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John Walmsley 🔶

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John Walmsley 🔶 @johnwalmsley.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Walked past one flying from the gutter on a house last month. Still had crease marks from the packaging. If you’re that patriotic at least iron the damn thing FFS.
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John Walmsley 🔶 @johnwalmsley.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Free speech didn’t last long under Trump2
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2025
staring straight into the camera and lying. just a despicable person and a poor excuse for a national leader.
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Peggy Stuart @peggystuart.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
RFK Jr. claims he had to fire CDC director Susan Monarez because he needed to “make some changes” when he came in to lead HHS. Not even Fox News' Bret Baier calls him out by reminding him he hired Susan Monarez. He can't seem to get his lies straight.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
More from Starmer, on Channel 4 News. Feels like a real sense of change from where we were Sunday morning.
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Grok is being sent to the reeducation camp
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 14/09/2025
Let’s get this straight, once and for all: Homophobia is not an opinion. Transphobia is not an opinion. Xenophobia is not an opinion. Misogyny is not an opinion. Racism is not an opinion. It’s hatred. — Are we all clear on this?
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Yes thousands turned out - which is far more than I’d like - but that is dwarfed by the millions that understand real patriotism means loving your country as it actually is, not hating its diversity or trying to exploit its challenges. That’s what our flags actually represent
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Lewis Goodall, "This is Elon Musk, turning up at a far right rally, basically inciting violence in this country" "Most people in this country have no desire to go there, or look at it, or have any interest in that sort of rhetoric" "And yet, we are being pushed and pushed and pushed towards it"
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John Walmsley 🔶 @johnwalmsley.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
You chopped down the tree? 🙂 I had fun with my one and only play (and won!) and would be happy to come back to it.
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John Walmsley 🔶 @johnwalmsley.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Who’s the “you”?
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 14/09/2025
I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
Letter from Ed Davey to Keir Starmer condemning Elon Musk for inciting violence and urging unity to defend democracy.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10/09/2025
Reality begins to kick in for Badenoch – though it’s not really her fault | John Crace
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Reality begins to kick in for Badenoch – though it’s not really her fault | John Crace
Talking about the welfare bill in front of the cameras, the Conservative leader rages against her inner futility
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Reform UK Councillors Mandy Clare arrested for assault and criminal damage Sam Journet arrested for stalking and harassment Daniel Taylor arrested for threatening to kill his wife Andy Osborn police probe over malicious election comments
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Why is Nigel Farage so touchy when asked about his finances? www.independent.co.uk/voices/nigel... #FragileFarage
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Why is Nigel Farage so touchy when asked about his finances?
When the Reform UK leader is questioned about who actually owns the £900,000 Clacton property where he lives and how much stamp duty was paid on it – especially in light of Angela Rayner’s resignation...
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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 06/09/2025
This is exactly the kind of despicable scaremongering that Aseem Malhotra has made his modus operandi. Insinuations, hearsay, anti-vaxx, non-evidence-based, lurid, self-enriching, anti-scientific claptrap. Of course Reform UK lapped it up. 1/4
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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
This report by Chris Mason is the most shockingly biased piece I’ve ever seen the BBC produce and that is saying something. Reform lauded a woman jailed for racial incitement and a dangerous anti vaxxer as it was revealed Farage dodged £44k in tax, FYI. No mention. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Chris Mason: Reform conference shows party's growing ambition like never before
The conference feels like that of a big party - but retains the insurgency vibe that the party is seeking to channel.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 07/09/2025
“Don’t forget, when Farage was asked which world leader he most admired, his answer was Vladimir Putin. Yes, really.”
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Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Very important info for eg women in violent relationships who maintain a secret phone. Please pass along.
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John Walmsley 🔶 @johnwalmsley.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
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John Walmsley 🔶 @johnwalmsley.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Further Meta AI observations on Meta’s design choices. Insightful.
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John Walmsley 🔶 @johnwalmsley.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
So, I’m stumped. I’m pretty sure Meta won’t run a support function I could phone up and ask a human. If I could, I’d ask how to logout of Messenger. I’d also ask why Meta chose to design it this way. ENDS
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John Walmsley 🔶 @johnwalmsley.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
So I asked Meta AI why Meta makes it so hard to log out of Messenger. Again, the AI failed by dodging back to Facebook logout. I pressed the AI again, asking it why Meta makes it so hard to log out. Answer came there none. Other than the two half-arsed replies above.
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John Walmsley 🔶 @johnwalmsley.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
The annoying AI spinning circle was there so I thought ask it for how to log out of Messenger. AI failed. All it could tell me was how to logout of the different Facebook app. Which I’d tried and failed.
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John Walmsley 🔶 @johnwalmsley.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
So, I open Messenger which I rarely ever use to logout there. And there’s no logout option. Nada. None. Zero. Zilch. It does seem to guide me to instead logout of Facebook. Which I’d tried and been auto re-logged back in.
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John Walmsley 🔶 @johnwalmsley.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
I closed the Facebook app. When I reopened it I’d be automatically logged back in by Meta. There was a message “we’ve logged you back in because you’re logged in to Messenger”. Hmmm 🤔 WTF?
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John Walmsley 🔶 @johnwalmsley.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
I was trying to log out of the Facebook app on my iPhone. I thought I’d succeeded but then the App still displayed by own profile on an apparent login page and said there were 8 notifications waiting for me. So, clearly not a full log out.
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John Walmsley 🔶 @johnwalmsley.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
I think many of us are used to finding a logout button or option on just about every website or app we use. Google has it. Amazon has it. Meta doesn’t. Even Meta’s AI thinks that’s odd or unusual.
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John Walmsley 🔶 @johnwalmsley.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Thread on Meta’s lousy approach to logging out of its apps. Even Meta’s AI thinks it’s odd when I asked it why Meta chose to make it so hard to log out.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Andrea Jenkyns sings "God Save the Queen" at the Reform UK conference. We haven't had a queen in almost three years. Phoney patriots.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Chris Mason is a profoundly unserious man who writes about politics as if it were a video game with no real consequences. True to form, this article is purely about optics. Not a single policy is mentioned www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Chris Mason: Reform conference shows party's growing ambition like never before - BBC News
The conference feels like that of a big party - but retains the insurgency vibe that the party is seeking to channel.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/09/2025
This is frankly one of the worst things Donald Trump has ever posted, which is really saying something
Trump: "Chicago about to find out why it's called the Department of WAR"
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
I mean this seems like a legitimate question from @annaturley.bsky.social
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Attempting to rig elections on his behalf. Turning the military on citizens. Toying with the idea of declaring martial law. Attacking political enemies and punishing those who speak out against his regime. If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/09/2025
it is always worth remembering that vance made a conscious decision to be a person of low character. he has eagerly contorted himself into evil for the sake of what amounts to a whiff of power.
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Elizabeth Hargrave @elizhargrave.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Update to this chart that I share a lot. Not breaking news: Game design teams are still OVERWHELMINGLY all men. About 7% of the top 500 games have a woman or non-binary person credited as a designer. A 🧵of related charts: (1/6) 🎲✂️
Gender of Game Designers: Board Game Geek Top 500, January 2025

A pie chart: 
92% of the pie is Designed only by men. They made 461 of the top 500 games. 
6% of the pie is Designed by a mixed-gender group. They made 28 of the top 500 games. 
1% of the pie is Designed only by women or non-binary people. They made 5 of the top 500 games. 

Data are for January 1, 2025, using the names in the Designer field on BGG. Not shown are 6 games in the top 500 that have uncredited designers.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
I've a feeling Mr Farage might very much be regretting his trip... round about ... Now 👇
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/09/2025
Q: On the Venezuela vessel strike, what legal authority were you guys working under? JD VANCE: The legal authority is there are people who are bringing -- literal terrorists -- who are bringing deadly drugs into our country
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/09/2025
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 02/09/2025
"Reform councillors refusing to talk to press, I think is a bit of a betrayal of British values." @MaxWilkinson.bsky.social
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John Walmsley 🔶 @johnwalmsley.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
“Don’t believe everything you read on social media.” Abraham Lincoln, 1862
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Timeline cleanse
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 03/09/2025
Instead of asking Trump to drop his damaging tariffs, Farage is talking down Britain and egging Trump on to hurt British businesses even more.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 03/09/2025
Nigel Farage: 100% faithful to Trump
Mockup of Nigel Farage in a hooded cloak on The Traitors TV show
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 03/09/2025
"You can say what you like, I don’t care, because that’s what free speech is," Nigel Farage has just told the House Judiciary Committee, about three hours after his party banned me from covering its conference this weekend.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Democrat @raskin.house.gov excoriates Nigel Farage for banning journalists from Reform UK events: "I'm asking you a direct question. Why do you ban journalists who oppose your views from coming to your events? Why did you tell local government not to do interviews with your local newspaper?"
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Good to see Dartford borough council speaking about pride and prejudice
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Jamie Raskin, "They only want to protect free speech that they agree with" JR then demolishes Farage, ending with "You might want to think twice before you let Nigel Farage Make Britain Great Again"
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
you’re literally boycotting the Nottingham Post because it asked challenging questions
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