@itsthesystem.bsky.social
I am a left- leaning academic with a background in international politics who's trying to make sense of what looks like a fundamental shift in the world order.
Merry Christmas, one and all!
December 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Merry Christmas, one and all!
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BREAKING: TikTok users just realized the Epstein file PDFs aren’t really redacted. You can copy and paste the text and read exactly what they tried to hide. Sloppy doesn’t even begin to cover it.
December 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
BREAKING: TikTok users just realized the Epstein file PDFs aren’t really redacted. You can copy and paste the text and read exactly what they tried to hide. Sloppy doesn’t even begin to cover it.
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The lighthouse is always watching.
December 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The lighthouse is always watching.
Check out my new post where I dissect the 2025 US National Security Strategy and use it as an example of how ambiguity can corrode trust by the public in officialdom. I hope you'll enjoy it. Please share: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Of Smoke, Mirrors and National Security Strategies
The document is a masterclass in ambiguity but the pattern is replicated over time and policy areas. Should we be surprised that eventually the public will lose trust in institutions and officials?
substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Check out my new post where I dissect the 2025 US National Security Strategy and use it as an example of how ambiguity can corrode trust by the public in officialdom. I hope you'll enjoy it. Please share: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Well worth the read, I thought. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
George Osborne has a new job in tech, and it doesn’t bode well for Britain | Chris Stokel-Walker
OpenAI is the latest to make a political hire as big tech spreads its tentacles around the world. So what’s the attraction, asks author Chris Stokel-Walker
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Well worth the read, I thought. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
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On Tuesday I wrote to Sofia, asking her either to attach a note to the film and to the platforms on which it is shown, explaining that I was interviewed under false pretences; or to re-edit the film, removing my contribution. I have not received a reply.
1. This short thread is about what I see as a serious breach of journalistic ethics, in the making of Sofia Pineda Ochoa’s online documentary Greenwashed. She interviewed me for the film, but neither before, during or after was I given any idea I would be its target. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWU...
GREENWASHED | Full Documentary [Official]
YouTube video by Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
On Tuesday I wrote to Sofia, asking her either to attach a note to the film and to the platforms on which it is shown, explaining that I was interviewed under false pretences; or to re-edit the film, removing my contribution. I have not received a reply.
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NHS doctor uses Streeting’s own words from 2023 to destroy Labour over the strikes www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
NHS doctor uses Streeting's own words from 2023 to destroy Labour over the strikes
Hey present-day Streeting, listen to past-Streeting: 'he wants the strikes to go ahead, so he can blame doctors and nurses for his failure'
www.thecanary.co
December 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
NHS doctor uses Streeting’s own words from 2023 to destroy Labour over the strikes www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
My latest post with some reflections about my expectations of what my life would look like. I hope you'll find it interesting: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Chronicles of a Middle Class Life
w/c 8th December 2025
substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
My latest post with some reflections about my expectations of what my life would look like. I hope you'll find it interesting: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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'Utterly irresponsible': BMA accuses Streeting of scaremongering over doctor strike
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
December 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
'Utterly irresponsible': BMA accuses Streeting of scaremongering over doctor strike
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
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Happy 100th Birthday Dick Van Dyke December 13, 2025
December 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Happy 100th Birthday Dick Van Dyke December 13, 2025
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After the U.S. imposed sanctions, YouTube took down over 700 videos from prominent Palestinian human rights groups. Rights advocates say this censorship goes beyond Palestine and affects the future of international justice and accountability. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/yout...
YouTube and big tech censorship threatens global accountability, Palestinian rights groups say
After the U.S. imposed sanctions, YouTube took down over 700 videos from prominent Palestinian human rights groups. Rights advocates say this censorship goes beyond Palestine and affects the future…
mondoweiss.net
December 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
After the U.S. imposed sanctions, YouTube took down over 700 videos from prominent Palestinian human rights groups. Rights advocates say this censorship goes beyond Palestine and affects the future of international justice and accountability. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/yout...
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Donald Trump is required to release the Epstein files by December 19.
MAKE SURE YOU HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE
MAKE SURE YOU HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE
December 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Donald Trump is required to release the Epstein files by December 19.
MAKE SURE YOU HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE
MAKE SURE YOU HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE
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With the amount of wealth the 0.001% own, inequality is nothing less than a sick joke www.thecanary.co/global/world...
With the amount of wealth the 0.001% own, inequality is nothing less than a sick joke
The richest 0.001% own three times more wealth than 50% of humanity, according to the World Inequality Report 2026
www.thecanary.co
December 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
With the amount of wealth the 0.001% own, inequality is nothing less than a sick joke www.thecanary.co/global/world...
This looks very interesting: open.substack.com/pub/laurabas...
Enrolment for Capitalism vs. Love is now open!
Bringing my two gorgeous communities together
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This looks very interesting: open.substack.com/pub/laurabas...
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The ancient Palestinian town of Sebastia in the northern West Bank is a testament to 5,000 years of Palestinian history. Israel announced that it plans to seize the village and its archaeological sites. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/an-a...
An ancient Palestinian town in the West Bank may soon no longer exist - because Israel plans on stealing it
The ancient Palestinian town of Sebastia in the northern West Bank is a testament to 5,000 years of Palestinian history. Israel announced that it plans to seize the village and its archaeological…
mondoweiss.net
December 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The ancient Palestinian town of Sebastia in the northern West Bank is a testament to 5,000 years of Palestinian history. Israel announced that it plans to seize the village and its archaeological sites. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/an-a...
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The government is letting the hunger strikers die.
This is a national scandal - and should be on the front-page of every newspaper in Britain.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gove...
This is a national scandal - and should be on the front-page of every newspaper in Britain.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gove...
Government risks letting protesters on hunger strike die, Corbyn warns
JEREMY CORBYN warned today that the government risks letting jailed Palestine protesters on hunger strike die in prison.The former Labour leader and Your Party MP said that he had visited one of the h...
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The government is letting the hunger strikers die.
This is a national scandal - and should be on the front-page of every newspaper in Britain.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gove...
This is a national scandal - and should be on the front-page of every newspaper in Britain.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gove...
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The Justice Secretary is refusing to meet me to discuss the well-being of my constituent, Amu, who is 40 days into their hunger strike.
I have written to express my dismay over the government's lack of urgency, care and humanity toward people at risk of death.
I have written to express my dismay over the government's lack of urgency, care and humanity toward people at risk of death.
December 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The Justice Secretary is refusing to meet me to discuss the well-being of my constituent, Amu, who is 40 days into their hunger strike.
I have written to express my dismay over the government's lack of urgency, care and humanity toward people at risk of death.
I have written to express my dismay over the government's lack of urgency, care and humanity toward people at risk of death.
Well worth reading: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives | Aditya Chakrabortty
More than £3bn that could have been used for UK patients will go to big pharma for its branded products, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Well worth reading: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Please consider signing this: Justice for Ahmed: End Kafala Abuse in Saudi Arabia action.eko.org/page/justice...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Please consider signing this: Justice for Ahmed: End Kafala Abuse in Saudi Arabia action.eko.org/page/justice...
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Like so many of us I am thinking of John Lennon today. Here is a beautifully designed tribute I saw one year at Strawberry Fields. 😢💔
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Like so many of us I am thinking of John Lennon today. Here is a beautifully designed tribute I saw one year at Strawberry Fields. 😢💔
I've been reading this guy's posts in the last few weeks and thinking that he expresses some hard-hitting truths really well. Re-share, if you agree: www.americasundoing.com/p/christmas-lists-and-lowered-expectations?triedRedirect
Christmas Lists and Lowered Expectations
...and What We Are Allowed to Want. A billboard I saw boasted a bus driver salary of $20,000 a year. It got me thinking.
www.americasundoing.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I've been reading this guy's posts in the last few weeks and thinking that he expresses some hard-hitting truths really well. Re-share, if you agree: www.americasundoing.com/p/christmas-lists-and-lowered-expectations?triedRedirect