@pedrmeirion.bsky.social
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I don't miss Twitter but I do miss many of the people who are still on there.
Sadly I think if they haven't come here yet, they won't
Sadly I think if they haven't come here yet, they won't
December 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I don't miss Twitter but I do miss many of the people who are still on there.
Sadly I think if they haven't come here yet, they won't
Sadly I think if they haven't come here yet, they won't
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The BBC are constantly fawning over Farage's every move despite Reform only having four MPs. Our national broadcaster should reflect the whole country, not just one man’s ego.
September 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The BBC are constantly fawning over Farage's every move despite Reform only having four MPs. Our national broadcaster should reflect the whole country, not just one man’s ego.
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Can we start calling the media outlets that appease and mollify billionaires ‘radical’ instead? I’m fed up of being called radical for calling for policies that would safeguard lives and give everyone a chance.
September 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Can we start calling the media outlets that appease and mollify billionaires ‘radical’ instead? I’m fed up of being called radical for calling for policies that would safeguard lives and give everyone a chance.
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Today Nick Ferrari asked if treaties like the ECHR & the Refugee Convention that were drawn up in the wake of WWII are still relevant to modern Britain.
I said the context of racial hatred towards Muslim immigrants now echoes the hatred of Jewish immigrants in the 20th century. We need these laws.
I said the context of racial hatred towards Muslim immigrants now echoes the hatred of Jewish immigrants in the 20th century. We need these laws.
September 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Today Nick Ferrari asked if treaties like the ECHR & the Refugee Convention that were drawn up in the wake of WWII are still relevant to modern Britain.
I said the context of racial hatred towards Muslim immigrants now echoes the hatred of Jewish immigrants in the 20th century. We need these laws.
I said the context of racial hatred towards Muslim immigrants now echoes the hatred of Jewish immigrants in the 20th century. We need these laws.
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What’s missing from the story is perspective - in July this year bills came down by over £130 a year - nearly £3 per week. So this 30 quid increase still leaves bills 100 quid lower than they were in July…..
August 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
What’s missing from the story is perspective - in July this year bills came down by over £130 a year - nearly £3 per week. So this 30 quid increase still leaves bills 100 quid lower than they were in July…..
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Surprised yesterday to see headlines about something going up in price by 60p per week - that’s headline news!? I don’t care what the issue might be, energy, food, housing costs - 60p a week is a non story.
buff.ly/OGQYiNH
buff.ly/OGQYiNH
August 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Surprised yesterday to see headlines about something going up in price by 60p per week - that’s headline news!? I don’t care what the issue might be, energy, food, housing costs - 60p a week is a non story.
buff.ly/OGQYiNH
buff.ly/OGQYiNH
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Re-upping this again, please spread far and wide:
Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky
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August 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Re-upping this again, please spread far and wide:
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I hope Bluesky won’t censor this rather saucy picture my bird tonight
August 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I hope Bluesky won’t censor this rather saucy picture my bird tonight
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“Arghh! Shiver me timbers”
August 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“Arghh! Shiver me timbers”
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this is really stupid of the BBC though. Heat pumps are not controversial!
Sad news about the Happy Heat Pump Podcast.
Sorry to say, that after about 20 episodes, we’re drawing it to a close at the request of the BBC which worries it may be seen as steering into areas of public controversy.
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youtu.be/RJPKgngqoX0?...
Sorry to say, that after about 20 episodes, we’re drawing it to a close at the request of the BBC which worries it may be seen as steering into areas of public controversy.
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youtu.be/RJPKgngqoX0?...
https://youtu.be/RJPKgngqoX0?si=92B9xN4zy6BiWXqK
t.co
April 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
this is really stupid of the BBC though. Heat pumps are not controversial!
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I've got a quick favour to ask. If you're reading this post on Mastodon (or the Fediverse), please click share.
How come?
I recently moved across to my own self-hosted single-user server (using GoToSocial.org). For a bunch of reasons, including visibility across the Fedi, it would really help out.
How come?
I recently moved across to my own self-hosted single-user server (using GoToSocial.org). For a bunch of reasons, including visibility across the Fedi, it would really help out.
April 20, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I've got a quick favour to ask. If you're reading this post on Mastodon (or the Fediverse), please click share.
How come?
I recently moved across to my own self-hosted single-user server (using GoToSocial.org). For a bunch of reasons, including visibility across the Fedi, it would really help out.
How come?
I recently moved across to my own self-hosted single-user server (using GoToSocial.org). For a bunch of reasons, including visibility across the Fedi, it would really help out.
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Quick reminder: Le Pen wasn't found guilty because the French courts hate democracy. She was found guilty because she broke the fucking law.
open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
April 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Quick reminder: Le Pen wasn't found guilty because the French courts hate democracy. She was found guilty because she broke the fucking law.
open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
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My latest post is now out.
I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.
This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.
This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
Censor, purge, defund: how Trump following the authoritarian playbook on science and universities
I have mapped 35 of the Trump administration's attacks on science and universities to the authoritarian playbook - and consider what it means for attacks still to come
christinapagel.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
My latest post is now out.
I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.
This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
I show how Trump's attacks on science and universities are neither random nor new - they fit very precisely into the authoritarian playbook.
This means we can guess what might come next and prepare - and we must!
christinapagel.substack.com/p/censor-pur...
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If you want time travel, Aberystwyth is your target. Delightful place. But the train from Brum is actually a TARDIS.
March 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
If you want time travel, Aberystwyth is your target. Delightful place. But the train from Brum is actually a TARDIS.
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It seems Moscow's quite pleased with how the last few days have gone. Today's Russian papers:
· “Russia can't conceal its malicious pleasure…”
· “The Western system is crashing like a house of cards.”
· Kremlin “New US foreign policy configurations largely aligned with Russia’s” #ReadingRussia
· “Russia can't conceal its malicious pleasure…”
· “The Western system is crashing like a house of cards.”
· Kremlin “New US foreign policy configurations largely aligned with Russia’s” #ReadingRussia
Steve's Reading Russia - Russian Press Review (3 March 2025)
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
March 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM
It seems Moscow's quite pleased with how the last few days have gone. Today's Russian papers:
· “Russia can't conceal its malicious pleasure…”
· “The Western system is crashing like a house of cards.”
· Kremlin “New US foreign policy configurations largely aligned with Russia’s” #ReadingRussia
· “Russia can't conceal its malicious pleasure…”
· “The Western system is crashing like a house of cards.”
· Kremlin “New US foreign policy configurations largely aligned with Russia’s” #ReadingRussia
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Russian state TV on the new world order: "Now everything is being decided inside a big triangle: Russia, China & the US. Within this, the new construction of the world will come to fruition. The EU as a united political force no longer exists..." ['News of the Week', Russia-1]
March 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Russian state TV on the new world order: "Now everything is being decided inside a big triangle: Russia, China & the US. Within this, the new construction of the world will come to fruition. The EU as a united political force no longer exists..." ['News of the Week', Russia-1]
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Two BBC guys seeking pub work in London E20 (preferably in the Queen Vic). Please contact @owainwynevans.bsky.social or me. Ahead of EastEnders’ 40th anniversary, here is our version of Simon May’s classic theme.
February 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Two BBC guys seeking pub work in London E20 (preferably in the Queen Vic). Please contact @owainwynevans.bsky.social or me. Ahead of EastEnders’ 40th anniversary, here is our version of Simon May’s classic theme.
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Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.
February 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.
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Even #sophiefromromania admits it’s a little early
February 8, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Even #sophiefromromania admits it’s a little early
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Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.
Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
February 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.
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January 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM