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grandadbarry.bsky.social
Old bloke. Made in Dagenham, retired in Yorkshire. #FBPE #FBPR
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Hey British media, It’s no surprise that if you give Farage the run of the place, he’ll start winning. Time to do your actual jobs and start interrogating him on his Brexit shitshow, his funding, his Trumpiness, his idiotic manifesto, his real plans for the NHS… instead of drumrolling him into No.10

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After years of cheering on Trump’s war against “government workers,” his own diehard supporters are now realizing that means them too.

submitted 124 days ago • 580 comments

If AI is so damned clever, can’t somebody tell it that if someone asks it to generate porn involving children, the right thing to do is phone the police and let them have all available contact details of the perpetrator?

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Sounds like a plan

submitted 144 days ago • 74 comments

Smuggy McFrogface or Froggy McSmugface? Hard to be sure.

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🚨 Hunting Violence in 2024: 🔴 A sab hospitalised by a Blackmore & Sparkford Vale hunter. 🔴 Weston & Banwell terriermen beat a sab with a spade. 🔴 Racist & xenophobic attacks led to convictions. These aren’t isolated—they’re the norm. Read more: protectthewild.substack.com/p/nails-in-h...

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It was wrong to take away Begum's citizenship. She was British and should have faced justice in the UK. #PMQs

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🦡 Badgers play a vital role in our ecosystems, yet they’re being needlessly culled. It’s time to take a stand. Join thousands in calling for an end to this cruel practice. ✍️ Sign the petition today and help us reach 100,000 signatures! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

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Right wing voters (I used to be one) are divided into two very unequal groups: Tiny minority are the Billionaire media owners & their paid liars. Vast majority are gullible voters believing what the Tiny minority tell them to believe through direct & indirect control of almost all news output.

submitted 192 days ago • 1 comment

I will never, ever get over this.

submitted 199 days ago • 1356 comments

Good morning! Remember, you don't have to eat one chocolate a day from the Advent calendar. You can eat them all and then get another calendar. Stick with me for more great Holiday tips! 🎄

submitted 200 days ago • 492 comments

It’s only…time! 🫶

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Why did Jeff Bezos appoint Rupert Murdoch's right-hand man to the top job at Washington Post? To do his bidding. And when he did journalists & readers rebelled. This week, I write about a parallel revolt inside the Guardian & Observer & why press ownership matters open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

submitted 201 days ago • 63 comments

“Just three companies, News Corp (Murdoch family), Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT, Viscount Rothermere) and Reach plc, control over 80% of daily newspaper circulation..all answerable to nobody and with no concern for democracy” We absolutely need a free press sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/dem...

submitted 202 days ago • 54 comments

As America moves away from Europe it is ever more vital that we renew our ties with the EU and reduce the effects of the disastrous extreme Brexit we ended up with. Labour are letting our country down and making us even more vulnerable by not doing so immediately.

submitted 209 days ago • 18 comments

To be fair she does look like a chicken.

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Homeless people to be given cash in first major UK trial to reduce poverty Led by King’s College London, study will recruit 360 people in England and Wales to explore benefits of scheme www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

submitted 209 days ago • 64 comments

I understand why people bought them years ago. I do not understand how or why anyone would buy one now. Many better options, and the CEO is a white supremacist.

submitted 209 days ago • 485 comments

It’s all in the telling.

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I have deactivated my X account!

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Could we have a dedicated Bluesky iPad app please?

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Lovely bit of mid November colour in the garden. I think it’s a Japanese Mahonia.

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