Sign in

Robster Thermidor

@robsterthermidor.bsky.social
1.7K followers 2.7K following 1.2K posts

Intolerant centrist. Easily amused, curious to know. (British) citizen of the world, ex US immigrant, European. No ranting extremists (left or right), no fantasising populists, no misguided nationalists. Stronger together always.

PostsRepliesMedia
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 18h
When I was younger I had an office with a window opposite this building. The net was new, social media was in its infancy and AI didn’t exist. I used to sit in the window, read text books, gaze on the gleaming Chrysler and put my thoughts on paper. How lucky I was. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Chrysler Building to get its crown restored after being sold
The distinctive Manhattan skyscraper will undergo a major renovation and provide a new supply of offices.
141
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Didn’t take long for Tom Watson to reveal his scumbag credentials. HIs absence from the Lords also means that he wont have to declare his #Palantir earnings, of course he doesn’t mention that in his “I want to be clear” line www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
thenerve.news
'We’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...
000
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Meanwhile in the National Socialist Republic of Derbyshire, democracy has been suspended. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... #pressfreedom #derbyshirecountycouncil #democracy
theguardian.com
Reform UK-run council boycotts reporter after row over potholes
Derbyshire county council accused of ‘worst kind of double speak’ as it denies banning local democracy journalist but says it will ignore his inquiries
010
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just a little shout out to the #NHS who saved my husband’s life today, free at the point of delivery and regardless of our ability to pay. I’m forever grateful.
2122
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Tom Watson, as gullible as the day he believed Carl Beech, joins Peter Thiel and Palantir to take-on the AntiChrist. I wonder if it was that stint as a marketing officer in the late 1980’s that sealed the deal. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir
Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan
210
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
If this is how MPs want to spend their taxpayer funder time, they’re even more out of tune than the UK entries. UK's 'dismal' Eurovision song choices to be examined by MPs www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
UK's 'dismal' Eurovision song choices to be examined by MPs
It comes after the UK's entry Look Mum No Computer came last in May's final, scoring just one point.
110
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Odd-on the Orange Buffoon calls it a witch hunt. UN experts say grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran strikes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
UN experts say grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran strikes
The US has not acknowledged carrying out February's deadly strikes on a primary school in Minab and a sports complex in Lamerd.
000
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The orangeutan is going to go bananas. www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/b...
cnn.com
Live updates: Fed raises interest rates for the first time since 2023 | CNN Business
Trump appointee Kevin Warsh was expected to lower interest rates. He just raised them. Follow for live updates.
000
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Well said Marina; OK everyone, just leave Syndey the hell alone. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Are you outraged by Sydney Sweeney – again? More fool you | Marina Hyde
Today it’s a silly sports betting ad, but I can’t see anything she’s done that’s worth this ire. She’s in her 20s: she does dumb things. Enjoy! says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
010
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Labour haters expecting some angry response to Trump’s latest shit-stirring need to wind their necks in. If leaders had to respond every time Trump diverts from his own troubles, there’d be no hours left in the day. HIs bullshit is worth zero fucks. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Donald Trump: A united Ireland would be 'fantastic' says Trump during Irish visit
Trump made the comments during a meeting with Irish leader Micheál Martin, but Downing Street says it will "stick to the Good Friday Agreement".
110
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Labour haters, blaming Burnham for something that no government has tackled in decades, are doing top work for Reform today. No mention of the immoral donors or recipients, just selective posturing for their own politcal interest. They’re really no different to, Harbourne, Delo & Farage
084
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The folk blaming Burnham today are firing in the wrong direction. Nobody can regulate for intentional immorality. Those doing it for political advantage are on the same bus as the same bus as Delo and Harborne, and should stop pretending they’re democrats.
110
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A party of the elites funded by traitors to democracy. Fuck them all to hell. Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record
Christopher Harborne says he has equalled a donation from Ben Delo - the single largest gift to a UK political party.
021
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
He can dress it up all he likes, but this is really about the 10% crypto CGT rate, Bitcoin reserve and a crypto-friendly regulatory environment promised by Reform. Delo is no fool, but he’s quite plainly a scam artist. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire
Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump
010
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Presumably O’Leary wont expect anyone to apologise for naming him for the “pimp” that he so obviously is. Ryanair boss O'Leary defends 'high-fare rapists' airlines remarks www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Ryanair boss O'Leary defends 'high-fare rapists' airlines remarks
O'Leary has said airline passengers "can't afford to fly with the high-fare rapists around Europe".
000
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Nice to see some more growth, never sure why MSM need to cite Capital Economics as a source of expertise. They lost all credibility for me with their dumbass pre-referendum analysis predicting economic benefit from Brexit.
bbc.co.uk
UK economy sees surprise growth in July helped by AI boom
The economy expanded by 0.4%, official figures show, whereas analysts had predicted no growth.
000
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This treatment of RNLI reflects the shameless depravity of the right and the ignorance of its base. Please send them your money and support. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Abuse of RNLI volunteers 'wholly unacceptable', chief says
Peter Sparkes says there has been "deliberate misinformation" spread about the charity.
000
Reposted by Robster Thermidor
Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us.
493624947
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I try not to be hard-line on most things, but make an exception for people who attack healthcare workers. It’s time those bringing violence & abuse to NHS staff are excluded from services. Other services are available. Taxpayers should not be funding thugs. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
theguardian.com
Almost 75% of A&E staff in UK face violence or aggression daily or weekly
Survey finds long waiting times and overcrowding have made abuse ‘routine’ part of working on hospital frontline
010
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Further than expected but not far enough. Government must get a grip of disproportionate Israeli influence on UK politicians, starting with the Friends of Israel groups. It’s a disgrace to be quaffing champagne at party conferences while Gazan’s are starving. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
bbc.co.uk
Israel to shut down UK consulate in Jerusalem in response to sanctions on Israeli settlements in West Bank
Israel's foreign minister announced the move after UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband accused Israeli "settler terrorists" of "ethnic cleansing" in the illegally occupied West Bank.
010
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
When they say “X-Factor style” I’m guessing L’Oreal provide psychological support to contestants on their little vanity scheme to at least the same degree that ITV does. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
The firms turning recruitment into X Factor-style competitions
Applicants have to pitch their ideas on stage in front of a panel of judges and an audience. But is this exciting or unfair?
000
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
For the first time in 14 years the left had a chance to make a dent in an almost century long Tory monopoly on power. Instead of grabbing the opportunity it has squandered it by faction. The left is literally handing the future to the fascists. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Painful, unconvincing and boring: welcome to John Healey’s late show | John Crace
Chancellor has the look of a man born to announce the UK is under nuclear attack
020
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Maybe Zack’s beginning to get a sense of why party whipping exists. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Polanski faces Green rival in his pursuit of Keir Starmer’s old seat
Hamza Chowdhury says most of his fellow Green Camden councillors back him to contest 8 October byelection
341
Reposted by Robster Thermidor
European Briton 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺 #RejoinEU #FBPE @europeanbriton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Andrew Griffith is now the Tories’ Shadow Chancellor. In 2022 he was Financial Secretary to the Treasury at the time of Liz Truss’s disastrous mini budget, a role he’d now rather we forgot. Here he is right in the thick of it “focussed on delivering that plan” www.theguardian.com/politics/vid...
theguardian.com
UK Treasury minister Andrew Griffith defends mini-budget plans as pound faces turmoil – video
Griffith said the measures were necessary to make the economy competitive despite the pound falling against the dollar and rising borrowing costs on government debt
2116
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Farage was right - just look at these crowd of complaints. We need a collective noun for the groups of complainants that mask their identities. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
bbc.co.uk
Port of Dover delays: Disruption as masked 'stop the boats' protesters block roads
Hundreds of demonstrators, wearing black with their faces covered, caused delays to traffic reaching the port.
010
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I love a news story that reflects an personal experience. I stopped using my Oura ring because the scoring system was affecting my sleep. They also wanted to charge me an unserious monthly amount for my own data. Why 'sleepmaxxing' could be making your sleep worse www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Is sleep tracking making your sleep worse?
The things you're doing to make your sleep better could actually be making your sleep worse.
010
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The angry, paranoid conspiracy theorist that Chris Mason understands. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Chris Mason: Reform face headwinds as they gather for conference
The party's continued prominence has brought what prominence always brings: scrutiny, says BBC political editor Chris Mason.
000
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
For a party that claims freedom loving credentials, it sure is tight-assed. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Reform UK bans three journalists from its conference after critical reporting
Guardian City editor Anna Isaac among those who had credentials to cover event declined
010
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“We live in a complainants society”. In other words “the whining British public won’t let me do whatever I want” Reform up against 'complainants' society', Farage tells BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Reform up against 'complainants' society', Nigel Farage tells BBC
The Reform UK leader said a "whole ecosystem" didn't want "new kids on the block succeeding".
030
Reposted by Robster Thermidor
Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The BBQ Burnham Show is already disappointing so many progressives that it's looking increasingly like a flop. #BurnhamsBrexit
43111
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
It starts with a fraudulent referendum and ends with our kids working for free to prop up the food chain. www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
thecanary.co
Greens slam Burnham's 'free labour for Sainsburys' con
Sainsbury's now have free workers to replace the 3,000 it made redundant last year while announcing profit of over £1bn
210
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Those who thrive on chaos. City Traders, Carpet Baggers, Dictators, War Mongers, Telephone Scammers, Opportunists, NeoCons, Conservative Front Bench Members, The Leaders of Reform, Starmer Plotters. Don’t you have something else Angela? www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
thecanary.co
Greens slam Burnham's 'free labour for Sainsburys' con
Sainsbury's now have free workers to replace the 3,000 it made redundant last year while announcing profit of over £1bn
010
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Small boat to suitable third country for Milo please…. Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE
The British citizen, who lives and works in the US, has supported Trump and ICE agents in the past.
010
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Defence spending, fiscal rules, political donations, North Sea oil, utilities can anyone else see a pattern emerging? I’m sure everyone can, it’s visible from space. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
theguardian.com
Healey’s budget to duck setting a date for 3% defence spending target
Roadmap for increasing department’s share of GDP will be deferred until next year’s review
010
Reposted by Robster Thermidor
Chris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Kent Reform councillors have been amending their registers of interests after Byline Times discovered a raft of businesses and shares they own which had not been properly declared to the public.
23214
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Its tragic that an activist journalist as effective as Jeni Murray died because of an issue we should be far more active about. High intensity vehicle lights kill & must be taken off our highways. Dame Jenni Murray died days after car crash, inquest hears www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Dame Jenni Murray died days after car crash, inquest hears
The former presenter of BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour died earlier this year, eight days after the collision.
000
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Maybe we should rename the Atlantic Ocean. If he carried on like he is, there’s not going to be much business from the folk on the other side that either.
000
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I won’t hold my breath waiting for Farage or Tice to ask for these enemy combatants to have their citizenship revoked, posthumously or otherwise, but also I won’t forget their characterisation of 15 yr old Shamima Begum as an evil extremist traitor. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Yorkshireman believed to be first Briton to die fighting for Russia against Ukraine
Bradley Townsend reportedly killed by a drone on 10 June in Donetsk region after joining up with separatists
011
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Enough of the US using our beloved English language for free. For too long these ungrateful grifters have taken from us and given nothing in return, It’s time they stopped screwing us over and paid the royalties.
000
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If dentists don’t want to support our subsidised system of healthcare they shouldn’t be entitled to our subsidised system of professional education. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
How easy is it to find an NHS dentist? It depends on where you live
Nearly 600 practices in England have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last 10 years, as the service heads towards a two-tier system.
020
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Getting the trains to run on time always comes at a cost, its really a question of how much we’re willing to pay. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Would even an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not | Timothy Garton Ash
It’s clear here in Silicon Valley that AI is advancing faster than humans’ ability to control it. That means even sober prophecies seem optimistic, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
000
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Such a magnificent specimen of straight white male resentment. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Academic who accused Jason Arday of plagiarism suspended by his university
Researcher Nathan Cofnas previously claimed Black people would hold few high-profile positions in a meritocracy
172
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Not technically Private Equity but exactly the same filthy habits. This model of business turns valued customers to victims. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Harvest price hike hits business with 1500% increase in bills
Richard Haldenby says his average monthly bill for Harvest had risen from $130 (£95.50) to $2,110.
000
Reposted by Robster Thermidor
rockinchimp 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 @rockinchimp.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I can't stop laughing youtube.com/shorts/Xa5ut...
youtube.com
U.S. Marshals fall during SWAT raid when porch gives way
YouTube video by NBC News
011
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Interesting experiment in wealth redistribution. Little guy pays higher prices charged by big fat corporations. Government gets the money & gives it back to the big fat corporations. They get richer. Little guy gets nothing 🎻 US retail giant boost from tariff refunds www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Target receives $1bn boost from Trump tariff refunds
The US chain said it received a $994 million pre-tax reimbursement, which resulted in its second quarter operating income rising to $2.6bn.
000
Reposted by Robster Thermidor
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
BOSTON…😕 ✈️
305222855643
Reposted by Robster Thermidor
Chris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Known as the Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works, the plant was designed to convert Thames river water into potable water using reverse osmosis, with a capacity of up to 100 million litres per day. It has been largely inactive since completion in 2010. www.watermagazine.co.uk/2025/10/02/t...
watermagazine.co.uk
Thames Water’s desalination plant criticised for underuse amid drought concerns - Water Magazine
Thames Water’s £500 million desalination plant in East London has operated for just seven days over the past 15 years, sparking criticism.
113
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Apparently just one person in the US doesn’t care for about gas prices and he’s the one who works for Putin. www.cnn.com/2026/08/18/p...
cnn.com
Republicans worry Trump’s warn in Iran could cost them in midterms | CNN Politics
‘One person kind of controls our fate’: Republicans confront growing midterm peril due to Iran war
2126
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Cartoon by Nichola Jennings - Guardian 180826
022
Robster Thermidor @robsterthermidor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
He’s like the mayor in Jaws. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Reform’s Tice says people should stop fighting climate crisis and ‘enjoy’ heat
Deputy leader says it is ‘arrogant’ to try to halt global heating, despite UK being left reeling by summer firewave
1155