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Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 8d

We are all guilty of silencing the far-right.

As a society, we put forward rational reasoning as to why racism and xenophobia is bad, leaving the far-right no space to articulate their prejudices without feeling self-shamed into silence.

*This post may contain traces of sarcasm.

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🦋Nathan Chapman Enough is Enough🦋Just Stand🌊 @nchapman.bsky.social · 23h

Well, I Guess He Found Out.

#FAFO

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Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 4h

Brexit is still delivering more "benefits"...
www.itv.com/news/2025-10...

www.itv.com

Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 1d

Give us a clue... Is that Michelle Mone's luxury yacht?

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Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 1d

Melania will take some back to Mar-a-Lago to "keep them safe", and ensure that she gets a break from Donnie trying to grab her.

Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 1d

He actually admitted that he became a journalist in the armed forces in order to avoid combat on the front line. Not quite as bad as Captain Bonespurs, but it's up there.
How he's got the brass neck to attack serving officers is beyond me.

Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 1d

If ANTI-FASCISTS are now the enemy, who are supposed to be the good guys?

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Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is such a great businessman that he bankrupted 4 of his own casinos. That's right. Those places where people walk in with a ton of cash, put it down on the table, and walk away again.

Of course he is going to slap tariffs on himself.
"Art of the Deal."

Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 1d

But sometimes the answer may be much simpler than that. The pharmaceutical industry is huge.
www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

Trump Wants to Overhaul Drug Sales. A Company Tied to His Son Stands to Benefit.

The family members of President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are poised to benefit from efforts to remake the pharmaceutical industry.

www.wsj.com

Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 1d

When Trump first ranted about Tylanol, I assumed that it was nothing more than a test of faith, or at least the rejection of experts. If you can reject the advice of scientists, then you can reject the warnings of investigative journalists and the concerns of your own friends and neighbours...

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Cleetus Fandango @paulmbell.bsky.social · 3d

Tylanol? All of a sudden some drugs aren't as safe? Where is the Grift? As I always say, If it's Trump, follow the money trail...........
www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

BlinkRx Welcomes Donald Trump Jr. to Board of Directors

/PRNewswire/ -- BlinkRx, the leading prescription access platform focused on medication affordability and convenience, is pleased to welcome Donald Trump Jr.,...

www.prnewswire.com

Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 2d

They should have invited Trump, handed him the second prize on camera, and then told him to award it to Obama 🤣

Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 2d

Now that Trump hasn't won the Nobel peace prize, will he quickly lose interest and walk away from the peace deal being brokered between Netanyahu and Hamas?

Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 2d

The phrase "politics of envy" was created to silence those that point out growing poverty and wealth inequality.

I am a patriot who is more than prepared to pay my taxes to ensure that those less fortunate than me get the help they need. Why aren't the super-rich prepared to do the same?

Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 2d

I've no interest in being a multi-millionaire. I simply want the security of knowing that I can pay the mortgage and bills each month, and have a little left over to enjoy.

This financial security should also be extended to our children and grandchildren too...

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Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

BREAKING: Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 reut.rs/42uh3Aw

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Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 2d

It's... Beautiful!

It portrays the light and shade that dominates the mind of the modern day neanderthal.

The triumph of ignorance over rationality. A scream of frustration from those who have silenced themselves for fear of having their views challenged.

Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe you need to remind them that you ended SIX UNENDIBUBBLE WARS.

Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 2d

If I was a billionaire, it's unlikely that an increase in tax would convince me to uproot my family and drag them halfway across the world to save a few £s when I've probably already got far more money than I ever need.

Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 2d

People forget that the wealthy have been coming and going as they pleased long before Labour got into power, because money simply gives them the opportunity to be more mobile...

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Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 2d

We often see articles repeatedly warning us about how the super-rich are "expected" to leave without any actual statistics...
theconversation.com/millionaires...

Millionaires may not be fleeing the UK in droves – but there are reasons these stories persist

It’s often not the super-rich who argue for lower taxes – but those whose incomes depend on their wealth.

theconversation.com

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Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 2d

Odd that a man whose political career has been so dependent upon racist and xenophobic division would complain about teachers who explain to children why racism and xenophobia is wrong.

Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 3d

The far-right are afraid of an educated voter.

Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 3d

youtube.com/shorts/4q2vM...

Trump never sued them #duet #trump #tiffanydoe #katiejohnson #trump #epstein #guilty #epstienfiles

YouTube video by Hawk's Podcasts / mdg650hawk

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Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 3d

When your enemy are the good guys...

a man in a military uniform says are we the baddies .

ALT: a man in a military uniform says are we the baddies .

media.tenor.com

Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 3d

Surely working for right-wing think tanks or media outlets against the best interests of much of the country isn't really a job either?

Perhaps we need a comprehensive report on jobs that are counter-productive as well as non-productive.