“Trump & Brexit are not 2 different things. They are the same thing. Same companies. Same data. Same Facebook. Same Russians. Same Cambridge Analytica. Same Robert Mercer. Same Steve Bannon. Same Breitbart. Same Alexander Nix. Same Donald Trump. Same Nigel Farage” @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
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This kind of thing, btw, is one of the reasons I think it's right to use the (admittedly ugly) word 'Brexitism': there are multiple recurring threads linking Brexit to post-Brexit politics/ culture wars. So many things which aren't about Brexit per se are in/directly connected to it. 3/3

This is year 5 of a two term presidency with an intermission in the middle.

The man in the White House is a bumbling idiot with obvious cognitive issues and it's only going to get a hell of a lot worse.

Anyone banding themselves to that waggon is in need of reading lessons.

How long does a wood fence last? Less than 10 years, if the one in my back garden is anything to go by. So there are maintenance and replacement costs to consider too.

Like why would the bbc need to ‘balance’ its cover of the US in this way?

When the BBC covers, say, Xi critically should it also run a programme dedicated to the CCP’s achievements?

Robbie Gibb should quite simply not be in that role. He makes no pretence of his own bias. While he has power the BBC will continue to rot.

This (not from that piece) is one of those charts where I am completely aware of the data but my mental map of how the global economy works still almost refuses to update to the new reality. Because the pace of change has been so rapid.

…*reflect* anyone’s views! It is supposed to be balanced in its reporting of the news. Where it fails is it tries to address that balance by platforming politicians and observers WITHOUT SERIOUS CHALLENGE because of fear of being accused of being anti whatever is being said.