Justdaveastated
@davechallen.bsky.social
Poet, biker, cynical leftie git. Just a social media tourist wandering through the wasteland trying to work out what the hell is going on.
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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Inflation is down! Unfortunately once again we won’t notice as food inflation rose to 4.9%
Panic not; Reeves is determined to bring prices down. However, we all know once food prices go up, they never come down.
Clueless doesn’t begin to describe these people
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Panic not; Reeves is determined to bring prices down. However, we all know once food prices go up, they never come down.
Clueless doesn’t begin to describe these people
www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK inflation rate falls to 3.6% in year to October
Prices have been rising more slowly in the twelve months to October.
www.bbc.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Inflation is down! Unfortunately once again we won’t notice as food inflation rose to 4.9%
Panic not; Reeves is determined to bring prices down. However, we all know once food prices go up, they never come down.
Clueless doesn’t begin to describe these people
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Panic not; Reeves is determined to bring prices down. However, we all know once food prices go up, they never come down.
Clueless doesn’t begin to describe these people
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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If the UK government partnership with BlackRock becomes a model replicated elsewhere, debt-financed utility ownership could become normalised internationally.
The UK is being privatised.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK is being privatised.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour is putting its plans for Britain in the hands of private finance. It could end badly | Daniela Gabor
Handing vital infrastructure to big finance will generate windfalls for investors and leave the rest of us worse off. We need a better plan, says Daniela Gabor, a professor of economics and macrofinan...
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
If the UK government partnership with BlackRock becomes a model replicated elsewhere, debt-financed utility ownership could become normalised internationally.
The UK is being privatised.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK is being privatised.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Just got my 6 monthly water bill. Useage is up 8% but the bill is up 43%!! All so we can pay - again - for the work the water companies should have been doing for the last 30 years but instead paid themselves bonuses while pouring sewage into our countryside.
Thanks Ofwat you absolute bellends.
Thanks Ofwat you absolute bellends.
November 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Just got my 6 monthly water bill. Useage is up 8% but the bill is up 43%!! All so we can pay - again - for the work the water companies should have been doing for the last 30 years but instead paid themselves bonuses while pouring sewage into our countryside.
Thanks Ofwat you absolute bellends.
Thanks Ofwat you absolute bellends.
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Since a "ceasefire" was announced, Israel has killed 1,664 Palestinians in Gaza alone—a staggering average rate of 72.7 deaths/day.
When are you going to meet your OBLIGATIONS under int'l law in relation to this on-going GENOCIDE, @albomp.bsky.social?
goodshepherdcollective.org/posts/2025/1...
When are you going to meet your OBLIGATIONS under int'l law in relation to this on-going GENOCIDE, @albomp.bsky.social?
goodshepherdcollective.org/posts/2025/1...
What the numbers say about a failed ceasefire and the logic of zionism
Israel’s killings in Gaza are a reminder that every child's death isn’t collateral damage. Still, rather it is the central logic of a system that cannot tolerat
goodshepherdcollective.org
November 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Since a "ceasefire" was announced, Israel has killed 1,664 Palestinians in Gaza alone—a staggering average rate of 72.7 deaths/day.
When are you going to meet your OBLIGATIONS under int'l law in relation to this on-going GENOCIDE, @albomp.bsky.social?
goodshepherdcollective.org/posts/2025/1...
When are you going to meet your OBLIGATIONS under int'l law in relation to this on-going GENOCIDE, @albomp.bsky.social?
goodshepherdcollective.org/posts/2025/1...
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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October 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Capitalism Is Shoving AI Down Our Throats Because It Can't Give Us What We Actually Want
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/capitalism...
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/capitalism...
Capitalism Is Shoving AI Down Our Throats Because It Can't Give Us What We Actually Want
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
www.caitlinjohnst.one
October 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Capitalism Is Shoving AI Down Our Throats Because It Can't Give Us What We Actually Want
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/capitalism...
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/capitalism...
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I don't anticipate that humanity will ever seriously tackle climate change. So far we are living down to my expectations
"Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation strategies. "
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation strategies. "
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
These iconic corals are nearly extinct due to heatwaves: can they be saved?
Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation strategies.
www.nature.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I don't anticipate that humanity will ever seriously tackle climate change. So far we are living down to my expectations
"Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation strategies. "
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation strategies. "
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The BBC's justification for platforming Farage beyond the actual significance of his small parliamentary party are his polls. A rather cynical explanation, for he wouldn't be where he is without the constant, uncritical appearances he's given on the BBC. It's a (literally) vicious circle.
October 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
The BBC's justification for platforming Farage beyond the actual significance of his small parliamentary party are his polls. A rather cynical explanation, for he wouldn't be where he is without the constant, uncritical appearances he's given on the BBC. It's a (literally) vicious circle.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?
October 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM
We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?
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“Tony Blair will bring peace to Palestine” claims rep.
October 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
“Tony Blair will bring peace to Palestine” claims rep.
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3% more and this Labour Government need to worry more about the left - than the right.
Lower bills. Protect the NHS. Nationalise our public services.
This is how we start to turn our country around.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Lower bills. Protect the NHS. Nationalise our public services.
This is how we start to turn our country around.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
September 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
3% more and this Labour Government need to worry more about the left - than the right.
Lower bills. Protect the NHS. Nationalise our public services.
This is how we start to turn our country around.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Lower bills. Protect the NHS. Nationalise our public services.
This is how we start to turn our country around.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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The Guardian, as usual is missing crucial differences between the EU’s ID cards and Starmer’s proposed Brit card, why?
Because they are shockingly ill-informed.
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Because they are shockingly ill-informed.
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Starmer’s ID plan has caused upset, but in the EU the debate has long been settled
ID cards have become an essential part of life for many across the bloc, with digital versions already launched in many member states
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The Guardian, as usual is missing crucial differences between the EU’s ID cards and Starmer’s proposed Brit card, why?
Because they are shockingly ill-informed.
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Because they are shockingly ill-informed.
Thread
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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How could mainstream media improve politics shows to allow for more constructive conversations?
Grace Blakeley explains why she's had enough television.
Grace Blakeley explains why she's had enough television.
September 26, 2025 at 8:13 AM
How could mainstream media improve politics shows to allow for more constructive conversations?
Grace Blakeley explains why she's had enough television.
Grace Blakeley explains why she's had enough television.
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30 years ago Spitting Image dared to broadcast the truth about Israel.
Now no one dares.
Now no one dares.
September 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
30 years ago Spitting Image dared to broadcast the truth about Israel.
Now no one dares.
Now no one dares.
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For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
September 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
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Why the feck aren't we developing oor own wind Turbine domestic manufacturing Industy 🙄
Fecking bonkers no to. We surely have transferable skills in the Oil & Gas sectors to create them.
Fecking bonkers no to. We surely have transferable skills in the Oil & Gas sectors to create them.
🚨New survey finds oil & gas workers want decisive action from the UK government, Scottish government and industry to support the transition – but they aren’t getting it.
Here’s what workers want: 🧵
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2547...
Here’s what workers want: 🧵
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2547...
'North Sea workers urge government to do more on creating good renewable energy jobs'
Rosie Hampton is oil and gas campaigns manager at Friends of the Earth Scotland responds to a new study of over 400 North Sea oil and gas workers…
www.heraldscotland.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Why the feck aren't we developing oor own wind Turbine domestic manufacturing Industy 🙄
Fecking bonkers no to. We surely have transferable skills in the Oil & Gas sectors to create them.
Fecking bonkers no to. We surely have transferable skills in the Oil & Gas sectors to create them.
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can't really begin to explain the extent to which I do Not want to be filmed without my knowledge by someone wearing smart glasses while out and about
good video hands-on with meta's smart glasses. i've been skeptical on smart glasses for a while, but it looks like the hardware side of this is finally becoming feasible? plus, in a world where kids list "creator" as their dream job, POV video recording is v attractive youtu.be/5cVGKvl7Oek?...
Meta Ray-Ban Display hands-on: best smart glasses I’ve ever tried
YouTube video by The Verge
youtu.be
September 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
can't really begin to explain the extent to which I do Not want to be filmed without my knowledge by someone wearing smart glasses while out and about
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This is the best yet 😹😹😹
September 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This is the best yet 😹😹😹