@james-reckons.bsky.social
making sure none of you are up to any mischief / you better believe I've got a substack
https://jclifford.substack.com/
https://jclifford.substack.com/
Are we sure it wasn’t the guys asking for peace that drove them to kill people, that seems to be what everyone is pretending to believe
Investigators say the deadly Bondi Beach attack is being treated as 'terrorism' after evidence of ISIL influence found.
Australian police say Bondi Beach attackers inspired by ISIL
Investigators say the deadly Bondi Beach attack is being treated as 'terrorism' after evidence of ISIL influence found.
www.aljazeera.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Are we sure it wasn’t the guys asking for peace that drove them to kill people, that seems to be what everyone is pretending to believe
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... engaging my brain for a fraction of a second do we think perhaps this might actually have been the flag of Israel what with it being projected on the leader of Israel? I Wonder
Venue apology in Primal Scream antisemitic image row
A London music venue says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... engaging my brain for a fraction of a second do we think perhaps this might actually have been the flag of Israel what with it being projected on the leader of Israel? I Wonder
They’ll argue all day we need to hear from Nazis because freedom of speech must protect the worst speech but will go “nah forget the rule of law” if it looks like it’ll benefit someone they don’t like for even One Second
December 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
They’ll argue all day we need to hear from Nazis because freedom of speech must protect the worst speech but will go “nah forget the rule of law” if it looks like it’ll benefit someone they don’t like for even One Second
www.economist.com/leaders/2025... I’m actually sympathetic to politicians having to tread lightly to avoid alienating voters but I’d be more convinced if the Economist put the boot into these freaks a bit more while giving this advice
Can anyone stop Europe’s populist right?
Apocalyptic warnings by mainstream politicians are doomed to fail
www.economist.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
www.economist.com/leaders/2025... I’m actually sympathetic to politicians having to tread lightly to avoid alienating voters but I’d be more convinced if the Economist put the boot into these freaks a bit more while giving this advice
www.economist.com/the-americas... I bitch A LOT about the economist bug here they say the strikes in the Caribbean are “almost certainly illegal” which is the strongest stance I’ve seen from a prominent publication
How the “Donroe Doctrine” is changing Puerto Rico
The island is central to efforts by the United States to project power throughout its hemisphere
www.economist.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
www.economist.com/the-americas... I bitch A LOT about the economist bug here they say the strikes in the Caribbean are “almost certainly illegal” which is the strongest stance I’ve seen from a prominent publication
all the “biden age coverup” guys presumably writing their articles on Trump threatening people over reporting on his health
Trump admits he took another cognitive test.
They don’t just give those out for funsies.
He also says the NYT reporting on his heath is sedition and perhaps treason.
Whatever news he got must be awful.
They don’t just give those out for funsies.
He also says the NYT reporting on his heath is sedition and perhaps treason.
Whatever news he got must be awful.
December 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
all the “biden age coverup” guys presumably writing their articles on Trump threatening people over reporting on his health
Continues to repulse me that Niall Ferguson, married to a Somalian lady, rooted for this guy over Harris
Trump: "Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is. With her little turban. I love her. She comes in, does nothing but bitch ... we ought to get her the hell out ... she's here illegally."
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Continues to repulse me that Niall Ferguson, married to a Somalian lady, rooted for this guy over Harris
apparently these people just get a pass as they constantly do the 'conflating all Jews with Israel' actual antisemitic canard, by the clever trick of pretending they think this is a thing their opponents believe
God knows I do not like Britain’s awful politics pundits, but I have never despised anyone as much as they appear to hate more or less everybody.
December 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
apparently these people just get a pass as they constantly do the 'conflating all Jews with Israel' actual antisemitic canard, by the clever trick of pretending they think this is a thing their opponents believe
literally every normal person noticed all the macho bullshit about war and lethality and rules of engagement saw murder coming, it does make you think what they're up to at the washington post op ed page
December 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
literally every normal person noticed all the macho bullshit about war and lethality and rules of engagement saw murder coming, it does make you think what they're up to at the washington post op ed page
www.spectator.co.uk/article/an-a... the spectator saw a guy trying to expose literal British fascists and decided to try to get him in trouble with the law. Pretty funny to try to do the whole 'let justice be done though the heavens fall' when they've e.g. ignored a genocide for two years
An apology to Hope Not Hate and Harry Shukman
In August, The Spectator began to investigate allegations that Harry Shukman, a 33-year-old freelance journalist, had used a fake British passport as part of a two-year undercover investigation into t...
www.spectator.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
www.spectator.co.uk/article/an-a... the spectator saw a guy trying to expose literal British fascists and decided to try to get him in trouble with the law. Pretty funny to try to do the whole 'let justice be done though the heavens fall' when they've e.g. ignored a genocide for two years
This isn’t even a participation trophy this is like giving a gold medal for running to a landmine maker
December 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This isn’t even a participation trophy this is like giving a gold medal for running to a landmine maker
How is this not overt gutter racism and if it is, why is it not front page news across the world, why are those with a platform protecting this man
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
How is this not overt gutter racism and if it is, why is it not front page news across the world, why are those with a platform protecting this man
he's south african, you say?
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
he's south african, you say?
@economist.com hey the president of the United States is an depraved gutter racist perhaps Lexington could get a column out of this
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
@economist.com hey the president of the United States is an depraved gutter racist perhaps Lexington could get a column out of this
One of the more frustrating things is how obviously beatable Trump is - ask him about his sex crimes, ask him to name the capital of South Africa, ask him a basic maths problem - and he’d fall apart. I could do it and I’m not that smart. yet powerful people refuse to do this
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
One of the more frustrating things is how obviously beatable Trump is - ask him about his sex crimes, ask him to name the capital of South Africa, ask him a basic maths problem - and he’d fall apart. I could do it and I’m not that smart. yet powerful people refuse to do this
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
@vanessabusch.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... interesting article but Trump ruefully talking about how close the US came to getting Venezuelan oil seems like pretty good supporting evidence for Maduro's claim, no?
December 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
@vanessabusch.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... interesting article but Trump ruefully talking about how close the US came to getting Venezuelan oil seems like pretty good supporting evidence for Maduro's claim, no?
@kfj-fp.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/02/t... I found this interesting and I'm not being faction but why should we believe Trump understands the nature of Venezuelan oil production beyond 'oil is valuable and it would be good if I had it'?
Trump’s Venezuela Fixation Is Not About the Oil
There are lots of reasons why the Trump administration is angling for regime change in Caracas, but heavy oil isn’t one of them.
foreignpolicy.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
@kfj-fp.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/02/t... I found this interesting and I'm not being faction but why should we believe Trump understands the nature of Venezuelan oil production beyond 'oil is valuable and it would be good if I had it'?
I know I know hypocrisy doesn’t matter but it is very funny the party of private property rights Is constantly grabbing other people’s property and immediately being told to fuck off
December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I know I know hypocrisy doesn’t matter but it is very funny the party of private property rights Is constantly grabbing other people’s property and immediately being told to fuck off
Maybe I’m wrong but “confirmed” feels like the BBC going “yeah this is true”, compared to a word like “stated” or “alleged” - why should we trust this serial liar? Especially when her statement coincidentally exonerates her colleague of one of the most serious charges?
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Maybe I’m wrong but “confirmed” feels like the BBC going “yeah this is true”, compared to a word like “stated” or “alleged” - why should we trust this serial liar? Especially when her statement coincidentally exonerates her colleague of one of the most serious charges?
my formulation “the president, lying or incompetent, said today…” remains free to any media types who want it btw
talking to reporters last night, Trump claimed of Hegseth's double tap strike that "I don't know anything about it," then moments later claimed "I don't who you're talking about" when asked his plan to pardon the former Honduran president
December 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
my formulation “the president, lying or incompetent, said today…” remains free to any media types who want it btw
If nothing else running to The Government and The Law when you get a bad grade is insanely entitled, they have other stuff to be doing (ideally anyway)
December 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If nothing else running to The Government and The Law when you get a bad grade is insanely entitled, they have other stuff to be doing (ideally anyway)
freaks like hegseth praise The West then turn around and go “it’s funny to mock allegations made under concepts of Western justice” perhaps we might learn something about taking these people seriously when they say they have principles
Also, this tweet should be a scandal in its own right! The Secretary of Defense, currently under bipartisan scrutiny for potentially committing cold-blooded murder of shipwrecked men, is cracking public jokes about what he did - essentially spitting in the face of his victims AND Congress.
December 1, 2025 at 8:07 AM
freaks like hegseth praise The West then turn around and go “it’s funny to mock allegations made under concepts of Western justice” perhaps we might learn something about taking these people seriously when they say they have principles
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... the BBC has done a bunch of articles including their often embarrassing 'Verify' series on the Caribbean boat bombings but have nothing to say on this, presumably because it's getting harder not to go 'yeah this is obviously murder'
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... the BBC has done a bunch of articles including their often embarrassing 'Verify' series on the Caribbean boat bombings but have nothing to say on this, presumably because it's getting harder not to go 'yeah this is obviously murder'
“AI is good also I want to hide if it’s in my games”
"Why stop at AI use? We could have mandatory disclosures for what shampoo brand the developer uses" — Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Steam should ditch its AI generated content disclosure. https://bit.ly/4a193vt
November 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
“AI is good also I want to hide if it’s in my games”