I've written a long article about Raise the Colours and the wider flag mafia across the country. If you thought they were doing things for patriotic reasons, well … I have bad news. Free to read and subscribe over on my Substack. 😃 Raise the Love open.substack.com/pub/donmcgow...

Yesterday, @badassmutha.bsky.social was invited to have a chat to the @patmillsuk.bsky.social in Liverpool. We were thrilled to have been invited to cover this important event with a group of people advocating for real, effective change. Try and catch them on the rest of their tour, next week.

I've written a long article about Raise the Colours and the wider flag mafia across the country. If you thought they were doing things for patriotic reasons, well … I have bad news. Free to read and subscribe over on my Substack. 😃 Raise the Love open.substack.com/pub/donmcgow...

Part Two — the ongoing woes of the BBC and why things aren't as they seem. Trump has had a shocker of a week, and @badassmutha.bsky.social talked about the over-prioritisation of mental health treatment to men in the NHS. + Pickled Onion Monster Munch mayo [Sal's fav 😜]! Links below👇

Episode 31 — Part One is now available in all the places you find your pods. Sal's definitive PMQs analysis and Don's Far-right round up with added Poppy Insanity. @badassmutha.bsky.social & @donmcgowan.bsky.social chatted about the NHS and their health experiences. Links below. 👇

@donmcgowan.bsky.social exposes the fascist thugs behind 'raise the colours' ... they are not patriots believe me donmcgowan333.substack.com/p/raise-the-...

Seems appropriate on a Sunday. As @badassmutha.bsky.social says, why don't the church call out the false prophets? Turning Point Tenconi and Tommy Robinson are weaponising Christianity for their racism. Don't forget to subscribe. Full ep here: youtu.be/5UX7XRS5Zvk

It's the weekend. What better time than to kick back, make a brew and listen to TWO new eps of No Holds Barred Pod. The magic editing fairies have been busy and both eps are already out for this week. You know where to find us, but links below. 👇 @badassmutha.bsky.social | @donmcgowan.bsky.social

🚨 @noholdspod.bsky.social Ep 30, part 1. "Turning the Tanker"👀😆 with @donmcgowan.bsky.social Your weekly antidote to post truth dystopia🗣✊️✌️💞 youtu.be/5UX7XRS5Zvk?...

HEY! How is everyone? We need to be much more active over on this lovely platform. So … last week's ep has just gone up. It's an asylum special with the amazing @loucalvey.bsky.social. Get us on YouTube, Spotify and all other pod apps. youtu.be/Fzd6LihWAkc open.spotify.com/episode/3K5A...

Hey. I'm probably not here right now, but please leave me a message. I'm still rabbiting away on 𝕏 - @donmcgowan as well.

Just our @donmcgowan.bsky.social of @noholdspod.bsky.social fame, casually being mentioned in The New European/The New World for being threatened by @gbnewscorporate.bsky.social disgrace Ben Leo.

Just a little PSA for Rylan & all in the not politics industries from @noholdspod.bsky.social

EP 18 — FLAGS! FLAGS! FLAGS! — out now in all good pod shops … and YouTube. Sal educates Don on Stamp Duty. Don's threat from GB News. Katie Lam. Oh, and FLAGS! @dodgson_sally | @donmcgowan youtu.be/-xnueKXAad4 open.spotify.com/episode/5JcI...

Good morning. Episode 10 is out [bit late 😬]. Take a listen as Sal and Don discussed the start of a super important campaign to try to bring the media's Overton window back to reality. We also have a bit of a chat with Gary Trowsdale — which was great. www.youtube.com/@NoHoldsBarr...

No matter how many name changes Reform pull on Companies House, We all know that Farage is the controlling factor. It will never change. Watch the full video on YouTube: youtu.be/Ryi9rO5E7CY @badassmutha.bsky.social | @donmcgowan.bsky.social

No Holds Barred EP08 is now available. We've got two parts this week. I know … right! Too much stuff happened last night for us not to record an extra bit today. Go to YouTube now, or catch us on all pod apps. @badassmutha.bsky.social | @donmcgowan.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@NoHoldsBarr...

Delighted with our 2nd episode of #NoHoldsBarredPod with @donmcgowan.bsky.social and #RighteousRant from @esherukweku.bsky.social News & #DisabilityBenefits chat with facts & laughs! youtu.be/lpIw7hx2Oy8?...

Im delighted to announce that @donmcgowan.bsky.social & I are teaming up for a no holds barred, all conversations welcome, podcast. Any name suggestions are greatly appreciated✊️✌️💞

I did another Data Deep Dive. Shall I just go ahead and call them Don's Data Deep Dives? Seems likely to happen! Anyways, it's a long post about Rupert Lowe and his artificial engagement boosting. Link below, but image attached also. threadreaderapp.com/thread/18917...

A little article by me on the disproportionate media coverage of Reform across our social media news. Thanks to @bylinetimes.bsky.social for publishing. —• bylinetimes.com/2025/02/17/h...

So I did a bit of a data exercise on Twitter/X using X Pro. I wanted to see how our media outlets reported the various political parties, particularly, Reform. Data was run over a month 10th Jan - 10th Feb. It's ... interesting. PDF is available on request. threadreaderapp.com/thread/18896...

Lovely day on Twitter when you call out a sitting MP for posting a picture of a noose and your account gets mass reported and then locked. Obviously the original post is still up due to the army of Reform bots opposing the community note.

I want to post this here to garner some reaction and feedback. Apologies to anyone who has to go there to read it but I find the twitter article features useful. One of the few things left there. x.com/donmcgowan/s...

Cracking headache since before dawn today. Tonight’s activity: bowling with the Scouts. Fml. 🤦‍♂️

Remember when nobody knew who Alex Burghart was? Tomorrow.

Well I see it didn’t take long for the pornbots to find the nice place. Inevitable I guess but not great.

Thought for the day: Musk's life goal was to own X Corp; a dominating single lettered behemoth of a company. He spent $44B on his dream, and bought Twitter, a thriving social media platform. Now he's killed X stone dead, lost his money ... and everyone still calls it Twitter. Happy Wednesday. 😀

Coming to any photo opportunity at any time you’ll have ‘em The new Tory B*llox Band From left to right Close my Companies while they owe HMRC Philps Claim Anything I Can McVey How Did I End Up As A Minister Atkins And band leader … KemiKaze BadEnough

Right. Let's get out ahead of this story [Pearson style]. There is no snow in Gloucestershire, and if anyone dares to suggest there is ... you're going on a list.

👋🏻 HELLO! Welcome to our Blue Sky profile. If you could be a love and share our profile to your followers, please, we would be much obliged. Thanks. babe x bsky.app/profile/larr...

One of my, all time, favourite gigs last night. They Might Be Giants are incredible live. What a treat, but our band photobomb selfie didn't quite work out! @tmbg.bsky.social

To celebrate the exodus from Twitter, here’s a positive one (from 2019) xxxx

I'm up in the dark as usual and sorting through some of my photos. Anyone want to play a game of: Name That Castle? Of course you do[n't]. Anyway, here's some castles.

I keep forgetting to come here and start posting but here's another recommendation of a beautiful place to visit; this time in the West Country/Cotswolds. Cotswold Sculpture Park is a hidden gem and stunning to walk around. Great food and coffee too. cotswoldsculpturepark.co.uk

Elon Musk buys a pub www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3t...

So, if I've judged the Blue Place correctly, we can post about nice things again and not have them ripped to pieces? I'd like to start with a recommendation of a beautiful place in north Wales. Once of the most picturesque campsites I've been to in the UK. Photos from this week. gwynant.com

<Enters Bluesky, pops head over the wall and sniffs the air> Hmmm, no whiff of nazis. This might be a good place to be.