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John Lettice

@vulturemedia.bsky.social
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Reg founder, resting news guru (ish) Should I mention the apples? (Subs please fill)

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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Calvados. Mme en face reports that yesterday’s fox hunt was also after wild boar. I knew wolves were getting closer, but didn’t know about the pigs.
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This may influence Labour voters who’ve heard of her, but not necessarily in the direction the Greens intend.
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Splendid that one of the French RN reps defending Jordan Bardella on antisemitism is one Gillaume Bigot.
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Is it the diet plan he does ads for? Why, yes it is. Does this article have an advertorial label? Well, no it doesn’t. Reach drive for quality going well then.
Mirror headline. Shaun Wallace reveals secret behind weight loss
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The Students Union made some weird decisions when I was there, but a pact with ‘Spoons is something else. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2652083...
heraldscotland.com
JD Wetherspoon to open first pub at Scottish university campus - with 3am licence
Scotland's first university campus-based JD Wetherspoon pub has opened its doors. The Red Gown is the result of a new partnership between the…
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Jon Henley @jonhenley.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Hilarious
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inthefade @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 01/09/2026
i've been laughing for ten minutes
old tweet:

me: so when will i actually receive the shark

loan shark: what
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
You can get anything in this city.
Dykes to let sign
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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Full marks for the typo. Chef’s kiss for the reply.
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 10/08/2026
Linking this because yes this is true and so really the discourse is a moot point bsky.app/profile/word...
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Sarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
guys that's.... that's not the ira @newstatesman1913.bsky.social
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Nando Sigona @nandosigona.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
#Ceuta: an extraordinary migration event nandosigona.info/2026/07/31/c...
nandosigona.info
Ceuta: a migration crisis or a diplomatic message?
Nando Sigona The speed and scale of the arrivals in Ceuta are difficult to explain as an ordinary migration event. According to provisional Spanish estimates, around 50,000 people crossed from Moro…
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Anarcho-Crust Demon Hunter @jamesaskew.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
“Patti, love your work but we need to talk about your version of ‘Gloria.’”
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Advance look at his column? If only. Long time ago I nearly fired him for non-filing. Then my editor walked in: “Put the phone down, John.” I’d have lunch with him whenever I was in SF. Curiously, I always wound up paying.
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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Correct. The caramel wafer is Tunnocks' crowning achievement. All mallow is bad.
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Peter Sloman @pjsloman.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Fair play to John Healey, who managed to time his 5.5-week break from government to coincide exactly with the World Cup
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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 20/07/2026
We're expecting a blitz of policy announcements later but one thing we do know is Burnham will scrap plans for digital ID - follow @hcdunlop.bsky.social & @jillongovt.bsky.social for updates on this www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/andy...
instituteforgovernment.org.uk
Andy Burnham’s ID card surprise is very unsurprising | Institute for Government
Keir Starmer’s digital ID plan was a lesson in how not to approach policy making.
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Barry Burns @barry.mogwai.scot · 19/07/2026
the chasm of difference between the US half time and the Scottish one
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Amazing situation under a nationalist government. apple.news/AwFJ3FfW_QwC...
apple.news
Heriot-Watt closes its clearing list to Scots pupils as government defends funding model — The Scotsman
Places are capped at Scottish universities for Scots students but pupils who miss out on their first choice can usually rely on clearing
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Broad church. I recall the trots from our branch turning up at the GC as Fabian delegates after we’d voted them off the branch delegation.
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
A long time ago I was head of bins for the local community group, so found this far more interesting than you will. It is however an excuse to point out that I have binterland.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/07/2026
I was speaking with Mitch McConnell by phone for twenty minutes when he said, "hey, what's Lindsay Graham doing here?"
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Cédric Mas @cedricmas.eurosky.social · 12/07/2026
Des annees que l’on reclame de telles poursuites et elles ne commencent pour les plus flagrants qu’à moins d’un an de l’arrivée probable au pouvoir d’une majorité pro-russe… #Soupirs www.ladepeche.fr/2026/07/08/g...
ladepeche.fr
Guerre en Ukraine : "Corse de sang, Russe de coeur", le patron de SOS Donbass accusé d’échanges secrets avec le renseignement russe
Derrière son image d’association humanitaire de soutien aux populations du Donbass, SOS Donbass est désormais au cœur d’une enquête de la DGSI aux possibles ramifications corses. Son président, Vincen...
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
“You, boy! Get us some fucking chicken”
A dog and cat lean on a railing in a window and look down onto a street, in a manner almost enough like Alastair Sim’s Scrooge to justify my stupid joke
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Come for the pic, stay for the alt
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 11/07/2026
Four panels of Sigmund Freud with text: "A 'Freudian slip' is when you say one thing... ... but mean your mother. I mean 'another'". The final panel zooms in closely on his face.
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M@ @mattfromlondon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I stumbled across Count Binface with his visor up, and this is the shocking truth
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Sarah Dalrymple @sarahdalgulls.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0X-...
youtube.com
Anne Widdicombe Song - Victoria Wood
YouTube video by Zachary Wilson
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NukularBiskits: Scott Colom for US Senator, MS!!!!! @nukularbiskits.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
@bettycrackerfl.bsky.social @baud20xx.bsky.social
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 03/07/2026
Is There Anything More Pathetic Than A Bluesky User, by The Guy Who Is Having A Meltdown About Them In The Newspaper
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Well, writing shit op-eds in the Telegraph for a living is definitely more pathetic, and trying to be a kinder person seems to me to be a worthy aspiration.
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Anthony Barnett @anthonybarnett.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
My salute to David Potter. www.opendemocracy.net/obituary-dav...
opendemocracy.net
Remembering David Potter: Industrialist, physicist, philanthropist
How the Psion founder and tech titan combined scientific brilliance with fearless philanthropy to champion public good
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
An amusing read if you’ve nothing better to do. It’s some notables (artists, actors) plus miscellaneous nobs you’ve never heard of. I was rather taken with the name the honourable Harry Herbert.
Tatler headline: These are the 01 most socially significant people in Britain
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Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Spent years building up a big following on Twitter, essential for publicising my aviation blog, which I live from. Desperate to leave it & publicise on nicer platforms, but I have too few follows. If you want to help me escape, do give this a share. Much obliged. My blog here: hushkit.substack.com
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I had Psion kit from the Organiser in the 80s through to the netbook, which I eventually got connected to the internet and which I used for subbing in the early days of the Reg. David deserved far wider recognition as the genius he was.
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Finds bank has deleted outfit from trusted list. Reenters all details. Negotiate the ‘is it a scam’ quiz. Bank asks if I want to add it to trusted list. Sigh.
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The Reg feed has been mainly pestering me with partner content from ZTE for a while now. Turning your editorial feed into an ads channel is not how I would play it.
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The gate to my road can be controlled via mobile. I receive a technically illiterate email from the guy who supervises it babbling about GSM. I conclude when my bell is pressed gate uses GSM to call me. 30 years ago I wrote the Vodafone training manual. Trifle with me at your peril.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
In Germany, the government decided to digitize all the records of the NSDAP and put them on line, allowing everyone to answer the question "Was great grandpa a Nazi?" In a matter of seconds. Not just membership however, exactly what they did is now also available. History. With attitude, because you
ft.com
The Nazi files shedding new light on family secrets
Party membership records are now searchable online. But, as many Germans are finding out, the archive poses more questions than it answers
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Scott Reid @ascottreid.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
We have regressed from even glorious failure.
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Jerry Fishenden @ntouk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
"Regular political pronouncements that the 'magic' of technology is about to fix an increasingly broken system ring increasingly hollow after 30 years" In which James Findlay & I explore how to close the long-standing gap between governments' bold "digital transformation" ambitions & the reality.
computerweekly.com
Delivering better government after three decades of disappointment | Computer Weekly
UK governments have spent over three decades telling us that technology will modernise the public sector, cut costs, improve services for citizens and businesses, and boost productivity. Yet despite s...
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Simon Fluendy @montocat.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Just heard news of Coach & Horses landlord Norman Balon’s passing. His famous “you’re barred” was never directed at me but popping in after a job I started lremoving my tie ‘as the pint crossed over “my pub not smart enough for you?” He said from the end of the bar. I hurriedly retightened. RIP
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This is a top botanic garden in a unique setting. If the university can’t afford it, it should find an alternative before it withdraws. I’ve been to plenty, and it beats most of them. It just can’t close.
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Sky breaking news - 40 drown in France. Nothing in the text. Nothing in Figaro or Ici France. Big news, surely? I’m calling this a screwup. Let me know if you hear different.
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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
AI can do a Michael Caine impression now? Is there really nothing that loads of people enjoy doing and can do fairly easily that these machines can’t automate the joy out of. NOBODY WANTED THE DRUDGERY OF DOING MICHAEL CAINE IMPRESSIONS TAKEN AWAY.
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You're only supposed to blow the bloody hooves off: AI
Michael Caine narrates
Odyssey audiobook
AI company ElevenLabs unveils its officially licensed replica of the iconic actor's voice in a retelling of Homer's epic poem, while director who previously recorded the star recalls real-life experience
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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
credit to Sally Nugent who just, in normal circumstances, brought Nigel Farage's political career to an end. If polls don't plummet after this, I will be truly astonished.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I am convinced that the original cause of 'the BBC's politics blogs are written in this stupid style' is that the BBC has internalised 'right for someone with a reading age of five' as 'write floridly, but for a moron'.
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John Lettice @vulturemedia.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
“Women find me repellant”
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