So - have John Finnemore and J D Vance ever been seen in the same room? Was Patsy Straightwoman the ghostwriter for Hillbilly Elegy? Vance Finnemore

Fascinating article this. Gives an insider's view for one. But also goes a little way to answering a question I have often pondered. Do the main movers in our media and politics actually believe what they say? Less a coup, perhaps, more a witch hunt by true believers Gibb and cronies.

I think there are real problems with BBC News. Not the ones being aired today. But those arising from * decades of govt / right wing attacks * existing in a right wing media environment * over-reliance on privately educated employees But as someone who has spent a lot of time abroad ⬇️ THIS! ⬇️

A little antidote to Monday morning for anyone who needs it. I use Bluesky for news and opinion but I try to balance that out with positive content away from the news - and Robin’s shots of Liverpool never fail to lift my mood. bsky.app/profile/rjma... bsky.app/profile/rjma...

Some sensible, hype free thoughts in this article about how work might change as AI develops and proliferates... "anyone who’s talking about AI becoming a god or a monster is almost certainly an idiot" "...[learn] the skills of discernment, the old fashioned way."

Fantastic thread of posters for films from a universe just a little over that way... 😀

C'mon! You know it makes sense! #YNDGA You'll never drink gravy alone

A simple first step: No more vox pops in deserted midday high streets when the only people likely to have the time or inclination to speak to a camera crew are wholly untypical. Pensioners, in other words. Focus groups get a bad rep but I have never once run one during normal working hours.

Broadcasters - especially the BBC - have been working hard to ensure they give a voice to the 25-35% of people willing to vote Reform (and harder groups within that, like anti-asylum protest and Tommy protest) Need to pay as much attention to the unheard majority who fear that form of politics

Above all, the police approach in that decade culminated in the unlawful killing of 96 people and decades of cover-up.

Indeed, this sort of thing happens so often that I am beginning to suspect that the arc of the universe does not bend towards my residential joy.

This is a cracking article about one of the few grounds to really deserve that overused label, 'iconic'.

@northresidentart.bsky.social Hey hey. Thought I'd flag this up to you in case you hadn't seen it. Way off your patch of course, but thought you might be interested.

Heseltine. Dyed in the wool, old school Tory. But he was granted the freedom of the City of Liverpool for good reason. He can read a phrase like 'managed decline' or 'illegal immigrants' and see through them to the impact and human cost of how they are used - and misused.

About time, like 💙💪 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Have to agree with other replies. This is so exquisitely crafted it tips over into art.... 😀

First HD visit complete 😀 💙 #EFC #UTFT

Well this brought back memories.... 🙂 And works very nicely on my budget Android.

Some crossover between these two posts I saw today... The young against the young - on.ft.com/4nOoLxl via @FT and bsky.app/profile/youg...

Well said Jack! 👏👏👏👏👏

Match day! At 2.30, will we be talking about the derby result.... ..... or the result of PGMOL vs Everton? Here we go... This time maybe, maybe... #UTFT #EFC

The obituary you write if you are a real journalist, capable of truth, clarity and honesty. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

🚨Stephen Lennon is marching again in London this weekend. He insists he isn’t a racist, says it over and over, but the facts tell a different story. Here are five reasons why “Tommy Robinson” is a racist.

"Bernstein SG scrapes Google reviews to give all chains comprising more than 10 hotels a score, as part of its research into international trends. When we spoke earlier this year, Britannia scored 431st out of 438 brands globally."

"We have no doubt that the circumstances of this case are such that only a sporting sanction in the form of a points deduction would be appropriate. A financial penalty for a club that enjoys the support of a wealthy owner is not a sufficient penalty."

So I'm off to the new place for the first time, for the Palace game. Right at the top of the NW corner, by the grace of the ballot, and an oxygen bottle as well, as like as not! 😀 Can. Not. Wait. #UTFT!

Fantastic little Everton related Granada gem this. Stick your phone on a trolley, wheel it into the next room, and enjoy! 🙂

Everton FAB is proud to be cosignatories, alongside the 3 million European fans represented here, to prevent domestic league games being played overseas. #KeepFootballHome

Last post from the clubs official BlueSky account was 17 days ago. No coverage at all of the Roma & Leeds games. The club have very clearly made a conscious decision to abandon this platform. You can literally get software to easily replicate X posts on BlueSky. Extremely poor communication strategy

Everton in their opening 3 Premier League games of a season: 2022/23 - 1 point (W0 D1 L2) 2023/24 - 0 points (W0 D0 L3) 2024/25 - 0 points (W0 D0 L3) 2025/26 - 6 points (W2 D0 L1) #EFC

@efcstatto.bsky.social Hiya! Always enjoy your posts. No reason that you might take requests, I know. 🙂 But..... I was wondering, if we won today, how many games did it take us to get to six points in recent seasons? O how many games it took us to get to N goals, for that matter.

The magnitude of Grimsby Town's win over MUFC, in numbers. (Figures from @priceoffootball.bsky.social)

Iliman Ndiaye is one of only two players to score in consecutive #EFC home games at different stadiums - after Fred Geary against Bolton at Anfield and against Nottingham Forest at Goodison Park in 1892.

Lovely football to deliver the first goal at the new gaffe. Fitting that Ndiaye scored it. Promising that Grealish assisted. #EFC #UTFT

Hoping for a win at our first new home game. But that bench looks light... 🥺 #EFC #UTFT

Into 'em blues! #EFC #UTFT

Watching the first game of the season on a specially packed Roku box, on a caravan park, with an insane multi-stage Wi-Fi portal process. Horrible feeling I've used up all my match day luck getting this stream going.... 🙄 But hope springs eternal.... #COYB #UTFT

Come for the Grealish chat.... ....stay for the fact based digs at the media 😀 "The last time Everton appeared multiple items on the [BBC] home page was when five separate pieces were commissioned to attack James Tarkowski..."

@hltco.bsky.social 🤣

Mate sent me this from inside the stadium. Looks like a Lowry.

I always enjoy reading the TripAdvisor London Forum because I'm fascinated to see what foreign tourists expect, what they ask about and what surprises them. I thought this post from someone from Texas was a really lovely and cheering comment about riding the tube late at night

Good to see this getting coverage. It’s crazy that there’s other clubs spending £200m+ on players this summer, clubs owned by Sheikhs & clubs who stockpile players, yet Everton are the first to actually ensure their staff have this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Please explain Mr Masters how your rules are beneficial to any club bar these below and how they are supposed to compete in "Premier League best in world"? Even when they go out and get investment they cannot spend it as per Newcastle are finding out. Corrupt cartel.

Evertonians, can we help get me, Gary North votes for Lancashire artist of the year. i’m so blue I never uses red paint! Vote on the link below and lets make a blue a winner www.lancashire.gov.uk/artist-of-th... retweet to help a blue get a title

As good as any signing we’ll make! Fantastic. #UTFT