Darrell Cocup
@cocup.bsky.social
Christian, with inner healing (Sozo) and marriage ministry shared with Mrs. Love old cars, travel, books, art. Author. Www.wonderfullyfree.org.
Seriously??
The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Seriously??
Well done Martin Lewis...and the Chancellor!
A few weeks ago I wrote to the Chancellor asking her to intervene as O2'd hiked its price hike; increasing prices by more than it told people when they signed up – a mockery of Ofcom's rules & hugely inflationary.
Today she sent me her letters to Ofcom & industry about it...
Today she sent me her letters to Ofcom & industry about it...
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Well done Martin Lewis...and the Chancellor!
Good point!
On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Good point!
Robbie Gibb said if he doesn't get his way, he'll blow the BBC up. It's ridiculous that a man like that has a spot on the BBC's board. Our public broadcaster MUST be independent. Agree? Sign to get Gibb sacked: 38d.gs/stne
Sack Sir Robbie Gibb from the BBC board
Robbie Gibb said if he doesn't get his way, he'll blow the BBC up. It's ridiculous that a man like that has a spot on the BBC's board. Our public broadcaster MUST be independent. Agree? Sign to get Gi...
38d.gs
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Robbie Gibb said if he doesn't get his way, he'll blow the BBC up. It's ridiculous that a man like that has a spot on the BBC's board. Our public broadcaster MUST be independent. Agree? Sign to get Gibb sacked: 38d.gs/stne
A review for my book 'Becoming Wholehearted...a Journey into Authenticity', "This book was a friend coming alongside me, leading me along a path of perfectly positioned stepping stones. The narrative is stripped back, presenting each point with laser precision, a unique resource for the Church today
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A review for my book 'Becoming Wholehearted...a Journey into Authenticity', "This book was a friend coming alongside me, leading me along a path of perfectly positioned stepping stones. The narrative is stripped back, presenting each point with laser precision, a unique resource for the Church today
One really wonders…
Trump says Ukraine should be grateful for a plan to lop off its own sovereign territory in order to appease the blood lust of a war criminal dictator who steals kids.
What does Putin have on Trump? www.bbc.com/news/live/c3...
What does Putin have on Trump? www.bbc.com/news/live/c3...
Ukraine war: Trump says Ukraine ungrateful as officials meet to convince Kyiv to accept peace proposals
Ukraine's allies have expressed concern that the plan favours Russia, but Zelensky says Kyiv's interests could be included.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
One really wonders…
Kindness…
45 years ago I made a pitch for the Director-General job. Didn’t get it – mind you, I was only 13. But I did get a reply from Ian Trethowan, who was DG at the time. All these years later I’m proud to work for the BBC.
November 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Kindness…
Boris is a nasty bit of work, but that’s just my opinion!
Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
November 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Boris is a nasty bit of work, but that’s just my opinion!
The detail is absolutely fantastic, what a stunner!
Portrait of Eleanora of Toledo & her son, c. 1545, by Bronzino, leading Florentine mannerist painter died #OTD 1572; pupil of Pontormo, working under the patronage of Cosimo I de’ Medici, his polished style influenced development of European court portraiture.
Uffizi Galleries
Uffizi Galleries
November 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The detail is absolutely fantastic, what a stunner!
Beware !
The same people who convinced the British public to back a catastrophic Boris Johnson premiership are now pulling the same trick again with Nigel Farage
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-confid...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-confid...
The Confidence Trick That Put Boris Johnson Into Power Is Now Being Used on Nigel Farage
The same people who convinced the British public to back a catastrophic Boris Johnson premiership are now pulling the same trick again with Nigel Farage
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Beware !
Good point, well made!
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Good point, well made!
Reposted by Darrell Cocup
Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers | George Monbiot
Climate sceptics tell us that more people die of extreme cold than extreme heat. What’s the truth? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Darrell Cocup
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
Excellent, and truthful, as ever…
November 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Excellent, and truthful, as ever…
Point!
President Zelenskyy came to the White House, looking for help from his longstanding ally.
He was ambushed, humiliated and berated for not being grateful enough.
Prince Bone Saw bin 9/11 came to the White House, for the first time since he ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
He was revered.
He was ambushed, humiliated and berated for not being grateful enough.
Prince Bone Saw bin 9/11 came to the White House, for the first time since he ordered the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
He was revered.
November 20, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Point!
Inside the ICE Facility Where Suicide Comes With Bound Hands
open.substack.com/pub/dissenti...
open.substack.com/pub/dissenti...
Inside the ICE Facility Where Suicide Comes With Bound Hands
An investigative exposé on an ICE facility with two dead immigrants, a MAGA coroner clearing the way, and a county and private prison giant cashing in.
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Inside the ICE Facility Where Suicide Comes With Bound Hands
open.substack.com/pub/dissenti...
open.substack.com/pub/dissenti...
Reposted by Darrell Cocup
This thread collating the Sheffield Tribune’s brilliant investigation into the spivvy lawyer threatening Yorkshire leaseholders into handing over cash is worth reading before the story goes national.
Excellent and courageous investigative journalism.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
The fact that it is (apparently) legal to do this to people is utterly disgusting.
“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
This thread collating the Sheffield Tribune’s brilliant investigation into the spivvy lawyer threatening Yorkshire leaseholders into handing over cash is worth reading before the story goes national.
Agreed…
Think this is going to push a lot, if not most, of voters to the Greens. The right wing appeasement rather than practical improvements show Labour are not a party of serious government. Party before country.
Feel confident in backing the Greens, more moral and genuine with practical solutions.
Feel confident in backing the Greens, more moral and genuine with practical solutions.
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Agreed…
Reposted by Darrell Cocup
“There’re about a thousand of us.”
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“There’re about a thousand of us.”
Reposted by Darrell Cocup
Donald Trump destroyed public service broadcasting in the US - it's little surprise Nigel Farage wants to do the same thing here.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Donald Trump destroyed public service broadcasting in the US - it's little surprise Nigel Farage wants to do the same thing here.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Trump’s America, don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.
Reposted by Darrell Cocup
This is such a good interview with Zack Polanski. He expressed things clearly and is, quite simply, right about everything!
if you haven't seen it, here is @zackpolanski.bsky.social with christiane amanpour on cnn being a bloody super hero.
he's the future.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's the future.
there is light shining.
worth your time.👇
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/t...
he's the future.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's the future.
there is light shining.
worth your time.👇
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/t...
Amanpour | CNN
Zack Polanski, Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, speaks with Christiane Amanpour about left-wing populism and Zohran Mamdani becoming the next mayor of New York City.
www.cnn.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is such a good interview with Zack Polanski. He expressed things clearly and is, quite simply, right about everything!
Reposted by Darrell Cocup
PSA for former fans of the Observer Review section - I think you might like @thenerve.news, founded by & featuring a lot of writers/editors you’ll recognise (from @dorianlynskey.bsky.social to @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and more)
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
PSA for former fans of the Observer Review section - I think you might like @thenerve.news, founded by & featuring a lot of writers/editors you’ll recognise (from @dorianlynskey.bsky.social to @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social @carolecadwalla.bsky.social and more)
Extraordinary and utterly damming…
🚨 NEW Steve Bannon Offered Trump’s MAGA as a Shield for Jeffrey Epstein
Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Bannon, who offered to help him “stave off" the #MeToo movement in return for support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Bannon, who offered to help him “stave off" the #MeToo movement in return for support
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Steve Bannon Offered Trump’s MAGA as Shield for Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Steve Bannon, who told him it could help him “stave off Time’s Up for a decade” in return for str...
bylinetimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Extraordinary and utterly damming…
Reposted by Darrell Cocup
Coming on a dismal, dark wet day this is a really depressing read but, unfortunately, it's all true.
A week of chaos, cowardice and negligence: Labour has managed to pack so many failures into a single five day period that it's becoming difficult to remember all the details iandunt.substack.com/p/a-week-of-...
A week of chaos, cowardice and negligence
Labour has managed to pack so much failure into a single week that it becomes hard to remember all the details.
iandunt.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Coming on a dismal, dark wet day this is a really depressing read but, unfortunately, it's all true.