Reposted by jwmurphyR Phelps @greygosling.bsky.social · 2hwhat's a sixth of UK GDP between friends? 022
jwmurphy @murphytweets.bsky.social · 12hArguably Netflix is a iPlayer-style service given it came several years before! 100
Reposted by jwmurphyPaintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 17h'Wasteground with Houses, Paddington' (1970–72) by Lucian Freud (Garden Museum) 720237
Reposted by jwmurphyDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 19hNot sure why anyone bothers with anti-AI activism when the most effective strategy would be to just point as many microphones as possible to its most vocal champions. 27799149
Reposted by jwmurphyLeonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social · 20hIn other words, a 10 percent contraction in one of Britain’s most successful exports. If it were steel or fish or other infinitely less profitable sectors, people would be having a meltdown. 9372167
Reposted by jwmurphyJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 21hI'm sorry if this is obvious but the Tory proposal to exempt family homes completely from IHT will lead to 1] pensioners buying the biggest houses they possibly can 2] pensioners refusing to downsize which can only be bad news for younger families trying to buy family homes 871002237
Reposted by jwmurphyPavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 23hUnlike other sectors that form part of Labour’s superego, the BBC is cutting 1,800–2,000 jobs, but this doesn’t seem to bother anyone in the government. 294
Reposted by jwmurphyIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026America right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film. 4472948805
Reposted by jwmurphySteve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"In this building lived and worked journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Killed 7 October 2006" 21557147
Reposted by jwmurphySimon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 07/10/2026How sheepish is Europe? This map shows the distribution of sheep across Europe. Source: buff.ly/dSfHDOe 54596171
Reposted by jwmurphyflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Straightforwardly Nazi shit herebbc.co.ukWestern civilisation is 'at an inflection point' Rubio says in speech overloooking AcropolisIn a speech overlooking the Acropolis, the US Secretary of State also said the US believes Europe "can awaken from its long slumber". 1318740
Reposted by jwmurphyAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026From the new Private Eye 552713980
Reposted by jwmurphySaturday Mornings @saturdaymornings.co.uk · 07/10/2026Here's Andi explaining (or trying to...) how they've made it easier for you to use that new fangled Email to get in touch with Live & Kicking. Letters and faxes seem a lot simpler... #saturdaymornings 134
Reposted by jwmurphyHenry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 07/10/2026Baffling decision by Press Gazette to call these jobs 'journalists'! 915531
Reposted by jwmurphyAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"People are looking through the shop window and they like what they see..." says Kemi Badenoch, of the Conservative party, which is currently polling at its lowest level in its entire history 3840892
Reposted by jwmurphyJack Bernhardt @jackbern.bsky.social · 07/10/2026something very funny about the Bayeux Tapestry getting 5 stars after 940 years, as if Bishop Odo of Bayeux has been sat at home all this time waiting for the review, absolutely raging - "I gave that Guardian journalist a press comp on OPENING NIGHT for god's sake" 1517550
Reposted by jwmurphyMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 572214514181
Reposted by jwmurphyGiles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"I'm going to offer you a massive tax cut". Tribal audience cheers. Interviewer: "how will you pay for that and keep key spending promises?" "No, you can't draw me into a trap of discussing hypotheticals" 512120
Reposted by jwmurphyPhil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Thanks again, to @monkemma.bsky.social: "You have to ask why the Guido Fawkes headline, the City AM headline and Matt Goodwin wanted you to focus on condoms for Pakistani men rather than the family planning and maternal health services for the rural women" monkdebunks.substack.com/p/no-we-dont...monkdebunks.substack.comNo, we don't spend £74 million a year on branded condoms for PakistanTracing the City AM headline, from Matt Goodwin's LBC claim and back through Guido Fawkes to a UK aid programme for women in rural Pakistan 22814
Reposted by jwmurphySteve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 07/10/202620 years ago today Anna Politkovskaya, one of Russia’s most prominent investigative journalists, was murdered. I found no mention of the anniversary in today's Russian newspapers. #ReadingRussiayoutu.beRussian papers silent on the 20th anniversary of journalist's murderYouTube video by Steve Rosenberg 10387137
Reposted by jwmurphyPostcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Flight hijacked, forced landing at Luton, but managed to escape. 418337
Reposted by jwmurphyScott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026BBC Three is this week airing the 1998 documentary The Cruise (starring Jane McDonald) Yes, that’s right. BBC Three. 10416
Reposted by jwmurphyJohn Crace @mrjohncrace.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comNo queues, empty seats and the worst speech ever heard: welcome to the Tory conference | John CraceBirmingham event is like a safari park attraction where we get to see the remnants of a party in a protected habitat 1021353
Reposted by jwmurphyNicholas Pegg @nicholaspegg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Kemi Badenoch continues: ‘I can see why so many people were very fond of Jeffrey Archer. You know, we wanted him to be our mayoral candidate, and then yet another thing happened.’ Happened? He didn’t sit on a box of chocolates. He was sent to prison for perjury and perverting the course of justice. 425471
jwmurphy @murphytweets.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Lots of highlights from Kemi on #r4today but I think the highlight has to be her lamenting some people for being in “social media echo chambers” 050
Reposted by jwmurphyAndrew @yawnthepost.bsky.social · 06/10/2026‘We’re not about left and right,’ says Badenoch, ‘we’re about right and wrong’ then says how fond she was of perjurer Jeffery Archer #r4today 163
Reposted by jwmurphySam Grinsell @samgrinsell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Feels like Archer was sort of ahead of his time in some ways, made for the Everything Is Fake and Nobody Cares (shout-out to the BBC podcast of that name) era but born in the You Can Only Fake Certain Things and People Definitely Care About That era 041
jwmurphy @murphytweets.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The amount of tories coming out eulogising a dead convicted criminal is quite something. #r4today 010
Reposted by jwmurphyMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The president of the United States says that "the New York Times, and many other Artificial Media Outlets, should be arrested" for denying that the arena in which he spoke had empty seats. It's really bad! www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump... 1211187270
Reposted by jwmurphyThe Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Surround yourself with the kind of people who find the Oxford comma to be illuminative, beautiful, and necessary. 20947155
jwmurphy @murphytweets.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Electra/Persona was fantastic tonight @nationaltheatre.org.uk So lucky to be able to go and see Cate Blanchett on a Monday night and to be back home before the Ten o’clock news! 000
Reposted by jwmurphyMick Steward @micksteward.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Andrew Pierce did the thing 214132
Reposted by jwmurphyIan Betteridge @ianbetteridge.com · 04/10/2026So basically five muppets with a couple of vans is enough to see the US withdraw bombers from Europe? If the USSR had known that, the Cold War might have turned out quite differently. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUS removes all bombers from RAF Fairford back to home stationsA statement says all bombers deployed to RAF Fairford have been "re-deployed to their home stations" in the US. 1310827
Reposted by jwmurphyAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point? 1352201567085
Reposted by jwmurphyEric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We have the technology! #wheelchair 119335
Reposted by jwmurphyFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"But the handicapped need cars!" No, what they need are options in mobility. The tech exists to enable their freedom of independent mobility, but almost always what is lacking is the enabling infrastructure. Bike lanes and quality sidewalks serve everyone. 3857761395
Reposted by jwmurphyFranzylvania @protopigeon.lol · 05/10/2026This is still making me chuckle 2 days later 😀 12799306
Reposted by jwmurphyStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026One reason why I am a nut for devolution is this: central government ministers shouldn't spend their working hours thinking about the correct design of bus stops. 3831441
Reposted by jwmurphyThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 05/10/2026Norway first country to propose temporary ban on AI glasses in public placesirishtimes.comNorway first country to propose temporary ban on AI glasses in public placesLaw would prohibit use of the technology in parks, beaches, schools and kindergartens 48123
Reposted by jwmurphyAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 05/10/2026More lying-by-omission right-wing outrage exposed meme via FascinatingAvocados 48592215
Reposted by jwmurphygwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 04/10/2026New: As gay bars across the country say that Meta is flagging and deactivating their accounts without warning, I spoke to an Austin queer bar that says Meta nearly destroyed their ability to advertise events: www.chron.com/culture/arti...chron.comHow Meta's new content moderation upended a Texas gay barAt least one LGBTQ establishment in Texas says the social media giant has incorrectly disabled its social media account, potentially hurting business. 401800761
jwmurphy @murphytweets.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Andrew Griffith doesn’t want to reopen the “toxic debate” around the EU. Mate, it was your party’s internal “toxic debate” that caused this shit-show. #r4today 0102
Reposted by jwmurphyJoel @snufkinlib.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I think it’s actually really important for the Greens to lose that by-election now, cause if they win it will be used to brush away all objections to what they did today 511413
jwmurphy @murphytweets.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Our former “Minister for Brexit Opportunities” seems to be somewhat better at owning America’s loons 020
Reposted by jwmurphyWhy Don't YouTube? @whydontyoutube.bsky.social · 04/10/202630 YEARS AGO TODAY: Shooting Stars welcomes, sometimes with brass instruments, Robbie Williams, who soon enough realises his place, Alice Beer, Dermot Morgan and the target for most of the evening's activity Gordon Burns. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI9S...youtube.comShooting Stars Season 2 Episode 2 182
Reposted by jwmurphyOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Almost forgot: happy That Tom Hollander Interview Day to all who celebrate 1340185
