Ian Williams
@iangwilliams.bsky.social
Writer, occasionally contrarian, militant Menshevik!
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Of course Schumer is facing backlash - he deserves it. In the article, it ponders whether Schumer is “a liar” or “inept”. I’d argue that he’s both. And, oh my, it comes as no surprise to read that Hakeem Jeffries is defending his weak, useless colleague. Schumer must go. Jeffries can go too.
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Of course Schumer is facing backlash - he deserves it. In the article, it ponders whether Schumer is “a liar” or “inept”. I’d argue that he’s both. And, oh my, it comes as no surprise to read that Hakeem Jeffries is defending his weak, useless colleague. Schumer must go. Jeffries can go too.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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am reminded of the old joke: what did James Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
am reminded of the old joke: what did James Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Is he getting a job controlling Settler burnings of croplands in the West Bank?
The rich were always the problem and they been crashing out since Mamdani won.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Is he getting a job controlling Settler burnings of croplands in the West Bank?
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I must protest the rumors that FIFA will award its inaugural Peace Prize to Trump. Everyone knows it should go the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans for their devotion to peaceful coexistence. I am sure Keir Starmer would nominate them - if Trump allowed him!
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I must protest the rumors that FIFA will award its inaugural Peace Prize to Trump. Everyone knows it should go the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans for their devotion to peaceful coexistence. I am sure Keir Starmer would nominate them - if Trump allowed him!
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Earlier this year, I met a Croatian journalist who was in the US doing a piece on America’s politics and I asked her what surprised her. And she said, “What you all call the far left is just being normal.”
November 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Earlier this year, I met a Croatian journalist who was in the US doing a piece on America’s politics and I asked her what surprised her. And she said, “What you all call the far left is just being normal.”
So support for Zohran by Corbyn, who's hounded by spurious A-S slurs, is now being marshaled to redouble the witch-hunt against Zohran. And timely as the Forward often is, the current issue has a primer on how to say "witchcraft" in Yiddish. We await follow -up with "ducking stool," or "the stake."
November 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
So support for Zohran by Corbyn, who's hounded by spurious A-S slurs, is now being marshaled to redouble the witch-hunt against Zohran. And timely as the Forward often is, the current issue has a primer on how to say "witchcraft" in Yiddish. We await follow -up with "ducking stool," or "the stake."
The Forward headline "Why Jeremy Corbyn’s support for Zohran Mamdani is fueling antisemitism fears."
Because the "fears" are free floating, like witchcraft allegations, untethered, as they say, from reality. But there a many people, from Cuomo to Trump to Netanyahu, who will stoke those fires.
Because the "fears" are free floating, like witchcraft allegations, untethered, as they say, from reality. But there a many people, from Cuomo to Trump to Netanyahu, who will stoke those fires.
November 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The Forward headline "Why Jeremy Corbyn’s support for Zohran Mamdani is fueling antisemitism fears."
Because the "fears" are free floating, like witchcraft allegations, untethered, as they say, from reality. But there a many people, from Cuomo to Trump to Netanyahu, who will stoke those fires.
Because the "fears" are free floating, like witchcraft allegations, untethered, as they say, from reality. But there a many people, from Cuomo to Trump to Netanyahu, who will stoke those fires.
There are mediaeval Gothic cathedrals must be looking bare because all the gargoyles seem to been Drago(o)ned into standing with Speaker Johnson in a sinister unblinking row.
October 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
There are mediaeval Gothic cathedrals must be looking bare because all the gargoyles seem to been Drago(o)ned into standing with Speaker Johnson in a sinister unblinking row.
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go home everyone we have a winner
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
go home everyone we have a winner
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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I like how Zohran Mamdani scandals are like "He called his old cousin his aunt one time" and Andrew Cuomo scandals are like "He sexually assaulted 13 women."
October 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I like how Zohran Mamdani scandals are like "He called his old cousin his aunt one time" and Andrew Cuomo scandals are like "He sexually assaulted 13 women."
Why wait, as song had it "Go Now!"
My closing pitch to voters? “I will only live in this awful place if I rule over it”
October 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Why wait, as song had it "Go Now!"
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"It is striking that Calgie’s apology went down far worse with the population of X than his original offence. Perhaps the conservative soul has changed. But if the right’s problem is ideological hygiene, then perhaps it’s because it’s swimming in an open sewer."
The British right is swimming in an open sewer
We are drifting into territory that once would have seemed extreme
www.newstatesman.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"It is striking that Calgie’s apology went down far worse with the population of X than his original offence. Perhaps the conservative soul has changed. But if the right’s problem is ideological hygiene, then perhaps it’s because it’s swimming in an open sewer."
There were no visible precautions against Asbestos in Trump's demolition of the East Wing. But asbestosis takes time to manifest - probably longer than the most "optimistic" actuarial estimate for the President! Shame about his staff, and the First Lady.
October 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
There were no visible precautions against Asbestos in Trump's demolition of the East Wing. But asbestosis takes time to manifest - probably longer than the most "optimistic" actuarial estimate for the President! Shame about his staff, and the First Lady.
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So who’s the hater and who’s the waiter?
October 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
So who’s the hater and who’s the waiter?
"Good enough for government work" the centuries old mantra of corrupt contractors~!
“Military grade” doesn’t mean good, or good quality, and the same goes for US soldiers.
Some people seem to think “military grade” means better resources, better training and better quality. Anyone in the service will tell you this is a civilian myth. Quit mythologizing the crayon eaters.
Some people seem to think “military grade” means better resources, better training and better quality. Anyone in the service will tell you this is a civilian myth. Quit mythologizing the crayon eaters.
October 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"Good enough for government work" the centuries old mantra of corrupt contractors~!
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“Military grade” doesn’t mean good, or good quality, and the same goes for US soldiers.
Some people seem to think “military grade” means better resources, better training and better quality. Anyone in the service will tell you this is a civilian myth. Quit mythologizing the crayon eaters.
Some people seem to think “military grade” means better resources, better training and better quality. Anyone in the service will tell you this is a civilian myth. Quit mythologizing the crayon eaters.
October 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“Military grade” doesn’t mean good, or good quality, and the same goes for US soldiers.
Some people seem to think “military grade” means better resources, better training and better quality. Anyone in the service will tell you this is a civilian myth. Quit mythologizing the crayon eaters.
Some people seem to think “military grade” means better resources, better training and better quality. Anyone in the service will tell you this is a civilian myth. Quit mythologizing the crayon eaters.
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Things like this keep happening.
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Things like this keep happening.
Watch out... I recognize that demolition equipment. Mark my words, there will be an Israeli Settlement where the East Wing!
October 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Watch out... I recognize that demolition equipment. Mark my words, there will be an Israeli Settlement where the East Wing!
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