az
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not really all that interesting of a person
not really all that interesting of a person
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1. The new batch of Epstein documents helps illuminate one contemporary controversy: What is Bari Weiss up to at CBS? I think the answer is she is trying to rehabilate the Epstein network as a bulwark of reactionary centrism. Let me explain.
January 31, 2026 at 8:33 PM
1. The new batch of Epstein documents helps illuminate one contemporary controversy: What is Bari Weiss up to at CBS? I think the answer is she is trying to rehabilate the Epstein network as a bulwark of reactionary centrism. Let me explain.
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The folks who got mad at us for noting that Something Awful's forums were the origin point of our present-day American political dystopia in a recent Retronauts episode owe us a massive apology
February 1, 2026 at 3:39 AM
The folks who got mad at us for noting that Something Awful's forums were the origin point of our present-day American political dystopia in a recent Retronauts episode owe us a massive apology
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I think the conspiracy theory about a global elite pedophile ring orchestrating the great evils of society that broke the minds of 30-40% of Americans originating on the message board likely created at the behest of Jeffrey Epstein is a bit much
January 31, 2026 at 4:59 AM
I think the conspiracy theory about a global elite pedophile ring orchestrating the great evils of society that broke the minds of 30-40% of Americans originating on the message board likely created at the behest of Jeffrey Epstein is a bit much
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i love dragons and unicorns so much.
January 29, 2026 at 8:13 PM
i love dragons and unicorns so much.
so Trump just did the dirty work for her and she gets to posture as being against him for domestic audiences. lol. lmao, even.
Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez assured US of cooperation before Maduro’s capture www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez assured US of cooperation before Maduro’s capture
Exclusive: sources say powerful figures in the regime secretly pledged US and Qatari officials they would welcome Maduro’s departure
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:37 PM
so Trump just did the dirty work for her and she gets to posture as being against him for domestic audiences. lol. lmao, even.
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extremely savvy takes out there, such as "if the democrats say the word 'affordability,' the electorate will ignore the fact that they cannot do anything about it" and "it would be political malpractice to associate the republicans with a policy polling at 4% which would destroy the world."
January 21, 2026 at 5:52 PM
extremely savvy takes out there, such as "if the democrats say the word 'affordability,' the electorate will ignore the fact that they cannot do anything about it" and "it would be political malpractice to associate the republicans with a policy polling at 4% which would destroy the world."
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because they tried to treat a mad vindictive king like a rational actor
Why is Donald Trump changing his mind every five minutes and saying completely mad stuff an embarrassment for Keir Starmer? It feels like it should chiefly be seen as an embarrassment for the United States.
January 20, 2026 at 1:01 PM
because they tried to treat a mad vindictive king like a rational actor
Can’t say the humiliation isn’t deserved given all the asskissing of a man who always throws his sycophants under the bus, but good lord is it frustrating to watch
The point of these posts by Trump is to ritualistically humiliate European leaders.
He wants to show how much he owns them. That they will accept whatever the US president does.
He wants to show how much he owns them. That they will accept whatever the US president does.
January 20, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Can’t say the humiliation isn’t deserved given all the asskissing of a man who always throws his sycophants under the bus, but good lord is it frustrating to watch
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The single biggest thing (in cost terms) I’ve changed my mind about is UK tuition fees. Dreadful system, need to scrap it.
This is clearly depressing and radicalising in a way a tax wouldn't have been.
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The single biggest thing (in cost terms) I’ve changed my mind about is UK tuition fees. Dreadful system, need to scrap it.
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it's funny how anyone with a linear concept of time is aware Trump started demanding Greenland first and then backfilled the 'uhh... to protect from Russia!' thing later but it's considered unacceptable for neutral media to mention this
January 14, 2026 at 9:06 PM
it's funny how anyone with a linear concept of time is aware Trump started demanding Greenland first and then backfilled the 'uhh... to protect from Russia!' thing later but it's considered unacceptable for neutral media to mention this
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TBH, I'm more intrested in a social media ban for MPs.
Many Labour MPs back an Australian led ban on social media for under 16s.
The UK Government should give it full consideration.
The UK Government should give it full consideration.
Sensible safeguarding
January 14, 2026 at 9:55 AM
TBH, I'm more intrested in a social media ban for MPs.
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I don't disagree with any of the charges of opportunism, but it is quite a moment in terms of 'making Nigel Farage less scary' that someone who wrote they would be scared to live in a country run by him is now saying he should be prime minister. Our cordon sanitaire is a bad way.
Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform UK
Former Conservative chancellor is latest figure to join Nigel Farage’s populist party
www.ft.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:12 PM
I don't disagree with any of the charges of opportunism, but it is quite a moment in terms of 'making Nigel Farage less scary' that someone who wrote they would be scared to live in a country run by him is now saying he should be prime minister. Our cordon sanitaire is a bad way.
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Beginning to think this Mandelson guy might just be a power hungry sycophant who sucks up to anyone who might toss him a crumb of advantage
Mandelson is either ignorant, or pretending to be. The US already has military bases in Greenland.
It's very kind of Lord Mandelson to remind everyone that, come on guys, the Trump administration in the US doesn't *need* to use military force in Greenland or against Nato allies because, well just look what happened to Venezuela.
January 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Beginning to think this Mandelson guy might just be a power hungry sycophant who sucks up to anyone who might toss him a crumb of advantage
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the whole "London is like Mad Max" thing is a great example of utterly pervasive right-wing propaganda social media has allowed to just seep into peoples' brains
I wonder what Londoners know that the rest of the country don’t?
January 11, 2026 at 11:42 AM
the whole "London is like Mad Max" thing is a great example of utterly pervasive right-wing propaganda social media has allowed to just seep into peoples' brains
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We want to tell ourselves that people who could cause such suffering and chaos must be complex and sophisticated figures, or else it feels absurd. But sometimes you peel back the mask, and there is no face beneath it. Sometimes it’s just monsters from the Id.
All art about Trump will end up being pro-Trump propaganda simply by virtue of writers and directors giving him more depth than he has. There really is nothing else there. He's just a mobster. He has *no* depth. Zero. None. He likes steak and blondes and gold. That's all there is to him.
January 11, 2026 at 6:19 AM
We want to tell ourselves that people who could cause such suffering and chaos must be complex and sophisticated figures, or else it feels absurd. But sometimes you peel back the mask, and there is no face beneath it. Sometimes it’s just monsters from the Id.
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The invasion of Ukraine happened shortly after a brief *successful* Russian intervention in Kazakhstan from 6-19 Jan, 2022. This quick success gave the Russians confidence a more ambitious op could be pulled off
I bring this up for no reason
I bring this up for no reason
January 11, 2026 at 10:38 AM
The invasion of Ukraine happened shortly after a brief *successful* Russian intervention in Kazakhstan from 6-19 Jan, 2022. This quick success gave the Russians confidence a more ambitious op could be pulled off
I bring this up for no reason
I bring this up for no reason
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Rest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
Advocates want legal action after man shot and killed by off-duty ICE agent in Northridge
Advocates argue that the off-duty ICE agent wasn't trained for the situation and should have called police and waited for them to arrive.
abc7.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Rest in power to Keith Porter who was murdered by an ICE agent in Los Angeles.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
It’s terrible that his name is just now being circulated, but now that it is, continue to say his name.
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If a new app was produced which had, as its core features, the generation of sexual deep fake images of children and calls for a violent global far-right revolution, then not only would it be swiftly banned, but you wouldn't have a single mainstream politician willing to associate themselves with it
January 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
If a new app was produced which had, as its core features, the generation of sexual deep fake images of children and calls for a violent global far-right revolution, then not only would it be swiftly banned, but you wouldn't have a single mainstream politician willing to associate themselves with it
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Again, "I only make CSAM for money" would not help an ordinary person's defence, but would aggravate their sentencing.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Again, "I only make CSAM for money" would not help an ordinary person's defence, but would aggravate their sentencing.
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Imo “Nigel Farage doesn’t believe in Covid vaccines” would tank his polling if more people knew about it (though you could say that for a number of his policies)
Farage: "I believe in vaccinations when they're vaccinations. I don't think what happened with Covid were vaccinations. You have to keep having them every 6 months."
Conspiratorial nonsense.
Some vaccinations like Covid shots require multiple/seasonal doses because immunity fades & viruses change.
Conspiratorial nonsense.
Some vaccinations like Covid shots require multiple/seasonal doses because immunity fades & viruses change.
January 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Imo “Nigel Farage doesn’t believe in Covid vaccines” would tank his polling if more people knew about it (though you could say that for a number of his policies)
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Wes Streeting has blood on his hands.
New Study finds a significant reduction in suicidality after trans people receive gender-affirming hormone therapy.
“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“Hormone therapy was associated with clinically meaningful reductions in suicidality over time…”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 9, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Wes Streeting has blood on his hands.
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Holy fuck they actually did it
January 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Holy fuck they actually did it
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Honestly think that if you pulled twitter from the App Store and shut it down it would fuck up the entire right wing ecosystem at that point. Like the entire media apparatus would fall apart.
January 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Honestly think that if you pulled twitter from the App Store and shut it down it would fuck up the entire right wing ecosystem at that point. Like the entire media apparatus would fall apart.
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Not once, in all my time on Twitter, did I come across a 'gender critical' activist who made me think, 'maybe I have this wrong?'
In fact, watching people like Graham Linehan slide further and further into Right Wing and Far Right ideology confirmed that they are the ideologues.
In fact, watching people like Graham Linehan slide further and further into Right Wing and Far Right ideology confirmed that they are the ideologues.
January 8, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Not once, in all my time on Twitter, did I come across a 'gender critical' activist who made me think, 'maybe I have this wrong?'
In fact, watching people like Graham Linehan slide further and further into Right Wing and Far Right ideology confirmed that they are the ideologues.
In fact, watching people like Graham Linehan slide further and further into Right Wing and Far Right ideology confirmed that they are the ideologues.