Rob Spaull
robspaull.co.uk
Rob Spaull
@robspaull.co.uk
Musician and Game Dev
One half of realityboffins.com
Developing Turis Station
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I mean it's not complicated. Twenty people who were there have confirmed that Nigel Farage said all of these things.

He's the only one denying it, which means just one thing. He is a liar
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays?
Reform UK’s leader refuses to answer questions about his abusive behaviour, claiming there’s ‘no evidence’. We talk to victims and witnesses
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Thanks Brexit peeps
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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I had a great conversation with the wonderful @zackpolanski.bsky.social on his podcast. Do please listen in. I don't think you'll have heard anything quite like it. And there's a LOT more here than the title suggests. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
How Labour Negate Progressive Ideas Through ‘Divide and Rule’ | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
Podcast Episode · Bold Politics with Zack Polanski · 19/11/2025 · 40m
podcasts.apple.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
F**K YOU Manchester Airport Parking and APCOA with you bullshit parking racket! Of course I forget to pay online as I leave the airport IN MY CAR having no idea which way to go as you've changed it all around AGAIN and I'm sleep deprived having got up early to drive 2 hours to drop family off. RAAR!
October 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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🚨 Just dropped: A powerful new video-essay by
@nafeez.bsky.social, head of investigations at @bylinetimes.bsky.social.

Dive into his immersive investigation into what’s beneath the surface. 🎥🔍

Watch it now 👉 youtu.be/7OaSuAVKCGE

#BylineTimes #InvestigativeJournalism #Trump #Thiel #Palantir
The Thiel Effect.
YouTube video by Byline TV
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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The brand-new Wales in Games website is here!

walesingames.com

I am so happy to finally share this with you all!

Sleeker, more user friendly, and with a continued goal of documenting video games featuring #Wales and other #Welsh references.

Diolch for all of your support ♥
October 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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4000 people have joined the Green Party today alone.

And we're close to breaking the target for the most in one day!

Join.greenparty.org.uk
October 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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🔴NEW🔴

Thread 🧵

@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...
bylinetimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own.

Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social

We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.

Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
Former Observer big-hitters inc @carolecadwalla.bsky.social launch new title The Nerve with redundancy payouts

After Observer sale: "We decided to launch a title that the journalists themselves would own, that would be truly independent"
pressgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
Former Observer big-hitters launch new title with redundancy payouts
Five former Observer journalists including Carole Cadwalladr have launched their own culture publication using their redundancy money.
pressgazette.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Can’t wait for this to go down once all the migrants are gone…
September 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Vertical rows are the agrivoltaic winner!

“The vertical panels produce slightly less electricity—but with higher value, as generation peaks coincide with morning and late afternoon demand…The crops don't seem to mind the presence of solar panels and they like the wind protection they provide.”
Double harvest: Vertical solar panels and crops thrive side by side
Imagine a field where solar panels and crops coexist—with no trade-off. It sounds like science fiction, but that's precisely what researchers from Aarhus University have now documented in a full-scale...
techxplore.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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The first time in over 10 years there's been a quality and informative political ad...

Also...

Join the Green Party...
September 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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So Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives, who have repeatedly pledged to fight for "free speech" and a free press have just banned me and Byline Times from attending their conference.

Has never happened before under any previous leader

bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Kemi Badenoch's 'Free Speech' Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party Conference
The ban on covering the party's annual gathering came despite Badenoch's repeated commitment to "fight" for free speech and a free press
bylinetimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Really important read
You've GOT to be kidding me!

The Conservatives - who oversaw every single thing on this list - are trying to claim that only the Conservatives would "stop the madness" - that they created...?

So incredulity aside, what about the list itself?

Let's go Debunking! 1/34
August 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
My original iLoud is still sounding awesome despite all the battering from the last 10+ years! Sounds so much better than any other portable speaker I've tried!
August 1, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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youtu.be/rGmMCpmL5vs I've been wanting to make this one for quite some time so I brought out the special sauce #b3d #blender3d #geometrynodes
actually animate with geometry nodes in Blender 4.4
YouTube video by harry blends
youtu.be
May 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Some of you have very kindly voted for me here. If anyone else wants to do so, it's the last call - voting closes at midnight. Thank you! www.amnesty.org.uk/cast-your-vote
Cast Your Vote for the Amnesty UK People's Choice Award
Cast your vote in the first ever Amnesty UK People's Choice Awards. Which UK journalist do you think made the greatest impact in their tireless reporting on human rights?
www.amnesty.org.uk
May 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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MOSH IDOLS - Our Punk Rock XR Playing Cards are now live on @kickstarter.com!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sol...

Featuring art/music by @madebychaz.bsky.social and Augmented Reality features by @robspaull.co.uk @charlesgershom.com !
MOSH IDOLS - Augmented Reality Playing Cards
Punk rock playing cards with Augmented Reality features and games!
www.kickstarter.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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1. Whenever you see really vicious and widespread "spontaneous" attacks on scientific findings that challenge powerful economic interests, you can be assured that corporate lobbyists have been busy behind the scenes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows
Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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🚨BREAKING CROSSPOST AFTER DDOS ATTACK

Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename ‘Krasnov’ Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief

A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman

www.bylinesupplement.com/p/breaking-c...
BREAKING CROSSPOST: Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename ‘Krasnov’ Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
Byline Times has crashed due to a DDOS attack and the original story blocked: a former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
www.bylinesupplement.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Through a new Executive Order, this feature is to be renamed the Gulf of Understanding.
January 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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1. Please read this thread. It could make a difference to your health.
Before I went away, I had a strange, persistent tingling in the soles of my feet. When I looked it up, there were some benign explanations, and some alarming ones. I resolved to see the doctor when I returned. 🧵
January 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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It is good to know that my takedown video really did get to him. He's absolutely never acknowledged me before.

If you want to see what's getting him so mad, here it is (I'd really love it to reach 10k views so consider sharing, liking, etc if you'd be so kind) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKI...
GBNews’ new man SOLVES the small boats crisis
YouTube video by Zoe Gardner
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Happy 2025 and Ableton still has the world's worst step input technique ever! I hate it so much!
January 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM