Ghost Town
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ruSSia is a terrorist state
ruSSia is a terrorist state
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John Le Carre was right about the British establishment and how the alumni of the best schools will sell out their own country for status and money and in particular a desperate desire for American attention
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
John Le Carre was right about the British establishment and how the alumni of the best schools will sell out their own country for status and money and in particular a desperate desire for American attention
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Because this is what russia stands for:
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Because this is what russia stands for:
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The story of conservatism for the past 70 years or so is conservative establishment figures thinking they could temper the extremists in their movement by adopt some of their rhetoric and policies. But instead of that, they just wind up giving the radicals the car keys.
one of the big things that happened in the background that a lot of people didn't see was the Groyper Wars - Fuentes and Kirk were beefing, Fuentes controls a bunch of insane white twinks who were intimidating everyone at conservative events
September 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The story of conservatism for the past 70 years or so is conservative establishment figures thinking they could temper the extremists in their movement by adopt some of their rhetoric and policies. But instead of that, they just wind up giving the radicals the car keys.
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Let me give you a list of Reform UK promises and the diametrically opposite reality they will lead to if implemented. (1/?)
August 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Let me give you a list of Reform UK promises and the diametrically opposite reality they will lead to if implemented. (1/?)
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1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
RFK Jr. in interview with Scripps News: ‘Trusting the experts is not science’
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. sat down with Scripps News for a wide-ranging interview, discussing mRNA vaccine funding policy changes and a recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.scrippsnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
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We got this with Brexit too where there was a lot of, "Aha! It wasn't as bad as you nerds warned!"
... yes because you listened to us and:
1. Had a multi-year transition period;
2. Negotiated a tariff free EU FTA;
3. Accepted EU standards;
4. Did not actually implement border screening for YEARS.
... yes because you listened to us and:
1. Had a multi-year transition period;
2. Negotiated a tariff free EU FTA;
3. Accepted EU standards;
4. Did not actually implement border screening for YEARS.
frustrating part of tariff discourse is that a lot of the answer to "why haven't tariffs been as bad as economists warned" is "Trump has ex-post exempted ~60% of goods from tariffs" (most things from Mexico/Canada plus computers, smartphones, oil, drugs, etc all remain exempt)
July 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
We got this with Brexit too where there was a lot of, "Aha! It wasn't as bad as you nerds warned!"
... yes because you listened to us and:
1. Had a multi-year transition period;
2. Negotiated a tariff free EU FTA;
3. Accepted EU standards;
4. Did not actually implement border screening for YEARS.
... yes because you listened to us and:
1. Had a multi-year transition period;
2. Negotiated a tariff free EU FTA;
3. Accepted EU standards;
4. Did not actually implement border screening for YEARS.
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Hey all...
Those whom reside in the UK please sign this petition if you have not already done so..
We have until October 4th 2025 to collect 100k signatures
UK residents sign and repost, non Non UK residents please repost
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Those whom reside in the UK please sign this petition if you have not already done so..
We have until October 4th 2025 to collect 100k signatures
UK residents sign and repost, non Non UK residents please repost
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
June 7, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Hey all...
Those whom reside in the UK please sign this petition if you have not already done so..
We have until October 4th 2025 to collect 100k signatures
UK residents sign and repost, non Non UK residents please repost
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Those whom reside in the UK please sign this petition if you have not already done so..
We have until October 4th 2025 to collect 100k signatures
UK residents sign and repost, non Non UK residents please repost
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Brexit was a referendum on whether the UK should leave the European Union.
The UK has left the European Union. Referendum fulfilled.
If the people bleating about "Brexit Betrayal" wanted the Referendum to enshrine their pet policy preferences, they should have included them in the question.
The UK has left the European Union. Referendum fulfilled.
If the people bleating about "Brexit Betrayal" wanted the Referendum to enshrine their pet policy preferences, they should have included them in the question.
May 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Brexit was a referendum on whether the UK should leave the European Union.
The UK has left the European Union. Referendum fulfilled.
If the people bleating about "Brexit Betrayal" wanted the Referendum to enshrine their pet policy preferences, they should have included them in the question.
The UK has left the European Union. Referendum fulfilled.
If the people bleating about "Brexit Betrayal" wanted the Referendum to enshrine their pet policy preferences, they should have included them in the question.
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Every few years Western democracies elect conservative demagogues and travel alongside them on their learning journey to discovering that huge challenges like meaningfully cutting spending, changing global supply chains, and forging peace in war zones are actually quite complicated.
April 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Every few years Western democracies elect conservative demagogues and travel alongside them on their learning journey to discovering that huge challenges like meaningfully cutting spending, changing global supply chains, and forging peace in war zones are actually quite complicated.
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A lot of the "backlash against globalisation" is occurring in countries like the US where it made some people poorer, the country as a whole wealthier, a wealthy elite obscenely rich, and which at every opportunity chose against policies that would redistribute those outcomes more fairly.
March 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A lot of the "backlash against globalisation" is occurring in countries like the US where it made some people poorer, the country as a whole wealthier, a wealthy elite obscenely rich, and which at every opportunity chose against policies that would redistribute those outcomes more fairly.
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“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty”
-Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951)
-Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951)
March 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty”
-Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951)
-Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951)
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A lot of what appeals to Trumpists about the sudden abandonment of Europe, Ukraine, Canada and Mexico is the emotional trauma it is causing.
They're turning what was perhaps an imbalanced relationship into an abusive one. The cruelty is the point, and the shock and pain expressed is the pleasure.
They're turning what was perhaps an imbalanced relationship into an abusive one. The cruelty is the point, and the shock and pain expressed is the pleasure.
March 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
A lot of what appeals to Trumpists about the sudden abandonment of Europe, Ukraine, Canada and Mexico is the emotional trauma it is causing.
They're turning what was perhaps an imbalanced relationship into an abusive one. The cruelty is the point, and the shock and pain expressed is the pleasure.
They're turning what was perhaps an imbalanced relationship into an abusive one. The cruelty is the point, and the shock and pain expressed is the pleasure.
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Pretty disturbed by some of the Kremlin framing on the Trump talks being bought by parts of the media worldwide. It’s as if the genesis of the war is entirely forgotten. This isn’t a conflict which needs mediation. It was an unprovoked act of aggression. It could end tomorrow if Putin just withdrew.
February 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Pretty disturbed by some of the Kremlin framing on the Trump talks being bought by parts of the media worldwide. It’s as if the genesis of the war is entirely forgotten. This isn’t a conflict which needs mediation. It was an unprovoked act of aggression. It could end tomorrow if Putin just withdrew.
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Of course, the world hasn't gone mad. The Right has gone mad and is trying to drag the world down with it.
February 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Of course, the world hasn't gone mad. The Right has gone mad and is trying to drag the world down with it.
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My latest video on Slavoj Žižek's critique of the Western left regarding their stance on Ukraine is now available on YouTube. Be sure to check it out!
youtu.be/OVFjI4ywblY?...
youtu.be/OVFjI4ywblY?...
Slavoj Žižek Destroys The Left On Ukraine And Russia!
YouTube video by Joni Askola
youtu.be
February 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
My latest video on Slavoj Žižek's critique of the Western left regarding their stance on Ukraine is now available on YouTube. Be sure to check it out!
youtu.be/OVFjI4ywblY?...
youtu.be/OVFjI4ywblY?...
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Made a rogan josh this evening using this recipe and it worked really well. www.recipetineats.com/rogan-josh/
Rogan Josh
Rogan Josh - an Indian lamb curry to die for! A heady combination of intense spices in a creamy tomato curry sauce, the lamb is fall apart tender and packs a serious flavour punch.
www.recipetineats.com
January 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Made a rogan josh this evening using this recipe and it worked really well. www.recipetineats.com/rogan-josh/
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Excellent post
January 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Excellent post
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I'm excited to share with you my interview about my new book ALT REICH on the hit podcast Pod Save the UK with @MrNishKumar and @cocobyname podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f... where I break down bizarre ties btwn Trump, Musk, Farage, Putin, Nazi eugenics, tech platforms, free market extremism
Facts versus F-wits: how to fight the Alt Reich
Podcast Episode · Pod Save the UK · 16/01/2025 · 51m
podcasts.apple.com
January 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I'm excited to share with you my interview about my new book ALT REICH on the hit podcast Pod Save the UK with @MrNishKumar and @cocobyname podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f... where I break down bizarre ties btwn Trump, Musk, Farage, Putin, Nazi eugenics, tech platforms, free market extremism
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12ft.io is your friend 😉
January 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
12ft.io is your friend 😉
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Scousers leading the charge.
January 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Scousers leading the charge.