Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.sociale.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 15/10/2026seems like poor leadership, perhaps they could hire some kind of business consultancy to help provide a more consistent management structure 62185 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialSon of Bengt (Halloween edition) @sonofbengt.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Off the top of my head: 1 - Under no circumstances buy a new build flat 2 - People will constantly throw out red flags about themselves if you pay attention (See: "I'm a nice guy") 3 - If someone says "I am led by my ethics/jesus" etc. then dont get in a position where they can ever owe you money 711621 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialWill Sebag-Montefiore @wsebag.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Meeting a Christian misogynist 812227 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialMic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026NEW | On disappearing stories… MICHAEL GOVE, LOLA SALEM, AND A SUDDEN SILENCE Why did a series of newspaper stories vanish and why are right-wing organisations involved in a coordinated campaign to forget about one particular contributor? brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/michael-go...brokenbottleboy.substack.comMichael Gove, Lola Salem, and a sudden silenceWhy did a series of newspaper stories vanish and why are right-wing organisations involved in a coordinated campaign to forget about one particular contributor? 31507267 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialAndy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @andygjburge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Neither the UK gov't nor the ONS provides data on how many families earn £100,000 or more but:bbc.co.ukBadenoch unveils plan to end £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge' ahead of Tory conferenceThe Conservative leader tells the BBC the earnings threshold for government support stops people "working harder". 2111 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026UK household energy bills forecast to rise 16%, or £276, in January. Household energy debt expected to hit £7bn soon. Heating v Eating dilemma. 120,000 a year die in poverty. Companies profiteer, fuelling costs, inflation, poverty. Public ownership gives govt more policy options.bbc.co.ukHousehold energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four yearsA typical household faces an annual gas and electricity bill of £1,999 from January, based on a key forecast. 19289157 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on. 3249842753 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialAlex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released. 7537951265 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026PLEASE SHAREyoutu.beMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 42991739 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialCarbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 24/09/2026NEW – Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK ✍️ Written by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org 📊 Data analysis by Ho Woo Nam Read here: buff.ly/VpxOLE5 513966 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialDodgyfoo @dodgyfoo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So this scumbag stole charity money from the Bayleaf Restaurant in West Lothian and hes not yet been caught. Surely someone recognises him! 3517 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Cody Dahler has a way with words 😂 TT: @ mrcodydahler 34627226 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270... 6528181175 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialMark Cousins @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I've been Cunked www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...bbc.comDiane Morgan is Philomena Cunk in Cunk on Cinema first-look picturePhilomena Cunk charts the history of cinema, probing experts like Michael Bay, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Cousins, Helen O’Hara and Mark Kermode in the process 0503 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialThe Journal FactCheck @factcheck.thejournal.ie · 17/09/2026False claims that the public is being “left in the dark” about rapes and sexual assaults due to the government creating new laws that enforce “media blackouts” have spread online. jrnl.ie/7164610jrnl.ieDebunked: The media publishes news about sexual assaults, reporting is not banned by ‘new laws’Since 1981, media have been legally forbidden from identifying rape suspects before a conviction. 032 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialRichard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Good grief, thanks to a video on Instagram, I've just discovered that the Criterion edition of Lone Wolf & Cub (that I've had on my shelf for about 9 years) has a secret compartment in the spine containing the blueprint for the weaponised babycart..! 27744196 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A macho culture of performative selfishness might start on the roads, through racing, rolling coal, ever bigger SUVs ... But it doesn't end there. If we want to live in a decent country which values human life, we need to change this culture. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comDriving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George MonbiotIn towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or consicence. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 1151582493 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialEddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Ed Sheeran is attracting some new fans. They deserve each other. 1198 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialUngagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Letter to John Swinney regarding #Kneecap from Show Israeli Genocide the Red Card. 03222 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialMr too tired for a halloween name @laotianrockrat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Ed Sheeran's agent: Ok fuck me that was a wild few days. Still we should be over the worst of it now... 20857241103 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialMr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I saw this post and wanted to address it. If you look at social media today, you’ll see good, empathetic people admitting they are losing hope. They look at climate change, rising authoritarianism, and corporate greed and feel entirely powerless. If you feel this way, I want 41596254 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialJohn Robb official @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Farewell Saint Etienne. 35 years of immaculate, intelligent pop — and now one of Britain’s most distinctive bands is bowing out. We look back at an extraordinary career: louderthanwar.com/35-years-of-...louderthanwar.com35 Years Of Saint Etienne: An Appreciation and a Fond FarewellMartin Gray takes a long - if emotional - look back at Saint Etienne and their illustrious catalogue of sumptuous eclectic indie pop. 1307 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialgamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026found this in the top posts and it succeeds in being very funny while also inducing a borderline homicidal rage 13961211658 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialMark GJ @brokentv.uk · 27/08/2026UPDATE TO THIS: My blog post on the 20 most tenuous uses of "Greatest Hits" amongst all albums ever released in the UK now includes an embedded Spotify link to all 20 charting songs*. brokentv.uk/2026/08/26/t... (*Except one, for reasons.)brokentv.ukThe 20 Least Accurate Greatest Hits Albums EverA few days ago, there was a thread doing the rounds on BlueSky asking for nominations on the greatest Greatest Hits album of all time. As could reasonably be expected, that basically just became a … 2128 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialTreacle @treacletruffle.bsky.social · 26/08/2026@remembrancewatch.bsky.social Saw this Remembermobile while out for a stroll earlier. 2342 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialCuban Boys @thecubanboys.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Streaming from Friday, officially approved by the Tony Wilson Archive it's the anthem of the north! The Cuban Boys are the techno anarchists and Peel faves, sold a million copies of Cognoscenti Vs Intelligentsia in '99 and almost took the Xmas no.1 from Cliff. Tony Wilson, well you know who he is. 12712 0
iainoco.bsky.social @iainoco.bsky.social · 16/08/2026We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1goodlawproject.orgJason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law ProjectCommission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death. 010 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialBandcamp @bandcamp.com · 11/08/2026New & Notable: The Welsh singer and songwriter levels up on a heartrending new effort bolstered by analog synths from Pete Townshend's personal collection.iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.comAs We Once Were, by The Anchoress14 track album 01610 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Many years ago, when I first started writing for The Dark Side (Britain's oldest horror mag) we had a bit of a friendly pub quiz rivalry with Empire magazine for a while. We kept losing though. Until one week we discovered a secret weapon. /1 151495617 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialSounds Familiar @soundsfamiliar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Oh no. How very sad. Rest in peace John 💔 trashcansinatras.com/blogs/news/j...trashcansinatras.comJohn Douglas 1963-2026From Stephen, Davy, Paul and Frank We are devastated to inform all of you that we have lost our dear friend and brother John after a brief illness. John died peacefully in the early hours of Monday th... 494 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 01/08/2026So I woke up this morning to find out that Ozzy Osbourne’s son made a video falsely accusing me of using AI to write a Rolling Stone article about the Tate brothers. 2293961815 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialAdam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Aaah the Leto story is finally emerging from plain site. I wrote one of my interactions with him here, the most palatable. What I also witnessed was much less amusing. open.substack.com/pub/arutherf...open.substack.comWorking science into great movies, and also with Jared LetoThe joys of being a science advisor on movies, and the HORROR. 129621 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialSunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 25/07/2026What a refreshing change from grotesque, greedy bstds like Farage! "Gary Lineker, Richard Curtis, Ian Gregg, former boss of Greggs & crime writer Val McDermid among millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them more". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukGary Lineker among millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them moreA group including the former England footballer write to the new PM telling him "we can afford it". 613351 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 24/07/2026Gary Lineker "Our richest people can do more and most want to. To live up to our national values our new government must raise taxes on extreme levels of wealth for a fairer, better, more hopeful Britain." @patmillsuk.bsky.socialcentralbylines.co.ukMillionaires tell new Prime Minister: Tax us, we’re proud to pay'Tax us, we're proud to pay'': Patriotic Millionaires urge Andy Burnham to charge a wealth tax for the richest of our society 112957 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.sociale.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 22/07/2026now to take a big sip of coffee and read what Fred Lambert was writing about Tesla's "self-driving" systems at the time that he received this text message directly from Elon Musk 621931 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialMad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026On the 40th anniversary of the release of Aliens, here is one of my most read, weirdly controversial pieces. www.rogerebert.com/mzs/watching...rogerebert.comNotes on watching "Aliens" for the first time again, with a bunch of kidsCaptain's log: eight fifth graders, one adult, one James Cameron movie. 52422109 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialAndy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @andygjburge.bsky.social · 18/07/2026A few things to remember about Nigel Farage's "policy" motivations: 🧵 1. The reason he wants to deregulate Crypto is because his mate Harborne who give Nige £5m bungs and basically funds the Reform Ltd company makes £billions from er, Crypto 510237 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialTits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Nearly 11 years ago, I’d had a great night out with friends and got back to my flat in a state you’d call ‘rather tipsy’ You know when it’s late and you should go to bed but you’re not tired, you’re wired? That It was nearly getting late but I wasn’t ready to sleep 1/ 9479128 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Even after their World Cup journey came to an end, Norway's supporters showed why they're among the best fans in football. Waiting for their luggage, dozens of fans turned the baggage carousel into a rowing boat, sharing one final laugh before heading home. 👏 🇳🇴 👏 29952288 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialLisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 10/07/2026“Of course Ian and I are going to work for free,” Rollins told me via Zoom. “No money was ever offered or asked for. I don’t want a dollar. I’ve got the bucks. Isn’t this what you spend money on? What would you rather do? Do fentanyl or work with a Cramps catalogue?”motherjones.comHow two punk icons are giving the Cramps a second life“If you lose culture," Henry Rollins explains, "the society dies.” 114734 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialMaureen Chuck @irmagherd.bsky.social · 09/07/2026RIP Bonnie Tyler 5150221145 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialUngagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 08/07/2026The AI Hype Reckoning Is Upon Us... @karlbode.com karlbode.com/the-ai-hype-...karlbode.comThe AI Hype Reckoning Is Upon UsThe massive chasm between AI hype and reality is finally reaching the breaking point. 022 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialChris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Absolutely chilling account heretheguardian.comThe battle over the Bell hotel: how a year of asylum protests tore apart a pretty, prosperous Essex townLast summer, a 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by an asylum seeker in Epping and this small community was engulfed in protest. Can it recover? 0238 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Game on, Nige. 22970651241 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Glorious 281071257 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialLaura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Hi hello I was going to do a full thread on the Great American State Fair later but it seems I'm starting early: why in the fuck are PragerU, Patriot Academy, and other far right groups the ENTIRETY of the Department of Education booth 15862321701 0
Reposted by @iainoco.bsky.socialUnklerupert @unklerupert.uk · 03/07/2026Thomas Jefferson died July 4th 1826. John Adams died July 4th 1826…static.klipy.comStephen Colbert: Fingers Crossed HopingAlt: Stephen Colbert: Fingers Crossed Hoping 3235 0
