Guido’s founder and editor Paul Staines appeared on GB News this morning to explain the reasoning behind the twelfth annual #PositiveXDay.
Maybe, just for one day, we can all try;
Make an effort to reach out to those with which you usually have violently opposing views. Or simply share your support by clicking this link #PositiveXDay
Tomorrow is the twelfth annual #PositiveXDay,* the day when we all try to be a bit nicer on the sometimes hellish social media platform. Guido and co-conspirators will be trying to engage even more civilly than normal today with everyone on X…
Maybe tomorrow you could, just for one day, try;
Social media is a little less angry than it was during the run up to the general election. Use Positive X Day to spark a broader conversation – on X and elsewhere – about how we, as users, can shape the norms that we want on social media. Help spread a bit of civility in these polarised times. X could be a place for the free exchange of information rather than the abuse of political opponents. To share your support just click this link #PositiveXDay
*Formerly Positive Twitter Day.
BBC presenter Gary Lineker has complained that Elon Musk has forced him to “change his habits” when it comes to posting on X, whining to The Independent that “I don’t really post my thoughts now because I think it has become not a very pleasurable experience.” Shame…
Lineker continued his whinge, saying that he can no longer “banter” (whatever that looked like) on the platform thanks to Musk’s changes. A reminder that Lineker was actually suspended from Match of the Day after his Tory bashing diatribe. Perhaps the presenter refraining from parroting his political views has more to do with that than with the tech tycoon…
This morning the Today Programme brought on the BBC’s North America editor, Sarah Smith, to give her analysis of Tim Walz‘ running-mate speech at the Democratic National Convention. What followed was pure fawning praise:
“It was a very impressive performance from somebody who is not an experienced public speaker and he gave the energy of your favorite high school teacher suddenly stepping up to the plate and telling the country things could be better I thought it was really interestingly brief which is always merciful in political speeches and extremely effective and he showed that this is a man who is a campaigner who is ready for the national stage even though I think most people in that hall had not heard of him three weeks ago.“
Nick Robinson tried to offer some counter by weakly adding that Republicans call Walz a “phony“. Smith was having none of it:
“That was a man dripping in authenticity that we saw appear there tonight. Somebody really very very unaffected by the national stage who looked entirely what he is: A former high school teacher a former football coach, the governor of a small state who’s proud of what he’s achieved in that state and who wants to bring things to America. There is nothing about him that seems contrived in any way at all. Now maybe you don’t want somebody bringing the ‘big dad’ energy to the campaign maybe you don’t like his small-town values but I think it would be very difficult to describe him as a phony of any kind.“
Robinson then also gave up with the impartiality malarkey and said Walz is a “very good warm-up act too“. To much agreement:
“He does, and and he was talking a lot about how proud he is of Harris and how great she will be for the country and he was a very very effective spokesperson for her.“
The entire 23-minute episode of Smith’s Americast episode about JD Vance’s RNC speech featured only impartial, to-be-expected coverage. Guido leaves it up to co-conspirators to decide whether today’s coverage corresponds with the BBC’s impartiality guidelines…
The Mirror’s Political Editor job is prized for aspirational, resourceful and, most importantly, pro-Labour hacks. As revealed by Guido, John Stevens’ two-year stint has come to and end with his transfer into government – which leaves the title in need of a new scoop-getter. Runners and riders currently within the Mirror family are highlighted in red…
While plans are being formed the current expectation among sources is that Lizzie will act as pol ed through conference season while a proper appointment process is set up and carried out. An internal hire is widely expected given the Mirror’s notoriously low pay…
“A publishing source said the Labour leader ‘instructed friends and colleagues not to cooperate’ with Lord Ashcroft when he wrote the original biography. Arguing that ‘the question of why Starmer was so reluctant to face scrutiny in Red Knight remains,’ the source asked: ‘Was he hiding something?’”
Speaking to Sky News off the back of Rachel Reeves’ Air Passenger Duty hike, Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said:
“Labour is dependent on those Red Wall seats, and yet every move she makes poisons economic growth and damages the UK’s recovery… it’s the Chancellor who stumbles from policy misstep to policy misstep… I think her policy decisions are incredibly stupid.”