Barry King

PR & comms man @ActionGlobalCom | struggling runner | lover not a fighter | dad jokes, bad jokes | banana bread maker | procrastinator

[Barry King @Bazking8]

@permexpat I can relate to this in some way. Made a decision a couple of years ago and still navigating my way. Happy to offer a shoulder

[Barry King @Bazking8]

@90sfootball Why do we have to choose?! 🫠

[Roberto Rojas 🇵🇾🇺🇸 @RobertoRojas97]

🇧🇷🍺 World Cup ads are starting to dominate everywhere and Brazil’s one for the beer brand Brahma is INCREDIBLE.

[Barry King @Bazking8]

Think the FA Cup used up all its magic before this final

[Barry King @Bazking8]

@RoyKellySport @LukeEdwardsTele He knows he's been caught with his pants down and he's like 'yeah, you got me.'

[Iran In Hyderabad @IraninHyderabad]

The Strait of Hormuz isn’t social media. If someone blocks you, you can’t just block them back.

[Barry King @Bazking8]

@UltSportsBoards @SherifOsmanClub @One234007 @lebanesesami Israel bombing Lebanon has been going on for years, not weeks

[Barry King @Bazking8]

@KrysiaJ @AndrewKenning @simeonkerr @FT Reminds me a headline in KT years ago: Warehouse fire in Sharjah, 1 cat died

[Barry King @Bazking8]

@piersmorgan @tamhussein @realDonaldTrump Marbles well and truly lost

[Cyrus Janssen @thecyrusjanssen]

An Iranian man left this comment on my YouTube channel. This is without a doubt the single best explanation of the reality facing Iranian people today👇

"As an Iranian, I can tell you the situation is no longer just political—it's existential. We are trapped between two collapsing structures: one internal, one external. On one hand, we face a deeply dysfunctional government, led by the Supreme Leader and the Islamic Republic’s unelected institutions.

Decades of economic mismanagement, suppression of dissent, and brutal ideological control have alienated multiple generations. No one believes in reform anymore—because every attempt has either been co-opted or crushed. But here's the paradox: We are also terrified of regime collapse—because we've watched the aftermath of Western intervention in countries like Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan. Each was promised freedom; each descended into chaos, civil war, or foreign occupation.

So no, we don't trust the U.S. or Israel. Not because we support our regime—but because we know how imperial powers treat ‘liberated’ nations in the Middle East.

Freedom, in their language, often means vacuum, fire, and permanent instability. Right now, many Iranians live with three truths at once: The Islamic Republic is morally and politically bankrupt. The alternatives offered by foreign actors are not liberation—they’re collapse.

A bad government is survivable. No government is not. We are not silent because we agree. We are cautious because we’ve learned—too well—what happens when superpowers decide to "help." In a sentence: Iran is a nation held hostage by its own regime, but haunted by the fate of its neighbors. We are stuck in a house we hate, surrounded by fires we fear more."

[Average Striker @AverageStriker]

We are 20 minutes away from Peter Drury listing all the cast and crew of Byker Grove

[Barry King @Bazking8]

@andygib Bukit. Who cares indeed. Enjoy

[Craig Hope @CraigHope_DM]

🚨 Sunderland chiefs approved black & white signage BEFORE Xmas

⚫️ Slogans designed by NUFC were signed off by SAFC & would've been used if not for fan backlash

🙈 "Cheer up Peter Reid" artwork was ALREADY in Black Cats Bar

🟢 @MailSport exclusive 👇

https://t.co/W96el4vEOo

[LaughBreak: Dad Jokes ‘N More @MediocreJoker85]

The Christmas Day chess tournament in the lobby has been cancelled.

The hotel cannot have chess nuts boasting in an open foyer.

[Barry King @Bazking8]

Why is it that whenever the doorbell rings everyone in the house looks at each other and says 'who's that?'

[Barry King @Bazking8]

Get in!

[England @England]

CHAMPIONS! 🏆

[Barry King @Bazking8]

@farnie @GeordieBearDXB Has to be staged. Must be. If not, I hope the prospective employer he's going to see hasn't seen this 🤣

[Barry King @Bazking8]

@monkeyhead78 @adrianpdy