Ali-John Mirsepassi
@ajmirsepassi.bsky.social
32. Data and DevOps guy. Gym Bro. Autistic. Aspiring Amateur Guitarist and Chorister. YIMBY and Pro-HS2. 日本語を勉強している. دارم فارسی یاد میگیرم. He/Him
Pinned
Chat, I am feeling it again.
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They're both wrong.
November 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
They're both wrong.
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Every day the pro-Starmer people on here get more and more crazy. The 'anti-sensible coalition' now has expanded to include 'Labour ministers on television'.
TV? I’m tempted to say it must be true then. Really tho. how can any take be considered to be true with Trump on global rampage, BBC in a flap, reform poisoning anything. All we know for sure atm is the Labour need to do stuff every day and keep the mob away from the levers. Next week may be better
November 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Every day the pro-Starmer people on here get more and more crazy. The 'anti-sensible coalition' now has expanded to include 'Labour ministers on television'.
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Zack Polanski, wondering what to do with his life in June 2024, finds a carelessly discarded lamp outside Labour HQ and gives it an exploratory rub. #ThePolitics
November 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Zack Polanski, wondering what to do with his life in June 2024, finds a carelessly discarded lamp outside Labour HQ and gives it an exploratory rub. #ThePolitics
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The idea of the Home Office selling off the confiscated jewellery of those who have fled war and persecution should, in an ideal world, be the death knell for this government.
November 17, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The idea of the Home Office selling off the confiscated jewellery of those who have fled war and persecution should, in an ideal world, be the death knell for this government.
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"Lets burn political capital with the left before promptly burning capital with the right for absolutely no gain whatsoever"
Masterful.
Masterful.
My guess is they will end up u-turning on the jewellery thing (you can already see it being softening in interviews) and possibly the 20 years (which is way longer than Denmark).
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
"Lets burn political capital with the left before promptly burning capital with the right for absolutely no gain whatsoever"
Masterful.
Masterful.
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the thing that most people forget about is that we're no longer live in silos, that was forgotten during the fucking Brexit thing where British politicians seem to say the stupidest shit thinking the rest of Europe can't read their words in real time too
Labour is going to introduce safe routes for those claiming refugee status while everybody here is talking about ‘jewellery theft’ proposals. I strongly suspect the latter was meant to divert Sun readers’ attention from clocking the former while you are meant to be welcoming the former. 🫤
November 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
the thing that most people forget about is that we're no longer live in silos, that was forgotten during the fucking Brexit thing where British politicians seem to say the stupidest shit thinking the rest of Europe can't read their words in real time too
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What a fascinating figure of speech to use here.
I think maybe we should stop clutching our pearls and wait to see what lands. If the cost of finally introducing safe routes is the leaking of nasty proposals that will never see the light of day then isn’t that worth it?
November 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
What a fascinating figure of speech to use here.
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“A vote for Labour is the only way to stop Reform”
Or
“Labour can actually do what Reform only claims it can do”
The government needs to pick one strategy, not both. The government seems unaware that voters can actually hear it trying both messages at once.
Or
“Labour can actually do what Reform only claims it can do”
The government needs to pick one strategy, not both. The government seems unaware that voters can actually hear it trying both messages at once.
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
“A vote for Labour is the only way to stop Reform”
Or
“Labour can actually do what Reform only claims it can do”
The government needs to pick one strategy, not both. The government seems unaware that voters can actually hear it trying both messages at once.
Or
“Labour can actually do what Reform only claims it can do”
The government needs to pick one strategy, not both. The government seems unaware that voters can actually hear it trying both messages at once.
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Very much not one of the ‘usual suspects’ on this issue. Good that he’s taken a stand here.
Labour's MP for Folkestone says the government has taken "the wrong turning" on its plans for asylum seekers.
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
"The rhetoric around these reforms encourages the same culture of divisiveness that sees racism and abuse growing in our communities."
November 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Very much not one of the ‘usual suspects’ on this issue. Good that he’s taken a stand here.
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Sure hope no one changed the electoral system for Romanian mayors to first past the post some years back and there's been a repeated failure to change it back to the two round system.
Now to take a big gulp of coffee and check the Romanian electoral law for mayoral elections.
Now to take a big gulp of coffee and check the Romanian electoral law for mayoral elections.
Romania, AtlasIntel poll:
Bucharest mayoral election
Ciucu (PNL-EPP): 21% (+13)
Băluță (PSD-S&D): 21% (-1)
Drulă (USR-RE): 20% (new)
Alexandrescu (*-ECR): 20% (new)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
Fieldwork: 03-14 November 2025
Sample size: 2,429
➤ europeelects.eu/romania
Bucharest mayoral election
Ciucu (PNL-EPP): 21% (+13)
Băluță (PSD-S&D): 21% (-1)
Drulă (USR-RE): 20% (new)
Alexandrescu (*-ECR): 20% (new)
...
+/- vs. Last election result
Fieldwork: 03-14 November 2025
Sample size: 2,429
➤ europeelects.eu/romania
November 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Sure hope no one changed the electoral system for Romanian mayors to first past the post some years back and there's been a repeated failure to change it back to the two round system.
Now to take a big gulp of coffee and check the Romanian electoral law for mayoral elections.
Now to take a big gulp of coffee and check the Romanian electoral law for mayoral elections.
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God's Not Dead 2012: Osama Bin Laden Is Dead, and God Is Alive
November 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
God's Not Dead 2012: Osama Bin Laden Is Dead, and God Is Alive
Oh NO You mean she was, and likely will be, facing HIM
2025 Mahmood seems to like living in the edge
November 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Oh NO You mean she was, and likely will be, facing HIM
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evangelical slop is the most powerful driver of Protestant cultural production now
i hate it
i hate it
THERE'S A FIFTH ONE?!
WAIT?! THERE WAS A FOURTH ONE?!
WAIT?! THERE WAS A FOURTH ONE?!
Should i do a live-thread of me working my way through God's Not Dead 5?
November 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
evangelical slop is the most powerful driver of Protestant cultural production now
i hate it
i hate it
THERE'S A FIFTH ONE?!
WAIT?! THERE WAS A FOURTH ONE?!
WAIT?! THERE WAS A FOURTH ONE?!
Should i do a live-thread of me working my way through God's Not Dead 5?
correct! i joke on and off that evangelical movies are basically similar to the didactic era of socialist realism films in 20th century movies
November 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
THERE'S A FIFTH ONE?!
WAIT?! THERE WAS A FOURTH ONE?!
WAIT?! THERE WAS A FOURTH ONE?!
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"I totally beat the BNP and ended up praised by them" is quite the CV. Sadly the wrong half is puffed up
November 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"I totally beat the BNP and ended up praised by them" is quite the CV. Sadly the wrong half is puffed up
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2015 Shabana Mahmood really needs to have a word with 2025 Shabana Mahmood
November 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
2015 Shabana Mahmood really needs to have a word with 2025 Shabana Mahmood
Checked the bad site. A mutual said that this would only be possible if there are existing clouds. There weren't clouds before, I assume. I also assume there are such clouds now.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Iran begins cloud seeding to induce rain during worst drought in decades
Iran’s largest lake has largely dried out and people are resorting to praying for rain in some areas
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Checked the bad site. A mutual said that this would only be possible if there are existing clouds. There weren't clouds before, I assume. I also assume there are such clouds now.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Gonna restate my grand unified theory of Morgan McSweeney:
He's treating the government like a CLP, ruling with an iron fist, trying to crush all opposition.
The problem is, in a CLP, those crushed quit and cease to be a factor. In the PLP - and the country - they do not.
He's treating the government like a CLP, ruling with an iron fist, trying to crush all opposition.
The problem is, in a CLP, those crushed quit and cease to be a factor. In the PLP - and the country - they do not.
This weekend has been an interesting approach to winning over the Parliamentary Labour Party for a leader on the verge of being dumped.
November 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Gonna restate my grand unified theory of Morgan McSweeney:
He's treating the government like a CLP, ruling with an iron fist, trying to crush all opposition.
The problem is, in a CLP, those crushed quit and cease to be a factor. In the PLP - and the country - they do not.
He's treating the government like a CLP, ruling with an iron fist, trying to crush all opposition.
The problem is, in a CLP, those crushed quit and cease to be a factor. In the PLP - and the country - they do not.
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Glasman represents a long standing Labour tradition of North London intellectuals who think they understand the working classes which in his case is to think they are racists who must be pandered to (the Tony Benn version was more romantic if just as wrong)
November 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Glasman represents a long standing Labour tradition of North London intellectuals who think they understand the working classes which in his case is to think they are racists who must be pandered to (the Tony Benn version was more romantic if just as wrong)
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This weekend has been an interesting approach to winning over the Parliamentary Labour Party for a leader on the verge of being dumped.
November 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This weekend has been an interesting approach to winning over the Parliamentary Labour Party for a leader on the verge of being dumped.
So I just found out that the local Labour Party instagrams are... dead? Which when you consider... I mean, yeah this is Starmer's local party alright.
www.instagram.com/camdenlabour/
www.instagram.com/hstplabour/
www.instagram.com/camdenlabour/
www.instagram.com/hstplabour/
November 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
So I just found out that the local Labour Party instagrams are... dead? Which when you consider... I mean, yeah this is Starmer's local party alright.
www.instagram.com/camdenlabour/
www.instagram.com/hstplabour/
www.instagram.com/camdenlabour/
www.instagram.com/hstplabour/
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For about ten minutes after Keir Starmer’s conference speech it seemed like the PM understood what his voters wanted to hear – an actual challenge to the racism of Reform. But instead of seeing it as the start of new messaging, it feels like his team just regarded it as job done.
November 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
For about ten minutes after Keir Starmer’s conference speech it seemed like the PM understood what his voters wanted to hear – an actual challenge to the racism of Reform. But instead of seeing it as the start of new messaging, it feels like his team just regarded it as job done.
A Tower to the Heavens where man will reach God.
Nothing bad can happen, only 良い事が起きるよ。
چی؟
Nothing bad can happen, only 良い事が起きるよ。
چی؟
You have been cursed. You somehow acquired vast wealth and in order to stave off the madness associated with it (and thus use it for good), you have to fund eccentric and ridiculous art prizes.
What kind of thing are you commissioning?
What kind of thing are you commissioning?
November 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A Tower to the Heavens where man will reach God.
Nothing bad can happen, only 良い事が起きるよ。
چی؟
Nothing bad can happen, only 良い事が起きるよ。
چی؟
This is the second Labour MP that I have seen go rogue against the Government before Monday morning.
The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning.
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is the second Labour MP that I have seen go rogue against the Government before Monday morning.