Martandelus (Cheez)
@martandelus.bsky.social
Hi, Nobody particulary special here. Just a UK bloke who is worried about the state of the world at the moment. I like all sorts really.
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Community helped me kill alcoholism, It don't cost nowt 2B nice.
https://www.youtube.com/@CH33ZGAM3Z
The true foe is the hidden hand of the ruling class, they were once invisible to us, now empowered, they have revealed who they really are. We mustn't get hung up on tribal allegiances, its the weapon they admitted they are using, we have to put our nation first.
February 10, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The true foe is the hidden hand of the ruling class, they were once invisible to us, now empowered, they have revealed who they really are. We mustn't get hung up on tribal allegiances, its the weapon they admitted they are using, we have to put our nation first.
You're spot on about this one, it is not going to be simple to cut through on this, but we're looking at master decievers, philanderers and plunderers. They've been twisting our institutions for all of our lives nearly. For some, these revelations will be painful, we must help people see the enemy.
February 10, 2026 at 6:42 PM
You're spot on about this one, it is not going to be simple to cut through on this, but we're looking at master decievers, philanderers and plunderers. They've been twisting our institutions for all of our lives nearly. For some, these revelations will be painful, we must help people see the enemy.
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Peter Mandelson's official role in Gordon Brown's government was actually not that far away from his unauthorised dealings with Jeffrey Epstein. This week's column digs up some inconvenient truths and suggests the problem is much deeper than we're told.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There is a lot of convenient amnesia about Peter Mandelson’s New Labour days. Let’s jog some memories | George Monbiot
Yes, he betrayed the national interest in his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein – but also in his sanctioned role as enabler of corporate power, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Peter Mandelson's official role in Gordon Brown's government was actually not that far away from his unauthorised dealings with Jeffrey Epstein. This week's column digs up some inconvenient truths and suggests the problem is much deeper than we're told.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I hope that they can find it in themselves to break the mold, so much is riding on it. It'll take some courage for Labour's leftist MP's to drive this one home, but it will be a mammoth of a task.
February 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I hope that they can find it in themselves to break the mold, so much is riding on it. It'll take some courage for Labour's leftist MP's to drive this one home, but it will be a mammoth of a task.
Don't get me wrong, this place is already pretty fucked at this point, there is limited scope for things to improve and that will start to show over time, but it can get worse too.
It sucks balls, big hairy ones at that. But, the abyss that may beckon is fucking deep. I don't think we want that.
It sucks balls, big hairy ones at that. But, the abyss that may beckon is fucking deep. I don't think we want that.
February 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Don't get me wrong, this place is already pretty fucked at this point, there is limited scope for things to improve and that will start to show over time, but it can get worse too.
It sucks balls, big hairy ones at that. But, the abyss that may beckon is fucking deep. I don't think we want that.
It sucks balls, big hairy ones at that. But, the abyss that may beckon is fucking deep. I don't think we want that.
We need them to hold their shit together and sort this, quickly.
If the pendulum swings the other day and the RW media has its own way, lets say a GE happens soon and not 2029 because of their campaign, then it's curtains for anything good that might possibly happen and sayonara to democracy.
If the pendulum swings the other day and the RW media has its own way, lets say a GE happens soon and not 2029 because of their campaign, then it's curtains for anything good that might possibly happen and sayonara to democracy.
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
We need them to hold their shit together and sort this, quickly.
If the pendulum swings the other day and the RW media has its own way, lets say a GE happens soon and not 2029 because of their campaign, then it's curtains for anything good that might possibly happen and sayonara to democracy.
If the pendulum swings the other day and the RW media has its own way, lets say a GE happens soon and not 2029 because of their campaign, then it's curtains for anything good that might possibly happen and sayonara to democracy.
This can't be said enough, as grim as things look right here and now, we still need the government to identify where it has gone wrong and evolve accordingly. It isn't about if we like or dislike the leader, its about maintaining a barrier between ourselves and perdition (Fascism)
Miliband's right
Miliband's right
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There we have it. To stand any chance, Starmer must:
- remove the Glasman 'Blue' cabal
- appoint soft left figures to Cabinet
- move away from the vile rhetorical stance on migrants and asylum, stop chasing Reform, and
- form actual progressive policies, communicate them, and deliver them.
There we have it. To stand any chance, Starmer must:
- remove the Glasman 'Blue' cabal
- appoint soft left figures to Cabinet
- move away from the vile rhetorical stance on migrants and asylum, stop chasing Reform, and
- form actual progressive policies, communicate them, and deliver them.
February 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This can't be said enough, as grim as things look right here and now, we still need the government to identify where it has gone wrong and evolve accordingly. It isn't about if we like or dislike the leader, its about maintaining a barrier between ourselves and perdition (Fascism)
Miliband's right
Miliband's right
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Starmer is in the death zone - there's only one way to save him inews.co.uk/opinion/star...
Starmer is in the death zone - there's only one way to save him
He's battered, mortally wounded, bleeding out - but also getting back on his feet
inews.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Starmer is in the death zone - there's only one way to save him inews.co.uk/opinion/star...
Its almost as if reality itself has been replaced with an alternate universe. This isn't even up is down and left is right. It's an exercise in denying observable truths that could make satire blush.
Tribalism will be this country's undoing.
Tribalism will be this country's undoing.
February 10, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Its almost as if reality itself has been replaced with an alternate universe. This isn't even up is down and left is right. It's an exercise in denying observable truths that could make satire blush.
Tribalism will be this country's undoing.
Tribalism will be this country's undoing.
I seriously don't understand how it is that even the scandal that has happened is equated with the above. Its nowhere near as bad and yes, it is terrible, evil and so much more.
There's a total lack of nuance, lack of balance and an open attempt to destroy the government that is blindingly obvious
There's a total lack of nuance, lack of balance and an open attempt to destroy the government that is blindingly obvious
February 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I seriously don't understand how it is that even the scandal that has happened is equated with the above. Its nowhere near as bad and yes, it is terrible, evil and so much more.
There's a total lack of nuance, lack of balance and an open attempt to destroy the government that is blindingly obvious
There's a total lack of nuance, lack of balance and an open attempt to destroy the government that is blindingly obvious
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I'm not going to block *everyone* who fails to understand this, but I will if the incomprehension is personalised & expressed aggressively or obnoxiously. In short, don't be cultish! x
Getting really tired of "this is all a media concoction"...
Starmer has the lowest approval rating of any PM in history bar Truss. Senior ministers are openly and unsubtly positioning. His Chief of Staff, Director of Comms and Cab Sec have all resigned on the same day.
I mean come on...
Starmer has the lowest approval rating of any PM in history bar Truss. Senior ministers are openly and unsubtly positioning. His Chief of Staff, Director of Comms and Cab Sec have all resigned on the same day.
I mean come on...
February 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
I'm not going to block *everyone* who fails to understand this, but I will if the incomprehension is personalised & expressed aggressively or obnoxiously. In short, don't be cultish! x
We really are living in a horrid age, the tories can literally kill more than half a million of us with Covid & Austerity combined (death toll continues for both even today, just saying), rob us all of money, our futures, our friends (through divisive culture wars). And still there is exactly this.
February 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
We really are living in a horrid age, the tories can literally kill more than half a million of us with Covid & Austerity combined (death toll continues for both even today, just saying), rob us all of money, our futures, our friends (through divisive culture wars). And still there is exactly this.
Metroid Dread is such a nice game, they knocked it out of the park with this one.
Turbo pads make mincemeat out of the demonic Yoshi himself. (aka. Kraid)
Not quite as elaborate as sequence breaking this fight (i suck at that). But nonetheless quite satisfying.
"They call me the tummy tickler" 😅
Turbo pads make mincemeat out of the demonic Yoshi himself. (aka. Kraid)
Not quite as elaborate as sequence breaking this fight (i suck at that). But nonetheless quite satisfying.
"They call me the tummy tickler" 😅
February 10, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Metroid Dread is such a nice game, they knocked it out of the park with this one.
Turbo pads make mincemeat out of the demonic Yoshi himself. (aka. Kraid)
Not quite as elaborate as sequence breaking this fight (i suck at that). But nonetheless quite satisfying.
"They call me the tummy tickler" 😅
Turbo pads make mincemeat out of the demonic Yoshi himself. (aka. Kraid)
Not quite as elaborate as sequence breaking this fight (i suck at that). But nonetheless quite satisfying.
"They call me the tummy tickler" 😅
I find it horribly dismaying and confusing because i'm on the square that it was all manufactured and i do believe that our politicians do know this too, yet we are saddled to the USA's drive to war in some way or the other and that sucks because the threat of Reform is hideous. It's exhausting.
February 10, 2026 at 9:35 AM
I find it horribly dismaying and confusing because i'm on the square that it was all manufactured and i do believe that our politicians do know this too, yet we are saddled to the USA's drive to war in some way or the other and that sucks because the threat of Reform is hideous. It's exhausting.
Same thing has happened in the USA too though, so its not something that's confined to just ourselves, it's been orchestrated from beyond the government benches. Its really shitty, i hate that war is a business model and that so many politicians are neck deep in it. I Wonder if it will ever stop...
February 10, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Same thing has happened in the USA too though, so its not something that's confined to just ourselves, it's been orchestrated from beyond the government benches. Its really shitty, i hate that war is a business model and that so many politicians are neck deep in it. I Wonder if it will ever stop...
Despite of the evidence of eyes and ears that ICE is a PMC too, that Reform want it here too. Its a bit of a noggin-scratcher.
The shift in 40 years has been profound and militarism has infected parties that were once the vehicle of the left too, gotta be these junk tanks driving it.
The shift in 40 years has been profound and militarism has infected parties that were once the vehicle of the left too, gotta be these junk tanks driving it.
February 10, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Despite of the evidence of eyes and ears that ICE is a PMC too, that Reform want it here too. Its a bit of a noggin-scratcher.
The shift in 40 years has been profound and militarism has infected parties that were once the vehicle of the left too, gotta be these junk tanks driving it.
The shift in 40 years has been profound and militarism has infected parties that were once the vehicle of the left too, gotta be these junk tanks driving it.
Fair comment, something bothers me about today's RW (of all flavours). Its this warped drive to militarism, as i understand it, the right used to be big-style anti-war and this would be the deal breaker for them too, but yet, Farage too has an association with the MEF (Middle East Forum).
February 10, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Fair comment, something bothers me about today's RW (of all flavours). Its this warped drive to militarism, as i understand it, the right used to be big-style anti-war and this would be the deal breaker for them too, but yet, Farage too has an association with the MEF (Middle East Forum).
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1. Many here seem bemused by the anger and disappointment this government attracts. Please bear with me while I try to explain it.
Let’s begin with Gaza. Starmer’s complicity is one of the major reasons so many people are disillusioned.
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Let’s begin with Gaza. Starmer’s complicity is one of the major reasons so many people are disillusioned.
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Is our Government Complicit in Genocide?
The Genocide Convention imposes obligations on states and individuals not just to punish the crime of genocide but to actively prevent it. Two years into the war in Gaza and over 20 months since th…
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February 10, 2026 at 7:31 AM
1. Many here seem bemused by the anger and disappointment this government attracts. Please bear with me while I try to explain it.
Let’s begin with Gaza. Starmer’s complicity is one of the major reasons so many people are disillusioned.
rethinkingsecurityorguk.wpcomstaging.com/2025/10/07/i...
🧵
Let’s begin with Gaza. Starmer’s complicity is one of the major reasons so many people are disillusioned.
rethinkingsecurityorguk.wpcomstaging.com/2025/10/07/i...
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Then there is how that affects ourselves, because of the mistakes and scandals this misplaced trust produces, it harms our perceptions of them and we can definitely see it, it's widespread. Because of several years of meltdown, its began to fester, so its also understandable that resent exists.
February 10, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Then there is how that affects ourselves, because of the mistakes and scandals this misplaced trust produces, it harms our perceptions of them and we can definitely see it, it's widespread. Because of several years of meltdown, its began to fester, so its also understandable that resent exists.
See, i'm neutral about this...I think the democratic crisis is about trust, there's the vetting on part of governments, either tory or labour and that they place too much trust in their procedures, the "good chap" theory of governance is probably the mindset. It left them weak against mavericks.
February 10, 2026 at 7:25 AM
See, i'm neutral about this...I think the democratic crisis is about trust, there's the vetting on part of governments, either tory or labour and that they place too much trust in their procedures, the "good chap" theory of governance is probably the mindset. It left them weak against mavericks.
"We're so pro-choice that we'll force diseases on you against your will and we're so pro-life that we give microscopic organisms a loving home, cos we care that much....y'all know how it is"
Yep...that is a unique kind of stupid...
Yep...that is a unique kind of stupid...
ProLife protests turns super spreader for measles; a potentially fatal infection (though fatality potential is lesser in healthy ppl with strong immune systems). Many , especially on the right, don't believe in immunizations.
www.rawstory.com/march-for-li...
www.rawstory.com/march-for-li...
Right-wing pro-life march ends up being measles super spreader: health officials
Anti-abortion protesters who travelled to Washington, D.C. for the March for Life ended up at a measles super spreader-event, according to health officials.Thousands of pro-lifers came for the Jan. 23...
www.rawstory.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:59 AM
"We're so pro-choice that we'll force diseases on you against your will and we're so pro-life that we give microscopic organisms a loving home, cos we care that much....y'all know how it is"
Yep...that is a unique kind of stupid...
Yep...that is a unique kind of stupid...
Hung about to see if he was here to interact like a normal human being or just act like an interactive Daily Telegraph headline and yup, it was the latter, so blocked him/it, strange species, all they want to do is cause aggro and argue for zero reason other than "blah blah, the right are innocent"🤦♂️
February 9, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Hung about to see if he was here to interact like a normal human being or just act like an interactive Daily Telegraph headline and yup, it was the latter, so blocked him/it, strange species, all they want to do is cause aggro and argue for zero reason other than "blah blah, the right are innocent"🤦♂️
And distilled vampire farts....probably 🤮
February 9, 2026 at 7:54 PM
And distilled vampire farts....probably 🤮
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God Farage is a bore. He voted against improving workers’ rights. He doesn’t want us to have control over our lives. He demands that we live within the stifling confines of his stale old prejudices and resentments.
Fewer rights. Less protection. More exploitation.
That’s his plan for the rest of us.
Fewer rights. Less protection. More exploitation.
That’s his plan for the rest of us.
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
God Farage is a bore. He voted against improving workers’ rights. He doesn’t want us to have control over our lives. He demands that we live within the stifling confines of his stale old prejudices and resentments.
Fewer rights. Less protection. More exploitation.
That’s his plan for the rest of us.
Fewer rights. Less protection. More exploitation.
That’s his plan for the rest of us.
Jeez, that guy, if he had his own way, every worker would have shock collars, a barcode and be on a chaingang. It's nuts that so many would find this appealing, thats some kinda of wierd control fetish that they have. Its creepy as all fuck.
February 9, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Jeez, that guy, if he had his own way, every worker would have shock collars, a barcode and be on a chaingang. It's nuts that so many would find this appealing, thats some kinda of wierd control fetish that they have. Its creepy as all fuck.