Max Preston
@maxpreston86.bsky.social
Sky News journalist - working chiefly on the Press Preview.
Re-posts aren't endorsements. Views mine; not Sky's.
Still on that other app, but migrating away.
Re-posts aren't endorsements. Views mine; not Sky's.
Still on that other app, but migrating away.
Random Facebook commenter: "We never had all these knife stabbings in the 60s and 70s, when we had discipline and respect."
I've yet to receive a reply to my request for her thoughts on "gun shootings".
I've yet to receive a reply to my request for her thoughts on "gun shootings".
November 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Random Facebook commenter: "We never had all these knife stabbings in the 60s and 70s, when we had discipline and respect."
I've yet to receive a reply to my request for her thoughts on "gun shootings".
I've yet to receive a reply to my request for her thoughts on "gun shootings".
Remembering the halcyon days of three weeks ago, when a "BBC Trump Edit" meant Celia Imrie's flatulence.
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Remembering the halcyon days of three weeks ago, when a "BBC Trump Edit" meant Celia Imrie's flatulence.
How is THIS the PRIMARY image you put on an online property listing?!
Up next, the radiator in the spare bedroom! Better get an offer in ASAP!
Up next, the radiator in the spare bedroom! Better get an offer in ASAP!
November 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
How is THIS the PRIMARY image you put on an online property listing?!
Up next, the radiator in the spare bedroom! Better get an offer in ASAP!
Up next, the radiator in the spare bedroom! Better get an offer in ASAP!
PR agent called Sam Cooke sends me a press release.
My first thought: 🎼"Yooouu... send me... spam."
My first thought: 🎼"Yooouu... send me... spam."
October 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
PR agent called Sam Cooke sends me a press release.
My first thought: 🎼"Yooouu... send me... spam."
My first thought: 🎼"Yooouu... send me... spam."
Headlines like this utterly infuriate me.
The gist is essentially: "How dare a public figure not be living up to the public's judgemental expectations at all times?"
At its worst, it's what makes weirdos dream up ideas like... *checks notes*... KIDNAPPING HOLLY WILLOUGHBY!
Just gross.
The gist is essentially: "How dare a public figure not be living up to the public's judgemental expectations at all times?"
At its worst, it's what makes weirdos dream up ideas like... *checks notes*... KIDNAPPING HOLLY WILLOUGHBY!
Just gross.
September 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Headlines like this utterly infuriate me.
The gist is essentially: "How dare a public figure not be living up to the public's judgemental expectations at all times?"
At its worst, it's what makes weirdos dream up ideas like... *checks notes*... KIDNAPPING HOLLY WILLOUGHBY!
Just gross.
The gist is essentially: "How dare a public figure not be living up to the public's judgemental expectations at all times?"
At its worst, it's what makes weirdos dream up ideas like... *checks notes*... KIDNAPPING HOLLY WILLOUGHBY!
Just gross.
Dear PR agency,
You do not get to e-mail me an "OPERATIONAL NOTE" - my bosses do - and you are not them.
It's called a press release. Get over yourselves.
You do not get to e-mail me an "OPERATIONAL NOTE" - my bosses do - and you are not them.
It's called a press release. Get over yourselves.
September 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Dear PR agency,
You do not get to e-mail me an "OPERATIONAL NOTE" - my bosses do - and you are not them.
It's called a press release. Get over yourselves.
You do not get to e-mail me an "OPERATIONAL NOTE" - my bosses do - and you are not them.
It's called a press release. Get over yourselves.
Something called "Black Country Live" brings us two bits of Earth-shattering news...
1. There's a news programme on ITV called "Good Morning Brain".
2. Apparently, it's news that a news programme went to an item in their running order.
(Appalling, merit-free clickbait)
1. There's a news programme on ITV called "Good Morning Brain".
2. Apparently, it's news that a news programme went to an item in their running order.
(Appalling, merit-free clickbait)
September 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Something called "Black Country Live" brings us two bits of Earth-shattering news...
1. There's a news programme on ITV called "Good Morning Brain".
2. Apparently, it's news that a news programme went to an item in their running order.
(Appalling, merit-free clickbait)
1. There's a news programme on ITV called "Good Morning Brain".
2. Apparently, it's news that a news programme went to an item in their running order.
(Appalling, merit-free clickbait)
Pleased to hear U.S. viewers will soon be seeing a lot more @news.sky.com content on @msnbc.com (or MS NOW, as it will soon be known).
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Sky News coverage to be featured on MSNBC as part of commercial agreement
Sky News strikes a deal with MSNBC to expand the reach of its journalism to the US.
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September 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Pleased to hear U.S. viewers will soon be seeing a lot more @news.sky.com content on @msnbc.com (or MS NOW, as it will soon be known).
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I'm not sure "We're awesome. You suck." is the masterful diplomatic gambit Trump thinks it is.
September 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I'm not sure "We're awesome. You suck." is the masterful diplomatic gambit Trump thinks it is.
If Biden gave a speech this rambling, self-congratulatory and nonsensical to the U.N., Fox News would (rightly) call for him to be taken away by men in white coats.
September 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If Biden gave a speech this rambling, self-congratulatory and nonsensical to the U.N., Fox News would (rightly) call for him to be taken away by men in white coats.
Colleague in her 20s: "Should we blur Madonna's boobs on the front of the Star?"
Me: "Hmmm... it's... Borderline!"
[deafening silence]
Me: "Hmmm... it's... Borderline!"
[deafening silence]
September 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Colleague in her 20s: "Should we blur Madonna's boobs on the front of the Star?"
Me: "Hmmm... it's... Borderline!"
[deafening silence]
Me: "Hmmm... it's... Borderline!"
[deafening silence]
Just seen a van with a website address that reads i-wash-it-me.
Never went hyphens more-needed.
Never went hyphens more-needed.
September 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Just seen a van with a website address that reads i-wash-it-me.
Never went hyphens more-needed.
Never went hyphens more-needed.
Apparently, all the anaesthetic machines in this hospital have names. Mine were called Sybil and Basil.
I asked if that meant they were Fawlty.
I asked if that meant they were Fawlty.
Tomorrow, I'm going into hospital for a double endoscopy and cystoscopy. (Trust me... DON'T Google it! 😂)
There's nothing to worry about until or unless there's something to worry about, but that's why we're checking.
That said, please think good thoughts.
There's nothing to worry about until or unless there's something to worry about, but that's why we're checking.
That said, please think good thoughts.
September 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Apparently, all the anaesthetic machines in this hospital have names. Mine were called Sybil and Basil.
I asked if that meant they were Fawlty.
I asked if that meant they were Fawlty.
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You join us live from Danny Dyer’s birthday drinks.
September 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
You join us live from Danny Dyer’s birthday drinks.
Tomorrow, I'm going into hospital for a double endoscopy and cystoscopy. (Trust me... DON'T Google it! 😂)
There's nothing to worry about until or unless there's something to worry about, but that's why we're checking.
That said, please think good thoughts.
There's nothing to worry about until or unless there's something to worry about, but that's why we're checking.
That said, please think good thoughts.
September 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Tomorrow, I'm going into hospital for a double endoscopy and cystoscopy. (Trust me... DON'T Google it! 😂)
There's nothing to worry about until or unless there's something to worry about, but that's why we're checking.
That said, please think good thoughts.
There's nothing to worry about until or unless there's something to worry about, but that's why we're checking.
That said, please think good thoughts.
The Charlie Kirk video.
Don't watch it. Don't share it.
Channels airing it unexpurgated should be ashamed.
Don't watch it. Don't share it.
Channels airing it unexpurgated should be ashamed.
September 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The Charlie Kirk video.
Don't watch it. Don't share it.
Channels airing it unexpurgated should be ashamed.
Don't watch it. Don't share it.
Channels airing it unexpurgated should be ashamed.
Is it just me, or has tomorrow's Metro made Vernon Kay look like Melvyn Bragg?!
September 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Is it just me, or has tomorrow's Metro made Vernon Kay look like Melvyn Bragg?!
Just seen a man so posh, he pronounced it "hwheel-CHAIR".
I feel like a peas-ANT.
I feel like a peas-ANT.
September 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Just seen a man so posh, he pronounced it "hwheel-CHAIR".
I feel like a peas-ANT.
I feel like a peas-ANT.
Well, that answers that question.
August 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Well, that answers that question.
HEADLINE: "Putin might not want a deal with Ukraine, says Trump"
Does one need to sit in a room with Putin -:or even talk to him - to understand that?
Does one need to sit in a room with Putin -:or even talk to him - to understand that?
August 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
HEADLINE: "Putin might not want a deal with Ukraine, says Trump"
Does one need to sit in a room with Putin -:or even talk to him - to understand that?
Does one need to sit in a room with Putin -:or even talk to him - to understand that?
Reposted by Max Preston
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Wheelchair-user (me) seeks support workers for social, domestic, work and personal care activities.
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(PLEASE NOTE: NOT a @skynewsrss.bsky.social job)
Wheelchair-user (me) seeks support workers for social, domestic, work and personal care activities.
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August 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Wheelchair-user (me) seeks support workers for social, domestic, work and personal care activities.
Must have a UK-eligible driving licence and be able to start in early Sept. Full details below.
(PLEASE NOTE: NOT a @skynewsrss.bsky.social job)
Wheelchair-user (me) seeks support workers for social, domestic, work and personal care activities.
Must have a UK-eligible driving licence and be able to start in early Sept. Full details below.
(PLEASE NOTE: NOT a @skynewsrss.bsky.social job)
PLEASE SHARE THIS JOB AD!
Wheelchair-user (me) seeks support workers for social, domestic, work and personal care activities.
Must have a UK-eligible driving licence and be able to start in early Sept. Full details below.
(PLEASE NOTE: NOT a @skynewsrss.bsky.social job)
Wheelchair-user (me) seeks support workers for social, domestic, work and personal care activities.
Must have a UK-eligible driving licence and be able to start in early Sept. Full details below.
(PLEASE NOTE: NOT a @skynewsrss.bsky.social job)
August 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
PLEASE SHARE THIS JOB AD!
Wheelchair-user (me) seeks support workers for social, domestic, work and personal care activities.
Must have a UK-eligible driving licence and be able to start in early Sept. Full details below.
(PLEASE NOTE: NOT a @skynewsrss.bsky.social job)
Wheelchair-user (me) seeks support workers for social, domestic, work and personal care activities.
Must have a UK-eligible driving licence and be able to start in early Sept. Full details below.
(PLEASE NOTE: NOT a @skynewsrss.bsky.social job)
This is silly.
Why would - or should - Colbert want to be a member of a club that doesn't want him - and that he will likely feel wants to constrain his ability to perform as he pleases?
Why would - or should - Colbert want to be a member of a club that doesn't want him - and that he will likely feel wants to constrain his ability to perform as he pleases?
Satire and humor can be effective in highlighting the truth, and showing the emperor has no clothes.
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"America needs Stephen Colbert's voice now more than ever. Save the Late Show."
CBS's decision to cancel Stephen Colbert's show looks blatantly political.
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July 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is silly.
Why would - or should - Colbert want to be a member of a club that doesn't want him - and that he will likely feel wants to constrain his ability to perform as he pleases?
Why would - or should - Colbert want to be a member of a club that doesn't want him - and that he will likely feel wants to constrain his ability to perform as he pleases?
Gotta love a man who amputated his own legs for creepy reasons being called Neil HOPPER.
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Surgeon charged with buying 'Eunuch Maker' videos and fraud over removal of own legs
Neil Hopper, 49, is alleged to have dishonestly made a false representation to insurers claiming that his leg injuries were the "result of sepsis and were not self-inflicted".
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July 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Gotta love a man who amputated his own legs for creepy reasons being called Neil HOPPER.
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