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Kenny Campbell

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Editor, Pepshop PR bod, Quiet Riot podcast producer, media trainer, public speaker, you get the idea ... you'll find me anywhere I can play with words and pictures

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Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 1d

Blimey. 'Quirk' doing a heroic amount of lifting in this BBC report on why F1's big cheese will not face a challenger. In democratic terms, it's exceptionally 2025

BBC report reading:

Incumbent Mohammed Ben Sulayem is poised to stand unopposed in December's election for the presidency of motorsport's governing body, the FIA.

Three potential candidates had expressed an interest in standing - American Tim Mayer, Swiss former racing driver Laura Villars, external and Belgian journalist Virginie Philpott, external.

But a quirk of the FIA's election rules means that no other candidate is able to challenge Ben Sulayem.

Presidential candidates must submit a list of their prospective vice-presidents for sport, which must be selected from each of the FIA's six global regions.

But the world council list contains only one candidate from South America, Brazilian Fabiana Ecclestone, wife of former F1 boss Bernie. She is already a member of Ben Sulayem's team.

That prevents any other candidate from naming a potential vice-president for sport from South America, which means no-one else can enter the election.

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Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 3d

Winner

Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 3d

The equivalent in Britain would be if Derwent Pencils were sold to Farage, throwing voting booths into graphite-based chaos everywhere

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Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 3d

I should warn you one of my wurst headlines involved the Pie Minister meeting the President of the United Steaks. I think it was Cameron and Obama at a barbecue but, frankly, it's likely accuracy wasn't a priority

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Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 3d

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www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

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Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 3d

I reckon he's just a silly sausage

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Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 3d

Turns out Britain isn't the only place with rats taking over news channels

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Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 3d

In Scotland, you have to disclose anything you wouldn't order deep-fried. Basically, the only acceptable answers involve mothers and kittens

Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 3d

She's polarising, inevitably. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good etc, I suppose

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Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 3d

If only it had gone to Melania

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Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 3d

You do realise your older cat has one eye half-open, ready to derail any plans for global domination before anyone can get to the food bowl, scratching post or litter tray?

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Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 3d

Yep. I mean, what the hell, blow smoke up his ass and hope he sends in troops.

Still sucks, of course

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Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 3d

Who votes for Stephen King, Margaret Atwood or the ghost of George Orwell as president of the world? nb I'm backing them all

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Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 3d

Apparently she did call him.

There is always a new level of crazy in this world

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Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 3d

I saw them supporting the Sex Pistols. They were rubbish then too

Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 3d

Watch carefully and you can see when Kennedy's brain worm tries to escape because it knows what craziness is coming

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "The person who actually got the Nobel Prize called today, called me, and said 'I'm accepting this in honor of you, because you really deserved it.' A really nice thing to do. I didn't say 'Then give it to me, though.'"

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Kenny Campbell @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social · 3d

Good time right now. Not too cold, midgies are hibernating, roads empty. If the Gulf Stream hasn't faded completely, might even be a non-lethal swim option