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“Donald Trump has just reminded the world there is no such thing as business as usual any more. “The world’s greatest superpower will humiliate a wartime ally in public, for almost no good reason. It is for the rest of the world to work out what on Earth they can do about it.”

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Starmer now adding an ‘if not, no worries’ to his offer of a state visit

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Look, obviously my emotional reaction to that press conference is to punch a wall so hard either it or my knuckles break. But let put that on hold for a moment and ask, very dispassionately and calmly: What American national interest objective or foreign policy goal was served by that shit-show?

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A side note to the chaos, but one of the American ‘journalists’ used his question to ask a war time leader about his outfit. I hope he goes home tonight and reflects on whether this is the profession for him.

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A truly astounding exchange. The Zelensky/Trump meeting descends into an out and out slanging match. Perhaps the most remarkable thing we’ve ever seen recorded in the Oval Office.

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Your chance to see launch of award-winning comedy satire Tambo and Bones at Northampton’s Royal and Derngate in March Tambo and Bones are stuck in a minstrel show. It’s hard to know what’s real when you’re stuck in a minstrel show. Their escape plan: get out, get rich, get even. One of the most…

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Excellent talk for #uniofNorthampton journalism students today in #Northampton with @nickwallis.bsky.social on being a journalist, investigating the #PostOfficeInquiry and how important contacts can be, even years later.

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(The) Woman – Northampton kicks off new play on the anguish and expectations of motherhood and identity A brand-new play by award-winning playwright Jane Upton opens in Northampton as part of the theatre’s Made in Northampton season. Looking at the struggles of a young playwright hijacked by…

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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: #Northampton #Semilong you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

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The Telegraph has finally found some unemployed people it sympathises with

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We're #Northampton #RoyalandDerngate for Dear Evan Hansen, and for once I know NOTHING in advance. Have brought teen for insight. #DEHUKTOUR

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The Daily Star showing the supposedly more serious newspapers how best to report on Elon Musk.

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Well played Kas. And what’s all this “i’m voting for Anna because someone over there said something about a rope”. Just give Minah the money now

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The worst thing about a Trump-Musk nexus is that they are going to spend the next four years/months/minutes until Trump gets bored of him desperately trying to out-fuckwit each other. "I'll see your deposing the Prime Minister of England and raise you invading Greenlandland."

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Weird. Le Monde, well down a story about Macron and Musk, says VDL is pausing all EU investigations into US platforms. Not sure there is a DSA investigation into Apple as the paper says. But if this is new, why on earth isn't this the intro, it is surely a huge story.

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I don't understand the political timidity when it comes to regulating social media. These are companies that have decimated the free press, fuelled race riots on our streets, undermined the mental health of our children, paid little tax and are now undermining liberal democracy itself.

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Smash hit musical Dear Evan Hansen sent to Northampton – book now The brand-new production of the award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen comes to Northampton’s Royal & Derngate from Tuesday 14 to Saturday 18 January, as part of its first ever UK tour. Packed with some of the biggest musical…

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The BBC needs to have a debate about whether Musk's outbursts should keep leading the news. This isn't about censoring or suppressing his views; it's about whether to amplify them. Most Brits aren't on X, they don't follow Musk & not every raving from a foreign plutocrat should set the news agenda

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Out-of-office on, full-blown stinking cold arrives. Happy ruddy Christmas 🎄

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Cracking stories on @nnjournal.bsky.social today. Subscribe for a few quid a month. Worth every penny. open.substack.com/pub/nnjourna...

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I’ve reported on homelessness for years and met many, many people who have found themselves in awful situations Every single one of them had more decency and integrity than this privileged plutocrat

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I think this is at least my 29th, possibly 30th, year of writing panto reviews... #Northampton nenequirer.com/2024/12/11/c...

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I think this must be my 30th panto review, there or thereabouts. Let's go @RoyalDerngate #Cinderella #Northampton #panto

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I pay all our collaborator invoices pretty much immediately. Would make me deeply uncomfortable so sit on their money for any amount of time. They already did the work.

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Quite the find this morning - although not quite enough to retire on. I took a book from the bookshelf for my son to read & found this stash of foreign banknotes. How many do you recognise? Some are certainly no longer in use (eg Estonia/Euro) while others might have been replaced with new designs?

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Breaking: Everton vs Liverpool called off as Storm Darragh batters Merseyside via @joethomas18.bsky.social www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Northampton Town manager Jon Brady quits www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2024/de...

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Schools Week is looking for freelance news reporters www.linkedin.com/posts/freddi...

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Massive away win for the little fella.

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Bleak account of working in local papers for Newsquest, which continues to send millions of pounds a year to its US private equity owners, while producing "cheap, synthetic, low-quality fare" and using AI reporters to cover councils. westcountryvoices.co.uk/ultra-proces...

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"I would like to formally complain that my house, which is on fire, is having its value negatively impacted by the state of my neighbour's house, which is also on fire."

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Traffic from Bluesky's @bsky.app to @theguardian.com is already 2x that of Threads In its first week on the platform & with 300k followers, Bluesky traffic from @theguardian.com posts is already higher than it was from TwX in any week in 2024, where the account had 10.8m followers, but🧵

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This is a very clever use of mojo. If you don’t already, you should follow @roblayton.bsky.social for lots of great mojo insights <quiet voice> but you should be aware that’s he’s Australian </quiet voice>

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This is why God created journalists. www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...

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Here's #mattiaperetti reminding us that people have been banging on about '#journalism being in crisis' for at least 20 years. His presentation is New ideas for a people-centric sustainable future #newsrewired

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Assisting with liveblogging duties today at #newsrewired - lots of updates going up on the live blog via @tickaroo.bsky.social!

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I'm @journalismnews.bsky.social #newsrewired conference today with four of my #journalism students. Currently being scared rigid by Ai journalism and how good it's getting... Live blog here tkr.ro/e/FzgFMTDXpb...

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Would any #Northampton #companies be prepared to #sponsor our incredible #GrassrootsFootball team? We've been sponsored by #GoodwillSolutions until May 2025 but we are keen to tie down a new deal! Please DM me if you are interested or know someone who might be.

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This is 💯 true. The costs and faltering of distribution will kill print long before the hard core of print readers are ready for it

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Attempting a #Northampton media folk starter pack but it's a bit lean at the mo. go.bsky.app/UXJXp9t

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Ignore the headline in the preview and marvel at 4 opening paragraphs of insanely brilliant writing about being a journalist in 2024 www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/n...

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The scale of the challenge facing the Government as it tries to restore order to the children's social care 'market' becomes clear when you consider the sheer number of children's homes being set up by companies for profit. 🧵

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We have a great opportunity for a trainee community reporter to join the famous @liverpoolecho.co.uk You don't need any qualifications & can work in our newsroom as you learn on the job. A great chance to get a foot in the industry. Details here 👇 www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

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Why would you deprive children of museum and theatre trips? And leave it to the middle and upper classes?! Jam making is not a preserve of the upper classes either. (No pun intended) Certainly outside of London it isn’t. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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