Sir Basil
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Very concerned that right-wing pluto-populists are degrading our lives and our planet (🌱)
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Sir Basil
@sirbasil.bsky.social
· May 12
Why are the worse types of people in Britain the most heavily-courted voters?
As Simon Kuper writes in today's FT:
"Ur-fascism is macho, continues (Umberto) Eco. It uses “an impoverished vocabulary, and an elementary syntax, in order to limit the instruments for complex and critical reasoning"
"Ur-fascism is macho, continues (Umberto) Eco. It uses “an impoverished vocabulary, and an elementary syntax, in order to limit the instruments for complex and critical reasoning"
January 10, 2026 at 12:05 PM
As Simon Kuper writes in today's FT:
"Ur-fascism is macho, continues (Umberto) Eco. It uses “an impoverished vocabulary, and an elementary syntax, in order to limit the instruments for complex and critical reasoning"
"Ur-fascism is macho, continues (Umberto) Eco. It uses “an impoverished vocabulary, and an elementary syntax, in order to limit the instruments for complex and critical reasoning"
Agreed. An utterly transparent chancer
January 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Agreed. An utterly transparent chancer
In which Boris Johnson explains that smashing up international rules, threatening to invade your allies, decapitating countries without a plan, supporting authoritarian 'hardmen' around the world and shooting your citizens in the face is making the world a safer place
January 10, 2026 at 11:58 AM
In which Boris Johnson explains that smashing up international rules, threatening to invade your allies, decapitating countries without a plan, supporting authoritarian 'hardmen' around the world and shooting your citizens in the face is making the world a safer place
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Ohh that's RICH
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@ohhthatsrich.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Ohh that's RICH
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@ohhthatsrich.bsky.social
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KARE 11
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Jana Shortal
Renee Good’s wife has a statement. Hear it in full no edits, here.
@kare11.bsky.social
Jana Shortal
Renee Good’s wife has a statement. Hear it in full no edits, here.
January 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
KARE 11
@kare11.bsky.social
Jana Shortal
Renee Good’s wife has a statement. Hear it in full no edits, here.
@kare11.bsky.social
Jana Shortal
Renee Good’s wife has a statement. Hear it in full no edits, here.
Is Britain simply too racist to be a successful country?
Discuss
Discuss
January 10, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Is Britain simply too racist to be a successful country?
Discuss
Discuss
NO COCKADOODY WINDMILLS!
January 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
NO COCKADOODY WINDMILLS!
Strongly agree....this inadequate twat hates women
January 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Strongly agree....this inadequate twat hates women
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Renee Good’s murder was not just a homicide, it’s a hate crime against women, called femicide.
Good told ICE, "That's fine, I'm not mad at you" and was shot 3 times in the head point blank, Ross yelled the misogynist slur, "fucking bitch" after killing her. #3E #endimpunity
Good told ICE, "That's fine, I'm not mad at you" and was shot 3 times in the head point blank, Ross yelled the misogynist slur, "fucking bitch" after killing her. #3E #endimpunity
January 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Renee Good’s murder was not just a homicide, it’s a hate crime against women, called femicide.
Good told ICE, "That's fine, I'm not mad at you" and was shot 3 times in the head point blank, Ross yelled the misogynist slur, "fucking bitch" after killing her. #3E #endimpunity
Good told ICE, "That's fine, I'm not mad at you" and was shot 3 times in the head point blank, Ross yelled the misogynist slur, "fucking bitch" after killing her. #3E #endimpunity
Apart from inadequacy, what are the main attributes required to get into ICE?
January 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Apart from inadequacy, what are the main attributes required to get into ICE?
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If you don't think it could happen here, you've not been paying attention
January 9, 2026 at 10:28 AM
If you don't think it could happen here, you've not been paying attention
We have the Daily Mail over here in the UK serving up the same dangerous fare ...if you're not MAGA, you kinda deserve to be shot in the face
January 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
We have the Daily Mail over here in the UK serving up the same dangerous fare ...if you're not MAGA, you kinda deserve to be shot in the face
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The New York Post reaches a new low.
January 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The New York Post reaches a new low.
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Orwell's '1984' was supposed to be a warning....not a f*cking manual
January 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Orwell's '1984' was supposed to be a warning....not a f*cking manual
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“History will judge us not by the promises we make, but by the lives we change. Let’s make 2026 the year we consign cages to history…That’s a resolution worth keeping – and delivering.”
Our Global CEO @philip-ciwf.bsky.social reflects on the Animal Welfare Strategy.
Our Global CEO @philip-ciwf.bsky.social reflects on the Animal Welfare Strategy.
Ending the cruellest practices in farming makes financial as well as moral sense
High animal welfare standards are increasingly a mark of quality in global food markets
www.scotsman.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
“History will judge us not by the promises we make, but by the lives we change. Let’s make 2026 the year we consign cages to history…That’s a resolution worth keeping – and delivering.”
Our Global CEO @philip-ciwf.bsky.social reflects on the Animal Welfare Strategy.
Our Global CEO @philip-ciwf.bsky.social reflects on the Animal Welfare Strategy.
If you don't think it could happen here, you've not been paying attention
January 9, 2026 at 10:28 AM
If you don't think it could happen here, you've not been paying attention
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So in the Mail’s opinion disagreeing with something means you can be murdered by federal agents.
January 9, 2026 at 10:11 AM
So in the Mail’s opinion disagreeing with something means you can be murdered by federal agents.
They dont think it'll happen to them....they dont realise that after a certain point, there's no going back
January 9, 2026 at 8:52 AM
They dont think it'll happen to them....they dont realise that after a certain point, there's no going back
I agree there are 2 sides to the Minneapolus killing....the ICE officer could have been either a murderous bastard high on power OR a lifelong inadequate psychopathic sadist using ICE as a cover
January 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I agree there are 2 sides to the Minneapolus killing....the ICE officer could have been either a murderous bastard high on power OR a lifelong inadequate psychopathic sadist using ICE as a cover
Orwell's '1984' was supposed to be a warning....not a f*cking manual
January 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Orwell's '1984' was supposed to be a warning....not a f*cking manual