I just LOVE how much she irritates them. It's absolutely delicious!
'Success' in the eyes of modern society does not always lead to happiness and contentment. In fact, happiness and contentment are the quintessence of success. Play by your own rules.
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I just LOVE how much she irritates them. It's absolutely delicious!
I hope they're not gonna give him Giuliani's barnet. That's just gonna look weird!
"I'm gonna be really pompous about how you should be using statistics. Oh, you've got other statistics that also back up the point you're trying to make? Well, in that case, I'm just going to dismiss all of your statistics." What an absolute melt!
I couldn't agree more. An attempt to both play the person rather than the question and completely dominate the interview until before you know it, you've run out of time. It certainly didn't reflect well on Sir Rifkind. Frankly, he made himself sound just a little bit silly. Keep up the good work.
Fair play to Ben Kentish for not being intimidated by Sir Malcolm Rifkind's title and plummy accent. Because that's exactly what Rifkind was trying to do. They were reasonable and legitimate questions @benkentish.bsky.social He just didn't think an oik like you had the right to ask them. @lbc.co.uk
This Brit nails it. #Immigration
That gave me a genuine 'lol'
Bravo!
Paul Brand thought he could take to the moral high ground here, and together, we could point our fingers and say 'that's appalling'. He might have had a bit of a surprise at the responses. They're fascinating. And spot on, in my opinion. Take a look.
There are no sacrifices that will keep any right-wingers happy. They're not going to say "okay, we got rid of trans rights, gay marriages are OK" or "we stopped small boats, people with leave to remain can stay". They'll want another target. Appeasement is pointless. Don't give them an inch.
"What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and sh*ts quantity." - William S. Burroughs
It's SO narrow-minded, SO moronic, SO full of spite and hate and bitterness that I think I can only pity her. Imagine going through life full of that kind of poison. It must be absolutely exhausting and slowly eat away at your insides. Not to mention your brain!
Sadly, I share your scepticism.
Barring some kind of constitutional catastrophe, Labour are secure for another four years, aren't they. They'll never have a better opportunity to be radical and speak with a loud voice. I hope they find a bit more courage.
My bad, you're right. 'Are women!'
'They're OUR women, we OWN them, and we'll do what's necessary to protect our property'
Hi @lbc.co.uk It would be very helpful - and much appreciated - if you could clip that Matt Frei interview with John McTernan, who has just expressed passionately and eloquently the feelings of a lot of the decent, quiet folk out here. Well said, John. I hope Labour listen. @johnmct.bsky.social
Guess we need to prepare ourselves for yet more concerned citizens complaining that 'they're taking are jobs' while being interviewed at 11 o'clock on a weekday morning, drinking a can of Stella. Bruv, you ain't getting no job!
Ben Kentish tells it like it is - Angela Rayner has the audacity to be able to do the kind of things that should only be the preserve of rotund, suntanned old white blokes in pink shirts. And he has completely owned every caller so far who can't see the reality. @benkentish.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
I listened to this inyerview with Nick Thomas-Symonds with a sense of frustration that turned into anger by the end. Never heard so much evasive wet-lettucery in my entire life. Have these Labour MPs been in a cave for the last decade? Rhetoric matters! share-lbc.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
Little man syndrome, in full effect.
youtu.be/OjGHf7OvglM?... Jesse Welles puts it well.
Have you ever heard the term 'thicker than a whale omelette nailed to a submarine door'?
America, pump this sh1t into your veins!!!!!
God told him to do it.
She's got a whole new career, hasn't she. That'll basically be her reward for being a thick loudmouth. And if that description bothers anyone, I don't care. I'm afraid I'm just bored of this 'we should take the higher ground' crap. My god this country's in a mess!
I did my dissertation on the economics of famines. They're almost never caused by a lack of food, almost always because of a lack of access to food. Israel can end this famine at any time.
Under this current regime, Israel is now a rogue state, absolutely hell-bent on ethnic cleansing. And the world is just going to watch on, with the occasional 'strong statement'. #C4News
Wait till the 'two tier justice' warriors hear about this. They're gonna be furious. FURIOUS I tell you!!
💯! We used to export to France 2 or 3 times a week. Just packed the fish on a pallet, stuck it on the back of a wagon and Bob's your uncle, it arrived the next day, no problem. We can't do it any more. It's just too expensive and time-consuming with all the paperwork 🤷♂️
Couldn't agree more, I witnessed the same thing. And I'm afraid 'we trusted Boris' just doesn't wash. You might as well just admit you didn't bother to do your homework.
I work in the industry, so I've got an interest in it working. They threw themselves under a bus with '£350m for the NHS' on it. I got headaches from the amount of eye-rolling I did seeing all the boats with their UKIP flags flying proud. After believing Johnson, they need someone to blame. Anyone!
Maybe, but I think it's more likely to be a case of "we just wanted him to stop pestering us about it!"
How's that idea of a 'European Army' looking right now?
I can't help feeling like it might be time to find a different planet.
Bill Burr is a national treasure 🎯! "You journalists need to get your balls back"
White Englishman, Paul Doyle, terrorised crowd by driving into and injuring over 100 people www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What, the guy who uses the switch to his Starlink satellite facilities like some kind of volume knob in a game of international musical chairs? I can't think what could possibly go wrong 🤔
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The Mash Report on BBC Bias Part 3 - @carolecadwalla.bsky.social gets a right of reply #MadCatWoman #AndrwNeil
The Mash Report on BBC Bias Part 2 - why BBC balance is a terrible idea
The Mash report on BBC Bias Part 1 - @carolecadwalla.bsky.social & Andrew Neil @rachelparris.bsky.social
Keep listening to those students, and whenever the b@stards are grinding you down, get out for a good, long walk. For the the world reveals itself to those that travel on foot 😉
And he's just told the world that the rest of 'the wall' was actually finished and lying down, just waiting to be stood up! I've got nothing left but hysterical, maniacal laughter.
Trump - 'the rest of the wall was actually lying down, just waiting to be stood up' 😂😂😂 It's stunning that people still fall for this sh1t!!
I don't know what's happening in this video?? But, i support it... 👀😅🤣 #bluesky
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In the words of Nick Hannauer - 'if we don't fix inequality, the pitchforks are coming'
Can you imagine asking this mouth-breathing chump WHY all those millions and millions of people might want a revolution? Answer, there would be none.
If that's the case, I find the approach by Cooper even more cowardly. She wants some political capital while leaving the people on the ground to take the hit. That's not to deny that there will be some officers there who have a sh*t attitude to protesters.
Well, I'm certainly old enough to remember watching those images, and for them to formulate an opinion. That period left me with a pretty bad attitude towards the whole service. It couldn't have been clearer that it/they could be used as a powerful tool by the state. I'm a bit more nuanced nowadays.
That's a really interesting insight. And yes, I thought the same. She's gonna really want this to go away, but every time there's a significant number of arrests, particularly of people that are clearly not 'trouble makers', she'll find her position on this group increasingly difficult.
Yeah, I'm inclined to agree. That's why I'd have been no good in the police or the forces. I'd be too ready to say - 'nah, I'm not doing that!'. And that's certainly not a criticism of these guys.
Maybe I'm being naive, but I genuinely feel sorry for those coppers. I don't reckon they joined up to do this kind of thing. Once again, I think they're being used as political pawns.
My absolute favourite. The joyous way this programme encouraged young people to have an open mind and an adventurous spirit was a thing of beauty.
On JD: "He's a hopeless, chinless, nazi Care Bear. He just doesn't have it, whatever "it" is. He's a charisma black hole. He's the American Robert Jenrick." We don't deserve Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social
This is a brilliant 47 seconds!
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Well, and terrifyingly, said.
Question for Mike Flood: With $450 million being allocated to Alligator Alcatraz, and ICE burning through $8.4 million a day to illegally detain people—How much does it cost for fascism? How much do the tax payers have to pay for a fascist country?
The rich must be incentivised; the poor must be disciplined. The political economy of the super-elite in one headline.
He's one of the greatest dogs we have ever had. Panda was only hours from death and spent 10 days in ICU. He's like a whole new dog now!
goodoneshow Bill Burr
Cry me a river. It's got nothing to do with skin colour, which is why I'm sure he can recount all the times he has 'demonstrated' against white grooming gangs. They're ALWAYS the victims!
COLBERT: You warned everyone…he would prosecute political enemies, cut Medicaid, alienate our allies, give tax cuts to the rich. I know you're not here to say 'I told you so' but would you like to? HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.
They're willing to go on TV and make UTTER FOOLS of themselves, as long as it keeps them on the right side of the Don. I think fewer and fewer will choose to sit in front of Mehdi Hasan, though. He's just too good at shining the light.
Trump, "Her numbers were wrong" Sen. Murphy, "Cooking economic numbers to make the regime look good, that's what the Soviets did"
Haven't read the article yet but I've felt for some time that generations to come need to completely re-evaluate what brings them happiness, contentment, and an alternative kind of security, rather than just trying harder and harder to achieve the goals that society tells them equate to 'success'.
I mean, every day seems to bring new levels of dystopian doomscrolling. Radioactive wasps now? Chuffin nora!
Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Let’s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American.
What she effectively seems to be saying here, although she may not realise it, is 'yeah, we really need to get some baby formula in. I mean, all the adults might starve, but we can all feel good about saving some of the babies'. I mean, it's a pretty low fricking bar!
That kind of nuance is terribly passè, old chap.
Spot on. I think, as usual, Starmer's messaging could be better but last time I checked, we still live in a parliamentary democracy. We should leave the 'executive order' approach to the orange chap over the pond.
Kim Darroch, Britain’s ambassador to the US during Trump’s first term: “Brexit happened, but it’s very hard to argue, even by its most ardent proponents, that it has been anything other than a comprehensive disaster.” 🎯 buff.ly/3oMkrrt
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Windmills "are eating the cats; they're eating the dogs."
Maybe we could satisfy some of the people who complain about turbines being ugly by redesigning them. We could make each of the four blades perfectly straight, going off at a 90 degree angle half way down. Just a thought.
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They're SO weak. Trying to placate a bunch of nutters who have been radicalised online isn't gonna work. We need to start having a grown-up conversation about immigration, and this isn't it! This isn't governing either. It's just spineless.
This is ridiculously interesting! I have to confess I didn't really know who Tina Brown was, but I could listen to her all day. Check out this episode of The News Agents on Global Player - share-lbc.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...
Watched 'Civil War' again last night. Given what's happening on the streets of the US right now, the 'what kind of American are you?' line was incredibly jarring. Amazing that Jesse Plemons wasn't originally cast for the film. He steals the show!
If there's one thing you watch today, make it this Bob Geldof criticises Israel for what they're doing in Gaza Then criticises Trevor Philips for making excuses for what Israel is doing in Gaza Part 1/3
. I love Scotland and its people ! 💙 👊 💙
This guy's legacy will live on forever. It will never die!
And there was me thinking they were all just 'honest patriots'.
The sheer beauty of this animal makes my heart ache! 😍
Oh well said, sir!
Not for the first time I am begging angry people to put the phone down, walk through actual streets, go to actual pubs, stand on the touch line at local sports clubs, browse Saturday markets, chat with ramblers on footpaths and rediscover beauty & contentedness.
If you're gunning for the 'anti-intellectual' vote, Darren Grimes is ABSOLUTELY your man.
Trump: It looks like it’s about $3.1 billion Powell: I’m not aware of that. Trump: It just came out Powell: You just added in a third building Trump: It’s a building that’s being built Powell: It was built five years ago.
This reference might not land with everyone, but I think that is THE most David Brent thing I have ever seen! All it needed was a side-eye to the camera.
“We are basically serfs. Doffing our cap in such a grotesque way that people can’t even see through a bullshit-peddler private-school banker, telling them immigrants are the problem and not the entrenched privilege from which he and his ilk have benefited more than anyone who came on a small boat.”
Well…I’m in LUV‼️💗👏🏻
A life, lived. #Ozzy
I'd definitely want someone in my top law and order team who thinks that anecdotes from 'American friends' are an important source of information. Yep, can't see the problem.
When was the last time we saw a baying mob outside the Head Office of a water company, James? Or an energy company for that matter. The diversionary tactics couldn't be more obvious. Unless you're a bit of a moron, of course. @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
You need to watch those ones that stare at rulers. They're lethal buggers!
It's terribly meta to think that the reason people can't seem to process what you're actually trying to say is exactly the same reason why they're reading your message in the first place.