Stephen Crossland
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It's odd that Republicans can do the mental gymnastics to link Tylenol to autism, but not link gun deaths to guns.
September 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
It's odd that Republicans can do the mental gymnastics to link Tylenol to autism, but not link gun deaths to guns.
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We don’t yet know who killed Kirk or why. Not that you’d know it from the endless numbers of accounts on X with huge follower numbers, including British politicians, making as yet unknowable claims about the motivations behind the murder.
Exhibit A. Extraordinary stuff.
Exhibit A. Extraordinary stuff.
September 11, 2025 at 5:43 AM
We don’t yet know who killed Kirk or why. Not that you’d know it from the endless numbers of accounts on X with huge follower numbers, including British politicians, making as yet unknowable claims about the motivations behind the murder.
Exhibit A. Extraordinary stuff.
Exhibit A. Extraordinary stuff.
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At a time when the rule of law is under global attack, those electronic books people have made the Sunday Times bestseller #FakeLaw a Kindle Monthly Deal, a stonking 99p.
Those in power misrepresent the law to advance their own agendas.
Don’t let them lie to you.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B081...
Those in power misrepresent the law to advance their own agendas.
Don’t let them lie to you.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B081...
March 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
At a time when the rule of law is under global attack, those electronic books people have made the Sunday Times bestseller #FakeLaw a Kindle Monthly Deal, a stonking 99p.
Those in power misrepresent the law to advance their own agendas.
Don’t let them lie to you.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B081...
Those in power misrepresent the law to advance their own agendas.
Don’t let them lie to you.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B081...
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz (@zezvaz.bsky.social):
February 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz (@zezvaz.bsky.social):
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A piece by one of the leading defamation lawyers in the country about whether Liz Truss really could sue Keir Starmer. I recommend she read it..
www.brettwilson.co.uk/blog/could-l...
www.brettwilson.co.uk/blog/could-l...
Could Liz Truss sue Keir Starmer for accusing her of crashing the economy? - Brett Wilson LLP
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss is a keen supporter of the Musk brand of free speech, but not apparently when it comes to criticism of herself. Yesterday
www.brettwilson.co.uk
January 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A piece by one of the leading defamation lawyers in the country about whether Liz Truss really could sue Keir Starmer. I recommend she read it..
www.brettwilson.co.uk/blog/could-l...
www.brettwilson.co.uk/blog/could-l...
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This is very good indeed.
Have written about Starmer's speech- his best moment yet as PM. He implicitly identified what sits at the heart of this story: the emergence of a common UK/US online right, headed by the radicalised Musk.
It is making extremist, until recently fringe politics mainstream in British conservatism.
It is making extremist, until recently fringe politics mainstream in British conservatism.
Starmer's best moment as PM
And the Powellisation of conservative thought
open.substack.com
January 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is very good indeed.
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A reminder that the current leader of the Conservative party describes herself as a "huge fan" of this "fantastic" man
Elon Musk has called for far-right agitator Tommy Robinson to be released from prison, suggested the US should exert economic pressure on the UK to get him out, said Jess Phillips should be jailed and said there should be fresh elections to oust Labour
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Elon Musk Calls for Fresh UK Elections in Latest Starmer Attack
Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk called for fresh UK elections in the latest sign of how Donald Trump’s incoming US administration could be a thorn in the side of Keir Starmer’s government.
www.bloomberg.com
January 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
A reminder that the current leader of the Conservative party describes herself as a "huge fan" of this "fantastic" man
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Jesus Christ have some fucking dignity man. The spectacle of the British right queueing up to supplicate itself before this preening man-child.
Conservative shadow business minister Andrew Griffith has urged Elon Musk to take another look at the Tories before donating to Reform UK, highlighting his party’s low-tax and anti-woke credentials
www.ft.com/content/e0b8...
www.ft.com/content/e0b8...
Senior Tory urges Elon Musk not to back Reform UK
Andrew Griffith showers praise on Tesla billionaire before asking him to also consider the Conservatives
www.ft.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Jesus Christ have some fucking dignity man. The spectacle of the British right queueing up to supplicate itself before this preening man-child.
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The most hopeful chart in the world - and its evil twin edconway.substack.com/p/the-most-h...
The Most Hopeful Chart in the World
And its evil twin...
edconway.substack.com
December 19, 2024 at 8:42 AM
The most hopeful chart in the world - and its evil twin edconway.substack.com/p/the-most-h...
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Over 2+ years of working on a biography of Elon Musk, I've learned that his ambitions are significantly grander than anyone realizes. He wants to be the first trillionaire ever. He wants to be the most famous human who ever lived. He wants to rule the world. He wants to live forever.
All literally.
All literally.
December 10, 2024 at 6:22 AM
Over 2+ years of working on a biography of Elon Musk, I've learned that his ambitions are significantly grander than anyone realizes. He wants to be the first trillionaire ever. He wants to be the most famous human who ever lived. He wants to rule the world. He wants to live forever.
All literally.
All literally.
Precisely this.
I understand the human instinct. I’d want to do the same.
But that’s why no individual should be given the power to pardon members of their family.
But that’s why no individual should be given the power to pardon members of their family.
December 2, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Precisely this.
Eau de Fuhrer
November 21, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Eau de Fuhrer
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Of course none of the above will have been news to you if you've already read Material World. If you haven't, well, bear in mind Christmas is approaching and the paperback is now available. Just saying... www.penguin.co.uk/books/446267...
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Material World
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK
*An Economist, Financial Times, Times and New Statesman Book of the Year*
Shortlisted for the FT Business Book of the Year Award and the Britis...
www.penguin.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Of course none of the above will have been news to you if you've already read Material World. If you haven't, well, bear in mind Christmas is approaching and the paperback is now available. Just saying... www.penguin.co.uk/books/446267...
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🧵SALT🧵
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
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It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
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November 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM
🧵SALT🧵
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
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It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
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