Nithing
@nithingamot.bsky.social
'What labels me, negates me.' Soren Kierkegaard
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Distance of various countries from the USA (at their closest points):
Canada: 0 miles
Mexico: 0 miles
Russia: ~2.4 miles
Bahamas: ~50 miles
Cuba: ~94 miles
Belize: ~821 miles
Guatemala: ~898 miles
Greenland: ~1,405 miles
Canada: 0 miles
Mexico: 0 miles
Russia: ~2.4 miles
Bahamas: ~50 miles
Cuba: ~94 miles
Belize: ~821 miles
Guatemala: ~898 miles
Greenland: ~1,405 miles
January 16, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Distance of various countries from the USA (at their closest points):
Canada: 0 miles
Mexico: 0 miles
Russia: ~2.4 miles
Bahamas: ~50 miles
Cuba: ~94 miles
Belize: ~821 miles
Guatemala: ~898 miles
Greenland: ~1,405 miles
Canada: 0 miles
Mexico: 0 miles
Russia: ~2.4 miles
Bahamas: ~50 miles
Cuba: ~94 miles
Belize: ~821 miles
Guatemala: ~898 miles
Greenland: ~1,405 miles
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Do not be surprised if in the first days of an incoming populist radical government there is an entire raft of statutory instruments and other measures prepared and ready to go, exploiting every gap in our constitutional arrangements.
And worryingly, as you highlight, it would be extremely naive for us to assume the well funded right wing “think tanks” haven’t already worked out exactly how to dismantle what protections remain at blitzkrieg speed, should they gain power.
January 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Do not be surprised if in the first days of an incoming populist radical government there is an entire raft of statutory instruments and other measures prepared and ready to go, exploiting every gap in our constitutional arrangements.
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Rob never misses
January 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Rob never misses
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This is the guy they treat as a political genius.
So if I've understood it right, the message from Farage is "the 4.30 press conference we planned for today which wasn't to announce Jenrick's defection is the press conference at which we announce Jenrick's defection." I mean, it makes perfect sense.
January 15, 2026 at 5:13 PM
This is the guy they treat as a political genius.
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Jenrick's talking the country down. All while listing a litany of problems his Government created.
January 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Jenrick's talking the country down. All while listing a litany of problems his Government created.
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Brexit failed, and Farage was one of its key architects.
"In a sane world, Farage would not be able to show his face in parliament or in a TV studio without being reminded of two things. His adult life was devoted to a cause that his compatriots now regard as a mistake."
https://on.ft.com/4pEaXpC
"In a sane world, Farage would not be able to show his face in parliament or in a TV studio without being reminded of two things. His adult life was devoted to a cause that his compatriots now regard as a mistake."
https://on.ft.com/4pEaXpC
How Nigel Farage gets away with it
His two great liabilities, Brexit and Donald Trump, are unmentionable in British politics
www.ft.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Brexit failed, and Farage was one of its key architects.
"In a sane world, Farage would not be able to show his face in parliament or in a TV studio without being reminded of two things. His adult life was devoted to a cause that his compatriots now regard as a mistake."
https://on.ft.com/4pEaXpC
"In a sane world, Farage would not be able to show his face in parliament or in a TV studio without being reminded of two things. His adult life was devoted to a cause that his compatriots now regard as a mistake."
https://on.ft.com/4pEaXpC
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Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham tells Faisal Islam that Reform are “anti-North” over its plan to scrap the £45bn northern corridor rail link & “breathtakingly arrogant” to tell investors to shun the North of England.
“Look at them… There’s nothing northern about them,” he said
“Look at them… There’s nothing northern about them,” he said
January 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham tells Faisal Islam that Reform are “anti-North” over its plan to scrap the £45bn northern corridor rail link & “breathtakingly arrogant” to tell investors to shun the North of England.
“Look at them… There’s nothing northern about them,” he said
“Look at them… There’s nothing northern about them,” he said
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Let’s be clear. These ‘ties’ have gone completely. Trump’s America has clearly demonstrated that it cannot be trusted, on anything. Whilst Trump is in power, America might as well be thought of as the enemy for political and planning purposes to safeguard Europe.
Ties between US and Europe 'disintegrating,' Germany's Vice Chancellor Klingbeil warns
Transatlantic ties 'disintegrating,' Germany’s vice chancellor warns
Klingbeil listed a string of reasons for his belief that ties between the United States and Europe, traditionally close allies, were radically changing.
www.euronews.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Let’s be clear. These ‘ties’ have gone completely. Trump’s America has clearly demonstrated that it cannot be trusted, on anything. Whilst Trump is in power, America might as well be thought of as the enemy for political and planning purposes to safeguard Europe.
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Politicians: don't use AI to make your maps.
January 14, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Politicians: don't use AI to make your maps.
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“Ministers assure the public that Palantir doesn’t have access to “patient-identifiable data”, which might be more reassuring if Palantir were not a company that specialised in joining up different data sources to spot patterns and identify people.”
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-c...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-c...
Can MAGA tech firm Palantir be trusted to run Britain's data?
It's wildly overvalued, politically extreme and puts Trump first – but somehow has £1bn of deals to run Britain's tech infrastructure
www.thenewworld.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 12:26 PM
“Ministers assure the public that Palantir doesn’t have access to “patient-identifiable data”, which might be more reassuring if Palantir were not a company that specialised in joining up different data sources to spot patterns and identify people.”
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-c...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-c...
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Early Dilbert could be incredibly on point at times, and it's important to acknowledge that rather than pretend it was always terrible.
Scott Adams getting high on his own hype, emerging from his hate chrysalis, then doubling down on it, was very odd. He poisoned his own legacy well before death.
Scott Adams getting high on his own hype, emerging from his hate chrysalis, then doubling down on it, was very odd. He poisoned his own legacy well before death.
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Early Dilbert could be incredibly on point at times, and it's important to acknowledge that rather than pretend it was always terrible.
Scott Adams getting high on his own hype, emerging from his hate chrysalis, then doubling down on it, was very odd. He poisoned his own legacy well before death.
Scott Adams getting high on his own hype, emerging from his hate chrysalis, then doubling down on it, was very odd. He poisoned his own legacy well before death.
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There are now at least 365 UK MPs with accounts on Bluesky – more than half (56%) of all MPs
🔴 This includes nearly 70% of Labour MPs
🔶 Nearly 90% of Lib Dem MPs
🟢 All the 4 Green MPs
🔵 But only 5% of Conservative MPs
➡️ No Reform MPs
🔴 This includes nearly 70% of Labour MPs
🔶 Nearly 90% of Lib Dem MPs
🟢 All the 4 Green MPs
🔵 But only 5% of Conservative MPs
➡️ No Reform MPs
More MPs are coming off X and I assume that means they will be posting more on here
@politicshome.bsky.social has a handy list of all the MPs on Bluesky
Please point out anyone who is missing!
@politicshome.bsky.social has a handy list of all the MPs on Bluesky
Please point out anyone who is missing!
January 12, 2026 at 7:33 PM
There are now at least 365 UK MPs with accounts on Bluesky – more than half (56%) of all MPs
🔴 This includes nearly 70% of Labour MPs
🔶 Nearly 90% of Lib Dem MPs
🟢 All the 4 Green MPs
🔵 But only 5% of Conservative MPs
➡️ No Reform MPs
🔴 This includes nearly 70% of Labour MPs
🔶 Nearly 90% of Lib Dem MPs
🟢 All the 4 Green MPs
🔵 But only 5% of Conservative MPs
➡️ No Reform MPs
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Just pathologically disinterested in governing, fixated only on whichever culture war nonsense they can half arsedly import from the US.
Full quote: "The Government’s appendage swinging over the weekend was extremely serious. Ministers mooted as an urgent remedy the banning of a site of 21 million monthly users in this country, despite another minister guffawing that banning X was conspiracy theory number 3627."
January 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Just pathologically disinterested in governing, fixated only on whichever culture war nonsense they can half arsedly import from the US.
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please can we stop pretending that any of this is remotely normal, and not alarming
US prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into Jay Powell - chair of the Fed - over a $2.5bn renovation of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters...he says it's pretext to rein in the Fed’s independence to set interest rates
www.ft.com/content/a423...
www.ft.com/content/a423...
US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Federal Reserve’s Jay Powell
Chair says probe follows central bank’s refusal to bow to White House push for much lower interest rates
www.ft.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:36 PM
please can we stop pretending that any of this is remotely normal, and not alarming
Every accusation is a confession.
January 12, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Every accusation is a confession.
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If, like me, you made a bad decision in high school and didn't elect to take history - or else didn't pay attention - the @originstorypodcast.bsky.social podcast from @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social is awesome.
Origin Story - Podcast | Global Player
What are the real stories behind the most misunderstood and abused ideas in politics? From Conspiracy Theory to Woke to Centrism and beyond, Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey dig into the astonishing secret...
www.globalplayer.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
If, like me, you made a bad decision in high school and didn't elect to take history - or else didn't pay attention - the @originstorypodcast.bsky.social podcast from @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social is awesome.
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❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
January 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
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The disinformation promulgated by X is so essential for the global polycoup that the US, an already-compromised state, will blackmail any government that threatens to ban or discipline it.
Barely anyone is going to see this, but if you’ve ever asked why X isn’t banned in the UK yet despite creating CSAM, it’s because the US government has enforced a worldwide policy of blackmail protecting the American tech oligarchy. It’s why TikTok can be banned but X cannot.
“Why can’t we have any regulations for US tech in Britain?”
Because the US trade rep has gone to every country including Britain and said if we regulate tech in a way that favours our people, industries and national interests, the US will bury us in tariffs and ruin our economy.
Because the US trade rep has gone to every country including Britain and said if we regulate tech in a way that favours our people, industries and national interests, the US will bury us in tariffs and ruin our economy.
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 PM
The disinformation promulgated by X is so essential for the global polycoup that the US, an already-compromised state, will blackmail any government that threatens to ban or discipline it.
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Seven Select Committee Chairs have written jointly to the Prime Minister calling for an explicit ban on cryptocurrency donations in the forthcoming Elections Bill.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
January 12, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Seven Select Committee Chairs have written jointly to the Prime Minister calling for an explicit ban on cryptocurrency donations in the forthcoming Elections Bill.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
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What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
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Looking forward to more extensive coverage of the civil war about to break out in our hellhole cities.
January 12, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Looking forward to more extensive coverage of the civil war about to break out in our hellhole cities.
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COMMENTARY: What Donald Trump is betting on is becoming the world’s largest and last petrostate. China is betting on becoming its largest and lasting electrostate.
Which side would you rather be on?
🔗 #[politi.co/4sAUFAQ
Which side would you rather be on?
🔗 #[politi.co/4sAUFAQ
January 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
COMMENTARY: What Donald Trump is betting on is becoming the world’s largest and last petrostate. China is betting on becoming its largest and lasting electrostate.
Which side would you rather be on?
🔗 #[politi.co/4sAUFAQ
Which side would you rather be on?
🔗 #[politi.co/4sAUFAQ
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By copying Reform's narrative Labour reinforces it, and by pushing the most hostile anti-immigration policies in decades Starmer is making it worse.
Labour could be countering Reform's lies, instead they embed them further in policy. It's lose lose for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Labour could be countering Reform's lies, instead they embed them further in policy. It's lose lose for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
Exclusive: Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:43 AM
By copying Reform's narrative Labour reinforces it, and by pushing the most hostile anti-immigration policies in decades Starmer is making it worse.
Labour could be countering Reform's lies, instead they embed them further in policy. It's lose lose for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Labour could be countering Reform's lies, instead they embed them further in policy. It's lose lose for everyone.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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You can understand a lot by remembering the average Reform voter was born in 1956 and is convinced that they personally lead the charge on D-Day.
January 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
You can understand a lot by remembering the average Reform voter was born in 1956 and is convinced that they personally lead the charge on D-Day.
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I think this shows the weakness of cultural memory as opposed to direct experiance.
The group driving a lot of our shift to fascism as the ones who grew up at the height of WW2 rememberance. And yet the norms of those who fought simply haven't passed on.
If anything they've kicked against them
The group driving a lot of our shift to fascism as the ones who grew up at the height of WW2 rememberance. And yet the norms of those who fought simply haven't passed on.
If anything they've kicked against them
I mean, there are few historical periods more thoroughly covered in popular cinema & kept vividly alive in popular memory than WWII. Hard to imagine what a better job could possibly look like
I don't think it's a coincidence that all of this (worldwide) is happening when most of the people who lived through WWII have just died. We need to do a better job of keeping their memories and ideals alive.
January 11, 2026 at 7:48 AM
I think this shows the weakness of cultural memory as opposed to direct experiance.
The group driving a lot of our shift to fascism as the ones who grew up at the height of WW2 rememberance. And yet the norms of those who fought simply haven't passed on.
If anything they've kicked against them
The group driving a lot of our shift to fascism as the ones who grew up at the height of WW2 rememberance. And yet the norms of those who fought simply haven't passed on.
If anything they've kicked against them