@annekin1.bsky.social
Career & academic background in film, UK Criminal Justice & Psychology.
Interested in the environment. Pick & mix political beliefs. More left than right leaning but not a tribalist. Big fan of critical thinking.
Can't say no to cats.
Interested in the environment. Pick & mix political beliefs. More left than right leaning but not a tribalist. Big fan of critical thinking.
Can't say no to cats.
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Is Reform UK’s success a mirage based on media hype?
Is Reform UK’s success a mirage based on media hype?
Right-wing influencers and the media conspire to create an air of invincibility around Reform, but the recent trajectory is underperformance
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Is Reform UK’s success a mirage based on media hype?
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It's not going away
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
It's not going away
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
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It's also vastly easier and cheaper for media outlets to produce culture war content than policy stuff.
With policy, you have to find actual experts that are available and willing, then pray they're good entertaining communicators.
On culture shit, you start with a talking head and work backwards.
With policy, you have to find actual experts that are available and willing, then pray they're good entertaining communicators.
On culture shit, you start with a talking head and work backwards.
This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
November 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It's also vastly easier and cheaper for media outlets to produce culture war content than policy stuff.
With policy, you have to find actual experts that are available and willing, then pray they're good entertaining communicators.
On culture shit, you start with a talking head and work backwards.
With policy, you have to find actual experts that are available and willing, then pray they're good entertaining communicators.
On culture shit, you start with a talking head and work backwards.
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The Trump admin submitted a sworn declaration under oath that Costa Rica had changed its mind and would no longer take Mr. Abrego.
Costa Rica has now said publicly that that this is false, that they have not changed their position at all, and that they will still take him.
Costa Rica has now said publicly that that this is false, that they have not changed their position at all, and that they will still take him.
Unpacked:
In Aug., Govt said if Abrego pled guilty he could go to Costa Rica, where he's okay with going. Abrego said no to plea. Govt now wants to send him to Liberia. Why not Costa Rica? Govt told judge Thurs that Costa Rica wouldn’t take him anymore. @mariasacchetti exposed them.
In Aug., Govt said if Abrego pled guilty he could go to Costa Rica, where he's okay with going. Abrego said no to plea. Govt now wants to send him to Liberia. Why not Costa Rica? Govt told judge Thurs that Costa Rica wouldn’t take him anymore. @mariasacchetti exposed them.
Costa Rica will accept Abrego, per @washingtonpost.com .
If true, DOJ, DHS, and Dept of State caused lies to be disseminated to Judge Xinis all day Thursday, where an ICE official testified about info sent him by Dept of State, claiming Costa Rica wouldn't take Abrego.
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If true, DOJ, DHS, and Dept of State caused lies to be disseminated to Judge Xinis all day Thursday, where an ICE official testified about info sent him by Dept of State, claiming Costa Rica wouldn't take Abrego.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Trump admin submitted a sworn declaration under oath that Costa Rica had changed its mind and would no longer take Mr. Abrego.
Costa Rica has now said publicly that that this is false, that they have not changed their position at all, and that they will still take him.
Costa Rica has now said publicly that that this is false, that they have not changed their position at all, and that they will still take him.
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WhatsApp messages between Nathan Gill and his handler, pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Oleh Voloshyn name Ukip/Brexit party MEPs David Coburn and Jonathan Arnott as potential recruits to repeat Russian propaganda lines. There is no suggestion Coburn or Arnott took bribes
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
WhatsApp messages between Nathan Gill and his handler, pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Oleh Voloshyn name Ukip/Brexit party MEPs David Coburn and Jonathan Arnott as potential recruits to repeat Russian propaganda lines. There is no suggestion Coburn or Arnott took bribes
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More British MEPs investigated in Russian bribe probe
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
#ReformRussianBribes
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
#ReformRussianBribes
More MEPs investigated in Russian bribe probe | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
More British MEPs investigated in Russian bribe probe
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
#ReformRussianBribes
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
#ReformRussianBribes
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On Facebook, you could sexually solicit minors 17 times before being kicked out... or you could just post a passage from Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, describing Zuckerberg's obsequious conduct with Xi Jinping, and then get kicked out instantly. www.thedailybeast.com/lawsuit-alle...
Court Filings Allege Meta ‘Lied To Congress’ About Harms To Kids
New court filings also allege it would take a whopping 17 strikes for solicitation before an account was deleted.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
On Facebook, you could sexually solicit minors 17 times before being kicked out... or you could just post a passage from Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, describing Zuckerberg's obsequious conduct with Xi Jinping, and then get kicked out instantly. www.thedailybeast.com/lawsuit-alle...
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US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, 2021.
All the pixels, each spending most of its time fundraising, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51221569646
#photography
All the pixels, each spending most of its time fundraising, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51221569646
#photography
November 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, 2021.
All the pixels, each spending most of its time fundraising, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51221569646
#photography
All the pixels, each spending most of its time fundraising, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51221569646
#photography
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Sound of penny dropping at the BBC www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC to expand standards panel and add deputy director general after bias row
Planned overhaul of editorial guidelines committee would dilute influence of Tory board appointment Robbie Gibb
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Sound of penny dropping at the BBC www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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OUT NOW: All you need to know about COP30, brought to you by @carbonbrief.org
Our 20k word explainer breaks down:
🛢️ What happened with the fossil fuel roadmap push?
💰 Who wanted (and got) what on climate finance?
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Our 20k word explainer breaks down:
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COP30: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Belém - Carbon Brief
A voluntary plan to curb fossil fuels, a goal to triple adaptation finance and new...
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November 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
OUT NOW: All you need to know about COP30, brought to you by @carbonbrief.org
Our 20k word explainer breaks down:
🛢️ What happened with the fossil fuel roadmap push?
💰 Who wanted (and got) what on climate finance?
🇨🇳 Did China step up as a climate leader?
Find out here ⬇️
Our 20k word explainer breaks down:
🛢️ What happened with the fossil fuel roadmap push?
💰 Who wanted (and got) what on climate finance?
🇨🇳 Did China step up as a climate leader?
Find out here ⬇️
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It's been obvious for years that many social media accounts are foreign trolls. The tragedy has been the utter complacency about it. All an enemy had to do was tinkle a little bell and the dumb doggies would bark away at each other. Why bother with a nuclear arsenal?
November 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It's been obvious for years that many social media accounts are foreign trolls. The tragedy has been the utter complacency about it. All an enemy had to do was tinkle a little bell and the dumb doggies would bark away at each other. Why bother with a nuclear arsenal?
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This is historic. Labour is choosing to freeze rail fares for the first time in 30 years.
November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This is historic. Labour is choosing to freeze rail fares for the first time in 30 years.
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We all want to see cheaper rail travel. That's why Labour is freezing fares to help millions of passengers save money.
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We all want to see cheaper rail travel. That's why Labour is freezing fares to help millions of passengers save money.
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All of my replies on Twitter are MAGA bots claiming that Trump's approval rating is higher than Obama's was at this point in his second term. Here's why I find Blueskyism intolerable.
November 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
All of my replies on Twitter are MAGA bots claiming that Trump's approval rating is higher than Obama's was at this point in his second term. Here's why I find Blueskyism intolerable.
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Leaving aside Bevin's antisemitism, I think that hard-nosed trade unionist might spot that Glasman is a nutty old narcissist with delusions of grandeur and a contempt for the party he claims to represent
Fairly sure Bevin would tell him to fuck off.
November 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Leaving aside Bevin's antisemitism, I think that hard-nosed trade unionist might spot that Glasman is a nutty old narcissist with delusions of grandeur and a contempt for the party he claims to represent
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Just saw the list of gritter names for this year and they have outdone themselves
These always make me smile
These always make me smile
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Just saw the list of gritter names for this year and they have outdone themselves
These always make me smile
These always make me smile
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This is wild!
If the ruling tossing out Texas racially gerrymandered maps holds, and since Indiana failed to redraw theirs, plus Democrats gaining a seat in Utah, and with California voters’ new maps — Democrats will actually win the redistricting fight.
And remember, Trump started this mess.
If the ruling tossing out Texas racially gerrymandered maps holds, and since Indiana failed to redraw theirs, plus Democrats gaining a seat in Utah, and with California voters’ new maps — Democrats will actually win the redistricting fight.
And remember, Trump started this mess.
November 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This is wild!
If the ruling tossing out Texas racially gerrymandered maps holds, and since Indiana failed to redraw theirs, plus Democrats gaining a seat in Utah, and with California voters’ new maps — Democrats will actually win the redistricting fight.
And remember, Trump started this mess.
If the ruling tossing out Texas racially gerrymandered maps holds, and since Indiana failed to redraw theirs, plus Democrats gaining a seat in Utah, and with California voters’ new maps — Democrats will actually win the redistricting fight.
And remember, Trump started this mess.
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The Martian (2015)
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The Martian (2015)
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Telegraph has an interview with Maurice Glasman in which he recalls an incident where he stated "I teach political philosophy". Well, on the only occasion on which I've met him, he showed a staggering ignorance of the basics of the subject.
November 23, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Telegraph has an interview with Maurice Glasman in which he recalls an incident where he stated "I teach political philosophy". Well, on the only occasion on which I've met him, he showed a staggering ignorance of the basics of the subject.
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It makes a loot of sense.
The right wing grifter "voice" is easy to replicate and requires no credentials or skills beyond time, shamelessness, and cruelty.
Twitter payouts for a modestly successful account aren't enough to live off in California, but will feed a family of four in Rajasthan.
The right wing grifter "voice" is easy to replicate and requires no credentials or skills beyond time, shamelessness, and cruelty.
Twitter payouts for a modestly successful account aren't enough to live off in California, but will feed a family of four in Rajasthan.
I see a lot of Paidchecks on X didn’t realize that a whole lot of people on social media lie about their location to grift off the naïveté of the rage-addled American right.
Turns out this problem is real and it’s a thing those of us who worked on “disinformation” pointed out.
Turns out this problem is real and it’s a thing those of us who worked on “disinformation” pointed out.
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
It makes a loot of sense.
The right wing grifter "voice" is easy to replicate and requires no credentials or skills beyond time, shamelessness, and cruelty.
Twitter payouts for a modestly successful account aren't enough to live off in California, but will feed a family of four in Rajasthan.
The right wing grifter "voice" is easy to replicate and requires no credentials or skills beyond time, shamelessness, and cruelty.
Twitter payouts for a modestly successful account aren't enough to live off in California, but will feed a family of four in Rajasthan.
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Of course in many respects everyone's life could be better. But that was always the case. There was never a time when life was particularly better than now.
So at what point in recent years did we start to expect that the government would take care of everything? And why?
So at what point in recent years did we start to expect that the government would take care of everything? And why?
November 23, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Of course in many respects everyone's life could be better. But that was always the case. There was never a time when life was particularly better than now.
So at what point in recent years did we start to expect that the government would take care of everything? And why?
So at what point in recent years did we start to expect that the government would take care of everything? And why?
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Murder Inc: how my failed attempt to make a Zodiac Killer film took me to the dark heart of the true crime industry
Murder Inc: how my failed attempt to make a Zodiac Killer film took me to the dark heart of the true crime industry
When my quest to make a cliche-free film about one of America’s most notorious cold cases fell apart, I ended up investigating something entirely different – our own morbid curiosity
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Murder Inc: how my failed attempt to make a Zodiac Killer film took me to the dark heart of the true crime industry