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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 10h

Email just sent to pm @ bbc . co . uk

#bbcpm

Text of an email dated 16 October 2025

Bluesky doesn't make me angry. I can't remember being angry for a long time.

Ed Wilson

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Russell Chalk streams in crisis @russellb1ggs.bsky.social · 3d

My pet Hornets 🐝 they stated building in July & it’s probably filled the Tawny Owl 🦉 box I thought I better share on here as I’ve lost a lot of friends from X which is getting odd now as I rarely see Tweets from people I follow & even people who I’ve tagged don’t sometimes see my posts ☹️

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 10h

People keep sayng that the second witness statement from Matthew Collins was issued under the Starmer government. It's dated 21 February 2024.

#bbcpm

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alechitchman.bsky.social @alechitchman.bsky.social · 6h

Two Gun Hat seems like a frustrated child.
He's always blowing off steam as if he knows everything.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 16h

👏 "We've lived here all our lives. And I have never felt so unwelcome in my own hometown as I do since your party came into Caerphilly."

"With all the rhetoric that you bring in, I have to say to my sons, please don't go there. Please don't do this."

"I blame you for that."

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John D. Lewis @johndlewis.bsky.social · 14h

Quietly, the Labour Government is about to land the poor and vulnerable with a body blow to their already fragile finances.
Councils across the country, including Northumberland and Durham, are planning to cut the help they give to people for paying council tax. #r4today
Not a single story in MSM

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alechitchman.bsky.social @alechitchman.bsky.social · 15h

#wato

alechitchman.bsky.social @alechitchman.bsky.social · 15h

How many civilians has Nethanyahu killed Sarah?
#r4today

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trottillidrop.bsky.social @trottillidrop.bsky.social · 15h

Spy's lie. Governments lie.
China lies. The UK lies.
All States lie.
We believe the lies that we wanna believe. #wato

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alechitchman.bsky.social @alechitchman.bsky.social · 15h

How many civilians has Nethanyahu killed Sarah?
#r4today

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Longwordmonthly @longwordmonthly.bsky.social · 15h

FT is reporting the big three US auto makers are reeling from the 25 percent levy on imported parts, costing $2bn and climbing.
Automakers who purchase US-made steel that is machined in Canada before returning to US have to pay tariffs on both the steel and the parts it made.

It is madness. #wato

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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 20h

These anti-government campaigns - same story covered every day until something happens - are becoming more obvious, as is the BBC's active participation. #r4today

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LuxJude352 @luxjude352.bsky.social · 20h

If Israel was serious about stopping the conflict they would have released the only leader able to unite the West Bank and #Gaza and negotiate some form of peace. Instead they took him off the list and beat him up for good measure. #r4today #wato #MarwanBarghouti

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti assaulted by Israeli prison guards, son says

Family fears for 66-year-old’s life after assault while he was being transferred between prisons * Gaza ceasefire – live updates Palestine’s most popular leader, Marwan Barghouti, was beaten unconscious by Israeli prison guards and his family fears for his life, his son has said, citing evidence given by former Palestinian detainees released this week as part of the ceasefire deal. Arab Barghouti said his 66-year-old father was assaulted by eight guards on 14 September as he was being transferred between Ganot and Megiddo prisons. Continue reading...

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 20h

#r4today

Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 1d

The European Convention on Human Rights is being misrepresented in the UK, says former Supreme Court President Lady Hale👇

🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... via @the-independent.com

“It seems so short-sighted. I’m sorry, I’m really, really worried about it.”

#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

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Andy Birss @andybirss.bsky.social · 19h

The abandonment of long, well-researched interviews not only leads to the rise of poor politicians but also results in a class of superficial and 'gotcha!' presenters who don't seem to even want to think about complexity. Contrast them with Jeremy Bowen. #r4today

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alechitchman.bsky.social @alechitchman.bsky.social · 19h

Take your pick really.
#r4today

alechitchman.bsky.social @alechitchman.bsky.social · 19h

A Different Bias to #r4today

youtube.com/watch?v=RKeG...

PMQs: Starmer Wrecks Badenoch Over China Spy Case

YouTube video by A Different Bias

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Big John 😼 @completetripe.bsky.social · 20h

Jeremy Bowen giving a thoughtful, unbiased analysis to the peace process!

He can do it! I think the media often just plays to the audience, for ratings, not accuracy.

#R4Today

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alechitchman.bsky.social @alechitchman.bsky.social · 20h

I'm suspicious of his actions.
#r4today

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 20h

I’m no lawyer but when you read the 3rd statement you might find it hard to grasp why CPS couldn’t proceed with the trial, … or believe much of the media coverage.

#r4today

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alechitchman.bsky.social @alechitchman.bsky.social · 20h

So they chose to talk about The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, rather than discuss Jeremy Bowen's essay on the Middle East?
#r4today

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Andy Birss @andybirss.bsky.social · 20h

Yesterday's stuff on domestic issues raised by the climate emergency was obviously just tokenism so editors and presenters could claim 'We are covering the issue!'. Now they are back to what their mates in the right-wing press think important-Their default position. #r4today

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alechitchman.bsky.social @alechitchman.bsky.social · 20h

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Sarah Viktoria 🇬🇧🏳️‍⚧️⚧️🦗 @sarahviktoria.bsky.social · 20h

Thought for the Day used to be Christian only. It exists so the Church of England can demonstrate its presence and significance within the constitution and the institutions of the country. When politics got more egalitarian other religions were allowed in so that the pantomime could persist #r4today

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alechitchman.bsky.social @alechitchman.bsky.social · 20h

We were amazed watching the bodies of dead Palestinian prisoners/hostages being returned last night on BBC news.
They take more care of the dead than the living?
#r4today

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bicycle-fat-bloke.bsky.social @bicycle-fat-bloke.bsky.social · 20h

Do idiots think #HAMAS has an morgue in #GAZA with the hostages bodies in it? Look at GAZA destruction some dead hostages are going to be under rubble with captors & innocent bystanders. It'll take months to find them. Clearly #Netanyahu looking for excuse to end ceasefire.
#r4today #wato

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