Laughing John ⚒️ 💙
@laughing-john.bsky.social
@[email protected]
Technology (programming #dotnet), politics, F1, West Ham, history, archaeology, art, animals (dogs esp), nature, literature, music (indie esp) and more, not necessarily in that order! Soft spot for Wales.
Technology (programming #dotnet), politics, F1, West Ham, history, archaeology, art, animals (dogs esp), nature, literature, music (indie esp) and more, not necessarily in that order! Soft spot for Wales.
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Tell me again how this BBC editorialising is just my cognitive bias... This isn't a quote from anywhere. It's just the BBC's description of this disgraced, divisive politician.
January 28, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Tell me again how this BBC editorialising is just my cognitive bias... This isn't a quote from anywhere. It's just the BBC's description of this disgraced, divisive politician.
Just dumped #Facebook, feck Zuckerberg. The choice is either pay some money or accept targeted ads based on your data. It's been getting shittier for a while now. Previously I had ads but not personalised (I think, assuming it even takes notice of the settings). Byeee.
January 28, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Just dumped #Facebook, feck Zuckerberg. The choice is either pay some money or accept targeted ads based on your data. It's been getting shittier for a while now. Previously I had ads but not personalised (I think, assuming it even takes notice of the settings). Byeee.
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I've had a number of 'conversations' with the vet & receptionists over the years.
It's a bloody racket.
We have 6 vets in our area, and over the last 15 years they've been bought by 1 company. Now they have the entire area by the short and curlies they are price gouging like there's no tomorrow.
It's a bloody racket.
We have 6 vets in our area, and over the last 15 years they've been bought by 1 company. Now they have the entire area by the short and curlies they are price gouging like there's no tomorrow.
January 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I've had a number of 'conversations' with the vet & receptionists over the years.
It's a bloody racket.
We have 6 vets in our area, and over the last 15 years they've been bought by 1 company. Now they have the entire area by the short and curlies they are price gouging like there's no tomorrow.
It's a bloody racket.
We have 6 vets in our area, and over the last 15 years they've been bought by 1 company. Now they have the entire area by the short and curlies they are price gouging like there's no tomorrow.
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Very exciting job announcement! Permanent early medieval (Britain and/or Europe) teaching post at KCL. I know first-hand that this is a great opportunity to work with amazing colleagues and students. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...
Lecturer in Early Medieval History | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Very exciting job announcement! Permanent early medieval (Britain and/or Europe) teaching post at KCL. I know first-hand that this is a great opportunity to work with amazing colleagues and students. www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/136727-...
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My girlfriend has kindly agreed to buy Matt Goodwin a house in Gorton & Denton.
January 28, 2026 at 8:05 AM
My girlfriend has kindly agreed to buy Matt Goodwin a house in Gorton & Denton.
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Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing [email protected] now!WOOP!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing [email protected] now!WOOP!
January 27, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Tears of joy! SCOTLAND HAS JUST PASSED SWIFT BRICKS INTO LAW unanimously!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing [email protected] now!WOOP!
4 years of asking England & Scotland sorts it in a month led by ACE MARK RUSKELL MSP ♥️The RELIEF is unreal! Tell England to follow 🏴by emailing [email protected] now!WOOP!
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NEW: this is how the US press would report on this if it was happening in a ‘shithole country’. It’s an execution. But it also reveals how weak Trump really is
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Death Squads Execute Second Dissident
Or what the US press would say if this was happening on the streets of a "shithole" country overseas
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:03 AM
NEW: this is how the US press would report on this if it was happening in a ‘shithole country’. It’s an execution. But it also reveals how weak Trump really is
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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The Daily Telegraph writes about how BREXIT was a bad idea and Joe Rogan is sad that ICE are killing people - you fuckers are the makers of this sort of world
January 26, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The Daily Telegraph writes about how BREXIT was a bad idea and Joe Rogan is sad that ICE are killing people - you fuckers are the makers of this sort of world
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1,173 people were shot dead by "law enforcement" in the USA last year.
In the UK, it was 2.
The US population is 6x that of the UK, so go ahead and multiply the second figure by 6.
Then explain to me why this massively disproportionate rate of killing is so.
In the UK, it was 2.
The US population is 6x that of the UK, so go ahead and multiply the second figure by 6.
Then explain to me why this massively disproportionate rate of killing is so.
January 25, 2026 at 11:55 PM
1,173 people were shot dead by "law enforcement" in the USA last year.
In the UK, it was 2.
The US population is 6x that of the UK, so go ahead and multiply the second figure by 6.
Then explain to me why this massively disproportionate rate of killing is so.
In the UK, it was 2.
The US population is 6x that of the UK, so go ahead and multiply the second figure by 6.
Then explain to me why this massively disproportionate rate of killing is so.
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BREAKING! WORLD FIRST! 🔥Australia's public broadcaster publishes extended #AtlasNetwork explainer by Gareth Hutchens. When I went on ABC radio 3 years ago to talk about the global Atlas network of 550+ orgs, no one had heard of it. Atlas HQ wanted to keep it that way.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
January 25, 2026 at 10:40 PM
BREAKING! WORLD FIRST! 🔥Australia's public broadcaster publishes extended #AtlasNetwork explainer by Gareth Hutchens. When I went on ABC radio 3 years ago to talk about the global Atlas network of 550+ orgs, no one had heard of it. Atlas HQ wanted to keep it that way.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Because that’s worked so well for the poor people in the US whose health insurance premiums have increased unsustainably.
Sure, let’s do that for our population, it’ll kill off a few hundred thousand that won’t be able to afford it and increase profits for private healthcare providers 🤔😳
Sure, let’s do that for our population, it’ll kill off a few hundred thousand that won’t be able to afford it and increase profits for private healthcare providers 🤔😳
Reform MP Backs Privatising the NHS to Make It More 'Efficient'
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-mp-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-mp-...
Reform MP Backs Privatising the NHS to Make It More 'Efficient'
Andrew Rosindell, who defected last week from the Conservatives, says he "would not object" to replacing free healthcare with a private insurance system
www.adambienkov.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Because that’s worked so well for the poor people in the US whose health insurance premiums have increased unsustainably.
Sure, let’s do that for our population, it’ll kill off a few hundred thousand that won’t be able to afford it and increase profits for private healthcare providers 🤔😳
Sure, let’s do that for our population, it’ll kill off a few hundred thousand that won’t be able to afford it and increase profits for private healthcare providers 🤔😳
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Great to see some renewed interest in Nigel Farage’s sumptuous lunches
How about this one when he launched a European Revolution with Steve Bannon, who was being backed by Jeffery Epstein all the time bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
How about this one when he launched a European Revolution with Steve Bannon, who was being backed by Jeffery Epstein all the time bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Great to see some renewed interest in Nigel Farage’s sumptuous lunches
How about this one when he launched a European Revolution with Steve Bannon, who was being backed by Jeffery Epstein all the time bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
How about this one when he launched a European Revolution with Steve Bannon, who was being backed by Jeffery Epstein all the time bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
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@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com Excellent piece for The New World on Britain’s “all-or-nothing” problem. Especially relevant during ‘Dry January’, as pubs face serious existential crisis driven by aggressive Rentier extraction and financialisation. Thanks.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com Excellent piece for The New World on Britain’s “all-or-nothing” problem. Especially relevant during ‘Dry January’, as pubs face serious existential crisis driven by aggressive Rentier extraction and financialisation. Thanks.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
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🚨BOOM! Now over 90,000 signatures!
The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 22, 2026 at 1:22 PM
🚨BOOM! Now over 90,000 signatures!
The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Jean Phillippe Charbonnier, Girl and Cat, Roubaix, France, 1958
January 22, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Jean Phillippe Charbonnier, Girl and Cat, Roubaix, France, 1958
This is one of my favourite videos of Daniel Johnston performing. Just feels very joyous.
January 22, 2026 at 1:49 AM
This is one of my favourite videos of Daniel Johnston performing. Just feels very joyous.
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If Farage is speaking at the WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, does this mean he's joined that cabal of WOKE GLOBALISTS that supposedly controls the world? 🤣
January 21, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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As the famous saying goes….”The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” Likewise, the best time to start weaning ourselves off dependence on the US……..
January 17, 2026 at 7:41 PM
As the famous saying goes….”The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” Likewise, the best time to start weaning ourselves off dependence on the US……..
At the dentist and they're having some building work done. There's drilling. It's not doing my nerves much good! 😁
January 20, 2026 at 2:28 PM
At the dentist and they're having some building work done. There's drilling. It's not doing my nerves much good! 😁
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The same economists that brought us to this pretty pass?
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Greenland trade war would risk worst downturn since financial crisis, say economists
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Greenland trade war would risk worst downturn since financial crisis, say economists
Greenland trade war would risk worst downturn since financial crisis, say economists
Stocks fall and gold rises as European countries race to respond to Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs
giftarticle.ft.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:29 PM
The same economists that brought us to this pretty pass?
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Greenland trade war would risk worst downturn since financial crisis, say economists
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Greenland trade war would risk worst downturn since financial crisis, say economists
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“We have embedded a notorious US military surveillance company whose founder is a close ally of President Trump into the heart of our military at a moment in which the US is threatening to invade our NATO ally, Greenland.” – @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on Palantir
https://bit.ly/4sHG9al
https://bit.ly/4sHG9al
Peter Thiel's New Model Army
The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster
broligarchy.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:54 PM
“We have embedded a notorious US military surveillance company whose founder is a close ally of President Trump into the heart of our military at a moment in which the US is threatening to invade our NATO ally, Greenland.” – @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on Palantir
https://bit.ly/4sHG9al
https://bit.ly/4sHG9al
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I'm good thanks. I think I probably won't move to the country where the authorities pump out neo-Nazi memes and masked militias roam the streets.
The Trump administration has discussed offering asylum to Britain’s Jewish population, a lawyer for the president has said.
Robert Garson, Trump’s personal lawyer, said that the UK was “no longer a safe place for Jews” ⬇️
Robert Garson, Trump’s personal lawyer, said that the UK was “no longer a safe place for Jews” ⬇️
Trump lawyer says US discussed offering asylum to British Jews
Trump lawyer says US discussed offering asylum to British Jews
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I'm good thanks. I think I probably won't move to the country where the authorities pump out neo-Nazi memes and masked militias roam the streets.
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The Madness of King Donald
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 9:02 AM
The Madness of King Donald