Sarah Richards
@sarahrichards.bsky.social
“World is crazier and more of it than we think…”
Heck and heavens.
These days, inevitably, more heck.
Heck and heavens.
These days, inevitably, more heck.
See Goebbels on propaganda, #3.
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
See Goebbels on propaganda, #3.
The crowd, whipped up by weeks of Trump tweeting “steal!”, fed the speaker. And emboldened him. “Fight” was already in their minds. He simply made it a rallying cry.
#CrowdPleaser
(On Jan 6th before Trump even said they’d “walk down to the Capitol”. Full transcript: www.npr.org/2021/02/10/9...)
#CrowdPleaser
(On Jan 6th before Trump even said they’d “walk down to the Capitol”. Full transcript: www.npr.org/2021/02/10/9...)
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The crowd, whipped up by weeks of Trump tweeting “steal!”, fed the speaker. And emboldened him. “Fight” was already in their minds. He simply made it a rallying cry.
#CrowdPleaser
(On Jan 6th before Trump even said they’d “walk down to the Capitol”. Full transcript: www.npr.org/2021/02/10/9...)
#CrowdPleaser
(On Jan 6th before Trump even said they’d “walk down to the Capitol”. Full transcript: www.npr.org/2021/02/10/9...)
Anyone reading the full transcript of Trump’s January 6th speech will be left in no doubt about his intentions - the Panorama edit (clumsy though it was) gave an accurate picture of what he wanted from his audience:
Early on, they were already chanting “Fight for Trump”.
www.npr.org/2021/02/10/9...
Early on, they were already chanting “Fight for Trump”.
www.npr.org/2021/02/10/9...
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Anyone reading the full transcript of Trump’s January 6th speech will be left in no doubt about his intentions - the Panorama edit (clumsy though it was) gave an accurate picture of what he wanted from his audience:
Early on, they were already chanting “Fight for Trump”.
www.npr.org/2021/02/10/9...
Early on, they were already chanting “Fight for Trump”.
www.npr.org/2021/02/10/9...
I wish we‘d all read Milan Kundera again, before the whole world turns to totalitarian kitsch….
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I wish we‘d all read Milan Kundera again, before the whole world turns to totalitarian kitsch….
A bias in favour of the truth can lead, fatally, to taking liars and madmen seriously.
Inside and outside the BBC, we should all be rereading Milan Kundera. And not just for laughter, forgetting and kitsch…
Inside and outside the BBC, we should all be rereading Milan Kundera. And not just for laughter, forgetting and kitsch…
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
A bias in favour of the truth can lead, fatally, to taking liars and madmen seriously.
Inside and outside the BBC, we should all be rereading Milan Kundera. And not just for laughter, forgetting and kitsch…
Inside and outside the BBC, we should all be rereading Milan Kundera. And not just for laughter, forgetting and kitsch…
Meanwhile, how long before the desperate and their allies “notice” that the quickest path to genuine state support appears to be by unleashing a devastating national emergency (and, for some reason, that life-threatening climate change currently doesn’t count…)?
November 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Meanwhile, how long before the desperate and their allies “notice” that the quickest path to genuine state support appears to be by unleashing a devastating national emergency (and, for some reason, that life-threatening climate change currently doesn’t count…)?
If Covid readily unlocked government treasure, why not other desperate, long-standing, needs like poverty, homelessness, neglect, injustice, loss of hope…? It then got even worse - when we learned the greedy, often at the expense of the needy, took so many of the spoils: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
November 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
If Covid readily unlocked government treasure, why not other desperate, long-standing, needs like poverty, homelessness, neglect, injustice, loss of hope…? It then got even worse - when we learned the greedy, often at the expense of the needy, took so many of the spoils: inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Chris Mason is raising countless eyebrows himself these days. He‘s become inexplicably slow on the uptake when it comes to real political news. Happily, he has excellent colleagues who reliably notice things, and can keep us posted:
November 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Chris Mason is raising countless eyebrows himself these days. He‘s become inexplicably slow on the uptake when it comes to real political news. Happily, he has excellent colleagues who reliably notice things, and can keep us posted:
Important to include the fact Reeves herself is a great fan of Landlord licences - or was, ten days ago:
October 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Important to include the fact Reeves herself is a great fan of Landlord licences - or was, ten days ago:
Did Rachel Reeves check Southwark’s licensing requirements for landlords ten days ago?
I’m a Labour supporter - or have been - but Rachel…RACHEL!
www.facebook.com/groups/rache...?
I’m a Labour supporter - or have been - but Rachel…RACHEL!
www.facebook.com/groups/rache...?
October 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Did Rachel Reeves check Southwark’s licensing requirements for landlords ten days ago?
I’m a Labour supporter - or have been - but Rachel…RACHEL!
www.facebook.com/groups/rache...?
I’m a Labour supporter - or have been - but Rachel…RACHEL!
www.facebook.com/groups/rache...?
Most recent official Melissa update (10 am EDT). Horrendous.
October 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Most recent official Melissa update (10 am EDT). Horrendous.
Identical syllables. Identical flags. Identical idiocy.
October 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Identical syllables. Identical flags. Identical idiocy.
Putin’s been giving Trump more handy hints, hasn’t he?Murder‘s so Presidential…
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October 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Putin’s been giving Trump more handy hints, hasn’t he?Murder‘s so Presidential…
bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Simply sugar, no spice, and all things unnice.
“Not for the faint-hearted”…
www.marksandspencer.com/food/caramel...
“Not for the faint-hearted”…
www.marksandspencer.com/food/caramel...
October 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Simply sugar, no spice, and all things unnice.
“Not for the faint-hearted”…
www.marksandspencer.com/food/caramel...
“Not for the faint-hearted”…
www.marksandspencer.com/food/caramel...
😳 (No word yet on how other household “essentials” entrusted to Big Bro internet are affected.…)
October 20, 2025 at 10:17 AM
😳 (No word yet on how other household “essentials” entrusted to Big Bro internet are affected.…)
The 1975 referendum provides a useful precedent for an electorate being offered the chance to confirm (or reject) recent fundamental change to the UK’s relationship with Europe (Britain had officially joined the EEC on 1 January 1973).
“Try before you buy” - when possible - can be a great option.
“Try before you buy” - when possible - can be a great option.
October 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The 1975 referendum provides a useful precedent for an electorate being offered the chance to confirm (or reject) recent fundamental change to the UK’s relationship with Europe (Britain had officially joined the EEC on 1 January 1973).
“Try before you buy” - when possible - can be a great option.
“Try before you buy” - when possible - can be a great option.
The actual report has far more nuance than the highlighting of individual statistical strands may suggest. It also has another, telling, way of looking at the figures. Statistics can mask the fact some minorities are much smaller (& so face a greater threat) than others:
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
October 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The actual report has far more nuance than the highlighting of individual statistical strands may suggest. It also has another, telling, way of looking at the figures. Statistics can mask the fact some minorities are much smaller (& so face a greater threat) than others:
www.gov.uk/government/s...
www.gov.uk/government/s...
It’s the dis-integration of Jenrick-style brains we should really worry about - where truth is commonly see as a dirty word:
October 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
It’s the dis-integration of Jenrick-style brains we should really worry about - where truth is commonly see as a dirty word:
Love this piece. Not for the dystopian future it sets out, which should genuinely alarm us all, but for the lunacy (see also “Mountainhead”) of ‘genius’, all-powerful billionaires who have such a poor grasp of human nature.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
October 10, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Love this piece. Not for the dystopian future it sets out, which should genuinely alarm us all, but for the lunacy (see also “Mountainhead”) of ‘genius’, all-powerful billionaires who have such a poor grasp of human nature.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Always worth looking at what Dan Neidle has to say about stamp duty. He’s enthusiastic about abolishing it, but only as part of a much wider set of changes; otherwise, it would have pretty stupid consequences:
October 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Always worth looking at what Dan Neidle has to say about stamp duty. He’s enthusiastic about abolishing it, but only as part of a much wider set of changes; otherwise, it would have pretty stupid consequences:
Mixed race people are astonishingly overlooked in nearly all current arguments about integration. Does Robert Jenrick see their increasing numbers in the UK population as a threat, or a genuine, if ignored, wellspring of hope?
October 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Mixed race people are astonishingly overlooked in nearly all current arguments about integration. Does Robert Jenrick see their increasing numbers in the UK population as a threat, or a genuine, if ignored, wellspring of hope?
Mandela’s (remarkable) way is worth remembering too.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... (1991) Able to praise the “good character“ of some Robben Island prison guards.
Time to hear other voices (even today) determined to find & fertilise good - wherever it can be found:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... (1991) Able to praise the “good character“ of some Robben Island prison guards.
Time to hear other voices (even today) determined to find & fertilise good - wherever it can be found:
October 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Mandela’s (remarkable) way is worth remembering too.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... (1991) Able to praise the “good character“ of some Robben Island prison guards.
Time to hear other voices (even today) determined to find & fertilise good - wherever it can be found:
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... (1991) Able to praise the “good character“ of some Robben Island prison guards.
Time to hear other voices (even today) determined to find & fertilise good - wherever it can be found:
Britain at its beautiful best.
October 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Britain at its beautiful best.
Is there a single example of recent ‘shiny’ new tech that’s arrived without problems, inherent dangers, and life-impairing consequences for the user?
Are glitches simply unfortunate or symptomatic of a deeper, systemic aim (where developers’ profits comes from) we’re encouraged not to think about?
Are glitches simply unfortunate or symptomatic of a deeper, systemic aim (where developers’ profits comes from) we’re encouraged not to think about?
September 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Is there a single example of recent ‘shiny’ new tech that’s arrived without problems, inherent dangers, and life-impairing consequences for the user?
Are glitches simply unfortunate or symptomatic of a deeper, systemic aim (where developers’ profits comes from) we’re encouraged not to think about?
Are glitches simply unfortunate or symptomatic of a deeper, systemic aim (where developers’ profits comes from) we’re encouraged not to think about?