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Quentin Nield

@quentinnield.bsky.social

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Podcast/Radio Tech Consultant, Studio Builder, University Technical Tutor, Live Broadcast Producer/Engineer & former radio station(s) MD. @goldsmithsaudio.bsky.social @thisisriverside.bsky.social @ChoonsRadioUK.bsky.social radiostudios.co.uk

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Quentin Nield @quentinnield.bsky.social · 29d

Twitter/X needs to observe uk law. Make a difference by complaining to ofcom /and/or your MP.

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Complain to Ofcom | Ofcom

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 14h

Brexit is Farage and his fellow Brexiters' shitstorm to own. He/they can't be allowed to just pivot from heckle to heckle and bad idea to worse - while blaming everyone else - without consequences.

So the suggestion that Labour are going to amplify that truth is to be welcomed.

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nojustdan.bsky.social @nojustdan.bsky.social · Nov 25

You can bet Netanyahu cut a deal with Trump to continue the slaughter of civilians until Trump was elected when there will magically be a cease fire. Trump will protect him from the ICC.

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 2h

Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

It’s amazing how all the reporting is just memory-holing this part

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1h

Confirmed, the "Gaza peace deal" was the same deal offered to Netanyahu and the US repeatdly, but it was turned down by Israel because they wanted to gift Trump (Israeli asset) a perceived victory at the expense of the Israeli hostages and Gaza population.

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 4h

Poor Tommy Robinson. What possible reason could the border police have had for stopping a known criminal who is being investigated by HMRC from taking £13,000 in cash abroad while driving a Bentley that wasn’t his and refusing to answer their questions? It’s an outrage!

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4h

Pardon me if I delay celebrating this vile cretin losing until those poor Sandy Hook families he victimized for cheap publicity see all of the cash. I don't trust him for a second.
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Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

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Quentin Nield @quentinnield.bsky.social · 15h

#reform #traitor #nigelfarage #russia www.thenerve.news/p/reform-uk-...

The contact of Reform UK’s Russian puppet Nathan Gill is linked to efforts to destabilise the US and Ukraine. Why, even now, is no one asking questions?

Gill, former leader in Wales of Nigel Farage's party, admits taking bribes to help Putin. And his Russian connection - the Ukrainian politician Oleh Voloshyn - in turn has links to a key figure wante...

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Publius @josey76.bsky.social · 1d

He doesn’t say shit like this idly. Trump lies constantly about the past and present, but is uncannily honest about his future intentions. He knows something and is not good at keeping secrets

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

ICE has been deployed to *provoke* civilians, not to protect them. They want to throw tear gas canisters and get people on the streets riled up, all to create footage for Fox News and Newsmax, et al., that will be used as a pretext for imposing martial law to lower voting rates in Democratic cities.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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Quentin Nield @quentinnield.bsky.social · 1d

I did not have MTG talking sense on my bingo card

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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NetBlocks @netblocks.org · 1d

⚠️ Confirmed: Live network data show that operator Vodafone UK is experiencing a national outage with broadband and mobile data impacted, corroborating widespread user complaints 📉 #VodafoneDown

Graph from NetBlocks showing network connectivity by provider from October 5, 2025, to October 13 2025. The y-axis represents normalized connectivity, ranging from 0% to 100%, and the x-axis represents the dates. The green line representing operator Vodafone Limited (AS5378) connectivity remains stable at around 100% throughout most of the time period, with a sharp drop on October 13. The chart has a dark background with a red circle highlighting the decline at the end of the period. Vodafone Limited (0% / 0%)

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Maxim Newman @maxiprince.bsky.social · 1d

For anyone in the UK, Vodafone broadband has completely crashed. With their customer service number no longer working, their website no longer working. Basically nothing is working.

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 4d

Awkward for Zia Yusuf, who keeps being sent out to lie as cover for the Reform UK leader

Who did Nigel Farage have lunch with after resigning as UKIP leader 4 July 2016?

Why, it's Russian bribe enthusiast Nathan Gill, who then did the important news briefing on his behalf (to Russia Today)

#BBCQT

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 3d

The thing I'm "stunned" about is why this isn't the biggest domestic news item on every flipping platform

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

bylinetimes.com

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Quentin Nield @quentinnield.bsky.social · 1d

Better to vote Green or LD and make it count towards keeping a Reform candidate out than throw it away with YP, thanks to our electoral system

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 2d

Week-in, week-out, up and down the country, Liberal Democrats are winning in real elections.

We've gained seats from Reform UK, the Conservatives, Labour and the SNP. And we've won in Keir Starmer's and Mel Stride's backyards.

Liberal Democrats are the only party taking the fight to Reform UK.

Lib Dems vs Reform - Liberal Democrats are the only party taking on Reform UK and winning.

Bar chart showing the number of seats won by each party in local council by-elections since the English local elections on 1 May 2025, as of 10 October 2025. Source: Election Maps UK.

Reform: 47
Lib Dems: 32
Cons: 13
Lab: 12
Grn: 11

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 2d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

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Quentin Nield @quentinnield.bsky.social · 2d

Who is this berk?

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Matthew Stadlen @matthewstadlen.bsky.social · 2d

Clarkson on Farage:

“Nigel Farage rarely talks about the economy and when he does, his numbers don’t add up. He says he wants to cut taxes and increase spending by £150bn. Huh? But before anyone can question his logic, he scuttles back to his safe space and starts raging about small boats.”

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Quentin Nield @quentinnield.bsky.social · 2d

And pointless

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Daily Maverick @dailymaverick.co.za · 2d

From 12 October, non-EU travellers must register fingerprints and a facial scan under the EU’s new biometric entry/exit system, replacing passport stamps ahead of full rollout in 2026.

What the EU’s new biometric border checks mean for non-EU citizens

www.dailymaverick.co.za

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