Andrew James
@a-bluejay.bsky.social
Internationalist based in Cheshire, UK.
Strongly averse to irrationalism in public policy
but in favour of the same in art and to allow MCFCTID!
Admirer of a fine phrase bringing wisdom from the past.
No direct donations- already set up thro charities.
Strongly averse to irrationalism in public policy
but in favour of the same in art and to allow MCFCTID!
Admirer of a fine phrase bringing wisdom from the past.
No direct donations- already set up thro charities.
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Andrew James
@a-bluejay.bsky.social
· Feb 27
"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." Samuel Johnson 1709-1784
"Religion distorts a person’s relationships with their fellow humans for better or worse. It places in between them a barrier that has been manipulated by centuries of flawed, misguided or actively malevolent, hucksters."
"Religion distorts a person’s relationships with their fellow humans for better or worse. It places in between them a barrier that has been manipulated by centuries of flawed, misguided or actively malevolent, hucksters."
Any awful leader needs his enablers and the majority of the PLP have been on board with Starmer's unethical, unpopular policies. The Labour Party's (in many ways unfortunately) dead. I feel truly sorry for those decent socialists still left due to decades of loyalty. There is no hope! Go Green asap!
February 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Any awful leader needs his enablers and the majority of the PLP have been on board with Starmer's unethical, unpopular policies. The Labour Party's (in many ways unfortunately) dead. I feel truly sorry for those decent socialists still left due to decades of loyalty. There is no hope! Go Green asap!
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There is a stinking stench coming off here which suggests that the corruption around Mandelosn was very deep, and that Starmer should have known - and indeed, must have done if the security services were doing even a small part of their jobs
February 6, 2026 at 8:01 AM
There is a stinking stench coming off here which suggests that the corruption around Mandelosn was very deep, and that Starmer should have known - and indeed, must have done if the security services were doing even a small part of their jobs
The one thing progressives should take from this is that you don't aim your message at the third of people firmly in the reactionary camp or those in the middle. You build the momentum of the progressive third- you build a 'wave of influence' to win- not dilute by appeasing currently 'don't knows'!
February 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The one thing progressives should take from this is that you don't aim your message at the third of people firmly in the reactionary camp or those in the middle. You build the momentum of the progressive third- you build a 'wave of influence' to win- not dilute by appeasing currently 'don't knows'!
The UK's real GDP per head increased by approx 83.8% 1980 to 2020 in real terms! Where has the money gone? Education is a public good & the rich benefit most, either directly or thro the work of the educated they employ. Immediate interim measure: interest (esp over BoE base) must be abolished now!
“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?”
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
February 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
The UK's real GDP per head increased by approx 83.8% 1980 to 2020 in real terms! Where has the money gone? Education is a public good & the rich benefit most, either directly or thro the work of the educated they employ. Immediate interim measure: interest (esp over BoE base) must be abolished now!
The UK's real GDP per head increased by approx 83.8% 1980 to 2020 in real terms! Where has the money gone? Education is a public good & the rich benefit most, either directly or thro the work of the educated they employ. Immediate interim measure: interest (esp over BoE base) must be abolished now!
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 PM
The UK's real GDP per head increased by approx 83.8% 1980 to 2020 in real terms! Where has the money gone? Education is a public good & the rich benefit most, either directly or thro the work of the educated they employ. Immediate interim measure: interest (esp over BoE base) must be abolished now!
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How much bias, zero objectivity Typical Polly Toynbee garbage again!
No It was Starmer's bad judgement
No Starmer is not "a decent man"
He has, and is now enabling and abetting a genocide
He has attacked the poorest in our society
He's a Zionist
Bullshit Polly
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
No It was Starmer's bad judgement
No Starmer is not "a decent man"
He has, and is now enabling and abetting a genocide
He has attacked the poorest in our society
He's a Zionist
Bullshit Polly
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s tragic that a decent PM will be brought down by Mandelson’s sleaze – but it’s a matter of when, not if | Polly Toynbee
With three years left and a huge majority, Labour can govern with more humility and deliver real change. But with Starmer at the helm? I can’t see it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:19 AM
How much bias, zero objectivity Typical Polly Toynbee garbage again!
No It was Starmer's bad judgement
No Starmer is not "a decent man"
He has, and is now enabling and abetting a genocide
He has attacked the poorest in our society
He's a Zionist
Bullshit Polly
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
No It was Starmer's bad judgement
No Starmer is not "a decent man"
He has, and is now enabling and abetting a genocide
He has attacked the poorest in our society
He's a Zionist
Bullshit Polly
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Whats going on?
All of a sudden Labour MPs are getting brave and truthful!!
youtube.com/shorts/L1kE4...
All of a sudden Labour MPs are getting brave and truthful!!
youtube.com/shorts/L1kE4...
Labour Adored Mandelson Because He Hated Corbyn
YouTube video by Novara Media
youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Whats going on?
All of a sudden Labour MPs are getting brave and truthful!!
youtube.com/shorts/L1kE4...
All of a sudden Labour MPs are getting brave and truthful!!
youtube.com/shorts/L1kE4...
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By the time Starmer is replaced this summer, we'll have had two wasted years, in which a country crying out for transformation instead got more of the same, or even worse where environmental legislation is concerned, and a high possibility of Farage running the next government.
Thanks Keir.
Thanks Keir.
February 5, 2026 at 11:36 AM
By the time Starmer is replaced this summer, we'll have had two wasted years, in which a country crying out for transformation instead got more of the same, or even worse where environmental legislation is concerned, and a high possibility of Farage running the next government.
Thanks Keir.
Thanks Keir.
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Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
February 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 2, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
But did you look at the judge's order?
It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."
Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
Mandelson’s Fifth Column
The British government’s business department exists to undermine democracy.
www.monbiot.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 AM
1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
Absolutely, and Dems need to show they can be the party of working people not the billionaires and clear out anyone at the top who still defends oligarchs against the people. The world needs this, it's the only way to achieve a stable US partner for global human rights.
The Epstein case reflects systemic issues within the American elite. Despite clear evidence, the perpetrators will probably never be charged. They engage in exploitative practices without consequence.The American oligarchy has amassed its wealth through parasitism
February 3, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Absolutely, and Dems need to show they can be the party of working people not the billionaires and clear out anyone at the top who still defends oligarchs against the people. The world needs this, it's the only way to achieve a stable US partner for global human rights.
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#bbclaurak asks @zackpolanski.bsky.social, doesn't opposing genocide stir up division?
February 1, 2026 at 9:56 AM
#bbclaurak asks @zackpolanski.bsky.social, doesn't opposing genocide stir up division?
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We The People can begin the process to stop this on 11/3/26.
Every vote is needed, has power and counts.
Vote every Republican out on the ballot
VOTE 💙
Every vote is needed, has power and counts.
Vote every Republican out on the ballot
VOTE 💙
January 29, 2026 at 7:05 PM
We The People can begin the process to stop this on 11/3/26.
Every vote is needed, has power and counts.
Vote every Republican out on the ballot
VOTE 💙
Every vote is needed, has power and counts.
Vote every Republican out on the ballot
VOTE 💙
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In graphic form: who the journalists booked by Question Time work for. Leftwing bias? My left foot.
December 9, 2023 at 7:51 PM
In graphic form: who the journalists booked by Question Time work for. Leftwing bias? My left foot.
Looks like 'middle nations' aren't wasting any time in diversifying from the US after 20yrs of failing to land this. Disappointing there's no link to improving the Indian govt's commitment to human rights- even 'over time'; but Hungary's far from perfect either.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Mother of all deals’: EU and India sign free trade agreement
Deal expected to ease access for European cars and wine, in return for Indian exports of textiles, gems and pharmaceuticals
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Looks like 'middle nations' aren't wasting any time in diversifying from the US after 20yrs of failing to land this. Disappointing there's no link to improving the Indian govt's commitment to human rights- even 'over time'; but Hungary's far from perfect either.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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If dictators can get at least a third of people on side they can use Putin's 'big lie' strategy. The further from the evidential truth the more their follows have to invest in their blind faith in the leader/party/movement. Then, to accept the truth would be to destroy their very identity.
January 25, 2026 at 5:29 PM
If dictators can get at least a third of people on side they can use Putin's 'big lie' strategy. The further from the evidential truth the more their follows have to invest in their blind faith in the leader/party/movement. Then, to accept the truth would be to destroy their very identity.
They clearly need to report the lies the US govt puts out- it's important how brazen & Orwellian those lies are- but as you state, journalism must be about finding & clearly reporting truth. If not, it's just reproducing press statements; facilitating & reinforcing misinformation (as with Brexit!)
January 25, 2026 at 11:41 AM
They clearly need to report the lies the US govt puts out- it's important how brazen & Orwellian those lies are- but as you state, journalism must be about finding & clearly reporting truth. If not, it's just reproducing press statements; facilitating & reinforcing misinformation (as with Brexit!)
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Rome didn’t fall overnight. It rotted in public first.
Tell me this all doesn’t sound too familiar…
Tell me this all doesn’t sound too familiar…
January 23, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Rome didn’t fall overnight. It rotted in public first.
Tell me this all doesn’t sound too familiar…
Tell me this all doesn’t sound too familiar…
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It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
If/when the US can escape fascism a new Dem or alt party leadership must escape being puppets of US business used to attack socialists internationally & form partnerships based on human rights -including alt econ models- with govts across the world
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
As we return to a pre-WW2 order, the middle powers face a challenge
With economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 10:37 AM
If/when the US can escape fascism a new Dem or alt party leadership must escape being puppets of US business used to attack socialists internationally & form partnerships based on human rights -including alt econ models- with govts across the world
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Europe now finding out what traditional US power feels like:
"... if, like me, you live on the Barbarian fringes of the [US] Empire, you experience US power as ... It can do anything to you, with impunity… And you can't stop it or hold it to account."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"... if, like me, you live on the Barbarian fringes of the [US] Empire, you experience US power as ... It can do anything to you, with impunity… And you can't stop it or hold it to account."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
As we return to a pre-WW2 order, the middle powers face a challenge
With economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Europe now finding out what traditional US power feels like:
"... if, like me, you live on the Barbarian fringes of the [US] Empire, you experience US power as ... It can do anything to you, with impunity… And you can't stop it or hold it to account."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"... if, like me, you live on the Barbarian fringes of the [US] Empire, you experience US power as ... It can do anything to you, with impunity… And you can't stop it or hold it to account."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice."
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
January 24, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice."
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.