readyreckoning.bsky.social
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I love Starmerism, it's like "Uh no this guy can't be an MP because people like him. Only people everyone hates can be in Labour." It is so cool and smart.
NEW: Andy Burnham *blocked* from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group was 8-1 against him.
January 25, 2026 at 12:02 PM
"If someone agrees with you for 80% of the time, then that person is an ally, not as enemy". youtube.com/shorts/q-6l1.... A very good heuristic that we should all adhere to if we want to resist the seemingly inexorable slide into Fascism
Dear online left: this is why we're losing
YouTube video by Rutger Bregman
youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Misgivings about his utilisation of mythological constructs like 'evil' aside, it's very difficult not to concur with most Richard Murphy's analysis here. youtu.be/DwoIrxZn47I?...

"This is what fascism looks like, and if you don't describe it, you can't defeat it."
Are we fighting evil when we take on President Trump?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 4:57 PM
@tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social called out Richard Tice on Kuenssberg this morning for only mentioning China, rather than Russia with respect to Greenland.
January 18, 2026 at 1:57 PM
A friend recommended this to me. Had never even heard of it and was somewhat put off by the name but the entire series is a work of genius www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the-lefto...
The Leftovers | Rotten Tomatoes
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January 17, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Tony Blair has been on quite the journey. From Thatcher's proudest achievement to Trump's Patsy. To the extent that there ever was a 'rules based international order', we should never forget Blair's role in demolishing it www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
White House announces Gaza ‘board of peace’ with Tony Blair, Jared Kushner and Marco Rubio
Body chaired by Trump tasked with overseeing reconstruction of Gaza and transitional administration
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM
This alone is reason enough to get rid of Starmer. What was he thinking? www.declassifieduk.org/starmer-perm...
Starmer permanently ties UK nuclear arsenal to Washington
Exclusive: Britain’s nuclear weapons are now forever reliant on US military scientists after a transatlantic treaty was quietly rewritten.
www.declassifieduk.org
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“As a student of history, many were written directly by the President himself.” You don't say...
December 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM