Nick Chainey
@nlfg.bsky.social
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Card carrying member of the tofu eating wokerati. Manics / Public Service Broadcasting / Ash / Anchoress.
Was once accused of looking like Nathan Lowndes.
#history #punk #politics
Card carrying member of the tofu eating wokerati. Manics / Public Service Broadcasting / Ash / Anchoress.
Was once accused of looking like Nathan Lowndes.
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AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
January 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
Strong start to my Monday @psbhq.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Strong start to my Monday @psbhq.bsky.social
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I spent the most formative years of my political life reading headlines like this seemingly every week.
January 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I spent the most formative years of my political life reading headlines like this seemingly every week.
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What I love about this is either you've seen the Trump post and a London mayoral candidate is tying themselves to a figure who is almost universally reviled in London OR you haven't and it reads as threatening to put London into an ice age
It used to be said that the left was far too 'online', but it seems that this is increasingly (more) so for the right nowadays.
January 25, 2026 at 12:38 PM
What I love about this is either you've seen the Trump post and a London mayoral candidate is tying themselves to a figure who is almost universally reviled in London OR you haven't and it reads as threatening to put London into an ice age
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This perfectly demonstrates the pernicious nature of BBC two-sidism.
It almost always benefits the side with the most power.
In this case that's the side which is murdering peaceful protesters in the street, on camera, and then lying about it
It almost always benefits the side with the most power.
In this case that's the side which is murdering peaceful protesters in the street, on camera, and then lying about it
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 25, 2026 at 6:38 AM
This perfectly demonstrates the pernicious nature of BBC two-sidism.
It almost always benefits the side with the most power.
In this case that's the side which is murdering peaceful protesters in the street, on camera, and then lying about it
It almost always benefits the side with the most power.
In this case that's the side which is murdering peaceful protesters in the street, on camera, and then lying about it
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There is another universe where I never had to learn what a Nick Shirley was. He has got as far as testifying to congress and his single argument remains "they wouldn't let me look at the kids!"
I remain absolutely furious that all this shit in Minneapolis started because a barely-literate homeschooled mormon made a video trying to run up in daycare centers trying to find people of Somalian descent doing fraud despite the ringleader (a white woman) being in jail since March. Demonic.
January 25, 2026 at 9:52 AM
There is another universe where I never had to learn what a Nick Shirley was. He has got as far as testifying to congress and his single argument remains "they wouldn't let me look at the kids!"
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We have been told for nearly 30 years that America needed to tolerate mass shootings because the broad availability of guns would help us defend ourselves from an overreaching federal government. That day has come. The people who said this are supporting the federal agents. Many have joined them.
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
We have been told for nearly 30 years that America needed to tolerate mass shootings because the broad availability of guns would help us defend ourselves from an overreaching federal government. That day has come. The people who said this are supporting the federal agents. Many have joined them.
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In 1993 small-c conservatives in the United States were aghast at what they saw as federal armed brutality at the Waco siege.
The contrast with now is striking.
The contrast with now is striking.
January 24, 2026 at 5:29 PM
In 1993 small-c conservatives in the United States were aghast at what they saw as federal armed brutality at the Waco siege.
The contrast with now is striking.
The contrast with now is striking.
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I'm really looking forward to hearing from the same people who have spent decades yelling about the Second Amendment that this shooting was somehow justified because the observer (allegedly) had a gun.
It turns out, it was never about *all* of our liberty.
It turns out, it was never about *all* of our liberty.
January 24, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I'm really looking forward to hearing from the same people who have spent decades yelling about the Second Amendment that this shooting was somehow justified because the observer (allegedly) had a gun.
It turns out, it was never about *all* of our liberty.
It turns out, it was never about *all* of our liberty.
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Quite glad that the big story in British politics is whether Andy Burnham will apply to stand in a by-election and not people being gunned down by state militias.
Solidarity with Minnesotans resisting this barbarity.
Solidarity with Minnesotans resisting this barbarity.
January 24, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Quite glad that the big story in British politics is whether Andy Burnham will apply to stand in a by-election and not people being gunned down by state militias.
Solidarity with Minnesotans resisting this barbarity.
Solidarity with Minnesotans resisting this barbarity.
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Democratic governors need to start putting out wanted lists and forging extradition agreements. The goons brutalizing people with the expectation of federal protection need to know that they are not, in fact, protected by “absolute immunity”
January 24, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Democratic governors need to start putting out wanted lists and forging extradition agreements. The goons brutalizing people with the expectation of federal protection need to know that they are not, in fact, protected by “absolute immunity”
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If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
This is fascinating.
This can have consequences for how agents see themselves. If they put on clothes designed for war, they are more likely to see cities as hostile terrain and citizens as enemy combatants, which can increase the chance of violence. Link to the story here:
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The Problem With Greg Bovino’s Overcoat Isn’t What You Think
The head of Border Patrol isn’t referencing the Nazis — but he is sending a message.
www.politico.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:24 PM
This is fascinating.
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
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We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the increasingly violent scenes of government thuggery and murder in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above.
January 24, 2026 at 4:21 PM
We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the increasingly violent scenes of government thuggery and murder in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above.
This is depressingly true. Can Minnesota state prosecute which would take them outside of his reach?
Trump can and will pardon the killers.
January 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
This is depressingly true. Can Minnesota state prosecute which would take them outside of his reach?
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Jesus Christ.
Multiple goons had a man on the ground but that wasn't enough brutality for them. One had to pull his gun and shoot someone who was prone on the sidewalk.
They're going to tell us the agent feared for his life and was justified.
Multiple goons had a man on the ground but that wasn't enough brutality for them. One had to pull his gun and shoot someone who was prone on the sidewalk.
They're going to tell us the agent feared for his life and was justified.
January 24, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Jesus Christ.
Multiple goons had a man on the ground but that wasn't enough brutality for them. One had to pull his gun and shoot someone who was prone on the sidewalk.
They're going to tell us the agent feared for his life and was justified.
Multiple goons had a man on the ground but that wasn't enough brutality for them. One had to pull his gun and shoot someone who was prone on the sidewalk.
They're going to tell us the agent feared for his life and was justified.
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Execution squads roaming the streets of America.
I wish I hadn't watched that video. I never watched the killing of Renee Good and hope I never have to. I don't need to see it to fight it.
Today at least four federal agents were beating a man and then one of them (I think) shot him point blank while he was on the ground. More agents present.
Today at least four federal agents were beating a man and then one of them (I think) shot him point blank while he was on the ground. More agents present.
January 24, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Execution squads roaming the streets of America.
I know it's stating the obvious, but this is absolutely fucked up.
Initial report is that two observers got into a shoving match with eight agents, one observer was wrestled to the ground, and then an ICE agent pulled out a sidearm and shot the man on the ground five times.
January 24, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I know it's stating the obvious, but this is absolutely fucked up.
Big shout out to the TNT red button feed which missed the Sarries score.
January 24, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Big shout out to the TNT red button feed which missed the Sarries score.
Jesus Christ, that start sums up this Sarries team. Awful stuff
January 24, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Jesus Christ, that start sums up this Sarries team. Awful stuff
Great thread
I remember a vid of a cop during the 2020 BLM protests parked outside a McDonald's drive-through sobbing coz she was "terrified" they'd done "something" to her food. I was like "make your own lunch then, dummy."
Now you see ICE dickheads similarly whining and I just go "quit your job then, dummy."
Now you see ICE dickheads similarly whining and I just go "quit your job then, dummy."
January 22, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Great thread
Has this happened in time to get in this week's @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social 🤔
January 22, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Has this happened in time to get in this week's @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social 🤔
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Polar bears to be renamed "Trump bears"
So, 3 broad possibilities here:
1) Rutte agreed to something of substance pre-cleared with Copenhagen & Nuuk
2) Rutte agreed to something of substance *not* pre-cleared with Copenhagen & Nuuk
3) Rutte agreed to something of no substance but that made Trump feel warm and fuzzy and important
1) Rutte agreed to something of substance pre-cleared with Copenhagen & Nuuk
2) Rutte agreed to something of substance *not* pre-cleared with Copenhagen & Nuuk
3) Rutte agreed to something of no substance but that made Trump feel warm and fuzzy and important
Hahahahaha pathetic, well done Big Man you've torched the lot for nowt. See what happens when you stand up to the bully?
January 21, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Polar bears to be renamed "Trump bears"