repulsion."
www.ourdailyread.com/2025/09/tain...
www.ourdailyread.com/2025/09/tain...
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“Farage has given two contradictory versions – one that he bought it and the other that his girlfriend owns it. If the second one is correct then he has engineered a massive saving on stamp duty, larger than the one that forced Angela Rayner to resign.” – @goodlawproject.org
https://bit.ly/4m81Zzt
https://bit.ly/4m81Zzt
'Hypocrite' Nigel Farage didn't pay £44k stamp duty then blasted Angela Rayner
Last year Nigel Farage announced he had bought a house in Clacton, Essex, but in fact it was his partner Laure Ferrari, 46, who shelled out almost £900,000 for the property
www.mirror.co.uk
September 6, 2025 at 6:28 AM
“Farage has given two contradictory versions – one that he bought it and the other that his girlfriend owns it. If the second one is correct then he has engineered a massive saving on stamp duty, larger than the one that forced Angela Rayner to resign.” – @goodlawproject.org
https://bit.ly/4m81Zzt
https://bit.ly/4m81Zzt
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A tale of two vibes.
August 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A tale of two vibes.
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Booker longlist with no Irish titles. That’s not a real thing.
This year’s Booker prize longlist looks in new directions
This year’s Booker prize longlist looks in new directions
Former winner Kiran Desai leads a varied field, while Alan Hollinghurst misses out
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Booker longlist with no Irish titles. That’s not a real thing.
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Vor einem Jahr fuhr Keir Starmer einen überragenden Wahlsieg ein. Ich weiss noch, wie erleichtert viele Briten damals waren.
Ein Jahr später ist davon nicht viel übrig, vor allem innenpolitisch hat Starmer einen Fehler nach dem anderen gemacht.
Wie konnte das passieren? My analysis for GermanTV. 👇
Ein Jahr später ist davon nicht viel übrig, vor allem innenpolitisch hat Starmer einen Fehler nach dem anderen gemacht.
Wie konnte das passieren? My analysis for GermanTV. 👇
Die Autorität wackelt: Ein Jahr britischer Premier Starmer
Vor einem Jahr gewann Keir Starmer die Wahl in Großbritannien. Nach den Chaos-Jahren der Tories sollte der neue Premier Seriosität in die Politik des Landes bringen. Doch seine Regierung macht einen F...
www.tagesschau.de
July 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Vor einem Jahr fuhr Keir Starmer einen überragenden Wahlsieg ein. Ich weiss noch, wie erleichtert viele Briten damals waren.
Ein Jahr später ist davon nicht viel übrig, vor allem innenpolitisch hat Starmer einen Fehler nach dem anderen gemacht.
Wie konnte das passieren? My analysis for GermanTV. 👇
Ein Jahr später ist davon nicht viel übrig, vor allem innenpolitisch hat Starmer einen Fehler nach dem anderen gemacht.
Wie konnte das passieren? My analysis for GermanTV. 👇
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World War 3 kinda sucks, but you know, it was either this or pronouns
June 22, 2025 at 5:08 AM
World War 3 kinda sucks, but you know, it was either this or pronouns
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Today I'm celebrating Bloomsday by recreating Joyce's favourite activity: not being in Dublin.
June 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Today I'm celebrating Bloomsday by recreating Joyce's favourite activity: not being in Dublin.
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Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.
June 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.
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“Formal subtlety and fragmentation” meets a “warmly conventional heart” in Wendy Erskine’s “sophisticated, chewy” The Benefactors, which Robert Collins loved.
This Belfast novel has the style of Woolf but the heart of Dickens
Wendy Erskine’s The Benefactors moves beyond the Troubles and shows that money has become the city’s new dividing line — it’s ripe for TV adaptation
www.thetimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“Formal subtlety and fragmentation” meets a “warmly conventional heart” in Wendy Erskine’s “sophisticated, chewy” The Benefactors, which Robert Collins loved.
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I made you all in My image, and I'm an asshole.
May 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I made you all in My image, and I'm an asshole.
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hi i'm ben your ai chatbot
May 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
hi i'm ben your ai chatbot
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Well I have slept on it.
But I can‘t get over it.
"Island of Strangers“ is a horrible thing to say.
And honestly, as someone who spends her professional life trying to see the British side, constantly agonising whether I am too harsh or judgemental, I am deeply upset today.
(I don‘t live in 🇬🇧.)
But I can‘t get over it.
"Island of Strangers“ is a horrible thing to say.
And honestly, as someone who spends her professional life trying to see the British side, constantly agonising whether I am too harsh or judgemental, I am deeply upset today.
(I don‘t live in 🇬🇧.)
May 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Well I have slept on it.
But I can‘t get over it.
"Island of Strangers“ is a horrible thing to say.
And honestly, as someone who spends her professional life trying to see the British side, constantly agonising whether I am too harsh or judgemental, I am deeply upset today.
(I don‘t live in 🇬🇧.)
But I can‘t get over it.
"Island of Strangers“ is a horrible thing to say.
And honestly, as someone who spends her professional life trying to see the British side, constantly agonising whether I am too harsh or judgemental, I am deeply upset today.
(I don‘t live in 🇬🇧.)
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This is an absolutely disastrous framing to adopt. “Immigration beings great gains but it needs to be controlled to maximise benefits” was/is right there on the table. Instead they have opted to lead with the strongest possible “Nigel Farage is right, don’t vote for him” headline.
If you thought the PM’s speech was punchy, his foreword to the immigration white paper says high net migration has done “incalculable damage” to the country.
That is a serious shift in tone for a Labour government/party.
That is a serious shift in tone for a Labour government/party.
May 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This is an absolutely disastrous framing to adopt. “Immigration beings great gains but it needs to be controlled to maximise benefits” was/is right there on the table. Instead they have opted to lead with the strongest possible “Nigel Farage is right, don’t vote for him” headline.
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One of the strangest ironies of the last ten years has been watching Britain immersing itself as deeply as ever in memories of WW2 while proudly turning its back on the project that emerged from it.
May 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
One of the strangest ironies of the last ten years has been watching Britain immersing itself as deeply as ever in memories of WW2 while proudly turning its back on the project that emerged from it.
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In fairness, China's pronouncers of state propaganda have a much better game then America's.
April 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In fairness, China's pronouncers of state propaganda have a much better game then America's.
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I googled "houses that look surprised" and I'm glad I did.
April 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I googled "houses that look surprised" and I'm glad I did.
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🤣🤣🤣 CANADA CANADA...least we still have the Commonwealth Games lol
Having breakfast in Canada this morning.
Pancake, maple syrup and hockey never looked and tasted so great before. 🥅🏒🥞😋
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
#canada #canadastrong #elbowsup #markcarneyforpm #cdnpoli #voteliberal #tariffs #tradewar #neverpoilievre #never51state #buycanadian
Pancake, maple syrup and hockey never looked and tasted so great before. 🥅🏒🥞😋
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
#canada #canadastrong #elbowsup #markcarneyforpm #cdnpoli #voteliberal #tariffs #tradewar #neverpoilievre #never51state #buycanadian
April 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
🤣🤣🤣 CANADA CANADA...least we still have the Commonwealth Games lol
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Pulp: Spike Island review – Jarvis Cocker and co’s joyous second coming
Pulp: Spike Island review – Jarvis Cocker and co’s joyous second coming
The anthemic lead single from the band’s first album in 24 years casts a wary eye over their peak 90s fame – but also suggests that performing is irresistible
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Pulp: Spike Island review – Jarvis Cocker and co’s joyous second coming