Rick Ogden
@rickogden.com
Music lover, beer enthusiast, guinea pig owner and software engineer & architect. Opinions aren’t necessarily mine and are likely to change.
"The Kennedy Center was founded to be an apolitical home for free artistic expression for artists of all nationalities and ideologies"
What he doesn’t mention is that he was actually the lyricist of the piece that was commissioned for the opening of the Kennedy Center. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What he doesn’t mention is that he was actually the lyricist of the piece that was commissioned for the opening of the Kennedy Center. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wicked composer latest to cancel Kennedy Center gig after Trump name change
Stephen Schwartz says he will not appear at the arts venue as it
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January 23, 2026 at 8:52 AM
"The Kennedy Center was founded to be an apolitical home for free artistic expression for artists of all nationalities and ideologies"
What he doesn’t mention is that he was actually the lyricist of the piece that was commissioned for the opening of the Kennedy Center. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What he doesn’t mention is that he was actually the lyricist of the piece that was commissioned for the opening of the Kennedy Center. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Shorter Trump: ICE, ice, navy
January 21, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Shorter Trump: ICE, ice, navy
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More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
I said this at the time; the state visit should have been arranged for the end of his term. Then it could have been used, continually, as leverage.
Oh, look. Starmer's surrender deal with the USA was worth precisely nothing. Trump's going to slap extra tariffs on us anyway.
High time to stop burnishing the orange one's backside, and pivot back to Europe.
High time to stop burnishing the orange one's backside, and pivot back to Europe.
BREAKING: Trump announces 10% tariffs from 1 February and 25% tariffs from 1 June on "all goods" from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Netherlands, Finland & the UK.
"This Tariff will be due and payable until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland."
"This Tariff will be due and payable until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland."
January 17, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I said this at the time; the state visit should have been arranged for the end of his term. Then it could have been used, continually, as leverage.
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⚠️ Update: It's just past midnight in #Uganda where a widespread internet shutdown imposed before elections remains in place.
The disruption continues to hamper news verification, amid reports that opposition leader Bobi Wine has been abducted by an army helicopter.
The disruption continues to hamper news verification, amid reports that opposition leader Bobi Wine has been abducted by an army helicopter.
January 16, 2026 at 9:22 PM
⚠️ Update: It's just past midnight in #Uganda where a widespread internet shutdown imposed before elections remains in place.
The disruption continues to hamper news verification, amid reports that opposition leader Bobi Wine has been abducted by an army helicopter.
The disruption continues to hamper news verification, amid reports that opposition leader Bobi Wine has been abducted by an army helicopter.
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A lot of words to basically say: OK, GOING TO THE PUB MIGHT NOT BE GOOD FOR YOUR WAISTLINE/SLEEP/WALLET but it might be really really good for your friendships, stress, connections and happiness. So it's actually healthy to go to the pub, you guys, and maybe we should all just do that a bit more
January 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
A lot of words to basically say: OK, GOING TO THE PUB MIGHT NOT BE GOOD FOR YOUR WAISTLINE/SLEEP/WALLET but it might be really really good for your friendships, stress, connections and happiness. So it's actually healthy to go to the pub, you guys, and maybe we should all just do that a bit more
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Strange isn't it... the people who actually live in London overwhelmingly think it's safe.... almost like everyone else is falling for a lie
I wonder what Londoners know that the rest of the country don’t?
January 11, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Strange isn't it... the people who actually live in London overwhelmingly think it's safe.... almost like everyone else is falling for a lie
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This is a great listen. Never wanted a mixed grill and a pint more
January 10, 2026 at 12:08 PM
This is a great listen. Never wanted a mixed grill and a pint more
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Good news everyone, the fascist sociopath has added a sexual assault generator to his website! At this point it’s fair to assume that any brewery / football team / MP / rando still using it actively supports these things.
Quoting ourselves here, but it’s absolutely insane to us that anyone still uses Twitter. You don't have to. You can just stop. It was a *massive* part of our growth but you can just let it go. However important your business is to you, it's less important than this:
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
January 2, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Good news everyone, the fascist sociopath has added a sexual assault generator to his website! At this point it’s fair to assume that any brewery / football team / MP / rando still using it actively supports these things.
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I found this today (from Peter Kellner/YouGov) which answers part of your query.
December 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I found this today (from Peter Kellner/YouGov) which answers part of your query.
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
Oh this is sad. Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is one of those plays that had a huge impact on me. RIP Tom.
God I'm gutted to hear about Tom Stoppard. He was such an immense figure, a titan of ideas.
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Oh this is sad. Every Good Boy Deserves Favour is one of those plays that had a huge impact on me. RIP Tom.
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A @gailmyerscough.co.uk graphic of an Accuphase E-3000 - now. What shall we do with it?
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
A @gailmyerscough.co.uk graphic of an Accuphase E-3000 - now. What shall we do with it?
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Why can't the BBC just be more impartial towards President Trump, like GB News, says Nigel Farage.
GB News:
GB News:
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Why can't the BBC just be more impartial towards President Trump, like GB News, says Nigel Farage.
GB News:
GB News:
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The utter preposterousness of this interview. A media figure talking about BBC bias while describing the president as his "friend". A child could see trough it.
It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The utter preposterousness of this interview. A media figure talking about BBC bias while describing the president as his "friend". A child could see trough it.
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🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
A fantastic piece of data journalism from Sky News. A masterclass of data visualisation. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A fantastic piece of data journalism from Sky News. A masterclass of data visualisation. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Wikipedia vs Elon Musk
In a world of algorithms and AI slop, the simple joy of aimlessly wandering through a website of ideas is worth preserving.
✍️ www.linestotake.com/p/wikipedia-...
My newsletter, out now.
In a world of algorithms and AI slop, the simple joy of aimlessly wandering through a website of ideas is worth preserving.
✍️ www.linestotake.com/p/wikipedia-...
My newsletter, out now.
October 29, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Wikipedia vs Elon Musk
In a world of algorithms and AI slop, the simple joy of aimlessly wandering through a website of ideas is worth preserving.
✍️ www.linestotake.com/p/wikipedia-...
My newsletter, out now.
In a world of algorithms and AI slop, the simple joy of aimlessly wandering through a website of ideas is worth preserving.
✍️ www.linestotake.com/p/wikipedia-...
My newsletter, out now.
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This is a huge story but massively under the radar in the UK.
A US Christian legal org called the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is working to roll back abortion rights here using the same playbook it used in the US: briefing politicians, watching, waiting.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
A US Christian legal org called the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is working to roll back abortion rights here using the same playbook it used in the US: briefing politicians, watching, waiting.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This is a huge story but massively under the radar in the UK.
A US Christian legal org called the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is working to roll back abortion rights here using the same playbook it used in the US: briefing politicians, watching, waiting.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
A US Christian legal org called the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is working to roll back abortion rights here using the same playbook it used in the US: briefing politicians, watching, waiting.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...
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Lots of flag-botherers over on Facebook now suddenly demanding the council step in to take these down
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Signs of kindness put up along Nottingham road in place of flags
It is not clear who put up the signs, which have appeared on lamp-posts along a road in Nottingham.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Lots of flag-botherers over on Facebook now suddenly demanding the council step in to take these down
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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These guys look adorable and their demand is very reasonable
Say hello to literally the only protesters outside Tory conference this year
October 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
These guys look adorable and their demand is very reasonable
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Not to make light of the editorial failure, but look how far Twitter lies now permeate in to normal discourse. We think we know about the racism but the utter contempt for truth since Musk bought the platform is deliberate & very dangerous. You can’t foment racism with fact checkers in the building.
Oh my god.
Have I Got News For You just referred to this completely false claim as a fact!!
Have I Got News For You just referred to this completely false claim as a fact!!
October 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Not to make light of the editorial failure, but look how far Twitter lies now permeate in to normal discourse. We think we know about the racism but the utter contempt for truth since Musk bought the platform is deliberate & very dangerous. You can’t foment racism with fact checkers in the building.
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Farage plays the everyman, but he’s not harmless, he’s not honest, and he’s not on your side. ❌
October 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Farage plays the everyman, but he’s not harmless, he’s not honest, and he’s not on your side. ❌
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This is because Reform relies on building a coalition of disordered counterpublics reacting against distrusted institutions, and the anti-vax community is part of that, so he knows he needs to keep is vague to avoid upsetting them.
Farage shows his absolute weakness as a Trump puppet on LBC. Asked about Trump blathering about a completely unproven link between paracetamol and autism, Farage said “I have no idea, I have no idea” and he would “listen” to RFK Jr.
He went on to say “science is never settled”.
Dangerous.
He went on to say “science is never settled”.
Dangerous.
September 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This is because Reform relies on building a coalition of disordered counterpublics reacting against distrusted institutions, and the anti-vax community is part of that, so he knows he needs to keep is vague to avoid upsetting them.