BBC News - Cocaine and cannabis sold in High Street mini-marts - BBC undercover filming - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Today's BBC 'report' continuing their theme of othering certain demographics... @sturdyalex.bsky.social @quietriotpod.bsky.social

BBC News - Legal advisers help migrants pose as gay to get asylum, undercover BBC investigation finds - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Why is the BBC publishing this overly political story during the pre local election period? 🤔🤔🤔

I had thought that nobody could have approached Claire Coutinho levels of dim within the Tory minister/shadow ranks but having watched Helen Whately on QT tonight... @mrjohncrace.bsky.social one to watch

A couple of decent presents for the big 50th today! @profaliceroberts.bsky.social @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social

I mean, this doesn't even make sense in and of itself but does tell you something about why we don't have a strong left voice in this country (power? No we don't want that!)

And so the latest attack on a senior female Labour politician rears its ugly head. So fucking predictable

BBC News - Four survivors call for minister to quit as row deepens over grooming inquiry www.bbc.com/news/article... I see the latest female MP on the right wing witch hunt radar has been found... @sturdyalex.bsky.social you were totally right about Kemi yesterday, this is a disgrace

@quietriotpod.bsky.social one for grin and share it, flyer distributed at Celtic match this weekend

Sharia law is working latest

blabbermouth.net/news/at-the-... I know it won't mean a lot to many people on here, but Tomas was an amazing vocalist for several bands, but especially At The Gates. RIP.

BBC breakfast's Jon Kay arguing Elon Musk is defending free speech in his speech on Saturday...wtf is wrong with these people?!

Why the feck are Sky news showing the unhinged US press conference/latest attempt to deflect from Epstein live and in full🤷

How can you act with integrity but break the ministerial code? You should have had the expertise to know you should have asked an expert about something? What the actual fuck

Brilliant episode, of course. But... If Medusa is everything to everybody what can possibly come next? 🤔🤣

BBC News - Asylum hotel ruling won't feel like much of a victory at Home Office www.bbc.com/news/article... More anti Labour/ pro Reform op-ed stuff from the supposedly neutral BBC.

@iandunt.bsky.social dunno if this is just me but I'm not getting your posts on my feed anymore... Only if someone reposts them. Anyone else mentioned this? I know Blue Sky doesn't have an algorithm like X but that's how it started there 🤷

You would think from BlueSky that Starmer was personally in Gaza shooting Palestinians, Cooper firebombing hotels, Rayner building over the Lake District and Reed spraying toxins over farmland. It's fast becoming a mirror to X...

So RIP Ozzy. An odd bloke but part of one of the greatest bands ever, and had a pretty damn good solo career too. Glad I got to see you with Sabbath once.

The quality of both the audio and video of Live Aid is astounding. Being 9 at the time I don't really remember it though of course have seen plenty of the performances since then. This is what the BBC is about...

BBC News - Assisted dying: How did my MP vote on Friday 20 June? - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... In a free vote like this what the hell does it matter how your MP voted? Feels like more BBC Reform pandering @sturdyalex.bsky.social @iandunt.bsky.social

Even by the standards of the current Tory shadow bench, this is a particularly bonkers view point to take on building new reservoirs... @sturdyalex.bsky.social @samfr.bsky.social

Ko-fi.com/home/coffees... Well worth supporting @alexpodyssey.bsky.social one of the best podcasts out there.

www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-fa... Ooh @sturdyalex.bsky.social @alexpodyssey.bsky.social looks like you've got a review in every Liberal's favourite magazine

So the takeaway is that all Labour needed to do was reverse 17 years of economic and social decline in the face of the Ukraine war and Trump and post Brexit within the last 9 months? They've made many mistakes of course in that time but anyone who thought this wasn't a five/ten year project is mad

I can't imagine the amount of time and effort put into making something this good, and then to make it free for all to enjoy (or donate if you wish)... What a brilliant series this is

@quietriotpod.bsky.social probably a bit late for today but although there's been a lot of reporting on the abolition of NHSE, there's been remarkably little on the need for ICBs to cut 50% of staff, and even less on providers being asked to cut 50% of corporate services...

@sturdyalex.bsky.social @alexpodyssey.bsky.social wasn't sure what to expect from this but loved the first episode. Connecting Narcissus and Echo all the way thru to social media via popular culture over the centuries was something I would never have considered... Which is the point of course! Bravo

Great episode today. Definitely extolling the merits of calm reflection rather than knee jerk reaction, but recognising both are valid and useful at times. Alex didn't quite say 'I told you so' but I'm sure there was a little bit of well deserved schadenfreude 😂

Really feels like we are seeing a new era in Western diplomacy and relationships and we need @quietriotpod.bsky.social and @snellarthur.bsky.social to tell us how shit things really are...

Thought the press conference just now gives the real end game away: Trump wants cheap Russian oil and gas to keep US prices low, Putin needs the money to prop up the Russian economy. Ukraine and democracy is just collateral damage. @sturdyalex.bsky.social what do you think?

BBC News - Rachel Reeves and her expenses before she became an MP - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... An article about a HR investigation which may or may not have happened but definitely didn't have any negative outcome, two decades ago... Feels like Reeves is being treated unfairly here...

Wasn't expecting Laura Kuenssberg to be the baddie in The Madness on Netflix, but... Maybe explains a lot😂

@nndroid.bsky.social New Neal Stephenson book always a good day. Sounds like a bit of a change m in style too www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d...

Love how BBC news lead with 2 anti govt stories. If only they'd shown this rigour over the previous 14 years, huh?

@sturdyalex.bsky.social listened to most of the latest OGWN yesterday and was almost sad to hear you mentioned in passing due to no longer being part of the Hove line show. I know you've said about not wanting any fuss but sure feels like you deserve more of a send off. An Unquiet Riot, if you like