Edward Barrow
@ejoftheweb.bsky.social
Part-time Londoner: woke liberal socialist, empiricist. Likes food, dancing, gardening, interested in politics, economics, environment. Likely to block bigots and denialists of any stripe; will block crypto bros etc.
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Just saying, it's worth reading the Declaration of Independence and seeing how many of the grievances raised against George III can equally be levied against the Trumpists. #250
January 25, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Just saying, it's worth reading the Declaration of Independence and seeing how many of the grievances raised against George III can equally be levied against the Trumpists. #250
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Not currently in a position to wander into town for a burger: grilled steak haché, one with Maroilles, endive, bacon and mushroom, one with mâche and tomato. Frites maison.
January 25, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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Not currently in a position to wander into town for a burger: grilled steak haché, one with Maroilles, endive, bacon and mushroom, one with mâche and tomato. Frites maison.
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Not currently in a position to wander into town for a burger: grilled steak haché, one with Maroilles, endive, bacon and mushroom, one with mâche and tomato. Frites maison.
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If I believed in hell, it would be less punishment than what Miller deserves. He’s a sadistic wildly dishonest raging bigot who gets off on using the state to kill and persecute people.
January 24, 2026 at 8:19 PM
If I believed in hell, it would be less punishment than what Miller deserves. He’s a sadistic wildly dishonest raging bigot who gets off on using the state to kill and persecute people.
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This is, in fact, the moderate position
Abolish ICE. Fire them all. Prosecute *every single abuse*.
January 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
This is, in fact, the moderate position
Trump's 'speaking German' jibe was crass and inaccurate. Had he said, '...speaking Russian', though, he might have been more on the money. US troops being in W. Europe after 1945 deterred further western advances by the real winners of WW2, the Soviet Union.
January 24, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Trump's 'speaking German' jibe was crass and inaccurate. Had he said, '...speaking Russian', though, he might have been more on the money. US troops being in W. Europe after 1945 deterred further western advances by the real winners of WW2, the Soviet Union.
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This explains so many of the current problems and challenges in western societies
We need to have an honest conversation about how we pay to care for the increasing number of older people. And we need a plan to increase investment
In short, that probably means higher taxes and less consumption
We need to have an honest conversation about how we pay to care for the increasing number of older people. And we need a plan to increase investment
In short, that probably means higher taxes and less consumption
January 24, 2026 at 7:43 AM
This explains so many of the current problems and challenges in western societies
We need to have an honest conversation about how we pay to care for the increasing number of older people. And we need a plan to increase investment
In short, that probably means higher taxes and less consumption
We need to have an honest conversation about how we pay to care for the increasing number of older people. And we need a plan to increase investment
In short, that probably means higher taxes and less consumption
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The kidnappings of Black, Latine, Indigenous, and Asian US citizens are not an accident. They are the leading edge of a wide-scale ethnic cleansing campaign with centuries-old roots that is intentionally targeting not just non-citizens but all people of color.
All. People. Of. Color.
All. People. Of. Color.
January 23, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The kidnappings of Black, Latine, Indigenous, and Asian US citizens are not an accident. They are the leading edge of a wide-scale ethnic cleansing campaign with centuries-old roots that is intentionally targeting not just non-citizens but all people of color.
All. People. Of. Color.
All. People. Of. Color.
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The history of my own whiteness includes ancestors who supported white supremacy and those who fought against it, often in the same family, and also ancestors (the Irish and Italian ones) whose "whiteness" was debatable for decades. It's all there. Also, white supremacy fucking sucks.
Respectfully, I am going to whisper to some of our white comrades a truth that should be more widely known: You definitely have some ancestors to be proud of, ancestors who refused white supremacy, and poured out their lives in many of these struggles over time.
Time to claim your true history.
Time to claim your true history.
January 22, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The history of my own whiteness includes ancestors who supported white supremacy and those who fought against it, often in the same family, and also ancestors (the Irish and Italian ones) whose "whiteness" was debatable for decades. It's all there. Also, white supremacy fucking sucks.
Well yes. But if you look at other political parties, there is no single model of incorporation. There should, I think, be a sui generis basic form for parties and their local and national memberships.
January 22, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Well yes. But if you look at other political parties, there is no single model of incorporation. There should, I think, be a sui generis basic form for parties and their local and national memberships.
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Voters we can see are unhappy across the EU and US, and it is the view of many politicians that this is because not enough men are working in manufacturing, and that this is because of China.
On this hogwash is a system of world trade rules to be questioned.
On this hogwash is a system of world trade rules to be questioned.
January 22, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Voters we can see are unhappy across the EU and US, and it is the view of many politicians that this is because not enough men are working in manufacturing, and that this is because of China.
On this hogwash is a system of world trade rules to be questioned.
On this hogwash is a system of world trade rules to be questioned.
Climate change giving the Med the power to make tropical cyclones. The S. of France has had 4 months of rain in 48hrs, Italy facing a hurricane...
January 19, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Climate change giving the Med the power to make tropical cyclones. The S. of France has had 4 months of rain in 48hrs, Italy facing a hurricane...
Kastoori in Tooting. An East African Gujarati vegetarian restaurant. Would take committed carnivores there and they would love it. The gol gappas were the best I have ever had before or since. The lease ended, the rent went up...
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Kastoori in Tooting. An East African Gujarati vegetarian restaurant. Would take committed carnivores there and they would love it. The gol gappas were the best I have ever had before or since. The lease ended, the rent went up...
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If you think the hostile environment was "cosplay", have a look at Amelia Gentleman's book on Windrush. This wrecked real people's lives.
By all means criticise the Tory record on immigration. But pretending there was an "open borders experiment" feeds a populist myth that is both false & dangerous
By all means criticise the Tory record on immigration. But pretending there was an "open borders experiment" feeds a populist myth that is both false & dangerous
January 15, 2026 at 5:49 PM
If you think the hostile environment was "cosplay", have a look at Amelia Gentleman's book on Windrush. This wrecked real people's lives.
By all means criticise the Tory record on immigration. But pretending there was an "open borders experiment" feeds a populist myth that is both false & dangerous
By all means criticise the Tory record on immigration. But pretending there was an "open borders experiment" feeds a populist myth that is both false & dangerous
OK so bear with me maybe Jenrick has set aside personal ambition for now to be the cypher that ruptures Reform and clears the field... ok the ambition bit, nah..... not really plausible is it
January 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM
OK so bear with me maybe Jenrick has set aside personal ambition for now to be the cypher that ruptures Reform and clears the field... ok the ambition bit, nah..... not really plausible is it
Basically, still flatlining
BREAKING: ONS says UK economy grew by 0.3% in November
January 15, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Basically, still flatlining
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Which is why I don't believe Trump wants Greenland for it's mineral resources . Trump will be long dead before a single rock gets refined. He wants to destroy NATO.
January 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Which is why I don't believe Trump wants Greenland for it's mineral resources . Trump will be long dead before a single rock gets refined. He wants to destroy NATO.
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The anti immigrant narrative not only demeans us all and is cruel and insulting to those who have made their lives here and contribute so much to society, it's also clearly counter-productive and flies in the face of our present reality.
January 9, 2026 at 9:45 AM
The anti immigrant narrative not only demeans us all and is cruel and insulting to those who have made their lives here and contribute so much to society, it's also clearly counter-productive and flies in the face of our present reality.
🍽️ Cold wet windy day calls for comfort food: this is macaroni ch'teese, or Mac au Maroilles, ready for the oven... 🍽️ Maroilles is a super-stinky cheese popular here in N France 'chez les Ch'tis'.
January 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM
🍽️ Cold wet windy day calls for comfort food: this is macaroni ch'teese, or Mac au Maroilles, ready for the oven... 🍽️ Maroilles is a super-stinky cheese popular here in N France 'chez les Ch'tis'.
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The BBC should be "impartial", but that doesn't mean refusing to make judgments.
A jury or a football referee should be "impartial": they should not be "partial", or prejudiced, to one side or other.
But that doesn't excuse them from making decisions. It's why we trust them to do so.
A jury or a football referee should be "impartial": they should not be "partial", or prejudiced, to one side or other.
But that doesn't excuse them from making decisions. It's why we trust them to do so.
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
The BBC should be "impartial", but that doesn't mean refusing to make judgments.
A jury or a football referee should be "impartial": they should not be "partial", or prejudiced, to one side or other.
But that doesn't excuse them from making decisions. It's why we trust them to do so.
A jury or a football referee should be "impartial": they should not be "partial", or prejudiced, to one side or other.
But that doesn't excuse them from making decisions. It's why we trust them to do so.
I don't think this is true. The US is not the same as the junta currently in power. A majority of Americans do still value liberal democracy over authoritarian kleptocracy. And they can recover their country provided we stop writing them off all the time.
The US operation to capture Nicolás Maduro may well be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has decisively abandoned the core values that united them for the past century.
The US capture of President Nicolás Maduro – and attacks on Venezuela – have no justification in international law
This may be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has abandoned the core values that united them for the past century, writes the head of Chatham House’s International Law Programme.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I don't think this is true. The US is not the same as the junta currently in power. A majority of Americans do still value liberal democracy over authoritarian kleptocracy. And they can recover their country provided we stop writing them off all the time.
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The death of a legal observer in Minnesota by ICE is a warning to the UK in so many ways. We’re tying ourselves to a violent, corrupt, racist nation which does not care about its citizens. Reform believes in its model, Labour is appeasing it. It is the public who will suffer.
January 8, 2026 at 7:50 AM
The death of a legal observer in Minnesota by ICE is a warning to the UK in so many ways. We’re tying ourselves to a violent, corrupt, racist nation which does not care about its citizens. Reform believes in its model, Labour is appeasing it. It is the public who will suffer.
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BREAKING Irish Govt to move Grok to another parish.
January 7, 2026 at 11:05 AM
BREAKING Irish Govt to move Grok to another parish.
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Most of the London-crime chat is just code for racism. They don't really mean that an area is dangerous. They mean that it contains black people/Muslims and want to insinuate that this entails danger.
January 7, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Most of the London-crime chat is just code for racism. They don't really mean that an area is dangerous. They mean that it contains black people/Muslims and want to insinuate that this entails danger.
the 10-day weather forecast is showing a brief thaw for Storm Goretti and then the freeze and the snow returns... When do we start worrying about a repeat of 1963??
January 7, 2026 at 8:45 AM
the 10-day weather forecast is showing a brief thaw for Storm Goretti and then the freeze and the snow returns... When do we start worrying about a repeat of 1963??