PhilipCross ✡
@philipcross.bsky.social
'XY' (a biological male). Gender-critical sympathies (any "intolerance" labels can be removed in advanced settings). Against Trump, Putin & Netanyahu; wouldn't trust them on anything.
@nortontaylor.bsky.social A useful obit, but "Weekend World" was a London Weekend Television programme, rather than Thames. Gerry Healy's organisation was the *Socialist" Labour League (from 1973, the WRP)
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
David Gow obituary
Journalist, gifted linguist and European business editor of the Guardian who was dismayed by Brexit
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
@nortontaylor.bsky.social A useful obit, but "Weekend World" was a London Weekend Television programme, rather than Thames. Gerry Healy's organisation was the *Socialist" Labour League (from 1973, the WRP)
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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He rescued the Michael Jackson estate. Can he save the star’s legacy? on.ft.com/4oiwcO7
He rescued the Michael Jackson estate. Can he save the star’s legacy?
John Branca, one of the most powerful lawyers in music history, is being tested as new allegations come to light
on.ft.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:06 AM
He rescued the Michael Jackson estate. Can he save the star’s legacy? on.ft.com/4oiwcO7
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‘The pre-moderns were painfully aware of the potency – and the perils – of unguarded speech. “The tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity,” warned the Apostle James.’
Ferdinand Mount on the contested history of free speech:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ferdinand Mount on the contested history of free speech:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ferdinand Mount · The Tongue Is a Fire: The Trouble with Free Speech
It’s puzzling, unsettling even, to see ‘free speech’ rearing its head in public debate again, rousing passions...
www.lrb.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 7:35 AM
‘The pre-moderns were painfully aware of the potency – and the perils – of unguarded speech. “The tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity,” warned the Apostle James.’
Ferdinand Mount on the contested history of free speech:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ferdinand Mount on the contested history of free speech:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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I've just been told about this, and I'm honoured to be on the list. Far be it from me to seek to influence your vote, and there are other good people here ... but I trust, as ever, in my readers' impeccable judgement 😉 www.amnesty.org.uk/cast-your-vote
Cast Your Vote for the Amnesty UK People's Choice Award
Cast your vote in the first ever Amnesty UK People's Choice Awards. Which UK journalist do you think made the greatest impact in their tireless reporting on human rights?
www.amnesty.org.uk
May 8, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I've just been told about this, and I'm honoured to be on the list. Far be it from me to seek to influence your vote, and there are other good people here ... but I trust, as ever, in my readers' impeccable judgement 😉 www.amnesty.org.uk/cast-your-vote
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"That innocent people are disappearing into El Salvador's prisons is no secret—making the embrace of [President Nayib] Bukele a disturbing signal of just how far a strongman can go without losing political ground," Gisela Salim-Peyer writes:
El Salvador’s Exceptional Prison State
The president chose security over justice. For how long will his country accept the price?
bit.ly
April 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"That innocent people are disappearing into El Salvador's prisons is no secret—making the embrace of [President Nayib] Bukele a disturbing signal of just how far a strongman can go without losing political ground," Gisela Salim-Peyer writes:
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The UK is preparing to chop off one of its universities' last means of support. In the middle of a trade war, they're going to cripple one of their strongest export markets. While immigration plunges anyway. Britain - the stupid country. 🇬🇧
www.ft.com/content/f441...
www.ft.com/content/f441...
UK Home Office’s reform of graduate visas runs into opposition
[FREE TO READ] Education department at odds with plan to curb number of overseas students allowed to stay in Britain
www.ft.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The UK is preparing to chop off one of its universities' last means of support. In the middle of a trade war, they're going to cripple one of their strongest export markets. While immigration plunges anyway. Britain - the stupid country. 🇬🇧
www.ft.com/content/f441...
www.ft.com/content/f441...
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Monetising misogyny.
Once again, can I suggest that any male self-styled liberal comedian who wants to be an ally to trans people in sport, takes aim at homophobic,transphobic, racist male sport so that it is more welcoming for a diversity of males including trans girls/women.
Once again, can I suggest that any male self-styled liberal comedian who wants to be an ally to trans people in sport, takes aim at homophobic,transphobic, racist male sport so that it is more welcoming for a diversity of males including trans girls/women.
This week’s main story is about trans athletes, where the conversation around them is coming from, the nuances around competition and safety, and where it looks like things might be going. Full segment at the link in our bio.
April 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Monetising misogyny.
Once again, can I suggest that any male self-styled liberal comedian who wants to be an ally to trans people in sport, takes aim at homophobic,transphobic, racist male sport so that it is more welcoming for a diversity of males including trans girls/women.
Once again, can I suggest that any male self-styled liberal comedian who wants to be an ally to trans people in sport, takes aim at homophobic,transphobic, racist male sport so that it is more welcoming for a diversity of males including trans girls/women.
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Adolescence. Will these dangerous teenage boys all end up in cells?
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
April 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Adolescence. Will these dangerous teenage boys all end up in cells?
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
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Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
April 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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When Nicola Sturgeon looks back on her career, it is she who should feel shame, says Mandy Rhodes www.holyrood.com/editors-colu...
When Nicola Sturgeon looks back on her career, it is she who should feel shame
The former first minister helped gouge a jagged wound in Scottish politics so raw it can hurt
www.holyrood.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
When Nicola Sturgeon looks back on her career, it is she who should feel shame, says Mandy Rhodes www.holyrood.com/editors-colu...
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Drawing on fresh archival discoveries, Matthew Rivera tells the life story of the elusive and legendary jazz trumpeter Frankie Newton.
Frankie Newton: Lost and Found | Matthew Rivera
In the mid-1940s, when Weegee took his haunting photograph of Frankie Newton, the trumpeter was already retreating from the jazz scene. He was working as
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March 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Drawing on fresh archival discoveries, Matthew Rivera tells the life story of the elusive and legendary jazz trumpeter Frankie Newton.
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The founding fathers baked reason, truth and free speech into the US. That’s all gone now | Will Hutton
The founding fathers baked reason, truth and free speech into the US. That’s all gone now | Will Hutton
Donald Trump’s actions go against the Enlightenment values that gave rise to the constitution. His might-is-right politics have nothing to offer Britain
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The founding fathers baked reason, truth and free speech into the US. That’s all gone now | Will Hutton
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This guy, @albertburneko.bsky.social, is a genius. Please read his brilliant article on Elon Musk's deranged and morally repugnant Mars colonisation schtick. defector.com/neither-elon...
Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars | Defector
Mars does not have a magnetosphere. Any discussion of humans ever settling the red planet can stop right there, but of course it never does. Do you have a low-cost plan for, uh, creating a gigantic ac...
defector.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This guy, @albertburneko.bsky.social, is a genius. Please read his brilliant article on Elon Musk's deranged and morally repugnant Mars colonisation schtick. defector.com/neither-elon...
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"My illustrious lordship, I'll show you what a woman can do."
-Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653)
Italian artist
#InternationalWomensDay
-Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653)
Italian artist
#InternationalWomensDay
March 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
"My illustrious lordship, I'll show you what a woman can do."
-Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653)
Italian artist
#InternationalWomensDay
-Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653)
Italian artist
#InternationalWomensDay
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“Indulging the Tate brothers to own the libs is an act of pure nihilism,” Helen Lewis writes. “Denouncing them should be the easiest test of moral seriousness imaginable, and yet it’s a test that many online influencers are failing in real time.”
When You’re MAGA, They Let You Do It
Why Trumpworld is just fine with Andrew Tate’s violent misogyny.
www.theatlantic.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
“Indulging the Tate brothers to own the libs is an act of pure nihilism,” Helen Lewis writes. “Denouncing them should be the easiest test of moral seriousness imaginable, and yet it’s a test that many online influencers are failing in real time.”
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Trump is expected to declare English the nation's official language. America is an Italian word. California, Colorado, Nevada, Montana, and Florida are Spanish, and a bunch of other states have Indigenous names.
February 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Trump is expected to declare English the nation's official language. America is an Italian word. California, Colorado, Nevada, Montana, and Florida are Spanish, and a bunch of other states have Indigenous names.
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"Wilson, who had a high conception of the bonds of friendship, ‘was clear those bonds had been violated’."
Colin Kidd: Which academic inspired The History Man?
Colin Kidd: Which academic inspired The History Man?
Which academic inspired The History Man? | Essay
www.the-tls.co.uk
February 28, 2025 at 3:41 AM
"Wilson, who had a high conception of the bonds of friendship, ‘was clear those bonds had been violated’."
Colin Kidd: Which academic inspired The History Man?
Colin Kidd: Which academic inspired The History Man?
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No, Pres Trump wooing Putin is not the same as Nixon going to China. My column on Trumpworld’s claims that their hero is about to split Russia from China. Actually, the main split is between the U.S. and western allies
www.economist.com/internationa...
from The Economist
www.economist.com/internationa...
from The Economist
America’s self-isolating president
No, Donald Trump’s Putin-wooing is not like Nixon going to China
www.economist.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM
No, Pres Trump wooing Putin is not the same as Nixon going to China. My column on Trumpworld’s claims that their hero is about to split Russia from China. Actually, the main split is between the U.S. and western allies
www.economist.com/internationa...
from The Economist
www.economist.com/internationa...
from The Economist
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Given the expense of traveling with the president, Trump’s efforts to replace mainstream outlets with far-right media may fail. New by Paul Farhi. www.cjr.org/political_pr...
Will Others Dive into the White House Press Pool?
Given the expense of traveling with the president, Trump’s efforts to replace mainstream outlets with far-right media may fail.
www.cjr.org
February 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Given the expense of traveling with the president, Trump’s efforts to replace mainstream outlets with far-right media may fail. New by Paul Farhi. www.cjr.org/political_pr...
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Here's a classic example of people who claim to be on the left aligning with the far right, reciting Kremlin propaganda, sanitising Russia's imperial war of aggression and Trump's colonial carve-up and seeking to deny Ukrainians a voice in the fate of their country: www.medialens.org/2025/orange-...
Orange Peace - Is Donald Trump A Racist, Misogynistic, Ethnic Cleansing, Climate Denying Opponent Of War?
In January 1961, in his farewell address, US president Dwight D. Eisenhower warned that, as a result of the Second World War and the ensuing Cold War, the United States had ‘been compelled to create a...
www.medialens.org
February 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Here's a classic example of people who claim to be on the left aligning with the far right, reciting Kremlin propaganda, sanitising Russia's imperial war of aggression and Trump's colonial carve-up and seeking to deny Ukrainians a voice in the fate of their country: www.medialens.org/2025/orange-...
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According to the Mail, "five photos of former Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell" have been taken off the walls in parliament.
February 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
According to the Mail, "five photos of former Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell" have been taken off the walls in parliament.
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And apparently Gladstone was "four times Conservative PM"
was this in addition to his terms as a Liberal?
was this in addition to his terms as a Liberal?
February 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
And apparently Gladstone was "four times Conservative PM"
was this in addition to his terms as a Liberal?
was this in addition to his terms as a Liberal?
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There's more: "A six foot high sculpture of Queen Victoria was amongst the pictures"
February 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
There's more: "A six foot high sculpture of Queen Victoria was amongst the pictures"
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No constitutional text is well-written enough to save the rule of law when the American people elect a president who doesn’t believe in the Constitution, especially when he is joined by a Congress that refuses to hold him accountable for violating it.
The Law’s Trump-Size Hole Is Suddenly Exposed
The judicial system has started to rule against the administration’s decimation of the civil service. If only it could actually enforce its rulings.
newrepublic.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
No constitutional text is well-written enough to save the rule of law when the American people elect a president who doesn’t believe in the Constitution, especially when he is joined by a Congress that refuses to hold him accountable for violating it.