Tim Barrett
@comcortim.bsky.social
Born in Lancashire, grew up in Yorkshire, live in The Netherlands. Speak English and Dutch. CTO of the still programming variety, co-founder of Nalanda, angler, boater. Views are solely mine and not those of current or past employers; then again …
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Nazis in glass houses…
February 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Nazis in glass houses…
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Just think of how North America would be right now with PM Mark Carney in Canada, Kamala Harris in the US, and Claudia Sheinbaum (sorry for the spelling) in Mexico. North America would be unstoppable, what a damn shame.
January 29, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen's note to Starmer after visiting Chequers yesterday.
January 23, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen's note to Starmer after visiting Chequers yesterday.
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“.. Carney .. gave a magnificently powerful speech before the gathered elites that will be discussed many years from now. Decades, likely.”
@charlotteclymer.bsky.social
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January 21, 2026 at 11:59 AM
“.. Carney .. gave a magnificently powerful speech before the gathered elites that will be discussed many years from now. Decades, likely.”
@charlotteclymer.bsky.social
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@charlotteclymer.bsky.social
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the European mission to Greenland was fourth in the BBC news running order this morning, which feels a bit like doing a light "and finally..." item about the archduke's motorcade taking a wrong turn in Sarajevo
January 15, 2026 at 10:01 AM
the European mission to Greenland was fourth in the BBC news running order this morning, which feels a bit like doing a light "and finally..." item about the archduke's motorcade taking a wrong turn in Sarajevo
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“rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid” - too many brilliant lines in this article to paste here…👇👇
This is truly brilliant!👏👏✨
I wondered why I disliked Trump so much……🤭
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I wondered why I disliked Trump so much……🤭
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British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I’ve Read - London Daily
“Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response:
londondaily.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
“rarely has stupidity been so nasty, or nastiness so stupid” - too many brilliant lines in this article to paste here…👇👇
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his name is Jonathan Ross and he shouldn't get a good night's sleep for the rest of his life www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
his name is Jonathan Ross and he shouldn't get a good night's sleep for the rest of his life www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
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@bencoates1.bsky.social hi I’ve got another NL peculiarity for you: If a close relative dies, after not very long people you know will nearly all ask “ heb je het een plekje kunnen geven?”. I’ve experienced 2 major losses and this nonsensical question doesn’t help at all.
January 5, 2026 at 6:11 AM
@bencoates1.bsky.social hi I’ve got another NL peculiarity for you: If a close relative dies, after not very long people you know will nearly all ask “ heb je het een plekje kunnen geven?”. I’ve experienced 2 major losses and this nonsensical question doesn’t help at all.
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Je laat ondanks forse kritiek van politie en hulpverlening 500.000 dronken mannen met zware explosieven spelen in de openbare ruimte: doden, gewonden, hulpverleners belaagd. Politiek be like: 'We zijn in shock, hoe kon dit gebeuren?'
January 1, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Je laat ondanks forse kritiek van politie en hulpverlening 500.000 dronken mannen met zware explosieven spelen in de openbare ruimte: doden, gewonden, hulpverleners belaagd. Politiek be like: 'We zijn in shock, hoe kon dit gebeuren?'
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My latest article for @yorkshirebylines is on the dangerous fragility of a global economy run in the interests of a few ultra rich licence and resource owners. The chances of another 2008 crash are high and the ability to survive it very low.
The rule of oligarchs threatens us all, but we can fight back
The irresponsible rich are bringing us to the very brink of economic and environmental disaster – they must be controlled
By Andy Brown
@andybrown1951.bsky.social
The irresponsible rich are bringing us to the very brink of economic and environmental disaster – they must be controlled
By Andy Brown
@andybrown1951.bsky.social
The rule of oligarchs threatens us all, but we can fight back
The irresponsible rich are bringing us to the very brink of economic and environmental disaster – they must be controlled
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
My latest article for @yorkshirebylines is on the dangerous fragility of a global economy run in the interests of a few ultra rich licence and resource owners. The chances of another 2008 crash are high and the ability to survive it very low.
So much for the avuncular “Farmer Giles”!
De veehouderij is wereld recordhouder in vele opzichten. Grootste landgebruik, hoogste uitstoot broeikasgas methaan, hoofdveroorzaker van ontbossing en vernietiging regenwouden, vermesting van bodem en water, van afname biodiversiteit, antibiotica-resistentie, pandemieën, en van geweld tegen dieren
13 Disturbing World Records Held by Animal Agriculture
And why they concern us all
veganhorizon.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
So much for the avuncular “Farmer Giles”!
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Donald Trump lives in a completely different reality than the rest of America.
He's totally lost it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHL...
He's totally lost it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHL...
Has Donald Trump Finally Lost It?
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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December 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Donald Trump lives in a completely different reality than the rest of America.
He's totally lost it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHL...
He's totally lost it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQHL...
Ik heb een hekel aan schijnheilige boeren die beweren dat ze voor ons zorgen door voedsel te produceren, terwijl ze ons water en lucht ernstig vervuilen. Slechts 20 - 30% van landbouwgrond is gericht op humane consumptie. @roosvonk.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Ik heb een hekel aan schijnheilige boeren die beweren dat ze voor ons zorgen door voedsel te produceren, terwijl ze ons water en lucht ernstig vervuilen. Slechts 20 - 30% van landbouwgrond is gericht op humane consumptie. @roosvonk.bsky.social
Ironisch! Amerikaanse immigranten. Zullen onze racistische populisten en racistische boeren hier ook moeite mee hebben?
nos.nl/artikel/2594...
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Nederland populaire bestemming onder Amerikanen die de VS willen verlaten
Een groeiende groep Amerikanen vertrekt naar Nederland. Ons land is een populaire bestemming, mede dankzij een verdrag tussen de twee landen uit 1956. Daarnaast proberen ook meer Amerikanen hier asiel...
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December 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Ironisch! Amerikaanse immigranten. Zullen onze racistische populisten en racistische boeren hier ook moeite mee hebben?
nos.nl/artikel/2594...
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The problem with AI is screamingly obvious to me. It’s essentially in the hands of 2 evil regimes: The US and China who will ‘train’ the models to reflect their inherently evil world views. We already see this with #grok, and though #twitter is not an AI, the same principle applies there too.
December 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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I hope this will spread widely:
Liam Neeson chose to narrate an antivax documentary which backed RFK, said vaccines cause autism and called lifesaving Covid vaccines “dangerous experiments”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
Shame on him. His career won’t end over this but it should.
Liam Neeson chose to narrate an antivax documentary which backed RFK, said vaccines cause autism and called lifesaving Covid vaccines “dangerous experiments”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
Shame on him. His career won’t end over this but it should.
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
The Taken actor can be heard calling COVID vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I hope this will spread widely:
Liam Neeson chose to narrate an antivax documentary which backed RFK, said vaccines cause autism and called lifesaving Covid vaccines “dangerous experiments”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
Shame on him. His career won’t end over this but it should.
Liam Neeson chose to narrate an antivax documentary which backed RFK, said vaccines cause autism and called lifesaving Covid vaccines “dangerous experiments”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
Shame on him. His career won’t end over this but it should.
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Fabulous stuff - how every decent politician should be countering these Reform scumbags!!
December 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Fabulous stuff - how every decent politician should be countering these Reform scumbags!!
@bencoates1.bsky.social visited my daughter in Amsterdam today and the only parking place I could find was on the side of a canal without any form of railing or pillars between my car and the water. Bloody frightening!
December 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
@bencoates1.bsky.social visited my daughter in Amsterdam today and the only parking place I could find was on the side of a canal without any form of railing or pillars between my car and the water. Bloody frightening!
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Rewatched some Star Trek tonight.
Still wild how a show about warp drives and weird nebulae ends up teaching the cleanest lessons about being human.
Every episode says the same thing in its own way:
‘Be curious. Be brave.
…Try not to fire phasers unless you really have to.”
Still wild how a show about warp drives and weird nebulae ends up teaching the cleanest lessons about being human.
Every episode says the same thing in its own way:
‘Be curious. Be brave.
…Try not to fire phasers unless you really have to.”
December 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Rewatched some Star Trek tonight.
Still wild how a show about warp drives and weird nebulae ends up teaching the cleanest lessons about being human.
Every episode says the same thing in its own way:
‘Be curious. Be brave.
…Try not to fire phasers unless you really have to.”
Still wild how a show about warp drives and weird nebulae ends up teaching the cleanest lessons about being human.
Every episode says the same thing in its own way:
‘Be curious. Be brave.
…Try not to fire phasers unless you really have to.”
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Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Spot on, Mr. Rather. 🎯 💯
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Still growing, but much more slowly than before. Note the massive impact of Trump's re-election.
Do keep dragging your friends out of the seventh circle of X and onto this platform.
Do keep dragging your friends out of the seventh circle of X and onto this platform.
December 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Still growing, but much more slowly than before. Note the massive impact of Trump's re-election.
Do keep dragging your friends out of the seventh circle of X and onto this platform.
Do keep dragging your friends out of the seventh circle of X and onto this platform.
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Around 26,000 of the neediest people in County Durham will have to start paying council tax next year...
About 2,400 others who already pay some council tax will lose part of their rebate.
Women and the disabled will be disproportionately affected.
Not quite what Reform UK had promised.
About 2,400 others who already pay some council tax will lose part of their rebate.
Women and the disabled will be disproportionately affected.
Not quite what Reform UK had promised.
Council tax shock for thousands of Durham’s poorest – thanks to Reform UK
Durham will scrap full council-tax rebates, forcing 26,000 low-income working-age residents to start paying for the first time
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Around 26,000 of the neediest people in County Durham will have to start paying council tax next year...
About 2,400 others who already pay some council tax will lose part of their rebate.
Women and the disabled will be disproportionately affected.
Not quite what Reform UK had promised.
About 2,400 others who already pay some council tax will lose part of their rebate.
Women and the disabled will be disproportionately affected.
Not quite what Reform UK had promised.