James Wright
@jameswrighttv.bsky.social
Documentary producer and director. BBC, Discovery, Sky, PBS and Permission To Know on YouTube www.youtube.com/@PermissionToKnow
@mrjamesob.bsky.social I think the reason social media is different to violent movies, video games and rockn’roll is that you can’t get bored of the scroll. It doesn’t matter how good Grand Theft Auto is, eventually you put the controller down. But the social media algorithm constantly feeds novelty
200 years ago Britain decided that most police won’t carry guns. These days I’m extra glad we did! #ice youtu.be/fdMQ6DdOuzQ
Why British police don’t carry firearms
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social catching up on today’s excellent show! You mentioned Trump’s 6 bankruptcies, if you want to know more them I just posted my explainer The casino deal that saved Trump youtu.be/S7EAYixTQmg
The casino deal that saved Trump
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In the future we’ll have to explain that we removed all spaces for a minority because we were worried they might all be rapists. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trans girls banned from joining Girlguiding
Girlguiding says the move is in response to the Supreme Court ruling that said sex meant biological sex in equality law.
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Why don't we see #BostonDynamics robot dog out in the wild? I had a look and came to one conclusion... 👇 #Spot #Atlas
Why Boston Dynamics’ robots kind of suck
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Millennials from London know there’s sorting missing from this picture.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social I remember begging companies for work experience and being told that, legally, it was too difficult and too expensive to let me come and be the tea boy for two weeks. Perhaps @patmcfaddenmp.bsky.social can cut red tape so more people can get that first line on their CV.
I’ve been looking into America’s abandoned oil wells — and what I found shocked me. Homes are exploding, people are getting sick, and somehow taxpayers are left with the bill. 🎥 Watch here: Why America has a poison well problem youtu.be/4A2meoETFec
Why America has a poison well problem
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Have you noticed that protein is everywhere now? Even in donuts! Here’s a short rundown on why it’s happening and what it means for you. youtu.be/rFsF5KWSS4g #protein #fitness #foodindustry
Why is Protein in Everything Now?
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Does anyone have those days where you think “I should have just started a video game YouTube channel”? Hashtag reading Hashtag writing Hashtag hashtagging
Someone should tell Donald Trump that NATO is… America’s fault! My pal has made a fantastic short documentary - exclusively for YouTube - about how an American authored the Cold War. Pop the kettle on and let him tell you a story. youtu.be/3YWVEg21TgM?... #history #nato #coldwar #russia
How two telegrams made NATO
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Is it good luck or bad luck to see two sha**ing magpies?
@mrjamesob.bsky.social better late than never: There once was a woke Marxist pope, Godly as soap on a rope, He leans to the left, Laura Looma’s bereft, I hope she can cope. Will she? Nope!
Trump is waging a rhetorical war with Europe, but it wasn’t always this way. This is a fantastic video from my colleague Matt youtu.be/oVrkuEXBHF0
America and Europe - Isolation to Alliance - 1796-1945 | A Documentary
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Tomorrow morning we’re launching something extra special on the channel, it’s going to blow your socks off 🕰️ 🐴 🎶 🚢 🤝 www.youtube.com/@JAMfact
The key to content creation is to see what people like and keep doing more of that. So now I’m sanding my ceiling. Please like and subscribe.
Why is there so much TV stuff on social media? This is what I found 👇 The Secret Takeover of Your Feed youtu.be/lUVnOAxpXHk
The Secret Takeover of Your Feed
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@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social next time you need a photograph of a TV screen, I’ll give you a better rate than Getty 📸 💸
We were wondering how much POWER these executive orders really have - because President Trump seems to wield them like a magic wand. This is a brilliant explainer from my colleague, Matt #executiveorder #trump 👇 youtu.be/GzFeo4Rcn1k?...
Can Trump make laws? | Executive Orders EXPLAINED
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My pal and I wanted to understand Trump’s Greenland land-grab, and it doesn’t seem like such a mad idea after all… #trumpgreenland #trump #greenland Why Trump really wants Greenland | EXPLAINED youtu.be/TZMv8LPhOWU
Why Trump really wants Greenland | EXPLAINED
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Trump has a plan to fix America’s economy ... but have you read the small print? #tariffs #columbia #Petro #trump youtu.be/RkTs_KZMYu0?...
President Trump's tariffs | EXPLAINED
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So if those air traffic controllers are white straight men, then it’s not their fault. If they’re black, gay or female, then it is. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Combative Trump blames DEI policies after air tragedy
The president started his White House news conference as
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Tariffs are ALL I’ve been hearing about for MONTHS. So I decided to have a look at President Trump’s game plan 🧐 #tariffs #columbia #trump 👇 Prepare for Trump's Tariff TACTIC youtu.be/RkTs_KZMYu0
Prepare for Trump's tariff tactic
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The TikTok saga is just the tip of the iceberg, because walls are going up around ALL social media. I looked into it and put what I found in the video 👇 #tiktok #socialmedia Who built the wall around social media? youtu.be/-zOKuYhmguY
Who built the wall around social media?
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