John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 15hnewrepublic.comOnly Trump Would Spell United States Wrong in an Executive OrderThe president signed his name right above the obvious error. 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 30/09/2026nytimes.comTrump Launches America.gov, an AI Chatbot That Contradicts Some of His ClaimsDemocrats amplified statements from America.gov that frequently contradict the president on tariffs, election fraud and other topics. 001
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This seems to be somehow getting sort of semi-re-released in some sort of way… youtu.be/lOmMKYHSfvI?...youtu.be24 Hour Party People Movie Trailer in 4K - Steve Coogan & Paddy ConsidineYouTube video by Criticker Movie Trailers 010
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 28/09/2026whatsonstage.comTom Holland, Sabrina Carpenter and Margaret Qualley set for Fred Astaire biopicIt’s finally moving forwards! 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Courtesy of my eternally un-named friend, a video of nudity in the Bayeux Tapestry…bbc.co.ukWhy did Victorians censor the Bayeux Tapestry?Naked people in the original tapestry were covered up by the prudish Victorians for a country-wide tour. 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 27/09/2026nytimes.comFrom 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. (Gift Article)It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare. 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 26/09/2026nytimes.comU.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics (Gift Article)Most member nations spoke in support of the declaration, but some rich countries had strong objections. 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 25/09/2026newrepublic.comTrump Whines About His Own Media Ban as Outlets Barred From EventDonald Trump claimed CNN and MS NOW had chosen not to cover him. 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 24/09/2026nytimes.comGoogle Is Sending an A.I. Data Center to Outer SpaceNext Thursday, Google is sending an experimental satellite into orbit that will have enough computing power to answer simple A.I. queries from space. 001
Reposted by John FlemingAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is. 1411141225425
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 24/09/2026BBC3 and BBC Scotland at risk of closure?deadline.comBBC Expected To Announce TV & Radio Network Closures Next WeekThe BBC is gearing up to announce the closure of TV and radio services early next week, with speculation internally that BBC Three is at risk. 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In Scotland, decriminalisation of now-illegal drugs for personal use?bbc.co.ukSwinney backs decriminalisation of drugs after spike in deathsThe Scottish First Minister has backed the move - though it would have to be signed off by the UK government. 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 24/09/2026newrepublic.comJD Vance Planted the Story That Sparked White House Media BanThe White House says a media ban is needed to protect national security. But one of the stories it cited as a threat came straight from the vice president. 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 24/09/2026nytimes.comCourt Blocks Trump’s White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico (Gift Article)Judge Timothy J. Kelly issued a temporary restraining order and told the White House to immediately restore the press credentials for the employees of the three news outlets. 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I see that Talking Pictures TV is screening the 1989 movie “Scandal” at 2100 tonight in the UK. I suppose we’ll never know the full truth, as the News of the World erased a lot of their interviews before the police could hear them… youtu.be/61ibhBL20Ak?...youtu.be🎵 Dusty Springfield & Pet Shop Boys – Nothing Has Been Proved (1989)YouTube video by OldSchoolParty 100
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 23/09/2026variety.comGary Glitter Doc Postponed at Netflix After ‘New Legal Information’Netflix has postponed an upcoming documentary about Gary Glitter after 'new legal information' came to light. 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Harvey Weinstein sentenced again...deadline.comHarvey Weinstein Gets Over A Decade Behind Bars In Latest NYC Rape Trial Sentencing; Ex-Producer Plans AppealOver six years after Harvey Weinstein's first sex crimes conviction, the Pulp Fiction producer was sentenced today in NYC, with an LA resentencing looming 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 23/09/2026reddit.comFrom the geopolitics community on Reddit: I ran the CIA in Berlin. The Russians are about to make a big mistakeExplore this post and more from the geopolitics community 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Trump’s name may go on Abraham Lincoln assassination site. No joke.ms.nowTrump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s TheatreThe playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned among federal properties that could carry the president’s name, people familiar with the effort told MS NOW. 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 22/09/2026smithsonianmag.comScientists Say the Human Brain Might Be Made of Two Distinct Nervous Systems That Got Squished TogetherTwo separate types of progenitor cells give rise to the front and back of the organ, according to a new study. The findings can help researchers study human diseases that affect the hindbrain, since i... 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 22/09/2026wallpaper.comApple Music Hall is a new venue designed to inject more power into the capital’s music sceneSet within Battersea Power Station, the newly revealed Apple Music Hall is a high-tech performance hall for artists of all tiers. Wallpaper* took a hard-hat tour ahead of the official opening 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Why you shouldn’t trust generative AI…youtube.comThe one photo that tells you everythingYouTube video by Spencer Kelly 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 21/09/2026deadline.comParamount Settlement Terms Laid Out By CA AG Rob Bonta, Who Says Deal Is “Not A Blessing” Of WBD MergerCalifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta confirmed terms of a settlement with Paramount over its Warner Bros. Discovery merger, adding that he still opposes it. 000
Reposted by John FlemingAriane Sherine Juniper @arianesherine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Amazingly, we might have an emerging hit podcast on our hands! 108 unique listeners in under three days, all of whom listened for over a minute, putting us in the top 25% of podcasts. I'm so used to everything I do failing that it feels brilliant. Link to listen: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w... 141
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 21/09/2026youtube.comWilliam Shatner Covers "Crazy Train" at Riot FestYouTube video by Consequence 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 21/09/2026nytimes.comNetworks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bans CNNThe move was an escalation of President Trump’s showdown with the White House press corps after he moved to bar journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico. 000
Reposted by John FlemingAriane Sherine Juniper @arianesherine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026We are up to 89 listens for Ari & Ad Fix Your Life in the first 60 hours! Thank you so much. More than 100 listens and we're in the top 25% of podcasts, more than 250 and we can monetise. Listen and save me from having to get a boring office job please: arianesherine.substack.com/p/my-husband...arianesherine.substack.comMy husband and I will fix your lifeYes: like everyone else in the media, we’re starting a podcast 051
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 20/09/2026theguardian.com‘My fear was too great’: the Pussy Riot member recruited by Russian spies to inform on fellow activistsExclusive: In her first media interview since fleeing Russia, Rita Flores describes her three years of being run by the FSB 011
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 18/09/2026 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWar may be coming. Are we psychologically ready?The military and government say the risk of conflict is growing, but we may not be mentally ready for it 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 18/09/2026londoncentric.mediaLondon drug dealers are hijacking Google MapsPlus: Lime hands customer’s name to the police • More from inside the Shard • Soho box stacking mystery • The AI takeover of humanity begins with a fixation on Lambeth council 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I post this occasionally; maybe once a year… vimeo.com/60575926?sha...vimeo.comSlaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut reads. War backwards.Chapter four from Slaughterhouse Five. The most striking passage from the book. Made this for English class. Fair play, use as you want. 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 17/09/2026hollywoodreporter.comUniversal Is Getting Cold Feet on Releasing the Elon Musk Documentary (Exclusive)The Comcast-owned studio is not yet committing to rolling out Alex Gibney's movie that it paid millions to acquire for non-North American release before the political winds shifted. 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 17/09/2026youtu.beNutcracker - A Tom Holland Dance VideoYouTube video by Holly Olivia 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 16/09/2026airmail.newsGeorge Lucas's Museum of Visual Storytelling Opens in Los AngelesFounded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson, the new museum spans more than 100,000 square feet and explores visual storytelling across art, illustration, comics, and film. 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Trump to close Kennedy Center if his name is not put back on it…nytimes.comKennedy Center Closes Its Doors Despite a Judge’s OrderThe announcement came after President Trump said he would cancel a $257 million renovation of the venue if his name is not returned to the building. 010
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 14/09/2026youtube.comMusk - Official Teaser Trailer (2026)YouTube video by IGN Movie Trailers 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 14/09/2026An interview with an (AI and therefore non-existent) actress...hollywoodreporter.comAn “Interview” With Tilly Norwood Proves Absurd and UnderwhelmingThe creators of the AI-generated "performer" set up a press junket with journalists. It felt cringeworthy, rehearsed and clunky. 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 14/09/2026hollywoodreporter.comGerbil: Inside Hollywood’s Most Unkillable RumorWhat’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word ‘gerbil’? And why has the salacious urban legend — perhaps the first viral meme — burrowed so deeply into our … collective subconscious? A ne... 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 14/09/2026As Malcolm Hardee Comedy Awards designer John Ward wisely said to me today: “You don't get many newspaper strap-lines like this…” 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 13/09/2026youtube.com'Russia will NOT attack NATO' - TrumpYouTube video by LBC 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 12/09/2026One helluva memory of Hastings in WW2… Spotted by my eternally un-named friend who rightly pointed out its long and has typos. But well worth a jaw-dropping read…bbc.co.ukBBC - WW2 People's War - Battles of HastingsThere were many Canadian RAF personnel stationed in one of the large hotels along the Hastings front, and ... 000
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I think a better event title could have been chosen. Depends on where you pause and the intonation. Sounds like it could be something career criminals might want to attend... 000
Reposted by John FlemingAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 05/03/2025French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine. (...) We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor" #3E #EndOligarchy 31699143404
John Fleming @thejohnfleming.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The headline is more optimistic than the article…nytimes.comOpinion | I Worked on Safety at OpenAI. The Fix Isn’t Hard.Even without government regulation, private companies can act on their own to address A.I. safety concerns. 000