Sam Wollaston
@samwollaston.bsky.social
Feature writer at the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/profile/samwollaston
going to rewatch The Harder They Come tonight. Jimmy Cliff, what a legend, RIP
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
going to rewatch The Harder They Come tonight. Jimmy Cliff, what a legend, RIP
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rip jimmy cliff
November 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
rip jimmy cliff
gonna be a movie
Frankie the flamingo wins her freedom after flying to France from Cornwall
Frankie the flamingo wins her freedom after flying to France from Cornwall
Zookeepers at Paradise Park in Hayle decide not to attempt to bring bird home after 120-mile flight over Channel
Zookeepers in Cornwall have decided to grant an escaped flamingo what she apparently has gone to great lengths to attain: freedom.
Four-month-old Frankie took flight on 2 November, despite having her feathers clipped, from the walled garden of Paradise Park in Hayle. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
gonna be a movie
Stephen Lambert on Today programme (yet again), but Nick Robinson didn't ask him about dodgy editing. SL famously resigned for an edit that made the Queen look as if she'd done something she hadn't
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Stephen Lambert on Today programme (yet again), but Nick Robinson didn't ask him about dodgy editing. SL famously resigned for an edit that made the Queen look as if she'd done something she hadn't
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Even I thought this was one of mine!
November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Even I thought this was one of mine!
hahaha
I am going to break one of this account’s cardinal rules, which is not to have political posts on here, especially not about *them*. But I was intrigued by the erotic novel at the centre of the story and went to see if it was any good. (Spoiler: Ha ha ha ha haaaargh)
Reform facing legal challenges over treatment of members
Embattled Reform UK council leader Linden Kemkaran and her party face legal challenges by two former members.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
hahaha
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Otter AI really struggling with a Brummie accent
October 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Otter AI really struggling with a Brummie accent
One advantage of sharing a name with someone famous: more people read about you when you die. Sue sounds amazing RIP
October 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
One advantage of sharing a name with someone famous: more people read about you when you die. Sue sounds amazing RIP
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"Parking is such sweet sorrow"
Shakespeare family home damaged by reversing driver
Shakespeare family home damaged by reversing driver
A 17th-century building that housed William Shakespeare's family has been left damaged after a driver reversed into it.
news.sky.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"Parking is such sweet sorrow"
perhaps this one should have also been called something different?
October 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
perhaps this one should have also been called something different?
no one understands the China spy story do they?
October 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
no one understands the China spy story do they?
This is devastating
‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the King’s brother
‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the King’s brother
In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy and powerful men, and how everyone knew what was going on
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This is devastating
maybe don't take any boat trips off the coast in the near future Maria...
Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize
Leader of country’s opposition receives award after scrutiny surrounding committee and comments by Donald Trump
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Nobel peace prize – latest
Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado has won the Nobel peace prize.
The committee commended Machado as a “brave and committed champion of peace” who “keeps the flame of democracy burning during a growing darkness”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
maybe don't take any boat trips off the coast in the near future Maria...
The golf fans who shout “GET IN HOLE” and “USA USA” are so cool
September 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The golf fans who shout “GET IN HOLE” and “USA USA” are so cool
Aditya is right. Again
Special relationship? There can be no such thing with a snake like Trump | Aditya Chakrabortty
Special relationship? There can be no such thing with a snake like Trump | Aditya Chakrabortty
Keir Starmer has spent the best part of a year cosying up to the US president. It will be no surprise when he gets bitten, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Aditya is right. Again
Cycle to work today seems to have taken me through the Serengeti
September 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Cycle to work today seems to have taken me through the Serengeti
pleased with that
#WhenTaken #573 (22.09.2025)
I scored 883/1000🏆
1️⃣📍2.1K km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥈147/200
2️⃣📍1.4 km - 🗓️10 yrs - 🥇185/200
3️⃣📍126 km - 🗓️11 yrs - 🥇176/200
4️⃣📍4.3 km - 🗓️13 yrs - 🥇176/200
5️⃣📍2.5 km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇199/200
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#WhenTaken #573 (22.09.2025)
I scored 883/1000🏆
1️⃣📍2.1K km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥈147/200
2️⃣📍1.4 km - 🗓️10 yrs - 🥇185/200
3️⃣📍126 km - 🗓️11 yrs - 🥇176/200
4️⃣📍4.3 km - 🗓️13 yrs - 🥇176/200
5️⃣📍2.5 km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇199/200
whentaken.com
WhenTaken
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September 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
pleased with that
#WhenTaken #573 (22.09.2025)
I scored 883/1000🏆
1️⃣📍2.1K km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥈147/200
2️⃣📍1.4 km - 🗓️10 yrs - 🥇185/200
3️⃣📍126 km - 🗓️11 yrs - 🥇176/200
4️⃣📍4.3 km - 🗓️13 yrs - 🥇176/200
5️⃣📍2.5 km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇199/200
whentaken.com
#WhenTaken #573 (22.09.2025)
I scored 883/1000🏆
1️⃣📍2.1K km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥈147/200
2️⃣📍1.4 km - 🗓️10 yrs - 🥇185/200
3️⃣📍126 km - 🗓️11 yrs - 🥇176/200
4️⃣📍4.3 km - 🗓️13 yrs - 🥇176/200
5️⃣📍2.5 km - 🗓️1 yrs - 🥇199/200
whentaken.com
Reposted by Sam Wollaston
