@ralpholsson.bsky.social
Stupid bloody antivaxers.
January 27, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Stupid bloody antivaxers.
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
President Trump,
I know you're not an intelligent man, so let me spell this out simply for you:
The NATO treaty requires other NATO countries to come to your aid when you are invaded.
NOT when you invade someone else.
I know you're not an intelligent man, so let me spell this out simply for you:
The NATO treaty requires other NATO countries to come to your aid when you are invaded.
NOT when you invade someone else.
January 24, 2026 at 9:02 AM
President Trump,
I know you're not an intelligent man, so let me spell this out simply for you:
The NATO treaty requires other NATO countries to come to your aid when you are invaded.
NOT when you invade someone else.
I know you're not an intelligent man, so let me spell this out simply for you:
The NATO treaty requires other NATO countries to come to your aid when you are invaded.
NOT when you invade someone else.
What I think about social media bans:
January 23, 2026 at 9:28 AM
What I think about social media bans:
This reminds me of the tragic case of Alan Kurdi in Europe in 2015. Every time you see an image like this you think "surely people will rise up and demand an end to this now?"
But 10 years later the anti-immigrant hatred has got worse, not better.
How do we live with ourselves as a species?
But 10 years later the anti-immigrant hatred has got worse, not better.
How do we live with ourselves as a species?
January 22, 2026 at 8:44 AM
This reminds me of the tragic case of Alan Kurdi in Europe in 2015. Every time you see an image like this you think "surely people will rise up and demand an end to this now?"
But 10 years later the anti-immigrant hatred has got worse, not better.
How do we live with ourselves as a species?
But 10 years later the anti-immigrant hatred has got worse, not better.
How do we live with ourselves as a species?
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Nigel Farage's Reform Party are recruiting....
January 19, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Nigel Farage's Reform Party are recruiting....
Trump said he'd changed his mind and wasn't going to invade Greenland because he was scared of Britain's independent nuclear deterrent?
When did that happen? I must have missed it.
When did that happen? I must have missed it.
The greens would have unilaterally got rid of our nuclear deterrent so don’t lecture us on “national security”
January 18, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Trump said he'd changed his mind and wasn't going to invade Greenland because he was scared of Britain's independent nuclear deterrent?
When did that happen? I must have missed it.
When did that happen? I must have missed it.
Has Ed Davey learnt a lesson from @zackpolanski.bsky.social and realised that *trying to make things better for ordinary people* is a vote winner? It sure beats his previous strategy of... [checks notes]... *falling off a paddle board*.
Keir Starmer failed to answer my question at PMQs, so today I’ve written to his minister to demand action.
She should strip South East Water of their licence immediately.
Thousands of people are still without water. The Government has no time to lose.
She should strip South East Water of their licence immediately.
Thousands of people are still without water. The Government has no time to lose.
January 17, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Has Ed Davey learnt a lesson from @zackpolanski.bsky.social and realised that *trying to make things better for ordinary people* is a vote winner? It sure beats his previous strategy of... [checks notes]... *falling off a paddle board*.
And the best meme ever award goes to...
January 17, 2026 at 1:28 PM
And the best meme ever award goes to...
Please can we all agree to refer to it as the Nobel Pedophile Protector Prize from now on?
January 16, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Please can we all agree to refer to it as the Nobel Pedophile Protector Prize from now on?
One of the many repugnant things I witnessed while a member of the Labour Party was how regularly non-Jewish right-wingers like John Mann would lecture my Jewish comrades and accuse them of anti-Semitism whenever they spoke out against Israel.
January 16, 2026 at 8:36 AM
One of the many repugnant things I witnessed while a member of the Labour Party was how regularly non-Jewish right-wingers like John Mann would lecture my Jewish comrades and accuse them of anti-Semitism whenever they spoke out against Israel.
So if I rob a bank, I can just tell the authorities that I will stop robbing banks and then they won't punish me for having robbed a bank? Have I got that right?
www.ft.com/content/72c2...
www.ft.com/content/72c2...
Elon Musk bows to pressure over Grok creating sexualised AI images
UK prime minister says xAI will restrict image generator as billionaire pledges to follow laws in all markets
www.ft.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:19 AM
So if I rob a bank, I can just tell the authorities that I will stop robbing banks and then they won't punish me for having robbed a bank? Have I got that right?
www.ft.com/content/72c2...
www.ft.com/content/72c2...
I haven't moved left. The Labour Party has moved right.
There was a stream of people who used to vote Labour now voting Green.
"It has now become a torrent."
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observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
"It has now become a torrent."
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observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Greens look set to clean up as Labour switchers move left
Labour voters liked the insurgent party even before the arrival of their new leader. As local elections approach, Zack Polanski appears ready to break through in the areas Keir Starmer neglected
observer.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I haven't moved left. The Labour Party has moved right.
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As always, 2 things can be true at once:
1. Any police force using AI to generate reports & evidence for their decisions should be disciplined & heads should roll
2. The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was likely justified due to real risk of racist, violent hooliganism #r4today
1. Any police force using AI to generate reports & evidence for their decisions should be disciplined & heads should roll
2. The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was likely justified due to real risk of racist, violent hooliganism #r4today
January 15, 2026 at 8:29 AM
As always, 2 things can be true at once:
1. Any police force using AI to generate reports & evidence for their decisions should be disciplined & heads should roll
2. The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was likely justified due to real risk of racist, violent hooliganism #r4today
1. Any police force using AI to generate reports & evidence for their decisions should be disciplined & heads should roll
2. The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was likely justified due to real risk of racist, violent hooliganism #r4today
Centralism
/sɛntrəlɪz(ə)m/
Definition: Right wing capitalism, but with a "sorry, we don't have any choice, our hands are tied" veneer.
/sɛntrəlɪz(ə)m/
Definition: Right wing capitalism, but with a "sorry, we don't have any choice, our hands are tied" veneer.
January 15, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Centralism
/sɛntrəlɪz(ə)m/
Definition: Right wing capitalism, but with a "sorry, we don't have any choice, our hands are tied" veneer.
/sɛntrəlɪz(ə)m/
Definition: Right wing capitalism, but with a "sorry, we don't have any choice, our hands are tied" veneer.
Being able to foresee consequences sure is depressing.
The rational few: "if we don't do something about X then bad thing Y is going to happen."
The irrational masses: "shut up nutjob!"
Later: [bad thing Y happens]
The same thing over and over, whether it's inequality, climate change, fascism...
The rational few: "if we don't do something about X then bad thing Y is going to happen."
The irrational masses: "shut up nutjob!"
Later: [bad thing Y happens]
The same thing over and over, whether it's inequality, climate change, fascism...
Post 9/11, how many people warned about the dangerous introduction of antiterrorism laws (in many nations, not just the USA) because of the abuse under those laws of non-white people by authoritarian states claiming “national security”.
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Being able to foresee consequences sure is depressing.
The rational few: "if we don't do something about X then bad thing Y is going to happen."
The irrational masses: "shut up nutjob!"
Later: [bad thing Y happens]
The same thing over and over, whether it's inequality, climate change, fascism...
The rational few: "if we don't do something about X then bad thing Y is going to happen."
The irrational masses: "shut up nutjob!"
Later: [bad thing Y happens]
The same thing over and over, whether it's inequality, climate change, fascism...
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BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...
January 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM
BREAKING: Staggering scenes as brave Iranians stand up to their illegitimate government in Tehran... um, hang on, I'm being told this is actually Minneapolis. Forget I said anything...
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BBC, 1963: "Overnight a gang acquired £2.6m in cash from a Royal Mail train in Buckinghamshire"
I wonder what other potential invasions our state broadcaster would describe as “options to acquire”. Mind boggling & embarrassing from the BBC.
January 7, 2026 at 9:16 AM
BBC, 1963: "Overnight a gang acquired £2.6m in cash from a Royal Mail train in Buckinghamshire"
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BREAKING: Keir Starmer has issued a statement on Greenland and Venezuela confirming that Greenland deserves sovereignty and Venezuela doesn't because international law is only for white countries like Denmark ♥️
January 6, 2026 at 4:48 PM
BREAKING: Keir Starmer has issued a statement on Greenland and Venezuela confirming that Greenland deserves sovereignty and Venezuela doesn't because international law is only for white countries like Denmark ♥️
How quickly things change:
1990s: angry mobs beat up pediatricians for having a job title that sounds, to the ignorant, a bit like "pedophile".
2020s: politicians refuse to condemn an actual pedophile when they illegally invade another country and kidnap its leader.
1990s: angry mobs beat up pediatricians for having a job title that sounds, to the ignorant, a bit like "pedophile".
2020s: politicians refuse to condemn an actual pedophile when they illegally invade another country and kidnap its leader.
January 6, 2026 at 8:57 AM
How quickly things change:
1990s: angry mobs beat up pediatricians for having a job title that sounds, to the ignorant, a bit like "pedophile".
2020s: politicians refuse to condemn an actual pedophile when they illegally invade another country and kidnap its leader.
1990s: angry mobs beat up pediatricians for having a job title that sounds, to the ignorant, a bit like "pedophile".
2020s: politicians refuse to condemn an actual pedophile when they illegally invade another country and kidnap its leader.
The state of some of these comments.
'Oh, that's easy for @zackpolanski.bsky.social to say, he doesn't have to worry about the "consequences"!'
Seriously? That's their aspiration for the UK? A nation that cowers to bullies and despots?
I'll take a nation that speaks truth to power any day.
'Oh, that's easy for @zackpolanski.bsky.social to say, he doesn't have to worry about the "consequences"!'
Seriously? That's their aspiration for the UK? A nation that cowers to bullies and despots?
I'll take a nation that speaks truth to power any day.
"The only flags Farage and Starmer have been waving this weekend are white."
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
Zack Polanski: Starmer and Farage have proven their craven cowardice on Venezuel
This weekend has proven it beyond doubt - Keir Starmer is a coward.
metro.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
The state of some of these comments.
'Oh, that's easy for @zackpolanski.bsky.social to say, he doesn't have to worry about the "consequences"!'
Seriously? That's their aspiration for the UK? A nation that cowers to bullies and despots?
I'll take a nation that speaks truth to power any day.
'Oh, that's easy for @zackpolanski.bsky.social to say, he doesn't have to worry about the "consequences"!'
Seriously? That's their aspiration for the UK? A nation that cowers to bullies and despots?
I'll take a nation that speaks truth to power any day.
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As usual, Zack Polanski provides the lone voice of reason against the madness of the abysmal Labour-Tory-Reform uniparty.
"The only flags Farage and Starmer have been waving this weekend are white."
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
Written for the Metro 👇🏼
metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
Zack Polanski: Starmer and Farage have proven their craven cowardice on Venezuel
This weekend has proven it beyond doubt - Keir Starmer is a coward.
metro.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 12:39 AM
As usual, Zack Polanski provides the lone voice of reason against the madness of the abysmal Labour-Tory-Reform uniparty.
We did try to warn everyone that Keir Starmer is a lying bastard.
It was a little over three years ago that Keir Starmer promised to do away with the House of Lords altogether as part of his plans to restore trust in politics. Now, he's nominating his own (less than stellar) allies, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social
The PM vowed to abolish the Lords. Why is he stuffing it with allies?
In Matthew Doyle, we are about to get another less than stellar peer. Now is the time for change
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 12:38 PM
We did try to warn everyone that Keir Starmer is a lying bastard.
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Why Venezuela?
Oil.
Why now?
The affordability crisis, the end of the fracking revolution, and the threat of Chinese energy independence.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
Oil.
Why now?
The affordability crisis, the end of the fracking revolution, and the threat of Chinese energy independence.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
Why Venezuela? Why Now?
Trump might have more in common with Maduro than he thought.
graceblakeley.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Why Venezuela?
Oil.
Why now?
The affordability crisis, the end of the fracking revolution, and the threat of Chinese energy independence.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
Oil.
Why now?
The affordability crisis, the end of the fracking revolution, and the threat of Chinese energy independence.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/why-venezu...