PhliM
@filippom.bsky.social
I may post about beer, food, football, politics and scepticism. Unsavioury and Against all Gods equally. Not a real Notts fan, according to Dougie.
Today (and yesterday) are when There Will Come Soft Rains is set
All you Trump backers who lie about supporting Ukraine…this is what you actually support. These Ukrainians are being killed partly through the policy choices of the Trump administration. The USA could have saved many of these lives but chose not to. www.cnn.com/2026/08/05/e...
Russian attack kills 17 in Kyiv region, Zelensky says | CNN
Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital and nearby areas have killed 17 people and wounded dozens of others overnight, officials said, as both sides step up attacks on facilities that underpin daily life...
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Music FACT: For security reasons, Kenny Loggins changes his name every 28 days.
my fellow Americans, Donald Trump just took an AR-15 out of your family budget.
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · yesterdayBrown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
Humanists UK@humanists.uk · yesterdayWant to go for a walk? We just launched ten #HumanistHeritage walking tours for: Birmingham, London, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Manchester, Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, and Sheffield. They're self-guided, free to download, and can be done at your own pace. humanists.uk/2026/08/04/t...
Liddle's ex-colleagues find it easy to defend his mainstream journalism as a lark But a conscious effort to ignore what his Millwall-Monkey stuff revealed."Even the Jews were allowed to smoke at Auschwitz" was reported. His "niggermeat, not wogmeat" comments + most virulent sexist threads were not
Ofc she doesn't. She has the IQ of a satsuma.
Pawel Swidlicki@pswidlicki.bsky.social · 2d agoDoes she realise Dunkirk wouldn't have even been possible if French forces had surrendered as opposed to fighting a rearguard action which allowed the BEF to assemble in Dunkirk and the evacuation flotilla to be formed?
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We hit 150k yesterday! There are some amazing stretch goals yet to be revealed. My toes and tingling with excitement! Let's go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ken...
The state of this. A lovely day out for Badenoch and Philp, playing dress up and making pronouncements about early release schemes - having left the country with one hundred available men's prison places, after fourteen years in charge. You read that right. One hundred places.
"A cunt, not someone working as a cunt"
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2d ago66 seems a young age for Rod Liddle to die. Talented comic writer, insightful about football.obvs took much pleasure in transgressing political correctness But just lied when caught being much more indefensibly racist+ sexist online in his Millwallmonkey persona www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...
If you can’t think of anything nice to say, I believe there’s a vacancy at The Spectator.
“He was an absolute arsehole to vast swathes of people but you have to remember that I once had a drink with him and he made me laugh - although I probably shouldn’t repeat what he said lol! So overall a decent guy” - the press, this morning.
This is a measured and damning thread from Sunder - you just have to continue reading past the first post which is obviously too much for some people.
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 2d ago66 seems a young age for Rod Liddle to die. Talented comic writer, insightful about football.obvs took much pleasure in transgressing political correctness But just lied when caught being much more indefensibly racist+ sexist online in his Millwallmonkey persona www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...
Maynard's sacking not well received on the terraces York City 0 Crawley 2: Minstermen fans sing their support for Stuart Maynard in rough opening for Scott Lindsey share.google/EyAKO7SiMp8C...
York City 0 Crawley 2: Minstermen fans sing their support for Stuart Maynard in rough opening for Scott Lindsey
THE applause for Scott Lindsey was muted as opposed to rousing as he briefly turned - a touch sheepishly - to clap York City’s supporters following his introduction as the club’s new head coach ahead ...
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Well, @octopus.energy charging playing up again, little to no response from the technical folk. Horrible customer experience
Spot-on thread here, which only shows how the widely-held attitude of "all journalists and media are scumbags living in their own little self-fulfilling bubble" continues to proliferate, even if it is a myth.
Martin Calladine@uglygame.bsky.social · 2d agoSad to see that, in 2026, 'he wrote horrifically unpleasant, bigoted things but did so fearlessly and with brio,' is considered a fitting tribute by so many in the media. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...
On the Today programme Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf claimed “almost 1%” of, or “one in 100”, people crossing the Channel via small boat are dying. That’s not correct. The data we have suggests the actual proportion is closer to one in 1,000.
How many people die trying to cross the Channel in a small boat? – Full Fact
Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf told the Today programme that “almost 1%” of those crossing the Channel via small boat are dying, but the actual figure is much less.
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😢 RIP Rod u’ll be beating ure pregnant gf nd looking for child pornography in heven wiv da angles nd Paddington now ✨ 📐 👼 ❤️
The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 2d agoBREAKING: Sunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle has died aged 66 after a short illness
If Restore Britain and Reform UK go ahead with Rupert Lowe's proposal to work together it'll be an amazing opportunity for voters. Like being able to get rabies and leprosy at the same time.
Rather than allowing humanists to contribute to Radio 4's Thought for the Day, the BBC's current format requires all speakers to frame political and current affairs commentary through a religious or scriptural lens. Yet half of the UK is non-religious so why not let us speak?