Tom Hunter
@onelifestand87.bsky.social
Ruth’s husband, Andrew, Harriet & Owen’s dad, Unison member & Newcastle fan
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In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway
A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
You can really tell he has never had any media pushback before because this is just drenched in sweat
Reform respond to Channel 4 request for comment on this story: “Since the comments by Lord Hermer, those perpetrating these coordinated attacks on Nigel’s character are using the presumption of guilt. Is this where our legal system is going and our media with it? An accusation is not a fact.”
Exclusive: A group of Holocaust survivors have demanded Nigel Farage tell the truth and apologise for the antisemitic comments that fellow pupils of Dulwich College allege he made toward Jewish pupils.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
December 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
You can really tell he has never had any media pushback before because this is just drenched in sweat
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oh god dammit I had bet the *house* on Mohammed bin Salman
President Donald Trump is awarded the inaugural peace prize from FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the 2026 World Cup draw.
December 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
oh god dammit I had bet the *house* on Mohammed bin Salman
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FIFA will give the next Fifa peace prize to MBS in Saudi Arabia. Perhaps they should make that one about press freedom.
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
FIFA will give the next Fifa peace prize to MBS in Saudi Arabia. Perhaps they should make that one about press freedom.
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i know no one cares about this but i do think it's professional malpractice for historians to do public history where they assert that the bolsheviks overthrew the tsar
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What if The Russian Revolution Failed? The Most Significant Event in Modern History
YouTube video by Times Radio History
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December 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
i know no one cares about this but i do think it's professional malpractice for historians to do public history where they assert that the bolsheviks overthrew the tsar
youtu.be/LFFkDDmEEpQ?...
youtu.be/LFFkDDmEEpQ?...
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"and it was on his Island where you became best friends...."
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"and it was on his Island where you became best friends...."
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One minute, the Farage media is outraged about antisemitism. Then, all of a sudden, it isn't. #stopfarage
December 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
One minute, the Farage media is outraged about antisemitism. Then, all of a sudden, it isn't. #stopfarage
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This is the third newsroom (at least) with an FBI leak about the suspect being a Trump supporter. Seems some FBI folks — presumably not the political hires —are very eager to get this out there.
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of being the Jan. 6 pipe bomber, confessed to agents that he planted the bombs and has indicated he supported President Trump, according to two people familiar with his interview.
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This is the third newsroom (at least) with an FBI leak about the suspect being a Trump supporter. Seems some FBI folks — presumably not the political hires —are very eager to get this out there.
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
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We’re blowing up boats in the Caribbean on the mere suspicion they might have cocaine onboard while every fascist tech CEO is blasted 24/7 on a cocktail of illegal drugs
December 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We’re blowing up boats in the Caribbean on the mere suspicion they might have cocaine onboard while every fascist tech CEO is blasted 24/7 on a cocktail of illegal drugs
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Great out of context thing for this particular White House and President,
December 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Great out of context thing for this particular White House and President,
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Smart strategy. Much more likely to get a pardon by admitting he did it for Trump. Deny it and he might get accused of being Antifa!
SCOOP: The Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect told the FBI he believed in 2020 election conspiracy theories.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Smart strategy. Much more likely to get a pardon by admitting he did it for Trump. Deny it and he might get accused of being Antifa!
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Truly the stupidest cult. Obsessed with a drug that doesn't work against an infectious disease that they don't even think is real.
In lieu of affordable universal health insurance, Texans will now be given better access to de-worming medication.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Truly the stupidest cult. Obsessed with a drug that doesn't work against an infectious disease that they don't even think is real.
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Meta lost $77 billion on this metaverse folly. For perspective, Netflix’s winning bid for the entire Warner Bros studio and its subsidiaries, the IP, the facilities, and all those assets was $82.7 billion.
For Meta, that’s “oops, back to the drawing board” money.
For Meta, that’s “oops, back to the drawing board” money.
Meta Platforms is planning cuts to the metaverse—an arena Mark Zuckerberg once called the future of the company—and will shift spending to AI wearables.
Meta Plans to Shift Spending Away From the Metaverse
Zuckerberg’s bet on immersive online worlds has lost the company more than $77 billion since 2020.
on.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Meta lost $77 billion on this metaverse folly. For perspective, Netflix’s winning bid for the entire Warner Bros studio and its subsidiaries, the IP, the facilities, and all those assets was $82.7 billion.
For Meta, that’s “oops, back to the drawing board” money.
For Meta, that’s “oops, back to the drawing board” money.
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The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
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This is apropos of Bastani but I almost prefer it without context, “he was getting trad-fash pilled by traditional architecture accounts” <sad headshake> is an exquisitely damning insult of our day
Yeah. It was even before his GB News trips - he was getting trad-fash pilled by traditional architecture accounts.
Shame about Michael as he was probably the most sensible of the 3 main ones.
Shame about Michael as he was probably the most sensible of the 3 main ones.
December 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This is apropos of Bastani but I almost prefer it without context, “he was getting trad-fash pilled by traditional architecture accounts” <sad headshake> is an exquisitely damning insult of our day
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The Trump administration keeps rolling back protections against prison rape, including just a few days after taking office
December 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The Trump administration keeps rolling back protections against prison rape, including just a few days after taking office
There’s a reason only GB News will pay for those pricks
Novara Media - who claim to be left wing - seem to be happily retweeting Reform and agreeing with their racism.
December 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
There’s a reason only GB News will pay for those pricks
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Everyone’s talking about whether Farage was racist to schoolchildren as a boy when he was racist to schoolchildren THIS WEEK. All the kids who are of reading age can read what he says about them.
John Swinney has responded to Nigel Farage's attack on Glasgow schoolchildren, calling it 'quite simply racist'
John Swinney responds to Nigel Farage's 'racist' attack on Glasgow schoolchildren
www.thenational.scot
December 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Everyone’s talking about whether Farage was racist to schoolchildren as a boy when he was racist to schoolchildren THIS WEEK. All the kids who are of reading age can read what he says about them.
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Interesting findings in here. Although the political landscape in the UK is pretty dire, it's encouraging to see the vast, vast majority of the public steadfast in its support of Ukraine - far less polarisation than other countries.
🆕 🧵 Polling of the public 🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇵🇱 shows they find key elements of the proposed Witkoff Ukraine peace deal such as recognising the Donbas as Russian, or calling Ukraine’s army on are unacceptable, with particularly strong opposition in Poland and the UK.
December 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Interesting findings in here. Although the political landscape in the UK is pretty dire, it's encouraging to see the vast, vast majority of the public steadfast in its support of Ukraine - far less polarisation than other countries.
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This should be the absolute death knell to unilateralism. And yet.
OTD in 1994 Russia signed the Budapest memo, guaranteeing Ukraine's territorial integrity in exchange for their nukes, 44 Ukrainian Tu-22 heavy bombers and 1,068 Kh-55 cruise missiles.
Which have been fired at Ukraine in this war.
Which have been fired at Ukraine in this war.
December 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
This should be the absolute death knell to unilateralism. And yet.
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It sure looks like Russian intelligence attempted to use military drones to assassinate the President of Ukraine inside an EU country.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
It sure looks like Russian intelligence attempted to use military drones to assassinate the President of Ukraine inside an EU country.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
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I suspect you have to be quite racist to stand out as "the racist guy" at a boys public school of the 1980s.
December 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I suspect you have to be quite racist to stand out as "the racist guy" at a boys public school of the 1980s.
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This chart is about tactical voting, but looking at it from the perspective of ‘would it be easier for labour to get voters back from Reform, or from literally anyone else’ is quite revealing
If voters could vote against a party (More in Common)
December 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
This chart is about tactical voting, but looking at it from the perspective of ‘would it be easier for labour to get voters back from Reform, or from literally anyone else’ is quite revealing
Richard Tice writing up a statement saying “They’re lying & you know what else they’re lying about” & still getting Chris Mason claiming we just can’t tell if they’re racist
Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments
Exclusive: Group’s open letter says Reform UK leader must take responsibility for behaviour as a schoolboy
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Richard Tice writing up a statement saying “They’re lying & you know what else they’re lying about” & still getting Chris Mason claiming we just can’t tell if they’re racist