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Tim Bale
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Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London & author of The Conservative Party after Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation (now out in paperback). The bits and pieces I do for websites and newspapers turn up eventually at https://proftimbale.com .. more

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Timothy Paul Bale is an English political scientist who is professor of politics at Queen Mary, University of London.

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 11h
Nearing St Leonards

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 11h
๐Ÿ‘

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 11h
So much so that you might soil yourself, apparently.

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 12h
Scary stuff!

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 13h
Crunchy Cooden Beach.

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 14h
There must be some on YouTube somewhere!

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 15h
Great piece - great toon.
Ten years after Brexit, weโ€™re talking about getting close...
Labour wonโ€™t seek to rejoin the customs union โ€“ but could this be the year Starmer looks to emulate the Swiss relationship with the EU?
observer.co.uk

Reposted by Leigh Sparks

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 15h
'"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few but what Iโ€™d really like to talk about is my disastrous predecessor and some pathetic city mayors,โ€ is what Winston Churchill didnโ€™t say during Britainโ€™s war against Adolf Hitler.' ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜†
Maduroโ€™s capture had the worldโ€™s ear โ€“ but Trump returned to petty gripes
Though he also discussed plans to โ€˜runโ€™ Venezuela, the US president could not resist upending his moment of glory
www.theguardian.com

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 16h
Incredible. Go see it - and, whatever you do, do NOT wait for it to come on streaming services/telly: the table tennis sequences (and yes, it is Chalamet playing - he trained for seven years!) are amazing; but so are so many of the movies' scenes. A pulsing, picaresque triumph for all concerned.
Marty Supreme | Official Trailer HD | A24
YouTube video by A24
www.youtube.com

Reposted by Robert W. Wallace, Tim Bale, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 4 more

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social ยท 16h
finally, we're living through precedented times

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Tim Bale, Leigh Sparks , and 10 more

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social ยท 20h
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 1d
Iโ€™ll give you 2 to 1 on โ€œbet gateโ€ and evens on โ€œgamble gateโ€.
peoplesfabric.com The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com ยท 1d
โ€œWhat appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.โ€
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com

Reposted by Will Jennings, Tim Bale, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 7 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com ยท 1d
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"

Reposted by Tim Bale, Nick Pearce, Edgar Morgenroth , and 2 more

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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social ยท 1d
"Trumpโ€™s new world order is now very much a reality. It has no obvious rules, no real allies, celebrates the jungle and is almost always about money. There is a lot of wealth under Venezuelaโ€™s soil. Trump is now committed to extracting it." My column. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/08b22b7a-4...
Trump now owns Venezuela
[FREE TO READ] The US president has a growing appetite for military adventure
as.ft.com

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com ยท 1d
โ€œWhat appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.โ€
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com

Reposted by Gavin L. Foster, Steve Peers, Tim Bale , and 5 more

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social ยท 1d
Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
No Blood For Oil vs. Exactly How Much Oil Are We Talking About?

Reposted by Steve Peers, Tim Bale, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 5 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com ยท 1d
Q: Is it possible that the US ends up administering Venezuela for years?

TRUMP: Well, you know, it won't cost us anything because the money coming out of the ground is very substantial

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 1d
Excellent piece of advice from @iandunt.bsky.social (Source: iandunt.substack.com/p/your-new-y...)

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 1d
Turns out, it does: "Nicolรกs Maduro Moros and 14 Current and Former Venezuelan Officials Charged with Narco-Terrorism, Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Criminal Charges" www.justice.gov/archives/opa...
timbale.bsky.social Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 1d
Re. "U.S. Law Enforcement": I'm old enough to remember the US invasion of Panama and the capture and trial of General Noriega - but, if memory serves me right, he was indicted on charges that had already been brought in a US court a couple of years earlier. Anyone know if that applies to Maduro?

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 1d
Ta.

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 1d
Re. "U.S. Law Enforcement": I'm old enough to remember the US invasion of Panama and the capture and trial of General Noriega - but, if memory serves me right, he was indicted on charges that had already been brought in a US court a couple of years earlier. Anyone know if that applies to Maduro?

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 1d
Ta. Very informative.

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Matt Walsh @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social ยท 1d
Yes, although the partnership is about sharing things like news video. Itโ€™s not an editorial linkage. That said, they do make new deals every so often. The partnership was with ABC until a few years ago

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Sean | Drowned in Sound @drownedinsound.bsky.social ยท 1d
โ€œCBS News has a partnership agreement with the BBC, meaning news content including video footage can be shared. BBC News is editorially independent of CBS.โ€
www.bbc.com/news/article...
CBS defends pulling 60 Minutes segment about Trump deportations - BBC News
The network was accused of making a "political" move to pull the story about Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador.
www.bbc.com

Reposted by Margot C. Finn

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 1d
Isnโ€™t CBS the BBCโ€™s โ€œpartnerโ€ in the US?
ianfraser.bsky.social Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social ยท 1d
When a news organisation announces it will no longer prioritise people who study, analyse, or verify reality, itโ€™s no longer a news organisation. Itโ€™s a vibes factory, a Fox-style feedback loop in which feelings outrank facts โ€” @deanblundell.bsky.social on the BBCโ€™s US partner CBS News.
CBS News Is Dead โ€” And They Announced the Time of Death on Air
How Americaโ€™s most trusted newsroom completed its MAGA transformation and chose grievance over journalism
open.substack.com

Reposted by Tim Bale, Melanie Oโ€™Brien

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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social ยท 1d
When a news organisation announces it will no longer prioritise people who study, analyse, or verify reality, itโ€™s no longer a news organisation. Itโ€™s a vibes factory, a Fox-style feedback loop in which feelings outrank facts โ€” @deanblundell.bsky.social on the BBCโ€™s US partner CBS News.
CBS News Is Dead โ€” And They Announced the Time of Death on Air
How Americaโ€™s most trusted newsroom completed its MAGA transformation and chose grievance over journalism
open.substack.com

Reposted by Jason Mittell, Tim Bale

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Kawa Zolfagary @zolfagary.se ยท 1d
En kvinna, utklรคdd till rosa Power Ranger, hackade datingsida fรถr hรถgerextrema. Hon raderade hela sidan, men fรถrst fick hon anvรคndarna att bli kรคra i AI-botar som hon drev och fick pรฅ sรฅ sรคtt ut information om dem. ร–ver 8000 hรถgerextrema profiler har nu kartlagts.

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Investigator breaches white supremacist dating sites, exposes 8,000 users
An investigative journalist infiltrated three white supremacist platforms, including the dating site WhiteDate, exfiltrating over 8,000 user profiles and 100GB of sensitive data.
cybernews.com

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social ยท 1d
"a RIPOSTE to Nigel Farage"? Eh? If only!
A year that will dictate Starmerโ€™s fate as prime minister
This government behaves as if it is being run as a riposte to Nigel Farage rather than because it believes in anything
www.ft.com

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Charlotte Nichols MP @charlotte2153.bsky.social ยท 2d
There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.

Reposted by Will Jennings, Tim Bale

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UK Parliamentary Constituencies (since 1885) @parlconst.bsky.social ยท 2d
The longest wait since a General Election for the definitive account (by @robfordmancs.bsky.social @timbale.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @psurridge.bsky.social) to come out, but it has finally arrived to add to the series since 1945. That said, it also has the biggest number of pages of any.