Josh
@joshcm777.bsky.social
24. University of Warwick BA Politics & MA US Foreign Policy Graduate • Cinema • Tennis • Chelsea FC
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Thanks to all for your kind remembrances on this awful day. Words will come later. Only feelings at the moment. Mourn and remember him but don’t forget to celebrate too. We won’t see his like again. The man from another place has gone home. #DavidLynch #TwinPeaks
January 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Thanks to all for your kind remembrances on this awful day. Words will come later. Only feelings at the moment. Mourn and remember him but don’t forget to celebrate too. We won’t see his like again. The man from another place has gone home. #DavidLynch #TwinPeaks
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RIP, David Lynch. Truly one of the great weirdoes in film and television history.
January 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
RIP, David Lynch. Truly one of the great weirdoes in film and television history.
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The biggest shock of the Haigh resignation is discovering that once upon a time the police actually investigated a stolen phone.
November 29, 2024 at 7:39 AM
The biggest shock of the Haigh resignation is discovering that once upon a time the police actually investigated a stolen phone.
Think this is where I am with my beliefs towards the specific bill - we need investment in end of life care first before we start discussing euthanasia.
Our society is not in a fit enough state at the moment for it to be legalised without people being coerced.
I support in theory - not reality.
Our society is not in a fit enough state at the moment for it to be legalised without people being coerced.
I support in theory - not reality.
I’ll be voting against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill today.
This deeply sensitive issue demands rigorous safeguards and investment in palliative care to protect vulnerable people.
My full statement here:
This deeply sensitive issue demands rigorous safeguards and investment in palliative care to protect vulnerable people.
My full statement here:
November 29, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Think this is where I am with my beliefs towards the specific bill - we need investment in end of life care first before we start discussing euthanasia.
Our society is not in a fit enough state at the moment for it to be legalised without people being coerced.
I support in theory - not reality.
Our society is not in a fit enough state at the moment for it to be legalised without people being coerced.
I support in theory - not reality.
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It's astonishing in how many areas the last government's response to difficult problems was just to abandon governing: to stop processing asylum claims, stop setting realistic budgets, ignore critical warnings from the prison system, and ultimately scuttle the ship by bringing forward the election.
This is what the increase in decisions and interviews following the election looks like. The drop off in May, June and July was because the Illegal Migration Act had prevented officials from processing any claims. The new government undid that, getting the system going again.
November 28, 2024 at 11:03 AM
It's astonishing in how many areas the last government's response to difficult problems was just to abandon governing: to stop processing asylum claims, stop setting realistic budgets, ignore critical warnings from the prison system, and ultimately scuttle the ship by bringing forward the election.
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Incredibly grim. And there are boroughs in London where more than 10% of children are homeless.
We desperately need more housing in the capital, of all kinds.
We desperately need more housing in the capital, of all kinds.
NEW: The number of homeless children living in temporary accommodation in England has risen AGAIN to 159,380 - up 15% in a year.
Transient lives in temporary homes, defined by uncertainly, doing untold damage.
It is a scandal. But it’s not new. And it’s not going away.
Transient lives in temporary homes, defined by uncertainly, doing untold damage.
It is a scandal. But it’s not new. And it’s not going away.
November 28, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Incredibly grim. And there are boroughs in London where more than 10% of children are homeless.
We desperately need more housing in the capital, of all kinds.
We desperately need more housing in the capital, of all kinds.
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Ringo being told he can’t be under the sea or visit an octopus's garden
November 28, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Ringo being told he can’t be under the sea or visit an octopus's garden
The online ecosystem has had a role in radicalising young people and old.
It now is also responsible for making Trumpism the norm while ostracising actual sensible voices.
It’s not just the traditional media rigged against the left but social media too.
It now is also responsible for making Trumpism the norm while ostracising actual sensible voices.
It’s not just the traditional media rigged against the left but social media too.
This is infuriating.
"It never happened because the show 'didn’t want to delve into politics'... the Harris team got that reaction nearly 'across the board' when trying to book [Harris] on the same types of non-political media that happily welcomed Trump.
www.thedailybeast.com/hot-ones-tur...
"It never happened because the show 'didn’t want to delve into politics'... the Harris team got that reaction nearly 'across the board' when trying to book [Harris] on the same types of non-political media that happily welcomed Trump.
www.thedailybeast.com/hot-ones-tur...
‘Hot Ones’ Turned Down Kamala Harris Interview
The Harris campaign team confirmed that they tried to get the candidate on “Hot Ones” but the popular YouTube show said no.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 27, 2024 at 11:51 PM
The online ecosystem has had a role in radicalising young people and old.
It now is also responsible for making Trumpism the norm while ostracising actual sensible voices.
It’s not just the traditional media rigged against the left but social media too.
It now is also responsible for making Trumpism the norm while ostracising actual sensible voices.
It’s not just the traditional media rigged against the left but social media too.
Of course it’s the Boomers who most agree they should be able to sing.
Is it ok to sing along at the cinema during a musical? Moviegoers in the US have been asked not to sing during screenings of Wicked, but Dwayne The Rock Johnson has publicly disagreed
Britons tend to think singing should not be permitted, however, by 48% to 34%
yougov.co.uk/topics/enter...
Britons tend to think singing should not be permitted, however, by 48% to 34%
yougov.co.uk/topics/enter...
November 26, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Of course it’s the Boomers who most agree they should be able to sing.
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very excited to see what happens to grocery prices when we impose large tariffs on our two largest agricultural trading partners
This is going to be an absolute mess y’all.
*TRUMP SAYS TO IMPOSE 25% TARIFFS ON ALL MEXICO, CANADA GOODS
*TRUMP SAYS TO IMPOSE 25% TARIFFS ON ALL MEXICO, CANADA GOODS
November 26, 2024 at 12:08 AM
very excited to see what happens to grocery prices when we impose large tariffs on our two largest agricultural trading partners
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This petition is an interesting example of the extremely online right engaging in the sort of tedious, whiny, performative behaviour they claim is the preserve of the extremely online left
November 25, 2024 at 4:51 PM
This petition is an interesting example of the extremely online right engaging in the sort of tedious, whiny, performative behaviour they claim is the preserve of the extremely online left
Every reply to every tweet on a big politics account seems so hateful. It’s not from a place of disagreement - it comes from a place of disgust, hate and vengeance. That’s how fascism occurs. Once the big football accounts migrate over - I’m staying here and deleting Twitter.
November 25, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Every reply to every tweet on a big politics account seems so hateful. It’s not from a place of disagreement - it comes from a place of disgust, hate and vengeance. That’s how fascism occurs. Once the big football accounts migrate over - I’m staying here and deleting Twitter.
They’re envious they’re not going to get their fascist in the UK at the same time the US has there’s. By 2029, Trump will be gone most likely and a Dem will win after the mess made.
It’s very funny that the British hard right have gone from mocking petitions to furious at the suggestion that their petition isn’t going to bring down a government with a 150+ seat majority.
It’s going to be a very long 5 years for those people.
It’s going to be a very long 5 years for those people.
November 25, 2024 at 1:49 PM
They’re envious they’re not going to get their fascist in the UK at the same time the US has there’s. By 2029, Trump will be gone most likely and a Dem will win after the mess made.
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Just about the only interesting thing about the echo chamber thinking of those now promoting a petition to hold another General Election after 5 months is that it illuminates the lack of priority now given to thinking about why the parties of the right lost the last General Election
November 25, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Just about the only interesting thing about the echo chamber thinking of those now promoting a petition to hold another General Election after 5 months is that it illuminates the lack of priority now given to thinking about why the parties of the right lost the last General Election
Since this app has launched, Twitter beyond my actual feed has become unusable. It’s full of far-right grifters, bots, porn bots, crypto grifters and probably Russian assets. Like every reply to every tweet even discussing politics.
November 25, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Since this app has launched, Twitter beyond my actual feed has become unusable. It’s full of far-right grifters, bots, porn bots, crypto grifters and probably Russian assets. Like every reply to every tweet even discussing politics.
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I’m very suspicious about the effectiveness of the microtargeting of Trump campaign ads in suppressing the Dem vote. Is it true that the new T&C allowed the mass harvesting of X user data? Wouldn’t this have been just as effective as the Cambridge Analytica hack of 75m users?
November 25, 2024 at 11:06 AM
I’m very suspicious about the effectiveness of the microtargeting of Trump campaign ads in suppressing the Dem vote. Is it true that the new T&C allowed the mass harvesting of X user data? Wouldn’t this have been just as effective as the Cambridge Analytica hack of 75m users?
I did my MA diss on how conspiracy theories played a role in far-right radicalisation in the US during Covid.
Unfortunately since I wrote my diss, the problem had got worse. This thread perfectly sums that up.
Unfortunately since I wrote my diss, the problem had got worse. This thread perfectly sums that up.
1/ 🚨 Conspiracy theories about the 2024 election miss the bigger picture.
The truth? It wasn’t one night, one hack, or one fraud. It was a system rigged in plain sight – right in front of us. The playbook was out in the open for years. But hardly anyone paid attention.
Here’s how they did it... 🧵
The truth? It wasn’t one night, one hack, or one fraud. It was a system rigged in plain sight – right in front of us. The playbook was out in the open for years. But hardly anyone paid attention.
Here’s how they did it... 🧵
November 25, 2024 at 10:52 AM
I did my MA diss on how conspiracy theories played a role in far-right radicalisation in the US during Covid.
Unfortunately since I wrote my diss, the problem had got worse. This thread perfectly sums that up.
Unfortunately since I wrote my diss, the problem had got worse. This thread perfectly sums that up.
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1/ 🚨 Conspiracy theories about the 2024 election miss the bigger picture.
The truth? It wasn’t one night, one hack, or one fraud. It was a system rigged in plain sight – right in front of us. The playbook was out in the open for years. But hardly anyone paid attention.
Here’s how they did it... 🧵
The truth? It wasn’t one night, one hack, or one fraud. It was a system rigged in plain sight – right in front of us. The playbook was out in the open for years. But hardly anyone paid attention.
Here’s how they did it... 🧵
November 21, 2024 at 3:46 AM
1/ 🚨 Conspiracy theories about the 2024 election miss the bigger picture.
The truth? It wasn’t one night, one hack, or one fraud. It was a system rigged in plain sight – right in front of us. The playbook was out in the open for years. But hardly anyone paid attention.
Here’s how they did it... 🧵
The truth? It wasn’t one night, one hack, or one fraud. It was a system rigged in plain sight – right in front of us. The playbook was out in the open for years. But hardly anyone paid attention.
Here’s how they did it... 🧵
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Told. You. So.
The share of Republicans who say that they’re worse off financially than they were a year ago is already down 15-points since the election.
November 21, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Told. You. So.
This is what should’ve happened with Trump but Garland has no balls so now America is stuck with him again.
NEWS via AP
Brazil’s federal police indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people on charges of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his electoral defeat in the 2022 elections.
Brazil’s federal police indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people on charges of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his electoral defeat in the 2022 elections.
November 21, 2024 at 6:47 PM
This is what should’ve happened with Trump but Garland has no balls so now America is stuck with him again.
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I think the failed Gaetz nomination should be a case study for Musk’s government efficiency program.
November 21, 2024 at 5:34 PM
I think the failed Gaetz nomination should be a case study for Musk’s government efficiency program.
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1. Congresswoman @aoc.bsky.social on Nancy Mace’s bigotry.
November 21, 2024 at 5:05 AM
1. Congresswoman @aoc.bsky.social on Nancy Mace’s bigotry.
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it’s not “retreating into a bubble” to want to see posts by people you like and want them to see yours
November 20, 2024 at 6:42 PM
it’s not “retreating into a bubble” to want to see posts by people you like and want them to see yours
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Last year, when I was at MSNBC, I did a 10-minute deep-dive into RFK Jr's anti-vaxxer role in the measles outbreak that killed dozens and dozens of kids in Samoa.
I hope every Senator voting in his confirmation process for HHS knows about this crucial and awful story:
I hope every Senator voting in his confirmation process for HHS knows about this crucial and awful story:
RFK Jr., anti-vaxxers, and a measles outbreak: Mehdi’s deep dive
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Last year, when I was at MSNBC, I did a 10-minute deep-dive into RFK Jr's anti-vaxxer role in the measles outbreak that killed dozens and dozens of kids in Samoa.
I hope every Senator voting in his confirmation process for HHS knows about this crucial and awful story:
I hope every Senator voting in his confirmation process for HHS knows about this crucial and awful story: