Eddy Ventolera
@atm0spheric.bsky.social
Only as good as my last post
Corruption in the Ministry of Truth. Thank heavens for the Separation of Powers - legislation, administration and enforcement, enshrined in all civilised constitutions.
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Republican-appointed judge cites Orwell in scathing rebuke of Trump admin
Editor's note: This headline has been updated, and the article has been updated to include an additional quote from Judge Rufe's order.A U.S. District judge invoked anti-totalitarian author George Orw...
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February 16, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Corruption in the Ministry of Truth. Thank heavens for the Separation of Powers - legislation, administration and enforcement, enshrined in all civilised constitutions.
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The Soviet Census of 1937 open.substack.com/pub/profseri...
The Soviet Census of 1937
... a story of truth, lies, and consequences
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February 15, 2026 at 12:35 PM
The Soviet Census of 1937 open.substack.com/pub/profseri...
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Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.
February 14, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.
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We all know why Farage is making these wildly misleading and completely inaccurate claims - I know it and in your hearts you know it too - so however you decide to vote in this by- election please don't be taken in by the politics of division offered by Reform
🚨Reform leader Nigel Farage has posted on X
“1 million people living in this country don’t speak any English at all. 4 million people living in this country barely speak passable English”
It’s racked up 2 million views
AND IT’S COMPLETELY UNTRUE
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“1 million people living in this country don’t speak any English at all. 4 million people living in this country barely speak passable English”
It’s racked up 2 million views
AND IT’S COMPLETELY UNTRUE
youtu.be/o56Tw8vSEfE?...
Farage’s latest video has racked up 2 million views - AND ITS COMPLETELY UNTRUE
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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February 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
We all know why Farage is making these wildly misleading and completely inaccurate claims - I know it and in your hearts you know it too - so however you decide to vote in this by- election please don't be taken in by the politics of division offered by Reform
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We're pleased to be supporting this campaign by Greens 4 Palestine and the Greens Anti-Zionist Alliance over the motion people are attempting to get passed at the Greens Spring Conference - stating that Zionism = Racism. Get involved.
February 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
We're pleased to be supporting this campaign by Greens 4 Palestine and the Greens Anti-Zionist Alliance over the motion people are attempting to get passed at the Greens Spring Conference - stating that Zionism = Racism. Get involved.
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Epstein victims claim DoJ un-redacted their names to intimidate them www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Epstein victims claim DoJ un-redacted their names to intimidate them
The Department of Justice has failed the victims of paedophile Epstein, and now these women are saying that happened by design
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February 15, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Epstein victims claim DoJ un-redacted their names to intimidate them www.thecanary.co/global/world...
It is a revealing feature of today's politics that distinguishing between a state, a religion and a race should be considered racist!
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Desperate campaign seeks to smear Greens for opposing Zionism
The smears will continue to fail, as the Greens, under Polanski, continue to champion human rights and oppose Zionist racism
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February 14, 2026 at 9:19 AM
It is a revealing feature of today's politics that distinguishing between a state, a religion and a race should be considered racist!
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
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Nigel Farage’s claim he ‘can’t be bought’ is ridiculed.
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Nigel Farage's claim he 'can't be bought' is ridiculed
The super-rich tax evader 'doth protest too much'. After all, it isn't hard to disprove Nigel Farage's statement when you scratch the surface
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February 14, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Nigel Farage’s claim he ‘can’t be bought’ is ridiculed.
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Conflating morality and competence is dangerous. Some geniuses might be paedophiles and some paedophiles might be cockwombles.
You can be impressed by Chomsky's competence while deploring his depravity.
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You can be impressed by Chomsky's competence while deploring his depravity.
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'Leftists' are disgracing themselves over Chomsky and Epstein
CounterPunch and Novara have both published a defence of Chomsky's friendship with Epstein - that's a betrayal of survivors
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February 14, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Conflating morality and competence is dangerous. Some geniuses might be paedophiles and some paedophiles might be cockwombles.
You can be impressed by Chomsky's competence while deploring his depravity.
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You can be impressed by Chomsky's competence while deploring his depravity.
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Water industry cynically cited the new DWP deductions cap while lobbying to hike bills. If you needed any more evidence that consumer spending is putting the brakes on the economy this is it, the race to be first to syphon up a tiny increase.
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Water industry cynically cited the new DWP deductions cap while lobbying to hike bills
Labour's cost-cutting measures under the remit of the DWP are just helping greedy water companies claw money from the most vulnerable people
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February 14, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Water industry cynically cited the new DWP deductions cap while lobbying to hike bills. If you needed any more evidence that consumer spending is putting the brakes on the economy this is it, the race to be first to syphon up a tiny increase.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Opinion: Labour are rebranding the country it secretly hates - Great Britain.
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February 14, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Opinion: Labour are rebranding the country it secretly hates - Great Britain.
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'Bland, boring, no sense of direction, no charisma': Polling guru's devastating verdict on Starmer.
(History shows that charisma is how totally unsuitable Prime Ministers get elected.)
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(History shows that charisma is how totally unsuitable Prime Ministers get elected.)
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February 13, 2026 at 12:26 AM
'Bland, boring, no sense of direction, no charisma': Polling guru's devastating verdict on Starmer.
(History shows that charisma is how totally unsuitable Prime Ministers get elected.)
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(History shows that charisma is how totally unsuitable Prime Ministers get elected.)
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Will Sir Keir Starmer see this?
Peter Mandelson, Margaret Hodge and Matthew Doyle turned a blind eye.
And these men from Labour's right wing have been accused of or have admitted to child sex offences:
Tom Dewey
Dan Norris
Liron Velleman
Lord Janner
Sam Gould (Wes Streeting aide)
Eric Joyce
And these men from Labour's right wing have been accused of or have admitted to child sex offences:
Tom Dewey
Dan Norris
Liron Velleman
Lord Janner
Sam Gould (Wes Streeting aide)
Eric Joyce
February 11, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Will Sir Keir Starmer see this?
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Epstein used several Russian banks, now under sanctions, to process payments related to his sex trafficking network, establishing a direct financial link between his criminal enterprise and financial institutions in the region
✏️ Françoise Thom
✏️ Françoise Thom
Epstein, Robert Maxwell and the Kremlin
In a major essay, a historian of contemporary Russia describes the deep networks of global power and political corruption that Epstein exploited to make his fortune
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February 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Epstein used several Russian banks, now under sanctions, to process payments related to his sex trafficking network, establishing a direct financial link between his criminal enterprise and financial institutions in the region
✏️ Françoise Thom
✏️ Françoise Thom
Whatever preventative measures may be enacted, a backstop is needed.
Include a provision to fine any political party accepting an inadmissible donation a bit more than the donation itself.
@MattWestern_
@liambyrnemp
@EmilyThornberry
@Phil_Brickell
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Include a provision to fine any political party accepting an inadmissible donation a bit more than the donation itself.
@MattWestern_
@liambyrnemp
@EmilyThornberry
@Phil_Brickell
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Revealed: Corporate donations to British politics have tripled
Influential Labour committee chairs call on government to clean up politics as our new analysis finds record £42 million in company donations ahead of last election
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February 11, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Whatever preventative measures may be enacted, a backstop is needed.
Include a provision to fine any political party accepting an inadmissible donation a bit more than the donation itself.
@MattWestern_
@liambyrnemp
@EmilyThornberry
@Phil_Brickell
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Include a provision to fine any political party accepting an inadmissible donation a bit more than the donation itself.
@MattWestern_
@liambyrnemp
@EmilyThornberry
@Phil_Brickell
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
This accomplished confidence trickster is every bit as persuasive as Mandelson, and even more dangerous.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:16 AM
This accomplished confidence trickster is every bit as persuasive as Mandelson, and even more dangerous.
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Poverty is neither a reason nor an excuse for corruption. Corruption is the result of greed, and does not decrease as wealth increases. So what does his point of view tell us about RoryStewart?
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Andrew Feinstein slams Rory Stewart's excuse for MP corruption
Andrew Feinstein rips apart Rory Stewart’s excuse for MP corruption, exposing a political class that is completely detached from reality
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February 11, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Poverty is neither a reason nor an excuse for corruption. Corruption is the result of greed, and does not decrease as wealth increases. So what does his point of view tell us about RoryStewart?
www.thecanary.co/uk/2026/02/1...
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Epstein scandal could spell end of the monarchy, says US congressman (hopefully?)
Monarchy has a big advantage over Presidency. The powerful people who pull strings can't rig who the next monarch is.
A small advantage is a monarch has very little power.
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Monarchy has a big advantage over Presidency. The powerful people who pull strings can't rig who the next monarch is.
A small advantage is a monarch has very little power.
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MSN
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February 10, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Epstein scandal could spell end of the monarchy, says US congressman (hopefully?)
Monarchy has a big advantage over Presidency. The powerful people who pull strings can't rig who the next monarch is.
A small advantage is a monarch has very little power.
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u...
Monarchy has a big advantage over Presidency. The powerful people who pull strings can't rig who the next monarch is.
A small advantage is a monarch has very little power.
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u...
Major Trump backers admit 'big mistake to have him as president' as he becomes 'scapegoat'.
They got you to vote for him. They will get you to vote for someody else next time. They control 'your' democracy by controlling what you know and believe.
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They got you to vote for him. They will get you to vote for someody else next time. They control 'your' democracy by controlling what you know and believe.
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
Major Trump backers admit 'big mistake to have him as president' as he becomes 'scapegoat'
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February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Major Trump backers admit 'big mistake to have him as president' as he becomes 'scapegoat'.
They got you to vote for him. They will get you to vote for someody else next time. They control 'your' democracy by controlling what you know and believe.
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
They got you to vote for him. They will get you to vote for someody else next time. They control 'your' democracy by controlling what you know and believe.
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
Steve Bannon sends warning to Trump and GOP ahead of midterm elections: 'Step up and do something'.
We all know @realDonaldTrump is the best political strategist the world has ever known and doesn't need advice from Bannon or anyone else.
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We all know @realDonaldTrump is the best political strategist the world has ever known and doesn't need advice from Bannon or anyone else.
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Steve Bannon sends warning to Trump and GOP ahead of midterm elections: 'Step up and do something'
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February 9, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Steve Bannon sends warning to Trump and GOP ahead of midterm elections: 'Step up and do something'.
We all know @realDonaldTrump is the best political strategist the world has ever known and doesn't need advice from Bannon or anyone else.
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We all know @realDonaldTrump is the best political strategist the world has ever known and doesn't need advice from Bannon or anyone else.
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Hope is on the horizon.
History shows Trump’s enablers are in for a mighty reckoning.
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History shows Trump’s enablers are in for a mighty reckoning.
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History shows Trump’s enablers are in for a mighty reckoning
Dear Trump Administration Official,I’m writing to you not as a political opponent, but as a historian who’s spent a lifetime studying what happens when democracies flirt with strongmen and otherwise d...
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February 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Hope is on the horizon.
History shows Trump’s enablers are in for a mighty reckoning.
www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
History shows Trump’s enablers are in for a mighty reckoning.
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You won't clean up UK politics while the forces behind the corruption, that control what you think, and make sure a decent PM doesn't survive much more than a year, survive.
@Keir_Starmer was taken in by world class confidence tricksters. It won't happen again.
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@Keir_Starmer was taken in by world class confidence tricksters. It won't happen again.
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MSN
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February 7, 2026 at 7:46 PM
You won't clean up UK politics while the forces behind the corruption, that control what you think, and make sure a decent PM doesn't survive much more than a year, survive.
@Keir_Starmer was taken in by world class confidence tricksters. It won't happen again.
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u...
@Keir_Starmer was taken in by world class confidence tricksters. It won't happen again.
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This is a war crime. Earth haas a code of conduct enshrined in International Law. It needs teeth.
1. Territory won by war crimes should be forefeit (not recognised).
2. Assets of offending states shall be forefeit as decreed by the International Court.
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1. Territory won by war crimes should be forefeit (not recognised).
2. Assets of offending states shall be forefeit as decreed by the International Court.
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
MSN
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February 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
This is a war crime. Earth haas a code of conduct enshrined in International Law. It needs teeth.
1. Territory won by war crimes should be forefeit (not recognised).
2. Assets of offending states shall be forefeit as decreed by the International Court.
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...
1. Territory won by war crimes should be forefeit (not recognised).
2. Assets of offending states shall be forefeit as decreed by the International Court.
www.msn.com/en-gb/news/w...