Mark Patrick Lynch

BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit Deborah Turness, the CEO of news, says “mistakes have been made”.

Davie and Turness resign from the BBC, ironically after the Right whip up confected outrage about a Trump documentary.

Now there’s a chance to get someone sympathetic to the BBC into the top job.

Congratulations. Well done.

Probably Herbert's best book. Certainly gave me a chill or two reading it.

A big win for people more outraged by a silly edit at the BBC than by a man impeached by Congress for literally inciting an insurrection being back in the White House. Pathetic.

A social media post by Karoline Leavitt (The White House Press Secretary) showing two news headlines side-by-side. The left headline, under a caption that reads "Shot" reads: "Trump goes to war with 'fake news' BBC," and the right headline under a caption that reads "Chaser" reads: "Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general over Trump documentary edit."

I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.

To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.

Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?

Cover of the 7" single of "A New England" by Kirsty MacColl.

Next on @rtegold.bsky.social: ABC to XTC kicks off November with music from Nik Kershaw, Kirsty MacColl, Hüsker Dü and more. Listen via the RTÉ mobile app or stream the show at www.rte.ie/radio/gold/

Just wandering the village looking for a bucket of sweets that isn't protected by a Video Ring doorbell...
#Halloween

Is this one of the wars he's stopped?

I'm still younger than Roger Moore was in View to a Kill.

For a brit the guidance is: when 007 and Doctor Who are younger than you, you are officially old.

"Amazing result for Plaid Cymru, so here's a guest from Reform anyway..."

Sorcery in Caerphilly:
@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social visits the Welsh valleys on the trail of a Russian spy, his wife, a Reform politician taking bribes, party leader Nigel Farage and a vanishing by-election candidate.
Here's a sneak peak of John’s film - coming tomorrow only in the Nerve

Updating my LEGO White House

The ebook of the always excellent John Connolly's Night and Day collection is 99p on Kindle today. #Horror #SpookySeason #HorrorCommunity #GhostStories
www.amazon.co.uk/Night-Day-Br...

Imagining Obama pardoning a slew of supporters convicted of political violence, who then went on to commit further crimes.

Nothing else has worked – so Starmer and Reeves are finally telling the truth about Brexit | Rafael Behr It is the right way to go, but taking the long way round to such an obvious point has cost Labour precious time and credibility, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

"The Office for Budget Responsibility calculates that Britain’s long-term productivity is 4% lower than it would have been if the country had retained EU membership" Thanks a bunch, Nigel

As anyone who is writing a novel knows!

900 pages? Ah, okay. Definitely an ebook job for me, then. The house is already collapsing under the weight of books.

I confidently predict that people who profess to be outraged by, say, the removal or destruction of statues honouring slavers and other racists because "history something tradition something something" will be completely silent about this abomination.

a statue of liberty sits on a sandy beach ALT: a statue of liberty sits on a sandy beach

Trump's renovation of America is well underway, I see.

Kinda fancy trying this one out myself. Though I've still to read The Fireman and NOS4R2

Sadly, there's a lot to be said for Marina Hyde's analysis here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This calm, cool decency is dangerously absent from our discourse at the moment. Almost everyone is embracing, normalising or ignoring the 'cruel bigotry, compulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution which has characterised the philosophy and practice of fascism.'
We need more Bertrands.

Ooh. Nice one. I'll be heading in in a minute, though I do believe 'Salem's Lot is actually reduced by what happens in the Dark Tower - that vampire classification system: urgh.
Hardly an inconsequential book but still, "Of such inconsequential beginnings, dynasties are born."

Our journey to @stephenking.bsky.social’s Dark Tower involves a quick stop in Salem’s Lot - to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a genuine American horror classic

Vamps, villainy, the annoyance of Ben Mears - and links to the Tower. We discuss it all!

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Now he's knocking down the White House...

We watched the first episode of #StarTrek Brave New Worlds yesterday, on #ITVx. It was nearly good despite some silly story plotholes. Also, I noticed Spock's fiance is called T'Pring. I believe her dad was from Yorkshire, and was called T'Pub.
(I thank you, I thank you. Once again, I thank you.)

Sumo wrestling from the Albert Hall is live on the iPlayer right now. #BBC #Sumo #iPlayer #AlbertHall

Brexit Will Damage The UK Economy 'For The Foreseeable Future', Says Bank Of England Chief Andrew Bailey confirms what we've all known for years.

For all those who don’t vote wisely. Repercussions can roll on for decades.