Adam Higgitt
@ahiggitt.bsky.social
Irrepressible idealist trapped inside irredeemable cynic.
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Trump posts a flagrantly racist video showing the Obamas as apes.
Gorillas demonstrate a high degree of self-awareness, recognizing themselves in a mirror, and often exhibiting compassion and grief.
Chimps are capable of both genuine altruism and advanced political/social coalition-building.
I’d trade either for the disgusting psychopath currently in charge.
Chimps are capable of both genuine altruism and advanced political/social coalition-building.
I’d trade either for the disgusting psychopath currently in charge.
We all have agency in the eyes of the law. And still, I prefer to see ICE's goons as useful idiots rather than pure villains.
They've been hired, armed, not trained and ordered to do illegal shit with a promise of immunity that nobody can grant.
The truly culpable are those organising this.
They've been hired, armed, not trained and ordered to do illegal shit with a promise of immunity that nobody can grant.
The truly culpable are those organising this.
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
We all have agency in the eyes of the law. And still, I prefer to see ICE's goons as useful idiots rather than pure villains.
They've been hired, armed, not trained and ordered to do illegal shit with a promise of immunity that nobody can grant.
The truly culpable are those organising this.
They've been hired, armed, not trained and ordered to do illegal shit with a promise of immunity that nobody can grant.
The truly culpable are those organising this.
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It's not enough to condemn trump for the Obama video. He didn't create it, he can barely tie his shoes. The vile creatures around him create this shit because a. They think it's cool. And b. They're a complete representation of him: vile, vulgar, disgusting creatures.
February 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
It's not enough to condemn trump for the Obama video. He didn't create it, he can barely tie his shoes. The vile creatures around him create this shit because a. They think it's cool. And b. They're a complete representation of him: vile, vulgar, disgusting creatures.
"Donald Trump is a dissembling, ignorant bigot" is, sadly, no longer international news.
The US president indulges in horrific racism online. And the BBC report on this outrageous behaviour? I can’t see a word about it on their site. Am I missing it?
February 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
"Donald Trump is a dissembling, ignorant bigot" is, sadly, no longer international news.
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Trump isn’t going to the Winter Olympics in France. Since Russia isn’t allowed to participate, he wouldn’t have anyone to cheer for.
February 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Trump isn’t going to the Winter Olympics in France. Since Russia isn’t allowed to participate, he wouldn’t have anyone to cheer for.
Trump was looking squarely at the UK when he claimed other countries would bear the costs of lower US drug prices.
So we did a deal. Our drug prices will rise by 4%. In exchange we will sell more drugs into the US (pharma is a major sector here).
Don't hold your breath for big price cuts.
So we did a deal. Our drug prices will rise by 4%. In exchange we will sell more drugs into the US (pharma is a major sector here).
Don't hold your breath for big price cuts.
Dr Oz on how Trump lowered drug prices: "If you look someone in the eyes and say, 'Listen, you're making 3 times more than you should off these drugs than anyone else on the planet. What gives?' You know what they say? 'We knew one day you'd come knocking.' All these companies did the right thing."
February 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Trump was looking squarely at the UK when he claimed other countries would bear the costs of lower US drug prices.
So we did a deal. Our drug prices will rise by 4%. In exchange we will sell more drugs into the US (pharma is a major sector here).
Don't hold your breath for big price cuts.
So we did a deal. Our drug prices will rise by 4%. In exchange we will sell more drugs into the US (pharma is a major sector here).
Don't hold your breath for big price cuts.
Every time I see this image some part of my heuristic brain thinks I'm seeing his embalmed corpse lying in state and I become giddy with excitement.
It's not a worthy thought but in my defence, embalmed dead Trump and make-up caked live Trump aren't biologically far apart.
It's not a worthy thought but in my defence, embalmed dead Trump and make-up caked live Trump aren't biologically far apart.
February 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Every time I see this image some part of my heuristic brain thinks I'm seeing his embalmed corpse lying in state and I become giddy with excitement.
It's not a worthy thought but in my defence, embalmed dead Trump and make-up caked live Trump aren't biologically far apart.
It's not a worthy thought but in my defence, embalmed dead Trump and make-up caked live Trump aren't biologically far apart.
For all I know there's a Rhoades Scholar in there, but I'm going to take a punt and suggest that everything about this chap's political worldview explains itself completely in the instant you clap eyes upon him.
February 6, 2026 at 3:29 PM
For all I know there's a Rhoades Scholar in there, but I'm going to take a punt and suggest that everything about this chap's political worldview explains itself completely in the instant you clap eyes upon him.
As well they should be. The once hegemonic US auto sector is about to be swallowed whole by China.
It's not even Trump's fault, though he is hastening and intensifying the capitulation.
(Read "Apple in China" by Patrick McGhee to understand how one American corporation seeded China's EV sector.)
It's not even Trump's fault, though he is hastening and intensifying the capitulation.
(Read "Apple in China" by Patrick McGhee to understand how one American corporation seeded China's EV sector.)
U.S. Dealers In Full Panic Mode After Canada Green-Lights Chinese Cars. Please for help fall on deaf ears of the man who made it happen.
#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
#leopardsatemyface #Politics #News
U.S. Dealers In Full Panic Mode After Canada Green-Lights Chinese Cars
NADA CEO on Chinese cars coming to America: "It’s bad for our industry, it’s bad for our country, it’s bad for consumers."
www.thedrive.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 PM
As well they should be. The once hegemonic US auto sector is about to be swallowed whole by China.
It's not even Trump's fault, though he is hastening and intensifying the capitulation.
(Read "Apple in China" by Patrick McGhee to understand how one American corporation seeded China's EV sector.)
It's not even Trump's fault, though he is hastening and intensifying the capitulation.
(Read "Apple in China" by Patrick McGhee to understand how one American corporation seeded China's EV sector.)
Harsh.
Lyrics like this make Kid Rock an ideal MAGA cultural icon.
Lyrics like this make Kid Rock an ideal MAGA cultural icon.
Kid Rock’s 2001 song, “Cool, Daddy Cool,” which contains the lyrics, “Young ladies, young ladies, I like ’em underage, see some say that’s statutory (but I say that’s mandatory).”
Which moron booked Kid Rock for the MAGA family values concert in the middle of a pedophile news cycle? JD Vance?
Which moron booked Kid Rock for the MAGA family values concert in the middle of a pedophile news cycle? JD Vance?
February 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Harsh.
Lyrics like this make Kid Rock an ideal MAGA cultural icon.
Lyrics like this make Kid Rock an ideal MAGA cultural icon.
America: the Germans are satirising you for electing a dictator.
You might want to take that to heart.
You might want to take that to heart.
Satirical opera lampoons Trump as its metaphor increasingly mirrors reality
The President-King grows to huge dimensions while wearing a diaper and a golden necktie
www.independent.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
America: the Germans are satirising you for electing a dictator.
You might want to take that to heart.
You might want to take that to heart.
If Sir Keir Starmer really is for the chop, can we put in some sort of record-breaking transfer bid for Pedro Sanchez, please?
Or Mark Carney. We'd definitely have him back.
Or Mark Carney. We'd definitely have him back.
Sanchez Goes Nuclear On Cam: 'Migrant' Musk Attacked As Spanish Declares Social Media 'Failed State'
YouTube video by Hindustan Times
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 2:19 PM
If Sir Keir Starmer really is for the chop, can we put in some sort of record-breaking transfer bid for Pedro Sanchez, please?
Or Mark Carney. We'd definitely have him back.
Or Mark Carney. We'd definitely have him back.
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AI in science fiction conforms to a consistent savant-like archetype: otherworldly, remorselessly factual and with a vast cache of in-built knowledge.
Kinda ironic that real AI is highly personable, doesn’t care about facts and forgets everything the moment you log off.
Kinda ironic that real AI is highly personable, doesn’t care about facts and forgets everything the moment you log off.
February 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
AI in science fiction conforms to a consistent savant-like archetype: otherworldly, remorselessly factual and with a vast cache of in-built knowledge.
Kinda ironic that real AI is highly personable, doesn’t care about facts and forgets everything the moment you log off.
Kinda ironic that real AI is highly personable, doesn’t care about facts and forgets everything the moment you log off.
Very funny takedown of the ex-Prince Andrew. Michael Kosta (perhaps because he has better scriptwriters than I) missed the obvious joke: what the Royals call a “lodge” or a “cottage” merely donates somewhere on one of their estates that only has 20 or so bedrooms.
Trump Brags About Secret “Discombobulator” Weapon Amid Global Epstein Fallout | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Very funny takedown of the ex-Prince Andrew. Michael Kosta (perhaps because he has better scriptwriters than I) missed the obvious joke: what the Royals call a “lodge” or a “cottage” merely donates somewhere on one of their estates that only has 20 or so bedrooms.
By the time this is done I expect the name “Trump” to experience a decline in cachet comparable to the slump in “Adolf” christenings in 1946 Germany.
AOC on the Kennedy Center: The renaming is completely illegitimate. All they did was screw some nameplates onto the building. That’s coming right off. Enjoy your name on there for a year or two, but that’s getting ripped right out.
February 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
By the time this is done I expect the name “Trump” to experience a decline in cachet comparable to the slump in “Adolf” christenings in 1946 Germany.
The States' answer to this ought to be crystal clear: if you want to repair the system you need to demonstrate that it is broken. And how.
60 separate court cases examined each and every allegation of 2020 irregularities in exhaustive detail.
Not one such allegation was upheld.
60 separate court cases examined each and every allegation of 2020 irregularities in exhaustive detail.
Not one such allegation was upheld.
February 6, 2026 at 12:38 PM
The States' answer to this ought to be crystal clear: if you want to repair the system you need to demonstrate that it is broken. And how.
60 separate court cases examined each and every allegation of 2020 irregularities in exhaustive detail.
Not one such allegation was upheld.
60 separate court cases examined each and every allegation of 2020 irregularities in exhaustive detail.
Not one such allegation was upheld.
Sorry, but I don’t know this. And I can’t until and unless an actual court of law reaches an actual verdict to that effect.
I *suspect* Trump to be guilty. But right now there isn’t anyone who *knows* and who isn’t one of: Trump himself, a victim or a witness.
I *suspect* Trump to be guilty. But right now there isn’t anyone who *knows* and who isn’t one of: Trump himself, a victim or a witness.
Anyone that still thinks Donald Trump hasn’t raped children is in a complete state of denial.
The entire world knows that Donald Trump has raped children and more.
The entire world knows that Donald Trump has raped children and more.
February 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Sorry, but I don’t know this. And I can’t until and unless an actual court of law reaches an actual verdict to that effect.
I *suspect* Trump to be guilty. But right now there isn’t anyone who *knows* and who isn’t one of: Trump himself, a victim or a witness.
I *suspect* Trump to be guilty. But right now there isn’t anyone who *knows* and who isn’t one of: Trump himself, a victim or a witness.
Gorillas demonstrate a high degree of self-awareness, recognizing themselves in a mirror, and often exhibiting compassion and grief.
Chimps are capable of both genuine altruism and advanced political/social coalition-building.
I’d trade either for the disgusting psychopath currently in charge.
Chimps are capable of both genuine altruism and advanced political/social coalition-building.
I’d trade either for the disgusting psychopath currently in charge.
Trump posts a flagrantly racist video showing the Obamas as apes.
February 6, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Gorillas demonstrate a high degree of self-awareness, recognizing themselves in a mirror, and often exhibiting compassion and grief.
Chimps are capable of both genuine altruism and advanced political/social coalition-building.
I’d trade either for the disgusting psychopath currently in charge.
Chimps are capable of both genuine altruism and advanced political/social coalition-building.
I’d trade either for the disgusting psychopath currently in charge.
Watching the evangelicals pour hatred on a genuine Christian and exemplary family man, before falling at the feet of a vicious, godless, amoral, corrupt malignant narcissist has been one of the most instructive lessons in those types of adherents.
I never understood how people of faith could vote for this degenerate scumbag.
February 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Watching the evangelicals pour hatred on a genuine Christian and exemplary family man, before falling at the feet of a vicious, godless, amoral, corrupt malignant narcissist has been one of the most instructive lessons in those types of adherents.
We can all see various irregularities in Trump’s health. We see him a lot. And he and his spokespeople are not being frank, which does not help.
But the medical pundits diagnosing him via TV should wind their necks in. That’s like trying to diagnose Tom Cruise by watching his movies.
But the medical pundits diagnosing him via TV should wind their necks in. That’s like trying to diagnose Tom Cruise by watching his movies.
February 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
We can all see various irregularities in Trump’s health. We see him a lot. And he and his spokespeople are not being frank, which does not help.
But the medical pundits diagnosing him via TV should wind their necks in. That’s like trying to diagnose Tom Cruise by watching his movies.
But the medical pundits diagnosing him via TV should wind their necks in. That’s like trying to diagnose Tom Cruise by watching his movies.
Megyn Kelly having a pop at Kaitlan Collins is quite the thing. Kelly WAS a decent journalist once. Now she's a regime mouthpiece. And not even a top tier one at that.
Kaitlan Collins is a tough and extremely tenacious journalist. All this crap will just bounce off her.
Kaitlan Collins is a tough and extremely tenacious journalist. All this crap will just bounce off her.
February 5, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Megyn Kelly having a pop at Kaitlan Collins is quite the thing. Kelly WAS a decent journalist once. Now she's a regime mouthpiece. And not even a top tier one at that.
Kaitlan Collins is a tough and extremely tenacious journalist. All this crap will just bounce off her.
Kaitlan Collins is a tough and extremely tenacious journalist. All this crap will just bounce off her.
So if I understand things correctly, the Prime Minister should resign because Peter Mandelson lied to him and the Prime Minister sacked Peter Mandelson for lying to him.
Four months ago.
Sorry, but what am I missing?
Four months ago.
Sorry, but what am I missing?
Labour MPs say Starmer’s days as PM are numbered amid fury over Mandelson
MPs say release of papers on Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador could trigger leadership challenge
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
So if I understand things correctly, the Prime Minister should resign because Peter Mandelson lied to him and the Prime Minister sacked Peter Mandelson for lying to him.
Four months ago.
Sorry, but what am I missing?
Four months ago.
Sorry, but what am I missing?
A polite reminder that Steve Bannon codified the "flood the zone/own the libs" tactics to which most people and most of the media still has no effective response some 10 years on.
His job is to roll the lawn for outrageous shit like this. We do his job if we run around screaming about him.
His job is to roll the lawn for outrageous shit like this. We do his job if we run around screaming about him.
February 5, 2026 at 11:43 AM
A polite reminder that Steve Bannon codified the "flood the zone/own the libs" tactics to which most people and most of the media still has no effective response some 10 years on.
His job is to roll the lawn for outrageous shit like this. We do his job if we run around screaming about him.
His job is to roll the lawn for outrageous shit like this. We do his job if we run around screaming about him.
It's worth keeping in mind that over 1,000 girls are estimated to have been trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell.
There should be wave after wave of indictments. Grand juries should meeting around the clock.
There should be wave after wave of indictments. Grand juries should meeting around the clock.
February 5, 2026 at 10:04 AM
It's worth keeping in mind that over 1,000 girls are estimated to have been trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell.
There should be wave after wave of indictments. Grand juries should meeting around the clock.
There should be wave after wave of indictments. Grand juries should meeting around the clock.
And nearly half of those who have are not violent.
February 5, 2026 at 9:59 AM
And nearly half of those who have are not violent.