LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
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I just want to set out where I am at, today.
Literate. Argued. Logical. Evidence-based. With passion. I delete when wrong.
EU federalist Brit, resident and At Home in 🇪🇸. Give me my fkn EU citizenship back!
I hate fascists, authoritarians, populists, far right, with a passion...
I just want to set out where I am at, today.
Literate. Argued. Logical. Evidence-based. With passion. I delete when wrong.
EU federalist Brit, resident and At Home in 🇪🇸. Give me my fkn EU citizenship back!
I hate fascists, authoritarians, populists, far right, with a passion...
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Burnham: "I believe strongly now we need electoral reform, political reform, the replacement of the House of Lords with an elected senate of the nations and regions"
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Burnham backs Starmer to stay as PM but says Labour must ‘dial down’ briefings against each other – UK politics live
Key Labour figures have rallied around the prime minister amid speculation over his leadership
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Burnham: "I believe strongly now we need electoral reform, political reform, the replacement of the House of Lords with an elected senate of the nations and regions"
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
~ UK trade policy has failed but a Customs Union with the EU is not the answer ~
https://bestforbritain.substack.com/p/uk-trade-policy-has-failed-but-a
https://bestforbritain.substack.com/p/uk-trade-policy-has-failed-but-a
UK trade policy has failed but a Customs Union with the EU is not the answer
By David Henig
bestforbritain.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:20 PM
~ UK trade policy has failed but a Customs Union with the EU is not the answer ~
https://bestforbritain.substack.com/p/uk-trade-policy-has-failed-but-a
https://bestforbritain.substack.com/p/uk-trade-policy-has-failed-but-a
~ Weeks of Rain and Flooding Slow Spain’s Olive Harvest, Threatening Output Targets - Olive Oil Times ~
https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/production/weeks-of-rain-and-flooding-slow-spains-olive-harvest-threatening-output-targets/143289
https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/production/weeks-of-rain-and-flooding-slow-spains-olive-harvest-threatening-output-targets/143289
Weeks of Rain and Flooding Slow Spain’s Olive Harvest, Threatening Output Targets - Olive Oil Times
Spain’s olive harvest has been disrupted by weeks of rain and storms, prompting AEMO to trim its 2025/26 production outlook to about 1.2 million tons and warn of a lower share of extra virgin olive...
www.oliveoiltimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
~ Weeks of Rain and Flooding Slow Spain’s Olive Harvest, Threatening Output Targets - Olive Oil Times ~
https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/production/weeks-of-rain-and-flooding-slow-spains-olive-harvest-threatening-output-targets/143289
https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/production/weeks-of-rain-and-flooding-slow-spains-olive-harvest-threatening-output-targets/143289
~ Former Pussy Riot member and Uyghur activist say encryption keeps them safe - Index on Censorship ~
https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/02/former-pussy-riot-member-and-uyghur-activist-tell-uk-parliamentarians-why-encryption-keeps-them-safe/
https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/02/former-pussy-riot-member-and-uyghur-activist-tell-uk-parliamentarians-why-encryption-keeps-them-safe/
Former Pussy Riot member and Uyghur activist say encryption keeps them safe - Index on Censorship
Index on Censorship brought together MPs and activists to discuss how essential it is for dissidents to be able to communicate securely
www.indexoncensorship.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
~ Former Pussy Riot member and Uyghur activist say encryption keeps them safe - Index on Censorship ~
https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/02/former-pussy-riot-member-and-uyghur-activist-tell-uk-parliamentarians-why-encryption-keeps-them-safe/
https://www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/02/former-pussy-riot-member-and-uyghur-activist-tell-uk-parliamentarians-why-encryption-keeps-them-safe/
~ Wes Streeting's Mariah Carey method - by Mic Wright ~
https://brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/wes-streetings-mariah-carey-method
https://brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/wes-streetings-mariah-carey-method
Wes Streeting's Mariah Carey method - by Mic Wright
Just how stupid does the cabinet minister think we are as he denies the extent of his relationship with Peter Mandelson? Very.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
~ Wes Streeting's Mariah Carey method - by Mic Wright ~
https://brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/wes-streetings-mariah-carey-method
https://brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/wes-streetings-mariah-carey-method
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Yes great, but the last time he said this he followed it up with asylum policies which divided people and played on their sense of grievance. Hopefully the departure of McSweeney means things will be different this time, but I'm sceptical.
Starmer:
"The real fight is not in the Labour Party. It's with the right-wing politics that challenges that. The politics of Reform... Divide, divide, divide. Grievance, grievance, grievance. That will tear our country apart... I will be in that fight as long as I have breath in my body."
"The real fight is not in the Labour Party. It's with the right-wing politics that challenges that. The politics of Reform... Divide, divide, divide. Grievance, grievance, grievance. That will tear our country apart... I will be in that fight as long as I have breath in my body."
February 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Yes great, but the last time he said this he followed it up with asylum policies which divided people and played on their sense of grievance. Hopefully the departure of McSweeney means things will be different this time, but I'm sceptical.
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Coffee and improved cognition, reduced dementia
>130,000 people followed 37 years
Benefit seen only with caffeinated coffee or tea and most pronounced ~2 cups/day
@jama.com ☕️☕️https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844764
>130,000 people followed 37 years
Benefit seen only with caffeinated coffee or tea and most pronounced ~2 cups/day
@jama.com ☕️☕️https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844764
February 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Coffee and improved cognition, reduced dementia
>130,000 people followed 37 years
Benefit seen only with caffeinated coffee or tea and most pronounced ~2 cups/day
@jama.com ☕️☕️https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844764
>130,000 people followed 37 years
Benefit seen only with caffeinated coffee or tea and most pronounced ~2 cups/day
@jama.com ☕️☕️https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844764
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Irish man held in ICE detention says he fears for his life and asks Ireland for help
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Irish man held in ICE detention says he fears for his life and asks Ireland for help
Seamus Culleton describes conditions as ‘torture’ as he pleads with taoiseach to raise his case with Donald Trump
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Irish man held in ICE detention says he fears for his life and asks Ireland for help
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
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Palantir's contract with the NHS was awarded by the Tories, but if there is a break clause with a review this year, that's an opportunity.
#PoliticsLve
#PoliticsLve
£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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An obvious lie about Canada's GDP - and the original source of the antagonism is coming from the US toward Canada, not the other way around. "It's your fault for not acceding to my threats" is the language of domestic abusers.
Greer: "The thing to keep in mind with Canada is this is a country that's 75% dependent on the United States for its gross domestic product ... it can't be a situation where the Canadians have an antagonistic relationship"
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
An obvious lie about Canada's GDP - and the original source of the antagonism is coming from the US toward Canada, not the other way around. "It's your fault for not acceding to my threats" is the language of domestic abusers.
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"If the government may simply seize *someone* without due process, there is no check on its ability to seize *anyone*."
Perhaps the most fundamental check against tyranny. And it is gravely threatened.
Perhaps the most fundamental check against tyranny. And it is gravely threatened.
BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
"If the government may simply seize *someone* without due process, there is no check on its ability to seize *anyone*."
Perhaps the most fundamental check against tyranny. And it is gravely threatened.
Perhaps the most fundamental check against tyranny. And it is gravely threatened.
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Who paid for the Super Bowl ICE ad?
"Ideally, in a democracy, we’d know who is spending millions trying to change public opinion on the secret police. But, in the American system, that’s just not how it works."
"Ideally, in a democracy, we’d know who is spending millions trying to change public opinion on the secret police. But, in the American system, that’s just not how it works."
Who paid for the Super Bowl ICE ad?
The group behind Sunday's bizarre commercial has a sparse paper trail.
www.motherjones.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Who paid for the Super Bowl ICE ad?
"Ideally, in a democracy, we’d know who is spending millions trying to change public opinion on the secret police. But, in the American system, that’s just not how it works."
"Ideally, in a democracy, we’d know who is spending millions trying to change public opinion on the secret police. But, in the American system, that’s just not how it works."
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Epstein celebrated Tommy Robinson’s release bcs he was part of building a new rightwing movement in the UK. Tommy Robinson endorsed Matthew Goodwin, Reform’s candidate in Manchester, who was also seen in photos with Steve Bannon.
Does it have to get more obvious?
www.instagram.com/reel/DUd8S1N...
Does it have to get more obvious?
www.instagram.com/reel/DUd8S1N...
novo_org on Instagram: "Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) is referred to directly by the convicted pedophile, nigh-billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in …"
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) is referred to directly by the convicted pedophile, nigh-billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in correspondence with Trump ally Steve Bannon. Epstein celebrated Robinson’s release from prison. Bannon was working with Epstein on connections with the “new right” to rehabilitate his image and strengthen ethno-nationalist movements globally. Yaxley-Lennon as described by @sangitamyska, @middleeasteye, @bylinetimes, @hopenothate and @theobserveruk has received extensive funding and support from US billionaires like Elon Musk, or Robert J Shillman, as well as as from pro-Israel, anti-Muslim and anti-migrant sources such as the Middle East Forum, the Gatestone Institute, Rebel News and the David Horowitz Freedom Center. What do you think? Filmed, edited and produced by @graeme_smith Disclaimer: This is an original production. All rights reserved. Captions may not be accurate. For entertainment purposes only.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Epstein celebrated Tommy Robinson’s release bcs he was part of building a new rightwing movement in the UK. Tommy Robinson endorsed Matthew Goodwin, Reform’s candidate in Manchester, who was also seen in photos with Steve Bannon.
Does it have to get more obvious?
www.instagram.com/reel/DUd8S1N...
Does it have to get more obvious?
www.instagram.com/reel/DUd8S1N...
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This is compulsory reading.
A fair amount of nonsense has been written and said about the "security vetting" process for Mandelson's appointment. I wrote about what "Developed Vetting" really involves and why it's perfectly possible that it found nothing useful about Mandelson.
arthursnell.substack.com/p/the-vettin...
arthursnell.substack.com/p/the-vettin...
The Vetting Myth
Understanding the realities of Mandelson's pre-appointment checks
arthursnell.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:46 PM
This is compulsory reading.
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The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Khanna: "Here we have a sitting cabinet member, Lutnick, who's all over the files as having a business relationship allegedly and personal relationship alleged after Epstein was convicted. He's allegedly lied about his relationship. And there's no consequence. We need to get real in this country."
February 10, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Khanna: "Here we have a sitting cabinet member, Lutnick, who's all over the files as having a business relationship allegedly and personal relationship alleged after Epstein was convicted. He's allegedly lied about his relationship. And there's no consequence. We need to get real in this country."
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Jamie Raskin said he reviewed an email sent from Epstein to co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell that was a forwarded conversation between Epstein’s lawyers and lawyers for Donald Trump.
The DOJ (illegally) redacted Trump's name in the public files.
What else are they hiding?
The DOJ (illegally) redacted Trump's name in the public files.
What else are they hiding?
Rep. Raskin Confirms ‘Troubling’ And ‘Unnecessary’ Epstein File Redactions
www.huffpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Jamie Raskin said he reviewed an email sent from Epstein to co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell that was a forwarded conversation between Epstein’s lawyers and lawyers for Donald Trump.
The DOJ (illegally) redacted Trump's name in the public files.
What else are they hiding?
The DOJ (illegally) redacted Trump's name in the public files.
What else are they hiding?
My RSS feed does include Owen J, because it's good to keep an eye on the twɐts. But he is utterly unreadable.
February 10, 2026 at 1:41 PM
My RSS feed does include Owen J, because it's good to keep an eye on the twɐts. But he is utterly unreadable.
I fully agree with the principle - Palantir is a pestilence - but:
- is this possible?
- how much would it cost?
https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/10/contracts-with-trump-supporting-palantir-must-be-suspended-immediately-say-greens/
- is this possible?
- how much would it cost?
https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/10/contracts-with-trump-supporting-palantir-must-be-suspended-immediately-say-greens/
February 10, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I fully agree with the principle - Palantir is a pestilence - but:
- is this possible?
- how much would it cost?
https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/10/contracts-with-trump-supporting-palantir-must-be-suspended-immediately-say-greens/
- is this possible?
- how much would it cost?
https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/10/contracts-with-trump-supporting-palantir-must-be-suspended-immediately-say-greens/
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Lots of not too unsubtle hints from Burnham at his Resolution Foundation speech today...."recent events have drawn a heavy line under a political culture that was too close to wealth and power, and too distant from the people we’re talking about today.”
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Lots of not too unsubtle hints from Burnham at his Resolution Foundation speech today...."recent events have drawn a heavy line under a political culture that was too close to wealth and power, and too distant from the people we’re talking about today.”
This puts very well indeed something I have been saying for months.
There are real dangers in (over-)medicalising (and thereby seeking to explain away) the Trump phenomenon.
There are real dangers in (over-)medicalising (and thereby seeking to explain away) the Trump phenomenon.
Bothers me when people disparage Trump as "mentally unwell". Like that's as may be and is probably true but it's not the reason he's arsehole. I know lots of mentally unwell people, some profoundly so, and they're all much sounder than that cunt, and would make better presidents too
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 PM
This puts very well indeed something I have been saying for months.
There are real dangers in (over-)medicalising (and thereby seeking to explain away) the Trump phenomenon.
There are real dangers in (over-)medicalising (and thereby seeking to explain away) the Trump phenomenon.
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The inevitable end of seeing "free speech" as the right to be heard, not a limit on your ability to censor.
This is pretty menacing.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
February 10, 2026 at 11:21 AM
The inevitable end of seeing "free speech" as the right to be heard, not a limit on your ability to censor.
~ The Vetting Myth - by Arthur Snell - Not all doom ~
https://arthursnell.substack.com/p/the-vetting-myth
https://arthursnell.substack.com/p/the-vetting-myth
The Vetting Myth - by Arthur Snell - Not all doom
Understanding the realities of Mandelson's pre-appointment checks
arthursnell.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
~ The Vetting Myth - by Arthur Snell - Not all doom ~
https://arthursnell.substack.com/p/the-vetting-myth
https://arthursnell.substack.com/p/the-vetting-myth
I see there's an Urgent Question on Palantir in HoC today.
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 PM
I see there's an Urgent Question on Palantir in HoC today.