…..that we know of so far.

Agreed, and I hope they do much more than that, too. A perfect opportunity for some self-expression.

Thanks for reminding me of this one, Jim. Such brilliant use of language. I admire the skill of saying so much with so few words. I must start repeating this immediately; there'll be plenty of opportunities.

I watched him from the UK before the election, with mounting trepidation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE7x.... His intention was transparently clear: "In 4 years, you don't have to vote again. We'll have it fixed so good, you're not going to have to vote." Please take his threat seriously.

open.substack.com/pub/oliverko... bsky.app/profile/mand... Hi Liam. If you haven't seen it already, you may be interested in this piece by Oliver Kornetzke. @kornetzke.bsky.social . You'll see from my reply to him that I'm thinking along the same line as you.

It's weird, I've been saying this for years that people are so anaesthetised by crap TV, crap music, crap food and now crap Social media that gives a dopamine reward for living a virtual existence. And it's so pervasive, it feels like it must be a deliberate thing....

Whilst I’m not keen on everything this Govt has/ has not done they are a million times better than the 14+ years of inept self-servatives. I have been mystified by the constant hate towards Starmer. Dark forces at play somewhere.

Maybe your most important piece👏. Power structures, religious, royal & government, have always had an anti-critical-thinking strategy. People's empowerment requires good education AND cultural change: refusing some social norms, comforting lies & entertaining distractions & accepting responsibility.

Every element of this is perfect, especially the idea of the room next door man having a handover from the room next door man (retired - good for him). However, I do feel for you having to fight your way through this moron's gibberish. I hope you get the same sense of satisfaction you bring to us.

Yes, giving money, power, control, obedience and especially, willingness to turn a blind eye.

It's not fit for purpose because it was designed not to be.

Thanks for the detailed clarity, Bear. We must keep shining the light on this because so much of the mainstream media will just conveniently 'forget' and move on.