Pranay Manocha
@pranman.com
I work on the confluence of advertising, AI and politics
My friend Graham Hughes is live on youtube right now, as he is every Friday night. Him and his guests talk politics from the week. Watch him live, 130 people are watching and I think he'll be delighted (as will I) to have more UK & US peeps!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbZq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbZq...
“A Staffer Did It” – And Other Lies We’re Supposed to Believe | 🍻 Friday Night Social 🍻
YouTube video by Politics Social (with Graham Hughes)
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February 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
My friend Graham Hughes is live on youtube right now, as he is every Friday night. Him and his guests talk politics from the week. Watch him live, 130 people are watching and I think he'll be delighted (as will I) to have more UK & US peeps!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbZq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbZq...
This is an excellent article by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social. Very pragmatic and well-reasoned suggestions that (in theory) could be supported by people all the way from the centre-right to the left.
February 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
This is an excellent article by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social. Very pragmatic and well-reasoned suggestions that (in theory) could be supported by people all the way from the centre-right to the left.
You may remember WeCrashed, the TV series about WeWork's fall...and how Adam Neumann was its delusional and utterly deranged CEO whose biggest skill was obtaining inflated valuations for WeWork.
Well, I give you Elon.
Well, I give you Elon.
February 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM
You may remember WeCrashed, the TV series about WeWork's fall...and how Adam Neumann was its delusional and utterly deranged CEO whose biggest skill was obtaining inflated valuations for WeWork.
Well, I give you Elon.
Well, I give you Elon.
The Guardian has added this erratum to its review of Melania
February 3, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The Guardian has added this erratum to its review of Melania
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Siri, how is a modern day act of treason by a Lord of the realm defined….
Following on from this, Faisal Islam has written an absolutely extraordinary account of how this leak from Mandelson to Epstein resulted in Jamie Dimon (JP Morgan) threatening Alistair Darling: don't tax bankers bonuses or we'll stop buying British bonds.
Horrific, shocking corruption.
Horrific, shocking corruption.
February 3, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Siri, how is a modern day act of treason by a Lord of the realm defined….
Following on from this, Faisal Islam has written an absolutely extraordinary account of how this leak from Mandelson to Epstein resulted in Jamie Dimon (JP Morgan) threatening Alistair Darling: don't tax bankers bonuses or we'll stop buying British bonds.
Horrific, shocking corruption.
Horrific, shocking corruption.
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Following on from this, Faisal Islam has written an absolutely extraordinary account of how this leak from Mandelson to Epstein resulted in Jamie Dimon (JP Morgan) threatening Alistair Darling: don't tax bankers bonuses or we'll stop buying British bonds.
Horrific, shocking corruption.
Horrific, shocking corruption.
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There's more.
On 31 March 2010, Lord Mandelson's principal private secretary sent him a note of a meeting between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Larry Summers, US Treasury Secretary.
Lord Mandelson forwarded it to Jeffrey Epstein five minutes later.
On 31 March 2010, Lord Mandelson's principal private secretary sent him a note of a meeting between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Larry Summers, US Treasury Secretary.
Lord Mandelson forwarded it to Jeffrey Epstein five minutes later.
February 2, 2026 at 8:30 PM
There's more.
On 31 March 2010, Lord Mandelson's principal private secretary sent him a note of a meeting between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Larry Summers, US Treasury Secretary.
Lord Mandelson forwarded it to Jeffrey Epstein five minutes later.
On 31 March 2010, Lord Mandelson's principal private secretary sent him a note of a meeting between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Larry Summers, US Treasury Secretary.
Lord Mandelson forwarded it to Jeffrey Epstein five minutes later.
I love Norway, but this shocks me.
Terje Rod-Larsen, Norwegian diplomat, key figure in the Oslo Accords and former director of the International Peace Institute, sent Epstein a one-line email:
"Have you heard the saying: when you meet an Indian and a snake, kill the Indian first!"
Terje Rod-Larsen, Norwegian diplomat, key figure in the Oslo Accords and former director of the International Peace Institute, sent Epstein a one-line email:
"Have you heard the saying: when you meet an Indian and a snake, kill the Indian first!"
February 2, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I love Norway, but this shocks me.
Terje Rod-Larsen, Norwegian diplomat, key figure in the Oslo Accords and former director of the International Peace Institute, sent Epstein a one-line email:
"Have you heard the saying: when you meet an Indian and a snake, kill the Indian first!"
Terje Rod-Larsen, Norwegian diplomat, key figure in the Oslo Accords and former director of the International Peace Institute, sent Epstein a one-line email:
"Have you heard the saying: when you meet an Indian and a snake, kill the Indian first!"
It seems impossible to me that Andrew could have been indulging in all sorts of depravities at Epstein Island and the Royal Family didn't know.
January 31, 2026 at 1:37 PM
It seems impossible to me that Andrew could have been indulging in all sorts of depravities at Epstein Island and the Royal Family didn't know.
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"how can we frame the drop in the murder rate as a bad thing?"
January 29, 2026 at 2:35 PM
"how can we frame the drop in the murder rate as a bad thing?"
This is a legendary level of gaslighting by people who defended Kyle Rittenhouse and the January 6th Capitol attack
January 27, 2026 at 2:43 PM
This is a legendary level of gaslighting by people who defended Kyle Rittenhouse and the January 6th Capitol attack
I am very excited to see the detail in the India-EU trade deal, which I believe is going to be signed today? It's taken nearly two decades of promises and negotiations so I'm sure it's got a lot of compromises, but I hope some radical good stuff too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:36 AM
I am very excited to see the detail in the India-EU trade deal, which I believe is going to be signed today? It's taken nearly two decades of promises and negotiations so I'm sure it's got a lot of compromises, but I hope some radical good stuff too.
I tried Threads for a while. It's full of so many trashy influencers from instagram it was suffocating and annoying. So now I'm back to bluesky, hopefully for good.
January 27, 2026 at 1:28 AM
I tried Threads for a while. It's full of so many trashy influencers from instagram it was suffocating and annoying. So now I'm back to bluesky, hopefully for good.
Unbeknownst to many, January 26th is an especially big day in British history.
It's Australia/Invasion Day, marking the start of colonising a continent.
It's also India's Republic Day, the day the British Monarchy was replaced by a constitution and an elected President.
It's Australia/Invasion Day, marking the start of colonising a continent.
It's also India's Republic Day, the day the British Monarchy was replaced by a constitution and an elected President.
January 26, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Unbeknownst to many, January 26th is an especially big day in British history.
It's Australia/Invasion Day, marking the start of colonising a continent.
It's also India's Republic Day, the day the British Monarchy was replaced by a constitution and an elected President.
It's Australia/Invasion Day, marking the start of colonising a continent.
It's also India's Republic Day, the day the British Monarchy was replaced by a constitution and an elected President.
I hope more Americans realise how militaristic and violent their country is, and that Trump is a symptom, not an anomaly.
January 25, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I hope more Americans realise how militaristic and violent their country is, and that Trump is a symptom, not an anomaly.
is that why a twit is now in charge of twitter?
January 21, 2026 at 6:52 PM
is that why a twit is now in charge of twitter?
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Let's not blow this out of proportion. It was just an admin error. Two admin errors. A few admin errors. Seventeen admin errors worth £380,000.
… including payments for promoting gold, presenting on GB News and from his friend George Cottrell, within 28 days.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
January 21, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Let's not blow this out of proportion. It was just an admin error. Two admin errors. A few admin errors. Seventeen admin errors worth £380,000.
I was not wrong, was I?
January 20, 2026 at 1:01 PM
I was not wrong, was I?
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Again remembering the GOP rep who responded to Pres. Obama once wearing a tan suit to a press conference with “There’s no way any of us can excuse what the pres. did.”
Now we’re just cool with the US pres threatening Denmark/Greenland, kidnapping leader of VZ/stealing their oil, invading MN, etc.
Now we’re just cool with the US pres threatening Denmark/Greenland, kidnapping leader of VZ/stealing their oil, invading MN, etc.
January 17, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Again remembering the GOP rep who responded to Pres. Obama once wearing a tan suit to a press conference with “There’s no way any of us can excuse what the pres. did.”
Now we’re just cool with the US pres threatening Denmark/Greenland, kidnapping leader of VZ/stealing their oil, invading MN, etc.
Now we’re just cool with the US pres threatening Denmark/Greenland, kidnapping leader of VZ/stealing their oil, invading MN, etc.
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What a blathering, idiotic bag of lying vomit!
January 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
What a blathering, idiotic bag of lying vomit!
Trump just posted this. Coup the twat already.
January 17, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Trump just posted this. Coup the twat already.
The far right’s new slur “AWFUL” isn’t just abuse, it’s a method of misogyny. Turn women into a stereotype, and gendered violence becomes narratable, excusable, and even desirable.
January 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The far right’s new slur “AWFUL” isn’t just abuse, it’s a method of misogyny. Turn women into a stereotype, and gendered violence becomes narratable, excusable, and even desirable.
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“Involuntary parks” — lands emptied by war, pollution or conflict — can become accidental refuges for wildlife.
From the radioactive Hanford Reach to the disputed Kuril Islands, nature often rebounds without people, raising hard questions about conservation, recovery and responsibility.
From the radioactive Hanford Reach to the disputed Kuril Islands, nature often rebounds without people, raising hard questions about conservation, recovery and responsibility.
Involuntary parks: Human conflict is creating unintended refuges for wildlife
Few locations on Earth are as haunting or deeply ironic as so-called involuntary parks — places too toxic, dangerous, or otherwise made off-limits for human habitation, but which have paradoxically…
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January 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
“Involuntary parks” — lands emptied by war, pollution or conflict — can become accidental refuges for wildlife.
From the radioactive Hanford Reach to the disputed Kuril Islands, nature often rebounds without people, raising hard questions about conservation, recovery and responsibility.
From the radioactive Hanford Reach to the disputed Kuril Islands, nature often rebounds without people, raising hard questions about conservation, recovery and responsibility.
Game of Thrones fans will appreciate
January 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Game of Thrones fans will appreciate
I don’t know which genius heard The Chain by Fleetwood Mac and thought “sounds like Formula 1” but they were a hero.
January 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I don’t know which genius heard The Chain by Fleetwood Mac and thought “sounds like Formula 1” but they were a hero.