Sam Wise
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Author of the world's first feature on the Pyongyang Microlighting Club. Socialist. He/him.
Aviation Analyst. All views are my own and not those of my employer.
Aviation Analyst. All views are my own and not those of my employer.
Exactly. Had the west country and Wales been literally occupied by Germany with trenches on the front line running across the UK, I doubt anyone honest could claim there would've still been British elections
December 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Exactly. Had the west country and Wales been literally occupied by Germany with trenches on the front line running across the UK, I doubt anyone honest could claim there would've still been British elections
Yes, they're illegal under Ukrainian law during a time of war. You may have noticed a few years back the full scale invasion by a neighbouring country.
Hope that helps clear up your confusion.
Hope that helps clear up your confusion.
December 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Yes, they're illegal under Ukrainian law during a time of war. You may have noticed a few years back the full scale invasion by a neighbouring country.
Hope that helps clear up your confusion.
Hope that helps clear up your confusion.
"as far as anyone can tell permanently"
Oh, no one honest is saying this, certainly. It's well attested to that it's illegal under Ukrainian law to hold elections when the country is at war - and it stands to reason: when major parts of the country are occupied how could they vote?
Oh, no one honest is saying this, certainly. It's well attested to that it's illegal under Ukrainian law to hold elections when the country is at war - and it stands to reason: when major parts of the country are occupied how could they vote?
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"as far as anyone can tell permanently"
Oh, no one honest is saying this, certainly. It's well attested to that it's illegal under Ukrainian law to hold elections when the country is at war - and it stands to reason: when major parts of the country are occupied how could they vote?
Oh, no one honest is saying this, certainly. It's well attested to that it's illegal under Ukrainian law to hold elections when the country is at war - and it stands to reason: when major parts of the country are occupied how could they vote?
Star Trek: Deep Space 9 has an explicitly pro-union episode. ''Bar Association', S4E16.
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ALT: a close up of a man 's face in front of a screen that says ' dna '
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December 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Star Trek: Deep Space 9 has an explicitly pro-union episode. ''Bar Association', S4E16.
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We’re at the desperation stage. Altman on Fallon, Huang on Rogan. They have no idea what to do anymore
December 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We’re at the desperation stage. Altman on Fallon, Huang on Rogan. They have no idea what to do anymore
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The radicalization of Silicon Valley is the subject of my forthcoming book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War on Democracy."
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
The Nerd Reich
A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its current moment on the inter...
www.simonandschuster.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The radicalization of Silicon Valley is the subject of my forthcoming book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War on Democracy."
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
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I mean this is straight up white supremacy:
December 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I mean this is straight up white supremacy:
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As Rafael Behr says, “are we really going to spend the next four years watching Farage leaf casually through the familiar playbook, running the same campaign…? His probity and judgment were sold as the product called #Brexit. It turned out to be a piece of shit.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s an obvious way to challenge Nigel Farage. But Keir Starmer won’t do it | Rafael Behr
Labour’s reluctance to name Brexit as the cause of so many problems hasn’t stopped Reform’s rise. It’s time to try the truth, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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August 27, 2025 at 7:34 AM
As Rafael Behr says, “are we really going to spend the next four years watching Farage leaf casually through the familiar playbook, running the same campaign…? His probity and judgment were sold as the product called #Brexit. It turned out to be a piece of shit.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The whole story is “The Tories promised something insane to impress racist pensioners when there was no need, then absolutely fucked it because they had never had to campaign *against* the press”. Everything beyond that is just details.
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The whole story is “The Tories promised something insane to impress racist pensioners when there was no need, then absolutely fucked it because they had never had to campaign *against* the press”. Everything beyond that is just details.