Ben
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well, champagne Sunday it is
February 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
well, champagne Sunday it is
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BREAKING: Morgan McSweeney quits as Keir Starmer's chief of staff amid fall-out from the Mandelson scandal
February 8, 2026 at 2:13 PM
BREAKING: Morgan McSweeney quits as Keir Starmer's chief of staff amid fall-out from the Mandelson scandal
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This type of X comms from the Home Office seems a political gift to Reform, and fuel for overt racists, while repelling progressives at the same time
February 8, 2026 at 1:23 PM
This type of X comms from the Home Office seems a political gift to Reform, and fuel for overt racists, while repelling progressives at the same time
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Facebook memories just reminded me of one of my favourite ever bits of feedback. Funnier now that his fans are no longer emailing me with their lively critiques
February 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Facebook memories just reminded me of one of my favourite ever bits of feedback. Funnier now that his fans are no longer emailing me with their lively critiques
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When they speak of the duality of man, I think they mean this
February 7, 2026 at 10:03 PM
When they speak of the duality of man, I think they mean this
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The contrast between the “reputation-laundering” nature of the home-life feature and the breaking legal scandal in Murdoch’s parasitic world is stark. Both occurred on the same day. #UKMedia
February 7, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The contrast between the “reputation-laundering” nature of the home-life feature and the breaking legal scandal in Murdoch’s parasitic world is stark. Both occurred on the same day. #UKMedia
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Coincidentally, that's the face he made when Reinaldo told him the police were at the door
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Coincidentally, that's the face he made when Reinaldo told him the police were at the door
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I do enjoy the winter olympics but I can never take it as seriously as the summer one just because 90% of the sports are falling down snow in slightly different ways.
February 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I do enjoy the winter olympics but I can never take it as seriously as the summer one just because 90% of the sports are falling down snow in slightly different ways.
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Have written about a week where the hypocrisy of much of the media was laid bare (and address mine).
I also write about the truth Starmer cannot say: he appointed Mandelson to the court of Trump not in spite of the Epstein connection but in a sense, because of it. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
I also write about the truth Starmer cannot say: he appointed Mandelson to the court of Trump not in spite of the Epstein connection but in a sense, because of it. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
What Starmer cannot say
The hypocrisy, in so many directions, the Epstein files reveal of the Westminster and the media class
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Have written about a week where the hypocrisy of much of the media was laid bare (and address mine).
I also write about the truth Starmer cannot say: he appointed Mandelson to the court of Trump not in spite of the Epstein connection but in a sense, because of it. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
I also write about the truth Starmer cannot say: he appointed Mandelson to the court of Trump not in spite of the Epstein connection but in a sense, because of it. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane
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Can you imagine how bad your reputation for tedium has to be that I, a trade and dungeons and dragons nerd, feel confident enough to public dunk on you for it?
February 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Can you imagine how bad your reputation for tedium has to be that I, a trade and dungeons and dragons nerd, feel confident enough to public dunk on you for it?
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🚨 BREAKING: Donald Trump has formally approved the Chagos Islands deal
February 5, 2026 at 5:55 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Donald Trump has formally approved the Chagos Islands deal
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He just tweeted it out …
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
He just tweeted it out …
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Irony is dead.
Farage calls for EU to probe Mandelson’s time in Brussels ft.trib.al/eAGo2wa
Farage calls for EU to probe Mandelson’s time in Brussels
Reform UK leader claims former trade commissioner may have misused his position for personal gain
ft.trib.al
February 4, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Irony is dead.
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Weird and almost universal revisionism today. Even at the time, it was pretty clear that Mandelson wasn't appointed *despite* his dodgy links but *because* of them. Trump's Washington is a dirty swamp. Mandelson was deemed a man able to swim in it. This wasn't a secret. Everybody said it out loud.
February 4, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Weird and almost universal revisionism today. Even at the time, it was pretty clear that Mandelson wasn't appointed *despite* his dodgy links but *because* of them. Trump's Washington is a dirty swamp. Mandelson was deemed a man able to swim in it. This wasn't a secret. Everybody said it out loud.
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went to type "Isambard Kingdom Brunel" and my phone autocorrected it to "Islamabad Kingdom Brunel", and anyway who would like to book my new, incredibly niche and very culturally insensitive drag act
February 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
went to type "Isambard Kingdom Brunel" and my phone autocorrected it to "Islamabad Kingdom Brunel", and anyway who would like to book my new, incredibly niche and very culturally insensitive drag act
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8 Mile vibes in Westminster
If Starmer does fall, Labour will have one chance to reset. It will have to make the right, decisive calls on leadership and direction.
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
8 Mile vibes in Westminster
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Just a quick note to @greenparty.org.uk and @greenpartyhan.bsky.social - I was not consulted on being quoted on your leaflets and I have not endorsed your campaign (or any campaign in this seat). I think this note, like the bar chart next to it, is misleading and out of context.
February 4, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Just a quick note to @greenparty.org.uk and @greenpartyhan.bsky.social - I was not consulted on being quoted on your leaflets and I have not endorsed your campaign (or any campaign in this seat). I think this note, like the bar chart next to it, is misleading and out of context.
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Exclusive: Morgan McSweeney sought official advice about whether Mandelson could be the UK's ambassador to the US on a part-time basis
Officials “had to explain that being His Majesty’s Ambassador in Washington was a full time job… in Washington"
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
Officials “had to explain that being His Majesty’s Ambassador in Washington was a full time job… in Washington"
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
McSweeney ‘asked if Mandelson US embassy role could be pa...
PM’s chief of staff sought advice on behalf of disgraced former Labour peer, senior government sources claim
observer.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Exclusive: Morgan McSweeney sought official advice about whether Mandelson could be the UK's ambassador to the US on a part-time basis
Officials “had to explain that being His Majesty’s Ambassador in Washington was a full time job… in Washington"
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
Officials “had to explain that being His Majesty’s Ambassador in Washington was a full time job… in Washington"
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
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This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.
February 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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All of your views are expected to be formed by reference to your other views, rather than the facts on the ground. You are supposed to know what you think about every topic before you actually have any information about it - by extrapolating from other beliefs, or simply mimicking your friends.
February 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
All of your views are expected to be formed by reference to your other views, rather than the facts on the ground. You are supposed to know what you think about every topic before you actually have any information about it - by extrapolating from other beliefs, or simply mimicking your friends.
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The problem with social media is that you’re only allowed to hold opinions in batches. If you believe X and Y, you must also believe Z, which is atmospherically similar to X and Y and believed by all the same people.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
The problem with social media is that you’re only allowed to hold opinions in batches. If you believe X and Y, you must also believe Z, which is atmospherically similar to X and Y and believed by all the same people.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.
If you don’t do this, everyone hates you. It makes actual thinking impossible.