Gideon Mitchell
@gideon-mitchell.bsky.social
Old guy with a beard. Unhealthy obsession with the state of democracy in the world. Teaches data visualisation. Talks on mental health. Publishes the Substack 'Untethered' about motivation, addiction and recovery. North Wales, UK.
What are the Dems going to do when Trump tries to get the Latinos to stay away from the mid-terms by getting ICE to 'police' the voting lines? Any plans? Any at all?
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media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM
What are the Dems going to do when Trump tries to get the Latinos to stay away from the mid-terms by getting ICE to 'police' the voting lines? Any plans? Any at all?
Here is part 2. zeteo.com/p/geopolitic...
Trump is Trying to Tear Down the EU and NATO. This Expert Explains What Happens Next
The Financial Times’ US editor, Edward Luce, also warns Mehdi that democracy in the West is under attack and, in the US, it is already “more than halfway” to collapsing.
zeteo.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Here is part 2. zeteo.com/p/geopolitic...
Watch Financial Times chief US commentator Edward Luce help us to find our way out of the quagmire. This is Episode 1. Episode 2 will follow shortly.
February 9, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Watch Financial Times chief US commentator Edward Luce help us to find our way out of the quagmire. This is Episode 1. Episode 2 will follow shortly.
My hours of doom-scrolling through political posts are occasionally leavened by someone articulate who speaks truthfully and points to ways to escape Trump and Bannon's fascist paradise. zeteo.com/p/epstein-fi...
Why Do the Epstein Files Matter? An Expert on the Elites Explains Why
Watch now (15 mins) | The Financial Times’ US editor, Edward Luce, explains to Mehdi what the latest revelations mean for our democracy, and talks Trump, Musk, Bannon, Blair, Mandelson and more.
zeteo.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:59 PM
My hours of doom-scrolling through political posts are occasionally leavened by someone articulate who speaks truthfully and points to ways to escape Trump and Bannon's fascist paradise. zeteo.com/p/epstein-fi...
You missed the bits about his religious delusions and fanaticism, including his belief that Greta Thunberg is the anti-Christ.
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
You missed the bits about his religious delusions and fanaticism, including his belief that Greta Thunberg is the anti-Christ.
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Why isn’t every politician, leader, prosecutor, and news channels focused on this. The President is accused with significant proof of killing and raping minors.
February 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Why isn’t every politician, leader, prosecutor, and news channels focused on this. The President is accused with significant proof of killing and raping minors.
Just tuning in to find out what Trump broke in week 54 of his Presidency. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xaw...
'American democracy is being derailed' | Simon Marks' American Week
YouTube video by LBC
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Just tuning in to find out what Trump broke in week 54 of his Presidency. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xaw...
Sound like the old Ian Paisley ranting about the Pope being the antichrist. Unhinged.
Terrifying that such powerful people have mad and dangerous religious extremist views.
Peter Thiel warns the Antichrist and apocalypse are linked to the ‘end of modernity’ currently happening—and cites Greta Thunberg as a driving example
fortune.com/2026/02/04/p...
*Not satire.
fortune.com/2026/02/04/p...
*Not satire.
February 8, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Sound like the old Ian Paisley ranting about the Pope being the antichrist. Unhinged.
It was a letter pretending to be sent from a local resident Patricia Clegg. See below.
February 7, 2026 at 5:45 PM
It was a letter pretending to be sent from a local resident Patricia Clegg. See below.
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Reform Vs Green.
Hate Vs Hope.
Hundreds and hundreds of people out on the streets today making sure hope wins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hate Vs Hope.
Hundreds and hundreds of people out on the streets today making sure hope wins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gorton and Denton by-election: Zack Polanski urges 'hope over hate'
Zack Polanski joined candidate Hannah Spencer, a councillor and plumber, on the campaign trail.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Reform Vs Green.
Hate Vs Hope.
Hundreds and hundreds of people out on the streets today making sure hope wins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hate Vs Hope.
Hundreds and hundreds of people out on the streets today making sure hope wins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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When the U.S. Supreme Court said that you could detain people based on their race, their accent, or the language they spoke… there is nothing to preclude ICE from doing that while you’re standing in line getting ready to cast a ballot.
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
February 7, 2026 at 4:29 PM
When the U.S. Supreme Court said that you could detain people based on their race, their accent, or the language they spoke… there is nothing to preclude ICE from doing that while you’re standing in line getting ready to cast a ballot.
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
It seems it was actually sent by a printer in Middlesex on behalf of Reform and they 'forgot' to put the Reform branding on it, which is illegal under electoral law. So I'm afraid a vote for Reform looks like the best way to continue the lying and cheating, probably on steroids.
February 7, 2026 at 10:34 AM
It seems it was actually sent by a printer in Middlesex on behalf of Reform and they 'forgot' to put the Reform branding on it, which is illegal under electoral law. So I'm afraid a vote for Reform looks like the best way to continue the lying and cheating, probably on steroids.
To the residents of Gorton and Denton. We are all fed up of politicians lying and cheating, aren't we? If you are considering voting Reform, have you received one of the letters apparently from a resident called Patricia Clegg urging you to vote Reform? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgdg...
Reform Caught CHEATING In Gorton & Denton Election
YouTube video by Turn Left
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:34 AM
To the residents of Gorton and Denton. We are all fed up of politicians lying and cheating, aren't we? If you are considering voting Reform, have you received one of the letters apparently from a resident called Patricia Clegg urging you to vote Reform? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgdg...
is supported, through the GOP, by corporations that don't care about morality and just want some return on their investment. A country needs to stand for much bigger things just than making a profit.
February 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
is supported, through the GOP, by corporations that don't care about morality and just want some return on their investment. A country needs to stand for much bigger things just than making a profit.
When politicians' main priority is raising campaign funds for their re-election, they are accountable primarily to their corporate donors, not the electorate. So the pile of shit who occupies the White House
February 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
When politicians' main priority is raising campaign funds for their re-election, they are accountable primarily to their corporate donors, not the electorate. So the pile of shit who occupies the White House
When America finally recovers from its collective nervous breakdown - and I believe it will one day - one issue it's got to tackle is the naïve and uniquely American attitude that money is always a force for good. Yes, money powers markets, but it's also the currency of corruption.
February 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
When America finally recovers from its collective nervous breakdown - and I believe it will one day - one issue it's got to tackle is the naïve and uniquely American attitude that money is always a force for good. Yes, money powers markets, but it's also the currency of corruption.
GO HANNAH! WE CAN DO THIS!
Saturday. 10am. Denton.
Biggest action day ever?
We have to stop Reform.
Let’s elect Hannah Spencer 💚
actionnetwork.org/events/big-d...
Biggest action day ever?
We have to stop Reform.
Let’s elect Hannah Spencer 💚
actionnetwork.org/events/big-d...
February 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
GO HANNAH! WE CAN DO THIS!
I was so hoping that Mark Kermode would review the Melania film. Buckle up, MAGA supporters. "... and then you realize it's a heist movie. It's a heist movie about a crime family breaking into the seat of power and stealing the cutlery whilst destroying democracy." www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyU...
Mark Kermode reviews Melania
YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I was so hoping that Mark Kermode would review the Melania film. Buckle up, MAGA supporters. "... and then you realize it's a heist movie. It's a heist movie about a crime family breaking into the seat of power and stealing the cutlery whilst destroying democracy." www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTyU...
Except for rich people with grown-up kids who like beer.
February 4, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Except for rich people with grown-up kids who like beer.
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Hmm. Guilty as charged (kind of - I was born in Scotland). But please don't burn my house down.
February 2, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Hmm. Guilty as charged (kind of - I was born in Scotland). But please don't burn my house down.
It seems the 'checks and balances' of the US Government don't exist any more.
February 2, 2026 at 8:13 AM
It seems the 'checks and balances' of the US Government don't exist any more.
Reform doesn't really do policy, it just tried to press people's buttons. It is so idiotic to suggest that immigration is an issue for Wales. (1) As you say, the Welsh government has no power over immigration policy. (2) There aren't any immigrants here.
February 2, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Reform doesn't really do policy, it just tried to press people's buttons. It is so idiotic to suggest that immigration is an issue for Wales. (1) As you say, the Welsh government has no power over immigration policy. (2) There aren't any immigrants here.
Before Trump, calls for an alternative to NATO seemed naïve. But now discussing them has become urgent.
It's dangerous and irresponsible to be putting our national security in the hands of Donald Trump and not be considering alternatives to NATO.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Trump's threat to Greenland must be a wake-up call for Britain
For too long our politicians have toadied to a dangerous president
www.newstatesman.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Before Trump, calls for an alternative to NATO seemed naïve. But now discussing them has become urgent.
Appalling, but not surprising. For any UK Reform voters on here, this is the man your boss Farage wants to become. open.substack.com/pub/katemann...
Katie Johnson is Still at the Heart of the Epstein/Trump Story
Plus what the new files released tell us and what they don’t
open.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Appalling, but not surprising. For any UK Reform voters on here, this is the man your boss Farage wants to become. open.substack.com/pub/katemann...