Andy O
@odie1892.bsky.social
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Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”
Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.
Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.
October 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”
Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.
Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.
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Nearly every media outlet is announcing they will refuse to sign the Pentagon’s new rule stating they cannot report information if it’s not government “authorized.”
Even Newsmax is refusing to sign.
Even Newsmax is refusing to sign.
October 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Nearly every media outlet is announcing they will refuse to sign the Pentagon’s new rule stating they cannot report information if it’s not government “authorized.”
Even Newsmax is refusing to sign.
Even Newsmax is refusing to sign.
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Breaking: Text messages of Young Republican groups across the country have just been leaked.
They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.
They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.
October 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Breaking: Text messages of Young Republican groups across the country have just been leaked.
They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.
They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.
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This points to a banter heuristic outcome where suddenly the English and Scots are forced to pay excruciatingly detailed attention to Welsh politics as Plaid Cymru becomes the UK's kingmaker
New YouGov Westminster poll:
RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)
RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)
October 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
This points to a banter heuristic outcome where suddenly the English and Scots are forced to pay excruciatingly detailed attention to Welsh politics as Plaid Cymru becomes the UK's kingmaker
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BBC now suggesting they didn't interview Zack Polanski on Laura Kuenssberg when he was elected because they weren't on air then. Which is technically true because he was elected on a Tuesday. However, they did air just days later on Sunday and featured interviews with Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch
BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview
The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show
bylinetimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
BBC now suggesting they didn't interview Zack Polanski on Laura Kuenssberg when he was elected because they weren't on air then. Which is technically true because he was elected on a Tuesday. However, they did air just days later on Sunday and featured interviews with Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch
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Leaving the ECHR would allow the State Pension, the Minimum Wage, Sick Pay, Maternity Pay, Paid Holiday and working hour limits to all be abolished.
They would make hundreds of billions from this.
That is what they want.
They would make hundreds of billions from this.
That is what they want.
October 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Leaving the ECHR would allow the State Pension, the Minimum Wage, Sick Pay, Maternity Pay, Paid Holiday and working hour limits to all be abolished.
They would make hundreds of billions from this.
That is what they want.
They would make hundreds of billions from this.
That is what they want.
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The head of the UK's leading anti-racism campaign group Hope not Hate wrote to Keir Starmer to complain about his "silence" in the face of a rising far-right threat.
"At the time when people needed leadership there was silence.
“And for the far right, that silence just emboldened them further"
"At the time when people needed leadership there was silence.
“And for the far right, that silence just emboldened them further"
Nigel Farage's Reform a Bigger Far-Right Threat Than the BNP, Says UK’s Leading Anti-Racism Campaigner
Hope not Hate's CEO Nick Lowles says Reform's rise is mainstreaming ideas that were previously taboo even on parts of the far-right
bylinetimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The head of the UK's leading anti-racism campaign group Hope not Hate wrote to Keir Starmer to complain about his "silence" in the face of a rising far-right threat.
"At the time when people needed leadership there was silence.
“And for the far right, that silence just emboldened them further"
"At the time when people needed leadership there was silence.
“And for the far right, that silence just emboldened them further"
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Trump brags about extracting $16 million from ABC settlement, says he wants to “test” the network out again. More explicit threats that if a private company doesn’t do his bidding, Trump will punish with lawsuits or government action.
September 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Trump brags about extracting $16 million from ABC settlement, says he wants to “test” the network out again. More explicit threats that if a private company doesn’t do his bidding, Trump will punish with lawsuits or government action.
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The logical culmination of Gove’s ‘we don’t trust experts’. Now it’s ’we don’t know anything’.
"We were told thalidomide was a safe drug and it wasn't..."
Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.
Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The logical culmination of Gove’s ‘we don’t trust experts’. Now it’s ’we don’t know anything’.
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For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
September 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
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Reform will apparently pledge today that they'd abolish indefinite leave to remain - including retrospectively, to people already granted it. Obviously this is a moral abomination but it is also a practical and legal impossibility.
September 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Reform will apparently pledge today that they'd abolish indefinite leave to remain - including retrospectively, to people already granted it. Obviously this is a moral abomination but it is also a practical and legal impossibility.
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Twitter is a lost cause. The owner of the app champions Tommy Robinson and overturning British democracy. Whatever progressive purpose or argument you are trying to advance is futile because you are playing against the house. The app is rigged against you. Just leave and start again.
I agree that using Twitter is bad now and it would definitely be cathartic for more people/institutions to abandon it, but I am nervous about the extent to which it is strategically wise to do so.
September 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Twitter is a lost cause. The owner of the app champions Tommy Robinson and overturning British democracy. Whatever progressive purpose or argument you are trying to advance is futile because you are playing against the house. The app is rigged against you. Just leave and start again.
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I think Labours biggest mistake has been to not rid the BBC of Tim Davie & all the other thoroughly dangerous right-wing Tories occupying the top positions. It's become GB News light. And it's our national broadcaster. It's scary to be honest. Labour need to revisit Leveson with a matter of urgency.
For some reason, Charlie Kirk's widow is top of the BBC News. She has a pure bloodlust that is frightening to see. All wrapped up as 'Christianity' as well.
September 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I think Labours biggest mistake has been to not rid the BBC of Tim Davie & all the other thoroughly dangerous right-wing Tories occupying the top positions. It's become GB News light. And it's our national broadcaster. It's scary to be honest. Labour need to revisit Leveson with a matter of urgency.
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‘Five Houses’ Farage has a certain ring. And he owns, or has claimed to own, all of them. Which is four more than Angela Rayner does…
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nigel Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home
A BBC investigation raises questions about how the Reform UK leader's partner paid for a home in his constituency.
www.bbc.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:53 AM
‘Five Houses’ Farage has a certain ring. And he owns, or has claimed to own, all of them. Which is four more than Angela Rayner does…
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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… decisions over political coverage come from the top and, to go back to the original story, it’s evidently clear there is a political-cultural issue at the BBC. I’ve not wanted to believe that but now it’s beyond dispute. Our principal public-service broadcaster is overtly right-wing. Simple.
September 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
… decisions over political coverage come from the top and, to go back to the original story, it’s evidently clear there is a political-cultural issue at the BBC. I’ve not wanted to believe that but now it’s beyond dispute. Our principal public-service broadcaster is overtly right-wing. Simple.
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… truly wild that political journalists justify the coverage Farage and Reform in general get by pointing to the opinion polls, that they see themselves as reacting to his/their popularity rather than stoking it. They’re either dumb or disingenuous and we all know, on the whole, it’s the latter.
September 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
… truly wild that political journalists justify the coverage Farage and Reform in general get by pointing to the opinion polls, that they see themselves as reacting to his/their popularity rather than stoking it. They’re either dumb or disingenuous and we all know, on the whole, it’s the latter.
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Political journalists, right across the board, are treating Farage like a celebrity when they should be treating him like a menace, because that’s exactly what he is. And the more coverage he gets the more his menacing influence grows. So stop it - all of you.
September 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Political journalists, right across the board, are treating Farage like a celebrity when they should be treating him like a menace, because that’s exactly what he is. And the more coverage he gets the more his menacing influence grows. So stop it - all of you.
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This article misses the other side of this, which is that the total price of all the TV channels you need to subscribe to to watch football now feels like it amounts to the same!
May 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This article misses the other side of this, which is that the total price of all the TV channels you need to subscribe to to watch football now feels like it amounts to the same!
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There’s a really easy fix. Let people watch all games including 3pm kick-offs. Let them do so for a reasonable price.
We all know that if the 3pm broadcasts become viewable they’ll charge £150 a month.
Peacock shows *most* matches for the equivalent of £20 a year. It’s bullshit.
We all know that if the 3pm broadcasts become viewable they’ll charge £150 a month.
Peacock shows *most* matches for the equivalent of £20 a year. It’s bullshit.
This article misses the other side of this, which is that the total price of all the TV channels you need to subscribe to to watch football now feels like it amounts to the same!
May 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
There’s a really easy fix. Let people watch all games including 3pm kick-offs. Let them do so for a reasonable price.
We all know that if the 3pm broadcasts become viewable they’ll charge £150 a month.
Peacock shows *most* matches for the equivalent of £20 a year. It’s bullshit.
We all know that if the 3pm broadcasts become viewable they’ll charge £150 a month.
Peacock shows *most* matches for the equivalent of £20 a year. It’s bullshit.
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Well, this is frankly tremendous from @theanfieldwrap.bsky.social crew.
May 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Well, this is frankly tremendous from @theanfieldwrap.bsky.social crew.
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Reminder - The 42 Labour MPs who oppose the disability cuts represent just 10% of all Labour MPs.
Think about that.
Think about that.
May 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Reminder - The 42 Labour MPs who oppose the disability cuts represent just 10% of all Labour MPs.
Think about that.
Think about that.
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Think this is outstanding.
May 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Think this is outstanding.
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Ten years ago if you had written a dystopian SF story in which the person in charge of U.S. public health did a press event at a fast food joint to say that fried food is good but measles vaccines cause measles the ghost of Philip K. Dick would have said that you were being too bleak and unrealistic
RFK Jr on the measles vaccine: "There are adverse events from the vaccine. It does cause deaths every year. It causes all the illnesses that measles itself cause."
March 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Ten years ago if you had written a dystopian SF story in which the person in charge of U.S. public health did a press event at a fast food joint to say that fried food is good but measles vaccines cause measles the ghost of Philip K. Dick would have said that you were being too bleak and unrealistic
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Like the Laffer Curve, the idea that adding VAT to private school fees would price out the people who want to pay to make sure their kids don’t get educated with povvos turns out to be bullshit. In a sensible world this news would lead to absolutely rinsing the top 0.1% of earners for 75% income tax
March 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Like the Laffer Curve, the idea that adding VAT to private school fees would price out the people who want to pay to make sure their kids don’t get educated with povvos turns out to be bullshit. In a sensible world this news would lead to absolutely rinsing the top 0.1% of earners for 75% income tax
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A message from Spain's left-wing government to the UK: take heart from our success on workers' rights. Raising living standards is the key to combating the far right.
"If you fall into the dialogue of the far right, the far right wins."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"If you fall into the dialogue of the far right, the far right wins."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘If you fall into the dialogue of the far right, the far right wins’: Spain’s deputy PM on the need for workers’ rights
Yolanda Díaz Pérez’s leftwing government has championed employment reform similar to Labour’s proposals – and she tells British business there is nothing to fear
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
A message from Spain's left-wing government to the UK: take heart from our success on workers' rights. Raising living standards is the key to combating the far right.
"If you fall into the dialogue of the far right, the far right wins."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"If you fall into the dialogue of the far right, the far right wins."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...