kildog

kildog

@kildog.bsky.social

Independence supporting Scottish lefty. Twiglet hater. He/Him 🟦◻️🐿️⚽🐿️◻️🟦

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kildog
@kildog.bsky.social

Just checking who's blocked me, since the list is double the number of people I've blocked. I take that as a result. The only person of note is a random Labour backbench MP. I'm doing ok, in general, but need to try harder. Although saying that, I did get Dunt and O'Brien, the day I registered.

kildog
@kildog.bsky.social

I've been going to the same corner shop for 8 years, I can exchange pleasantries with the lady there, it's fine. Tonight she asked if I wanted a bag and was genuinely delighted when I apologised for not having one. "You always bring your own bag, I would love to give you a bag"

kildog
@kildog.bsky.social

I'm being perceived too much. It's been noted by another human being, that I always have a bag of some description, when I visit.

kildog
@kildog.bsky.social

I've been going to the same corner shop for 8 years, I can exchange pleasantries with the lady there, it's fine. Tonight she asked if I wanted a bag and was genuinely delighted when I apologised for not having one. "You always bring your own bag, I would love to give you a bag"

kildog
@kildog.bsky.social

I've just been feeling and apparently spreading good vibes, ever since I sang the entire 'Beadles About' theme tune while making a cup of tea. I might make this a morning ritual. It also acts as a warning.

kildog
@kildog.bsky.social

Fair play to Clive for trying and also calling it out for what it is. A genocide.

Clive Lewis MP@labourlewis.bsky.social

Yesterday, I was barred from entering the West Bank by Israeli officials, as part of a @progintl.bsky.social delegation.

kildog
@kildog.bsky.social

Bolsonaro Junior has done a bunk. Israel or America? Argentina might be too close. A Russia wildcard could square a nice circle.

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Prem Thakker ツ
@premthakker.bsky.social

"…Epstein immediately approached her saying 'I’m Jeffrey, Don’s best friend.' Epstein then spent at least 10 minutes talking to Keul, all the time looking over and grinning at Trump… Epstein also made similar promises as Trump…'You know I can take care of you. We organize many parties with Don.'"

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social

NEW: "Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women during the mid-to-late 1990s," per new House Judiciary Dem report. Report has new allegation that Trump raped a 24-year-old and then promised the victim a visa & NYU admission, demanding she stay quiet.

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Jesse Thorn
@jessethorn.bsky.social

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

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Mark Grimshaw
@markgrimshawtism.bsky.social

I don’t think anything sums up how cancerous our media is quite like Janet Murray and the Daily Mail - not being content enough with having harassed Beth Upton out of the country - now harassing her in her new place of residence. They will genuinely not be happy until she’s dead.

Mark Grimshaw@markgrimshawtism.bsky.social

Janet Murray is now publicly harassing a random trans woman for choosing to get gender affirming surgery, and her real life friend for donating some money towards funding it. Janet works for the Telegraph and the Mail. This is the state of British journalism. Harassing people for being trans.

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Davenant 📸
@marcdavenant.bsky.social

It’s come to something when a photographer has to get legal advice, before displaying this photo in an exhibition, due to the risk of being prosecuted as a terrorist, but that’s exactly what I had to do yesterday. What a state this country is in.

Davenant 📸@marcdavenant.bsky.social

A woman weeps over the genocide in Gaza as she waits to be arrested as a terrorist for holding up a piece of cardboard. Parliament Square today.

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flyingrodent
@flyingrodent.bsky.social

Now obviously this is an extremely intense form of McCarthyism, but let’s not lose sight of the fact that these people are primarily just horrible, very right wing psychos.

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Adam Ramsay
@adamramsay.bsky.social

Oil industry lobbyist worked INSIDE department which approved Jackdaw gas field: abolishwestminster.com/oil-industry... @zackpolanski.bsky.social described it as like “asking an arsonist to put out the fire”.

abolishwestminster.comOil industry lobbyist worked in department which approved Jackdaw gas fieldThe UK government granted permission for the Jackdaw gas field. A decision made by a dept which hosted an oil industry lobbyist among its staff

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Peter Geoghegan
@petergeoghegan.bsky.social

🔴 REVEALED: Palantir led closed-door review of how MoD buys software The review was presented to defence minister Luke Pollard by Palantir UK boss Louis Mosley in Feb and has mostly been implemented None of this was made public New investigation🧵 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-p...

democracyforsale.substack.comRevealed: Palantir led secret review of how the MoD spends billionsThe Ministry of Defence asked the controversial US tech firm how to fix its procurement rules. Its answer? Fewer obstacles for companies like Palantir
kildog
@kildog.bsky.social

If you're still paying your licence fee, stop.

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *
kildog
@kildog.bsky.social

Actually, now I think about it, soapbar with bits of plastic through it probably wasn't doing me any good, so I'll say cannabis.

Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

kildog
@kildog.bsky.social

A lot of the things that got better within my lifetime are starting to get worse because of the other things that got better in my lifetime. What a curse!

Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

kildog
@kildog.bsky.social

Spiritually bald as fuck.

Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social

A helpfully clear exchange here Hasan: "So your argument is that [Minnesota ICE protesters] should stay at home because immigration is a salient issue for Donald Trump. Opposing ICE is only going to help Trump. Wait until we win the election in 2028." Yglesias: "Yes that is what I would have said"

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@sloanelysbeth.northsky.social

i don't care how jk rowling is justifying her murderous bigotry today actually. over 600 transgender ppl have died in the uk in the last 18 months bcos of policies she demanded the british government implement. she is a monster. i don't care how much you like harry potter.

kildog
@kildog.bsky.social

The Telegraphs loss is Substacks gain.

Press Gazette@pressgazette.co.uk

Full story: The Telegraph is making up to 100 job cuts as it cites an ambition to transform into a “global, AI-powered” business, almost four months after its takeover by Axel Springer pressgazette.co.uk/news/telegra...

pressgazette.co.ukTelegraph cuts up to 100 jobs as it targets being 'global, AI-powered' businessThe Telegraph has announced up to 100 job cuts as it cites an ambition to transform into a “global, AI-powered” business.
kildog
@kildog.bsky.social

I've decided to ignore my baldness and let the remainder of my hair grow wild. My head is too stupid a shape to keep up this shaving it off nonsense.

kildog
@kildog.bsky.social

Michael Gove is a fucking Nazi.

The National@scotnational.bsky.social

Michael Gove has denied the genocide in Gaza amid a furious rant at a reporter – who he accused of being an 'antisemite' ⬇️ www.thenational.scot/news/2...

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children of the corncob
@bisk.sureis.sexy

you clearly want us to take this stockpiling food for 3 days shit seriously but you're talking about wine, mascara, and twiglets. if you're not taking this seriously why should we?

kildog
@kildog.bsky.social

So that's why the British media loves him. One of their own.

The Independent@the-independent.com

Meghan Markle says she has been aware of allegations against her father for several years, after it was reported that he was being investigated for possessing indecent images of children Read more: trib.al/VvbAAqM