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The Thompsonian

@thethompsonian.bsky.social
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A living institution whose hills are alive with sound and music. Most posts seem to be me shouting at the radio.

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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We're clearly entering the "finish him" phase of Polanski's leadership coverage. Can't help thinking the "Zionism is racism vote" was an M15 op. Follows a pattern of collapse of any UK political movement which challenges the status quo. #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Bullshit from Robinson about opposition of Palantir being just "because Israel". It's because they're hoovering up our personal data on behalf of a white supremacist. #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Braverman and Badenoch have stirred the shit, and here they are discussing "Englishness" on #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This "Britannia Shield" will end up being built by the Tory's Russian contractor mates won't it #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Agents provocateurs notwithstanding, imagine UK school kids protesting for better education #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Well at least the Green Party's performative motion will get them loads of coverage on #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Beginning to wonder if the slow drip-feed of bizarre information about the RAF Fairford case is a teaser for a new Apple TV series #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good job the UK gvt has invested so much in electric HGV R&D and infrastructure .... #r4today #diesel
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's leafblower season again. Seems to come earlier every year. 💨🍁😬😖🙉 #betterlondon
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oh dear. Not sure Helen Whateley realises the extent to which the alcohol, tobacco and gambling industries bankroll the Tory party #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Advice from Newsmax boss: capitulation to an authoritarian is a smart move. Spineless moron. #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Lib Dems should just rename themselves the Not Tories #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
AI would never come up with the birdie song in 1m years #totp
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ironic how the internet was designed to help humanity survive a nuclear holocaust but now humans have gone and stuck an autonomous hostile species in it that'll kill us all #r4today #p(doom) #ai
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Haven't heard a discussion as infantile as this one about remote working on #r4today for a while
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I worry more about the safety of 1250 asylum seekers living next to the Bigots Republic of Piddington #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Radio 4 just trailed its Temu version of Silo on #r4today!
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"Who controls that pot of union money?" Stupidest question on #r4today ... so far
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Didn't Laffer steal "his" idea from a medieval Islamic scholar? #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It's Karen Badenoch on #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
By Webb's logic, wouldn't sanctions against West Bank settlements lead to increased Islamophobia rather than antisemitism in the UK? #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Why is the "spontaneous incident" line still being spun by police AND media when there's WIDESPREAD PROOF of these "uprisings" being planned and orchestrated? Why is the public order act not being enforced? Questions no #r4today presenter will ever ask.
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E.G.Lastname @tt-b.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The "real anger many people feel", Robinson, is that climate protesters are jailed for 5 years for planning one peaceful protest, while a far-right group of thugs threatening future violence are discussed as "legitimate concerns" #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Jenrick sounds like a man who would happily sit and watch a foreign-born wheelchair user roll over a cliff while sipping champagne and slurping oysters, and the reform voter base like that #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Don't support data centres being built ad hoc, but don't entirely get the water use thing. Even if water goes in for cooling, it must come out again - albeit a bit warmer, like a power station #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Don't need to build loads more houses. Make existing empty housing stock available for social rent through compulsory purchase, restoration etc #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I rented an electric moped in Taiwan in 2017. There were thousands registered and ridden there even then. Why can't the UK make it easier and cheaper to own e-bikes legally, and safely? #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Professional actor gets acting job #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Shoplifting rates have massively increased AFTER supermarkets started ramming cameras in customers faces at self checkouts. They're only there to harvest biometric data, nothing to do with security. Always avoid/cover them. #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Listing to this in-depth analysis of falling UK crime on #bbcRadio4 and wondering why this basic level of journalistic professionalism is excluded from #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
47000 people (and rising) have signed the petition calling for an inquiry into Arday's suicide, but we'll try to play it down by mentioning only some of the "usual suspect" black/leftie names. #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Psychologically, people lighting fires during a drought are no different to politicians like Johnson and Farage #bbcbh
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Roses are red, On sale at the florist www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Vampire-obsessed man detained after dumping animal corpses outside churches in New Forest
Benjamin Lewis, who believed drinking blood would prolong life, will be kept in hospital for treatment
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Nice to hear John Shuttleworth's neighbour Ken presenting thought for the day on #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Braverman's infantile contribution to the discourse is precisely why Reform UK Ltd aren't invited to serious discussions #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Why is it assumed the t-shirt is referring to Farage? #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Elected Reform UK Ltd councillors calling for refugees in small boats to be left to drown ✅ Random bloke wearing satirical t-shirt with no intention of actually harming anyone ❎ #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This BBCR4 programme on improvisation would be much more interesting if 25% of it wasn't about Matthew Syed
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Kids at Mossbourne were traumatised and suicidal by the "strict" discipline regime Amol Rajan. That's not a "price worth paying". #r4today www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Mossbourne's Hackney school 'harmful' to some pupils, review finds
Review finds Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy's policies are "harmful" to some vulnerable pupils.
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Here we go. #France 5 #England 4.
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Reporting an integrated provincial transport network as a novelty in 2026 reminds us how far backwards the UK has slid since the 1980s #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
It's almost like 1996 all over again for these ""solopreneurs"", apart from #r4today isn't the slightest bit curious about what's being made or sold
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
#r4today is now speculating about the speculation surrounding Widdecombe's suspicious killing
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Who should get social care? Anyone who needs it Who should provide it? NHS, not private equity Who should pay for it? Everyone through fair taxation system which includes wealth tax #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
It'd be nice to hear from #r4today and their mates/guests about the many asylum claimants who've made a positive contribution to their communities and society in the uk
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
This BBC people smuggler scoop could easily look at how organised crime affects legitimate asylum seekers but that's not their point is it #r4today
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Why is it that the more data businesses collect from endless "how did we do?" surveys, the worse their services become?
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The Thompsonian @thethompsonian.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This "immersive art" report sounds like it's from 2014. #r4today
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