@mrwillmarshall.bsky.social
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Susan Hall is the GLA Conservative group leader. She has become the most senior Conservative to support Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain movement. One of Lowe's core goaıs is to shift the immigration debate to remigration: not how many people come but how many leave: mass deportations & net outflows
July 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Susan Hall is the GLA Conservative group leader. She has become the most senior Conservative to support Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain movement. One of Lowe's core goaıs is to shift the immigration debate to remigration: not how many people come but how many leave: mass deportations & net outflows
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Retrospectively hilarious that Perot thought the big gap in American politics was in the center, between the mad socialism of Bill Clinton and the crazed fascism of George HW Bush
Musk is busy deluding himself into thinking X polls mean anything, like a 21st Century Ross Perot.
July 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Retrospectively hilarious that Perot thought the big gap in American politics was in the center, between the mad socialism of Bill Clinton and the crazed fascism of George HW Bush
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We know Reform are winning lots of seats, but look at this under the bonnet - they dominate 2nd places too - in wards Labour, Tories, Lib Dems & Greens won Reform was most likely to have come 2nd in all of them. Thinking today *must* be a high water mark for Reform is a mistake as more ground to go
May 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We know Reform are winning lots of seats, but look at this under the bonnet - they dominate 2nd places too - in wards Labour, Tories, Lib Dems & Greens won Reform was most likely to have come 2nd in all of them. Thinking today *must* be a high water mark for Reform is a mistake as more ground to go
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The trouble with branding this a “free speech” site is that it will probably be forced within 24 hours to adopt a series of rules prohibiting using a photo of a lettuce as your avatar, employing the hashtag #FBPL (follow back pro lettuce) and calling yourself a Romainer in your bio.
April 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The trouble with branding this a “free speech” site is that it will probably be forced within 24 hours to adopt a series of rules prohibiting using a photo of a lettuce as your avatar, employing the hashtag #FBPL (follow back pro lettuce) and calling yourself a Romainer in your bio.
Gonna be interesting to see how many people sign up
TrussSocial?
Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media.
She says her experience in No10 persuaded her she needed to build a grassroots movement through media.
Will it do better than Menshn, or the Matt Hancock app?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media.
She says her experience in No10 persuaded her she needed to build a grassroots movement through media.
Will it do better than Menshn, or the Matt Hancock app?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media
Former PM says she wants to protect free speech after being ‘cut off at the knees’ by ‘the elite’ while at No 10
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Gonna be interesting to see how many people sign up
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Who cares about fish? European defence and security is just a little bit more important than sole and haddock.
www.thetimes.com/article/6905...
www.thetimes.com/article/6905...
Fishy business is crazy, even by EU standards
In equating mackerel with arming Kyiv, France is showing itself to be unserious about defence
www.thetimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Who cares about fish? European defence and security is just a little bit more important than sole and haddock.
www.thetimes.com/article/6905...
www.thetimes.com/article/6905...
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I know "I wonder what James Delingpole is tweeting these days" is a horrible, stove-touching impulse, but I was genuinely not expecting "Lily Philips and Bonnie Blue are government psy-ops".
April 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I know "I wonder what James Delingpole is tweeting these days" is a horrible, stove-touching impulse, but I was genuinely not expecting "Lily Philips and Bonnie Blue are government psy-ops".
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very excited to see what this does to the lives and livelhoods of my friends and family. also excited to live through, what, the third economic collapse that is the direct product of republican governance?
April 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
very excited to see what this does to the lives and livelhoods of my friends and family. also excited to live through, what, the third economic collapse that is the direct product of republican governance?
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Actual belly laugh. Daniel Hannan is priceless
April 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Actual belly laugh. Daniel Hannan is priceless
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"did you enjoy your holiday?"
"the break from your incessant demands was truly a tonic for my weary soul master"
"good, well now you're back there's work to do"
"the break from your incessant demands was truly a tonic for my weary soul master"
"good, well now you're back there's work to do"
April 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"did you enjoy your holiday?"
"the break from your incessant demands was truly a tonic for my weary soul master"
"good, well now you're back there's work to do"
"the break from your incessant demands was truly a tonic for my weary soul master"
"good, well now you're back there's work to do"
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Turns out Le Pen is not mightier than the fraud.
March 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Turns out Le Pen is not mightier than the fraud.
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From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
March 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University.
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
www.chronicle.com/article/were...
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"Vice President JD Vance, very much the Nick Nack to Trump’s Francisco Scaramanga": unimprovable.
The Apprentice: my SKETCH of Today in JD Vance, Four-dimensional Diplomatic Genius.
thecritic.co.uk/the-...
thecritic.co.uk/the-...
The Apprentice | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
What a marvellous day. Sure, we had woken up to the news that Washington, in its determination to force Ukraine to the negotiating table, was cutting off supplies of weapons.
thecritic.co.uk
March 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Vice President JD Vance, very much the Nick Nack to Trump’s Francisco Scaramanga": unimprovable.
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MASSIVE FISCAL PACKAGE OUT OF BERLIN: 12-20%+ of GDP.
- 500 billion fund for public investment
- All defence spending above 1% of GDP not counted for debt brake.
- Federal states can borrow 0.35% p.y. for investment.
Germany is back - economically and militarily.
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- 500 billion fund for public investment
- All defence spending above 1% of GDP not counted for debt brake.
- Federal states can borrow 0.35% p.y. for investment.
Germany is back - economically and militarily.
1/x
March 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
MASSIVE FISCAL PACKAGE OUT OF BERLIN: 12-20%+ of GDP.
- 500 billion fund for public investment
- All defence spending above 1% of GDP not counted for debt brake.
- Federal states can borrow 0.35% p.y. for investment.
Germany is back - economically and militarily.
1/x
- 500 billion fund for public investment
- All defence spending above 1% of GDP not counted for debt brake.
- Federal states can borrow 0.35% p.y. for investment.
Germany is back - economically and militarily.
1/x
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The deep-sea survival thriller “Last Breath” tells the story of a do-or-die situation with meticulous realism. But even the most mundane moments are still riveting, writes @davidlsims.bsky.social:
A Thriller That’s Most Fun When It’s Boring
Even the most mundane moments are riveting in the new deep-sea drama film “Last Breath.”
www.theatlantic.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The deep-sea survival thriller “Last Breath” tells the story of a do-or-die situation with meticulous realism. But even the most mundane moments are still riveting, writes @davidlsims.bsky.social:
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"Blow for Blow"
Idea: legalise cocaine and tax it at 25% to pay for rearmament
March 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"Blow for Blow"
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@jonrauch.bsky.social: “Understanding patrimonialism is essential to defeating it. In particular, it has a fatal weakness that Democrats and Trump’s other opponents should make their primary and relentless line of attack.”
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
www.theatlantic.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
@jonrauch.bsky.social: “Understanding patrimonialism is essential to defeating it. In particular, it has a fatal weakness that Democrats and Trump’s other opponents should make their primary and relentless line of attack.”
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1/ Europe at Munich Security Conference looked like deer in Trump administration's headlights. How have we got this far without a concrete European plan for Ukraine to put on table? How is there *still* no proper consensus among major EU governments (+UK) on how far Europe is willing to step up?
February 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
1/ Europe at Munich Security Conference looked like deer in Trump administration's headlights. How have we got this far without a concrete European plan for Ukraine to put on table? How is there *still* no proper consensus among major EU governments (+UK) on how far Europe is willing to step up?
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There’s a real chance that we staring down a new pandemic in the form of bird flu. It could never happen or happen in the coming months. And we are in the process of decimating our core national public health and infectious disease service.
February 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
There’s a real chance that we staring down a new pandemic in the form of bird flu. It could never happen or happen in the coming months. And we are in the process of decimating our core national public health and infectious disease service.
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today's highlight was learning of the existence of the Labour MP for Broxtowe from 1929 until 1953, who revelled in the name "Seymour Cocks"
February 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
today's highlight was learning of the existence of the Labour MP for Broxtowe from 1929 until 1953, who revelled in the name "Seymour Cocks"
"Dulling his political instincts"
Hmm
Talk me through what those instincts are, exactly?
Hmm
Talk me through what those instincts are, exactly?
Brits sent for a lawyer at last year’s general election. Now they’re finding out there may be hidden costs.
Keir Starmer and the curse of ‘lawyer brain’
The British prime minister is a methodical lawyer shaped by international rules. His critics argue that’s dulling his political instincts.
www.politico.eu
February 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
"Dulling his political instincts"
Hmm
Talk me through what those instincts are, exactly?
Hmm
Talk me through what those instincts are, exactly?
Inflation here we come
President Trump says he has ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting new pennies, calling their production “wasteful.”
“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents,” Trump said in a Truth Social post Sunday night.
“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents,” Trump said in a Truth Social post Sunday night.
Trump says he ordered Treasury Department to stop producing new pennies
President Donald Trump said he wants to end the production of pennies, calling them “wasteful.” Each coin costs 3.7 cents to produce.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Inflation here we come