Jo

Jo

@dinnersready.bsky.social

Still waiting for David Cameron to apologise.

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Ian Dunt
@iandunt.bsky.social

Fascinating Jeremy, now tell us about the time you cut national insurance twice as an electoral game despite knowing we couldn't afford it.

The i Paper @theipaper.com

“Healey should remove anxiety and depression as a reason to claim benefits and offer people treatment instead. It would be better for the individuals and a fraction of the cost.” Read more: trib.al/cxsKwxw

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Anonymous
@youranoncentral.bsky.social

Meta is accused of election interference in Brazil after restricting Lula's Instagram while recommending Bolsonaro's accounts. 1,613 foreign-funded political ads were uncovered generating 171M impressions. Brazil has ordered Meta to explain its conduct.

yacnews.comMeta accused of foreign election interference in Brazil, helping Trump ally Flávio BolsonaroMeta faces election interference allegations in Brazil after restricting Lula's Instagram while recommending Bolsonaro's accounts. Researchers uncovered 1,613 foreign-funded political ads generating 1...

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Prem Sikka
@premnsikka.bsky.social

Insolvency scam The boss of twice-bust business back despite £3m debts. These people gut a company, HMRC and creditors not paid. Then buy assets cheaply from the administrator in pre-packs, and back in business. Gone on for decades. No transparency of administrator dealings. No investigation.

theguardian.comThe boss whose twice-bust business appears to be back despite £3m debtsAndrew Woosnam took millions from his companies before leaving creditors including HMRC out of pocket

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Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

Worth noting this, in light of Meta's temporary ban on the 'No Kings' Instagram account

Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

The president of Brazil has won a court case against Meta, after accusing them of restricting his posts and algorithmically favoring his opponent, Flavio Bolsonaro www.nbcnews.com/world/south-...

nbcnews.comBrazil’s Lula wins electoral court challenge against Meta for alleged pro-Bolsonaro algorithm biasA judge ruled that the tech company must adopt measures to immediately secure equal treatment of the two presidential candidates ahead of an Oct. 25 runoff.

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Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

This has been Putin's dream for years: That his country, with GDP per capita lower than Poland, unable to conquer Donbas since 2014, will be treated as an equal to the US and China. www.wsj.com/world/russia...

wsj.comExclusive | Putin Floats a Summit With Trump and Xi to Discuss Ukraine DealUkraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky wouldn’t be included in the proposed talks, as Russia’s leader seeks to negotiate an end to the war that favors Moscow.

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Scott Horton
@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

The backstory: Ukrainian drones struck a Yandex supercomputer facility in Vladimir, taking it out. Suddenly, bot activity in US social media fell by 49%, confirming suspicions that this was the site of a massive Russian influence operation targeting US social media—mostly targeting MAGA.

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Ian Dunt
@iandunt.bsky.social

Anyone supporting this motion is, at best, an imbecile. More likely they're a straight up cunt. If Polanski backs it, it would be an outrage. But even his failure to speak out against it is pretty damning. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

theguardian.comGreens urge Zack Polanski to take stance on proposed policy declaring ‘Zionism is racism’The Green leader has not spoken publicly about the motion, which is likely to be debated at the party’s conference in October

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Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu

Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children. He praises Stalin on social media www.propublica.org/article/dona...

propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...

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James Hawes
@jameshawes.bsky.social

No, Elon: it was because the conquest of Egypt (in particular) suddenly made a few Romans so unprecedentedly rich and powerful that they destroyed the Roman Republic.

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Phillips OBrien
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social

This might get underreported but take note. The USA has threatened to unleash economic hell of those who trade with Iran. The Chinese just called the US bluff. If the USA meekly accepts the Chinese rebuke (which it probably will), the US is acknowledging how weak it is. www.cnn.com/2026/08/21/w...

cnn.comAugust 21, 2026 — US gas prices up nearly a dollar from a year ago as Hormuz traffic remains low | CNNChina responded to US President Donald Trump’s threat of an “economic D-Day” against Iran, saying that sanctions do not “fit the interest of any party.”
Jo
@dinnersready.bsky.social

Fascinating article on something I've been interested in for a long time. Psychopaths do so much harm, they walk among us, and we need to be able to identify them. Most of all, we need to stop them getting into power. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

theguardian.comHow to spot a psychopath: ‘It’s like the difference between a domestic cat and a wild cat’People with persistent predatory personalities cause an inordinate amount of pain. Recently, our shared understanding of them has grown – and it could help protect us
Jo
@dinnersready.bsky.social

@lbc.co.uk do you realise that making small boat arrivals your top story, yet again, you are fuelling the flames? Of a story which is way out of proportion. At least add that people seeking asylum can't come by any other means. #lbcnews #racistriots #rightwingpopulism

Jo
@dinnersready.bsky.social

I dunno - could it be more customers are 'preferring' to use chatbots because the sites are funnelling them there? Dealing with utility companies has been hideous for years, and looks like it's going to get even worse. Still, margins eh? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

theguardian.com‘Customers prefer AI chatbots,’ says British Gas owner as 1,300 call centre jobs axedCEO Chris O’Shea defends Centrica’s plans as it reports rise in retail profits following focus on bigger margins

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Jon Featonby
@jonfeatonby.bsky.social

No arrivals by small boats for the last 10 days now. As of yesterday, 12,469 people had arrived so far this year across the Channel, down over 11,000 (47%) on the same time last year. More than 10% down on 2023 as well, which was when crossings were, by comparison to other years, lower.

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The Secret Barrister
@barristersecret.bsky.social

Just to recap: Calling Nigel Farage “an unflushable poo” = dehumanising hate speech. Calling for hotels housing asylum seekers to be set on fire = guest of honour at party conference. Bless those non-racist free speech warriors.

Daily Mail@dailymail.co.uk

Reform's Lee Anderson demands public apology from LBC host James O'Brien over 'distressing' and 'dehumanising' attacks on leader Nigel Farage trib.al/X7mJFBt

dailymail.comReform demands apology from James O'Brien over Nigel Farage attacksJames O'Brien dismissed claims from Nigel Farage about his security, and branded him a 'horrible excretion… bobbing around in the toilet bowl of public life'

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Alan Rusbridger
@arusbridger.bsky.social

Burnham is proposing Downing Street North. But don’t stop there. Create House of Lords North. Send them to deliberate in Rochdale or Oldham. Many will retire or resign. Sad, but I think Britain can take it. app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74018/...

app.prospectmagazine.co.ukAndy Burnham wants more power in the north—move the Lords thereFor generations, governments have promised devolution while keeping every important institution in London. That can change

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James O’Brien
@mrjamesob.bsky.social

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Reform Political Advertising@reformpoliticalads.bsky.social

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Brent Toderian
@brenttoderian.bsky.social

“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”

politico.euHelsinki just went a full year without a single traffic deathThe capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.

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Carole Cadwalladr
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social

‘My phone was hacked by the Kremlin who exposed the £5m bung no-one is supposed to know about’ is certainly an interesting new angle.. I wonder if the journalist involved has broken any other major scandals? 🤔 Oh!

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Robert Saunders
@robertsaunders.bsky.social

I wrote this about Boris Johnson in 2021. It also applies to those, like Nigel Farage, who aspire to become prime minister. When a candidate for high office is taking millions of pounds in personal gifts, that is not a private matter. gladstonediaries.blogspot.com/2021/05/forg...

Jim Pickard@pickardje.bsky.social

BREAKING: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records seen by Sky News.

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Dexter Crisp
@dextercrisp.bsky.social

Replying to @mrjamesob.bsky.social

Nigel Farage, as leader of the Brexit Party, stood down over three hundred candidates in the 2019 General Election, where the Conservative candidate would otherwise have been projected to win the seat. We now know that said Thailand based cryptocurrency billionaire paid him £1m just before he did so

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Mujtaba Rahman
@mijrahman.bsky.social

So overall, only crumbs on the EU in Starmer's speech. Disappointing and the Europeans will be disappointed. There's a big opportunity with the EU given Trump 2.0 and Europeans diversifying their own relationships, but Starmer refuses to grab it

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Alex Andreou
@sturdyalex.bsky.social

If you like data, here is something interesting for you: Bridget Phillipson interview on LK: 9m 40" LK number of interruptions/talking over: 31 Richard Tice interview on LK: 8m 23" LK number of interruptions/talking over: 9

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James O’Brien
@mrjamesob.bsky.social

Not to excuse this, & it’s a while since I presented anything on the BBC, but I do recall noting an almost subconscious desire to disprove bogus allegations of bias by being particularly tough on Labour & Lib Dems (Ed Davey once complained!) This is another victory for right wing media gaslighting.

Alex Andreou@sturdyalex.bsky.social

If you like data, here is something interesting for you: Bridget Phillipson interview on LK: 9m 40" LK number of interruptions/talking over: 31 Richard Tice interview on LK: 8m 23" LK number of interruptions/talking over: 9

Jo
@dinnersready.bsky.social

Obviously my political radar is tuned for this, but does it detect strong right-wing bias at @lbcnews.bsky.social? Will lead with small boats whenever poss, never mentions bad Farage stories more than once, and today has bad Labour & Green stories the day before council elections. Am I wrong?