Ian Betteridge
@ianbetteridge.com
He of the eponymous law. FRSA. Good at writing and sums. Degrowther, and not a fan of capitalism. Your pal. The Eye of Sauron, but for headlines. Made by socialism and immigration, which seems to annoy people. Come for the headlines, stay for the Gramsci.
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Ian Betteridge
@ianbetteridge.com
· Dec 15
People have a right to speak. They don’t have a right for anyone else to have to listen. That’s why block lists etc exist. I don’t give people the benefit of assuming good faith in the same way I wouldn’t if someone followed me down the street demanding I debate them. I’d call the cops, to be honest
Pinning this one to my profile for the hard for reading.
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The US DOD has just blacklisted military personnel from taking courses at most of America's top universities and specialist tech and medicine schools, including Harvard, Yale, MIT and Johns Hopkins. Somehow I don't see the PLA making this kind of unforced error.
February 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
The US DOD has just blacklisted military personnel from taking courses at most of America's top universities and specialist tech and medicine schools, including Harvard, Yale, MIT and Johns Hopkins. Somehow I don't see the PLA making this kind of unforced error.
Absolutely legal to stick a screwdriver in his tyres.
You don't have to drive an offensive SUV to be an arrogant prick. But. It sure helps.
To make this worse, there was about 10 feet free behind this car. But they wanted to be as close as possible to the bottle bank. Because fuck you.
To make this worse, there was about 10 feet free behind this car. But they wanted to be as close as possible to the bottle bank. Because fuck you.
February 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Absolutely legal to stick a screwdriver in his tyres.
I have been a question on Jeopardy.
YES I WROTE ABOUT THE FINAL JEOPARDY WIZARDRY www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
How Contestant Alison Betts Gamed 'Jeopardy!' -- And Went Viral
'Jeopardy!' winner Alison Betts explains the wagering strategy that led her to a come-from-behind victory and the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament.
www.rollingstone.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I have been a question on Jeopardy.
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Maga’s Mengele
February 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Maga’s Mengele
It's interesting to speculate which of Trump's appointees will be responsible for the most deaths over the long term. My money's on this guy.
NEW: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the keto diet could cure schizophrenia — an unfounded claim that experts say vastly overstates preliminary research into whether a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet might help patients w/ the disorder.
via @sherylnyt.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
via @sherylnyt.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
Kennedy Makes Unfounded Claim That Keto Diet Can ‘Cure’ Schizophrenia
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
It's interesting to speculate which of Trump's appointees will be responsible for the most deaths over the long term. My money's on this guy.
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Monsters
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 14, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Monsters
February 14, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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He clumsily read his speech from the page without hardly looking up and told everyone in the room to follow the US's lead or suck it. He accused Europe of managed decline by not being racist enough, and if it doesn't fall in line then America won't be there for it. Not sure how reassuring that is.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a calm and reassuring message to America's allies in Munich, after more than a year of President Donald Trump's often-hostile rhetoric toward allies. n.pr/4qHYOAJ
Rubio reassures trans-Atlantic ties with Europe at Munich Security Conference
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a calm and reassuring message to America's allies in Munich, after more than a year of President Donald Trump's often-hostile rhetoric toward allies.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM
He clumsily read his speech from the page without hardly looking up and told everyone in the room to follow the US's lead or suck it. He accused Europe of managed decline by not being racist enough, and if it doesn't fall in line then America won't be there for it. Not sure how reassuring that is.
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This is Elon Musk territory, isn't it? A woman's purpose is to bear children.
Reform candidate calls for ‘young girls’ to be given ‘biological reality’ check
Exclusive: Matt Goodwin argued ‘young girls’ should be explained ‘the biological reality’ that ‘many women in Britain are having children much too late in life’
www.independent.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 7:22 AM
This is Elon Musk territory, isn't it? A woman's purpose is to bear children.
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The Trump administration is literally going to kill its supporters, and still they cheer the circus.
February 13, 2026 at 7:31 AM
The Trump administration is literally going to kill its supporters, and still they cheer the circus.
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One of the purest examples of a moral panic in our time. A clinic that had years-long waitlists and required an average of 7 appointments before providing transition care smeared and shut down for being reckless.
a clinic that provided services to 12,000 people being closed on the basis of 8 complaints perfectly captures the nature of the uk 'trans-debate'
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
One of the purest examples of a moral panic in our time. A clinic that had years-long waitlists and required an average of 7 appointments before providing transition care smeared and shut down for being reckless.
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The Atlantic is indistinguishable from Compact.
February 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The Atlantic is indistinguishable from Compact.
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Oh god Frost has discovered Ayn Rand. A mediocrity explosion.
February 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Oh god Frost has discovered Ayn Rand. A mediocrity explosion.
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"They’ve attacked all these people, in a desperate attempt to make clear to racists and social conservatives that they hear them. If the racists and social conservatives were actually going to vote for them this would merely seem abhorrent. When they clearly aren’t, it’s stupid too."
Everybody Hates Keir
How did Starmer go from landslide to endgame in under two years? Also this week: the most murderous mammal on earth; and every thought I have about an insane train plan.
jonn.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
"They’ve attacked all these people, in a desperate attempt to make clear to racists and social conservatives that they hear them. If the racists and social conservatives were actually going to vote for them this would merely seem abhorrent. When they clearly aren’t, it’s stupid too."
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My favorite exchange on Twitter in the history of the site
February 12, 2026 at 5:53 AM
My favorite exchange on Twitter in the history of the site
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It is important to recognise that
"Immigration has been too high/was unsustainable high in the last parliament and needs [needed] to come down"
Is qualitatively very different in language, ethos to
"Britain has been colonised by immigrants"
Colonised?
"Yes, we've been colonised". [Mistaken stat]
"Immigration has been too high/was unsustainable high in the last parliament and needs [needed] to come down"
Is qualitatively very different in language, ethos to
"Britain has been colonised by immigrants"
Colonised?
"Yes, we've been colonised". [Mistaken stat]
February 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
It is important to recognise that
"Immigration has been too high/was unsustainable high in the last parliament and needs [needed] to come down"
Is qualitatively very different in language, ethos to
"Britain has been colonised by immigrants"
Colonised?
"Yes, we've been colonised". [Mistaken stat]
"Immigration has been too high/was unsustainable high in the last parliament and needs [needed] to come down"
Is qualitatively very different in language, ethos to
"Britain has been colonised by immigrants"
Colonised?
"Yes, we've been colonised". [Mistaken stat]
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Robert Peston, "Are you firmly in favour of rejoining the European Union?"
Zack Polanski, "Firmly very much in favour"
"Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure"
"Whether its economically, socially, culturally"
Zack Polanski, "Firmly very much in favour"
"Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure"
"Whether its economically, socially, culturally"
February 12, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Robert Peston, "Are you firmly in favour of rejoining the European Union?"
Zack Polanski, "Firmly very much in favour"
"Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure"
"Whether its economically, socially, culturally"
Zack Polanski, "Firmly very much in favour"
"Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure"
"Whether its economically, socially, culturally"
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An incredibly worrying set of data about youth provision that the government’s youth strategy will barely touch.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
February 12, 2026 at 6:49 AM
An incredibly worrying set of data about youth provision that the government’s youth strategy will barely touch.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Steve Jobs had the most treatable form of pancreatic cancer around and he refused conventional treatments which he admitted at the time of his death cost him is life. I'm BEGGING you not to use celebrities who only reveal tiny bits of their medical diagnosis to make a larger point about society
February 12, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Steve Jobs had the most treatable form of pancreatic cancer around and he refused conventional treatments which he admitted at the time of his death cost him is life. I'm BEGGING you not to use celebrities who only reveal tiny bits of their medical diagnosis to make a larger point about society
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CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
February 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
CNN: "Another photograph - these are notes AG Bondi brought to the hearing today. This shows a list of Rep. Jayapal's search history. Lawmakers are allowed to go to a DOJ facility to search unredacted files. We learned from this photo that the searches are apparently being tracked & read by the DOJ"
Drugs are bad, kids.
Elon Musk told employees at xAI, his artificial intelligence company, on Tuesday that the company needed a factory on the moon to build A.I. satellites and a massive catapult to launch them into space.
Elon Musk Wants to Build an A.I. Satellite Factory on the Moon
In a meeting with employees at his company xAI, Mr. Musk revealed a vision for a facility that includes a giant catapult to launch his satellites into space.
nyti.ms
February 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Drugs are bad, kids.
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Hi @hannahsbee.bsky.social,
There will come a time when you will have to face up to what you've done because of this era of anti-trans hysteria.
Per an FOI request, Pogust Goodhead have ZERO cases against Tavistock, when 1000 were claimed three years ago.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/health/...
There will come a time when you will have to face up to what you've done because of this era of anti-trans hysteria.
Per an FOI request, Pogust Goodhead have ZERO cases against Tavistock, when 1000 were claimed three years ago.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/health/...
The real Tavistock Clinic scandal: 1,000 court cases that never materialised
A FoI request for the data behind the media hysteria over the Tavistock Clinic presents quite a different picture
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Hi @hannahsbee.bsky.social,
There will come a time when you will have to face up to what you've done because of this era of anti-trans hysteria.
Per an FOI request, Pogust Goodhead have ZERO cases against Tavistock, when 1000 were claimed three years ago.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/health/...
There will come a time when you will have to face up to what you've done because of this era of anti-trans hysteria.
Per an FOI request, Pogust Goodhead have ZERO cases against Tavistock, when 1000 were claimed three years ago.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/health/...
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