Mark Norton
@markrn.bsky.social
Former maths teacher former Labor supporter retired servant of the Feds.
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Has anyone even noticed that, in the current framing of a Peace Plan for Ukraine, Europe has been given the same role as Namibia or New Zealand (i.e. none)? This is the price Europe is paying for being Washington's lackeys for so long: utter irrelevance www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
US and Russian officials draft plan to end Ukraine war based on capitulation from Kyiv
It is unclear if Trump administration backs deal that would mean Kyiv giving up territory and slashing size of military
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Has anyone even noticed that, in the current framing of a Peace Plan for Ukraine, Europe has been given the same role as Namibia or New Zealand (i.e. none)? This is the price Europe is paying for being Washington's lackeys for so long: utter irrelevance www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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I'm not a historian but I am a political scientist and in my professional opinion saying Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history is less controversial than saying 2+2=4 or Victor Wembanyama is tall.
LESS controversial.
LESS controversial.
Does the BBC think it's improper for a speaker to state their opinion that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history?
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I'm not a historian but I am a political scientist and in my professional opinion saying Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history is less controversial than saying 2+2=4 or Victor Wembanyama is tall.
LESS controversial.
LESS controversial.
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What Pam Bondi and Lindsey Halligan did was not incompetence--It was intentional misconduct. They both must be disbarred. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/what-pam-b...
What Pam Bondi and Lindsey Halligan did was not incompetence--It was intentional misconduct. They both must be disbarred.
Only way to deter other lawyers.
deanobeidallah.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What Pam Bondi and Lindsey Halligan did was not incompetence--It was intentional misconduct. They both must be disbarred. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/what-pam-b...
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"Hey, look America, I just pulled 'Many legal scholars' out of my butt."
November 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"Hey, look America, I just pulled 'Many legal scholars' out of my butt."
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Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Holy shit. So Elon decides it would be nice to know what region of the world people are posting from. So they add that little feature.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
2 hours later they figure out that many Trump supporters with millions of followers are posting from other countries. Surprise!
That "feature" is now gone.
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„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
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PM @albomp.bsky.social sounds like a befuddled 80yo 2GB listener, not the PM of a progressive Labor Govt. The #SocialMediaBan is an insult to engaged teens who use social media to learn about history, politics, world events, science, music, art, film, sport. Yet still no #GamblingAdBan? 🤔 #auspol
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
PM @albomp.bsky.social sounds like a befuddled 80yo 2GB listener, not the PM of a progressive Labor Govt. The #SocialMediaBan is an insult to engaged teens who use social media to learn about history, politics, world events, science, music, art, film, sport. Yet still no #GamblingAdBan? 🤔 #auspol
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Like, everyone outside of the US wants to see America get wrecked for its general assholery since January. Still seems pretty clear letting it shoot itself in the dick was the right play.
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Like, everyone outside of the US wants to see America get wrecked for its general assholery since January. Still seems pretty clear letting it shoot itself in the dick was the right play.
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SAD FACT: 38% of Americans don’t understand that Donald Trump is an incompetent fool.
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
SAD FACT: 38% of Americans don’t understand that Donald Trump is an incompetent fool.
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Farage crony Nathan Gill gets 10.5 year sentence for taking bribes from Russia www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Farage crony Nathan Gill gets 10.5 year sentence for taking bribes from Russia www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
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It is now clear when Albo said "no-one left behind", he really meant:
- the gambling industry
- big media
- fossil fuel lobby
- for-profit childcare corporations
- aged care companies
- employment service providers
- property developers...
But Australians with the greatest needs? Yeah nah. #auspol
- the gambling industry
- big media
- fossil fuel lobby
- for-profit childcare corporations
- aged care companies
- employment service providers
- property developers...
But Australians with the greatest needs? Yeah nah. #auspol
Gambling ruins lives. It is absolutely unacceptable that the Albanese government will continue to choose vested interests over the wellbeing of Australians and hide behind a watered-down policy - if they ever introduce one. We need action on gambling harms now.
Labor tipped to drop proposal for online gambling ad ban
Political and industry sources expect Communications Minister Anika Wells to crack-down on illegal offshore gambling websites.
www.afr.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
It is now clear when Albo said "no-one left behind", he really meant:
- the gambling industry
- big media
- fossil fuel lobby
- for-profit childcare corporations
- aged care companies
- employment service providers
- property developers...
But Australians with the greatest needs? Yeah nah. #auspol
- the gambling industry
- big media
- fossil fuel lobby
- for-profit childcare corporations
- aged care companies
- employment service providers
- property developers...
But Australians with the greatest needs? Yeah nah. #auspol
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I will confess, I have never seen a situation before where the grand jury never saw the indictment, so the remedy is unknown, but I can’t believe an unseen indictment could be valid.
Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Lindsey Halligan Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment
Grand jurors have to vote on indictments to approve them, but a prosecutor told the judge in the case that only the foreperson formally approved the second charging document, a move that could…
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I will confess, I have never seen a situation before where the grand jury never saw the indictment, so the remedy is unknown, but I can’t believe an unseen indictment could be valid.
Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Times www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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Pro tip:
With Chief Judge Boasberg moving full steam ahead on finding which US officials were responsible for ordering defiance of his order...
And whistleblower most likely to testify...
Here's where this is heading in significant part:
www.justsecurity.org/116777/bove-...
With Chief Judge Boasberg moving full steam ahead on finding which US officials were responsible for ordering defiance of his order...
And whistleblower most likely to testify...
Here's where this is heading in significant part:
www.justsecurity.org/116777/bove-...
Whistleblower Documents Implicate Emil Bove in Criminal Contempt Order by Chief Judge Boasberg
Email released by whistleblower would presumably implicate Bove in the “contumacious conduct” identified by Chief Judge Boasberg.
www.justsecurity.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Pro tip:
With Chief Judge Boasberg moving full steam ahead on finding which US officials were responsible for ordering defiance of his order...
And whistleblower most likely to testify...
Here's where this is heading in significant part:
www.justsecurity.org/116777/bove-...
With Chief Judge Boasberg moving full steam ahead on finding which US officials were responsible for ordering defiance of his order...
And whistleblower most likely to testify...
Here's where this is heading in significant part:
www.justsecurity.org/116777/bove-...
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It may be repeating the obvious, but Mary Bruce is a first-rate reporter. In the face of a presidential tirade aimed at silencing her, she calmly and professionally demonstrated why a free and independent media remains essential, asking questions that people in power don't want to answer
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It may be repeating the obvious, but Mary Bruce is a first-rate reporter. In the face of a presidential tirade aimed at silencing her, she calmly and professionally demonstrated why a free and independent media remains essential, asking questions that people in power don't want to answer
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A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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The way this Govenrment are treating some of the most vulnerable people in the world is disgusting.
And they the audacity to pretend it's coming from a place of compassion and concern.
Their only actual concern seems to be dancing to the tune of the far right rather than tackle inequality.
And they the audacity to pretend it's coming from a place of compassion and concern.
Their only actual concern seems to be dancing to the tune of the far right rather than tackle inequality.
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The way this Govenrment are treating some of the most vulnerable people in the world is disgusting.
And they the audacity to pretend it's coming from a place of compassion and concern.
Their only actual concern seems to be dancing to the tune of the far right rather than tackle inequality.
And they the audacity to pretend it's coming from a place of compassion and concern.
Their only actual concern seems to be dancing to the tune of the far right rather than tackle inequality.
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It's Blue Labour and Reform that are tearing the country apart, by weaponizing the issue of asylum. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Illegal migration tearing UK apart, Mahmood says
The home secretary is set to announce major policy reforms, including a 20-year wait before people granted asylum can apply to settle permanently.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It's Blue Labour and Reform that are tearing the country apart, by weaponizing the issue of asylum. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The first question should be “Good evening Sussan, you are irrelevant to actual policy, so we’ll leave it there, thanks for joining us” #abc730
November 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The first question should be “Good evening Sussan, you are irrelevant to actual policy, so we’ll leave it there, thanks for joining us” #abc730
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Germany will lift its restrictions on arms exports to Israel at the end of November, Berlin said today, reversing a politically fraught decision taken at the height of the Gaza war.
Germany lifts restrictions on arms exports to Israel
Berlin ends a politically contentious halt, returning to case-by-case reviews after months of approving zero new licenses.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Germany will lift its restrictions on arms exports to Israel at the end of November, Berlin said today, reversing a politically fraught decision taken at the height of the Gaza war.
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That support for Hanson’s One Nation outfit sits at 18% (nearly 1 in 5) is a savage indictment of squandered mandate of @albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt which is lamely prosecuting a dodgy, mediocre & underwhelming policy agenda.
If it doesn’t lift its game, it’s toast
#auspol
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt which is lamely prosecuting a dodgy, mediocre & underwhelming policy agenda.
If it doesn’t lift its game, it’s toast
#auspol
New Redbridge poll has Labor up to a whopping 38% of the primary vote.
The Coaliton's decision to ditch #NetZero to appeal to One Nation, the IPA and Gina is a disaster for the Liberal Party.
#afternoonbriefing #auspol #polls #LNP
The Coaliton's decision to ditch #NetZero to appeal to One Nation, the IPA and Gina is a disaster for the Liberal Party.
#afternoonbriefing #auspol #polls #LNP
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
That support for Hanson’s One Nation outfit sits at 18% (nearly 1 in 5) is a savage indictment of squandered mandate of @albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt which is lamely prosecuting a dodgy, mediocre & underwhelming policy agenda.
If it doesn’t lift its game, it’s toast
#auspol
@australianlabor.bsky.social Govt which is lamely prosecuting a dodgy, mediocre & underwhelming policy agenda.
If it doesn’t lift its game, it’s toast
#auspol
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Closely followed by the Conservative Shadow Home Secretary calling for even more extreme measures than Mahmood.
This is where the ramping up of anti-refugee, anti-migrant politics always takes you
This is where the ramping up of anti-refugee, anti-migrant politics always takes you
November 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Closely followed by the Conservative Shadow Home Secretary calling for even more extreme measures than Mahmood.
This is where the ramping up of anti-refugee, anti-migrant politics always takes you
This is where the ramping up of anti-refugee, anti-migrant politics always takes you