Tim Hurrell
@myoldschool.bsky.social
Vomitarium refugee. Data Analyst, occasional blogger https://medium.com/@timothyhurrell
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Nobody has a chance to vote for a Customs Union next week. They could once again declare themselves in favour of a fantasy UK-EU relationship. bsky.app/profile/edda...
Fortunately David Lammy you have the chance to vote for a customs union by backing our bill next week.
See you in the Aye lobby?
See you in the Aye lobby?
December 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Nobody has a chance to vote for a Customs Union next week. They could once again declare themselves in favour of a fantasy UK-EU relationship. bsky.app/profile/edda...
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We are upset Europe has been sidelined in the Ukraine peace process and we object to the rearming required to reverse this.
As the war in Ukraine grinds on and Europe advances its Re-Arm Europe agenda, what’s the real endgame? Join me and Ukrainian sociologist V. Ishchenko this evening (17.00CET) for a chat on the fast moving developments
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Is Europe Betraying Ukraine? Yanis Varoufakis & Volodymyr Ishchenko React LIVE
In this livestream, Yanis Varoufakis and Ukrainian sociologist Volodymyr Ishchenko explore how EU leaders are undermining Ukraine to justify their plans to re-arm Europe.
If EU leaders won’t send tro...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
We are upset Europe has been sidelined in the Ukraine peace process and we object to the rearming required to reverse this.
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I tell Trump my peace terms, Trump tells Witkoff what they are and then Witkoff tells me Trump's terms that I told him then I say they aren't enough so we both blame Ukraine for me not accepting my own terms and I keep attacking them.
Rinse. Repeat.
Rinse. Repeat.
December 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I tell Trump my peace terms, Trump tells Witkoff what they are and then Witkoff tells me Trump's terms that I told him then I say they aren't enough so we both blame Ukraine for me not accepting my own terms and I keep attacking them.
Rinse. Repeat.
Rinse. Repeat.
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A running theme of Trump II is cautious, level-headed, mainstream, career professional experts sounding existential alarms about how we aren't panicking nearly enough.
I know you already know, but for other folks who don't, Goldsmith was previously head of OLC, is a genuinely brilliant mind on executive authority and separation of powers, and is usually very cautious about making claims this unqualified and direct. That he is saying it so starkly is v significant
November 29, 2025 at 6:05 AM
A running theme of Trump II is cautious, level-headed, mainstream, career professional experts sounding existential alarms about how we aren't panicking nearly enough.
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Book of the day recommendation is Cory Doctorow's "Enshittificaiton" - a punchy, pungent and extremely smart guide to the Enshittocene.
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Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
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November 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Book of the day recommendation is Cory Doctorow's "Enshittificaiton" - a punchy, pungent and extremely smart guide to the Enshittocene.
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Final installment of reflections on Wales medium.com/@timothyhurr...
Reflections on Wales
In my final year at school, although my specialism was in the sciences, we could choose a range of subjects to study that we weren’t going…
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November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Final installment of reflections on Wales medium.com/@timothyhurr...
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You pull yourself up by your boostraps. Me? I DESERVE free money from the government, and so do my rich friends bsky.app/profile/cwar...
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
You pull yourself up by your boostraps. Me? I DESERVE free money from the government, and so do my rich friends bsky.app/profile/cwar...
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A Dad cradles the coffin of his son.
Russia killed 1,5 year old Nazar, his sister Kamila and their mom on November 19th in #Ternopil.
Deepest condolences...
Russia killed 1,5 year old Nazar, his sister Kamila and their mom on November 19th in #Ternopil.
Deepest condolences...
November 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A Dad cradles the coffin of his son.
Russia killed 1,5 year old Nazar, his sister Kamila and their mom on November 19th in #Ternopil.
Deepest condolences...
Russia killed 1,5 year old Nazar, his sister Kamila and their mom on November 19th in #Ternopil.
Deepest condolences...
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On the plus side, Nick Clegg's house in California looked terrific.
Meta was aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites; that its products exacerbated mental health issues in teens; and that content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child sexual abuse was frequently detected, yet rarely removed.
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7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
On the plus side, Nick Clegg's house in California looked terrific.
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Russia killed 33 people, including six children, by a missile strike on Ternopil on November 19.
94 more people were injured, 18 of them children. Six people remain missing.
Ukrainian rescuers worked for four days at two locations, managing to save 46 people, including seven children.
94 more people were injured, 18 of them children. Six people remain missing.
Ukrainian rescuers worked for four days at two locations, managing to save 46 people, including seven children.
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Russia killed 33 people, including six children, by a missile strike on Ternopil on November 19.
94 more people were injured, 18 of them children. Six people remain missing.
Ukrainian rescuers worked for four days at two locations, managing to save 46 people, including seven children.
94 more people were injured, 18 of them children. Six people remain missing.
Ukrainian rescuers worked for four days at two locations, managing to save 46 people, including seven children.
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How many more kids must I accidentally murder before you realise it's deliberate?
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
How many more kids must I accidentally murder before you realise it's deliberate?
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It's hard out there for a lickspittle.
November 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It's hard out there for a lickspittle.
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I'm actually shocked. Good on Dana Bash for asking the question, and I genuinely would not have expected Greene to answer the way she did.
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I'm actually shocked. Good on Dana Bash for asking the question, and I genuinely would not have expected Greene to answer the way she did.
Over a decade late, I know, but finally got round to reading Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs, and it's really, really good - vivid, readable, loads of telling detail, deft drawing of connections and conclusions without overcooking it. Recommended. amzn.to/47THYZH
Steve Jobs
Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson ...
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November 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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NEW
WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened.
This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened.
This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
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September 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
NEW
WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened.
This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened.
This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
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I wrote this story because the case of the Guatemalan children hasn’t received nearly as much media attention as it deserves.
I wanted to highlight the full extent of the government’s depraved conduct.
I hope you’ll read and share. Don’t look away.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
I wanted to highlight the full extent of the government’s depraved conduct.
I hope you’ll read and share. Don’t look away.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
September 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I wrote this story because the case of the Guatemalan children hasn’t received nearly as much media attention as it deserves.
I wanted to highlight the full extent of the government’s depraved conduct.
I hope you’ll read and share. Don’t look away.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
I wanted to highlight the full extent of the government’s depraved conduct.
I hope you’ll read and share. Don’t look away.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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Not the first to make this point. But there is a tyrant in charge of another country who is accused of being heavily linked to a paedophile sex ring - and supposed ‘patriots’ in this country are passionately willing him to take down our national broadcaster. Madness.
November 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Not the first to make this point. But there is a tyrant in charge of another country who is accused of being heavily linked to a paedophile sex ring - and supposed ‘patriots’ in this country are passionately willing him to take down our national broadcaster. Madness.
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Personal blog non-substack: davidallengreen.com/2025/11/a-cl...
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Personal blog non-substack: davidallengreen.com/2025/11/a-cl...
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can't think of a headline that better sums up the BBC at present
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BBC slammed for asking Kelvin Mackenzie about journalism standards
Liverpool fans and others staggered by choice to invite former S*n editor to discuss ongoing issues at the BBC
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November 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
can't think of a headline that better sums up the BBC at present
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Again - this hyperpartisan outfit paid tens of millions of dollars in defamation damages, due to its false pro-Trump claims about election voting machines. Extraordinary Gibbery to interview them
It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Again - this hyperpartisan outfit paid tens of millions of dollars in defamation damages, due to its false pro-Trump claims about election voting machines. Extraordinary Gibbery to interview them
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Never bothered getting a driving licence or insurance. I just drive carefully. It's been fine for 37 years.
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Never bothered getting a driving licence or insurance. I just drive carefully. It's been fine for 37 years.
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What has happened to Lavrov?
A ☕
B 🍣
C 🪟
D 🌂
A ☕
B 🍣
C 🪟
D 🌂
November 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
What has happened to Lavrov?
A ☕
B 🍣
C 🪟
D 🌂
A ☕
B 🍣
C 🪟
D 🌂
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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At least some people’s lives have improved in Donald Trump’s America.
November 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
At least some people’s lives have improved in Donald Trump’s America.