Tony Gurney
@tonygurney.bsky.social
Educator, innovator, technologist, SNP councillor, spider daddy.
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BBC Scotland again bigging up Reform UK's council by-election win in West Lothian. It's the second time BBC Scotland has publicised it. No mention of the winning candidate's questionable past or the scandals besetting the party.
BBC Scotland NEVER gives this much publicity to SNP or the Greens.
BBC Scotland NEVER gives this much publicity to SNP or the Greens.
December 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
BBC Scotland again bigging up Reform UK's council by-election win in West Lothian. It's the second time BBC Scotland has publicised it. No mention of the winning candidate's questionable past or the scandals besetting the party.
BBC Scotland NEVER gives this much publicity to SNP or the Greens.
BBC Scotland NEVER gives this much publicity to SNP or the Greens.
Viewers in Scotland have their own programme.
December 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Viewers in Scotland have their own programme.
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Following the disgraceful Reform UK puff piece on BBC Scotland's Och Aye the News this evening, more proof that the BBC is normalising the far right. BBC Scotland prefers Anglo-British fascism to Scottish independence.
www.thenational.scot/news/2570913...
www.thenational.scot/news/2570913...
BBC executives rule that Tommy Robinson is 'far right' – but Reform UK are not
BBC executives have ruled that the broadcaster can accurately label Stephen Yaxley-Lennon “far right”
www.thenational.scot
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Following the disgraceful Reform UK puff piece on BBC Scotland's Och Aye the News this evening, more proof that the BBC is normalising the far right. BBC Scotland prefers Anglo-British fascism to Scottish independence.
www.thenational.scot/news/2570913...
www.thenational.scot/news/2570913...
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Matthew Goodwin objects to prosecuting this: ‘I think it’s time for the British to gang together, hit the streets and start the slaughter. Violence and murder is the only way now. Start off burning every migrant hotel then head off to MPs’ houses and Parliament, we need to take over by FORCE.’
December 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Matthew Goodwin objects to prosecuting this: ‘I think it’s time for the British to gang together, hit the streets and start the slaughter. Violence and murder is the only way now. Start off burning every migrant hotel then head off to MPs’ houses and Parliament, we need to take over by FORCE.’
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This is the goal for well known haunted potato, real Tory Thatcherite and BBC director Robbie Gibb.
weiss does not know how to run a news organization, and so she's doing what she does best: hosting fatuous "debates" involving the people in her group chats www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Bari Weiss’ Next CBS News Move: Town Halls With JD Vance, Sam Altman and Debates About God and Feminism
The news division is also planning a town hall with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore in the 'Things That Matter' series, with Bank of America lined up as a sponsor.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is the goal for well known haunted potato, real Tory Thatcherite and BBC director Robbie Gibb.
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Because our politics is in such a terrible place, I think we downplay quite how awful Kemi Badenoch has been.
In any other era the leader of the Conservatives saying 'only migrants commit sex crimes - mass deportations now' would have not just been career ending but would've sunk the whole party
In any other era the leader of the Conservatives saying 'only migrants commit sex crimes - mass deportations now' would have not just been career ending but would've sunk the whole party
December 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Because our politics is in such a terrible place, I think we downplay quite how awful Kemi Badenoch has been.
In any other era the leader of the Conservatives saying 'only migrants commit sex crimes - mass deportations now' would have not just been career ending but would've sunk the whole party
In any other era the leader of the Conservatives saying 'only migrants commit sex crimes - mass deportations now' would have not just been career ending but would've sunk the whole party
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Anas Sarwar asked questions on housing at FMQs today.
Never forget that in Labour’s last term in office in Scotland, they only managed to build a grand total of SIX council houses in four years.
Labour cannot be trusted to deliver on housing.
Never forget that in Labour’s last term in office in Scotland, they only managed to build a grand total of SIX council houses in four years.
Labour cannot be trusted to deliver on housing.
December 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Anas Sarwar asked questions on housing at FMQs today.
Never forget that in Labour’s last term in office in Scotland, they only managed to build a grand total of SIX council houses in four years.
Labour cannot be trusted to deliver on housing.
Never forget that in Labour’s last term in office in Scotland, they only managed to build a grand total of SIX council houses in four years.
Labour cannot be trusted to deliver on housing.
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Wow. Very confident. Much governmenting.
🚨Keir Starmer's No 10 is cancelling afternoon lobby briefing, when journos can ask PM's spox as many questions they like, for as long as they like.
They'll also sometimes cancel morning lobby, replacing it with ministerial press confs, restricting oppo for questions for many orgs.
They'll also sometimes cancel morning lobby, replacing it with ministerial press confs, restricting oppo for questions for many orgs.
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Wow. Very confident. Much governmenting.
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The networks were afraid not to run Trump because they assumed he would use his office to punish them if they didn’t. The irony is that this is what Biden was warning about, a warning they chose not to share with America.
You'll remember that when Biden delivered an address in 2022, networks refused to air it because they said it was "political" www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/0...
As Biden warned about democracy’s collapse, TV networks aired reruns
Broadcasters NBC, CBS and ABC usually air presidential prime-time addresses live. But they found Biden's Philadelphia speech more "political" than newsworthy.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The networks were afraid not to run Trump because they assumed he would use his office to punish them if they didn’t. The irony is that this is what Biden was warning about, a warning they chose not to share with America.
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I like Oxford a lot. Its architecture, and bookshops, and cafes, plus its all-pervading ambience of history and learning, but I think what I most like about it is its commas.
December 16, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I like Oxford a lot. Its architecture, and bookshops, and cafes, plus its all-pervading ambience of history and learning, but I think what I most like about it is its commas.
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How did Westminster strip powers from Scotland? By retrospectively overruling Holyrood in 2018. This is how they did it . .
December 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
How did Westminster strip powers from Scotland? By retrospectively overruling Holyrood in 2018. This is how they did it . .
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The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
December 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
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Tomorrow's front page 📰
Study reveals how BBC and ITV sideline the SNP
Study reveals how BBC and ITV sideline the SNP
December 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Tomorrow's front page 📰
Study reveals how BBC and ITV sideline the SNP
Study reveals how BBC and ITV sideline the SNP
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December 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
December 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
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Weird how you can 'enjoy the show' but think nothing of slagging off its originator and creator who has also co-presented every episode.
You've literally managed to defeat your own argument without involving another human or even your own bitter little brain you spanking great wank-trumpet.
You've literally managed to defeat your own argument without involving another human or even your own bitter little brain you spanking great wank-trumpet.
December 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Weird how you can 'enjoy the show' but think nothing of slagging off its originator and creator who has also co-presented every episode.
You've literally managed to defeat your own argument without involving another human or even your own bitter little brain you spanking great wank-trumpet.
You've literally managed to defeat your own argument without involving another human or even your own bitter little brain you spanking great wank-trumpet.
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President currently feuding with a beloved American comedy icon who was murdered 24 hours ago.
Trump doubles down on his Rob Reiner attack: "I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person... He became like a deranged person, Trump Derangement Syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form. I thought he was very bad for our country."
December 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
President currently feuding with a beloved American comedy icon who was murdered 24 hours ago.
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When reporters don’t challenge obvious bad faith, they don’t just miss a moment. They enable it.
The fact that not a single reporter tells Mike Johnson “let me read it for you” or “here it is” when he claims he hasn’t seen or doesn’t know a thing about the psychotic ramblings of the head of state is not only a dereliction of journalistic duty, but a display of pure cowardice.
December 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
When reporters don’t challenge obvious bad faith, they don’t just miss a moment. They enable it.
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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
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EXCLUSIVE: The BBC and ITV should look to embed devolved nations in their day-to-day coverage more, an expert has said
Research has found the SNP and Plaid Cymru have received 'scant' coverage on 10 o’clock news programmes in 2025 👇
Research has found the SNP and Plaid Cymru have received 'scant' coverage on 10 o’clock news programmes in 2025 👇
Study reveals how major broadcasters sideline SNP
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December 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC and ITV should look to embed devolved nations in their day-to-day coverage more, an expert has said
Research has found the SNP and Plaid Cymru have received 'scant' coverage on 10 o’clock news programmes in 2025 👇
Research has found the SNP and Plaid Cymru have received 'scant' coverage on 10 o’clock news programmes in 2025 👇
The guys at FIFA must be feeling pretty stupid right about now.
December 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The guys at FIFA must be feeling pretty stupid right about now.
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Did Mercy get a fee for her appearance? Or did she do it for the love of being a right-wing pundit?
But, heaven forfend, you try to tax the rich or limit obscene bonuses or treat valuable land as an asset - then EVERYONE WILL GO TO DUBAI BECAUSE THE FREE MARKET.
But, heaven forfend, you try to tax the rich or limit obscene bonuses or treat valuable land as an asset - then EVERYONE WILL GO TO DUBAI BECAUSE THE FREE MARKET.
'Conservative commentator' Mercy Muroki: "If you're going into a career in medicine, you shouldn't be doing it for the money... you should be doing it out of love of being a doctor."
Apparently, if you choose a career that benefits society, you should do it for free. 🤡~AA
Apparently, if you choose a career that benefits society, you should do it for free. 🤡~AA
December 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Did Mercy get a fee for her appearance? Or did she do it for the love of being a right-wing pundit?
But, heaven forfend, you try to tax the rich or limit obscene bonuses or treat valuable land as an asset - then EVERYONE WILL GO TO DUBAI BECAUSE THE FREE MARKET.
But, heaven forfend, you try to tax the rich or limit obscene bonuses or treat valuable land as an asset - then EVERYONE WILL GO TO DUBAI BECAUSE THE FREE MARKET.
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Monday’s got off to a great start with news that Tommy Robinson is suing Nigel Farage 🤣😂👌🏼
This is definitely a case of “may it be brutal, painful, drawn out, eye wateringly expensive and neither man win” 🍿🍿🍺😄
This is definitely a case of “may it be brutal, painful, drawn out, eye wateringly expensive and neither man win” 🍿🍿🍺😄
Tommy Robinson takes legal action against Nigel Farage over 'defamatory claims'
A far-right fall-out, you say? Tommy Robinson is pursuing a legal settlement from Nigel Farage following comments made in January.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Monday’s got off to a great start with news that Tommy Robinson is suing Nigel Farage 🤣😂👌🏼
This is definitely a case of “may it be brutal, painful, drawn out, eye wateringly expensive and neither man win” 🍿🍿🍺😄
This is definitely a case of “may it be brutal, painful, drawn out, eye wateringly expensive and neither man win” 🍿🍿🍺😄