Jim Brown
@jimcranky.bsky.social
Making the technical stuff behind festivals and live events happen. Enjoy rugby union (watching) and running (like a three legged dog). Dad and foster carer.
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"A brand new CNN poll shows President Trump at an all time low in his approval rating... look at his net approval rating now with pure independents - it's negative 71 points! I mean, these are the deep depths of the ocean. You never see numbers like these. An 86 point shift away from the president!"
September 23, 2026 at 2:07 PM
"A brand new CNN poll shows President Trump at an all time low in his approval rating... look at his net approval rating now with pure independents - it's negative 71 points! I mean, these are the deep depths of the ocean. You never see numbers like these. An 86 point shift away from the president!"
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Abolish the Home Office.
Home Office response to Fascist thugs at Portsmouth, from Grdn.
September 6, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Abolish the Home Office.
Dolly Parton’s foundation sends out books to kids in care every month. A symbol to them that they are not forgotten which gives them a gateway into reading. People who are successful often talk about helping others but rarely act, she quietly used her position to change the world for the better. RIP
August 25, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Dolly Parton’s foundation sends out books to kids in care every month. A symbol to them that they are not forgotten which gives them a gateway into reading. People who are successful often talk about helping others but rarely act, she quietly used her position to change the world for the better. RIP
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Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
July 19, 2023 at 8:48 AM
Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
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We have been told repeatedly that this is a poor climate to help foreigners, that no one wants to donate to this sort of thing anymore and we won’t get the money we need.
Major donors have not stepped forward and we face a massive battle but we are NOT giving up on these guys. Please share 🙏
Major donors have not stepped forward and we face a massive battle but we are NOT giving up on these guys. Please share 🙏
Free From Fear is doing a fundraising walk in August to fund a small project helping 5 special forces interpreters at risk. Please donate here to support the 5 lads who risked everything and were left behind by 🇬🇧 when their counterparts 🇺🇸 were saved. Thank you.
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Help raise £55000 to bring our remaining caseload to safety and provide the support they need. – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to bring our remaining caseload to safety and provide the support they need.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
www.justgiving.com
June 27, 2026 at 10:34 AM
We have been told repeatedly that this is a poor climate to help foreigners, that no one wants to donate to this sort of thing anymore and we won’t get the money we need.
Major donors have not stepped forward and we face a massive battle but we are NOT giving up on these guys. Please share 🙏
Major donors have not stepped forward and we face a massive battle but we are NOT giving up on these guys. Please share 🙏
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Aerial PARTIAL view of the anti racist, anti fascist crowd in Belfast right now. City Hall to the left for scale. This - this is the real Belfast. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
June 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Aerial PARTIAL view of the anti racist, anti fascist crowd in Belfast right now. City Hall to the left for scale. This - this is the real Belfast. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
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Scott Hastings, a man of integrity, honesty and empathy. A player who never gave below his maximum. There is nothing more you can ask as a legacy. RIP
May 17, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Scott Hastings, a man of integrity, honesty and empathy. A player who never gave below his maximum. There is nothing more you can ask as a legacy. RIP
New BBC Director General’s partner presumably studiously avoiding asking how his first week on the job has gone. #scottmills
March 30, 2026 at 6:57 PM
New BBC Director General’s partner presumably studiously avoiding asking how his first week on the job has gone. #scottmills
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Select all squares with
SHAMELESS GRIFTERS
If there are none press skip
SHAMELESS GRIFTERS
If there are none press skip
March 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Select all squares with
SHAMELESS GRIFTERS
If there are none press skip
SHAMELESS GRIFTERS
If there are none press skip
Anyone else having issues with NHS 111 dropping calls without connecting to a medic after an automated triage? @shaunlintern.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Anyone else having issues with NHS 111 dropping calls without connecting to a medic after an automated triage? @shaunlintern.bsky.social
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a decade is a long time in politics
January 12, 2026 at 11:55 AM
a decade is a long time in politics
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I'm not a nambie-pambie woke snowflake but some pieces should come with a graphic content trigger warning
January 12, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I'm not a nambie-pambie woke snowflake but some pieces should come with a graphic content trigger warning
I’ve donated-how about you?
Some dickheads threatening to kill an ultra runner have made her pull out of the race making it more difficult to raise money to look after vulnerable women.
Some dickheads threatening to kill an ultra runner have made her pull out of the race making it more difficult to raise money to look after vulnerable women.
January 12, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I’ve donated-how about you?
Some dickheads threatening to kill an ultra runner have made her pull out of the race making it more difficult to raise money to look after vulnerable women.
Some dickheads threatening to kill an ultra runner have made her pull out of the race making it more difficult to raise money to look after vulnerable women.
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Isn’t there a case for unions taking action here? No one should be forced to risk this sort of material for work purposes?
January 5, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Isn’t there a case for unions taking action here? No one should be forced to risk this sort of material for work purposes?
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I have a hunch that if you or I were running a website doing this the "urgent contact" would involve door rams and handcuffs so I struggle to see why it can't be slightly more pugnacious than this.
Ofcom, which enforces the UK's Online Safety Act, says it is aware of "serious concerns" about Grok undressing people including children on X
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I have a hunch that if you or I were running a website doing this the "urgent contact" would involve door rams and handcuffs so I struggle to see why it can't be slightly more pugnacious than this.
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Folks who still post on X, is this finally a red line for you? If not, then you seem to have no moral objections to using a CSAM site.
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
January 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Folks who still post on X, is this finally a red line for you? If not, then you seem to have no moral objections to using a CSAM site.
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There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women
People are asking Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to alter images to depict women being sexually abused, humiliated, and even killed.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
Time to deploy Corbyn for the lols?
the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Time to deploy Corbyn for the lols?
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If you don't know the story of Salvo D'Acquisto, you don't know the meaning of the word 'courage'.
23 September 1943, Carabiniere Salvo D'Acquisto is executed by German paratroopers at Torre di Palidoro, near Rome. He falsely confesses responsibility for an explosion that kills two Germans to save the lives of 22 innocent civilians rounded up for execution in reprisal [Thread] >> 1
September 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
If you don't know the story of Salvo D'Acquisto, you don't know the meaning of the word 'courage'.
September 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Got a ConEd alert telling me to use less energy during the heat wave and this is all I can think about.
June 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Got a ConEd alert telling me to use less energy during the heat wave and this is all I can think about.
@rugbypass.bsky.social seems to be a problem logging in to watch the England game. Boring as it was the carrot I’d dangled to get the teenager to do their homework.
June 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
@rugbypass.bsky.social seems to be a problem logging in to watch the England game. Boring as it was the carrot I’d dangled to get the teenager to do their homework.
This is a great book.
The Illusionist is now out in paperback! It's the "enthralling", "superbly entertaining", "delightful", and "satisfying" true story of an eccentric genius who made magic into a weapon of war.
April 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is a great book.
This explains quite a lot…
February 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This explains quite a lot…