Chris
@catasterous.bsky.social
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Can't think of a stronger endorsement for Erasmus.
December 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Can't think of a stronger endorsement for Erasmus.
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On both right and left, there's anger about the recent assessments of Russia's threat to the UK and the rest of Europe, and about the need for us to prepare to meet it. There's a lot I could say here (as my students know), but most of it boils down to two things. 🧵
December 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
On both right and left, there's anger about the recent assessments of Russia's threat to the UK and the rest of Europe, and about the need for us to prepare to meet it. There's a lot I could say here (as my students know), but most of it boils down to two things. 🧵
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I second the motion to adopt this term.
Hagueseth
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I second the motion to adopt this term.
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Dim Philby at work.
Someone (Rubio?) is MEGA pissed at the Ukraine peace plan situation if they leaked a full on *recording* of this Witkoff call (with transcript, lol).
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Dim Philby at work.
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Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
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Pertinent in the light of MTG’s swipe at Trump in her resignation speech.
He’s now a lame duck and he’s the only one who doesn’t realise it.
He’s now a lame duck and he’s the only one who doesn’t realise it.
Comedy Of Terrors
America’s most inept administration will destroy itself
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Pertinent in the light of MTG’s swipe at Trump in her resignation speech.
He’s now a lame duck and he’s the only one who doesn’t realise it.
He’s now a lame duck and he’s the only one who doesn’t realise it.
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An investigation into Russian interference in our politics is long overdue. And we all know who should be questioned first.
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
An investigation into Russian interference in our politics is long overdue. And we all know who should be questioned first.
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I’d double down. “Yes. I’m obsessed. He’s a fascistic, law breaking, populist, Russia aligned, dark money sponge. He’s leading in the polls. This is an emergency”
Right-wing media fluffs Farage for years, to the point where he now leads the polls, and then start whining about Starmer being 'obsessed' when he starts telling some long overdue home truths. It's actually hilarious.
October 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I’d double down. “Yes. I’m obsessed. He’s a fascistic, law breaking, populist, Russia aligned, dark money sponge. He’s leading in the polls. This is an emergency”
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"I hope Starmer wakes up tomorrow morning and feels ashamed about what he has done," says man who unveiled this poster the day Jo Cox was assassinated by a far-right terrorist.
September 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"I hope Starmer wakes up tomorrow morning and feels ashamed about what he has done," says man who unveiled this poster the day Jo Cox was assassinated by a far-right terrorist.
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Separately from Syria, Corbyn blamed NATO for both of Russia’s invasions of Ukraine, oppose arming Ukraine, and publicly doubted the Kremlin’s Salisbury poisonings, the last of which irrevocably destroyed his opinion ratings with the British electorate.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018...
Corbyn under fire from own MPs over response to PM's Russia statement
Disquiet intensifies after Labour leader’s spokesman appears to compare Salisbury case to Iraq
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Separately from Syria, Corbyn blamed NATO for both of Russia’s invasions of Ukraine, oppose arming Ukraine, and publicly doubted the Kremlin’s Salisbury poisonings, the last of which irrevocably destroyed his opinion ratings with the British electorate.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018...
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The whole world is mocking MAGA-America right now.
September 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The whole world is mocking MAGA-America right now.
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As the women's game has got more popular it's started to pick up the worst aspect of the mens game, diving and embellishment, there was hardly any of it a decade ago during the world cup in Canada, but this Euros has had a ridiculous amount of it
July 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
As the women's game has got more popular it's started to pick up the worst aspect of the mens game, diving and embellishment, there was hardly any of it a decade ago during the world cup in Canada, but this Euros has had a ridiculous amount of it
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June 24, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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If you want the full prophecy of Nostradumbass Daniel Hannan, it can be found here
He is wrong on nearly every point. The fact that he is a permanent part of our legislative process is a disgrace
www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...
He is wrong on nearly every point. The fact that he is a permanent part of our legislative process is a disgrace
www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...
What Britain looks like after Brexit
You’re reading Reaction.
www.reaction.life
June 21, 2025 at 4:29 AM
If you want the full prophecy of Nostradumbass Daniel Hannan, it can be found here
He is wrong on nearly every point. The fact that he is a permanent part of our legislative process is a disgrace
www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...
He is wrong on nearly every point. The fact that he is a permanent part of our legislative process is a disgrace
www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...
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This is a vital message: one of the larger reasons BlueSky is refreshingly free of alt-right shitlords is because in the early days we made a gentleperson’s agreement to starve these fuckos out and it worked. No likes, no quotes, no engagement. They got bored and left. Please keep the Old Ways.
June 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This is a vital message: one of the larger reasons BlueSky is refreshingly free of alt-right shitlords is because in the early days we made a gentleperson’s agreement to starve these fuckos out and it worked. No likes, no quotes, no engagement. They got bored and left. Please keep the Old Ways.
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This is not what the "Not for EU" label means. The "Not for EU" label is a requirement of the Windsor Framework to ensure products placed on the market in GB can also be placed on the market in Northern Ireland.
🚨 “Not For EU” Label. Check your asparagus.
🇲🇽 Mexican asparagus in @sainsburys may be grown with pesticides banned in the EU, including carbofuran and paraquat.
🥵 No EU label = No EU safety standards.
🇬🇧 Post-Brexit, UK rules are weaker.
🧪 Lower testing. Less traceability. More risk.
🇲🇽 Mexican asparagus in @sainsburys may be grown with pesticides banned in the EU, including carbofuran and paraquat.
🥵 No EU label = No EU safety standards.
🇬🇧 Post-Brexit, UK rules are weaker.
🧪 Lower testing. Less traceability. More risk.
June 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is not what the "Not for EU" label means. The "Not for EU" label is a requirement of the Windsor Framework to ensure products placed on the market in GB can also be placed on the market in Northern Ireland.
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I hope you’re not waiting for some clever defence of Starmer’s speech. As you know, I try to be fair and have praised him on foreign policy. I don’t think the White Paper is terrible, but ALL of the language surrounding it is inexcusable, insupportable, and indefensible. He can kiss my migrant butt.
May 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I hope you’re not waiting for some clever defence of Starmer’s speech. As you know, I try to be fair and have praised him on foreign policy. I don’t think the White Paper is terrible, but ALL of the language surrounding it is inexcusable, insupportable, and indefensible. He can kiss my migrant butt.
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Starmer’s immigration focus is the dumbest, stupidest piece of political manoeuvring I’ve seen in a long time. His rhetoric is going to split his coalition and whatever he promises will only drive the racists to demand more. You can’t placate them. It’s a losing strategy.
May 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Starmer’s immigration focus is the dumbest, stupidest piece of political manoeuvring I’ve seen in a long time. His rhetoric is going to split his coalition and whatever he promises will only drive the racists to demand more. You can’t placate them. It’s a losing strategy.
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If a government with over 400 seats and 4 years left to govern cannot summon the courage to level with the public on social care then I despair at the capacity of our political system to ever deliver the change we need.
May 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If a government with over 400 seats and 4 years left to govern cannot summon the courage to level with the public on social care then I despair at the capacity of our political system to ever deliver the change we need.
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Labour should be looking the hardest at that Green vote and wondering why on earth in circumstances like this they couldn’t win those voters over
Runcorn and Helsby parliamentary by-election, result:
REF: 38.3% (+20.2)
LAB: 38.3% (-14.7)
CON: 7.1% (-8.9)
GRN: 7.0% (+0.6)
LDEM: 2.9% (-2.2)
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Six vote majority.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
REF: 38.3% (+20.2)
LAB: 38.3% (-14.7)
CON: 7.1% (-8.9)
GRN: 7.0% (+0.6)
LDEM: 2.9% (-2.2)
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Six vote majority.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Live Results: 2025 English local elections
Full coverage of the first major contests since Labour’s victory.
www.newstatesman.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Labour should be looking the hardest at that Green vote and wondering why on earth in circumstances like this they couldn’t win those voters over
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I'm not saying they should return to Blairism. But returning to hope and decency and progressiveness might be a good starting point.
May 2, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I'm not saying they should return to Blairism. But returning to hope and decency and progressiveness might be a good starting point.
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Not a word of this is true. Literally not a word.
RFK Jr: "We found that there's a direct inverse correlation between fluoride exposure and low IQ in children. So the more you get, the stupider you are."
April 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Not a word of this is true. Literally not a word.
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The US is finally spreading democracy, just it's by teaching everyone how quickly conservatives can fuck up everything ever if left unchecked.
April 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The US is finally spreading democracy, just it's by teaching everyone how quickly conservatives can fuck up everything ever if left unchecked.