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those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
my latest for @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
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Nigel Farage’s biggest donor—who’s just bankrolled Reform UK with £9 mn—is tied to a platform that continues to carry Russian state propaganda and a Kremlin intelligence-linked influence operation. The money flows from a major investor in Tether—the world’s largest stablecoin—
Nigel Farage’s £9m Donor Profits From Putin Propaganda Platform While Holding MoD Stake
Reform UK's biggest donor is profiting from ties to a pro-Kremlin platform that hosts a Russian intelligence-backed influence operation
bylinetimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Nigel Farage’s biggest donor—who’s just bankrolled Reform UK with £9 mn—is tied to a platform that continues to carry Russian state propaganda and a Kremlin intelligence-linked influence operation. The money flows from a major investor in Tether—the world’s largest stablecoin—
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Senior MPs including Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick and Darren Jones are claiming tens of thousands of pounds a year in taxpayer-funded rent expenses while either calling for or implementing benefit cuts on the poorest
By me, for the Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
By me, for the Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
Revealed: MPs rack up huge rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits
MPs are allowed to rent a second home, but while they are simultaneously cutting benefits for the vulnerable, the cost feels hard to swallow.
www.bigissue.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Senior MPs including Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick and Darren Jones are claiming tens of thousands of pounds a year in taxpayer-funded rent expenses while either calling for or implementing benefit cuts on the poorest
By me, for the Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
By me, for the Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
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this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
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Nice one Private Eye! Out now... 👍
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Nice one Private Eye! Out now... 👍
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation
Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
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Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
October 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown
#amindofmyown
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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...
bylinetimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
Thread 🧵
@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
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Since May this year, at least 15 Reform UK councillors have been suspended, expelled, or resigned. Among them, four are under criminal investigation for serious offences, yet the media keeps platforming their hollow figurehead.
Reform UK Councillor, Sam Journet has been arrested for stalking, harassment and public disorder in the council offices.
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September 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Since May this year, at least 15 Reform UK councillors have been suspended, expelled, or resigned. Among them, four are under criminal investigation for serious offences, yet the media keeps platforming their hollow figurehead.
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Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on £400,000 GB News earnings.
Poor attendance record in parliament, collects £94,000 salary+expenses.
Has used a trust fund in an offshore tax haven.
Previously described people who try to avoid tax as the “common enemy”.
Poor attendance record in parliament, collects £94,000 salary+expenses.
Has used a trust fund in an offshore tax haven.
Previously described people who try to avoid tax as the “common enemy”.
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on £400,000 GB News earnings.
Poor attendance record in parliament, collects £94,000 salary+expenses.
Has used a trust fund in an offshore tax haven.
Previously described people who try to avoid tax as the “common enemy”.
Poor attendance record in parliament, collects £94,000 salary+expenses.
Has used a trust fund in an offshore tax haven.
Previously described people who try to avoid tax as the “common enemy”.
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It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
August 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
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"Every leader meeting with Trump on Monday knows these issues better than Trump and his expert-free team...They not only will not be cowed, they will not be conned." Read @djrothkopf.bsky.social for his insights on the way to a chef's kiss final paragraph. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
Trump Between Two Summits
Sometimes when you're a clueless old narcissist the high points are really low points
open.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
"Every leader meeting with Trump on Monday knows these issues better than Trump and his expert-free team...They not only will not be cowed, they will not be conned." Read @djrothkopf.bsky.social for his insights on the way to a chef's kiss final paragraph. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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I wrote about Trump, Epstein, and "Twin Peaks" sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/laura-palm...
July 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I wrote about Trump, Epstein, and "Twin Peaks" sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/laura-palm...
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New post by me on the implications for global science from America's scientific retreat and what we need to do about it.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/americas-r...
this is adapted from an editorial I wrote for the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
christinapagel.substack.com/p/americas-r...
this is adapted from an editorial I wrote for the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
America’s retreat from science has far-reaching implications for global research and innovation
The immediate impact on US science and global health is devastating, but the implications for global science go further and we need to protect it.
christinapagel.substack.com
July 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
New post by me on the implications for global science from America's scientific retreat and what we need to do about it.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/americas-r...
this is adapted from an editorial I wrote for the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
christinapagel.substack.com/p/americas-r...
this is adapted from an editorial I wrote for the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke | George Monbiot
How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke | George Monbiot
Whether it’s bloodshed at Glastonbury or starving people on benefits, their ‘irony poisoning’ seeps obscene ideas into the range of the possible, says Guasrdian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke | George Monbiot
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🏛️🔥 6. Cassandra - Everything Must Be Said Again 🔥🏛️
NEW EPISODE: Cassandra. Unheeded wisdom or unnecessary pessimism? Woman vs Man? East vs West? Science vs Denial?
Why we listen to some people. Why we don't listen to others.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0tCz...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
NEW EPISODE: Cassandra. Unheeded wisdom or unnecessary pessimism? Woman vs Man? East vs West? Science vs Denial?
Why we listen to some people. Why we don't listen to others.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0tCz...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
6. Cassandra - Everything Must Be Said Again
Podcast Episode · Alex Andreou's Podyssey · 10/05/2025 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
🏛️🔥 6. Cassandra - Everything Must Be Said Again 🔥🏛️
NEW EPISODE: Cassandra. Unheeded wisdom or unnecessary pessimism? Woman vs Man? East vs West? Science vs Denial?
Why we listen to some people. Why we don't listen to others.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0tCz...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
NEW EPISODE: Cassandra. Unheeded wisdom or unnecessary pessimism? Woman vs Man? East vs West? Science vs Denial?
Why we listen to some people. Why we don't listen to others.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0tCz...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
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THIS IS A MUST READ explaining the real purpose behind the tarrifs by Senator Chris Murphy. It is very sinister. "They aren’t designed as economic policy. The tariffs are simply a new, super dangerous political tool" Read the photo or click link to original post. bsky.app/profile/chri...
April 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Awful scenes at the shops today as someone's nan got locked inside their cybertruck and had to call tech support to be let out.
April 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Awful scenes at the shops today as someone's nan got locked inside their cybertruck and had to call tech support to be let out.
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The criminal justice system is in a right state, and politicians on all sides won't do what's needed to truly rescue it
standard.co.uk/comment/just...
Inside this week's London Standard
standard.co.uk/comment/just...
Inside this week's London Standard
Our courts are in crisis: has there ever been a better time to be a criminal?
Shoplifting has soared to such “epidemic” levels with reports of 17,000 incidents-a-day while attacks on shopkeepers are up by 50 per cent. Reports of violence against women and girls have surged so a...
standard.co.uk
April 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The criminal justice system is in a right state, and politicians on all sides won't do what's needed to truly rescue it
standard.co.uk/comment/just...
Inside this week's London Standard
standard.co.uk/comment/just...
Inside this week's London Standard