Nathan 🌹
@nathanwylabour.bsky.social
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Films I saw at the cinema in 2026, a thread:
January 6, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Films I saw at the cinema in 2026, a thread:
There's a lot to like about Marty Supreme, but perhaps the best thing is its soundtrack
open.spotify.com/album/4ACAVX...
open.spotify.com/album/4ACAVX...
Marty Supreme (Original Soundtrack)
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January 6, 2026 at 10:34 AM
There's a lot to like about Marty Supreme, but perhaps the best thing is its soundtrack
open.spotify.com/album/4ACAVX...
open.spotify.com/album/4ACAVX...
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A rise in MPs’ casework is a symptom of a justice system under strain, writes @queensparkkaren.bsky.social in @thehousemag.bsky.social.
January 6, 2026 at 10:09 AM
A rise in MPs’ casework is a symptom of a justice system under strain, writes @queensparkkaren.bsky.social in @thehousemag.bsky.social.
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Reading about the period I thought, “the anti-Dreyfusards can’t possibly be this cartoonishly evil and vindictive, can they?” They were… and our current times replicate it (without the learning and high culture of some of the French far right of that period).
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Reading about the period I thought, “the anti-Dreyfusards can’t possibly be this cartoonishly evil and vindictive, can they?” They were… and our current times replicate it (without the learning and high culture of some of the French far right of that period).
I mean, if you want to get anywhere, you do need to get at least a small part of the business establishment on side
Ngl it’s really disheartening to see liberal currents struggle to raise 500K and these jokers just keep raising cash no questions asked
Dreher's working for Bari Weiss now www.thefp.com/p/bari-weiss...
January 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I mean, if you want to get anywhere, you do need to get at least a small part of the business establishment on side
Quite revealing of a particular ideological bias within the current mainstream of the British centre-left, this
🚨 The Resolution Foundation New Year Outlook has just been published 👇
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🧟 Early and encouraging signs of a mild zombie apocalypse, alongside the prospect of deaths outnumbering births from here on out ⤵️ buff.ly/wXo84d2
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Quite revealing of a particular ideological bias within the current mainstream of the British centre-left, this
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This is the correct read. Most European leaders have a 'white knuckle it until Governor Fungible (D-Nonsuch) gets 270 electoral votes in 2029' approach. Not a good idea IMV.
"Vassal" talk is a bit much, but those Starmer (and other EU leaders tbf) statements read like all these people still believe, if we can just hold our breath for three more years, this nightmare will be over and we'll be back to singing Atlantic Kumbaya
January 5, 2026 at 9:08 AM
This is the correct read. Most European leaders have a 'white knuckle it until Governor Fungible (D-Nonsuch) gets 270 electoral votes in 2029' approach. Not a good idea IMV.
Agree that 'vassal' is not exactly accurate, but I think it's worth using the term as a rhetorical tool because the message won't get through to our leaders otherwise
"Vassal" talk is a bit much, but those Starmer (and other EU leaders tbf) statements read like all these people still believe, if we can just hold our breath for three more years, this nightmare will be over and we'll be back to singing Atlantic Kumbaya
January 5, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Agree that 'vassal' is not exactly accurate, but I think it's worth using the term as a rhetorical tool because the message won't get through to our leaders otherwise
Basically the only ways for resource-poor Europe to match the US's annual growth rates are a) more people in employment + longer working hours, and b) more immigration
And well.... good luck with those
And well.... good luck with those
We've hit diminishing returns for advanced economies, so the route to further >2% annual growth is basically 'have a valuable resource that you can extract efficiently' (which both the US and Australia are doing, albeit the specifics are quite different).
January 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Basically the only ways for resource-poor Europe to match the US's annual growth rates are a) more people in employment + longer working hours, and b) more immigration
And well.... good luck with those
And well.... good luck with those
Perhaps this is tangential to @monroetempleton.bsky.social's point here, but much of the trajectory of US politics since 2008 can be boiled down to 'if you become a petrostate you'll start acting like one'
One of the biggest geopolitical shifts in the last 15 years has been that the US became one of if not *the* net exporter of oil, and that has broken a wide range of people's brains
Y’all wanna see some fucking deranged quote tweets
January 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Perhaps this is tangential to @monroetempleton.bsky.social's point here, but much of the trajectory of US politics since 2008 can be boiled down to 'if you become a petrostate you'll start acting like one'
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Of course the policy matters more than the words, but at the same time the words you choose shouldn't make you look both shifty and pathetic, not least because rhetoric is key part of laying the groundwork for policy shifts
January 4, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Of course the policy matters more than the words, but at the same time the words you choose shouldn't make you look both shifty and pathetic, not least because rhetoric is key part of laying the groundwork for policy shifts
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Yeah, there was some discussion on here yesterday that I was somewhat sceptical of along the lines of 'the words are not what matter, what we should really be concerned about is our defence policy and orientation towards the EU'
January 4, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Yeah, there was some discussion on here yesterday that I was somewhat sceptical of along the lines of 'the words are not what matter, what we should really be concerned about is our defence policy and orientation towards the EU'
See, I think he has the right instincts on this, but there aren't anywhere near enough forces (parliamentary and extra-parliamentary) backing him up on it, whereas there are too many people in No. 10 and the Cabinet dissuading him from it
Keir Starmer says it is in Britain’s interests to “align more closely with the EU single market” and “we should”.
Interestingly this is one of his most passionate answers in a long interview.
I think we can expect movement on this issue in 2026. Brexit still remains an unsettled matter.
Interestingly this is one of his most passionate answers in a long interview.
I think we can expect movement on this issue in 2026. Brexit still remains an unsettled matter.
January 4, 2026 at 9:51 AM
See, I think he has the right instincts on this, but there aren't anywhere near enough forces (parliamentary and extra-parliamentary) backing him up on it, whereas there are too many people in No. 10 and the Cabinet dissuading him from it
Honestly, I think that, rather than resorting to international law (which is already barely worth the paper it's written on) to condemn the US's actions in Venezuela, the better argument is that, as in Iraq 23 years ago, the US is further undermining its own legitimacy on the world stage...
January 4, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Honestly, I think that, rather than resorting to international law (which is already barely worth the paper it's written on) to condemn the US's actions in Venezuela, the better argument is that, as in Iraq 23 years ago, the US is further undermining its own legitimacy on the world stage...
Blasting this in the headphones this evening
open.spotify.com/track/6LCEyZ...
open.spotify.com/track/6LCEyZ...
Not Ready to Make Nice
open.spotify.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Blasting this in the headphones this evening
open.spotify.com/track/6LCEyZ...
open.spotify.com/track/6LCEyZ...
Interesting thread
I feel this is very much a thing which is both post-socialist and post-Christian, a sort of confession that it's impossible to have an ethical or moral system of power or management with Christianity defunct and socialism defeated, any attempt to do so is 'anachronistic' and 'will fail'.
January 4, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Interesting thread
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So in other words, critique won intellectually but was unable to build anything better, so the worship of the manager is the reaction to that.
January 4, 2026 at 12:30 AM
So in other words, critique won intellectually but was unable to build anything better, so the worship of the manager is the reaction to that.
I am honestly totally baffled as to what the beef between these two is
January 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I am honestly totally baffled as to what the beef between these two is
Ngl I feel like I'm going mad, because it seems like the world is sliding into cataclysm and our leaders are carrying on as if it's business as usual
January 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Ngl I feel like I'm going mad, because it seems like the world is sliding into cataclysm and our leaders are carrying on as if it's business as usual
We are truly in the most absurd timeline
Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
January 3, 2026 at 9:50 PM
We are truly in the most absurd timeline
It's not actually explicit ('long supported a transition of power' is not the same as explictly endorsing Trump's actions).
But what's implicit here is a faith in the US as an ally that is increasingly hard to justify.
But what's implicit here is a faith in the US as an ally that is increasingly hard to justify.
Keir Starmer explicitly backs Trump's attack on Venezuela.
Says he has "long supported" getting rid of Maduro, who is an "illegitimate President" and "we shed no tears about the end of his regime".
Says he has "long supported" getting rid of Maduro, who is an "illegitimate President" and "we shed no tears about the end of his regime".
January 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
It's not actually explicit ('long supported a transition of power' is not the same as explictly endorsing Trump's actions).
But what's implicit here is a faith in the US as an ally that is increasingly hard to justify.
But what's implicit here is a faith in the US as an ally that is increasingly hard to justify.
I believe this is what needs to happen but achieving it politically will be very tough and will require the efforts of a large handful of obsessives (some of whom use this website)
I am going to need UK political elites to accept they are going to have to start doing Gaullist foreign policy Right Now
January 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I believe this is what needs to happen but achieving it politically will be very tough and will require the efforts of a large handful of obsessives (some of whom use this website)
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I am going to need UK political elites to accept they are going to have to start doing Gaullist foreign policy Right Now
January 3, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I am going to need UK political elites to accept they are going to have to start doing Gaullist foreign policy Right Now
This Labour MP (don't search for her and pile on – we've been here before) basically wants Blue Labourism, but with a special selective opt-out from parts of the social conservatism so she can carry on being a feminist.
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
This Labour MP (don't search for her and pile on – we've been here before) basically wants Blue Labourism, but with a special selective opt-out from parts of the social conservatism so she can carry on being a feminist.