Harry Stopes
@harrystopes.bsky.social
Historian and journalist. Writing a book on the history of prison. Mancunian in Berlin. www.harrystopes.com for work, and www.harrystopes.substack.com for somewhat work-related musings.
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Harry Stopes | Police Violence in Berlin
In the last six months human rights officials at both the Council of Europe and the United Nations have written to the...
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For more than 2 years, police in Berlin - encouraged by city and national politicians - have systematically used excessive violence in an attempt to beat the Palestine solidarity movement into silence.
I wrote about this phenomenon for the @lrb.co.uk
I wrote about this phenomenon for the @lrb.co.uk
a weirdly large amount of energy dedicated to attacking Jason Wilcox here www.theguardian.com/football/202...
What does Ruben Amorim know compared with Sir Jim, Jason Wilcox and the gilded overclass? | Jonathan Liew
In Manchester United’s brave new world coaches are more like Deliveroo drivers: not really responsible for the food, but still to blame if it arrives cold
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January 7, 2026 at 11:02 AM
a weirdly large amount of energy dedicated to attacking Jason Wilcox here www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Edna Bonhomme @jacobinoire.bsky.social has joined the world of bluesky! Follow her, innit.
January 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Edna Bonhomme @jacobinoire.bsky.social has joined the world of bluesky! Follow her, innit.
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Please read my latest article in @thebaffler.com, where I reviewed Ellen Huet's book, Empire of Orgasm. As the title suggests, the text details the sexual rituals of One Taste, an organization that was investigated for its cultish tendencies and abuse allegations. thebaffler.com/latest/diffe...
Different Strokes | Edna Bonhomme
Need a date? Check Tinder. Want a ride to the airport? Use Uber. Craving an orgasm? Why not try genital stimulation?
thebaffler.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Please read my latest article in @thebaffler.com, where I reviewed Ellen Huet's book, Empire of Orgasm. As the title suggests, the text details the sexual rituals of One Taste, an organization that was investigated for its cultish tendencies and abuse allegations. thebaffler.com/latest/diffe...
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It has always been totally clear to anybody with more than two neurons in their brain that when Trump expressed disdain for the international order, he didn't mean that the international order needs to be be made more just - he always meant that the US should not be bound by any kind of rules.
This unmasks what MAGA really means by "anti-interventionist." It's all about hatred of international laws that limit the US from exercising its will to ultranationalist dominance. He says straight out that "shithole countries" don't have a right to their own resources so we can rightfully take them
Prominent MAGA figures are making it 100% explicit that MAGA is a neo-imperialist movement that's all about pillage and plunder justified by assumed racial superiority:
January 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
It has always been totally clear to anybody with more than two neurons in their brain that when Trump expressed disdain for the international order, he didn't mean that the international order needs to be be made more just - he always meant that the US should not be bound by any kind of rules.
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@grok Rewrite this online argument so it looks like i won
January 5, 2026 at 4:06 PM
@grok Rewrite this online argument so it looks like i won
You could argue that Farage has offered more substantive criticism than Starmer at this point. His clear endorsement is stronger than Starmer’s implicit one, but he does at least state that the action is illegal.
January 3, 2026 at 2:24 PM
You could argue that Farage has offered more substantive criticism than Starmer at this point. His clear endorsement is stronger than Starmer’s implicit one, but he does at least state that the action is illegal.
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100% seriously, European leaders and Commission officials should plan on the basis that the US might do this to them too, about Greenland, about tech regulation, about “Christian values”, about “free speech”, whatever.
Fucking hell.
Think the referance to US Law Enforcement here is quite telling as well: a huge extension of how far the US feels its laws reach.
Apparently its fine to now attack and kidnap a head of state because of 'US law'. Fucking hell.
Think the referance to US Law Enforcement here is quite telling as well: a huge extension of how far the US feels its laws reach.
Apparently its fine to now attack and kidnap a head of state because of 'US law'. Fucking hell.
Trump says Maduro is in US custody.
January 3, 2026 at 9:59 AM
100% seriously, European leaders and Commission officials should plan on the basis that the US might do this to them too, about Greenland, about tech regulation, about “Christian values”, about “free speech”, whatever.
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The abduction of a head of state and the unprovoked attack on Venezuela are extremely dangerous. This is the most naked form of imperialism, which - if unopposed and unresisted - puts every country and government at the mercy of the US, and any other powerful country that tries to copy it.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:46 AM
The abduction of a head of state and the unprovoked attack on Venezuela are extremely dangerous. This is the most naked form of imperialism, which - if unopposed and unresisted - puts every country and government at the mercy of the US, and any other powerful country that tries to copy it.
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Gaza, Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela - the shredding of international norms and conventions by terror states with unimaginable supplies of weapons
At least 7 explosions heard in Venezuela's capital, Caracas, followed by a low-flying aircraft, say media reports.
Venezuela's capital hit by blasts, Caracas blames the US
At least 7 explosions heard in Venezuela's capital, Caracas, followed by a low-flying aircraft, say media reports.
www.aljazeera.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Gaza, Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela - the shredding of international norms and conventions by terror states with unimaginable supplies of weapons
Starmer’s only achievement is going to be that he’s a compelling cautionary tale
american centrist pundits looking at starmer after he adopted a "popularist" approach to governance
January 3, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Starmer’s only achievement is going to be that he’s a compelling cautionary tale
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EILT! Ich bin da was ganz Grossem auf der Spur: selbst-organisierte Migrant:innen und Juden treffen sich in nem Laden in Kreuzberg. News hook: die bangen um ihren von Google subventionierten Mietvertrag, der bald neu verhandelt werden muss. PS. Sie haben ihr Awareness Concept redigiert!1!!
December 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
EILT! Ich bin da was ganz Grossem auf der Spur: selbst-organisierte Migrant:innen und Juden treffen sich in nem Laden in Kreuzberg. News hook: die bangen um ihren von Google subventionierten Mietvertrag, der bald neu verhandelt werden muss. PS. Sie haben ihr Awareness Concept redigiert!1!!
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Deutscher Investigativjournalismus à la Potter einfach minuziöseste Kontaktschuld. So kann die eigene Obsession mit unliebsamen Migrant:innen und Juden vom Hobby (scrolling and snitching) zum Job werden, ausgezeichnet mit dem ELNET-Preis.
December 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Deutscher Investigativjournalismus à la Potter einfach minuziöseste Kontaktschuld. So kann die eigene Obsession mit unliebsamen Migrant:innen und Juden vom Hobby (scrolling and snitching) zum Job werden, ausgezeichnet mit dem ELNET-Preis.
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On January 1, 1804, revolutionaries established the independent country of Haiti, the first nation to permanently ban slavery. As we begin a year engulfed by the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, it’s worth reading the Haitian Declaration of Independence in full. 🇭🇹
January 1, 2026 at 1:04 PM
On January 1, 1804, revolutionaries established the independent country of Haiti, the first nation to permanently ban slavery. As we begin a year engulfed by the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, it’s worth reading the Haitian Declaration of Independence in full. 🇭🇹
give it Tony Pulis til the end of the season
hell yeah Chelsea is briefing now and it is spectacular
"In addition, he has increasingly avoided wearing club tracksuits, opting instead for his own clothing." www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
"In addition, he has increasingly avoided wearing club tracksuits, opting instead for his own clothing." www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Enzo Maresco: Why Chelsea manager is really under pressure
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca needs results to improve but issues off the pitch are adding to the pressure, BBC Sport's Nizaar Kinsella explains.
www.bbc.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
give it Tony Pulis til the end of the season
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Brilliant article that not only paints a more honest picture of this human rights defender but puts our right wing press to shame. The arc of this story proves their willingness to foreground racist far right activists’ propaganda.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein
I have no interest in defending his social media posts, but calls to strip the newly freed activist of British citizenship pile torment on top of torture, says Naomi Klein, Guardian US columnist and c...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Brilliant article that not only paints a more honest picture of this human rights defender but puts our right wing press to shame. The arc of this story proves their willingness to foreground racist far right activists’ propaganda.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
amusing that a club so obsessed with its Class and History branding consistently scores such snide goals
December 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
amusing that a club so obsessed with its Class and History branding consistently scores such snide goals
I think the way the players around Gabriel celebrate that, turning towards the ref as they do so, suggest they know what’s up with the goal
December 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I think the way the players around Gabriel celebrate that, turning towards the ref as they do so, suggest they know what’s up with the goal
Tweets sent 15 years ago by a person who was then living in a different country and was not a British citizen, should make that person liable to prosecution, apparently.
December 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Tweets sent 15 years ago by a person who was then living in a different country and was not a British citizen, should make that person liable to prosecution, apparently.
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This latest shitshow is another reminder why Starmer needs to go - not in May but now. He is not willing or capable of playing the role of PM. He is vindicating the far-right and demoralising the left. He should be removed for being bad for the country not merely losing Labour elections
December 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This latest shitshow is another reminder why Starmer needs to go - not in May but now. He is not willing or capable of playing the role of PM. He is vindicating the far-right and demoralising the left. He should be removed for being bad for the country not merely losing Labour elections
In this day and age it does my head in that there are news and opinion articles which consist entirely of 'this person's tweets are controversial / objectionable', where the content of all of the contested tweets is not shared in full.
December 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
In this day and age it does my head in that there are news and opinion articles which consist entirely of 'this person's tweets are controversial / objectionable', where the content of all of the contested tweets is not shared in full.
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There should be literally no circumstances, ever, where citizenship is can be revoked. If you literally sign up to fight for an opposing army in a war, then we should prosecute you for treason not revoke citizenship
Hell, I'm not convinced we should revoke citizenship at all.
But certainly not for being a twat online.
But certainly not for being a twat online.
December 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
There should be literally no circumstances, ever, where citizenship is can be revoked. If you literally sign up to fight for an opposing army in a war, then we should prosecute you for treason not revoke citizenship
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Ah, what happened to the concerns about wasting police time over tweets?
It was all a long time ago and anyway, the BBC used to be racist too
December 29, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Ah, what happened to the concerns about wasting police time over tweets?