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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2d

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 4d

If you can't see how this will end, then you're not paying attention (not least to what's going on on the other side of the Atlantic).

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 4d

A reminder that much of the strong borders / anti immigration stuff that is becoming normalised in the media resembles / is a product of/ fascist ideas of national purity.
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The REAL Lesson of Nazism

YouTube video by Novara Media

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 5d

See also: D'ohge

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · Jun 5

"I think we have a bias as people coming from the tech industry where we worked at companies, you know, such as Google, Facebook, these companies that have plenty of money, are funded by investors and have lots of people kind of sitting around doing nothing." www.npr.org/2025/06/02/n...

Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 5d

Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters on.ft.com/4pTvJ62

Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters

Nigel Farage’s party promised to revive local authority finances by slashing wasteful spending

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ttinsley.bsky.social @ttinsley.bsky.social · 6d

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 6d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 12d

Humour is not necessarily amusing. The humour in this episode was amusing (to me).

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 13d

Wait: so the President of the United States shared a video of a fake news report, rooted in a conspiracy theory, that features an AI-generated version of himself promoting a policy that…doesn’t exist?

Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 13d

Trump tonight appears to have pushed the false "medbed" conspiracy theory, which has spread in the far-right internet over the years. www.yahoo.com/news/qanon-c...

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 13d

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

UK government urged to restore Electoral Commission’s independence to protect democracy

Oversight of watchdog could be abused by a future authoritarian government, report warns

www.theguardian.com

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 13d

Amusing humour, under which we can hear the horror in @aiannucci.bsky.social and Lee's voices as they witness / experience the developing catastrophe... or perhaps I'm just projecting

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Strong Message Here - Hurty Words - BBC Sounds

Stewart Lee joins to look at the rebranding of cancel culture.

www.bbc.co.uk

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 13d

Rise of fascism update:

"Consequence culture" www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

and how Facebook is used to spread far-right ideas
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

BBC Sounds - Music. Radio. Podcasts

Listen without limits, with BBC Sounds. Catch the latest music tracks, discover binge-worthy podcasts, or listen to radio shows - all whenever you want.

www.bbc.co.uk

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 14d

Greg Jackson explains how energy giants suppress renewables | Climate 100 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFEU...

Greg Jackson explains how energy giants suppress renewables | Climate 100

Octopus Energy CEO and renewables champion Greg Jackson delivered the keynote speech at The Independent's Climate 100 event in New York City, marking the launch of the 2025 Climate 100. The list…

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 14d

Frankie McNamara is a radical poet www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtk8... #Meditationsfortheanxiousmind

Uber, Deliveroo and exploitation in the gig economy

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 15d

"industrialised infrastructure of grievance" is a good line. I expect Starmer would like to combat it. I wonder if he's able to?

cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 15d

Starmer acknowledges far-right lies: "communities are portrayed in a way that is a million miles from reality,” he added. “A sort of industrialised infrastructure of grievance. An entire world, not just a worldview, created through our devices that is miserable, joyless and demonstrably untrue.”

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 15d

In the panel discussion, Carney noted that in some countries there has been no growth in real wages for 15 years, saying: “The last time that happened was the middle of the 19th century – Karl Marx was writing the Communist Manifesto.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Politicians must confront lies used by populists, Starmer tells London summit

In speech to Global Progress Action summit, PM criticises rhetoric describing London as ‘decaying and lawless’

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 15d

Starmer said, condemning what he called an attempt to set out an imminent “violent struggle for the nation”.

The prime minister added: “You don’t have to be a great historian to know where that kind of poison ends up.”

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 15d

Starmer acknowledges far-right lies: "communities are portrayed in a way that is a million miles from reality,” he added. “A sort of industrialised infrastructure of grievance. An entire world, not just a worldview, created through our devices that is miserable, joyless and demonstrably untrue.”

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 15d

Why Rachel Reeves Is Obsessed With Growth At Any Cost | Grace Blakeley | Zack Polanski www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojrr...

Why Rachel Reeves Is Obsessed With Growth At Any Cost | Grace Blakeley | Zack Polanski

What are the deeper dynamics behind growth, inflation and wages? Why does the current Labour government create their policies solely based on increasing GDP per capita, regardless of impact on people…

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 15d

performative males: a cultural analysis www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1PN...

performative males: a cultural analysis

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 17d

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Jimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel.com · 17d

As I was saying…

Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 18d

It's the Bop-pler effect. Volume is unchanged, but the songs do get shorter the nearer you get.

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 18d

Barry's Economics expanding on why Stewart seemed unable to recognise the levels of inequality Stevenson is talking about. youtu.be/ti0o4RhOtjQ?... (he addresses Stewart directly 15 mins in)

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cr @ciaranryan.bsky.social · 18d

Kate Bush sure, but also Lou Reed / Bowie

Rob Manuel @robmanuelyeah.bsky.social · 23d

BTW: I'm a fan of specifically one thing with Wet Leg, and it's the Tiny Desk Concert they did. Not dissing anything else, but they nailed it in that moment, in both the sound and looking like odd people who've developed this in a shed to please themselves. I don't need to investigate further.

Wet Leg: Tiny Desk Concert

YouTube video by NPR Music

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Rob Manuel @robmanuelyeah.bsky.social · 23d

BTW: I'm a fan of specifically one thing with Wet Leg, and it's the Tiny Desk Concert they did. Not dissing anything else, but they nailed it in that moment, in both the sound and looking like odd people who've developed this in a shed to please themselves. I don't need to investigate further.

Wet Leg: Tiny Desk Concert

YouTube video by NPR Music

www.youtube.com

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