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Mike Wendling

@wendling.bsky.social
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Reporting on conspiracy theorists and the far-right. Substack: thedayofreckoning.substack.com Latest book: tinyurl.com/muuf3tk Go Bills.

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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 4h
A man was arrested for making terroristic threats and released shortly after. Not in the UK but in … Texas? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Man accused in plot to attack Texas Capitol building is released on bond
Authorities said he planned to attack the Capitol on Thursday. He was arrested at his home early Wednesday.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What a weird little conspiracy shindig. Trump has no need for the J6ers and the prospect of government cash appears remote. But still, they are out of prison and spreading crazy nonsense. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
nytimes.com
Proud Boys Convicted Over Jan. 6 Go From Prosecutions to Pardons to Premiere
The gala screening of the documentary “American Martyrs” was the latest effort by Trump supporters to rewrite the history of the Capitol attack.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Why would you not want to stop foreign interference in elections? People have their reasons. thedayofreckoning.substack.com/p/russia-gat...
thedayofreckoning.substack.com
Russia-gate-gate
What’s true and what’s false when it comes to election interference?
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David Cooper @davidbcooper.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Starting my day making some art.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
One of the reasons Russian disinformation operations have been so successful in dividing countries is because some very powerful people and interest groups in the West continue to deny they exist. thedayofreckoning.substack.com/p/russia-gat...
thedayofreckoning.substack.com
Russia-gate-gate
What’s true and what’s false when it comes to election interference?
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The average anti-immigrant group gives air to a whole host of conspiracy theories - chemtrails, “great replacement”, fake wars, anti-vax, Covid conspiracies and more. Something to keep in mind when their leaders say they are reasonable people with legitimate concerns.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
London is not like you think it is. A conspiracy-obsessed political project and big tech have conspired to paint a distorted picture of one of the world’s greatest cities. thedayofreckoning.substack.com/p/why-do-so-...
thedayofreckoning.substack.com
Why do so many suffer from London Derangement Syndrome?
MAGA warriors and big tech have painted a warped picture of the British capital
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
London is not like you think it is. A conspiracy-obsessed political project and big tech have conspired to paint a distorted picture of one of the world’s greatest cities. thedayofreckoning.substack.com/p/why-do-so-...
thedayofreckoning.substack.com
Why do so many suffer from London Derangement Syndrome?
MAGA warriors and big tech have painted a warped picture of the British capital
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
According to these documents, which seem to be largely an interview with his father, Thomas Crook bears a resemblance to Luigi Mangione, and neither seem particularly part of a “crazy lib Dem” or “MAGA nut” camp nypost.com/2026/09/14/u...
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Exclusive | Chilling new details about Trump shooter Thomas Crooks revealed in bombshell FBI docs: emotionless since birth
“When Thomas was born he did not scream and he was always quiet from that point on,” his father, Matthew, told feds in newly unearthed investigation documents exclusively viewed by The Post.…
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
So many people have a warped view of London and now there’s new research which spells it all out. Two groups in particular overestimate the danger of the capital: Reform supporters and TikTok users. And yet London is safer than ever. What’s going on? thedayofreckoning.substack.com/p/why-do-so-...
thedayofreckoning.substack.com
Why do so many suffer from London Derangement Syndrome?
MAGA warriors and big tech have painted a warped picture of the British capital
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The slightly more serious and mainstream version of the alt-right - the alt-light, as it used to be called - has successfully rebranded as “New Right”. It’s the same old ideas though. open.substack.com/pub/noahpini...
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The anti-American Right
Bo French’s rightist movement is a dead end for our nation. Fortunately, it’s beatable.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Extreme views dressed up as unfunny “satire” … defence of paedophilia … schoolboy stupidity masquerading as conservative thought … has The Spectator found its next Rod Liddle? spectator.com/article/i-am...
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I am a persecuted human rights icon
Why was Milo Yiannopoulos deported? The broadcaster and commentator reveals the inside story of his arrest and deportation from America.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
As usually these days the “satire” spewed out by “provocateurs” is unfunny, outrageous, and tells you exactly how awful (no joking) they really are. archive.ph/xVhyf
archive.ph
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
When given the choice to stand up for a far-right masked thug or a lifeboat volunteer, this member of parliament knows which side he’s on
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
How do you trigger a neo-fascist? Call them “far right”. substack.com/@thedayofrec...
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Yes, those masked thugs dressed in black are ‘far right’
How extremists use weasel words, mottes and baileys to hide their true beliefs
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Why do extremists hate being called far right? And how do they use weird language about mottes and baileys to dishonestly hide their true beliefs? thedayofreckoning.substack.com/p/yes-those-...
thedayofreckoning.substack.com
Yes, those masked thugs dressed in black are ‘far right’
How extremists use weasel words, mottes and baileys to hide their true beliefs
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Tucker Carlson, apparently attempting to further position himself as a slightly more scholarly version of Candace Owens, is releasing a series all about the “cover up” over the Oklahoma City bombing. tuckercarlson.com/theokcbombfi...
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The OKCBOMB Files: An Unofficial History | A TCN Docuseries
The case of the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in American history has been closed for nearly 30 years. We’re reopening it. Only on TCN.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It appears that some people are upset about the description of yesterday’s balaclava-clad activists led by a Tommy Robinson ally as “far right”. They insist they are just ordinary mainstream people, even though they look like thugs, act like fascists, and are led by extremists.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A masked far-right proto-militia has blocked traffic at the port of Dover. Stopping legitimate commerce is I guess a protest against illegal immigration. This chubby bloke in a Yankees hat is filming the whole thing for propaganda purposes.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A bunch of right-wing influencers including one of the trollish new Pentagon-accredited reporters accepted free trips to Poland and hung out with a nationalist politician without disclosing the funding source. The story was broken by a conservative Substack: www.currentrevolt.com/p/texas-inde...
currentrevolt.com
Texas Independent Journalists Accept Mysterious Gift Trip Overseas
Totally no strings attached.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
When a young athlete dies, the anti-vaxxers rise up, and blame the tragedy on vaccines. *Every single time.* It’s called ghouling and even though the pandemic has faded, the anti-vaccine activists are still out there, ready to pounce. thedayofreckoning.substack.com/p/ghoulish-a...
thedayofreckoning.substack.com
Ghoulish anti-vaxxers are still ghouling
Conspiracy theorists have learned to never let a tragedy go to waste
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Murder rates at Oxford University in the late medieval period were enormous, roughly the same as present day Kingston or the most dangerous parts of Chicago immediately post Covid. www.cam.ac.uk/stories/medi...
cam.ac.uk
Medieval Murder Maps: homicidal Oxford students in the 14th century
How students made Oxford the murder capital of late medieval England
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Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕 @emma-briant.co.uk · 27/12/2024
I'm working on a starter pack... its focus is Information Warfare, Covert Ops and Propaganda... trying to fill gaps on existing lists of 'disinfo' experts and bring in a wider sweep of experts on covert ops & information warfare, broadly defined. go.bsky.app/7NTCqKZ
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Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕 @emma-briant.co.uk · 25/11/2025
NEW: My Udemy course 'Propaganda & Disinformation for Beginners' has helped students in 26 countries worldwide strengthen their armour against disinformation since it launched 2 years ago. Techniques Cambridge Analytica used to secretly profile millions have become a vastly profitable industry.. /1
World map showing students from 26 countries and in 9 languages.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
How it works: -MAGA influencer highlights tragic story of the death of a young athlete -around half of responses mention “vaccines” -people drawn in by MAGA or just the emotional content get exposed to anti-vax conspiracy theory. -Repeat -Repeat -Repeat Repeat Repeat Repeat x.com/collinrugg/s...
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Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) on X
College football player MicahJo Barnett has sadly passed away moments after he scored a touchdown in Liberty, Missouri. The game was suspended after Barnett reportedly collapsed on the sidelines. Barnett was taken by an ambulance to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Another big W for the Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party 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.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A self-described ‘race realist’ kicked off the media storm against Jason Arday. What’s a ‘race realist’, and does the theory – also known as ‘scientific racism’ – have any more merit than, say, the idea that the earth is flat? substack.com/home/post/p-...
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What is ‘race realism’?
The alt-right’s favorite pseudointellectual theory and its role in the Jason Arday tragedy
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
What’s a ‘race realist’? Why do none of the news articles about the sad story of Jason Arday explain that term? Here’s how a dusty old idea from the alt-right reared its head and set off a tragic chain of events: thedayofreckoning.substack.com/p/what-is-ra...
thedayofreckoning.substack.com
What is ‘race realism’?
The alt-right’s favorite pseudointellectual theory and its role in the Jason Arday tragedy
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
What started as a wacky alt-right conspiracy theory is now being stated outright by some of the most influential people in the world. Fact checking - even by Musk’s own systems - can’t stop the lies from spreading.
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ESC Liverpool @escliverpool.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We have some new speaker announcements this week. Firstly @jimalkhalili.bsky.social! Jim Al-Khalili is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Surrey and one of Britain’s leading science communicators.
Picture of Jim Al-Khalili with the ESC Liverpool branding above
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ESC Liverpool @escliverpool.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Next up we have @wendling.bsky.social. Mike Wendling is a journalist who specialises in covering the US and international far-right, conspiracy theories and fringe movements and American politics.
Picture of Mike Wendling with the ESC Liverpool branding above
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The number of pigeons shot and killed on the London Underground in two years roughly the same as the number of humans shot and killed in New York City. And yet Elon Musk believes Britain is a scary, dangerous place. Maybe he’s living in a bubble? apple.news/AaekjMvuFRCW...
apple.news
More than 600 pigeons shot and killed across London Underground in organised cullings — The Standard
Shocking images show one bleeding bird being stepped on by a worker at a north London station
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
An increasingly loud and influential movement wants to remove illegal immigrants or immigrants or Muslims or non-whites from Western society. They hide behind ambiguity, but their ideas have strange and terrible consequences. open.substack.com/pub/thedayof...
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Should Elon Musk’s children be remigrated back to Africa?
And other insane ideas raised by the radicalization of the world’s richest person
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The movie of the summer? You’ve already missed it… open.substack.com/pub/thedayof...
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The real ‘woke’ summer blockbuster
Never mind The Odyssey, let's talk about The Amazing Digital Circus
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"Remigration", a term for ethnic cleansing - the removal of large populations of immigrants, even those with deep roots in their new countries - was once the obsession of fringe activists and mass killers. Now Elon Musk is a big fan. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Musk takes 'crusade' to Europe with Armie Hammer film
Musk has backed a film called Citizen Vigilante featuring an American vigilante tearing across an unnamed European country.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
While everyone was arguing about The Odyssey they missed the real woke summer blockbuster. This is why you should be watching The Amazing Digital Circus: thedayofreckoning.substack.com/p/the-real-w...
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
If the Oklahoma City bombing happened today you’d have some insisting it never happened, others saying the perpetrators were radical leftists, and some complaining that Teslas have been set on fire somewhere. Looking at extremists with clear eyes is difficult. open.substack.com/pub/thedayof...
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What's antifa and where is it hiding?
Donald Trump and Marco Rubio want a global fight against left-wing terror. They won't get it.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
It’s weird that some people continue to insist Tyler Robinson did not have a political motive for (allegedly) shooting Charlie Kirk. Robinson clearly took umbrage at Kirk’s views. He clearly appears to have had a personal motivation but he took it out on a political figure. That’s political.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Candace Owens continues to spread crazy theories about Charlie Kirk. Why can’t some of her most vicious opponents on the right stop her? open.substack.com/pub/thedayof...
open.substack.com
Everybody hates Candace (except her brand new fans)
The extremely online right turns on the monster they created
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Breaking news from the Free Press: Donald Trump's election fraud claims might not be all they're cracked up to be. Astonishing! www.thefp.com/p/the-presid...
thefp.com
The President Who Cried ‘Election Fraud’
Donald Trump presented an alarming picture of foreign adversaries undermining American democracy in his televised address, writes Eli Lake. But does the president have any credibility left on the subj...
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The extremely online right has turned on Candace Owens over the Charlie Kirk case. This is a good thing! Do you think they’ll acknowledge how they created her? Do you think they’ll call for action, criticize social media algorithms that push her content? Do you think they’ll do … anything?
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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Citizen Vigilante is a low-budget action thriller starring actor Armie Hammer as a vigilante who hunts down migrant criminals in Europe. The movie faced a muted reception - until #ElonMusk posted it to his hundreds of millions of followers on X.com.
bbc.co.uk
BBC World Service - Global News Podcast, The Global Story: Citizen Vigilante and Elon Musk’s war on ‘woke’ films
Critics have accused Citizen Vigilante of inciting violence against immigrants
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The MAGA faithful have now turned on Candace Owens, whose content inspires death threats against Erika Kirk. But why are so many people still afraid of this loopy podcaster? thedayofreckoning.substack.com/p/if-someone...
thedayofreckoning.substack.com
If someone shoots Erika Kirk we know who to blame
A new report points the finger at Candace Owens for whipping up “assassination culture”
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
She said her babies were killed by routine immunizations and became one of the plaintiffs in an anti-vaccination lawsuit filed by RFK Jr's organization against the American Academy of Pediatrics. Now she’s accused of killing her children. www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/nationa...
nbcphiladelphia.com
Mother who claimed vaccines killed her 18-month-old twins is charged with their murders
The Idaho mother appeared last year on an online show produced by an anti-vaccine group founded by RFK Jr. and claimed her twins died after getting shots.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A new report outlines just how Candace Owens has inspired violent threats against Erika Kirk. Why hasn’t it been covered more widely in the (right-wing) media? open.substack.com/pub/thedayof...
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Will Elon Musk call out this lack of accountability and two-tier justice which has now allowed a group of men with ties to a gang of religious fanatics to walk free? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Lyra McKee murder trial: Three men found not guilty of murdering the journalist
The 29-year-old was shot while observing rioting in Londonderry in April 2019.
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Don't worry, I watched it so you don’t have to. Here’s what you should know about Elon Musk-endorsed alt-right fever dream Citizen Vigilante. Spoiler alert: it’s pure play propaganda. But look past the lies, and there’s some interesting tells about the dire state of the global far right.
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The schlock and awe of Citizen Vigilante
A propaganda flick shows the weakness - and danger - of the far right
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Matt Pierce @mattpierce75.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Both England and the US in World Cup knockout action tonight -- what are immigrants like me & @wendling.bsky.social to do? Queue up the latest episode of the podcast by, for + about Americans in England, featuring guest global politics/football expert Joey D'Urso: www.buzzsprout.com/2545190/epis...
buzzsprout.com
15: Football shirts and soccer jerseys ft. Joey D'Urso - Notes from a Small (Cold, Dark, Miserable) Island
We're currently in the thick of the World Super Cup of Soccerball and wow, has the 2026 tournament been a doozy.This week we're joined by Joey D'Urso - dedicated footie fan, political journalist and a...
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Wackos like this guy - who let’s not forget was mainstream enough a decade ago to be employed by Steve Bannon’s Breitbart - are so deeply in denial about global warming that they feel compelled to insist the earth is getting colder. “Don’t believe your lying skin…” open.substack.com/pub/delingpo...
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Valentina Zharkova
Ice fairs on the River Thames - plus earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mass starvation due to famine: could the world be heading for a repeat of the dreaded Maunder Minimum which caused temperature...
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Mike Wendling @wendling.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Yeah but give “talent” more leeway to be “authentic” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
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BBC was aware of concerns over Ashley Cain’s ‘toxic masculinity’ online
Disclosure casts doubt on broadcaster’s claim that failure to properly vet presenter lay with independent production partners
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