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On asylum there seems to be no attempt to analyse different parts of the problem in a way that allows serious public discussion 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
On asylum there seems to be no attempt to analyse different parts of the problem in a way that allows serious public discussion 🧵
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Farage vs Polanski: the new duopoly?
The centre is giving way. Britain’s new fight could be a radical populist duel: Farage’s rage machine vs Polanski’s social justice crusade
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/far...
The centre is giving way. Britain’s new fight could be a radical populist duel: Farage’s rage machine vs Polanski’s social justice crusade
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/far...
Farage vs Polanski: the new duopoly?
The centre is giving way. Britain’s new fight could be a radical populist duel: Farage’s rage machine vs Polanski’s social justice crusade
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Farage vs Polanski: the new duopoly?
The centre is giving way. Britain’s new fight could be a radical populist duel: Farage’s rage machine vs Polanski’s social justice crusade
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/far...
The centre is giving way. Britain’s new fight could be a radical populist duel: Farage’s rage machine vs Polanski’s social justice crusade
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/far...
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Nigel Farage wants to drag Britain down the same road as Trump’s America: chaos, division and fear. Our NHS, our rights and our communities are at risk. Do not let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
September 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Nigel Farage wants to drag Britain down the same road as Trump’s America: chaos, division and fear. Our NHS, our rights and our communities are at risk. Do not let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
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Ed Davey, "It's so frustrating, so infuriating that Nigel Farage gets such an easy ride from the media"
"As he lies, as he divides, the BBC and others given Farage so much time and attention"
"But they never hold him to account for all the damage he has already done"
"The damage of Brexit"
"As he lies, as he divides, the BBC and others given Farage so much time and attention"
"But they never hold him to account for all the damage he has already done"
"The damage of Brexit"
September 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ed Davey, "It's so frustrating, so infuriating that Nigel Farage gets such an easy ride from the media"
"As he lies, as he divides, the BBC and others given Farage so much time and attention"
"But they never hold him to account for all the damage he has already done"
"The damage of Brexit"
"As he lies, as he divides, the BBC and others given Farage so much time and attention"
"But they never hold him to account for all the damage he has already done"
"The damage of Brexit"
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This really reflects how technocratic neoliberal logic has captured the centre of political spectrum. The argument against it is not moral or ethical, it's on cost and feasibility grounds. It's the logic of managing the numbers is what gets you elected.
Keir Starmer’s spokesperson asked for the PM's response to Nigel Farage’s plan to deport hundreds of thousands of people living and working completely legally in the UK, replies that he thinks it is “unworkable” and “unfunded”.
So his objection is that they’ve got their sums wrong
So his objection is that they’ve got their sums wrong
September 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This really reflects how technocratic neoliberal logic has captured the centre of political spectrum. The argument against it is not moral or ethical, it's on cost and feasibility grounds. It's the logic of managing the numbers is what gets you elected.
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A poignant song that captures this moment so well.
September 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
A poignant song that captures this moment so well.
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A Berlin munitions worker was executed in 1944 when she was overheard telling this joke:
“Hitler and Goering are standing on top of Berlin’s radio tower. Hitler says he wants to cheer up the German people. Goering says, ‘Why don’t you just jump?’”
(I didn't say they were good jokes.) 2/🧵
“Hitler and Goering are standing on top of Berlin’s radio tower. Hitler says he wants to cheer up the German people. Goering says, ‘Why don’t you just jump?’”
(I didn't say they were good jokes.) 2/🧵
September 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A Berlin munitions worker was executed in 1944 when she was overheard telling this joke:
“Hitler and Goering are standing on top of Berlin’s radio tower. Hitler says he wants to cheer up the German people. Goering says, ‘Why don’t you just jump?’”
(I didn't say they were good jokes.) 2/🧵
“Hitler and Goering are standing on top of Berlin’s radio tower. Hitler says he wants to cheer up the German people. Goering says, ‘Why don’t you just jump?’”
(I didn't say they were good jokes.) 2/🧵
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Trump’s autocratic attempt to silence comedians reminds me of the “whisper jokes” of Nazi Germany. Those were jokes you dared not say in public if you didn't want to end up in a concentration camp. This thread has a few of those "whisper jokes." 1/🧵
New Book on Nazi-Era Humor: Did You Hear the One About Hitler?
A new book about humor under the Nazis gives some interesting insights into life in the Third Reich and breaks yet another taboo in Germanys treatment of its history. Jokes told during the era, says ...
www.spiegel.de
September 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Trump’s autocratic attempt to silence comedians reminds me of the “whisper jokes” of Nazi Germany. Those were jokes you dared not say in public if you didn't want to end up in a concentration camp. This thread has a few of those "whisper jokes." 1/🧵
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Kat is still out there fighting four hours after this. I'm just fucking livid.
ILLINOIS — Trump’s Gestapo violently throws female congressional candidate @KatAbughazaleh to the ground to the ground
September 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Kat is still out there fighting four hours after this. I'm just fucking livid.
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"Dark enlightenment" - the antithesis of The Enlightenment, the root of modern Democracy. We have allowed wealth inequality to enslave us and put enormous power into the hands of a few wannabe autocrats. They use the fascist playbook to harvest the greviance they sowed.
🔴Peter Thiel’s Race Science Network Extends Its Reach Into Reform UK, Conservatives and Labour
A Byline Times investigation can reveal how Donald Trump’s key backer is now exporting discredited race science into mainstream politics in the UK
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/18/p...
A Byline Times investigation can reveal how Donald Trump’s key backer is now exporting discredited race science into mainstream politics in the UK
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/18/p...
Peter Thiel’s Race Science Network Extends Its Reach Into Reform UK, Conservatives and Labour
A Byline Times investigation can reveal how Donald Trump’s key backer is now exporting discredited race science into mainstream politics in the UK
bylinetimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"Dark enlightenment" - the antithesis of The Enlightenment, the root of modern Democracy. We have allowed wealth inequality to enslave us and put enormous power into the hands of a few wannabe autocrats. They use the fascist playbook to harvest the greviance they sowed.
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I gave my heart and soul to that place. Built entire sections for journalists pushed out of their home countries.
When the writer I hired, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia, they paraded me around as a symbol for press freedom.
I put MY LIFE on the line to defend journalism and WaPo.
When the writer I hired, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia, they paraded me around as a symbol for press freedom.
I put MY LIFE on the line to defend journalism and WaPo.
weird that neither of these articles two main stories decrying censorship mention WaPo's firing of @karenattiah.bsky.social I guess democracy really does die in darkness
September 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I gave my heart and soul to that place. Built entire sections for journalists pushed out of their home countries.
When the writer I hired, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia, they paraded me around as a symbol for press freedom.
I put MY LIFE on the line to defend journalism and WaPo.
When the writer I hired, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia, they paraded me around as a symbol for press freedom.
I put MY LIFE on the line to defend journalism and WaPo.
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Shame on Downing Street for going along with this. So much for being committed to a free press
September 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Shame on Downing Street for going along with this. So much for being committed to a free press
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My letter to the Home Secretary on Musk's incitement at Tommy Robinson's far right rally. He is a malign influence on our politics and she has it within her gift to ban him from entry to the UK. She should use it.
September 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My letter to the Home Secretary on Musk's incitement at Tommy Robinson's far right rally. He is a malign influence on our politics and she has it within her gift to ban him from entry to the UK. She should use it.
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At this point, it's just a flex -- to demonstrate that they can come after anyone for any reason or no reason at all, cost you your livelihood for the most trivial of offenses. To show they have captured every institution that matters to your life.
September 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
At this point, it's just a flex -- to demonstrate that they can come after anyone for any reason or no reason at all, cost you your livelihood for the most trivial of offenses. To show they have captured every institution that matters to your life.
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Musk is inciting violence on London's streets.Tommy Robinson is financed by US tech bros. These are all very direct attempts to destabilise the British state.
Starmer needs to stand up to this. A government that doesn't defend its country's values against these blatant attacks is not doing its job.
Starmer needs to stand up to this. A government that doesn't defend its country's values against these blatant attacks is not doing its job.
My colleague @thejohnsimpson.bsky.social has done a terrific deep dive into the financial links between US tech billionaires and Tommy Robinson
Well worth a read
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Well worth a read
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
US cash turned Tommy Robinson into the poster boy of UK f...
Outside the Old Bailey in 2018, a reinvented Tommy Robinson flashed his perfect new teeth to 2,000 diehard supporters at a “free Tommy” rally on a stage ...
observer.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Musk is inciting violence on London's streets.Tommy Robinson is financed by US tech bros. These are all very direct attempts to destabilise the British state.
Starmer needs to stand up to this. A government that doesn't defend its country's values against these blatant attacks is not doing its job.
Starmer needs to stand up to this. A government that doesn't defend its country's values against these blatant attacks is not doing its job.
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We need to talk about the threat X poses to our shared values as a country.
This is bigger than just one platform: it’s about the way our democracy is being reshaped by an engagement model that rewards outrage above all else. 1/7
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
This is bigger than just one platform: it’s about the way our democracy is being reshaped by an engagement model that rewards outrage above all else. 1/7
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe Has Earned £40k For Posting On X
Independent MP Rupert Lowe has earned nearly £40,000 from posting on Elon Musk’s social media platform X since his election last year, far surpassi...
www.politicshome.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
We need to talk about the threat X poses to our shared values as a country.
This is bigger than just one platform: it’s about the way our democracy is being reshaped by an engagement model that rewards outrage above all else. 1/7
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
This is bigger than just one platform: it’s about the way our democracy is being reshaped by an engagement model that rewards outrage above all else. 1/7
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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This feels like the biggest story from the Guardian's Boris leaks... he took £240k from a Venezuelan hedge fund after meeting Maduro. And having denied he was paid.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Boris Johnson was paid £240,000 after Maduro meeting, invoice shows
Johnson’s office sent invoice to hedge fund manager, which was paid, weeks after meeting Venezuelan leader last year
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This feels like the biggest story from the Guardian's Boris leaks... he took £240k from a Venezuelan hedge fund after meeting Maduro. And having denied he was paid.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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“What shocked me, when I was kidnapped [by US immigration], was just how reminiscent that was to cases I witnessed in Syria. You would have plainclothed officers without any warrant come and take you just because of your political speech.”
@oliverlaughland.bsky.social interviews Mahmoud Khalil
@oliverlaughland.bsky.social interviews Mahmoud Khalil
Mahmoud Khalil on exile, liberation and Ice detention: ‘It was a clear act of cruelty’
His grandparents survived the Nakba and he fled Assad’s Syria. Khalil is no stranger to political persecution, but not even Trump’s crackdown can silence him
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“What shocked me, when I was kidnapped [by US immigration], was just how reminiscent that was to cases I witnessed in Syria. You would have plainclothed officers without any warrant come and take you just because of your political speech.”
@oliverlaughland.bsky.social interviews Mahmoud Khalil
@oliverlaughland.bsky.social interviews Mahmoud Khalil
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Led By Donkeys have got Fartrage's number.
September 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Led By Donkeys have got Fartrage's number.
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This is great
September 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
This is great
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What the actual fuck.
US Tennis Association: “We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity, including ENG [Electronic News Gathering] coverage.”
US Tennis Association: “We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity, including ENG [Electronic News Gathering] coverage.”
U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to Trump
An email obtained by Bounces includes instructions from the U.S. Open on supporting Trump's planned stagecraft during the National Anthem.
www.benrothenberg.com
September 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
What the actual fuck.
US Tennis Association: “We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity, including ENG [Electronic News Gathering] coverage.”
US Tennis Association: “We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity, including ENG [Electronic News Gathering] coverage.”
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Sobering new study on the drying climate and groundwater depletion around the world. Interesting that the notoriously wet Pacific Northwest and the coastal mountains of British Columbia are one of the areas that have seen the biggest drops in precipitation.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Humanity is rapidly depleting water and much of the world is getting drier
Research shows vast portions of the world are losing fresh water and getting drier. Groundwater depletion accounts for two-thirds of the continents' water losses, contributing to rising oceans.
www.latimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Sobering new study on the drying climate and groundwater depletion around the world. Interesting that the notoriously wet Pacific Northwest and the coastal mountains of British Columbia are one of the areas that have seen the biggest drops in precipitation.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Nigel Farage is claiming to Congress that the UK gov deliberately withheld details of the Southport attacker from the public.
This is dangerous and it’s false. The attacker was under 18, and so a court had to give express permission to release his name in exceptional circumstances, which it did.
This is dangerous and it’s false. The attacker was under 18, and so a court had to give express permission to release his name in exceptional circumstances, which it did.
September 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Nigel Farage is claiming to Congress that the UK gov deliberately withheld details of the Southport attacker from the public.
This is dangerous and it’s false. The attacker was under 18, and so a court had to give express permission to release his name in exceptional circumstances, which it did.
This is dangerous and it’s false. The attacker was under 18, and so a court had to give express permission to release his name in exceptional circumstances, which it did.
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Pritzker should mobilize the Illinois National Guard to oppose them. Extreme? Maybe. But I don’t see why he should just let another state effectively invade his.
These problems are even bigger. As a constitutional matter, the deployment of unfederalized Guard personnel into a nonconsenting state can never happen. Never.
September 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Pritzker should mobilize the Illinois National Guard to oppose them. Extreme? Maybe. But I don’t see why he should just let another state effectively invade his.