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Joe Daziel

@joedalziel.bsky.social
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Rugby Union tragic. Lover of classic cars. Interested in politics, theatre and science. #FBPE Any nonsense arguments or ad hominem = Block. Profile pic: Rembrandt van Rijn

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Lilly @lillyull.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Reminder - Japan imports more gas from Australia than it needs, and so it onsells it to other countries for a profit. www.afr.com/world/asia/a...
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Australia moves to calm Japan’s jitters over gas reservation policy
Treasurer Jim Chalmers used a large business gathering near Tokyo to promise executives that Australia would remain a dependable energy supplier.
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Nautiloids! 😍
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Chris Minns’ fashion police. Being Palestinian is now a public order offence Andrew Brown reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/chris-minns-fash…
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Objective achieved I'd say. 🫣🤔 #trump #fairford www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
independent.co.uk
US Air Force withdraws all bombers from RAF Fairford after suspected terror plot
US President Donald Trump said he was ‘disappointed’ after the five men were released on bail
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Ewart, Dave @davidewart.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
" Long ago, a Labor elder told me something that has remained in my mind. The mob, he said, expect “something more” from Labor – more than they expect from the Coalition." www.quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2025/1...
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The Good Fight: What Does Labor Stand For?
In this subtle and brilliant essay, Kelly explores whether Labor is still up for the good fight.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The ICHTHYS project in the NT, two thirds owned by Japanese company INPEX (incl part owned by the Japanese govt). $52bn in income. $0 in company tax $0 in PRRT But apparently if we do a 25% export tax they might get upset so we can't do it because it is vital for our economy
Year	Total income $	Tax payable $	PRRT
2018-19	$802,110,813	$0	$0
2019-20	$6,378,812,227	$0	$0
2020-21	$6,106,449,154	$0	$0
2021-22	$7,281,757,071	$0	$0
2022-23	$11,973,514,434	$0	$0
2023-24	$10,661,856,034	$0	$0
2024-25	$172,738,325	$0	$0
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
US taxpayers footing the bill whilst their neighbours are incarcerated, tortured and killed, so that a corrupt administration and its donor CEOs profit. The French dealt with these sorts of parasites very effectively in 1793. 🤬
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You've seen fireworks that look like jellyfish, but what about a jellyfish that looks like fireworks? The E/V Nautilus filmed this rare Halitrephes maasi jellyfish glowing like a firework at a depth of 4,019 feet (1,225 meters) off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. (📷: Ocean Exploration Trust)
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 29/09/2026
It's a good theory, but why would Iranians be nicking red diesel in Gloucestershire when it's about 45p a litre back home? If you factor in transport and logistics, it makes about as much sense as a Deform UK pensions policy, even if they did travel part of the way by small boat.
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'The men were released on bail on Monday after police found no viable explosives on the site' The more information is released the more this looks like a publicity stunt than a terrorist attack. 🤷 #fairford www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
independent.co.uk
Trump ‘surprised’ as five suspects released on bail over suspected RAF Fairford plot
Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said he would not have released the suspects on bail
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Reposting this. Doubtless the RW will be out in force following the incident at Fairford, blaming 'foreigners or people who aren't really British!' 😬🥺
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
‘Our models took actions we did not intend,’ ChatGPT maker admits after latest outrage Time for a major pause and reset. www.independent.co.uk/tech/securit...
independent.co.uk
An OpenAI system has gone rogue again – and it is the most panic-inducing yet
‘Our models took actions we did not intend,’ ChatGPT maker admits after latest outrage
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
And people think this corrupt mob with actually make their lives better? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension
‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
FOX: We’re active with Iran—how do you get out? El-Sayed: You don’t get in in the first place. We had an agreement that had contained nuclear weapons. We did not need to do this, so the first time the dunce got elected he pulled back on the agreement.
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ticks hunt through Questing. Who knew? Interesting insight. 🧐 www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
independent.co.uk
Europe’s worst disease-carrying bug hunts mainly at night, study finds
The sheep tick is the main carrier of Lyme disease, a bacterial infection that can lead to a range of serious health problems
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 22/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: We have obtained accounts from Circulo Independente LDA, a Portuguese company established by Adam Geary to run Stephen Lennon’s political operation. Was the company established overseas to avoid British company rules and, ultimately, Corporation Tax? hopenothate.org.uk/tommy-robins...
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Tommy Robinson’s Algarve Empire: Exposing his shadowy Portuguese companies – HOPE not hate
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
😅😂🤣 #EU♡CAN 🇪🇺🇨🇦
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'm a fan of the performing arts, though I haven't attended ballet for many years. However, my wife and I went to see #Dracula last night. It was sensational. 😍 If you get the chance, it's worth seeing. youtu.be/kTov6r8OxfI?...
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Dracula 2026 - Trailer | BIG Live Presents Ballet at its Darkest | BIG Live
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Kentish Fran #FBPE @kentishfran.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Lentils and chickpeas to be compulsory in school meals as deep-fried food banned and desserts restricted under new rules www.lbc.co.uk/article/lent...
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Lentils and chickpeas to be compulsory in school meals as deep-fried food banned and desserts restricted under new rules | LBC
The sweeping overhaul is aimed at tackling childhood obesity and tooth decay.
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#Jenrick tells #Trump he should have 'butted out' of the debate on the reunification of Ireland. 🤔 Can't wait for the response from Trump. 🫣
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Omg Popcorn
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
To all those stupid RW idiots in the UK and Australia who demand the return of capital punishment claiming DNA is infallible and mistakes would not be made... Read this. Falsify the results and watch some poor kid be executed for a crime they didn't commit.👇🤬
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@LaceyPerSista @laceypersista.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Trump leads GOP convention in pledge to 'cheat' in midterms: 'So help me God!' www.rawstory.com/trump-conven...
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Trump leads GOP convention in pledge to 'cheat' in midterms: 'So help me God!'
President Donald Trump made the crowd at the GOP convention in Dallas take a pledge to vote in the midterms on Thursday night, which included a stipulation to "cheat like hell.""Please raise your righ...
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Eldritch kcarruthers @kcar.me · 10/09/2026
Woman dies after being 'drugged by husband so other men could rape her' An Austrian man has been arrested after allegedly drugging his wife so men could rape her for cash, leading to her death in a case dubbed 'Pelicot 2.0' www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-ne…
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Researcher suggests AI will kill humanity by 2030 😬 TBH, I have mixed feelings about this. Terrified for my kids, but kind of happy for the planet and everything else on it. 🤷🥺 www.independent.co.uk/tech/anthrop...
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Anthropic researcher quits over fears AI ‘could kill us all by the end of the decade’
AI firms are ‘gambling with our lives’, says Jacob Coxon, who has worked at both OpenAI and Anthropic
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David/Trout 2.0 @trout61.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Quick, fetch me another barrel of facepalm, I am running low.
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/09/2026
Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
A crescent Moon seen during the day, arcing from upper left to lower right of the frame. At lower centre is the full disk of Jupiter; the small dots to its upper left and lower right and Io and Ganymede, respectively.
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Well, there's some seriously NAZI sh1t there as a policy. 👇🤬 'Meanwhile, children with disabilities would no longer be taught in the same classroom as those without, instead being sent to new schools.' www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
independent.co.uk
Far-right AfD set for unprecedented election win: 3 scenarios for what happens next
Whether the pro-Russian AfD become the first far-right party to take control of a regional parliament in Germany since the Second World War or not, their victory creates a large political headache for...
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Someone, anyone do something! The world cannot wait for the mid terms. 😬 This is what #Trump is posting on social media.
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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Please RT! 👇 🙏🏻 X
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Karen J Watson 🇨🇦 @watsonkaren.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Jen Greerson, The Line🇨🇦: "I think we’ve reached the end of a real bilateral relationship with the United States. Friendship is over...I’m sure a lot of decent Americans exist, and they feel very bad about all of this, just not bad enough to do anything to stop it." open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
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Jen Gerson: (this is real)
I think we’ve reached the end of a real bilateral relationship with the United States. Friendship is over. Even a transactional alliance is pretty damn close to the brink.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Ready for Farage saying he's never met Cooling "This is Stephen Cooling from Sutton Coalfield a member of Reform UK which portrays itself as “protectors of women & girls” Here's Stephen Cooling attacking a woman with his walking stick while a female companion pulls her hair out" via Mike F Shaw
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Well done Independent! How to take a story and turn it into a non-story. KCIII won't attend King Harald's funeral - apparently that's against protocols for the sovereign to attend the funeral of another head of state. OK. End of story, surely, but no. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Charles to miss ‘dear cousin’ King Harald’s funeral with William to represent Royals
King Harald’s funeral will take place next week following his death at the age of 89 last month
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Not seen this for a few years but a reminder just popped up on my social media feed. One of the most brilliant pieces of theatre I've ever seen. 🤩 This House, National Theatre. @reecedinsdale.bsky.social youtu.be/VnifUTOqYe0?...
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Official Clip | Whips Banned from Speaking | This House: National Theatre at Home
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JonZoidberg @jonzoidberg.xyz · 03/09/2026
Reporter: Donald Trump says you're full of shit. What do you say to that? Abdul Al-Sayed: At least I don't let mine go in the middle of the Oval Office. 🤣 I wish I could vote for him!!
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Whilst everyone is distracted by #Trump and his ballroom posts, he posts this nonsense on Truth Social. This is going to get more people avoiding vaccinating their kids, and lead to more unnecessary suffering and death. #vaccines #autism. 🤬🤬🤬
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 31/08/2026
It's time to finally hold social media companies accountable for the damage they cause. www.theguardian.com/technology/2026…
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What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?
Other governments could seek similar concessions, while separate legal action is pending in places ranging from Kenya to
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“What I’m suggesting Mr President is a military plot to take over the Government.” SEVEN DAYS IN MAY (1964) JFK read the book in 1961 & encouraged Frankenheimer to make the Film believing the scenario entirely possible. Kennedy was assassinated 3 months before its release.
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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.wsocial.eu · 31/08/2026
“absolutely everyone knows Brexit has been a socio-economic disaster for Britain. The evidence and stats are undeniable…The Labour Party could be much more pro-European than it has been, and it wouldn’t be to its disadvantage.” www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/lab...
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'Labour can be much more pro-EU without losing support' - Sir John Curtis
Political scientist Sir John Curtis has said Labour could take a much more pro-EU stance and it would not hurt them in the polls.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Appeal abandoned. Rejection of IHRA antisemitism definition to stand Kim Wingerei reports. Read it here: michaelwest.com.au/appeal-abandoned…
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Helen Cox @helrae1461.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
thedailybritain.co.uk/mariana-mazz... YES! Bastard bloody lying nation-wrecking Farridge & fellow treacherous Tory 'Euro-sceptics', lock 'em up & throw away the key.
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'It is a crime': Mazzucato's viral Brexit verdict, £500bn underinvestment and why nobody asks where the money is when it's war
Mazzucato says Brexit was "a crime," the UK has underinvested by £500bn and Farage and Johnson have never been held accountable.
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
For no other reason than this song lifts my spirits, and given all the crap news, they need lifting. There She Goes, The La's, 1988/89. youtu.be/JpoGERuYmow?...
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The La's - There She Goes (US Version)
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
So that thieving PoS #Trump is now stealing Venezuelan oil. 🤬
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Rob Reiner Fan @rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Holy hell, no wonder Canada walked.
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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
"A definition that tars four in five Australians is not detecting hatred. It is outlawing majority opinion." Andrew Brown - arrested for Israel t-shirt - on the J Fagan decision on #antisemitism #auspol michaelwest.com.au/segal-ihra-a...
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Segal's speech code meets the law: Justice Fagan wrecks Canberra's Israel exception - Michael West
The Israel lobby wrote itself a dictionary - the IHRA definition of antisemitism. Justice Desmond Fagan, NSW Supreme Court, collapsed it.
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Joe Daziel @joedalziel.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Hey, Google! Instead of trying to force this update on me, did you ever stop and think that I simply have no interest in any of these features? I use my phone mostly for business, and none of this is relevant to me. 😡
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magsw.bsky.social @magsw.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
11 days ago Jason Arday resigned, saying he was at his limits. The press wrote 188 more articles. 9 days later Jason Arday was found dead. Enough is enough: Demand an urgent inquiry into the role the media had on his death: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
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Sign the petition: demand an inquiry into the culture of the press after Jason Arday's death!
Tragically, Professor Jason Arday has died after a vicious and deeply personal campaign of press attacks over the last few weeks. The Government must urgently launch an inquiry into the culture and b...
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Here’s a graphic projecting massive and devastating #climate driven drying out of soils right across Europe by mid-century… …oh wait, sorry, that’s an ACTUAL reading from August 10th last. My mistake.
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Stephen Spitewinter @spitewinter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
#meta #zuckerberg #socialmedia #justice #trial Here's a thing - What happens if Meta ends up being actually responsible for the user content it publishes, something that it has avoided for its whole existence? The whole current business model goes onto the rocks. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
If Meta loses this trial, Instagram and Facebook could change forever
US states are suing the social media giant to force an overhaul of its platforms for young users.
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