Mike McCandless
@mikemccandless.bsky.social
Retired educator; aviation enthusiast; museum tour guide. Interested in engaging with well informed interesting people on any subject; deaf to ignorant, ill- informed Right Wing provocateurs!
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Another 'just one bad apple' in Farage's barrel...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Another 'just one bad apple' in Farage's barrel...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"My poll numbers have never been better."
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"My poll numbers have never been better."
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It's wholesome and oddly depressing to me that Al Gore, 77, not owing anyone shit, is still criss-crossing the globe full-time warning people about climate change, raising money for climate projects, mentoring the next generation of environmentalists, and generally being obsessed with this issue.
November 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's wholesome and oddly depressing to me that Al Gore, 77, not owing anyone shit, is still criss-crossing the globe full-time warning people about climate change, raising money for climate projects, mentoring the next generation of environmentalists, and generally being obsessed with this issue.
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The shooter of the the National Guard in DC was granted asylum in April of this year. Refresh my recollection: Who was president in April of this year? Was it Joe Biden? No, I didn't think so . . .
And why was the National Guard unnecessarily there at all? Was it Joe Biden? No, I didn't think so.
And why was the National Guard unnecessarily there at all? Was it Joe Biden? No, I didn't think so.
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The shooter of the the National Guard in DC was granted asylum in April of this year. Refresh my recollection: Who was president in April of this year? Was it Joe Biden? No, I didn't think so . . .
And why was the National Guard unnecessarily there at all? Was it Joe Biden? No, I didn't think so.
And why was the National Guard unnecessarily there at all? Was it Joe Biden? No, I didn't think so.
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Coincidence corner: Nigel Farage and crypto.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Coincidence corner: Nigel Farage and crypto.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Chancellor said lifting 2-child limit means "Biggest reduction in child poverty over a Parliament since records began." Estimated 400k reduction would be, but modelling is always uncertain. What is certain is that removing the 2 Child Limit is pivotal to the fall.
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Chancellor said lifting 2-child limit means "Biggest reduction in child poverty over a Parliament since records began." Estimated 400k reduction would be, but modelling is always uncertain. What is certain is that removing the 2 Child Limit is pivotal to the fall.
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It was not a plan but a capitulation document. It did not come together. It was a Russian document presented by some Americans as American. Be clear in your headlines. Help
people see the simple awfulness of things.
people see the simple awfulness of things.
President Trump's proposal to end the war in Ukraine heavily favored Russia in its initial form and included demand that Kyiv has consistently rejected. Here's how the plan came together.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
The Ukrainian Peace Plan Written by … Russia?
President Trump’s proposal to end the war in Ukraine heavily favored Moscow in its initial form and included demands that Kyiv has consistently rejected.
nyti.ms
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It was not a plan but a capitulation document. It did not come together. It was a Russian document presented by some Americans as American. Be clear in your headlines. Help
people see the simple awfulness of things.
people see the simple awfulness of things.
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I'm with @monkemma.bsky.social on this one.
"I doubt Jesus would have minded plastic Tesco trees being called snowy pine cone trees, but he may well have been disturbed by the racism and anti-migrant rhetoric around at the moment."
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"I doubt Jesus would have minded plastic Tesco trees being called snowy pine cone trees, but he may well have been disturbed by the racism and anti-migrant rhetoric around at the moment."
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No, Tesco Hasn’t Cancelled Christmas
A myth-busting explainer on Tesco trees, ‘renamed’ cakes, and the real purpose behind these manufactured panics.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I'm with @monkemma.bsky.social on this one.
"I doubt Jesus would have minded plastic Tesco trees being called snowy pine cone trees, but he may well have been disturbed by the racism and anti-migrant rhetoric around at the moment."
open.substack.com/pub/monkdebu...
"I doubt Jesus would have minded plastic Tesco trees being called snowy pine cone trees, but he may well have been disturbed by the racism and anti-migrant rhetoric around at the moment."
open.substack.com/pub/monkdebu...
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The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
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Victoria Derbyshire rinsed Baldwin - a washed-up Shadow Business hack from the 14-years-of-chaos Tory circus - after she moaned about Labour’s Budget. Derbyshire hit back: everything they whine about now is what they did while trashing the country. Fourteen years of ruin and they act brand new.
November 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Victoria Derbyshire rinsed Baldwin - a washed-up Shadow Business hack from the 14-years-of-chaos Tory circus - after she moaned about Labour’s Budget. Derbyshire hit back: everything they whine about now is what they did while trashing the country. Fourteen years of ruin and they act brand new.
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The attacks on Labour from BBC News are now so relentless, day after day, minute after minute, putting headline negativity on absolutely anything they say, or do.
Are they now the official opposition?
Are they now the official opposition?
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The attacks on Labour from BBC News are now so relentless, day after day, minute after minute, putting headline negativity on absolutely anything they say, or do.
Are they now the official opposition?
Are they now the official opposition?
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🏺 Two things have become clear in researching #Matriarcha:
1) direct evidence of how dangerous birth is – skeletons with stuck at-term babies inside them – goes back many millennia
2) humans/hominins have likely been obligate social birthers for about as long as they've been obligate tool users
1) direct evidence of how dangerous birth is – skeletons with stuck at-term babies inside them – goes back many millennia
2) humans/hominins have likely been obligate social birthers for about as long as they've been obligate tool users
Point of order: all human births are “natural.” Medical interventions in fertility are a fundamental part of the deep history of our species. Stop mom-shaming women who want and need medicine for being, um, human. Cheers!
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🏺 Two things have become clear in researching #Matriarcha:
1) direct evidence of how dangerous birth is – skeletons with stuck at-term babies inside them – goes back many millennia
2) humans/hominins have likely been obligate social birthers for about as long as they've been obligate tool users
1) direct evidence of how dangerous birth is – skeletons with stuck at-term babies inside them – goes back many millennia
2) humans/hominins have likely been obligate social birthers for about as long as they've been obligate tool users
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Also Labour MPs know it’s not a vote winner, they just want to do it because they think it’s right. How’s that become such an alien concept in our politics?
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Also Labour MPs know it’s not a vote winner, they just want to do it because they think it’s right. How’s that become such an alien concept in our politics?
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This is our kind of news headline!
Archaeologists not baffled, surprised or shocked
Merely keeping everything very (very) secret 😆
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Archaeologists not baffled, surprised or shocked
Merely keeping everything very (very) secret 😆
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
This is our kind of news headline!
Archaeologists not baffled, surprised or shocked
Merely keeping everything very (very) secret 😆
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Archaeologists not baffled, surprised or shocked
Merely keeping everything very (very) secret 😆
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
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King Donald the Mad blames Biden because the alleged DC shooter, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, came from Afghanistan under 2021's Operation Allies Welcome.
But he applied for asylum in 2024 and was vetted and admitted by Trump’s DHS this year.
Never let the facts get in the way of a good dog whistle.
But he applied for asylum in 2024 and was vetted and admitted by Trump’s DHS this year.
Never let the facts get in the way of a good dog whistle.
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
King Donald the Mad blames Biden because the alleged DC shooter, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, came from Afghanistan under 2021's Operation Allies Welcome.
But he applied for asylum in 2024 and was vetted and admitted by Trump’s DHS this year.
Never let the facts get in the way of a good dog whistle.
But he applied for asylum in 2024 and was vetted and admitted by Trump’s DHS this year.
Never let the facts get in the way of a good dog whistle.
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It's not nice rewatching a show from my childhood about adults and realising I'm now much older than all the main characters.
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
It's not nice rewatching a show from my childhood about adults and realising I'm now much older than all the main characters.
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Credit where credit is due.
Fatass McPedo has done NOTHING. Grabs headlines for cruelty, unlawful kidnappings, blowing up consumer prices, making us pariahs on the world stage, licking at the boots of Putin, destroying common decency, and here's the actual facts: Biden had it all under control.
Fatass McPedo has done NOTHING. Grabs headlines for cruelty, unlawful kidnappings, blowing up consumer prices, making us pariahs on the world stage, licking at the boots of Putin, destroying common decency, and here's the actual facts: Biden had it all under control.
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Credit where credit is due.
Fatass McPedo has done NOTHING. Grabs headlines for cruelty, unlawful kidnappings, blowing up consumer prices, making us pariahs on the world stage, licking at the boots of Putin, destroying common decency, and here's the actual facts: Biden had it all under control.
Fatass McPedo has done NOTHING. Grabs headlines for cruelty, unlawful kidnappings, blowing up consumer prices, making us pariahs on the world stage, licking at the boots of Putin, destroying common decency, and here's the actual facts: Biden had it all under control.
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*GARGANTUAN* 💥
Economist for Brexit admits
🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer
🟥 Biz investment collapsed
🟥 Productivity weakened
🟥 EU-facing firms cut jobs & spending
🟥 Trade barriers drag economy down
🟥 Brexit deepened fiscal crisis
🟥 No meaningful upsides
🟥 The damage undeniable in data
🧵
Economist for Brexit admits
🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer
🟥 Biz investment collapsed
🟥 Productivity weakened
🟥 EU-facing firms cut jobs & spending
🟥 Trade barriers drag economy down
🟥 Brexit deepened fiscal crisis
🟥 No meaningful upsides
🟥 The damage undeniable in data
🧵
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
*GARGANTUAN* 💥
Economist for Brexit admits
🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer
🟥 Biz investment collapsed
🟥 Productivity weakened
🟥 EU-facing firms cut jobs & spending
🟥 Trade barriers drag economy down
🟥 Brexit deepened fiscal crisis
🟥 No meaningful upsides
🟥 The damage undeniable in data
🧵
Economist for Brexit admits
🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer
🟥 Biz investment collapsed
🟥 Productivity weakened
🟥 EU-facing firms cut jobs & spending
🟥 Trade barriers drag economy down
🟥 Brexit deepened fiscal crisis
🟥 No meaningful upsides
🟥 The damage undeniable in data
🧵
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I know who Nus Ghani MP is - not because we always agree - but because she’s been serving her constituency (as well as lewks) since 2015.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I know who Nus Ghani MP is - not because we always agree - but because she’s been serving her constituency (as well as lewks) since 2015.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.
Who the hell is Lucy White?!
Ah, a quick google search reveals her as a rentagob for GB ‘news.’
I know which one is qualified to chair the budget debate.