Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 09/10/2026My suspicion about this live-streamed execution, as someone who has watched a lot of Ukrainian drone footage and strongly suspects that's had an impact on his psyche, is that even MAGA Americans are going to find that they don't enjoy seeing someone killed nearly as much as they think they will. 2833832
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action. 18772113003
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialTanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 12/09/2026What I love about Western democracy is you can bung a political party £ 36 million earned from criminal activity & most media will continue to point at asylum seekers & migrant care workers with families as the barbarians at the gate we need to defend ourselves from 🙄. 3830141004
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Crypto billionaire. Convicted in the US. Pardoned by Trump. Trashing our democracy by buying Reform. Does anyone think this is to improve our NHS, our schools, our public services…? Of course it fucking isn’t. It’s to make Ben Delo and Farage richer. That’s it. That’s all they care about. 39630262
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Surely he has to resign again to let the people of Clacton prejudge the resukt of the police investigation? It’s much more serious than the investigation he resigned over last time… 902199381
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 26/08/2026honestly I think literally all gigs should do this, sincerely don't understand what people believe they're achieving by not meaningfully watching a gig and instead filming a video they will obviously never watch again, hateful behaviour, get rid 8164769
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026As I board the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki, I’m reminded yet again of three things about the EU: 1) You don’t sacrifice any of your national identity or culture by being part of the EU. Estonia remains Estonia. Finland remains Finland 2) Schengen is great. 3) Brexit was and is shit. 1064231848
derekirvine.bsky.social @derekirvine.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Fascinating documentary, great interview followed by brilliant short set, including two new songs. Fantastic value cinema ticket. 000
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialAnon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026You're not 'capturing a special moment' when you're filming every song at a gig. You're too addicted to your phone to leave it alone for a couple of hours and simply enjoy the experience. 1623308280
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026It's Clacton by-election day. Or, if you prefer, Farage-Commons-standards-inquiry-reopening-eve. 12564781528
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialAcid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Echo the Australian magpie annoying a tuxedo cat named Gilbert in Thames, New Zealand. The pair are known to be friends, though the magpie is often described as an annoying sibling that frequently pushes limits. They are part of a group called "Tuxedoes Unite" located in Karangahake, New Zealand. 653320530
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialNorah 🤗 @thenoraheffect.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Enjoy The Silence- Depeche Mode 🥰 1202671620
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/07/2026Wildfires are raging across Europe. The climate alarm is blaring. Illustration: Ben Jennings for the Guardian 49834
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialMiss Vedra @missvedra.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Never trust a man who wants to colonize mars before he volunteers to fix earth. 23681051572
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026So, a joke MP with 5 houses bought for cash, links to criminality and a £5Mill ‘gift’ in his bank… is so enraged at being held to account… that he resigns from the MP role he never did anyway…and demands a “people v the establishment” by-election to vote him back in. What an insufferable wanker. 1573175767
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialJames @wearejames.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Interrogation, live in session from the archive has been freshly uploaded to the La Petite Mort playlist on the band's YouTube channel. Watch now: youtu.be/Vcu3-v4T38Y NBL x #James #LaPetiteMort #insession 0103
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026— a once in a lifetime shot.. captured by wildlife photographer Alan McFadyen 1297771987
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Trump threatens to end US-UK trade deal because UK won't join his illegal Iran war. There is no special relationship. It is subservience to the US. Don't make agreements with Trump. He doesn't honour them. The King's visit should be cancelled. UK must rejoin the EU, build alliances with others.theguardian.comTrump warns US-UK trade deal ‘can always be changed’ with relations in ‘sad state’President says he gave Britain ‘better deal than I had to’ but ally was ‘not there when we needed them’ on Iran 46503209
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 13/04/2026Donald Trump is no leader of the free world. He’s a dangerous and corrupt gangster. The Prime Minister needs to call off the King’s state visit to Washington before it’s too late. 27499134
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 09/04/2026National Geographic Award winning photograph of the year. So beautiful. 🐝🐝🐝 339136692722
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialalexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 03/04/2026A French general just looked at Trump’s plan to build a runway inside Iran to fly out uranium under active bombing. His response: “American officials should stop snorting cocaine between meetings.” 19357871995
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialStephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Think about this: A retired game show host may end the world as we know it. Only a master satirist could write this scenario, but Mark Twain is dead. 492108302123
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 30/03/2026Threatening the drinking water and electricity of 93 million people because the IRGC whose control of Iran you accidentally made unshakeable won't agree to a protection racket deal with your son-in-law. 271235387
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 02/03/2026It's truly extraordinary, all the column inches and earnest pundit chatter about his strategy and personality, when in fact it's all right there, in broad daylight. He's a baby having a tantrum. It's really no more complicated than that. 1038031
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/02/2026BREAKING: Adolescent teenage boys have taken over the Pentagon. 81490052218
derekirvine.bsky.social @derekirvine.bsky.social · 24/02/2026What the fuck is wrong with those idiots? Another made up talking point 000
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialLaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 22/02/2026We’ve had 3 PMs since Johnson. He has absolutely no relevance to this country. The only time he should be on TV is when he’s arrested for Misconduct in Public Office. 33580130
derekirvine.bsky.social @derekirvine.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Your President is insane. Please remove him. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 000
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialLewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 20/02/2026Struck by how supine so much coverage of the Royal Family continues to be, even now. “Business as usual” is the line I keep hearing. No, it really isn’t. And it shouldn’t be. 56703145
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialLadyFluffyOrca 📎 🇬🇧🇵🇸🇺🇦 @ladyfluffyorca.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Tech Update. Today: How a dishwasher works. 7282
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialPaul Singh 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @paulsingh.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Why is Starmer so unpopular bleats the Guardian whilst failing to investigate Farage in any meaningful way. 43873198
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Ash Sarkar, "Jim Ratcliffe is a stinking hypocrite" "He became a tax resident of Monaco to save £4 billion that could have gone towards British schools, the British NHS, towards British defence, instead he decided he wanted that money for his own pocket" 30875278
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/01/2026Swift bricks to be installed in all new buildings in Scotland after Holyrood backs rulingtheguardian.comSwift bricks to be installed in all new buildings in Scotland after Holyrood backs rulingRest of UK has so far resisted calls to make it mandatory for developers to install bricks that provide nesting for swifts and other endangered birds Swift bricks will be installed in all new buildings in Scotland after the Scottish parliament voted in favour of a law to help endangered cavity-nesting birds. The Scottish government and MSPs across the parties backed an amendment by Scottish Green Mark Ruskell to make swift bricks mandatory for all new dwellings “where reasonably practical and appropriate”. Continue reading... 717852
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/01/2026The choice is impeachment and removal or calamity for the United States. I don't see how anybody watching Trump's speech in Davos can draw any other conclusion. He's a senile madman. 1026233316809
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Left: Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, talking about liberty and freedom in the US in the UK parliament Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox 19326501404
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 03/01/2026If Xi Jinping invaded Taiwan right now, and toppled the president there, on what grounds would the United States object? Or have any credibility to say anything? 716118832785
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialArmando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Get ready for Phase Two: a raid on Oslo to seize the Peace Prize. 621487338
derekirvine.bsky.social @derekirvine.bsky.social · 30/12/202538d.gs/6v7r38d.gsKeir Starmer: Stand firm in protecting British food and animal welfare standards in trade dealsI just signed the campaign calling Keir Starmer to stand firm in protecting British food and animal welfare standards in trade deals 000
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.social🦋 ᕈᕼi 🦋 @thephi.blue · 23/12/2025Greenland has announced it will annex the United States, citing humanitarian concerns, chronic leadership instability, and an urgent need to protect valuable land from reckless mismanagement. Officials assured Americans they'll soon enjoy free healthcare, quieter politics, and less gold plating. 741610476
derekirvine.bsky.social @derekirvine.bsky.social · 22/12/2025More detail on the 'missing' White-tailed Eagle in south Scotland raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/18/m... is very disappointing.raptorpersecutionuk.orgMore detail on the ‘missing’ White-tailed Eagle in south ScotlandFurther to the news yesterday (here) that three White-tailed Eagles have ‘disappeared’ in suspicious circumstances, one in England, one in Wales and one in Scotland, Police Scotland has… 001
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialDave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 10/12/2025"The big question for Europe is: when are you gonna fight back, guys?" ask former Obama staffers Tommy Vietor and Ben Rhodes. "He doesn't respect you, he's interfering in your political affairs, he's talking shit...at some point stop lathering him with praise" open.spotify.com/episode/6USY... 27658951416
Reposted by @derekirvine.bsky.socialEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 08/12/2025Donald Trump is a Kremlin stooge who wants to sell out Ukraine and the rest of Europe to Putin. We can't let that happen. Starmer should seize frozen Russian assets in this country - today - and convince Merz and Macron to do the same. 20543203