Reposted by John RichardsKrassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 15/06/2025EPIC response. 1518368237108
John Richards @erp-monkey.bsky.social · 14/06/2025So very very true! So social media has broken even Elon Musk. I’m forced to ask: U OK hun? | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comSo social media has broken even Elon Musk. I’m forced to ask: U OK hun? | Marina HydeIn his spat with Trump, the man who literally owns X has been hoist by his own platform. Guys, no one is safe!, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde 010
John Richards @erp-monkey.bsky.social · 09/06/2025I also frequently collapse when faced with complex problems! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comAdvanced AI suffers ‘complete accuracy collapse’ in face of complex problems, study finds‘Pretty devastating’ Apple paper raises doubts about race to reach stage of AI at which it matches human intelligence 010
Reposted by John RichardsTom Urwin @tomurwin.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Edale #FingerpostFriday #PeakDistrict #Walking 0212
Reposted by John RichardsAlan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Boss move for Ramaphosa would be to offer Musk political asylum. 12874192
Reposted by John RichardsChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 05/06/2025I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data. 15896659214557
Reposted by John RichardsBuitengebieden @buitengebieden.bsky.social · 31/05/2025It’s magic.. 😂 141359157
Reposted by John RichardsBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 26/05/2025It doesn’t have to be like this – says a North East economist with ambitions to change the world In Hexham, 70 gather to hear Maeve Cohen reimagine economics - where people, not profits, shape our future @northeastbylines.co.uk northeastbylines.co.uk/business/eco...northeastbylines.co.ukIt doesn’t have to be like this – says a North East economist with ambitions to change the worldIn Hexham, 70 gather to hear Maeve Cohen reimagine economics - where people, not profits, shape our future 712949
Reposted by John RichardsRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 23/05/2025The value of Simon Jenkins is that whatever topic he picks he is 100% certain to be wrong on. Whether this is a service a newspaper should pay for is, however, questionable. 1115225
Reposted by John RichardsPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 20/05/2025And the winners of the Paul Foot Award for investigative and campaigning journalism 2025 are... Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday of The Guardian. #PaulFootAward2025 www.private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-aw... 829849
Reposted by John RichardsPress Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 21/05/2025Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday of The Guardian have won the Paul Foot Award for their "enraging and heartbreaking" investigation into the carer's allowance scandal www.private-eye.co.uk/paul-foot-aw...private-eye.co.ukThe Paul Foot Award | Private EyeThe Paul Foot Award is an award given for investigative or campaigning journalism, set up in memory of revered journalist Paul Foot, who died in 2004. 05825
John Richards @erp-monkey.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Ouch!! Robbie Williams: Radical Honesty review – ‘Tone deaf, self-important, incredibly bad art’ www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...theguardian.comRobbie Williams: Radical Honesty review – ‘Tone deaf, self-important, incredibly bad art’The former Take That singer’s show features line drawings filled with therapy speak, greeting-card banter and meaningless affirmations. Can this really be presented as art? 010
Reposted by John RichardsParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Good to see Reform have no shortage of candidates in the local elections. 1256573
John Richards @erp-monkey.bsky.social · 12/04/2025As much as I detest the US Oompaloompah,this article distills his approach down and identifies what he is all about. Did Trump’s tariffs kill economic populism? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...theguardian.comDid Trump’s tariffs kill economic populism?Lasting damage has been done not only to Trump’s political credibility but to globalisation as a system 000
John Richards @erp-monkey.bsky.social · 11/04/2025There’s a word to describe this man - and it rhymes with ‘hunt’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMichael Gove gets peerage in Rishi Sunak's resignation honours listThe veteran former cabinet minister is among several Conservative figures to be given peerages. 000
Reposted by John RichardsFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11/04/2025Good morning, a trio of tulips basking in the sunshine ☀️ Have a good Friday 😊 23113675
Reposted by John RichardsGuy Thomas 〓〓 @guywrites.bsky.social · 11/04/2025To the sea. 😊 #Cornwall #CarbisBay #sea #ocean #beach #sky #nature #calm #peace #walk #explore #photography 3391065
Reposted by John RichardsDippity @dippity.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Lots of sunshine allowing flowers to bloom, there is much beauty in the world if we look for it. I hope your day is full of beauty and love wherever you are 🌱💕 1704
Reposted by John RichardsOwain Sutton @owainsutton.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Having dropped Facebook usage to almost zero, it's now just a really good time-lapse reminder of the bleak humour of early-pandemic. 021
John Richards @erp-monkey.bsky.social · 30/03/2025For the love of God - get a life woman!! literally. 010
Reposted by John Richardsandyburnham.bsky.social @andyburnham.bsky.social · 30/03/2025I hope the Government will work with us to change an education system too focused on the university route and excluding far too many young people from school. We need two equal routes at 14 - one academic, one technical - and our #MBacc achieves that. 🙌🏻 1514029
Reposted by John RichardsTact and Diplomacy @tactanddiplomacy.bsky.social · 29/03/2025www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... What the actual fuck?theguardian.comAlarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’Governor Ron DeSantis leads push to loosen child labor laws as immigration crackdown leads to workforce shortage 287
Reposted by John RichardsFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Left: Rachel Reeves is celebrating the OBR's projection that her policies will increase GDP by 0.6% in ten years Right: The OBR pointing out that Brexit is costing the UK 4% GDP Labour are celebrating crumbs, while ignoring the huge growth offered by rejoining the EU Single Market 23399137
Reposted by John RichardsNazir Afzal @nazirafzal.bsky.social · 23/03/2025The thing about the Rule of Law is it applies to everyone or no-one The second thing about the Rule of Law is if you don’t agree with a decision then you appeal it, you most certainly don’t attack the judge for applying it The third thing about the Rule Of Law is without it, you have chaos 24801201
Reposted by John RichardsRunawayBrewery.bsky.social @runawaybrewery.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Mega weekend here at the Taproom. Thanks so much #Stockport We've lots of plans for the rest of the year here at Runaway HQ - events, hours, food & of course beer announcements coming v soon so keep em peeled 👀 Pic: @jdarcey.bsky.social 0122
Reposted by John RichardsSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Much needed light relief from @privateeyenews.bsky.social on the howling embarrassment that is Liz Truss… “addressing a conference of pigeons in the park wearing a MAGA hat” 22539138
Reposted by John RichardsCllrAndyOddy @cllrandyoddy.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Only sunlit uplands eh? Why is it 65% of the population and almost 100% of Labour voters can see rejoining leads to growth leads to public services leads to increased standards of living but our LINO Labour In Name Only govt refuse to see that? 011
Reposted by John RichardsRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Official statistics affect everything. They shape how problems are seen and discussed, how policies are developed and assessed, and how we hold governments to account. The crisis at the ONS is therefore a crisis of governance - if statistics are how the State sees, it is going blind... 616468
Reposted by John RichardsAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20/03/2025AOC: What they like to call as radical, I believe is common sense. I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense... 10627036915519
Reposted by John RichardsBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 19/03/2025There should be an MMORPG based on Gary Larson’s The Far Side 683132329
Reposted by John RichardsSunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Greetings from NE of Plague Island to the nice people on here 👋. For those having a crappy day - here's a bit of fresh sea air to cheer you up ❤️ xxx *And 1 bonus point if you can spot Tynemouth Priory #SouthShields # 1420911
John Richards @erp-monkey.bsky.social · 19/03/2025So, do we reckon that Elon Musk is this generation’s Gerald Ratner?? 472