Reposted by Ned Trifle XMother Jones @motherjones.com · 1hDrone strikes didn’t take out a Russian bot farm, but we were primed to believe it.motherjones.comDrone strikes didn't take out a Russian bot farm, but we were primed to believe itA viral rumor illustrates people’s hunger to make sense of the division we see online. 98434
Reposted by Ned Trifle XArrowhead First 🏳️⚧️ @arrowheadfirst.bsky.social · 18hChanting "USA" while a man punches a woman in the face for having a different opinion is the embodiment of every MAGAs attitude 14990100
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 10hExcept, the owner, a Trump supporter invited people to do it metro.co.uk/2024/11/06/u...metro.co.ukNew Yorkers tell Metro what they really think about Harris and Trump'I just think it's just really important to show out and vote and make your voice heard' 100
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 10hSeeing so much more of "this kind of thing" on Bluesky. The guy is selling something, he's jumping on the attack on databases but the visuals are not from that attack. It's pretty obvious grifting but...[sighs]. 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 20hGiven that, hilariously, the "Whisper it, but Starmer might know something the rest of us don't" is a "prediction" by the never knowingly right ex- Lab MP Tom Harris that Labour might win the Gorton and Denton by-election I think you're probably onto something... 010
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 12/10/2026"catch up on lost time"?!? Are you even reading what you're typing? Stop making excuses for bad driving. 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Heartless banker. BBC News - Reform pledges to suspend UK's asylum system for up to five years www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukReform pledges to suspend UK's asylum system for up to five yearsAll asylum applications would be rejected and existing ones voided, with all claimants marked for deportation. 010
Reposted by Ned Trifle XDaily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Why does Reform UK Wales want to kill kids? Why does Nigel Farage support this? 77521
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Your definition of nightmare is different to mine. Going slightly slower than before is, at most, a mild convenience that saves lives. 100
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 12/10/20261% of their stores in the US. They're opening 100s of stores in the UK. I'm not saying boycotts don't work, but this isn't about the boycott. 010
Reposted by Ned Trifle XIan Rennie @theangelremiel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This is definitely the name of an English "It Girl" actor who suddenly turns up in everything and when you look into it her father owns Shropshire. 221778367
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I can't be bothered to explain all it's inadequacies but any discussion of this without mentioning the push from outside Canada isn't worth reading. 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 12/10/2026More stupid BBC News reporting. Alberta is NOT anywhere near breaking away. BBC News - How oil-rich Alberta's economy might fare if it broke away from Canada www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHow oil-rich Alberta's economy might fare if it broke away from CanadaAlbertans vote this month on staying in Canada or moving ahead to a binding independence referendum. 101
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Well, duh. BBC News - Deloitte helped in falsifying documents to evade tax on Abramovich’s wealth, BBC finds www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukDeloitte helped in falsifying documents to evade tax on Abramovich’s wealth, BBC findsBackdated paperwork also made the Russian oligarch’s yachts and mansions disappear from accounts, investigation finds. 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I'm blocking made up crap from now on. Don't care if the "vibe" seems real or any other excuse. To be clear, Nobel Peace Prize committee members don't comment like this (because they're better than Trump). 010
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Do you really think Reform are going to stick to "the rules"? You trust the Tories not to jump into bed with them at the first sniff of power? I mean, I admire your optimism... 110
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Seeing a lot more Ai slop on Bluesky, along with a lot more falsely attributed quotes (almost all silly wish fulfilment stuff - no Ursula Le Guin did not attack Elon Musk!), lots of made up crap that makes people on the Left feel good and obvious hate baiting. Not a great sign. 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Going to church and listening to leftie vicars. So woke. This is an actual book. 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Amber Valley seems to be bucking all the trends there! 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The witches did try... Witches Report Their Spells Against Trump Aren't Working: 'He Has a Shield' | CBN News share.google/Gv0HD8fl40BP...share.googleWitches Report Their Spells Against Trump Aren't Working: 'He Has a Shield'With the presidential election right around the corner, witches are trying to cast spells against Donald Trump, but this 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Christ, I wish karmic justice existed but sadly the evidence seems to run against it. 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Even if all the people involved in that abuse *actually* believed in witchcraft it wouldn't get us to what 17, 18%? Nearly one in five? Yikes. 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Sadly this kind of belief has real life consequences. Thousands of children abused over witchcraft beliefs as number of known victims rockets by a third | The Independent | The Independent share.google/QIv2EnxIO6T2...share.googleThousands of children abused over witchcraft beliefs in EnglandAlmost 2,000 children identified as victims of child abuse linked to faith or belief in a year 100
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The US is a hair's breadth away from repealing the Emmett Till Act. 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"He's the most energetic President we've ever seen." Anyone who says this is, obviously, lying, so there's no point in listening to anything they have to say. But, instead of that, the press corps, spineless sheep the lot of them, will flock around her like she's a beacon of truth. 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Mick Hume? Lol, Revolutionary Communists are *literally* always on the wrong side of everything. 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Also, the police officers who leaked this info are being irresponsible. As usual the criminal justice system offers no solutions other than "lock 'em up and forget about them! What could go wrong!" 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The BBC really wants this wholly sensible scheme to fail. I guess there's no clicks in "100s of early release scheme prisoners not jailed after leaving...". BBC News - Early release scheme prisoner jailed days after leaving www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukEarly release scheme prisoner jailed days after leavingMichael Bogle had said outside prison last week that "people like me" should not be jailed "for a long time". 100
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026An RNLI boat would be a great thing to put in a banknote. We've already done stamps. 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Apropos of, well, not nothing, but not much...I used to do a "party trick" where I would offer someone the £20 note in my hand if they could name the person on the back and what was illustrated (Adam Smith and pin manufacturing). I never lost that £20. 100
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Should also mention that the image originally appeared (maybe was designed specifically for?) this Tackhead album back in 1989. 010
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Not to make this about me (he said, making it about himself) but Gee once complimented me on my jumper at a Crass gig in Brum back in (I think) 1981. I did not tell her my mum knitted it (but I should have). 120
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The insane news from the US (where Hegseth wants public executions and Trump is trying to start a race war) reminded me of this Daily Mirror cover from (nearly) ten years ago. The great Gee Vaucher is the artist. 13514
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026There are options but they're usually ridiculously expensive. This caught my eye though... Fleece Lined Hooded Zip Jacket with Bold Colour Block Print – Mayfair and Finch share.google/FRpeeQ6wolwh...share.googleFleece Lined Hooded Zip Jacket with Bold Colour Block PrintWarm, Bold and Built for the ColdWhen the temperature drops, this fleece-lined jacket makes sure you stay warm without blending into the background. The thick, plush lining is visible at the hood and ... 120
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Harwood is yet another example of a certain type of chap who only fails upwards. Very depressing that during my relatively long time on this earth I've met these fellows time after time after time... 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Harwood says anything to please his paymasters, why bother engaging with him? 000
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026There'd be a queue around the block. Millions of Americans are all in on this barbarism. 010
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This should be bigger news. Huge police operation whereby even being "poster adjacent" seems to be enough to get arrested. Compare and contrast police approach to RW thugs in Dover, etc. Braunstone protest sees 35 held over 'Palestine Action support' - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBraunstone protest sees 35 held over 'Palestine Action support'Police arrest multiple people on suspicion of having "material in support of" the proscribed group. 000
Reposted by Ned Trifle Xvijay iyer @vijayiyer.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Three years of livestreamed genocide and more than a dozen years of live-documented extrajudicial killings by police and vigilantes have trained you for the coming era of state-sponsored public executions 1269103
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026In case nobody had noticed the US government has already been publicly executing people. BBC News - Renee Good: Family of US woman killed by ICE agent sues Trump officials www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukRenee Good: Family of US woman killed by ICE agent sues Trump officialsLawyers for Good's family say US officials created "an unprecedented environment for state sponsored violence" in Minneapolis. 010
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Pretty sure she would have detested Musk but Le Guin never said this. 010
Ned Trifle X @nedtrifle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Rather curious replies to this thread about "never used Boots". Hey, good for you, here's a 🏅. But they are another shop in the High St. which now might be left to fail. These companies prefer out of town places. And there's no coherent plan about what to do with our emptying town/city centres. 120