Steve Parkinson
@parkinsonsteve.bsky.social
Programming
FBPE
Proportional Representation
Berlin
FBPE
Proportional Representation
Berlin
Who benefits from the chaos and fear and division in the USA?
Why are they being led down this path?
Why are they being led down this path?
January 9, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Who benefits from the chaos and fear and division in the USA?
Why are they being led down this path?
Why are they being led down this path?
Still, it serves the US's _enemies_ well...
Yes, I seriously believe that the US is heading towards a full scale civil war. Millions do not take what the Nazis of ICE are doing.
This will not end well.
This will not end well.
January 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Still, it serves the US's _enemies_ well...
And extremely odd that May - a remainer - chose an immediate and maximalist interpretation of the result.
IMO she had political cover to "take the advice" and start a commission, second referendum, dry-run, etc etc...
IMO she had political cover to "take the advice" and start a commission, second referendum, dry-run, etc etc...
Any change in a constitution, which Brexit basically was, always requires a ⅔ majority. The referendum was ‚only advisory‘ so, in my opinion, it wasn’t a requirement to accept the result. But, we now live with the consequences
January 8, 2026 at 7:28 AM
And extremely odd that May - a remainer - chose an immediate and maximalist interpretation of the result.
IMO she had political cover to "take the advice" and start a commission, second referendum, dry-run, etc etc...
IMO she had political cover to "take the advice" and start a commission, second referendum, dry-run, etc etc...
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Everyone, in and out of America keeps hoping/assuming that surely, eventually, something or someone will stop Trump. Some constitutional guardrail. Some court ruling. Some level of corruption, scandal or abuse too big to be ignored. We wait, and wait in vain. Better to act for ourselves.
I think the world is in disbelief at the shock and awe speed at which the US is unravelling, the reality of what they have become seems to be too much too quick for leaders to digest and act on. Europe / The west need to discuss the unthinkable of how do we uncouple and protect ourselves from the US
January 5, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Everyone, in and out of America keeps hoping/assuming that surely, eventually, something or someone will stop Trump. Some constitutional guardrail. Some court ruling. Some level of corruption, scandal or abuse too big to be ignored. We wait, and wait in vain. Better to act for ourselves.
That line from Animal House sums it up nicely:-
"You fucked up... you trusted us!"
"You fucked up... you trusted us!"
January 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
That line from Animal House sums it up nicely:-
"You fucked up... you trusted us!"
"You fucked up... you trusted us!"
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A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
January 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
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Did the United States really spend trillions of dollars on winning the Cold War, only for its president in 2025 take orders from a Russian dictator?
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
December 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Did the United States really spend trillions of dollars on winning the Cold War, only for its president in 2025 take orders from a Russian dictator?
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
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We are all dead. We died of Covid in 2020 and are now in hell. It's the only possible way to explain why everything in the world is so fucked up now.
December 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
We are all dead. We died of Covid in 2020 and are now in hell. It's the only possible way to explain why everything in the world is so fucked up now.
If someone (e.g. a state) spends all that time, effort and resources to install "their man" to a significant position in an opposition organization...
...they wouldn't just leave it at one man, would they? I mean, from the grooming deck, there'd be a discard pile, right?
...they wouldn't just leave it at one man, would they? I mean, from the grooming deck, there'd be a discard pile, right?
December 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
If someone (e.g. a state) spends all that time, effort and resources to install "their man" to a significant position in an opposition organization...
...they wouldn't just leave it at one man, would they? I mean, from the grooming deck, there'd be a discard pile, right?
...they wouldn't just leave it at one man, would they? I mean, from the grooming deck, there'd be a discard pile, right?
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you have my attention
December 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
you have my attention
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Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10
Wait, wait... I know this one...
What if I told you there was a technology that would make the software you release less reliable, more expensive to change, and with longer delays in delivery?
You'd say "Well, we're definitely not going to use *that*!"
And yet, here we are...
Again.
You'd say "Well, we're definitely not going to use *that*!"
And yet, here we are...
Again.
December 22, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Wait, wait... I know this one...
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United we stand, divided we fall! 🇪🇺🕊️
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
United we stand, divided we fall! 🇪🇺🕊️
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Incredibly brave. Imagine the faceless bores the BBC will have making their programmes if they continue down this path.
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Incredibly brave. Imagine the faceless bores the BBC will have making their programmes if they continue down this path.
I miss the days when computers were deterministic; none of this speculative execution, branch prediction mularky...
December 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I miss the days when computers were deterministic; none of this speculative execution, branch prediction mularky...
The LibDems and Greens have, between them, the power to completely reshape UK politics; to become the #1 and the #2.
All they need to do is collaborate.
All they need to do is collaborate.
December 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The LibDems and Greens have, between them, the power to completely reshape UK politics; to become the #1 and the #2.
All they need to do is collaborate.
All they need to do is collaborate.
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It's only been five years, but it's amazing how quickly we've forgotten that the people who really affect ours lives positively are medics, farmers, shop workers, etc, and not entrepreneurs, billionaires, etc
December 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It's only been five years, but it's amazing how quickly we've forgotten that the people who really affect ours lives positively are medics, farmers, shop workers, etc, and not entrepreneurs, billionaires, etc
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Yeh, whatever David.. Brexit is still absolutely on you, you underestimated the stupidity of half of the country and how easily Putin could push their buttons via social media.
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Yeh, whatever David.. Brexit is still absolutely on you, you underestimated the stupidity of half of the country and how easily Putin could push their buttons via social media.
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Brexit was in Russia's interests. Not Britain's.
December 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Brexit was in Russia's interests. Not Britain's.
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Anyone noticed how UK media is a lot less obsessed with Farage’s alleged antisemitism than Corbyn’s alleged antisemitism?
Odd that.
Odd that.
December 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Anyone noticed how UK media is a lot less obsessed with Farage’s alleged antisemitism than Corbyn’s alleged antisemitism?
Odd that.
Odd that.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Kids getting free school meals are often bullied. The correct solution is that school cafeterias shouldn't have a till. Everyone should get a nutritious three course meal. And we should all pay for this through our taxes.
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Kids getting free school meals are often bullied. The correct solution is that school cafeterias shouldn't have a till. Everyone should get a nutritious three course meal. And we should all pay for this through our taxes.
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When the whole negotiation fits in one panel…
#Oligarchy #Trump #Putin #Ukraine #Peace #War #WhiteHouse
#Oligarchy #Trump #Putin #Ukraine #Peace #War #WhiteHouse
November 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
When the whole negotiation fits in one panel…
#Oligarchy #Trump #Putin #Ukraine #Peace #War #WhiteHouse
#Oligarchy #Trump #Putin #Ukraine #Peace #War #WhiteHouse
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Small price to pay to fully empower the UK Parliament, Britain's most trusted institution filled with its most beloved and inspiring leaders.
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 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Small price to pay to fully empower the UK Parliament, Britain's most trusted institution filled with its most beloved and inspiring leaders.