Barney Hoskyns
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Barney Hoskyns
@barneyhoskyns.bsky.social
Author of ‘Hotel California’ and ‘Never Enough’ and cofounder of the Rock’s Backpages archive of music journalism
Can we all please wake the fuck up and tell the world that the vast majority of us don't want what this megalomaniac narcissist represents? March with us in London next week and be part of the resistance to Trumpist fascism. stoptrump.org.uk
Stop Trump Coalition
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September 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
It’s not even debatable anymore. Trumpism is Fascism.

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Why Trump’s Cartoonish Fascism Is So Effective with Jason Stanley
Podcast Episode · On with Kara Swisher · 18/08/2025 · 51m
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August 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
European sources said Trump now disliked the term “ceasefire”.

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Trump rules out sending US ground troops to Ukraine and warns Putin of ‘rough situation’ if he does not move towards peace – live
US president says it’s possible Russian leader does not want to make deal
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August 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
So basically nothing happened and nothing will change. No severe consequences for Vlad. The two monsters shook hands and flew home.
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Ukraine war briefing: ‘Up to Zelenskyy’ to reach ceasefire with Russia, says Trump after Putin summit
US president claims ‘great progress’ with Russian leader although meeting in Alaska does not yield agreement to pause war. What we know on day 1,270
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August 16, 2025 at 5:08 AM
You couldn’t make this shit up.

Trump Burger owner in Texas faces deportation after Ice arrest - The Guardian
August 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It's almost impossible to watch this doc and not conclude that Trump is at the very least a Useful Idiot if not a Kremlin asset. A man so stupid, so greedy and so pliable he didn't even need to be recruited.

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Trump: Moscow’s Man in the White House?: Dispatches | Channel 4
“The greatest intelligence operation in history” Dispatches investigates in explosive detail the reality of the decades long relationship between US president Donald Trump, Moscow and Russian presiden...
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July 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I do wish Reece James had pushed the fascist pig off the podium. Then our CWC triumph would have been complete.
July 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Only someone as Satanic as Trump would call a reporter evil for asking that question.

Trump calls reporter ‘evil’ for asking Texas flood question - The Independent
July 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Is it just me or is the new series of The Bear a total yawnfest?
July 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
At what point do we think Trump will declare he’s actually Made America Great Again? When it’s incontrovertibly an authoritarian state?
July 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
“No, there are going to be tariffs, the tariffs, the tariffs are going to be, the tariffs.” Huh?

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Trump and US commerce secretary say tariffs are delayed until 1 August, sparking confusion
President says team will start sending trade partners letters with new tariff rates ahead of this week’s original 90-day deadline to make deal
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July 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"Not my President" Trump and Sycophant-in-chief Mike Johnson. The latter makes me think of Waylon Smithers every time I see his obsequious little face. Hadn't realised others were thinking this over 2 years ago.
July 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Strange how disgraced religious hypocrites always look a bit like, uh... the devil.
July 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
How many of these 80% of UK farmers voted for climate-change-denying Reform?

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More than 80% of UK farmers worried about climate crisis harming livelihood, study finds
Farmers warn of risk to Britain’s food supply as more than three-quarters take hit to income from extreme weather
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July 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Will Tяump demand the Mexican Wave be renamed the American Wave? www.facebook.com/reel/6930354...
3.4K reactions · 18 shares | A Mexican wave hits Orlando 😂 #mancit #mcfc #mancityfans #clubworld | mcfc lads
A Mexican wave hits Orlando 😂 #mancit #mcfc #mancityfans #clubworld.
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July 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Is Peter Thiel the (gay) tech-bro Roy Cohn? And does he genuinely think he can install JD Vance as his puppet authoritarian/“C.E.O”? Looks that way…
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The Real JD Vance: The Power Behind The Man (Part 2)
Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics · 27/06/2025 · 14m
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June 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Anyone else think these two putzes really shouldn’t be in charge of Armageddon? Juat checking…
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Trump and Hegseth admit doubts about level of damage to Iran nuclear sites
President calls intelligence ‘inconclusive’ while defence secretary describes harm to facilities as ‘moderate to severe’
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June 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
No surprise that almost everyone in this photo is generous and gracious enough to smile, except Trump, Orban and Erdogan. Three of the most detestable human beings on the planet.
June 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Yes, “Tommy”, it’s your politics. Kinda like if Hitler came into your local boozer.

Restaurant asked Tommy Robinson to leave after staff 'felt uncomfortable' - BBC News
June 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
New podcast episode: Paul "the Great Gambo" Gambaccini on Radio 1, Rolling Stone and our 2003 Beyoncé audio.
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May 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM