pmh
@clearlight.bsky.social
Unemployable philosopher gone technical
Interested in threat models for: energy, food and society
Resources:
https://github.com/jivoi/awesome-osint
https://www.transparency.org/en/library/
https://www.eff.org/wp/surveillance-self-defense-international
Interested in threat models for: energy, food and society
Resources:
https://github.com/jivoi/awesome-osint
https://www.transparency.org/en/library/
https://www.eff.org/wp/surveillance-self-defense-international
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The Mainstream Media Mafia Has Greased Britain’s Slide Towards Fascism
Don’t ask awkward questions.
by Phil McDuff
novaramedia.com/2025/09/19/t...
Don’t ask awkward questions.
by Phil McDuff
novaramedia.com/2025/09/19/t...
The Mainstream Media Mafia Has Greased Britain’s Slide Towards Fascism | Novara Media
Any analysis of the political situation in the UK that does not account for the media is so incomplete as to be useless, argues Phil McDuff.
novaramedia.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The Mainstream Media Mafia Has Greased Britain’s Slide Towards Fascism
Don’t ask awkward questions.
by Phil McDuff
novaramedia.com/2025/09/19/t...
Don’t ask awkward questions.
by Phil McDuff
novaramedia.com/2025/09/19/t...
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They haven’t done this yet and if they do, it’ll be because they were absolutely *forced* to do something they resisted to the bitter end by their own incredible unpopularity, because nobody ever liked or wanted them and they were actively inflicted on the public by our abysmal media outlets.
September 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
They haven’t done this yet and if they do, it’ll be because they were absolutely *forced* to do something they resisted to the bitter end by their own incredible unpopularity, because nobody ever liked or wanted them and they were actively inflicted on the public by our abysmal media outlets.
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And the Tories and Reform have got the nerve to claim its immigrants and people on welfare who are scamming the British taxpayer. news.sky.com/story/trumps...
Trump's lawyer threatens BBC with $1bn lawsuit - read the letter in full
The letter makes several demands, including requiring the broadcaster to issue an apology, "compensate President Trump for the harm caused" and threatening a $1bn (£760m) lawsuit.
news.sky.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
And the Tories and Reform have got the nerve to claim its immigrants and people on welfare who are scamming the British taxpayer. news.sky.com/story/trumps...
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Flag raisers have complained they’re misunderstood. Their real intention was the benign expression of national pride. No hint of racism. Since they’re well-intentioned I wonder how many will take them down once they know how they’re seen by NHS workers?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Flag raisers have complained they’re misunderstood. Their real intention was the benign expression of national pride. No hint of racism. Since they’re well-intentioned I wonder how many will take them down once they know how they’re seen by NHS workers?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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“Staggeringly unwualified” - as opposed to the current government that has the political savvy of a bucket of piss?
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 AM
“Staggeringly unwualified” - as opposed to the current government that has the political savvy of a bucket of piss?
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The Greens are ahead of Labour in many polls and in many seats will be the best option for beating Reform.
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The Greens are ahead of Labour in many polls and in many seats will be the best option for beating Reform.
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We voted tactically last time and got more austerity, a continuation of Brexit, no curbs on energy company profiteering, more shit in our rivers, more demonisation of immigrants and racists emboldened by platforms that labour and regulators are terrified to rein in. With respect, fuck that.
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 AM
We voted tactically last time and got more austerity, a continuation of Brexit, no curbs on energy company profiteering, more shit in our rivers, more demonisation of immigrants and racists emboldened by platforms that labour and regulators are terrified to rein in. With respect, fuck that.
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Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
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A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
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UK divisions of ticket resale website Viagogo hit with £15m bill over tax shortfall.
The company suspected of shifting profits to low/no tax offshore jurisdictions, a widespread practice among large companies.
Viagogo is already under scrutiny as the govt moves is reviewing “secondary ticketing”.
The company suspected of shifting profits to low/no tax offshore jurisdictions, a widespread practice among large companies.
Viagogo is already under scrutiny as the govt moves is reviewing “secondary ticketing”.
UK divisions of ticket resale website Viagogo hit with £15m bill over tax shortfall
Company already under scrutiny on ‘secondary ticketing’ amid outcry over touts using such platforms to exploit fans
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
UK divisions of ticket resale website Viagogo hit with £15m bill over tax shortfall.
The company suspected of shifting profits to low/no tax offshore jurisdictions, a widespread practice among large companies.
Viagogo is already under scrutiny as the govt moves is reviewing “secondary ticketing”.
The company suspected of shifting profits to low/no tax offshore jurisdictions, a widespread practice among large companies.
Viagogo is already under scrutiny as the govt moves is reviewing “secondary ticketing”.
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The problem with the complete collapse of independent media into a morass of state propaganda is that, when it matters, there is literally no reliable information. The Delhi blast today could be anything. All I know is that they will manufacture terrorists to prosecute more anti-Muslim pogroms.
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The problem with the complete collapse of independent media into a morass of state propaganda is that, when it matters, there is literally no reliable information. The Delhi blast today could be anything. All I know is that they will manufacture terrorists to prosecute more anti-Muslim pogroms.
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BREAKING: Unemployment rate jumps to highest level since late 2020 ahead of budget
news.sky.com/story/unempl...
news.sky.com/story/unempl...
Unemployment rate jumps to highest level since late 2020 ahead of budget
The UK's jobless rate has risen to a level not seen since late 2020, according to official figures released ahead of the budget.
news.sky.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:18 AM
BREAKING: Unemployment rate jumps to highest level since late 2020 ahead of budget
news.sky.com/story/unempl...
news.sky.com/story/unempl...
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“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
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One thing is very clear here: none of the lads have the first clue about how to fight back against this kind of behaviour, there appears to be no political will to even try, and the cranks have free rein to continue behaving as badly as they want for the foreseeable future, with no resistance.
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
One thing is very clear here: none of the lads have the first clue about how to fight back against this kind of behaviour, there appears to be no political will to even try, and the cranks have free rein to continue behaving as badly as they want for the foreseeable future, with no resistance.
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Especially awkward, because they correctly understand this is people much like them being stitched up by their media colleagues, and nobody can say it is without being called a wackadoodle conspiracy theorist, a thing they themselves have done to many other people in similar circumstances.
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Especially awkward, because they correctly understand this is people much like them being stitched up by their media colleagues, and nobody can say it is without being called a wackadoodle conspiracy theorist, a thing they themselves have done to many other people in similar circumstances.
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It feels like this - obvious, destructive bullshit stunts inside major institutions by wrecking wankers, closely collaborating with the world’s most poisonous media outlets to cause as much damage as possible - is highly inconvenient, because all the lads agreed stuff like this just doesn’t happen.
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It feels like this - obvious, destructive bullshit stunts inside major institutions by wrecking wankers, closely collaborating with the world’s most poisonous media outlets to cause as much damage as possible - is highly inconvenient, because all the lads agreed stuff like this just doesn’t happen.
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This week, the lads aren’t saying that this is all vexatious Tory wreckers inside the BBC orchestrating an idiotic stitch-up with Britain’s horrific newspapers. That would be crazy, conspiracy stuff! But they are willing to note that unnamed others think this is what happened.
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This week, the lads aren’t saying that this is all vexatious Tory wreckers inside the BBC orchestrating an idiotic stitch-up with Britain’s horrific newspapers. That would be crazy, conspiracy stuff! But they are willing to note that unnamed others think this is what happened.
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If it was a war on terror, then it doesn’t really look like terror lost
If the War on Terror were Orwell's Animal Farm, today we come to the last page.
Al-Qaeda in Syria's Ex-Commander Enlists in The War on Terror
They always said al-Qaeda would one day make its way to the White House. Turns out it's not for a suicide bombing but a handshake
www.forever-wars.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If it was a war on terror, then it doesn’t really look like terror lost
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"... it's tumbleweed from the government, even though Musk's behaviour constitutes overt interference in British politics that is corrosive of Labour's position."
Why Won't Labour Take on Elon Musk?
On how many occasions has Elon Musk used Twitter to declare war on Keir Starmer's government? How often has he stoked racism, intervened in ...
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
"... it's tumbleweed from the government, even though Musk's behaviour constitutes overt interference in British politics that is corrosive of Labour's position."
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If old farts have gone mean as fuck and viciously reactionary with age, then it’s not clear to me that young people are to blame for this or that it’s obviously them who should shut the hell up.
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
If old farts have gone mean as fuck and viciously reactionary with age, then it’s not clear to me that young people are to blame for this or that it’s obviously them who should shut the hell up.
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Treasonous human rights laws mean special forces now can’t even murder scads of civilians in a series of bloodcurdling war crimes and lie about what they’ve done while the government covers it up, without facing a lot of impertinent questions
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Treasonous human rights laws mean special forces now can’t even murder scads of civilians in a series of bloodcurdling war crimes and lie about what they’ve done while the government covers it up, without facing a lot of impertinent questions
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Worth wondering how many different major British institutions have to be deeply malicious, for a story like this to appear.
Treasonous human rights laws mean special forces now can’t even murder scads of civilians in a series of bloodcurdling war crimes and lie about what they’ve done while the government covers it up, without facing a lot of impertinent questions
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Worth wondering how many different major British institutions have to be deeply malicious, for a story like this to appear.
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The chaotic rule of Kent County Council by the Reform party has left the fire authority "a shambles and a threat to public safety" - Anyone surprised?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kent fire authority 'in disarray' amid Reform UK video leak row
A firefighters union claims Reform UK suspending councillors is impacting the local fire authority.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The chaotic rule of Kent County Council by the Reform party has left the fire authority "a shambles and a threat to public safety" - Anyone surprised?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...