Mark
@blakmark.bsky.social
Not always. But immature, often profoundly ignorant and, regardless of such value judgments, protected by the law. Although apparently the law can be both disregarded and rendered illogical if our emotions trump logic and the law.
January 2, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Not always. But immature, often profoundly ignorant and, regardless of such value judgments, protected by the law. Although apparently the law can be both disregarded and rendered illogical if our emotions trump logic and the law.
It needs to apply the law and logic.
January 2, 2026 at 8:03 AM
It needs to apply the law and logic.
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"Don’t send me any newspaper cuttings. I never believe a word said in the papers. The real history of a period (as we always discover a few years later) has very little to do with all that, and private people like you and me are never allowed to know it while it is going on." C.S. Lewis #history
September 30, 2025 at 6:08 AM
"Don’t send me any newspaper cuttings. I never believe a word said in the papers. The real history of a period (as we always discover a few years later) has very little to do with all that, and private people like you and me are never allowed to know it while it is going on." C.S. Lewis #history
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This is exactly the kind of despicable scaremongering that Aseem Malhotra has made his modus operandi. Insinuations, hearsay, anti-vaxx, non-evidence-based, lurid, self-enriching, anti-scientific claptrap. Of course Reform UK lapped it up. 1/4
September 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This is exactly the kind of despicable scaremongering that Aseem Malhotra has made his modus operandi. Insinuations, hearsay, anti-vaxx, non-evidence-based, lurid, self-enriching, anti-scientific claptrap. Of course Reform UK lapped it up. 1/4
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It's not been such a distinctive pattern for that long. The big age break came with Brexit, which I think explains a lot of the difference with other countries.
What is a distinctive pattern in the UK (the young are more leftwing) is treated in the UK as what seems natural. This has the consequence that the reasons why it happens in the UK but not in most of western Europe are missed, because it's thought to be a law of nature
Britain is now one of very few countries where Gen Z are firmly left-of-centre
September 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It's not been such a distinctive pattern for that long. The big age break came with Brexit, which I think explains a lot of the difference with other countries.
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“There is no safe place,” residents repeat as the Israeli occupation uses every method to force people out of their homes in Gaza City, Shaimaa Eid reports. Displacement only marks the beginning of endless suffering: searching for shelter, securing scarce water, & risking lives at aid sites.
Forced displacement: The never-ending nightmare for Gazans
Gazans face renewed trauma as they choose between staying in their homes under threat or heading to crowded tent cities
prismreports.org
September 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“There is no safe place,” residents repeat as the Israeli occupation uses every method to force people out of their homes in Gaza City, Shaimaa Eid reports. Displacement only marks the beginning of endless suffering: searching for shelter, securing scarce water, & risking lives at aid sites.
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Nearly 600 economists signed an open letter defending Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook after President Donald Trump attempted to fire her.
Hundreds of economists defend Lisa Cook, Fed's independence in open letter against Trump efforts
Cook has filed a federal lawsuit to block Trump from firing her, and said in court filings that the allegations against her are pretextual and untrue.
cnb.cx
September 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Nearly 600 economists signed an open letter defending Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook after President Donald Trump attempted to fire her.
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They’re going after @sammyobeid.bsky.social now because Americans who use freedom of speech about Israel are met by Israeli fascists doing Israeli fascism.
September 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
They’re going after @sammyobeid.bsky.social now because Americans who use freedom of speech about Israel are met by Israeli fascists doing Israeli fascism.
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On Saturday, August 16, hundreds of Latinx punks gathered at MacArthur Park for an evening of anti-authoritarian cumbia and hardcore ska punk as one of the venue’s 10 free summer concerts.
By @jwhendricks.bsky.social
Full story: lataco.com/ska-punk-mac...
By @jwhendricks.bsky.social
Full story: lataco.com/ska-punk-mac...
August 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
On Saturday, August 16, hundreds of Latinx punks gathered at MacArthur Park for an evening of anti-authoritarian cumbia and hardcore ska punk as one of the venue’s 10 free summer concerts.
By @jwhendricks.bsky.social
Full story: lataco.com/ska-punk-mac...
By @jwhendricks.bsky.social
Full story: lataco.com/ska-punk-mac...
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"Fake patriot" Nigel Farage has been accused of hypocrisy after flogging football shirts with a modified British flag - despite slating England and Team GB for doing the same thing.
Nigel Farage makes 'big flag mistake' on Reform football shirt - 'embarrassing'
www.mirror.co.uk
August 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"Fake patriot" Nigel Farage has been accused of hypocrisy after flogging football shirts with a modified British flag - despite slating England and Team GB for doing the same thing.
Pam Bondi et al. in handcuffs please. American Renaissance.
July 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Pam Bondi et al. in handcuffs please. American Renaissance.
Definitely not guaranteeing a perpetual enemy
July 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Definitely not guaranteeing a perpetual enemy
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“The most moral army in the world”.
Israel is shooting Palestinian teenage boys in the genitals, say doctors in Gaza
14 July 2025 08:20 BST
www.instagram.com/reel/DMG43qy...
@qasimrashid.com
Israel is shooting Palestinian teenage boys in the genitals, say doctors in Gaza
14 July 2025 08:20 BST
www.instagram.com/reel/DMG43qy...
@qasimrashid.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
“The most moral army in the world”.
Israel is shooting Palestinian teenage boys in the genitals, say doctors in Gaza
14 July 2025 08:20 BST
www.instagram.com/reel/DMG43qy...
@qasimrashid.com
Israel is shooting Palestinian teenage boys in the genitals, say doctors in Gaza
14 July 2025 08:20 BST
www.instagram.com/reel/DMG43qy...
@qasimrashid.com
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July 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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'She rejected the view that humanities and social sciences were less useful...than some other subjects, such as maths and science, describing them as “absolutely essential . . . both to living a full and prosperous life but also to addressing many of the challenges we face”.'
Universities in England at risk of long-term decline, says British Academy
Outgoing president Dame Julia Black calls on ministers to overhaul their ‘confused’ approach to higher education
www.ft.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:46 AM
'She rejected the view that humanities and social sciences were less useful...than some other subjects, such as maths and science, describing them as “absolutely essential . . . both to living a full and prosperous life but also to addressing many of the challenges we face”.'
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In his post today Matt Goodwin is worrying that Reform may be taken over by careerists whose only interest in personal advancement and financial benefit. Surely not.
July 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
In his post today Matt Goodwin is worrying that Reform may be taken over by careerists whose only interest in personal advancement and financial benefit. Surely not.
ie you can read that into it if you have an axe to grind
July 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
ie you can read that into it if you have an axe to grind
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Former Israeli prime minister calls Gaza ‘humanitarian city’ a concentration camp - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/Former-Israeli-prime-minister-calls-Gaza-humanitarian-city-concentration-camp
Former Israeli prime minister calls Gaza ‘humanitarian city’ a concentration camp
Ehud Olmert says proposal to confine Palestinians in Rafah is 'ethnic cleansing' and the Israeli government is already committing war crimes in Gaza
www.middleeasteye.net
July 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Former Israeli prime minister calls Gaza ‘humanitarian city’ a concentration camp - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/Former-Israeli-prime-minister-calls-Gaza-humanitarian-city-concentration-camp
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Dr. Abdul Basit Khan, a surgeon from the U.S., describes horrific cases of Palestinians who have been killed while attempting to seek aid from Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites.
July 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Dr. Abdul Basit Khan, a surgeon from the U.S., describes horrific cases of Palestinians who have been killed while attempting to seek aid from Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites.
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The US is facing a full-blown constitutional crisis, writes @davidallengreen.bsky.social. Yet Trump’s violations are barely surviving the daily news cycle.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
Trump is mobilising federal troops with no clear legal basis
Yet the president’s latest constitutional outrage barely registers on the news
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The US is facing a full-blown constitutional crisis, writes @davidallengreen.bsky.social. Yet Trump’s violations are barely surviving the daily news cycle.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
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“You don’t have to be a mathematical genius to know that when the net favorable rating of your bill is somewhere between -19 and -29 points, that it is not a positive bill as viewed by the American public."
https://trib.al/SUPuolH
https://trib.al/SUPuolH
June 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“You don’t have to be a mathematical genius to know that when the net favorable rating of your bill is somewhere between -19 and -29 points, that it is not a positive bill as viewed by the American public."
https://trib.al/SUPuolH
https://trib.al/SUPuolH
“Deep state”. Affirming the extreme right’s language. Just crazy contribution to the attack on our (flawed) democracies.
June 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
“Deep state”. Affirming the extreme right’s language. Just crazy contribution to the attack on our (flawed) democracies.
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It's a rare sighting of the president who reportedly avoids wearing them in public.
Donald Trump spotted wearing glasses
www.newsweek.com
June 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It's a rare sighting of the president who reportedly avoids wearing them in public.
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Zohran Mamdani, the likely winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, changed the electoral map, drawing tens of thousands of new voters to the polls.
How Zohran Mamdani Brought New Voters to the Polls
Mr. Mamdani, the likely winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, drew tens of thousands of new voters to the polls. Here’s how.
trib.al
June 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Zohran Mamdani, the likely winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, changed the electoral map, drawing tens of thousands of new voters to the polls.
Golly gosh. You mean they didn’t big it up? Astonishing.
June 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Golly gosh. You mean they didn’t big it up? Astonishing.