Steve
@stevewmobb.bsky.social
Works with computers. Child of an asylum seeker. Benefitted from 70s and 80s social mobility. Waiting for the Doc and Marty to save us from this timeline.
Likes nature, science and growing stuff.
Dislikes bigots, crooks and exercise.
Likes nature, science and growing stuff.
Dislikes bigots, crooks and exercise.
Reposted by Steve
The thing to understand about this is that this catastrophe in the UK has redounded to the political benefit of the very same people and political movement that pushed for it! Extremely perverse.
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The thing to understand about this is that this catastrophe in the UK has redounded to the political benefit of the very same people and political movement that pushed for it! Extremely perverse.
Reposted by Steve
It's like the crocodile story Ken Clarke once told me. You can feed buns to the crocodiles until the cows come home.
Once you run out of buns, they'll eat you anyway.
They'll never stop.
Once you run out of buns, they'll eat you anyway.
They'll never stop.
Two heads rolling won’t stop rot at the BBC
The corporation’s mindset is hermetically sealed and cannot cope with any dissenting view
www.thetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It's like the crocodile story Ken Clarke once told me. You can feed buns to the crocodiles until the cows come home.
Once you run out of buns, they'll eat you anyway.
They'll never stop.
Once you run out of buns, they'll eat you anyway.
They'll never stop.
Reposted by Steve
if you voted in Seattle you gotta make sure your ballot counted now
There are 1,700 ballots that need signature confirmation. That is enough to change the election.
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
if you voted in Seattle you gotta make sure your ballot counted now
Reposted by Steve
Every day I work at Big Tech I understand this guy more and more
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Every day I work at Big Tech I understand this guy more and more
Reposted by Steve
Of course the BBC has made mistakes but watching these right/far-right commentators pretending they care about impartiality and journalistic standards when they appear on/host GB News shows is laughable. I wish the BBC spent less time placating ppl who will hate it regardless of what they do.
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Of course the BBC has made mistakes but watching these right/far-right commentators pretending they care about impartiality and journalistic standards when they appear on/host GB News shows is laughable. I wish the BBC spent less time placating ppl who will hate it regardless of what they do.
Reposted by Steve
Fun fact: Today is the 1 year anniversary of Farage's foreign national girlfriend Ferrari buying his house. With unexplained wealth. That should be investigated...
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Fun fact: Today is the 1 year anniversary of Farage's foreign national girlfriend Ferrari buying his house. With unexplained wealth. That should be investigated...
Reposted by Steve
Disgusting. You engaged in political gamesmanship using them as pawns knowing they would get harmed and now you question *their* patriotism because some of them aren't wealthy like you and didn't want to work a high stress job for no pay?
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Disgusting. You engaged in political gamesmanship using them as pawns knowing they would get harmed and now you question *their* patriotism because some of them aren't wealthy like you and didn't want to work a high stress job for no pay?
Reposted by Steve
Reposted by Steve
Reposted by Steve
China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months, starting in March 2024.
This trend continued in the third quarter of 2025, when emissions were unchanged year-on-year.
If this trend starts to move into sustained carbon emissions reduction it would be hugely significant.
This trend continued in the third quarter of 2025, when emissions were unchanged year-on-year.
If this trend starts to move into sustained carbon emissions reduction it would be hugely significant.
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months, starting in March 2024.
This trend continued in the third quarter of 2025, when emissions were unchanged year-on-year.
If this trend starts to move into sustained carbon emissions reduction it would be hugely significant.
This trend continued in the third quarter of 2025, when emissions were unchanged year-on-year.
If this trend starts to move into sustained carbon emissions reduction it would be hugely significant.
Reposted by Steve
The UK cuts off intelligence sharing on Caribbean drug trafficking boats with the US, calling the strikes illegal.
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The UK cuts off intelligence sharing on Caribbean drug trafficking boats with the US, calling the strikes illegal.
Reposted by Steve
‘Complete and utter bollocks’ you say, Mr Johnson. Oh well, we’ll put all the actual evidence in the shredder, shall we?
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
‘Complete and utter bollocks’ you say, Mr Johnson. Oh well, we’ll put all the actual evidence in the shredder, shall we?
Reposted by Steve
Let's stop pretending that the billionaire media, endlessly attacking the BBC, has the slightest interest in balance, impartiality and accuracy. They won't be happy until the BBC is more rightwing than Vlad the Impaler. And then it still won't be enough.
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Let's stop pretending that the billionaire media, endlessly attacking the BBC, has the slightest interest in balance, impartiality and accuracy. They won't be happy until the BBC is more rightwing than Vlad the Impaler. And then it still won't be enough.
Reposted by Steve
This likely won’t be the last intelligence sharing suspension we see over this - based on the publicly available evidence, these strikes don’t come close to meeting the threshold for deadly force.
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This likely won’t be the last intelligence sharing suspension we see over this - based on the publicly available evidence, these strikes don’t come close to meeting the threshold for deadly force.
Reposted by Steve
Still thinking about this story. Imagine how cooked your brain has to be on Fox News -- how terrified you have to be, every day in your isolated suburban castle -- to start *shooting* when you see brown people at your door, before the door is even open. We're such a nation of terrified cowards.
Cleaning worker who mistakenly went to wrong home fatally shot: Police
The shooting victim died from a gunshot wound to the head, the coroner's office said.
abcnews.go.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Still thinking about this story. Imagine how cooked your brain has to be on Fox News -- how terrified you have to be, every day in your isolated suburban castle -- to start *shooting* when you see brown people at your door, before the door is even open. We're such a nation of terrified cowards.
Reposted by Steve
New figures show the teetering state of the Russian economy:
In October, oil and gas revenue is down a whopping 27% year on year.
But also as important, revenue from all other sources is falling too, down 4%.
In October, oil and gas revenue is down a whopping 27% year on year.
But also as important, revenue from all other sources is falling too, down 4%.
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
New figures show the teetering state of the Russian economy:
In October, oil and gas revenue is down a whopping 27% year on year.
But also as important, revenue from all other sources is falling too, down 4%.
In October, oil and gas revenue is down a whopping 27% year on year.
But also as important, revenue from all other sources is falling too, down 4%.
Reposted by Steve
In these times of rancour & division, it’s comforting to find things on which we can all agree: Kent County Council, for example, really does provide a perfect illustration of how well Reform would run the country. I agree with Nigel!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kent fire authority 'in disarray' amid Reform UK video leak row
A firefighters union claims Reform UK suspending councillors is impacting the local fire authority.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In these times of rancour & division, it’s comforting to find things on which we can all agree: Kent County Council, for example, really does provide a perfect illustration of how well Reform would run the country. I agree with Nigel!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reposted by Steve
This guy is s HERO‼️
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This guy is s HERO‼️
Reposted by Steve
you know how people always say "oh haha I put off doing this admin task for ages and ages and turns out it was fine and took no time"
well I put off doing *this* admin task for weeks and actually it fucking sucks and it's taking soooo long, it's hateful, so there
well I put off doing *this* admin task for weeks and actually it fucking sucks and it's taking soooo long, it's hateful, so there
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
you know how people always say "oh haha I put off doing this admin task for ages and ages and turns out it was fine and took no time"
well I put off doing *this* admin task for weeks and actually it fucking sucks and it's taking soooo long, it's hateful, so there
well I put off doing *this* admin task for weeks and actually it fucking sucks and it's taking soooo long, it's hateful, so there
Reposted by Steve
Sorry were we supposed to think of connery, moore, brosnan, craig et al as all the same guy? Just make another movie with a new guy bsky.app/profile/will...
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Sorry were we supposed to think of connery, moore, brosnan, craig et al as all the same guy? Just make another movie with a new guy bsky.app/profile/will...
Reposted by Steve
Elon is such a hollow man he steals memes.
I don't mean he reposts memes, we all do that.
He STEALS memes, and presents them as his own, cutting off the creators names if they're there or never reposting the original.
Infamous for that.
Sad.
I don't mean he reposts memes, we all do that.
He STEALS memes, and presents them as his own, cutting off the creators names if they're there or never reposting the original.
Infamous for that.
Sad.
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Elon is such a hollow man he steals memes.
I don't mean he reposts memes, we all do that.
He STEALS memes, and presents them as his own, cutting off the creators names if they're there or never reposting the original.
Infamous for that.
Sad.
I don't mean he reposts memes, we all do that.
He STEALS memes, and presents them as his own, cutting off the creators names if they're there or never reposting the original.
Infamous for that.
Sad.
Reposted by Steve
Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
Reposted by Steve
Boris Johnson says the idea that criticism of the BBC is being organised by the right is ‘complete and utter bollocks’, which makes me think there might be something in it.
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Boris Johnson says the idea that criticism of the BBC is being organised by the right is ‘complete and utter bollocks’, which makes me think there might be something in it.
Have we had the James bond origin story? Where he becomes a secret agent after accidentally causing the death of his uncle?
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Have we had the James bond origin story? Where he becomes a secret agent after accidentally causing the death of his uncle?
Reposted by Steve
(cries in Humanities education)
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
(cries in Humanities education)