John Sandy
@shand.bsky.social
Duty Editor. Professional, executive coach. Trek and telly nerd. Smartly dressed, nerf herder. All posts are my personal opinions etc etc.
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Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 6h agoBreaking news: Scientists in the US have for the first time used artificial intelligence to create viruses unknown in nature, a milestone that promises advances in healthcare but also raises important biosafety and biosecurity concerns. ft.trib.al/Uk6VCRG
She’s tiny. She’s angry. She’s the Tiny Angry Witch! We make stop-motion animations about the Tiny Angry Witch who lives in our home. Follow us for videos and behind the scenes glimpses! Animated ~ Lumi Barron Written ~ David K. Barnes Voiced ~ Beth Eyre Sound & Music ~ Odinn Orn Hilmarsson
There’s a new Spider-Man film out, which is a good excuse to enjoy me and Carrie Quinlan getting wildly overexcited about the BEST SUPERHERO cos he has an origin story so cool that one part of the franchise is just telling it again and again, in different realities. pod.link/1614879928/e...
Spider-Man - with Carrie Quinlan (PART ONE)
Listen to Spider-Man - with Carrie Quinlan (PART ONE) from Comfort Blanket wherever you get your podcasts!
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Happy 60th Birthday Revolver, and in a months time Star Trek the original series
Terrific start to the Edinburgh run with the brilliant Mhairi Black. Come tomorrow for SNL UK’s Paddy Young! richardherring.com/rhlstp
Take me dancing, naked in the rain, Feel it washing over me, Join me dancing, naked in the rai… …Bit awkward.
NEWS! Reform vows to tackle misinformation just as soon as they've finished benefitting from it newsthump.com/2026/08/05/r...
Reform vows to tackle misinformation just as soon as they’ve finished benefitting from it
Reform UK has announced ambitious plans to stamp out political misinformation, just days after the party dispatched chairman Zia Yusuf to Ceuta to help ensure Britain’s latest migration panic…
newsthump.com
Well… At least the Space X rockets aren’t crashing into the Earth anymore?
On a... different note, it’s also the 12th birthday of the Profanity Embroidery Group
Odd This Day@oddthisday.bsky.social · last yr.So, happy 11th birthday, the Profanity Embroidery Group
Here’s the latest stop motion animation from my Tiny Angry Witch team. (I’m the writer, I can’t take credit for the animating!) It’s one of our longest, and it nearly drove us all mad, but we’re really proud of getting it made! 1 x Tiny Angry Witch 1 x broom No AI
Have you been watching the #Uncanny TV series, being repeated on BBC Two at the moment? Tonight Case 3 - The Oxford Exorcism will be repeated, starting at 11:05pm. Here I am with Heather, a witness from this case about a potential malevolent entity in a student house in Oxford in the 90s 👻
Quite impressive to completely undermine your own defence and insult most of your party's elected officials in the same sentence.
Chris Terry-Enescu@cjterry.bsky.social · 2d agoIt's OK for criminal ex-neo Nazis to run your bins is a hell of a line.
Via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social: www.status.news/p/david-elli... CNN reporters were not amused by David Ellison's op-ed in the NYT.
![The piece was "insulting," one CNNer told Status, adding, “We all have eyes and ears and see what’s happening at CBS. You can’t just write an op-ed and erase that.” Another CNNer said it was obvious to them Ellison "says whatever is best for him to get the merger through."
"The thing David Ellison seems to be missing is the wild mismanagement and disrespect that Bari [Weiss] has displayed at '60' and CBS," a third CNNer told Status. "These people just simply do not know what they are doing. We see it. And we don’t want it here."
Indeed, several CNNers said that Ellison's stewardship of CBS News had caused them to lose confidence in his ability to run a news organization and sour on his repeated assurances about respecting the independence of newsrooms. In The Times essay, Ellison wrote, "I understand that promises from an executive in the middle of a merger invite skepticism. So judge us by the year we just had."
But the last year at CBS News has been an unmitigated disaster. Most notably, Ellison allowed his handpicked news chief to take a sledgehammer to "60 Minutes," firing multiple correspondents and senior executives from television news' most prestigious broadcast—in most of the cases, without ever stating a cause for the dismissals. Beyond that, Weiss' tenure has been defined by her expunging those she is not ideologically aligned with, presiding over the worst ratings of the century for flagship programs like the "CBS Evening News" and "CBS Mornings," establishing a cozier relationship with an overtly corrupt White House, and sending employee morale cratering to astonishing lows.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreicybrw5xm7wnrleduxjtlfwlrcvjzs7qwwjijswwlluzh5x67iadi)
"At least we're not giving him a national platform!" saying Badenoch, on the BBC's flagship political radio show.
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Oops. www.publictechnology.net/2026/08/03/h...
NHS apologises and admits Palantir engineers have access to identifiable patient data
The central health service body has acknowledged the inaccuracy of claims previously made in a transparency document which indicated that only NHS staff were able to see such sensitive information ...
publictechnology.net
right, ok, enough self-pity, I need to turn my shit pub around. it's in Stratford, it's got a (small) stage, there has to be someone who has something cool they want a space for queer-run, extremely diverse venue (we even let mumbling old white geezers in) what I'd call 'mostly accessible'
📌 ICYMI @nafeez.bsky.social The accountancy firm that administers George Cottrell’s Montenegro company, has invested in a property development with the alleged ringleader of the country’s largest money laundering cartel
Nigel Farage Funder George Cottrell’s Accountant Co-Invested With Russia-Linked Indicted Cocaine Trafficker
The accountancy firm that administers George Cottrell’s Montenegro company, has invested in a property development with the alleged ringleader of the country’s largest money laundering cartel
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Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
I don't think people are ready for this kind of joke yet.
Fascinating change in BBC news bulletins about Reform. Farage announcement on small boats only gets the third spot and is balanced by critics saying he's trying to distract from allegations over his finances. Quite the change from the uncritical coverage earlier this year.
I often discover hidden gems on iPlayer via ppl I like mentioning them on social media. So I'm trying to return the favour here: The BBC has put up a season of British & Irish theatre on iPlayer. Some real smashers, too! More info: www.bbc.com/mediacentre/... Watch: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/grou...
Watch my Edinburgh Fringe Ultimate Comedy Guide 2026, featuring lots of must-see comedians! Subscribe & ENJOY: youtu.be/LdGPz6yUnUs
