@maclure.bsky.social
British, proud father, writer, left leaning politics.
I just want to live in a fairer, friendlier world.
I just want to live in a fairer, friendlier world.
So Musk's a criminal too. (Allegedly)
Who would have thought it.
BBC News - US markets watchdog sues Musk over Twitter stake disclosure
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Who would have thought it.
BBC News - US markets watchdog sues Musk over Twitter stake disclosure
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US markets watchdog sues Elon Musk over Twitter stake disclosure
The complaint filed to a US federal court alleges Musk saved $150m at the expense of Twitter shareholders.
www.bbc.com
January 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
So Musk's a criminal too. (Allegedly)
Who would have thought it.
BBC News - US markets watchdog sues Musk over Twitter stake disclosure
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Who would have thought it.
BBC News - US markets watchdog sues Musk over Twitter stake disclosure
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I'just seen the latest YouGov poll asking about climate change. It makes interesting reading - especially that 41% of Reform respondents think that 'Climate change is not an issue.'
I don't have a high opinion of Reform, but I'm surprised at just how monumentally stupid they are.
I don't have a high opinion of Reform, but I'm surprised at just how monumentally stupid they are.
January 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I'just seen the latest YouGov poll asking about climate change. It makes interesting reading - especially that 41% of Reform respondents think that 'Climate change is not an issue.'
I don't have a high opinion of Reform, but I'm surprised at just how monumentally stupid they are.
I don't have a high opinion of Reform, but I'm surprised at just how monumentally stupid they are.
Sorry, Elon, Mussolini and Hitler have prior commitments in Hell and aren't available to replace Farage right now.
BBC News - Musk says Farage 'doesn't have what it takes' to be Reform UK leader
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Musk says Farage 'doesn't have what it takes' to be Reform UK leader
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Elon Musk calls for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform UK leader
Nigel Farage claims Musk's call is due to a disagreement support for far-right activist Tommy Robinson.
www.bbc.com
January 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Sorry, Elon, Mussolini and Hitler have prior commitments in Hell and aren't available to replace Farage right now.
BBC News - Musk says Farage 'doesn't have what it takes' to be Reform UK leader
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Musk says Farage 'doesn't have what it takes' to be Reform UK leader
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Now this is the sort of foreign interference in UK politics I could really get behind.
January 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Now this is the sort of foreign interference in UK politics I could really get behind.
Elon Musk.
He's In the news a lot lately.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine in 2017, Elon Musk described his father Errol as a "terrible human being", adding: "Almost every evil thing you could possibly think of, he has done."
The apple hasn't fallen very far from the tree.
He's In the news a lot lately.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine in 2017, Elon Musk described his father Errol as a "terrible human being", adding: "Almost every evil thing you could possibly think of, he has done."
The apple hasn't fallen very far from the tree.
January 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Elon Musk.
He's In the news a lot lately.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine in 2017, Elon Musk described his father Errol as a "terrible human being", adding: "Almost every evil thing you could possibly think of, he has done."
The apple hasn't fallen very far from the tree.
He's In the news a lot lately.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine in 2017, Elon Musk described his father Errol as a "terrible human being", adding: "Almost every evil thing you could possibly think of, he has done."
The apple hasn't fallen very far from the tree.
I see that Musk has changed his name to Cunticus Maximus on toXic.
BBC News - Elon Musk changes his name to Kekius Maximus on X
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Elon Musk changes his name to Kekius Maximus on X
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Elon Musk changes his name to Kekius Maximus on X
The world's richest man sparks speculation after changing his name and using a picture of Pepe the Frog.
www.bbc.com
January 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I see that Musk has changed his name to Cunticus Maximus on toXic.
BBC News - Elon Musk changes his name to Kekius Maximus on X
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Elon Musk changes his name to Kekius Maximus on X
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Britain will never be great again until we stop flogging our top companies to the US | Will Hutton
Britain will never be great again until we stop flogging our top companies to the US | Will Hutton
Tech selloffs not only cost tax revenue and jobs, but are turning the UK into a vassal state
There is much to admire about the US. The great French social observer Alexis de Tocqueville, nearly 200 years ago, lauded its commitment to civic virtue,…
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Britain will never be great again until we stop flogging our top companies to the US | Will Hutton
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New petition: "Change building regulations to enhance sustainability"
Deadline 19 June 2025, created by David Andrew Baker
#NewPetition
Deadline 19 June 2025, created by David Andrew Baker
#NewPetition
New petition: Change building regulations to enhance sustainability
To include solar panels, batteries, and rainwater reclamation systems as a minimum standard on all new buildings. I believe this will help reduce fossil fuel energy consumption and reliance on national water systems like reservoirs.
petition.parliament.uk
December 19, 2024 at 1:03 PM
New petition: "Change building regulations to enhance sustainability"
Deadline 19 June 2025, created by David Andrew Baker
#NewPetition
Deadline 19 June 2025, created by David Andrew Baker
#NewPetition
A good start would be fire the gutless, incompetent and overpaid leaders of OFGEM and OFWAT and replace them with people committed to actually carrying out their remit.
BBC News - Starmer asks UK regulators for ideas to boost growth
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Starmer asks UK regulators for ideas to boost growth
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Starmer asks UK regulators for ideas to boost growth
The prime minister writes to regulators including Ofgem and Ofwat for ideas to boost economic growth.
www.bbc.com
December 28, 2024 at 5:55 PM
A good start would be fire the gutless, incompetent and overpaid leaders of OFGEM and OFWAT and replace them with people committed to actually carrying out their remit.
BBC News - Starmer asks UK regulators for ideas to boost growth
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Starmer asks UK regulators for ideas to boost growth
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Two right wing numpties squabble over how many mates they've got.
BBC News - Farage and Badenoch clash over membership figures
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Farage and Badenoch clash over membership figures
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Farage and Badenoch clash over Reform UK membership figures
Reform UK leader Farage says his party has made history and is now the "real opposition".
www.bbc.com
December 27, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Two right wing numpties squabble over how many mates they've got.
BBC News - Farage and Badenoch clash over membership figures
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Farage and Badenoch clash over membership figures
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Dozens killed as passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kazakhstan crash: Dozens die in Azerbaijan Airlines accident
There were 67 people on board when the plane crashed near the city of Aktau.
www.bbc.com
December 25, 2024 at 10:55 AM
BBC News - Dozens killed as passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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🎄I'm dreaming of a white Christmas! 🎅
December 24, 2024 at 4:44 PM
🎄I'm dreaming of a white Christmas! 🎅
BBC News - Russia is executing more and more Ukrainian prisoners of war
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Russia is executing more and more Ukrainian prisoners of war
Ukrainian prosecutors say Russians have executed at least 147 PoWs, 127 of them this year alone.
www.bbc.com
December 22, 2024 at 9:05 AM
BBC News - Russia is executing more and more Ukrainian prisoners of war
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Kemi Badenoch boasts about handing a lifetime peerage to the "brave" journalist Toby Young, who was previously
- Sacked for sexist and homophobic comments
- Condemned by the press regulator for spreading "significantly misleading" information about Covid
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/kemi-baden...
- Sacked for sexist and homophobic comments
- Condemned by the press regulator for spreading "significantly misleading" information about Covid
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/kemi-baden...
Kemi Badenoch Boasts About Handing Peerage to ‘Radical’ Covid Sceptic With a History of Sexism and Homophobia
The Conservative leader praised Toby Young as 'brave', 'smart' and a 'true radical'
www.adambienkov.co.uk
December 21, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Kemi Badenoch boasts about handing a lifetime peerage to the "brave" journalist Toby Young, who was previously
- Sacked for sexist and homophobic comments
- Condemned by the press regulator for spreading "significantly misleading" information about Covid
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/kemi-baden...
- Sacked for sexist and homophobic comments
- Condemned by the press regulator for spreading "significantly misleading" information about Covid
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/kemi-baden...
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Wonderful creativity from the kids at Christmas! 🎄
November 27, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Wonderful creativity from the kids at Christmas! 🎄
Walked into the kitchen and glanced at the digital clock there. 'Damn things wrong. It's way out. ' I thought, and glanced at my watch. 'it's 19:27, not 7:27 in the morning.'
Then it dawned on me, I've completed my transition to the 24 hr clock.
Then it dawned on me, I've completed my transition to the 24 hr clock.
December 5, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Walked into the kitchen and glanced at the digital clock there. 'Damn things wrong. It's way out. ' I thought, and glanced at my watch. 'it's 19:27, not 7:27 in the morning.'
Then it dawned on me, I've completed my transition to the 24 hr clock.
Then it dawned on me, I've completed my transition to the 24 hr clock.
Don't be fooled by Elon Musk's 'Chatty robots:
www.newscientist.com/article/2457...
www.newscientist.com/article/2457...
Don’t be fooled by Elon Musk’s chatty Optimus robots
The long history of robotics should teach us to be more sceptical when it comes to autonomous humanoid robots, says Nicole Kobie
www.newscientist.com
December 1, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Don't be fooled by Elon Musk's 'Chatty robots:
www.newscientist.com/article/2457...
www.newscientist.com/article/2457...
BBC NEWS "Gregg Wallace hits out at 'handful' of accusers of misconduct."
Greg, you've forgotten the first law of holes - When you're in one, stop digging.
Greg, you've forgotten the first law of holes - When you're in one, stop digging.
December 1, 2024 at 12:03 PM
BBC NEWS "Gregg Wallace hits out at 'handful' of accusers of misconduct."
Greg, you've forgotten the first law of holes - When you're in one, stop digging.
Greg, you've forgotten the first law of holes - When you're in one, stop digging.
I'm new to Blue Sky. Part of the Xodus from toXic (formerly known as X)
November 25, 2024 at 7:55 PM
I'm new to Blue Sky. Part of the Xodus from toXic (formerly known as X)
I see that there is a petition that has over 2 million signatures calling for a re-run of the British general election. I don't suppose the Russians have anything to do with it.
November 25, 2024 at 7:28 PM
I see that there is a petition that has over 2 million signatures calling for a re-run of the British general election. I don't suppose the Russians have anything to do with it.