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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺

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Software engineer, recently finding that logic no longer works the way it used to.

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I've seen Rachel Parris in other stuff (Austentatious) and she's been terrific. Pretty sure this will be too.
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Today marks the 10 year anniversary of this masterpiece in defence reporting, thanks to @thedailymail.bsky.social
Screenshot of a newspaper headline that mistakenly suggests that a new UK MoD 5" gun is the length of a toothbrush
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
@paris.nyc - hey Paris, you'll love this clip of Nick Cage. I fully expect this is how you arrive on TWIG (IM) next Wednesday: x.com/For_Film_Fan...
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social - freeview TV's out of sync. As I ascend stairs at home I hear you say phrase on downstairs TV, then hear you say same phrase again upstairs. issue is because TVs have to convert digital signal to analog, and do this at different rates. Older/larger TVs tend to be slower.
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
It was easy to tell when one of my nephews was about to be in trouble, we'd hear him saying "no, No, NO" with escalating volume as he walked towards some sharp/hot/tasty object is desire. Also:
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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I know a lot of people think Microsoft Excel is a dreadful piece of software, but I would rate it October 10th.
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
#BBCQT - Matthew Syed - I'm a great royalist and a fan of King Charles and Kate. You do know that Chuck is married to Camilla, and Kate is married to Prince William, right?
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Thank goodness. There's no point in declaring "Total Transparency" about Mandelsom with the exception of matters relating to International relations - when IMHO Trump's insistence on Mandie is the single most likely cause for the decision. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Starmer faces rising anger over Mandelson as MPs agree to release files to security committee – live
Starmer faces criticism from MPs on all sides of the Commons
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
psst, @mrjamesob.bsky.social - Lee Child has retired, his brother Andrew writes the Reacher novels now. I'm not the biggest fan fan of Andrew's Reacher novels, but Lee is perfectly entitled to his retirement, so I'll stick with re-reading the old ones - `61 Hours` is a favourite.
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a man 's face is shown with the words " it 's perfect " above it
ALT: a man 's face is shown with the words " it 's perfect " above it
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 11/12/2025
Snares are a crime against wildlife, but in England we allow them. Labour made a manifesto commitment to ban them - they need to deliver that. For Wildlife's sake.
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
@mrjamesob.bsky.social - Steward's Enquiry on Deja-Vu. I'd heard that your brain was able to `store` the new information much, much quicker than it could `search` through past memories of that fact - and sometimes `search` chances on the newly stored information, thinking it was there all along.
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a woman talking on a cell phone with the words " i 'm having deja vu " below her
Alt: a woman talking on a cell phone with the words " i 'm having deja vu " below her
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Is there a collective noun for media pundits that spout Putin lies, Piers Morgan? @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
@mrjamesob.bsky.social : The word naked in this context suggests that, unlike other strangulation techniques found in jiujitsu/judo, this hold does not require the use of a keikogi ("gi") or training uniform (courtesy of wikipedia)
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
The famously left-wing bias of the BBC. (From The Decade In Tory)
Meanwhile the print media could hardly be expected to hold the 
Tories to account, given their almost constant irrumating support for 
Conservatives. Of Britain’s 15 main national newspapers, only one 
backed the Labour Party. The rest vocally supported the Tories or 
their Lib Dem partners in the coalition.
Thankfully, we could rely on the BBC to balance things out by 
flexing its renowned leftie muscles. The corporation’s controller of 
global news output, Craig Oliver, joined the Downing Street operation 
as David Cameron’s director of communications. Andrew Neil, 
editor of the right-wing Spectator magazine, fronted both of the 
BBC’s two leading political discussion programmes, This Week and 
Daily Politics. The editor of these programmes, Robbie Gibb, was 
brother of Conservative MP Nick Gibb, and later became director of 
communications at Theresa May’s Downing Street.
Sure, Nick Robinson, the BBC’s chief political correspondent, 
had been national president of the Young Conservatives and then 
president of the Oxford University Conservative Association,butthose sympathies were balanced out by his deputy, James Landale, 
an old-Etonian close contemporary of David Cameron who was also 
offered – and declined – the Tory communications job. Meanwhile, 
a report by the University of Cardiff found from 2007 to 2012 (both in 
and out of office), Conservative politicians received 50 per cent more 
airtime on BBC News at Six than Labour politicians did.
So if the tsunami of unmitigated failure that started in 2010 has 
been a revelation to you, nobody should be especially surprised.
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
@mrjamesob.bsky.social - for track and trace story, you took a call from a guy who's wife was contracted as a contact tracer. She hadn't had to make any calls for couple of weeks, and her employer (Serco, IIRC) had asked her to start working overtime. Horrible: it was just them increasing profit.
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Evergreen comment, but on the Israel/Gaza conflict... @mrjamesob.bsky.social - what a call, what a caller.
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a close up of a woman making a funny face with her hand on her face .
Alt: a close up of a woman making a funny face with her hand on her face .
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
@mrjamesob.bsky.social we're witnesssing a Govt that potentially has access to emergency powers, triggering the emergency to access those powers.
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
@kemibadenochmp.bsky.social telling us she'll completely ditch Stamp Duty when she gets into power. In a similar vein, I'm scanning TripAdvisor, to decide where to go with Nathalie Portman, should she ask me on a date.
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a woman wearing a pink converse shirt is pointing her finger
Alt: a woman wearing a pink converse shirt is pointing her finger
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
@mrjamesob.bsky.social - ski jackets have a pocket with a vertical zip on the chest. This connects to a `bag` on the inside. My guess is he hasn't found a single layer of cloth that is open at the bottom. I guess it's a double-layer `bag` stitched to outer on left & right, w/ side opening
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
It looks like I need more variety in my podcast listening. @coldwarpod.bsky.social @triclassified
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Oh dear, poor old @mrjamesob.bsky.social He'd normally get to take it easy on Wednesday lunchtimes (for PMQs), but is having to come up with load of utter twaddle. Hmm, but maybe James is enjoying his hour of generating filler content - an excuse for a bit of humorous banter.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
64% of the richest 10% in Britain got most of their money via inheritance, not by working for it. Such as Allsopp, the eldest daughter of Baron Hindlip, chairman of Christies, who got her start in TV via her art history degree, which she studied at ... Christies. But sure. More austerity.
Kirsty Alsopp asking "When will Rachel Reeves start talking about saving money not just finding more & more ways of taking money away from people who themselves have bothered to save and work hard?"
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Happy "gun the length of a toothbrush" anniversary to defence journalists. (courtesy of @pinstripedline.bsky.social )
News article incorrectly stating that 5" naval gun is the length of a toothbrush, when the dimension actually refers to the width (calibre) of the weapon.
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
I can barely believe that this clip between Enoch Powell & Jonathan Miller, and @mrjamesob.bsky.social are almost the same age. It's a classic example of R/W politicians "announcing that fear and horror are an appropriate response" to a issue. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEPt...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Trump used it for campaign appearances.
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
No, it won't win any awards, but here's my composition of 5 of the Red Arrows and a Ferris Wheel, at #ClarencePier, #Southsea.
Collection of 5 Red Arrow jets flying behind seat of Ferris Wheel.
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
So, UK Media suggests Meghan making media deals is a demonstration of her being "for sale", UK Media simultaneously provides evidence of steps Meghan needs to take to present her perspective to the public.
Two consecutive TV Descriptions on UK's Channel 5. The first is "Kate: in her own words". The second is "Meghan: Duchess for Sale?".
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
At least they got the possessive apostrophe right at our favourite local Thai restaurant:
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
UK Channel 5 - consecutive adverts: - Harry and Meghan, where did the cash go? - Kate - the new princess of hearts Anyone know how Channel 5 commissioning gets influenced by "the usual" sources?
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Just got spam email telling me a Govt review threatened the future of Brexit, and I should protest the Windsor Framework. Same organisation promised Brexit would be good for UK. They lied before, I presume they're lying again. Obvs I wrote submission in support of Windsor Framework, on that basis.
email ancouraging submission of protest against Windsor Framework.
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Joseph @ikeysee.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Keep up the pressure. We can do better and completely destroy the Nazi Space Karen
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
By @mrjamesob.bsky.social - what happens if something is invented between birth and 15? I suspect the lower bracket should switch to "before your birth, to your 15th birthday".. Can we get Douglas Adams to workshop it a little more?
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Oh, @mrjamesob.bsky.social will just love this "Hard Man of Brexit" quote.
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Five years ago today. With hindsight it was practically an understatement. Bravo to the author.
Screenshot of Tweet ending with "Can you imagine having to work with these truth twisters?"
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Absolutely an act of terrorism, by one or more terrrorists. What next? 1. Israel bombs Washington hospital, that contains their command centre. 2. Israel bombs civilian housing that shelter them 3. Israel bulldozes Washington, makes it part of Israel. Right? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Priti Patel sharing her thoughts on Israel on @skynewsrss.bsky.social. Should she have to declare an interest?
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
@theguardian1.bsky.social reached out to the BBC for a range of views. While they found a range of voices, the range of.was significantly less. It honestly makes you either doubt Guardian's other reporting, or is evidence of fear of open speaking in the BBC www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Gary Lineker to leave BBC on Sunday without payoff after antisemitism apology
Presenter says stepping back feels like ‘the responsible course of action’ after reposting video with antisemitic tropes
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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
When peaceful protest becomes a crime , who is really guilty ? And what can we do about it ? Music is protest and culture is collective . Make ‘The Prisoner’ heard , buy it , share it , send it to number one: chrispackh.am/ryader – thank you .
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Oh, I'm so torn. Who is on the side of right? Trump or Sesame St? Dilemmas, dilemmas, dilemmas.
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
"threatens long conflict" - classic tactic of a nation that has lost its tier one armour and facing financial ruin: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Kremlin cites past wars as it threatens long conflict in Ukraine
Russian peace negotiator invokes Peter the Great’s 21-year struggle to defeat Sweden, as Putin is fond of doing
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Oh god, wait until @marinapurkiss.bsky.social & @jemmaforte.bsky.social hear about this: www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
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UK government dropped health push after lobbying by ultra-processed food firms
Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals guidance for retailers in England changed after campaign by global food firms
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Wot? Tesla stock has gone up 45% in the last month? I suspect some of you aren't pulling your weight. Personally, I've bought zero Tesla cars in the last month (or ever...), but some of you have been weaker willed. Do better.
Graph of Tesla stock going up 45% in last month.
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
@mrjamesob - it may be worth taking the "weight loss jobs bring assorted benefits" claims with a pinch of salt:
Claim from Prof Devi Sridhar that weigh-loss jabs bringing widespread benefits was funded by jab manufacturer.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Just to say the customer service from @group.bnpparibas is the worst I've ever received! and this going on for over a year now. If you have the chance, avoid!!
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 26/04/2025
Come on Britain - we’re letting the side down - stop buying Swasticars…..:)
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Had #ebay trouble regarding #EVRI failed delivery of parcel. Two weeks bouncing around their system, then reported delivery yesterday lunchtime. No parcel, and door-cam confirmed they didn't even visit. Ebay promptly provided refund. Suspect I earned their trust.
message confirming 23 years of ebay membership
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Ian Mayo - 💙 #FBPE 🇪🇺 @ianmayo.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Ordered 2nd hand webcam from eBay. Delivery via Evri not going well.
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lucygobag.bsky.social @lucygobag.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
As the scale of devastation becomes apparent here - please remember the golden rule for helping in disaster. It’s #CashNotStuff. Do not try to send items or organise collections. Will post links to verified funding pages when I get them 🚨
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Myanmar and Thailand earthquake live updates: Huge quake kills at least 144 in Myanmar, with many trapped as buildings collapse
Hundreds are also injured in Myanmar, according to an army general, as the 7.7 magnitude quake is felt in neighbouring countries.
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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
To insult two highly respected and free thinking politicians like this is disgraceful. It just shows how far standards in society have fallen. Anyone reposting this insulting photograph should feel utterly ashamed. 😡
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Spotted in a Brooklyn doorway by a friend this afternoon. Epic.
Super callous fragile racist sexist nazi potus
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