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We take no joy criticising a young left-wing UK political figure who has often spoken up for workers' rights and progressive causes. But these barely coherent comments from Zarah Sultana on Ukraine sum up much of what is wrong with her wing of the left www.instagram.com/reel/DQT62ys...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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ottoenglish.bsky.social
So refreshing to see someone challenge the smug, nasty Reform narrative
venividiverily.bsky.social Anita R @venividiverily.bsky.social · Oct 9
I could watch Zack Polanski utterly wreck Zia Yusuf ALL DAY LONG.
October 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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adambienkov.bsky.social
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations

When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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edcriticalmass.bsky.social
Join the emergency protest ride! CM veterans will be helping marshall.
tsjbphoto.bsky.social tsjbphoto.bsky.social @tsjbphoto.bsky.social · Aug 20
There’s been three crashes involving a driver hitting a cycling this August. They happened in the same week. This is unacceptable. We’re riding in protest of Edinburgh’s indifference toward cyclists this Friday 22nd August at 7pm. Meet at Middle Meadow Walk. Tell and bring everyone you know
This August drivers hit three cyclists in one week on Edinburgh streets This is unacceptable Protest ride Friday August 22nd 7pm Middle Meadow Walk Join us to make cycling safer
August 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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discussingfilm.net
The Penguin chase sequence from ‘The Batman’ recreated for the new ‘LEGO BATMAN’ game.
August 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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adambienkov.bsky.social
Spot on from Andrew Marr on the vacuity of the Government's unquestioning embrace of AI and big tech, at the same time as that technology is accelerating the far right radicalisation and economic division of our society
July 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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damonberes.com
Just a reminder of the foolishness of the “American iPhone” idea www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
But global supply chains are a tangle that no presidential administration could easily unwind. In 2016, the journalist Konstantin Kakaes explored the possibility of an “All-American iPhone” for MIT Technology Review and determined that such a thing is not really possible: “The iPhone is a symbol of American ingenuity,” he wrote, “but it’s also a testament to the inescapable realities of the global economy.” As things stand, no one country is capable of producing all of the rare-earth elements that go into a single device, and components such as screen glass and processors are also sourced from all over the world. China refines 90 percent of the world’s rare earths; the tantalum in your phone is probably sourced from a mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; its processor likely came from Taiwan. If you want to understand globalization, pay attention to the iPhone. It would not take an act of God to change this situation, but it might take more than Stephen Miller. America would need an iron resolve, lots of money, and lots of time. Rare-earth deposits exist in the United States—but finding, extracting, and refining them would be tremendously costly and dangerous work. Toxic by-products and environmental devastation would ensue. Americans have been happy to ignore these realities when the work is done elsewhere. Would they be so happy if it were done here? Add to that the need to build factories and fabrication plants for microchips. The effort would demand billions upon billions of dollars of investment over many years, still may not accommodate demand for these products, and would make them drastically more expensive. In theory, moving some greater amount of electronics manufacturing to U.S. soil could be a beneficial strategy. American technology firms are highly reliant on chips imported from Asia, for instance, which means the supply is vulnerable to disruption. “It would be hard to survive a total cutoff of chips from Taiwan,” Duane Boning, an electrical-engineering and computer-science professor at MIT, told me. The CHIPS Act, signed into law by Joe Biden, has already funded some of this manufacturing in the United States. But tariffs are unlikely to help these efforts, Boning said. (If anything, the costs they would impose on various components might only hurt.) Consumer electronics are only one way to look at Trump’s tariffs. But keep in mind that Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, and Alphabet are the five most valuable companies in the world—all American, all with products that will be caught in this mess. If the plan doesn’t make sense for them—if the plan will actually hurt their business—then what sense does it make at all? That said, sense-making is a fool’s errand in this era. What we can do is deal with what’s in front of us. So, sure, buy the new phone or tablet if you have to. But also ask yourself: Do you really have to? If Apple’s prices do rise, the company’s sales could be an early indicator of whether Americans are at all willing to renegotiate their unhealthy relationship with consumerism. For the past decade, technology companies have conditioned buyers to make purchasing expensive gadgets an annual affair through services such as Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program. (There is a reason that each iPhone model ends in a number: People intuitively understand that a 17 is better than a 16 is better than a 15, and so on.) Hundreds of millions of new devices are shipped every year. Not as many old ones are recycled. This is not wonderful: Consumers are taking their cues from the most moneyed corporations to have ever existed, cycling through handheld computers at a rapid clip because they come in new colors and with slightly reconfigured screens. I’m not innocent of the vanity gadget upgrade. (I recently sacrificed a mostly fine old Kindle for a mere $5 trade-in credit on a newer model.) But I also know that those toxic rare-earth pools exist in great part because of the endless production of phones, computers, tablets, game consoles, and televisions. Meanwhile, many of these gadgets last longer than they might have even a few years ago, thanks to higher-quality materials, and are easier to fix due to the growing popularity of “right to repair” laws. The device in your hand would be a miracle in any other age. Nothing is certain right now. Chaos is everywhere. At least you can hold on to this.
May 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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nigella.bsky.social
Stanislav Petrov, the man who saved the world, died on this day in 2017. If you don’t know the story, just read this www.theguardian.com/world/2017/s...
Soviet officer who averted cold war nuclear disaster dies aged 77
‘Gut instinct’ told Lt Col Stanislav Petrov that apparent launch of US missiles was actually early warning system malfunction
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May 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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stephenkb.bsky.social
My column in today's paper: Labour's white paper is part of an old, old story of how democracies react to waves of migration. But the UK, as with the rest of Europe, is now trying to do it while being an old, old country:
Migration cuts are a luxury the UK cannot afford
Reducing freedom of movement comes at a cost and governments shouldn’t pretend otherwise
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May 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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iandunt.bsky.social
Starmer's anti-immigrant speech today wasn't just a moral and political embarrassment. It was also an intellectual embarrassment.

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May 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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katie0martin.ft.com
Americans!
Yes, the tariffs make you look silly.
Yes, we are laughing at you.

Some tips on dealing with the humiliation, from Brexit Britain. We know your pain.

- on.ft.com/42tt3kH
Advice to shell-shocked Americans from Brexit Britain
[FREE TO READ] Britons are skilled at navigating the humiliation unleashed by political and market chaos — allow us to give you some tips
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April 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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katie0martin.ft.com
Signalgate was... Monday?
What is going on in the time-space continuum? How are the weeks all so damn long?
March 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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alistairking.bsky.social
When Labour loses the next election at least Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will be able to look back fondly on how they pointlessly stuck to some self-imposed fiscal rules and stubbornly honoured an ambiguous and increasingly stale 2016 mandate to steer clear of the customs union and single market.
March 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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naomiaklein.bsky.social
Fossil fuel companies should be forced to pay the public trillions in damages for the costs of their planetary arson. Instead they are trying to shut down one of the most important and storied environmental groups in the world. It's shameless - and it's not over. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury
Non-profit said in statement lawsuits like this aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’
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March 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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lewisgoodall.com
Surprised to see so many headlines from news outlets suggesting Putin has agreed to a ceasefire.

He’s done no such thing. He’s basically said he would do in theory, providing his conditions are met, on his terms. Which is just a variation on what he’s always said.
March 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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mauricejcasey.com
Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.

I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
March 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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andrewlearmonth.bsky.social
Richard Tice came to Glasgow today to reveal Reform UK’s latest defectors. It did not go well. Got stuck when the Daily Mail’s Tom Gordon asked him for their names.
March 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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samfr.bsky.social
Watching a global hegemon voluntarily surrender its position is extraordinary. A historical first.
March 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
(Bloomberg) - A month into President Donald Trump’s second term, the euphoria is fading around many of the trades that investors piled into after his November victory ..

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Trump’s First Month Has Traders Ditching America-First Wagers
A month into President Donald Trump’s second term, the euphoria is fading around many of the trades that investors piled into after his November victory, from stocks to the dollar to Bitcoin.
www.bloomberg.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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lewisgoodall.com
Have written about JD Vance’s Munich speech. In what may prove to be the biggest week for European security since 1991, it’s time Europe listened to what Trump and his Vice President are telling us. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
We need to listen to what Trump and Vance are telling us.
This may have been the biggest moment for European security since 1991.
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February 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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rosatkins.bsky.social
Elon Musk has had a lot to say about the grooming gangs scandal. We looked at 24 hours on Musk's X timeline and found a range of false and misleading information being amplified. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Ros Atkins on...24 hours on Elon Musk's X timeline
The BBC's Analysis editor, Ros Atkins, investigates Elon Musk's recent posts on X about grooming gangs - and looks at how one day unfolded on his timeline.
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January 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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jphillll.bsky.social
My feed is filled with useful info about what’s happening in South Korea and zero weird conspiracies blaming weather control devices. this is weird
December 3, 2024 at 4:44 PM