Speedy
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Actor, Cricketer, Photographer, Trade Unionist, new Dad, cat person. #lotr & #pratchett aficionado
Author of totally unpublished The Mimic Peanut Returns (hence the profile pic)
Author of totally unpublished The Mimic Peanut Returns (hence the profile pic)
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I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing
Yinka Bankole
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I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing
The Reform UK leader doubts people can recall their abuse from years ago. I’ve never forgotten his – it felt malicious
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing
Yinka Bankole
Yinka Bankole
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Labour's first act as a new government should have been to implement Leveson 2.
But it was too cowardly to do so, now it is reaping the whirlwind of it's own cowardice.
But it was too cowardly to do so, now it is reaping the whirlwind of it's own cowardice.
People unwilling to face the truth about Labour's reluctance to tackle Brexit often hide behind "the RW press will crucify them".
News flash: that's already happening!
Right now, there are 51 negative stories about Labour on the front pages of the Daily Mail, Express, Times and Telegraph websites.
News flash: that's already happening!
Right now, there are 51 negative stories about Labour on the front pages of the Daily Mail, Express, Times and Telegraph websites.
December 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Labour's first act as a new government should have been to implement Leveson 2.
But it was too cowardly to do so, now it is reaping the whirlwind of it's own cowardice.
But it was too cowardly to do so, now it is reaping the whirlwind of it's own cowardice.
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“Signed contracts for Manhattan homes costing $4 million or more rose to 176 in November, a 25% increase over October…”
A different firm estimated November’s luxury apartment sales increased 31%
MILLIONAIRES MOBBING MAMDANI’S MANHATTAN
A different firm estimated November’s luxury apartment sales increased 31%
MILLIONAIRES MOBBING MAMDANI’S MANHATTAN
I was told everyone was leaving.
@fortune.com #NYC
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@fortune.com #NYC
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December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“Signed contracts for Manhattan homes costing $4 million or more rose to 176 in November, a 25% increase over October…”
A different firm estimated November’s luxury apartment sales increased 31%
MILLIONAIRES MOBBING MAMDANI’S MANHATTAN
A different firm estimated November’s luxury apartment sales increased 31%
MILLIONAIRES MOBBING MAMDANI’S MANHATTAN
Now is a chance for the right wing press to show that they oppose all anti-semitism, rather than just that shown by Jeremy Corbyn’s mates.
I’m confident they’ll take it.
I’m confident they’ll take it.
Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments
Exclusive: Group’s open letter says Reform UK leader must take responsibility for behaviour as a schoolboy
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Now is a chance for the right wing press to show that they oppose all anti-semitism, rather than just that shown by Jeremy Corbyn’s mates.
I’m confident they’ll take it.
I’m confident they’ll take it.
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Reminder.
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Reminder.
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1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
1) good, they should be prosecuted, they are responsible for countless deaths
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
2) always very funny when these people realize the extent to which their billionaire patrons could not possibly give less of a shit about them
I see Peter Bradshaw thinks Predator:Badlands is as good as The Fellowship of the Ring!
Gave it the same rating, anyhow.
Gave it the same rating, anyhow.
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I see Peter Bradshaw thinks Predator:Badlands is as good as The Fellowship of the Ring!
Gave it the same rating, anyhow.
Gave it the same rating, anyhow.
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Party that cut 20,000 police officers between 2010 and 2017 promises to recruit 10,000 when they never win power again.
October 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Party that cut 20,000 police officers between 2010 and 2017 promises to recruit 10,000 when they never win power again.
I’m no fan of Reeves, but earning the criticism of Mervyn King definitely raises her stock
October 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I’m no fan of Reeves, but earning the criticism of Mervyn King definitely raises her stock
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Here Lam explicitly sets out her proposal - which is official Conservative Party policy - to deport long-standing legal permanent residents who have *ever* claimed any benefit, including the state pension or child benefit (even if the child is British), or who earn less than £39K.
October 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Here Lam explicitly sets out her proposal - which is official Conservative Party policy - to deport long-standing legal permanent residents who have *ever* claimed any benefit, including the state pension or child benefit (even if the child is British), or who earn less than £39K.
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This is such an evocative piece of the Legendarium. The Blue Wizards (the "they" here) are cool and all, but Eastern humans fighting stubborn guerrilla war against Sauron for millennia, opening a path for Frodo and Aragorn, remaining forever unknown and unthanked...
![Tolkien writing about the Blue Wizards, the last two members of the five Ishtari.
"Their task was to circumvent Sauron: to bring help to the few tribes of Men that had rebelled from Melkor-worship, to stir up rebellion ... and after his first fall to search out his hiding (in which they failed) and to cause [?dissension and disarray] among the dark East ... They must have had very great influence on the history of the Second Age and Third Age in weakening and disarraying the forces of East ... who would both in the Second Age and Third Age otherwise have ... outnumbered the West."
"Last Writings", The Peoples of Middle-earth](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7i65dn3uo5gg5t7gcbdgi5wm/bafkreib4zxui5io7jill7hbwfmlrujwzoruqwykl7owoftvgmq5ptl5u2u@jpeg)
October 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This is such an evocative piece of the Legendarium. The Blue Wizards (the "they" here) are cool and all, but Eastern humans fighting stubborn guerrilla war against Sauron for millennia, opening a path for Frodo and Aragorn, remaining forever unknown and unthanked...
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A great article from Rachel, who really understands the heart and soul of Dad’s work.
October 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A great article from Rachel, who really understands the heart and soul of Dad’s work.
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And making theft illegal would “kill” the thieving industry. Good. Make theft illegal again.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
And making theft illegal would “kill” the thieving industry. Good. Make theft illegal again.
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Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.
October 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.
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We have built a society in which people of different skin tones, religious backgrounds & cultures get along, share power, work alongside each other, procreate with each other, recognise the each other’s humanity and democratic rights. It is a STUNNING ACHIEVEMENT OF WORLD HISTORIC PROPORTIONS.
I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter
Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them
October 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
We have built a society in which people of different skin tones, religious backgrounds & cultures get along, share power, work alongside each other, procreate with each other, recognise the each other’s humanity and democratic rights. It is a STUNNING ACHIEVEMENT OF WORLD HISTORIC PROPORTIONS.
Sounds *exactly* like Starmer's UK, doesn't it?
North Korea executes citizens who distribute foreign TV shows, UN finds
Human rights report highlights crackdown on personal freedoms in most restrictive country in the world
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Sounds *exactly* like Starmer's UK, doesn't it?
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Elon Musk is a radicalised extremist openly championing the most racist faction who would deport the Foreign Secretary, the Leader of the Opposition, the Justice Secretary and the last Prime Minister
The govt silence about such a level of extremism is craven: infinite tolerance of racial hatred
The govt silence about such a level of extremism is craven: infinite tolerance of racial hatred
September 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Elon Musk is a radicalised extremist openly championing the most racist faction who would deport the Foreign Secretary, the Leader of the Opposition, the Justice Secretary and the last Prime Minister
The govt silence about such a level of extremism is craven: infinite tolerance of racial hatred
The govt silence about such a level of extremism is craven: infinite tolerance of racial hatred
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“This is a government that is by, and for, the CEOs and billionaires,” the AFL-CIO’s President Liz Shuler said.
‘He’s brazenly anti-worker’: US marks the first Labor Day under Trump 2.0
Advocates say Trump has hurt workers in many ways, often by cutting their pay or making their jobs more dangerous
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“This is a government that is by, and for, the CEOs and billionaires,” the AFL-CIO’s President Liz Shuler said.
Biscuit, celebrating her 5th birthday and wondering why we don't take the hint of her constantly sitting in a suitcase and take her on holiday
#catsofbluesky
#catsofbluesky
August 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Biscuit, celebrating her 5th birthday and wondering why we don't take the hint of her constantly sitting in a suitcase and take her on holiday
#catsofbluesky
#catsofbluesky
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The British media class has gone stark, raving mad.
This is fascism.
And they’re strolling into it, whistling.
This is fascism.
And they’re strolling into it, whistling.
The Times editorial line: "sieve" the entire population so we can put 100s of thousands of people into camps.
"Removing a city’s worth of people would be an extended exercise. Identity cards would be a must if the population was to be sieved into legitimate and illegitimate camps"
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"Removing a city’s worth of people would be an extended exercise. Identity cards would be a must if the population was to be sieved into legitimate and illegitimate camps"
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August 27, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The British media class has gone stark, raving mad.
This is fascism.
And they’re strolling into it, whistling.
This is fascism.
And they’re strolling into it, whistling.
But note to Labour - this is where your pandering gets you, the others just get more ludicrously extreme to put distance between you: stop it.
And to think Angela Rayner was forced to apologise for calling them 'scum'.
August 27, 2025 at 9:16 AM
But note to Labour - this is where your pandering gets you, the others just get more ludicrously extreme to put distance between you: stop it.
And to think Angela Rayner was forced to apologise for calling them 'scum'.
August 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
And to think Angela Rayner was forced to apologise for calling them 'scum'.
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your opponents are nazis, you have the moral high ground by default
and the moral high ground and five bucks will get you a cup of coffee
and the moral high ground and five bucks will get you a cup of coffee
July 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
your opponents are nazis, you have the moral high ground by default
and the moral high ground and five bucks will get you a cup of coffee
and the moral high ground and five bucks will get you a cup of coffee
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Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!
July 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!