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submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

OK - so I need to ask... Was a single note of this in-tune? And if not, does Macca finally need to hang it up? www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu4a...

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every Donald Trump cycle: TRUMP: i'm gonna kill the easter bunny FACT-CHECKER: he has not stated how he is going to kill the easter bunny TRUMP SUPPORTER: i think he means he's going to kill evil bunnies TRUMP: beheads the easter bunny NYT: trump redefines relationship between bunny and head

submitted 13 days ago • 52 comments

#OnThisDay 1995 : 30 years ago today, the first edition of The Mrs Merton Show was broadcast on BBC2 and the world heard Mrs Merton say to Debbie McGee "So what first attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?” #90s

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PLEASE SHARE THIS JOB AD: Wheelchair-using journalist (me) seeks support workers for social, domestic, work and personal care activities. Must have a UK-eligible driving licence and be able to start in early March. Full details below. (NB: NOT a @news.sky.com job)

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

Who’s with me?

submitted 15 days ago • 4 comments

Why withdraw your country from the U.N. Human Rights Council if you're not intent on violating human rights? news.sky.com/story/trump-...

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

The President of the United States has just used the word "bullshit" in a press conference to mark a national tragedy involving massive loss of life. If Biden had done this, there would be (rightful) demands for him to be carted off by men in white coats.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

What are the odds that my Countdown app would RANDOMLY select THESE letters in this SPECIFIC order?! (I promise this is real!)

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

This isn't true. We've checked. Yet it's spread like wildfire. The very definition of fake news - and the reason why giving a blue tick to anyone who'll pay for it at that other place is a horrible idea. Also, any outlet that talks about "breaking rumours" should be viewed with inherent suspicion.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Why do young Traitors contestants always use "yourself" as a form of direct address? (e.g. "I've voted for yourself, Joe.") Customer service people seem to think it's deferential - e.g. "Yes, Mr Preston - we can sort that for yourself." It's just wrong.

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

An asinine question on a so-called current affairs programme.

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

The slo-mo air-kiss. My God.

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Her diary was clear. Can't imagine why.

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

If you're making million-dollar bets about Covid, there's a strong possibility you're an appalling human being. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/sam-ha...

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

One day, all the girls at school who wouldn't go out with him will bow to his A.I. girlfriend.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

I'd be a crap Traitor. They'd always know it was me under the cloak. ♿

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

DUDE... SPOILERS!!!

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

A racing driver whose name appears to be the result of a transcription error on a birth certificate.

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

The new "Match of the Day" hosts are good - but are they "brokering a ceasefire" good?

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

A sloe news day...

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

I imagine you'd put it on your lips.

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

That thing when you can write a proper joke into a actual news script and it doesn't feel jarring... (Kudos to @barbaraserra.bsky.social for her excellent delivery - and to @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social and Alex Deane for not groaning!)

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

Proof that - even if you take the same fundamental policy position as a colleague, "alien culture" is only "alien" if you CHOOSE to let it be. Steve Baker - to his credit - hasn't.

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

Just got my first "HOT GIRL - LINK IN BIO" follow on Bluesky. Clearly, this place isn't immune from all of the other place's awfulness.

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

Great letter in today's Guardian. What sort of free speech is prevented by factchecking, Zuck?

submitted 45 days ago • 867 comments

unironically Britain's greatest newspaper

submitted 46 days ago • 7 comments

There's a special place in Hell for people hitting the "Laugh" button on Facebook posts about the death of The Vivienne. .

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

Now, THIS is new information...

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

On this subject, an analysis from my @news.sky.com colleague James Matthews, who's reporting from New Orleans at the moment and briefly interviewed the police chief yesterday. He's not impressed. news.sky.com/story/did-ne...

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Now it emerges the figure of 15 deaths put out last night included the attacker, so they HAD to revise it downwards. But another avoidable rake stepped on, regardless.

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

And that's before we get to some of the irresponsible reporting by some in the British print media last night. "I.S. flag found in attacker's truck" (fact) doesn't necessarily add up to: "It was the work of an 'I.S. terror cell'" (conjecture masquerading as fact).

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

Farcical comms work from the FBI and #NewOrleans cops. First, it wasn't terrorism, then it was. Then the death-toll figures they put out increased before being revised downwards today. Now, last night's assertions the attacker didn't act alone have been rescinded. If you don't know, don't say!

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Spotted today on that other social media platform:: Trump fans (including at least one Congresswoman) celebrating the headline: "Judge upholds ruling that Trump raped woman"... Because they literally don't know what "upholds" means.

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December 31st reminds me of one of the favourite headlines I've ever written - about how few people can remember the words to "Auld Lang Syne"... "Should All the Lyrics Be Forgot and Never Brought to Mind" Happy New Year, all!

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

On December 31st, how disappointed was I to discover the last three didn't fit the tune of "We Didn't Start the Fire"...

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

According to one of Sky's competitors, Keely Hodgkinson has been given a knighthood. ... which I suspect will be news to her.

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

Overton Radio vs GB News - I know who my money's on!

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

And here's the finished product...

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

I'm guest-presenting @news.sky.com's nightly one-minute bulletin on Sky Mix (Sky Channel 151 or Freeview Channel 11) - tonight at 8 and 9pm. It'd be lovely if you could tune in.

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

The 2024 "Mean Girls"

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