Patrick Smith
@psmithjournalist.bsky.social
Breaking news editor for nbcnews.com in London. SWFC and St Albans City fan. Mancunian. Likes memes.
This is several lifetimes in the twitterverse. It needs to be faster.
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This is several lifetimes in the twitterverse. It needs to be faster.
There was no state? In 1st century BC? No empire or local governance?
November 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
There was no state? In 1st century BC? No empire or local governance?
Thanksgiving parade update: Foreigner are playing on a float featuring a caged Demagorgon.
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Thanksgiving parade update: Foreigner are playing on a float featuring a caged Demagorgon.
BSky's Popular With Friends feed, not updating for the last hour
November 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
BSky's Popular With Friends feed, not updating for the last hour
"Benefits" is such a loaded political term in the UK. The biggest is pensions by miles, about £125 billion.
And the state pension will go up by 4.8% or £575 year, apparently whether the recipients need it or not.
The triple lock has become an untouchable consensus.
And the state pension will go up by 4.8% or £575 year, apparently whether the recipients need it or not.
The triple lock has become an untouchable consensus.
November 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
"Benefits" is such a loaded political term in the UK. The biggest is pensions by miles, about £125 billion.
And the state pension will go up by 4.8% or £575 year, apparently whether the recipients need it or not.
The triple lock has become an untouchable consensus.
And the state pension will go up by 4.8% or £575 year, apparently whether the recipients need it or not.
The triple lock has become an untouchable consensus.
Reminds me of @seamas.bsky.social's discourse with Werner Herzog
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Reminds me of @seamas.bsky.social's discourse with Werner Herzog
It is indeed striking that the country was torn apart over this and now... Brexit barely even mentioned except in economic reports that say how bad it has been
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
It is indeed striking that the country was torn apart over this and now... Brexit barely even mentioned except in economic reports that say how bad it has been
Fairly reliable rule of thumb that a meme is either over or soon to be over when big brands get involved, so let's hope this is the case here
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Fairly reliable rule of thumb that a meme is either over or soon to be over when big brands get involved, so let's hope this is the case here
I enjoy catching up with the news in the morning
November 21, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I enjoy catching up with the news in the morning
How "secretive" is the meeting when one of the people in it puts a picture in Instagram?
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM
How "secretive" is the meeting when one of the people in it puts a picture in Instagram?
ABSOLUTION - Jeff VanderMeer (4/5)
Prequel to the Southern Reach trilogy, this is ultra-weird SF/horror that answers few questions and adds layers of mystery to the biological terror of Area X.
Enjoyably strange in its blurring of reality and paranoid conspiracy. Also, evil alligators.
Prequel to the Southern Reach trilogy, this is ultra-weird SF/horror that answers few questions and adds layers of mystery to the biological terror of Area X.
Enjoyably strange in its blurring of reality and paranoid conspiracy. Also, evil alligators.
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
ABSOLUTION - Jeff VanderMeer (4/5)
Prequel to the Southern Reach trilogy, this is ultra-weird SF/horror that answers few questions and adds layers of mystery to the biological terror of Area X.
Enjoyably strange in its blurring of reality and paranoid conspiracy. Also, evil alligators.
Prequel to the Southern Reach trilogy, this is ultra-weird SF/horror that answers few questions and adds layers of mystery to the biological terror of Area X.
Enjoyably strange in its blurring of reality and paranoid conspiracy. Also, evil alligators.
They should bring in a professional
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
They should bring in a professional
It's cases like this that ask the big questions on gun control in the U.S. Someone turns up to do a job, mistakenly at the wrong place, and is shot dead.
How would this have played out in a country without ready access to firearms?
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
How would this have played out in a country without ready access to firearms?
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
November 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
It's cases like this that ask the big questions on gun control in the U.S. Someone turns up to do a job, mistakenly at the wrong place, and is shot dead.
How would this have played out in a country without ready access to firearms?
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
How would this have played out in a country without ready access to firearms?
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
I don't want to spoil it, but is not what happens
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I don't want to spoil it, but is not what happens
Wonderwall was released 30 years ago if you'd like to ruminate on the unceasing passage of time and your small role in the events of the universe.
October 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Wonderwall was released 30 years ago if you'd like to ruminate on the unceasing passage of time and your small role in the events of the universe.
This message from the #swfc players to the fans today is inspiring.
And what word from Chansiri? Anything? Maybe a little word on the last 10 years and what’s happened today?
And what word from Chansiri? Anything? Maybe a little word on the last 10 years and what’s happened today?
October 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This message from the #swfc players to the fans today is inspiring.
And what word from Chansiri? Anything? Maybe a little word on the last 10 years and what’s happened today?
And what word from Chansiri? Anything? Maybe a little word on the last 10 years and what’s happened today?
The ads make it look like Trump is choosing some strange images to make his point
October 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The ads make it look like Trump is choosing some strange images to make his point
Truth Social is such a bizarre user experience with the mixture of polemic and tinnitus adverts
October 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Truth Social is such a bizarre user experience with the mixture of polemic and tinnitus adverts
Trump, July 31: “It won’t interfere with the current building. It’ll be near it, but not touching it, and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
October 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Trump, July 31: “It won’t interfere with the current building. It’ll be near it, but not touching it, and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
"Spicy Jesus" shows the welts on his back from repeated clashes with law enforcement.
October 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"Spicy Jesus" shows the welts on his back from repeated clashes with law enforcement.
October 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM