@dataylor01.bsky.social
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Pls read whole piece. Neither Mandelson or Mosley were asked about Mandelson’s role in fixing Starmer’s visit to Palantir & subsequent £240m deal. It finally made headlines on Weds when a q was asked in Parliament.
But honestly, BBC also has qs to answer
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
But honestly, BBC also has qs to answer
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Peter Thiel's New Model Army
The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Pls read whole piece. Neither Mandelson or Mosley were asked about Mandelson’s role in fixing Starmer’s visit to Palantir & subsequent £240m deal. It finally made headlines on Weds when a q was asked in Parliament.
But honestly, BBC also has qs to answer
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
But honestly, BBC also has qs to answer
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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The full clip, including McKellen's setup of the scene, is here, along with info about the riots (Evil May Day) and the text of the speech itself. kottke.org/26/02/the-st...
The Strangers’ Case
I don’t normally say this, but if you watch one thing on kottke.org today, this week, this month, make it this speech written by Shakespeare and performed by
kottke.org
February 5, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The full clip, including McKellen's setup of the scene, is here, along with info about the riots (Evil May Day) and the text of the speech itself. kottke.org/26/02/the-st...
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Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
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🔴In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage, reports @peterjukes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage, reports @peterjukes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage
bylinetimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
🔴In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage, reports @peterjukes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage, reports @peterjukes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
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Really striking going through Epstein disclosures just how often British defamation lawyers are referred to: Schillings; Paul Tweed; oblique suggestions to sue to silence
Why? Because our libel laws let rich and powerful buy silence
Why I signed this last week pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/an...
Why? Because our libel laws let rich and powerful buy silence
Why I signed this last week pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/an...
Editors unite to demand Parliament takes action on SLAPPs
Editors from national newspapers including The Guardian and The Times demand action on SLAPPs in next King's Speech.
pressgazette.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Really striking going through Epstein disclosures just how often British defamation lawyers are referred to: Schillings; Paul Tweed; oblique suggestions to sue to silence
Why? Because our libel laws let rich and powerful buy silence
Why I signed this last week pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/an...
Why? Because our libel laws let rich and powerful buy silence
Why I signed this last week pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/an...
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JANE FONDA: “I know Don Lemon. My husband created CNN. And I will fight for their right to speak… they arrested the wrong Don. This is how autocrats act. We can’t fall for it.”
January 31, 2026 at 4:54 AM
JANE FONDA: “I know Don Lemon. My husband created CNN. And I will fight for their right to speak… they arrested the wrong Don. This is how autocrats act. We can’t fall for it.”
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Palantir’s stated mission is to defend America. Peter Thiel is a radical libertarian who does not believe ‘freedom & democracy are compatible’.
Yet, the UK is overwhelmingly dependent on Palantir’s services. As a national security threat, this is off the charts.
@thenerve.news
2/
Yet, the UK is overwhelmingly dependent on Palantir’s services. As a national security threat, this is off the charts.
@thenerve.news
2/
January 28, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Palantir’s stated mission is to defend America. Peter Thiel is a radical libertarian who does not believe ‘freedom & democracy are compatible’.
Yet, the UK is overwhelmingly dependent on Palantir’s services. As a national security threat, this is off the charts.
@thenerve.news
2/
Yet, the UK is overwhelmingly dependent on Palantir’s services. As a national security threat, this is off the charts.
@thenerve.news
2/
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I am more worried about war in Minnesota than in Greenland or Canada.
The US is hours or days away from civil war. This might sound extreme, but if Walz has the Minn National Guard blocking ICE ops, the usual response of the fed govt to governors using NG against feds is to call out the army. 1/
The US is hours or days away from civil war. This might sound extreme, but if Walz has the Minn National Guard blocking ICE ops, the usual response of the fed govt to governors using NG against feds is to call out the army. 1/
"This is why Judge Menendez’s ruling is so critical: it may be the last opportunity a federal judge has to intervene before matters spiral completely out of control."
January 21, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I am more worried about war in Minnesota than in Greenland or Canada.
The US is hours or days away from civil war. This might sound extreme, but if Walz has the Minn National Guard blocking ICE ops, the usual response of the fed govt to governors using NG against feds is to call out the army. 1/
The US is hours or days away from civil war. This might sound extreme, but if Walz has the Minn National Guard blocking ICE ops, the usual response of the fed govt to governors using NG against feds is to call out the army. 1/
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The UK is almost as cheap to influence online as Russia.
Cambridge researchers have mapped the bot market.
The next move belongs to Parliament.
By Fred Lewsey
Cambridge researchers have mapped the bot market.
The next move belongs to Parliament.
By Fred Lewsey
Price of a bot army revealed across hundreds of online platforms
The first global index to track real-time prices for buying fake account verifications on 500+ online platforms in every country
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 8:08 AM
The UK is almost as cheap to influence online as Russia.
Cambridge researchers have mapped the bot market.
The next move belongs to Parliament.
By Fred Lewsey
Cambridge researchers have mapped the bot market.
The next move belongs to Parliament.
By Fred Lewsey
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End of Book 7: Breaking Point: from the Syrian Gambit to the Brexit Vote
Want to know how Putin's intervention in Syria was played by Prigozhin, Bannon and Farage to force Britain out of the EU using 'psychographic data warfare'? Read on...
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
Want to know how Putin's intervention in Syria was played by Prigozhin, Bannon and Farage to force Britain out of the EU using 'psychographic data warfare'? Read on...
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
End of Book 7: Breaking Point: from the Syrian Gambit to the Brexit Vote
Want to know how Putin's intervention in Syria was played by Prigozhin, Bannon and Farage to force Britain out of the EU using 'psychographic data warfare'? Read on...
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
End of Book 7: Breaking Point: from the Syrian Gambit to the Brexit Vote
Want to know how Putin's intervention in Syria was played by Prigozhin, Bannon and Farage to force Britain out of the EU using 'psychographic data warfare'? Read on...
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
Want to know how Putin's intervention in Syria was played by Prigozhin, Bannon and Farage to force Britain out of the EU using 'psychographic data warfare'? Read on...
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
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Never, Jürgen!!
January 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Never, Jürgen!!
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Richard Brooks reports in this week’s Private Eye that almost all of that £50m has now been taken as dividends by the developers Chris Musgrave & Martin Corney (there’s £2.7m left in the account) 👇
January 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Richard Brooks reports in this week’s Private Eye that almost all of that £50m has now been taken as dividends by the developers Chris Musgrave & Martin Corney (there’s £2.7m left in the account) 👇
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Conservative Mayor of Tees Valley Lord Houchen told Newsnight in 2024 that 2 private developers had ‘£50m of their money sitting in a bank account’ when I quoted an independent report pointing out the pair had put no direct cash of their own into regenerating the huge old Redcar steelworks site 👇
January 8, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Conservative Mayor of Tees Valley Lord Houchen told Newsnight in 2024 that 2 private developers had ‘£50m of their money sitting in a bank account’ when I quoted an independent report pointing out the pair had put no direct cash of their own into regenerating the huge old Redcar steelworks site 👇
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I see the bullshit has now reached the “Mark and Jez threatening to have each other sectioned” stage
December 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I see the bullshit has now reached the “Mark and Jez threatening to have each other sectioned” stage
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Donald Trump put Laura Ingraham on the Kennedy Center Board to help "restore the Center to Greatness"
![Laura Ingraham tweet that was up for at least 30 mins
Authorities in Britain couldn't stop the shooters firing in broad daylight for what seemed like an eternity so this man stepped in. Be vigilant.
[Shares Telegraph article] Moment hero tackles Bondi Beach gunman
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Mike Nelson @mikenelson586
Laura, where do you believe Bondi Beach is?
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December 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Donald Trump put Laura Ingraham on the Kennedy Center Board to help "restore the Center to Greatness"
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Private hired guns
The secretive Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received £640,000+ from fossil fuel companies & Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and 2005.
The aim is to subvert public choices for the benefit of paymasters.
The secretive Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received £640,000+ from fossil fuel companies & Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and 2005.
The aim is to subvert public choices for the benefit of paymasters.
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Private hired guns
The secretive Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received £640,000+ from fossil fuel companies & Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and 2005.
The aim is to subvert public choices for the benefit of paymasters.
The secretive Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received £640,000+ from fossil fuel companies & Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and 2005.
The aim is to subvert public choices for the benefit of paymasters.
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The CEO of Palantir.
December 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The CEO of Palantir.
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Rory Stewart and Alistair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social spell out what needs to happen - the same demand we’ve made for years.
We need a real, independent inquiry 🧵
🎧 Hear the full story: the-citizens.com/2025/02/serg...
We need a real, independent inquiry 🧵
🎧 Hear the full story: the-citizens.com/2025/02/serg...
December 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Rory Stewart and Alistair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social spell out what needs to happen - the same demand we’ve made for years.
We need a real, independent inquiry 🧵
🎧 Hear the full story: the-citizens.com/2025/02/serg...
We need a real, independent inquiry 🧵
🎧 Hear the full story: the-citizens.com/2025/02/serg...
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As mentioned below, this is a brilliant podcast series:
'Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring' by Peter Dukes and Carol Cadwalladr.
'Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring' by Peter Dukes and Carol Cadwalladr.
Rory Stewart and Alistair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social spell out what needs to happen - the same demand we’ve made for years.
We need a real, independent inquiry 🧵
🎧 Hear the full story: the-citizens.com/2025/02/serg...
We need a real, independent inquiry 🧵
🎧 Hear the full story: the-citizens.com/2025/02/serg...
December 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
As mentioned below, this is a brilliant podcast series:
'Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring' by Peter Dukes and Carol Cadwalladr.
'Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring' by Peter Dukes and Carol Cadwalladr.
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🔴 BREAKING: Our fake Chinese AI investor bought access to 10+ Labour MPs and minister
Brand new investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
Brand new investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
BREAKING: Our fake Chinese AI investor bought access into heart of Labour government
Ex-Tory MP facilitated meetings with 10+ Labour MPs and met ministers in “cash-for-access operation”
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
🔴 BREAKING: Our fake Chinese AI investor bought access to 10+ Labour MPs and minister
Brand new investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
Brand new investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...
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"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...