@deanwetton.bsky.social
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my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform
www.ft.com/content/f270...
www.ft.com/content/f270...
September 18, 2026 at 10:54 PM
my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform
www.ft.com/content/f270...
www.ft.com/content/f270...
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I'm old enough to remember when smoking causing cancer was a hoax. That was all money talking too.
September 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I'm old enough to remember when smoking causing cancer was a hoax. That was all money talking too.
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The taxpayer-funded White House incitement account is now attacking me for [checks notes] being in my 40s
September 13, 2026 at 3:11 AM
The taxpayer-funded White House incitement account is now attacking me for [checks notes] being in my 40s
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“Not long ago, Just Stop Oil activists were given long sentences for simply discussing blocking infrastructure. In contrast, the balaclava-wearing gangs now do much the same with apparent impunity. One could almost call it two-tier justice.”
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Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not
The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not
The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
September 11, 2026 at 11:55 AM
“Not long ago, Just Stop Oil activists were given long sentences for simply discussing blocking infrastructure. In contrast, the balaclava-wearing gangs now do much the same with apparent impunity. One could almost call it two-tier justice.”
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We can’t just place our faith in these billionaires and their hubris and their stories about saving the world. They’re the new cathedral-builders.
September 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
We can’t just place our faith in these billionaires and their hubris and their stories about saving the world. They’re the new cathedral-builders.
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Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.
September 5, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.
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✅ Touring Clacton
✅ Visiting local businesses
✅ Listening to constituents’ concerns
✅ Hi-vis vest
Make your Vote Count!
#VoteBinface #Clacton
✅ Visiting local businesses
✅ Listening to constituents’ concerns
✅ Hi-vis vest
Make your Vote Count!
#VoteBinface #Clacton
July 31, 2026 at 7:00 AM
✅ Touring Clacton
✅ Visiting local businesses
✅ Listening to constituents’ concerns
✅ Hi-vis vest
Make your Vote Count!
#VoteBinface #Clacton
✅ Visiting local businesses
✅ Listening to constituents’ concerns
✅ Hi-vis vest
Make your Vote Count!
#VoteBinface #Clacton
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Just imagining a scenario where England won the world cup and Count Binface won the Clacton by election...
July 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Just imagining a scenario where England won the world cup and Count Binface won the Clacton by election...
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As Trump and his MAGA movement double-down on their war against renewables and their anti-science agenda, the real world is almost literally burning.
European heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists say
Study also finds high humidity means people in hundreds of cities are enduring their worst ever heat stress
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
As Trump and his MAGA movement double-down on their war against renewables and their anti-science agenda, the real world is almost literally burning.
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One of the obvious problems with a under-16 social media ban is that it won't work. (60%+ of Australian under-16s are still using these platforms).
But it will make people feel like something has been done so they won't tackle the content, which is the real issue.
But it will make people feel like something has been done so they won't tackle the content, which is the real issue.
June 8, 2026 at 12:52 PM
One of the obvious problems with a under-16 social media ban is that it won't work. (60%+ of Australian under-16s are still using these platforms).
But it will make people feel like something has been done so they won't tackle the content, which is the real issue.
But it will make people feel like something has been done so they won't tackle the content, which is the real issue.
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Here's the problem. If you're not doing favours for some billionaire, the UK media will destroy you. The problem isn't Starmer, but the media. You can't blame our political perma-crisis - they'll ignore it for Farage.
May 11, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Here's the problem. If you're not doing favours for some billionaire, the UK media will destroy you. The problem isn't Starmer, but the media. You can't blame our political perma-crisis - they'll ignore it for Farage.
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At a time when we most need political stability, MSM just wants to promote drama, political intrigue and churn. They just want the political gossip that Johnson provided in spades, no matter what the cost to this country or its people. MSM needs to grow up.
April 18, 2026 at 7:57 AM
At a time when we most need political stability, MSM just wants to promote drama, political intrigue and churn. They just want the political gossip that Johnson provided in spades, no matter what the cost to this country or its people. MSM needs to grow up.
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And who are you hoping for once you have the excitement of a resignation? Raynor hounded by the RW rags cos they hate a gobby, northern working class woman. Streeting has a lot of family history. Burnham was disliked by the RW when in government so why should that change? Farage? for excitement?
April 18, 2026 at 9:02 AM
And who are you hoping for once you have the excitement of a resignation? Raynor hounded by the RW rags cos they hate a gobby, northern working class woman. Streeting has a lot of family history. Burnham was disliked by the RW when in government so why should that change? Farage? for excitement?
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Trump is reported close to a "deal" with himself under which US taxpayers would pay him $10 billion.
I served in multiple communist and authoritarian dictatorships, but I never witnessed corruption on this scale or this blatant.
I served in multiple communist and authoritarian dictatorships, but I never witnessed corruption on this scale or this blatant.
Trump, IRS In Talks To Settle U.S. President's $10 Billion Lawsuit
Trump's adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and the Trump Organization are also plaintiffs.
www.huffpost.com
April 18, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Trump is reported close to a "deal" with himself under which US taxpayers would pay him $10 billion.
I served in multiple communist and authoritarian dictatorships, but I never witnessed corruption on this scale or this blatant.
I served in multiple communist and authoritarian dictatorships, but I never witnessed corruption on this scale or this blatant.
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Imho, one lesson that the US opposition to Trump could draw from Orban's defeat is that calling out corruption and a horrible foreign policy might be more effective for opposition unity and mobilization than trying to move voters on the left/right cleavage in conditions of high polarization.
April 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Imho, one lesson that the US opposition to Trump could draw from Orban's defeat is that calling out corruption and a horrible foreign policy might be more effective for opposition unity and mobilization than trying to move voters on the left/right cleavage in conditions of high polarization.
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frustrating that this had to be spelled out to this extent, tbh, but this is good on why you should care that Bluesky isn't growing:
April 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
frustrating that this had to be spelled out to this extent, tbh, but this is good on why you should care that Bluesky isn't growing:
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It’s time to post one of my favorite memes of the year.
April 5, 2026 at 12:37 PM
It’s time to post one of my favorite memes of the year.
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Anger as EU gets a ‘better trade deal’ with Australia than Brexit Britain
Anger as EU gets a ‘better trade deal’ with Australia than Brexit Britain
British farmers are still furious that the U.K. didn’t take a harder line in its talks with Canberra.
dlvr.it
March 27, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Anger as EU gets a ‘better trade deal’ with Australia than Brexit Britain
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"Instead of endorsing a bipartisan housing affordability bill, Trump insists Congress pass his anti-voting SAVE America Act. Given the choice between real accomplishments that would benefit consumers and might provide an election platform and outright cheating, Trump chooses cheating every time."
The real affordability hoax
Trump's vow to lower prices was always a lie.
www.publicnotice.co
March 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
"Instead of endorsing a bipartisan housing affordability bill, Trump insists Congress pass his anti-voting SAVE America Act. Given the choice between real accomplishments that would benefit consumers and might provide an election platform and outright cheating, Trump chooses cheating every time."
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I enjoyed Louis Theroux's delve into the Manosphere, but I have the niggling sense that the whole panic around it is a bit of a fantasma.
The prevalence of misogyny among young men is no higher now than in 2015. The worst you can say is it's stopped shrinking.
What am I missing here?
The prevalence of misogyny among young men is no higher now than in 2015. The worst you can say is it's stopped shrinking.
What am I missing here?
March 15, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I enjoyed Louis Theroux's delve into the Manosphere, but I have the niggling sense that the whole panic around it is a bit of a fantasma.
The prevalence of misogyny among young men is no higher now than in 2015. The worst you can say is it's stopped shrinking.
What am I missing here?
The prevalence of misogyny among young men is no higher now than in 2015. The worst you can say is it's stopped shrinking.
What am I missing here?
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🇬🇷 Greece fits eco-moorings to protect vital seagrass species
Beneath the surface of the flat, turquoise waters of Porto Rafti, a popular yachting harbour near Athens, hydraulic drills are hard at work as part of a project to protect a vital species of seagrass.
Beneath the surface of the flat, turquoise waters of Porto Rafti, a popular yachting harbour near Athens, hydraulic drills are hard at work as part of a project to protect a vital species of seagrass.
March 15, 2026 at 8:40 AM
🇬🇷 Greece fits eco-moorings to protect vital seagrass species
Beneath the surface of the flat, turquoise waters of Porto Rafti, a popular yachting harbour near Athens, hydraulic drills are hard at work as part of a project to protect a vital species of seagrass.
Beneath the surface of the flat, turquoise waters of Porto Rafti, a popular yachting harbour near Athens, hydraulic drills are hard at work as part of a project to protect a vital species of seagrass.
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Ed Miliband must step in and bar Tesla from holding an energy licence.
Elon Musk is a threat to our national security and clearly not a fit person to operate in our energy industry.
We can’t have the lights go out because he’s having a strop on X.
Elon Musk is a threat to our national security and clearly not a fit person to operate in our energy industry.
We can’t have the lights go out because he’s having a strop on X.
March 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Ed Miliband must step in and bar Tesla from holding an energy licence.
Elon Musk is a threat to our national security and clearly not a fit person to operate in our energy industry.
We can’t have the lights go out because he’s having a strop on X.
Elon Musk is a threat to our national security and clearly not a fit person to operate in our energy industry.
We can’t have the lights go out because he’s having a strop on X.
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February 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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