Chris McCann
@canntoya.bsky.social
County Derry man, used to write for newspapers in Ireland. Worked in Central Govt for a few years at Dept for Business and Cabinet Office now Deputy Chief Exec at Healthwatch England. Based in Belfast
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Today's 70% fall in net migration to 205,000 was not one of the six stories in BBC ten o'clock news.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Today's 70% fall in net migration to 205,000 was not one of the six stories in BBC ten o'clock news.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
The Whitehouse press corps acting like a crowd of school kids in a circle shouting fight fight fight. Clearly seething that they aren’t getting the Itchy and Scratchy show they came for in this press conference.
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The Whitehouse press corps acting like a crowd of school kids in a circle shouting fight fight fight. Clearly seething that they aren’t getting the Itchy and Scratchy show they came for in this press conference.
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayqa37f7kik7l7s7fbtfp2sir5ckb662ry2lylinyjrfa2rkvvka@jpeg)
Out on a school night watching the superb Cliffords
November 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Out on a school night watching the superb Cliffords
I’ve no dog in this fight but that VAR decision against Liverpool was a joke.
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I’ve no dog in this fight but that VAR decision against Liverpool was a joke.
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‘You should come back to Twitter instead of staying in a liberal echo chamber’
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
‘You should come back to Twitter instead of staying in a liberal echo chamber’
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At some point the centre left will realise that the way to beat the far right is not to pander to their politics of grievance but to leaning into progressive values and fight for them. Gwan Zohran ya boy ye.
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
At some point the centre left will realise that the way to beat the far right is not to pander to their politics of grievance but to leaning into progressive values and fight for them. Gwan Zohran ya boy ye.
I hope Jerra remains in charge of the Cowboys for eternity.
so the Cowboys essentially traded Micah and Mazi Smith for Quinnen Williams, Kenny Clark and a move up roughly 20 spots into the back of the first round of the '26 draft.
they got no extra picks out of it
they got no extra picks out of it
November 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I hope Jerra remains in charge of the Cowboys for eternity.
Imagine being one the top college prospects and knowing that Jets have so many first round picks these next couple of years. Like having a clown playing Russian roulette with your career potential.
November 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Imagine being one the top college prospects and knowing that Jets have so many first round picks these next couple of years. Like having a clown playing Russian roulette with your career potential.
I love watching a TV program on 20 minute catchup. Fast forwarding through the ads, confounding capitalism - real Che Guevara stuff. No Pasaran.
October 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I love watching a TV program on 20 minute catchup. Fast forwarding through the ads, confounding capitalism - real Che Guevara stuff. No Pasaran.
Over 50 years later and still no justice. My thoughts are with the families of the murdered who have dealt with this travesty with such grace and dignity.
Soldier F trial: "A coward walks free from the dock"
Soldier F trial: "A coward walks free from the dock"
Bloody Sunday family member Mickey McKinney lays blame on British government, British Army, RUC and PPS after Soldier F acquittal
The brother of a man shot and killed on Bloody Sunday has described Soldier F as a 'coward'. Soldier F has been found not guilty of committing two murders and five
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www.derrynow.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Over 50 years later and still no justice. My thoughts are with the families of the murdered who have dealt with this travesty with such grace and dignity.
Well that’s a good idea. @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Well that’s a good idea. @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
The famously uncool Man in Black, always good when an essayist shows their own ignorance and presumes it to be universal.
Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.
Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?
Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.
on.wsj.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The famously uncool Man in Black, always good when an essayist shows their own ignorance and presumes it to be universal.
Don’t threaten me with a good time.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Don’t threaten me with a good time.
My flight out of London City is delayed due to a blocked toilet. A case of a substantial movement leaving us at a standstill.
September 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My flight out of London City is delayed due to a blocked toilet. A case of a substantial movement leaving us at a standstill.
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Maron is on fire here. Burning through anti-woke hacks like Ricky Gervais with fierce intelligence
For those you who don't binge comedy gossip YouTube channels like me, Marc Maron has been going on a tear against the "rogan-sphere."
Him telling Howie Mandel "are you fucking out of your mind?" at minute 1:07 killed me LOL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1e0...
Him telling Howie Mandel "are you fucking out of your mind?" at minute 1:07 killed me LOL
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1e0...
September 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Maron is on fire here. Burning through anti-woke hacks like Ricky Gervais with fierce intelligence
Hardly a revelation but American golf fans seem to be amongst the world’s worst people.
September 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Hardly a revelation but American golf fans seem to be amongst the world’s worst people.
As down the glen one Easter morn to a city fair rode I . . .
September 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
As down the glen one Easter morn to a city fair rode I . . .
Definitely didn’t want him to win (I’m team Vanessa) but Nick was great villain, the show wouldn’t have been half as compelling without him #TraitorsIrl
September 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Definitely didn’t want him to win (I’m team Vanessa) but Nick was great villain, the show wouldn’t have been half as compelling without him #TraitorsIrl
Amid the volatility of Westminster politics over the last decade, the one constant you can rely on is the intention to act as if the north of Ireland doesn’t exist.
September 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Amid the volatility of Westminster politics over the last decade, the one constant you can rely on is the intention to act as if the north of Ireland doesn’t exist.
Neoliberalism is why we’re in the mess we’re in www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/08...
Neoliberalism is not a viable option
As is apparent from this blog, the issue of fascism has been much on my mind this week. Amongst the things that I’ve read has been a fascinating blog post by someone called Blair Fix.
He analysed fas...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
August 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Neoliberalism is why we’re in the mess we’re in www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/08...
Christ I enjoyed this gig it was viscerally lean, songs tight like corded muscle, Pat’s review is on the money.
"One of the greatest rock’n’roll bands in the world cutting loose like sailors on a weekend pass and a set that was lean as a holy man in a desert."
Went to Queens Of The Stone Age in Kilmainham for @irishtimes.com
@qotsa-official.bsky.social
Went to Queens Of The Stone Age in Kilmainham for @irishtimes.com
@qotsa-official.bsky.social
Queens of the Stone Age in Dublin: Kilmainham erupts with cathartic glee during this ferocious gig
Josh Homme was having a great time, diving over the barricade and wading through the crowd
www.irishtimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Christ I enjoyed this gig it was viscerally lean, songs tight like corded muscle, Pat’s review is on the money.
In light of Biffy being on at Glastonbury here’s a pic of a guy with rock star good looks, oh and also the lead singer of Biffy Clyro.
June 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
In light of Biffy being on at Glastonbury here’s a pic of a guy with rock star good looks, oh and also the lead singer of Biffy Clyro.