Nick Nack
@nick-nacks.bsky.social
Horrified/Fascinated with UK & US Politics, Excited by all things STEM, Economics, Dog-lover, 🏉,🏏, slight obsession with elephants, and proud parent to teenage daughter.
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Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.
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Gosh. What a surprise.
🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Gosh. What a surprise.
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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No clear evidence to support any link between maternal acetaminophen (Tylenol) intake and autism or ADHD in offspring, a new umbrella, systematic review
@bmj.com
@bmj.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
No clear evidence to support any link between maternal acetaminophen (Tylenol) intake and autism or ADHD in offspring, a new umbrella, systematic review
@bmj.com
@bmj.com
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Left: President Trump, "Ronald Reagan loved tariffs and they said he didn't"
Right: President Reagan criticising tariffs saying that tariffs destroy prosperity
Right: President Reagan criticising tariffs saying that tariffs destroy prosperity
October 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Left: President Trump, "Ronald Reagan loved tariffs and they said he didn't"
Right: President Reagan criticising tariffs saying that tariffs destroy prosperity
Right: President Reagan criticising tariffs saying that tariffs destroy prosperity
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'New research coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC has found that AI assistants – already a daily information gateway for millions of people – routinely misrepresent news content no matter which language, territory, or AI platform is tested.' 1/2
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
'New research coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC has found that AI assistants – already a daily information gateway for millions of people – routinely misrepresent news content no matter which language, territory, or AI platform is tested.' 1/2
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Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
October 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley. Perfection.
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📽️What on earth are rare earths?
Why do they matter so much?
Why do they nearly all come from China?
And how worried should we be about the latest chapter in the trade war?
These and more questions answered in my latest primer👇 youtu.be/vq4eRtwFjIc?...
Why do they matter so much?
Why do they nearly all come from China?
And how worried should we be about the latest chapter in the trade war?
These and more questions answered in my latest primer👇 youtu.be/vq4eRtwFjIc?...
Trade War Explained: The Rare Earth Metals China Dominates and US needs
YouTube video by Sky News
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
📽️What on earth are rare earths?
Why do they matter so much?
Why do they nearly all come from China?
And how worried should we be about the latest chapter in the trade war?
These and more questions answered in my latest primer👇 youtu.be/vq4eRtwFjIc?...
Why do they matter so much?
Why do they nearly all come from China?
And how worried should we be about the latest chapter in the trade war?
These and more questions answered in my latest primer👇 youtu.be/vq4eRtwFjIc?...
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The entire announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize is very moving. I urge everyone to watch it. It is about defending democracy in dark times. www.youtube.com/live/wrRBGaU...
Announcement of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
YouTube video by Nobel Prize
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The entire announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize is very moving. I urge everyone to watch it. It is about defending democracy in dark times. www.youtube.com/live/wrRBGaU...
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This is Eeyore. He led a sheriff's deputy to his grandma after she fell during their walk. We are awarding him the incredibly rare 15/10 (FB: OkaloosaSheriff)
October 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This is Eeyore. He led a sheriff's deputy to his grandma after she fell during their walk. We are awarding him the incredibly rare 15/10 (FB: OkaloosaSheriff)
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This is a lie.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This is a lie.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
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Bloody hell.
Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone's company, PPE Medpro, has just been ordered to refund the Government £122m from a PPE contract.
There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
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There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
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October 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Bloody hell.
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Horrendous news coming from Manchester. We’re reporting what we know here.
BREAKING: The suspect in the Manchester synagogue attack is believed to be dead
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-worl...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-worl...
Manchester synagogue suspect 'dead' being after seen with 'bomb'
A man was stabbed before armed police shot the suspect outside the synagogue
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Horrendous news coming from Manchester. We’re reporting what we know here.
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“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
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This is the judgment on the PPE/Medpro claim.
A cracking £122m win for the Government Legal Service
And is wonderful to see the government bringing a claim in contract against a shoddy supplier.
This does not happen often, and it should happen far more.
www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
A cracking £122m win for the Government Legal Service
And is wonderful to see the government bringing a claim in contract against a shoddy supplier.
This does not happen often, and it should happen far more.
www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
www.judiciary.uk
October 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This is the judgment on the PPE/Medpro claim.
A cracking £122m win for the Government Legal Service
And is wonderful to see the government bringing a claim in contract against a shoddy supplier.
This does not happen often, and it should happen far more.
www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
A cracking £122m win for the Government Legal Service
And is wonderful to see the government bringing a claim in contract against a shoddy supplier.
This does not happen often, and it should happen far more.
www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
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Any journalist quoting this absurd, invented £234 billion number cited by Farage/Reform should make absolutely clear that it has been withdrawn by *its own authors* (the Centre for Policy Studies) after they admitted it contained several major errors (1/3)
September 22, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Any journalist quoting this absurd, invented £234 billion number cited by Farage/Reform should make absolutely clear that it has been withdrawn by *its own authors* (the Centre for Policy Studies) after they admitted it contained several major errors (1/3)
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It's 2000, & wreck diver Rod Macdonald has discovered something terrifying:
"Dave and I couldn’t resist the temptation to fin over to the edge of the pinnacle & look over the side, down into the 200-metre deep abyss.
[Then] I became aware that my exhaled bubbles had stopped rising upwards..."
1/
"Dave and I couldn’t resist the temptation to fin over to the edge of the pinnacle & look over the side, down into the 200-metre deep abyss.
[Then] I became aware that my exhaled bubbles had stopped rising upwards..."
1/
September 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
It's 2000, & wreck diver Rod Macdonald has discovered something terrifying:
"Dave and I couldn’t resist the temptation to fin over to the edge of the pinnacle & look over the side, down into the 200-metre deep abyss.
[Then] I became aware that my exhaled bubbles had stopped rising upwards..."
1/
"Dave and I couldn’t resist the temptation to fin over to the edge of the pinnacle & look over the side, down into the 200-metre deep abyss.
[Then] I became aware that my exhaled bubbles had stopped rising upwards..."
1/
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Here's part of Peter Mandelson's birthday message to "my best pal" Jeffrey Epstein.
September 9, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Here's part of Peter Mandelson's birthday message to "my best pal" Jeffrey Epstein.
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A huge irony that Reform claim to speak to those outside of the Westminster bubble - and here they are planning to cancel a once-in-a-lifetime project aimed at evening up the country and powering up the North
Reform UK vow to scrap new Liverpool to Manchester rail line
Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram slams Nigel Farage's party as Reform deputy leader says Northern Powerhouse Rail plans would be cancelled
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
September 9, 2025 at 7:11 AM
A huge irony that Reform claim to speak to those outside of the Westminster bubble - and here they are planning to cancel a once-in-a-lifetime project aimed at evening up the country and powering up the North
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'Starry Starry night' hand embroidered artwork by Vicki Foster, contemporary textile artist #WomensArt
September 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
'Starry Starry night' hand embroidered artwork by Vicki Foster, contemporary textile artist #WomensArt
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
September 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
August 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!