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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 12h

The plot of Iron Man 3 had Ben Kingsley playing a part as a terror leader who is really an actor playing a part. I often think this is a more influential film than we give it credit.

a man with a beard is saying well i panicked but then i handled it .

ALT: a man with a beard is saying well i panicked but then i handled it .

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13h

I guess we know who is behind the writing some of these posts now.

Screenshot of a tweet from OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) on X. The tweet claims to show a close-up of a note that Secretary of State Marco Rubio handed to President Donald Trump during a White House roundtable. The text of the note allegedly reads, ‘Very close. We need you to approve a Truth Social post soon, so you can announce deal first.’ Below the tweet, a blurry photo shows a piece of White House stationery with partially legible handwriting and the words ‘Very close’ visible at the top.

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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 12h

Surely, if you solve one war in a foreign country, starting another one in your own country cancels it out?

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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 16h

We should be up to 128 participating countries by then, so no surprise if the WC finals spill into the following year.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 16h

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy.

Some thoughts from my new piece:

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We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 17h

"The consensus forged in the aftermath of World War II effectively closed with Jan. 6. What followed is the reemergence of older tendencies in American conservatism: protectionism, isolationism, and a growing hostility to pluralism and liberal democracy itself."
www.theunpopulist.net/p/is-a-liber...

Is a Liberal Realignment Emerging from the Rubble of MAGA Authoritarianism?

Democrats have an opportunity to champion a confident, forward-looking market liberalism given that the GOP has fully returned to its reactionary roots

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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 17h

If Antifa existed, and it had a leader, "Habeus Corpus" would make a decent nom de guerre.

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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 20h

"You can marry your sister but not if she was originally your brother", would've made a great follow-up debate for GBNews.

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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 21h

"Yes, she is still very much co-leader..."

a man with a mustache is standing next to two other men on a boat

ALT: a man with a mustache is standing next to two other men on a boat

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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 21h

She's the big shiny thing distracting from those in her party and in government who set up the VIP lane, and others who benefited.

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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 21h

They kneecapped the UK with Austerity and then Brexit, nearly finished it off with Trussian Economics, and don't seem to have had any insight into why that hasnt helped.

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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 21h

She's expendable - whether by her own hand or not, she fits the scapegoat role to a tee.

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 22h

Reform says one thing and does the opposite - this is not reforming our politics, it’s what we’ve come to expect after 14 years of Tory rule - is there really any difference between Reform and the Tories? I can’t see it.

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Kevin O’Connell @hibou2.bsky.social · 23h

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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 22h

This is where Michelle Mone may have one genuine grievance - they'll always happily find a scapegoat, preferably an outsider, as a way of drawing a line under wider corruption and incompetence. #r4today

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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 22h

He's treating the Nobel like a golfing prize he picks up every year at his own golf club.

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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 22h

Did Farage turn down Celebrity Traitors? #r4today

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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 22h

If he doesn't get the nod, he's going to let it slide next week and get on with his own war against Blue cities and states in the US, and possibly Venezuela.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 22h

Compiling a best to worse post-war Conservative party leadership board.

Ranking is based on how well they led and not on the basis of their politics, obviously
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Thatcher
Major
Cameron
Heath
Churchill
William Hague
May
Sunak
Johnson
Alec Douglas-Home
lain Duncan Smith
Eden
Badenoch
Truss

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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 22h

A list of Conservatives they passed over for leader would be useful for comparison - Heseltine, Ken Clarke, RA Butler, Whitelaw, even young Rory Stewart. For the self-styled party of patriotism, they've made some terrible choices for the UK.

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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 22h

During the early part of the 2016/17 season, a mysterious red and blue "Trump Daggers" flag started appearing regularly at Dagenham home games before the club banned it. Nowadays, it's clearly more pervasive and has more money behind it.

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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 22h

I wonder if he leant on him at all - the power relationship seems to be the reverse.

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 1d

Jordan’s rant is pure race-baiting confused disinformation.

Truly shocking & shameful to hear a BBC employee go off like this on air.

Thank you, Barry, for pushing back & standing up to the tedious angry bigotry that is being forced down our throats 👏👏👏👏

Barry Glendenning @barryglendenning.bsky.social · 2d

Simon Jordan on TalkSport, unchallenged yet again.

As a Talksport employee, I am embarrassed by this rebuttal of what Neville said. This moron pontificates without question. It is bonkers.

And yeah, i'll probably be sacked. Fuck it.

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"APPALLING STANCE!" Simon Jordan rages at "COWARD" Gary Neville after Union Jack REMOVAL admission!

YouTube video by talkSPORT

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 23h

Casually announcing plans to murder American citizens for wrongthink.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Peter Frankopan @peterfrankopan.bsky.social · 1d

Belarus rarely makes Western headlines — but it should this week.
A quiet move by the Trump administration has just handed Alexander Lukashenka, and indirectly Vladimir Putin, an unexpected gift.
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