John Foot
@footymac.bsky.social
Historian specialised in contemporary Italy - has published books on Italian football, radical psychiatry (Franco Basaglia), Fascism. Book on the Red Brigades out in 2025. John-foot.com
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Whoa! Longtime conservative columnist, professional Dem hater, and spittle-flecked Obama/Biden critic Andrew McCarthy has a new piece in National Review ... absolutely taking Trump to task for corruption. Openly acknowledging it's far worse than anything Biden was even accused of.
The Sordid Story of Trump, the Trump–Witkoff Family Business, and the UAE | National Review
Even if crypto makes your head hurt, you’re going to be hearing a lot about this in the months to come.
www.nationalreview.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Whoa! Longtime conservative columnist, professional Dem hater, and spittle-flecked Obama/Biden critic Andrew McCarthy has a new piece in National Review ... absolutely taking Trump to task for corruption. Openly acknowledging it's far worse than anything Biden was even accused of.
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Home Affairs questions today: the government believes that "the permanence of refugee status in this country is clearly a pull factor, and we are therefore making it temporary".
(The government's reform proposal is to eventually grant settlement after a long period of triennial reviews)
(The government's reform proposal is to eventually grant settlement after a long period of triennial reviews)
February 9, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Home Affairs questions today: the government believes that "the permanence of refugee status in this country is clearly a pull factor, and we are therefore making it temporary".
(The government's reform proposal is to eventually grant settlement after a long period of triennial reviews)
(The government's reform proposal is to eventually grant settlement after a long period of triennial reviews)
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They sang “American Idiot”
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance
A rocking start to the Super Bowl.
pagesix.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
They sang “American Idiot”
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How extraordinarily fortunate for Wes Streeting that the only text messages he sent Peter Mandelson just happened to be exactly the sort of things other Labour MPs want to hear from a potential leadership candidate
February 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
How extraordinarily fortunate for Wes Streeting that the only text messages he sent Peter Mandelson just happened to be exactly the sort of things other Labour MPs want to hear from a potential leadership candidate
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Jeremy Kyle is "interviewing" Reform UK MPs at their Birmingham rally.
He's presenting his appearance as impartial journalism and claims that he's not "getting political" but he's there as Reform UK's event host, and it's Reform UK - not his employer, TalkTV - that's broadcasting the event.
He's presenting his appearance as impartial journalism and claims that he's not "getting political" but he's there as Reform UK's event host, and it's Reform UK - not his employer, TalkTV - that's broadcasting the event.
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Jeremy Kyle is "interviewing" Reform UK MPs at their Birmingham rally.
He's presenting his appearance as impartial journalism and claims that he's not "getting political" but he's there as Reform UK's event host, and it's Reform UK - not his employer, TalkTV - that's broadcasting the event.
He's presenting his appearance as impartial journalism and claims that he's not "getting political" but he's there as Reform UK's event host, and it's Reform UK - not his employer, TalkTV - that's broadcasting the event.
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Everything the administration says is a lie. Believe none of them.
February 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Everything the administration says is a lie. Believe none of them.
Sheer coincidence all those tweets at the same time.
February 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Sheer coincidence all those tweets at the same time.
'He changed the Labour Party' - yes, making it much worse.
February 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
'He changed the Labour Party' - yes, making it much worse.
USA. 2026.
Baltimore Maryland:
ICE forces women detainees to wear diapers—compare them to "goats locked in a cage."
'I saw people lying in feces, throwing up, and sleeping in urine," said whistleblower.
Overcrowded on the floor like "pictures that I saw in school of how they brought slaves over from Africa."
ICE forces women detainees to wear diapers—compare them to "goats locked in a cage."
'I saw people lying in feces, throwing up, and sleeping in urine," said whistleblower.
Overcrowded on the floor like "pictures that I saw in school of how they brought slaves over from Africa."
February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
USA. 2026.
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Via @threads
The conditions in these ICE detention facilities are actually worse than in CECOT El Salvador. It's hard to understand how this barbarism can be normalised and tolerated in what is supposed to be a law governed democracy.
The conditions in these ICE detention facilities are actually worse than in CECOT El Salvador. It's hard to understand how this barbarism can be normalised and tolerated in what is supposed to be a law governed democracy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Via @threads
The conditions in these ICE detention facilities are actually worse than in CECOT El Salvador. It's hard to understand how this barbarism can be normalised and tolerated in what is supposed to be a law governed democracy.
The conditions in these ICE detention facilities are actually worse than in CECOT El Salvador. It's hard to understand how this barbarism can be normalised and tolerated in what is supposed to be a law governed democracy.
Gary Neville desperate for City to win.
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Gary Neville desperate for City to win.
The only thing that drove McSweeney was to defeat the Labour left, which he was very good at. Once in power, they had nothing to give but supposed 'competence' and 'honesty' - but that fell apart very quickly with the freebie row, and now has collapsed totally with Mandelson. Nowhere to go.
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
The only thing that drove McSweeney was to defeat the Labour left, which he was very good at. Once in power, they had nothing to give but supposed 'competence' and 'honesty' - but that fell apart very quickly with the freebie row, and now has collapsed totally with Mandelson. Nowhere to go.
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We didn't just tell you Starmer would implode in office.
We told you WHY it would implode in office.
Next time - listen to us! 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/i-warned-y...
We told you WHY it would implode in office.
Next time - listen to us! 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/i-warned-y...
I warned you Starmer would implode in office
I don't care if this sounds smug. I predicted what should have been obvious
www.owenjones.news
February 9, 2026 at 11:47 AM
We didn't just tell you Starmer would implode in office.
We told you WHY it would implode in office.
Next time - listen to us! 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/i-warned-y...
We told you WHY it would implode in office.
Next time - listen to us! 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/i-warned-y...
Badenoch thinks she is a world-beater but she is up against self-destructive clowns. Same illusion shared by Starmer etc when they had Johnson and Truss to deal with.
February 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Badenoch thinks she is a world-beater but she is up against self-destructive clowns. Same illusion shared by Starmer etc when they had Johnson and Truss to deal with.
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Something magnificent about Kemi Badenoch's self-confidence, and her claim that the Mandelson affair is entirely down to her asking questions at PMQs. Like a toddler who thinks their plastic steering wheel is controlling the car.
February 9, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Something magnificent about Kemi Badenoch's self-confidence, and her claim that the Mandelson affair is entirely down to her asking questions at PMQs. Like a toddler who thinks their plastic steering wheel is controlling the car.
'Nobody understands a word this guy is saying' (Trump) - 60 million people in the US speak Spanish. 600 million in the world.
February 9, 2026 at 11:54 AM
'Nobody understands a word this guy is saying' (Trump) - 60 million people in the US speak Spanish. 600 million in the world.
Morgan McSweeney the electoral genius who took Labour to the heady heights of millions of votes fewer than in previous elections.
February 8, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Morgan McSweeney the electoral genius who took Labour to the heady heights of millions of votes fewer than in previous elections.
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The Times calls Keir Starmer's decision to hire Peter Mandelson an "egregious error" which deserves an "inquiry into the appointment process."
Not included is any demand for an inquiry into their own appointment of him, long after his post-conviction relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was exposed
Not included is any demand for an inquiry into their own appointment of him, long after his post-conviction relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was exposed
February 8, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The Times calls Keir Starmer's decision to hire Peter Mandelson an "egregious error" which deserves an "inquiry into the appointment process."
Not included is any demand for an inquiry into their own appointment of him, long after his post-conviction relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was exposed
Not included is any demand for an inquiry into their own appointment of him, long after his post-conviction relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was exposed
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Congress will be able to see the unredacted Epstein files next week at DOJ offices. They will only be allowed to see the 3 million pages that were released and can only take notes.
There are still 3 million more pages that have not been released.
#ProudBlue-#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news/A8VK-
There are still 3 million more pages that have not been released.
#ProudBlue-#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news/A8VK-
Members of Congress will be able to view unredacted Epstein files next week — NBC News
Lawmakers will be able to review the files on computers at the Justice Department starting Monday, according to a letter obtained by NBC News. They can take notes but can't have electronic devices.
apple.news
February 7, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Congress will be able to see the unredacted Epstein files next week at DOJ offices. They will only be allowed to see the 3 million pages that were released and can only take notes.
There are still 3 million more pages that have not been released.
#ProudBlue-#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news/A8VK-
There are still 3 million more pages that have not been released.
#ProudBlue-#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news/A8VK-
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BBC News, "Greater Manchester Police are investigating a report that Reform UK broke electoral law in the Gorton & Denton by-election"
"It's been reported that the party sent a letter to voters that didn't include an imprint identifying the promoter of the material"
"It's been reported that the party sent a letter to voters that didn't include an imprint identifying the promoter of the material"
February 8, 2026 at 1:42 PM
BBC News, "Greater Manchester Police are investigating a report that Reform UK broke electoral law in the Gorton & Denton by-election"
"It's been reported that the party sent a letter to voters that didn't include an imprint identifying the promoter of the material"
"It's been reported that the party sent a letter to voters that didn't include an imprint identifying the promoter of the material"
Without Mandelson McSweeney wouldn’t exist as a political operator.
Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, said Mandelson has “damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.”
U.K. Prime Minister’s Chief Of Staff Resigns Amid Backlash Over Promoting Epstein-Connected Peter Mandelson
Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, said Mandelson has “damaged our party, our country and trust in politics itself.”
www.forbes.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Without Mandelson McSweeney wouldn’t exist as a political operator.
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Reform-run Kent council accused of fabricating £40m net zero savings
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform-run Kent council accused of fabricating £40m net zero savings
Exclusive: Disclosures show figures cited by council leader rested on unfunded ideas listed briefly in budget papers
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Reform-run Kent council accused of fabricating £40m net zero savings
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...