Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Another day, another two failed attempts to unsubscribe from 'Nextdoor' emails 010
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 07/10/2026My favourite thing about this is that it's taken them a whole month to get here. 120
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It will be fascinating to see how the right will frame its arguments to keep the UK out given the overwhelming evidence brexit has been a flop. Is an imagined reclamation of sovereignty worth 8% of GDP? And making the case for FOM has never been easier given the dog's dinner that replaced it. 110
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I’m currently reading Luke Harding’s excellent book ‘Betrayal’ and I’m learning about how Russian agents hire knobhead criminals in the UK to carry out various acts of shithousery. That feels very relevant today 123
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Farage confirming here that attempts to combat Russian information warfare are a direct attack on Reform UK. 043
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It's a sign of the times that my first thought was they have taken down the 'are we the baddies?' sketches. They haven't but they shouldn't be taking any down it's fucking Mitchel and Webb FFS. Maybe they can do some updated sketches with the punchline "do we have 'legitimate concerns'?" 021
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 19/09/2026These unrepentant brexiters have become such a fucking cliche. This list of grievances can be found spouted by every golf club and saloon bar bore in the country. And saying we are being ‘colonised by immigrants’ is flat out racist. www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comJim Ratcliffe: UK is ‘on the slide’ from days when it had world’s ‘greatest empire’Co-owner of Manchester United says Britain is in decline because of high taxes and immigration 000
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This is an excellent Brexit metaphor as the migrant centre will still be there and these people have made dicks of themselves for nothing www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comUnease in ‘newly independent’ Piddington as world media and Danny Tommo descendAs villagers take stock following symbolic vote, some fear far-right weaponisation of asylum dispute and influx of ‘masked people like in Dover’ 041
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I’ve got to hand the BBC some credit for their reporting on the comments by Jim Ratcliffe disparaging the UK and claiming we were ‘on the slide’. It made it clear from the off he was a prominent Brexit supporter and they clearly wanted to link it. 010
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 16/09/2026To be fair Sheeran's support acts will possibly get at least as much out of their act of solidarity than they will out of a handful of gigs if we all give them a listen Aaron Rowe Lukas Graham Beoga FINNEAS 110
Reposted by Martin JohnsonAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953725913393
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 11/09/2026These stories must really piss off the RW media. How are they meant to spin this? www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comUK economy defies forecasts with surprise 0.4% growth in JulyWelcome boost for chancellor with unexpected rise put down to rapid growth of AI in services sector outweighing Iran war fallout 000
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 10/09/2026There’s probably very good operational reasons why it’s OK to carry off old ladies for holding signs but stand by while masked vigilantes block a major port but the optics really aren’t great. 151
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I’m no expert but surely these ‘protests’ are more accurately described as rioting? 043
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It might be difficult to pinpoint the exact moment the Telegraph completely lost its marbles but I think it was around 23rd June 2016. 241
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 07/09/2026This is easily the scariest book I’ve ever read. The plausibility of the scenarios laid out is genuinely mind blowing but what really struck me is just how weird and alien AI is. Unless it can be grown to have human empathy and morality we might be fucked because somebody *is* going to build it. 000
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Popped back on facebook after pretty much abandoning it during Covid and my feed was almost completely made up of adverts and blatant rage bait from politics pages I don’t even follow. It felt like this…… 010
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Hugely relieved that Reform have launched a full internal inquiry to investigate whether everyone in Reform is a fine upstanding and law abiding citizen. I think we’ll finally get to the bottom of it once and for all and we can draw a line under it. Nice one, Nigel. Carry on. 030
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Do IKEA really want to be associated with this? 1229
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 25/08/2026There's clearly so many stories here and the rot goes deep. It's imperative that this is brought out into the open and lessons are learned 022
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I mean, they may as well, right? The Express and Mail couldn't be any more apoplectic 030
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Zia Yusuf is a 'lethal electoral threat' in the same way I'm lethal in the 6 yard box despite my wife no longer letting me play football after I accidently kneecapped myself 15 years ago. 052
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I’m a grown man who still has occasional anxiety dreams about forgotten homework and missed assignments and the idea that I’ve got days worth of stuff to watch before Doomsday is quite off putting to be honest. 010
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I don't think I've ever been more put off a film by a single image. WTF is going on with that beard? www.theguardian.com/film/2026/au...theguardian.comBeatles film recreates iconic Abbey Road album coverSocial media footage this weekend revealed the cast of Sam Mendes’ four-film band biopic on the zebra crossing near the studio, posing for the famous image 120
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 17/08/2026No one is the bad guy in their own story so I have to wonder what their justifications are for being like this. 100
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I made a point on a political journalist’s post about how BBC 6 was becoming almost unlistenable because of it’s half hourly boat arrivals update and got a sarcastic response saying “yes the government should definitely *do* something about BBC6 music bulletins”. The issue is the culture, obviously 120
Reposted by Martin JohnsonMartin 📎🇪🇺🏳️⚧️ @martinmto.bsky.social · 15/08/2026We 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. 65223
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Why do far right politicians think this is a clever thing to say? Vance has also said the same thing recently. Do they really think their supporters are that stupid that it's worth saying shit like this? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comBenjamin Netanyahu describes UK as ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’Israeli PM criticised by political rival for attacking an international ally and overseeing ‘horrific diplomatic failure’ 011
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Just had a Faragist reply to my post with some chippy nonsense and he has 'men's rights advocate' in his bio. Instant block. 000
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Just listened to the news on the radio and the bit about the Clacton by-election had Farage getting more votes than in 2024 but he couldn't turn up to the count because of a threat. It didn't mention that the other main parties didn't field candidates and that Essex police denied there was a threat. 130
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 14/08/2026What a complete tool "Once again it shows you the sheer intolerance, the sheer loss of fundamental democratic principles that those that went before us, fought in world wars, to fight for and preserve,” he said at a Farage Fest event in Essex, quoted by PA. 000
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 13/08/2026If Bluesky are concerned about falling numbers they should probably not pull ridiculous shit like this 030
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Update: dickhead at the gym has an attachment for his phone which allows him to mount it on the gym equipment for a better angle for his video call. His headphones must also be quite good as he’s bellowing out his half of the chat. Legend 000
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Blatant lawfare. Heaven help us if these cunts ever get in. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comRichard Tice accused of ‘nasty tactics’ over legal threat to the GuardianReform deputy leader condemned for seeking disclosure of documents that could reveal reporter’s sources 230
Reposted by Martin JohnsonCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Wow. Just wow. 11669211653
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 10/08/2026A dickhead at the gym is managing to have a loud video chat and a half-arsed workout at the sand time. Fair play. 000
Reposted by Martin JohnsonBart van Zwieten @bvzw.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Beautiful and very interesting topographic map of South America. 1354583
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 06/08/2026If I remember rightly there was a pretty decent sized outrage about Craig being blonde so they may as well go nuts. 110
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Surely one of the most satisfying reveals in cinema? Perfect casting given a perfect introduction. 000
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Your Party polling at 0% is objectively fucking hilarious 151
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Couldn’t really be arsed so I thought I’d see if AI could help pick a fantasy football team. One of its picks for defence was Trent Alexander-Arnold who plays in Spain for Real Madrid. AI is an absolute crock of shit. 000
Reposted by Martin JohnsonFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 30/07/2026European nations to boycott World Cup in protest at Fifa’s plans ft.trib.al/i7nDCBmft.trib.alEuropean nations to boycott World Cup in protest at Fifa’s plansMove by Uefa deals major blow to efforts to sell stake in new $20bn commercial venture 68912
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 23/07/2026First impressions really are that important 041
Martin Johnson @martinpjohnsonbass.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Aw hell no. Get in your stupid bellend rocket and fuck all the way off. www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comAmazon founder Jeff Bezos in talks to join consortium seeking 30% stake in LiverpoolAmazon founder Jeff Bezos has held talks about joining the consortium that is seeking to buy around 30% of Liverpool 000