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Chris Dickenson @cpdickenson.bsky.social · 5m

Yes. I’m definitely not on board with the argument of abandoning Ukraine to fund the NHS. I also don’t think we need to make that choice.

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Chris Dickenson @cpdickenson.bsky.social · 8m

A lot of populism only pretends to stand for the people of course. Trump and Farage are fake populists, weaponising resentment for their own gain. They’re also fake nationalists - selling their countries out to international big money

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Chris Dickenson @cpdickenson.bsky.social · 58m

I don’t think the point is that we should give to social services instead of supporting Ukraine. The point is that when money is needed - for war, for bailing out banks - it can always be found. It’s therefore a choice not to spend it on social services. As well.

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Chris Dickenson @cpdickenson.bsky.social · 2h

Given Farage’s support for Trump, who is systematically dismantling US democracy, it should be socially unacceptable to vote for Reform. Farage hasn’t just crossed a line by being associated with a racist. His whole rightwing populist project crosses that line.

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Kerry @kerry10.bsky.social · 1d

We must fight the Far-Right.

The Dutch are going to polls next week.

Hopefully Nederlanders can keep Geert Wilders out of office.

He is the embodiment of pure hatred against muslims, black & brown people.

We all must stand together against this hate.
#HopeNotHate
#DefendDemocracy

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Chris Dickenson @cpdickenson.bsky.social · 1d

Rightwing politics has demonstrably failed everywhere. The further right things have gone the worse the mess. The lesson of lurches to the right - Wilders in government, Brexit, Trump - is don’t do that again! Yet the far right thrives in a mess - where people are resentful, divided and ignorant.

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Chris Dickenson @cpdickenson.bsky.social · 1d

Rightwing politics has demonstrably failed everywhere. The further right things have gone the worse the mess. The lesson of lurches to the right - Wilders in government, Brexit, Trump - is don’t do that again! Yet the far right thrives in a mess - where people are resentful, divided and ignorant.

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 1d

I look ahead at the Dutch elections this Wednesday and assess the missed opportunity of media, parties, and voters to move beyond far-right dominance.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Geert Wilders failed in government, but the far right retains its grip on the Netherlands | Cas Mudde

A media in thrall to Wilders’ party ensures its agenda is entrenched in Dutch politics and will dominate Wednesday’s election, says political scientist Cas Mudde

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Geert Wilders failed in government, but the far right retains its grip on the Netherlands | Cas Mudde

A media in thrall to Wilders’ party ensures its agenda is entrenched in Dutch politics and will dominate Wednesday’s election, says political scientist Cas Mudde

www.theguardian.com

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Chris Dickenson @cpdickenson.bsky.social · 1d

Some (disingenuously) ask how Trump can be a dictator when he won a democratic election. The response: would he have won if he’d campaigned on the promise to do what he’s doing now?

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@KeepItBlueDems.bsky.social @keepitbluedems.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: These Brave Protesters in Budapest Are Showing the World How to Stand Up to Authoritarians
open.substack.com/pub/demwinsm...

BREAKING: These Brave Protesters in Budapest Are Showing the World How to Stand Up to Authoritarians

Right now, in the streets of Budapest, something extraordinary is happening.

open.substack.com

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Chris Dickenson @cpdickenson.bsky.social · 2d

The US under Trump is not a democracy. And Farage is an enthusiastic supporter. The question Farage needs to be relentless asked is what he feels about Trump making himself a dictator and what that means for the direction he would take the UK if he became prime minister.

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Chris Dickenson @cpdickenson.bsky.social · 2d

The US under Trump is not a democracy. And Farage is an enthusiastic supporter. The question Farage needs to be relentless asked is what he feels about Trump making himself a dictator and what that means for the direction he would take the UK if he became prime minister.

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Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 2d

What’s the real reason that over a month after her election, Adelita Grijalva is STILL waiting to be sworn in?

Mike Johnson wants to protect those in the Epstein Files.

Full stop.

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 2d

I know this is obvious. And I know we all know this.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.

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Dr Sophie Hay @pompei79.bsky.social · 2d

I particular like the colours of Vesuvius looking as though someone has fashioned it out of a lump of smooshed-together-different-coloured Play-Doh.

View from up high looking down into Pompeii with the via Nocera gently winding its way up the slope under the arch of the Nocera Gate. Beyond Vesuvius looms with its peak in shadow and its foothills are speckled greens and browns.

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John @johnlk.bsky.social · 2d

I don't understand how anyone can make the case that we still have constitutional government at this point. The president is collecting revenue *AND* spending money without Congressional authorization, refusing to spend money that Congress appropriated, disobeying whatever laws he feels like.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

Don't forget — they're not just buying a ballroom. They're buying Trump's favor. [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 3d

Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.

Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.

These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.

This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.

Every American should reject it.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3d

THIS JUST IN! The Justice Department investigated crimes! I hate our Supreme Court. If it weren't for them, Trump would be in prison right now for January 6th.

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Chris Brooke @chrisbrooke.bsky.social · 4d

Not quite sure why the media is presenting the Caerphilly result as a disaster for Labour, rather than as a perfect execution of its electoral strategy.

That strategy for *months* now has been to tell everybody who might otherwise be inclined to vote for them to fuck off.

And off they have fucked.

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 3d

I hear the Epstein Ballroom will be illuminated solely by gaslighting.

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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 4d

Imagine thinking people are this gullible and imagine being right.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 4d

Malignant narcissists often destroy what other people love. When they do, they’re acting out of pathological envy. They have a need for absolute control and a desire for sadistic pleasure. They intentionally engage in destruction to cause suffering in order to reinforce their sense of superiority.

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Chris Dickenson @cpdickenson.bsky.social · 4d

Obviously the inspiration for what Trump has done to the Oval Office

Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 4d

Inside the Hermitage, the winter palace where Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived before they were executed—in a country where Russians were starving.