Carla Martin/Carlabela1
@carlabela1.bsky.social
Trained/worked for the BBC on the Humanitarian side of journalism Now supporting the arts Brought up surrounded by music Loved drama school Studied History of art. Love dogs theatre film art music of varying genres/science/Love the EU/NHS/so much more :)
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New YouGov poll: Is BBC News politically biased? 50% of Britons say yes.
Biased in favour of left-wing views: 31%
Biased in favour of right-wing views: 19%
Not biased: 19%
Belief in bias by party
Reform: 73% biased to left / 4% biased to right
Con: 52% / 5%
Lib Dem: 19% / 22%
Labour: 16% / 31%
Biased in favour of left-wing views: 31%
Biased in favour of right-wing views: 19%
Not biased: 19%
Belief in bias by party
Reform: 73% biased to left / 4% biased to right
Con: 52% / 5%
Lib Dem: 19% / 22%
Labour: 16% / 31%
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
New YouGov poll: Is BBC News politically biased? 50% of Britons say yes.
Biased in favour of left-wing views: 31%
Biased in favour of right-wing views: 19%
Not biased: 19%
Belief in bias by party
Reform: 73% biased to left / 4% biased to right
Con: 52% / 5%
Lib Dem: 19% / 22%
Labour: 16% / 31%
Biased in favour of left-wing views: 31%
Biased in favour of right-wing views: 19%
Not biased: 19%
Belief in bias by party
Reform: 73% biased to left / 4% biased to right
Con: 52% / 5%
Lib Dem: 19% / 22%
Labour: 16% / 31%
I always seem to catch a bug when I go back to the city of Bath these days! Lovely friend had to come and collect me and thank goodness, I just managed to make it back home without being ill in his car!
Tis off to bed for me now!
Tis off to bed for me now!
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I always seem to catch a bug when I go back to the city of Bath these days! Lovely friend had to come and collect me and thank goodness, I just managed to make it back home without being ill in his car!
Tis off to bed for me now!
Tis off to bed for me now!
Best flat white I have ever had in the Salcombe Diary!
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Best flat white I have ever had in the Salcombe Diary!
It’s another day back home in the city if Bath for me today! ‘‘Tis rather wet but hey not to worry!
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It’s another day back home in the city if Bath for me today! ‘‘Tis rather wet but hey not to worry!
November 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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A big coffee cheers to all happy fellow coffee drinkers and a big cheers to all those who do not drink coffee too! :)
a woman is drinking from a pink mug in front of a neon sign that says sunnyolly
ALT: a woman is drinking from a pink mug in front of a neon sign that says sunnyolly
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
A big coffee cheers to all happy fellow coffee drinkers and a big cheers to all those who do not drink coffee too! :)
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member. -
Groucho Marx :)
Groucho Marx :)
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member. -
Groucho Marx :)
Groucho Marx :)
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Good morning Carla, have a lovely day ☕️🪻💖
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Good morning Carla, have a lovely day ☕️🪻💖
Wishing you all a really lovely Monday 10 November!
I hope you have a lovely day and that this Monday is kind to you :)
I hope you have a lovely day and that this Monday is kind to you :)
a picture of snoopy saying good morning we love you
ALT: a picture of snoopy saying good morning we love you
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Wishing you all a really lovely Monday 10 November!
I hope you have a lovely day and that this Monday is kind to you :)
I hope you have a lovely day and that this Monday is kind to you :)
@tarquinfauntleroy.bsky.social Not wishing to nag but I hope you have signed up for your jabs Master Tarquin! 😂
November 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
@tarquinfauntleroy.bsky.social Not wishing to nag but I hope you have signed up for your jabs Master Tarquin! 😂
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He’s not even trying to tether his insane ramblings to any vague sense of reality any more.
November 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
He’s not even trying to tether his insane ramblings to any vague sense of reality any more.
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Weekend catchup.
Everything is Connected 7
Five important stories you might have missed this week
chadbourn.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Weekend catchup.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A few tech-oligarchs are clearly influencing electoral processes. We’ve seen it in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary…and I’m sure we will see it in Spain.” (El Pais)
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A few tech-oligarchs are clearly influencing electoral processes. We’ve seen it in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary…and I’m sure we will see it in Spain.” (El Pais)
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Ca Gov Gavin Newsom: “He is a historic president—a historically unpopular president. Underwater in every key category—I mean, you can’t even make this up…
“And he knows it. Why else did he feel the need to rig the election before even one vote was cast. That's just weakness.”
“And he knows it. Why else did he feel the need to rig the election before even one vote was cast. That's just weakness.”
November 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Ca Gov Gavin Newsom: “He is a historic president—a historically unpopular president. Underwater in every key category—I mean, you can’t even make this up…
“And he knows it. Why else did he feel the need to rig the election before even one vote was cast. That's just weakness.”
“And he knows it. Why else did he feel the need to rig the election before even one vote was cast. That's just weakness.”
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On the Things You Never Expected To Happen list, there’s a video of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa shooting hoops with senior US military figures, including CENTCOM chief Admiral Brad Cooper.
November 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
On the Things You Never Expected To Happen list, there’s a video of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa shooting hoops with senior US military figures, including CENTCOM chief Admiral Brad Cooper.
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The Philippines is about to get hit by another devastating typhoon. Fung-wong, known locally as Uwan, has intensified into a super typhoon off Catanduanes. Authorities warn of life-threatening conditions.
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The Philippines is about to get hit by another devastating typhoon. Fung-wong, known locally as Uwan, has intensified into a super typhoon off Catanduanes. Authorities warn of life-threatening conditions.
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Iran, facing its worst drought in decades, is planning intermittent cuts to water supplies to try to stave off the evacuation of Tehran.
Iran plans water cuts for Tehran amid worst drought in decades
Iranian officials on Saturday were drawing plans for periodic water supply cuts to Tehran neighbourhoods a day after President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that the Iranian capital might have to be evacua...
www.france24.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Iran, facing its worst drought in decades, is planning intermittent cuts to water supplies to try to stave off the evacuation of Tehran.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro: “They think life is a bad Hollywood movie where they’re always the heroic Rambo-style winners and the rest of us—Latinos, Mexicans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Caribbeans, Africans—are the villains.
“Let them keep their fading empire and their ugly story.”
“Let them keep their fading empire and their ugly story.”
November 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro: “They think life is a bad Hollywood movie where they’re always the heroic Rambo-style winners and the rest of us—Latinos, Mexicans, Colombians, Venezuelans, Caribbeans, Africans—are the villains.
“Let them keep their fading empire and their ugly story.”
“Let them keep their fading empire and their ugly story.”
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All those people who think they can dodge the effects of the climate crisis because they live in a nice developed country are about to get punched in the face. It’s coming in hard everywhere.
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
All those people who think they can dodge the effects of the climate crisis because they live in a nice developed country are about to get punched in the face. It’s coming in hard everywhere.
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Someone pointed my attention to this from 2016. Trump’s anti-vaxx nonsense has been bubbling under for a long time.
Trump met with prominent anti-vaccine activists during campaign
Skeptics hope they've got the president-elect's ear
www.science.org
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Someone pointed my attention to this from 2016. Trump’s anti-vaxx nonsense has been bubbling under for a long time.
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The death toll for Typhoon Kalmaegi has risen to more than 200 across the Philippines and Vietnam. 2000 homes damaged, 2.3 million people affected, 398,000 sheltering in evacuation centres. 260,000 soldiers on standby for rescue and recovery.
It’s moving west towards Thailand and Laos.
It’s moving west towards Thailand and Laos.
November 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The death toll for Typhoon Kalmaegi has risen to more than 200 across the Philippines and Vietnam. 2000 homes damaged, 2.3 million people affected, 398,000 sheltering in evacuation centres. 260,000 soldiers on standby for rescue and recovery.
It’s moving west towards Thailand and Laos.
It’s moving west towards Thailand and Laos.
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A new Trump administration directive tells consular officers to deny visas to immigrants with certain health conditions such as diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart disease or mental health issues if they are judged likely to need costly care or rely on public benefits. (CBS)
November 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A new Trump administration directive tells consular officers to deny visas to immigrants with certain health conditions such as diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart disease or mental health issues if they are judged likely to need costly care or rely on public benefits. (CBS)