Jim Johnson
@jamesmcneile.bsky.social
Sheffield, UK but born in Speke. Evertonian, STH 1968/69! The world is a dark place trying to brighten it up with a wide variety of tastes, art, music and creative stuff.
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Why isn’t this all over the news?
It feels like World War III could kick off and all UK journalists would be talking about was whether Rachel Reeves cheated that time she played Scrabble when she was 14.
It feels like World War III could kick off and all UK journalists would be talking about was whether Rachel Reeves cheated that time she played Scrabble when she was 14.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Why isn’t this all over the news?
It feels like World War III could kick off and all UK journalists would be talking about was whether Rachel Reeves cheated that time she played Scrabble when she was 14.
It feels like World War III could kick off and all UK journalists would be talking about was whether Rachel Reeves cheated that time she played Scrabble when she was 14.
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Inspired by @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social's phenomenal book, as will be everyone who reads it, my new @satevepost.bsky.social Considering History column highlights when the feds came for Christmas films, & the social & cultural as well as cinematic effects! 🗃️
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Considering History: When the Federal Government Came for Christmas Films | The Saturday Evening Post
The movie industry’s complicity in McCarthy’s anti-Communist witch hunts can be seen in the era’s Christmas films, as they turned away from stories like “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
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December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Inspired by @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social's phenomenal book, as will be everyone who reads it, my new @satevepost.bsky.social Considering History column highlights when the feds came for Christmas films, & the social & cultural as well as cinematic effects! 🗃️
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/12/cons...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/12/cons...
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Next time someone asks what's the matter with Musk's Twitter, show them this:
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Next time someone asks what's the matter with Musk's Twitter, show them this:
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
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On budget, Brexit and UK politics paddling in the shallow end of a problem that goes way deeper than just tax rises. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr
Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
On budget, Brexit and UK politics paddling in the shallow end of a problem that goes way deeper than just tax rises. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“Labour and the BBC don’t understand their enemy – or even know that their enemy exists. They’re running around with bayonets while their adversaries are dropping nukes.” @writesbright.bsky.social
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What Labour and the BBC have in common
They still don’t get it...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
“Labour and the BBC don’t understand their enemy – or even know that their enemy exists. They’re running around with bayonets while their adversaries are dropping nukes.” @writesbright.bsky.social
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It is indisputable that Brexit has been an economic disaster, and notable that none of its political architects have paid any price.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
It is indisputable that Brexit has been an economic disaster, and notable that none of its political architects have paid any price.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Just another night, presumably a terrorist bomb would be headline news #BBCNews but this morning it was a football story!
Just another night, presumably a terrorist bomb would be headline news #BBCNews but this morning it was a football story!
Death toll from Russian attack rises to 25 as Ukraine says it will raise issue at UN – Europe live
Ukraine to raise the overnight attack on Ternopil, in which more than 70 people were injured, at the security council tomorrow
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Just another night, presumably a terrorist bomb would be headline news #BBCNews but this morning it was a football story!
Just another night, presumably a terrorist bomb would be headline news #BBCNews but this morning it was a football story!
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Truss and Farage – The more they wave the flag the more they betray Britain.
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Truss and Farage – The more they wave the flag the more they betray Britain.
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#Reform, #Farage do they ever mention tax fraud? In the US there is basically corruption within the administration with the IRS being neutered and tax avoidance/evasion running free of scrutiny. Would #Reform turn our tax system into a dodgers heaven?
#Reform, #Farage do they ever mention tax fraud? In the US there is basically corruption within the administration with the IRS being neutered and tax avoidance/evasion running free of scrutiny. Would #Reform turn our tax system into a dodgers heaven?
WATCH: 20 fraudsters jailed for more than 70 years for stealing more than £20m VAT fraud. 👀
See how we brought down their network when the ring leaders were caught conspiring to “invent the… | HM Re...
WATCH: 20 fraudsters jailed for more than 70 years for stealing more than £20m VAT fraud. 👀
See how we brought down their network when the ring leaders were caught conspiring to “invent the numbers”...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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#Reform, #Farage do they ever mention tax fraud? In the US there is basically corruption within the administration with the IRS being neutered and tax avoidance/evasion running free of scrutiny. Would #Reform turn our tax system into a dodgers heaven?
#Reform, #Farage do they ever mention tax fraud? In the US there is basically corruption within the administration with the IRS being neutered and tax avoidance/evasion running free of scrutiny. Would #Reform turn our tax system into a dodgers heaven?
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Hopefully, one day, in the not too distant future, even the mouth-breathing Brexiters will understand that Farage & his Reform IS JUST ANOTHER FUCKING GRIFT you stupid marks. Thanks, once again, to Private Eye magazine for shining a light on this absolute charlatan.
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Hopefully, one day, in the not too distant future, even the mouth-breathing Brexiters will understand that Farage & his Reform IS JUST ANOTHER FUCKING GRIFT you stupid marks. Thanks, once again, to Private Eye magazine for shining a light on this absolute charlatan.
#Monzobank No idea who this outfit is but nothing annoys me more than pop ups especially where they refuse to close and stop me accessing Youtube. I therefore give the said #Monzobank nil points as a recommendation!
November 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
#Monzobank No idea who this outfit is but nothing annoys me more than pop ups especially where they refuse to close and stop me accessing Youtube. I therefore give the said #Monzobank nil points as a recommendation!
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Quite staggering really. However, it begs the question how can Streeting carry on when Starmer has acted so weakly. He should call Starmer’s bluff.
Quite staggering really. However, it begs the question how can Streeting carry on when Starmer has acted so weakly. He should call Starmer’s bluff.
Starmer defies calls to sack chief of staff, claiming briefing didn’t come from No 10
PM stands by Morgan McSweeney and attempts to draw line under row in which leaks suggested Wes Streeting would launch a leadership challenge
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November 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Quite staggering really. However, it begs the question how can Streeting carry on when Starmer has acted so weakly. He should call Starmer’s bluff.
Quite staggering really. However, it begs the question how can Streeting carry on when Starmer has acted so weakly. He should call Starmer’s bluff.
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There is no end to how disingenuous this man is & how he manages to stop his nose growing!
There is no end to how disingenuous this man is & how he manages to stop his nose growing!
Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed – UK politics live
Reform UK leader claims that burden of regulation is worse than before the referendum
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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There is no end to how disingenuous this man is & how he manages to stop his nose growing!
There is no end to how disingenuous this man is & how he manages to stop his nose growing!
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Meanwhile, CEOs make 280 times the typical worker today.
The system is rigged.
The system is rigged.
November 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Meanwhile, CEOs make 280 times the typical worker today.
The system is rigged.
The system is rigged.
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Richard Gere helping Asylum Seekers, RT if he is a billion times the man Nigel Farage is.
October 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Richard Gere helping Asylum Seekers, RT if he is a billion times the man Nigel Farage is.
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Farage - epic grifter and nasty human being
October 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Farage - epic grifter and nasty human being
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Aside from Russian media boosting Farage’s every speech in the European Parliament, he made 17 appearances on state broadcaster, Russia Today. In one appearance he claimed Europe is governed not by elected democracies but instead "by the worst people we have seen in Europe since 1945".
Nigel Farage now says that any suggestion he's been soft on Putin is "just nonsense".
Here's a quick reminder of what he's said in the past
Here's a quick reminder of what he's said in the past
October 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Aside from Russian media boosting Farage’s every speech in the European Parliament, he made 17 appearances on state broadcaster, Russia Today. In one appearance he claimed Europe is governed not by elected democracies but instead "by the worst people we have seen in Europe since 1945".
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Evertonian, Arteja Folla needs your help.
Trafficked into modern slavery from Albania by a criminal gang, she has made a life in Liverpool and now she faces deportation back into the hands of the people who trafficked her.
Ari is a lovely, thoughtful and compassionate woman, who I know personally.
Trafficked into modern slavery from Albania by a criminal gang, she has made a life in Liverpool and now she faces deportation back into the hands of the people who trafficked her.
Ari is a lovely, thoughtful and compassionate woman, who I know personally.
Sign the Petition
Stop the Deportation of Arjeta — A Survivor of Trafficking Who Sought Safety
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October 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Evertonian, Arteja Folla needs your help.
Trafficked into modern slavery from Albania by a criminal gang, she has made a life in Liverpool and now she faces deportation back into the hands of the people who trafficked her.
Ari is a lovely, thoughtful and compassionate woman, who I know personally.
Trafficked into modern slavery from Albania by a criminal gang, she has made a life in Liverpool and now she faces deportation back into the hands of the people who trafficked her.
Ari is a lovely, thoughtful and compassionate woman, who I know personally.