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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I wrote this without noticing that Burnham had used the line about utilities on the Monopoly board that I’ve been wanging on about lately. Flattering but potentially a little awkward stylistically. I think the intro still works, though… liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/478...

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I loved Andy Burnham’s speech, but one part of it was shameful

James O’Brien: The PM was brilliant, except for when he talked about immigration

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 8h

Chikli previously celebrated Tommy Robimson, & he also called the Board of Deputies woke, pro-Palestinian lefties (because BoD & Jewish Leadership Council called Robinson "the worst of Britain" and saying this s Chikli "minister for the diaspora in name only")

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 8h

Amichai Chikli, minister of diaspora affairs in Israel says British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood (like New York Mayor Mandami) is a dangerous Islamist. The occasion for this prejudice is new phase of community sponsorship of refugees (begun by David Cameron 2016) + Likud's election campaign

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ghostierockstar.bsky.social @ghostierockstar.bsky.social · 12h

1/7 @mrjamesob.bsky.social delivers an absolute masterclass breaking down Andy Burnham’s landmark conference speech. It wasn’t just another political address; it was a rare moment of razor-sharp truth cutting through decades of political cowardice and media prevarication. youtu.be/6lMLTq7PomU?...

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James O'Brien analyses Burnham's speech in mammoth monologue

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026

Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin...

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• Anthropic IPO could value the company at more than $2
trillion
• Anthropic lost $42 billion in 2025
• Al lab spent $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure last year
• Operating loss widened to $8.06 billion in 2025 from $2.98 billion in 2024
• Execs, industry analysts have expressed concerns over harms of Al tech
Sept 28 (Reuters) - Anthropic is making a massive bet that Al will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters.
But the cost to get there will be staggering. Anthropic reported a net loss of $42 billion in 2025, and plans to spend $518 billion on cloud, computing and infrastructure obligations in coming year, according to the
prospectus.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It never stops being important that, no matter what the subject, politicians like Farage, Trump & Rubio are entirely untethered from the most basic requirements of honest discourse. They might turn out to be telling the truth sometimes but only ever in the spirit of stopped clocks.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 28/09/2026

This is…very much not in line with Donald Trump's comments last night. Which could get interesting later. The investigation is still ongoing, of course. But the fact police have given bail does seriously change things.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Police: 'Don't speculate about Fairford' Farage: 'Here's my speculative theory...'

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club @rnrbook-club.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Tickets for Dave’s Walthamstow Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club event on 13 Oct with @mrjamesob.bsky.social & @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social are running low so grab one while you can: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1994075442...

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DAVE HASLAM CREATIVE JOURNEYS

Dave Haslam presents conversations with creative trailblazers. With guests James O’Brien and Miranda Sawyer

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Ioan Humphreys @ioanhumphreys.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Really enjoying @mrjamesob.bsky.social and Eric Idle interview here. Idle is in my all time favourite MP sketch 'Working-Class Playwright' and is thoroughly delightful in this warm and enlightening chat. Bloody brilliant stuff. 👏👏

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Eric Idle: George Harrison, Friendship and a Life in Comedy | Full Disclosure with James O'Brien

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026

So this story is WAY wilder than I thought The Trump post I flagged this morning because it includes Natalie Harp is actually based on the Getty photo you can see below. But there is one key difference -- MONICA CROWLEY'S FACE HAS BEEN EDITED TO LOOK LIKE NATALIE HARP'S WTF is going on here?

Trump TS post featuring the mentioned edit of Monica Crowley's face

Trump TS post which shows Natalie's face where Monica's is on the original. very weird

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

And now it’s children calling for the deaths of refugees… podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A characteristically coruscating thread from Mr Snow.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Perfectly put. (The whole thread’s very good.)

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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My latest confab with @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk as we dissect Trump's speech at the UN and his first meeting with Andy Burnham. Via the LBC Official YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SALO...

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'Complete Dr Evil stuff': Simon Marks analyses Trump's UN speech

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If Scotland & Wales achieve independence and the island of Ireland is united then what nationality would Suella Braverman, who insists she is British but somehow could never be English, be?

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 23/09/2026

More than 150 Catholic priests in Rome marched to protest violence in Gaza.

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The National Trust sued to stop Trump's ballroom. He called them "treasonists." Now the preservation group is launching a $10M legal fund to fight Trump's broader changes. The National Trust's CEO: “The ideals and values of historic preservation are being undermined."

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National Trust, after battling with Trump, to announce legal defense fund

The preservation group, which sued to stop the White House ballroom, says it will push back against the administration’s changes to historic sites and laws.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This guy… BTW annual subscription is currently £20 (instead of £79.99). And you get the whole paper for that, not just me! Offer ends September 30th. liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/477...

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Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe should keep Britain’s name out of his mouth

James O’Brien: The tax exile knows a thing or two about chemical companies – but that doesn’t mean his other opinions are valuable

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Just a few short years ago Calvin Robinson was a GB News presenter, a regular guest on various talk radio stations, Between 2019 and 2021, a school governor and a regular contributor to The Mail and Daily Telegraph. Now? Well now he's just an open antisemite.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Trump & Burnham. The curious case of people who profess to want lower immigration but can’t cope with all the immigration figures falling fast. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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The impossible task of meeting Donald Trump

Podcast Episode · James O'Brien Daily · 22 September · 56min

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

They always sound so excited, too. “It’s a political earthquake! It’s a shockwave!“ Well yes, that’s the rumble of approaching jackboots. Why are you so hyped?

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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Back from a break....my chat with @mrjamesob.bsky.social this morning on @lbc.co.uk www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNoe... More from me tonight on Andrew Marr's programme at 6pm UK time.

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'This totally breaches the First Amendment' | Simon Marks

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

First the real extremists are the actual Nazis you fucking idiot. Secondly how is "radical right" more "Orwellian" than "far right"? That doesn't even make sense.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 19/09/2026

'Facism thrives when you let it.' Portsmouth RNLI temporarily suspended services after volunteers received abuse following an anti-migration protest. @mrjamesob.bsky.social says it's one of the most 'disgusting' stories he's heard throughout his career.

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Nick Burdett @nickburdett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Buying flags to support the RNLI during WW1. How times have changed.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

British journalism and polling are both utterly implicated in the Farage funding scandal iandunt.substack.com/p/british-jo...

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Rich Hargreaves/Wickerrman @wickerrman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I think in the same way people call Farage far-right, O'Brien would be accurately described as far-left. Liberalism is anything but, these days, as shown by Labour and the Greens, it's more about being authoritarian and telling people what they're not allowed to do. Most normal people are central.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I got to see this film a few weeks ago and it is ace. I was a medium-sized fan of 2000AD as a youth, my daughter had never heard of it, and we both absolutely loved it. Catch it if you can. whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/a...

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Rogue Trooper | BFI London Film Festival 2026

Duncan Jones brings the beloved 2000 AD comic strip to life with an all-guns-blazing sci-fi animation, about a soldier in a dystopian future who is sent on an impossible mission.

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thursday. Gonna be VERY interesting! Mark Carney is going to be directly addressing the EU parliament. Could be a moment of change we’ll later see in the history books. www.wsj.com/world/europe...

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Exclusive | Mark Carney’s Audacious Bid to Make Canada an ‘Associate Member’ of the EU

As trade talks with the U.S. collapse, prime minister pursues a major—and risky—pivot to Europe; an Ottawa book club plays its part.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Rachel, the brave lone sane voice from Piddington with @mrjamesob.bsky.social, touching on the idiotic Trumpism of Tim McNally the parish council chairman.

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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

When I went to Reform to ask why Tice had not declared his trip properly, Tice's response was to ask if I was antisemitic This is a vindication of sorts (also for @garethceredig.bsky.social, and the Naked Week team who had to reassure me that I wasn't) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Richard Tice apologises for not declaring Israel trip during debate

The visit, funded by Reform Friends of Israel, was declared in his register of interests but not during the debate.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children. He praises Stalin on social media www.propublica.org/article/dona...

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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch

The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...

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Kath @kh87.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I've just seen William Shakespeare in my decking. I hope this distracts you from the world going to shit

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

“Guys, they want us to go home.” 🔥 🇫🇷 French short film about what would happen to society if all the immigrants listened to angry old racist white men and left (aka the Republican agenda)

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

So the ‘negotiation’ involves blowing smoke up Putin’s arse, asking him what he wants then attacking Ukraine for refusing to concede it. Never forget the huge swathe of UK media & political figures who celebrated Trump’s ascent while claiming to care about Ukraine. Absolute heels, the lot of them.

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