Ems/Mike
@kaosmark2.bsky.social
They/Them.
Sometimes I maybe exist.
Also stream Slay the Spire sometimes at twitch.tv/kaosmark2
Sometimes I maybe exist.
Also stream Slay the Spire sometimes at twitch.tv/kaosmark2
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This is genuinely insane, I clicked to see the years expecting the low part to be 70s or maybe 90s but its 2015!!!!! The entire anti trans panic is a decade old
a stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
February 12, 2026 at 8:43 PM
This is genuinely insane, I clicked to see the years expecting the low part to be 70s or maybe 90s but its 2015!!!!! The entire anti trans panic is a decade old
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Notable how little UK Govt, and specifically the health secretary, have to say about this. No sense that they can shape public behaviour. Very passive.
UK has lost its official status as a country that has achieved elimination of measles, as vaccination rates have fallen below the 95% required to achieve herd immunity. So sad, and likely due vaccine misinformation. If you haven't already, get your kids vaccinated ASAP. www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK loses measles elimination status
Decision made after outbreaks in 2024, when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales.
www.bbc.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Notable how little UK Govt, and specifically the health secretary, have to say about this. No sense that they can shape public behaviour. Very passive.
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The number of people who think this is "sensible" politics and don't understand why it's a massive uncrossable red line for millions of Labour's supposed core constituency continues to blow my mind. All the minor percentage shifts in NHS waiting lists will never make up for this nativist cruelty.
Under Starmer, recognised refugees can no longer reunite with their children.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
What these “but why do people hate Starmer SO MUCH” takes come down to is so shallow.
Starmer doesn’t sound or look like a firebrand so what’s the big deal?
Immune to questions of SUBSTANCE - he’s liar, enabled a genocide, pandered to anti-migrant politics & global Fascism.
Starmer doesn’t sound or look like a firebrand so what’s the big deal?
Immune to questions of SUBSTANCE - he’s liar, enabled a genocide, pandered to anti-migrant politics & global Fascism.
February 11, 2026 at 1:37 PM
The number of people who think this is "sensible" politics and don't understand why it's a massive uncrossable red line for millions of Labour's supposed core constituency continues to blow my mind. All the minor percentage shifts in NHS waiting lists will never make up for this nativist cruelty.
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Coming to the view that perhaps we do need age limits on social media, say banning its use for men over the age of 65?
February 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Coming to the view that perhaps we do need age limits on social media, say banning its use for men over the age of 65?
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I feel like if a PM is saying that their legacy is winning an election, they should have had the dignity to have died tragically a month after the polls
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I feel like if a PM is saying that their legacy is winning an election, they should have had the dignity to have died tragically a month after the polls
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if you’re prime minister, it is kind of astonishing to say your legacy will be winning the election. that’s the job interview mate
February 11, 2026 at 7:01 PM
if you’re prime minister, it is kind of astonishing to say your legacy will be winning the election. that’s the job interview mate
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Under Starmer, recognised refugees can no longer reunite with their children.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
What these “but why do people hate Starmer SO MUCH” takes come down to is so shallow.
Starmer doesn’t sound or look like a firebrand so what’s the big deal?
Immune to questions of SUBSTANCE - he’s liar, enabled a genocide, pandered to anti-migrant politics & global Fascism.
Starmer doesn’t sound or look like a firebrand so what’s the big deal?
Immune to questions of SUBSTANCE - he’s liar, enabled a genocide, pandered to anti-migrant politics & global Fascism.
February 11, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Under Starmer, recognised refugees can no longer reunite with their children.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
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Same reason everyone should be VEHEMENTLY opposed to mandatory Age Verification tech and Age Gates
They don't care about children.
They care about getting documented records of every person looking at every website they want to ban.
They don't care about children.
They care about getting documented records of every person looking at every website they want to ban.
When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
February 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Same reason everyone should be VEHEMENTLY opposed to mandatory Age Verification tech and Age Gates
They don't care about children.
They care about getting documented records of every person looking at every website they want to ban.
They don't care about children.
They care about getting documented records of every person looking at every website they want to ban.
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When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
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Something compelled me to make this
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Something compelled me to make this
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So, Ofcom CAN take action...?
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 AM
So, Ofcom CAN take action...?
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As I've said before, increased French dogmatism is also deepening EU divides, and potentially paving the way for a far-right government from next year to make things even worse. This never seems to occur to Macron, for whom unity seems to mean following him.
February 10, 2026 at 8:06 AM
As I've said before, increased French dogmatism is also deepening EU divides, and potentially paving the way for a far-right government from next year to make things even worse. This never seems to occur to Macron, for whom unity seems to mean following him.
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Getting really tired of "this is all a media concoction"...
Starmer has the lowest approval rating of any PM in history bar Truss. Senior ministers are openly and unsubtly positioning. His Chief of Staff, Director of Comms and Cab Sec have all resigned on the same day.
I mean come on...
Starmer has the lowest approval rating of any PM in history bar Truss. Senior ministers are openly and unsubtly positioning. His Chief of Staff, Director of Comms and Cab Sec have all resigned on the same day.
I mean come on...
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Getting really tired of "this is all a media concoction"...
Starmer has the lowest approval rating of any PM in history bar Truss. Senior ministers are openly and unsubtly positioning. His Chief of Staff, Director of Comms and Cab Sec have all resigned on the same day.
I mean come on...
Starmer has the lowest approval rating of any PM in history bar Truss. Senior ministers are openly and unsubtly positioning. His Chief of Staff, Director of Comms and Cab Sec have all resigned on the same day.
I mean come on...
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Problem with any anti-Starmer tweet that gets attention is I inevitably have to hear the thoughts of people who think Starmer is Blair 2.0, when a lot of the Starmer project's reactionary tendencies are an attempt to distance itself from the socially liberal aspects of Blairism
Starmer "led Labour to a thumping victory nobody thought possible" is one of those weird revisions of history, when 400+ seats was obviously in the realm of possibility from the moment the first post-minibudget polls dropped in September/October 2022
February 9, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Problem with any anti-Starmer tweet that gets attention is I inevitably have to hear the thoughts of people who think Starmer is Blair 2.0, when a lot of the Starmer project's reactionary tendencies are an attempt to distance itself from the socially liberal aspects of Blairism
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Look all I'm saying is we've tried chaos *without* Ed Miliband
February 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Look all I'm saying is we've tried chaos *without* Ed Miliband
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A fascinating "why format matters" example here. Making this the text of your post would be standard government minister boilerplate.
Posting it as a screenshot in the official font makes it look like you've been asked to carry the portrait of Lenin at the May Day Parade.
Posting it as a screenshot in the official font makes it look like you've been asked to carry the portrait of Lenin at the May Day Parade.
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
A fascinating "why format matters" example here. Making this the text of your post would be standard government minister boilerplate.
Posting it as a screenshot in the official font makes it look like you've been asked to carry the portrait of Lenin at the May Day Parade.
Posting it as a screenshot in the official font makes it look like you've been asked to carry the portrait of Lenin at the May Day Parade.
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Keir Starmer sitting at his desk, knowing that he can struggle on or by 6pm he could be knocking back his second Kingfisher whilst waiting for his butter chicken and plain naan to turn up.
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Keir Starmer sitting at his desk, knowing that he can struggle on or by 6pm he could be knocking back his second Kingfisher whilst waiting for his butter chicken and plain naan to turn up.
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“I advised the prime minister to make that appointment and I take full responsibiiity for that advice”
The inevitably question for Number 10 now is why the advice is a resigning matter but the actual decision isn’t.
That’s a hard question to answer.
The inevitably question for Number 10 now is why the advice is a resigning matter but the actual decision isn’t.
That’s a hard question to answer.
Morgan McSweeney has resigned from government
Statement in full;
Statement in full;
February 8, 2026 at 2:47 PM
“I advised the prime minister to make that appointment and I take full responsibiiity for that advice”
The inevitably question for Number 10 now is why the advice is a resigning matter but the actual decision isn’t.
That’s a hard question to answer.
The inevitably question for Number 10 now is why the advice is a resigning matter but the actual decision isn’t.
That’s a hard question to answer.
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itcouldbesaid.substack.com/p/it-could-b... This was meant to be about Labour's alternatives to Starmer but I just wrote & wrote about what a moral disgrace he is that I realised that was the column. Starmer is a bad man doing bad things for bad reasons. Quitting now is the only way to prove me wrong
It Could Be Said #84 Sir Keir Starmer Is Not A Good Man
Will is tired of pretending that he thinks the Prime Minister is honourable
itcouldbesaid.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM
itcouldbesaid.substack.com/p/it-could-b... This was meant to be about Labour's alternatives to Starmer but I just wrote & wrote about what a moral disgrace he is that I realised that was the column. Starmer is a bad man doing bad things for bad reasons. Quitting now is the only way to prove me wrong
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LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
February 7, 2026 at 6:59 AM
LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
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You know the people who ask "how do you get a foot in the door with comedy writing?", and then zone out when your answer involves lots of hard work and rejection cause they really just wanted you to say "all you have to do is email this producer and you're good to go!"
February 7, 2026 at 9:06 AM
You know the people who ask "how do you get a foot in the door with comedy writing?", and then zone out when your answer involves lots of hard work and rejection cause they really just wanted you to say "all you have to do is email this producer and you're good to go!"
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A bus stop near Tesla's flagship store in London. Imagine a Super Bowl ad that showed only this.
February 5, 2026 at 3:44 PM
A bus stop near Tesla's flagship store in London. Imagine a Super Bowl ad that showed only this.