Tom Hawkins
@nekomatic.bsky.social
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Political commentators dribble the Ratcliffe story aimlessly around their own half. Politicians attempt well-intentioned passes but don’t land it in the box. It’s Barney Ronay, in the sport pages, who delivers it magnificently into the back of the net.
This is the best explainer I’ve seen on Ratcliffe’s motives for his racist outburst. We shouldn’t enter into any ‘debate’ on immigration on these terms. It’s a deeply dishonest and dangerous call to arms by cynical people who prioritise profit over everything else
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
February 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Political commentators dribble the Ratcliffe story aimlessly around their own half. Politicians attempt well-intentioned passes but don’t land it in the box. It’s Barney Ronay, in the sport pages, who delivers it magnificently into the back of the net.
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The piece that annoyed the non-existent culture secretary - you know what to do
(Outburst prompted by this piece: thecritic.co.uk/bring-back-d... )
Bring back DCMS | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
We are now a year and a half into Keir Starmer’s government. The Prime Minister said on Tuesday that 2026 would be the year voters would start to see results. But one thing is already clear: his…
thecritic.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 11:34 AM
The piece that annoyed the non-existent culture secretary - you know what to do
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Film people! Are there any good theoretical/critical studies of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl you would recommend?
February 12, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Film people! Are there any good theoretical/critical studies of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl you would recommend?
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Ratcliffe is, quite obviously, factually, morally & intellectually wrong about immigration. But his racist comments will be 'both-sided' everywhere because people who simply don't like seeing non-white faces aren't ashamed to say so anymore.
February 12, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Ratcliffe is, quite obviously, factually, morally & intellectually wrong about immigration. But his racist comments will be 'both-sided' everywhere because people who simply don't like seeing non-white faces aren't ashamed to say so anymore.
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I like that people describing the idea of liveable neighbourhoods and 15minute cities as "Orwellian" is correct, but not in the way they think
"We value speed more than human life. While our roads remain as they are, and present speeds are kept up, the slaughter will continue..."
—George Orwell, shown with his newly-adopted son, writing about hypocrisy of pedestrian-shaming "road safety" campaigns...in 1946.
—George Orwell, shown with his newly-adopted son, writing about hypocrisy of pedestrian-shaming "road safety" campaigns...in 1946.
February 11, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I like that people describing the idea of liveable neighbourhoods and 15minute cities as "Orwellian" is correct, but not in the way they think
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Am torn about this chart - it shows that despite the always defeatists talk, Europe and the EU in particular have stepped up for their security.
However, it also shows that the level of support is still notably smaller, and in consequence Ukraine has suffered.
However, it also shows that the level of support is still notably smaller, and in consequence Ukraine has suffered.
February 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Am torn about this chart - it shows that despite the always defeatists talk, Europe and the EU in particular have stepped up for their security.
However, it also shows that the level of support is still notably smaller, and in consequence Ukraine has suffered.
However, it also shows that the level of support is still notably smaller, and in consequence Ukraine has suffered.
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FOR THE RECORD: one year on, I lay out clearly how Elon Musk FRS has breached the @royalsociety.org’s code of conduct, why the Society’s failure to defend its values has been so damaging, & what they need do to recover their standing in the scientific community. occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2026/...
February 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
FOR THE RECORD: one year on, I lay out clearly how Elon Musk FRS has breached the @royalsociety.org’s code of conduct, why the Society’s failure to defend its values has been so damaging, & what they need do to recover their standing in the scientific community. occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2026/...
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Only 27 days to have your say over the future of the BBC! Don’t leave it to other people - take part!. You love it? You think it could be better? There’s something special you don’t want to lose? Tell the government! Closes Tuesday 10th March.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Government launches Charter Review to future-proof the BBC
The Culture Secretary has launched the once-in-a-decade review of the BBC’s Royal Charter with the aim of bolstering trust in the broadcaster and putting it on a sustainable financial footing.
www.gov.uk
February 11, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Only 27 days to have your say over the future of the BBC! Don’t leave it to other people - take part!. You love it? You think it could be better? There’s something special you don’t want to lose? Tell the government! Closes Tuesday 10th March.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
I got picked! Help me win a mug!
VIEWER'S COMPETITION SHORTLIST: we're posting two fave #ceefauxviewerscompetition entries each weekday and will count up the most likes/comments/reshares in 24 hours. 6/20 by @nekomatic.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 PM
I got picked! Help me win a mug!
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DoJ Identifies Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chair and CEO of DP World, which owns London Gateway and Southampton container ports as well as P&O Ferries, as the recipient of the “I loved the torture video” email from Jeffrey Epstein.
DOJ Identifies UAE Sultan Behind Epstein Email on Torture Video
Members of Congress are slowly pressuring the Justice Department to identify redacted names in the Epstein files.
newrepublic.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:26 PM
DoJ Identifies Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, chair and CEO of DP World, which owns London Gateway and Southampton container ports as well as P&O Ferries, as the recipient of the “I loved the torture video” email from Jeffrey Epstein.
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Honestly, flash back to 2023 when it was all "can't wait for a boring Labour government being boring with a boring PM"
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Honestly, flash back to 2023 when it was all "can't wait for a boring Labour government being boring with a boring PM"
Oooh we’re going to see Mahagonny
February 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Oooh we’re going to see Mahagonny
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Looks like today is a good news day! (crosses fingers tightly)
BREAKING: UK govt auction secures 4.9GW new solar at £65/MWh and 1.3GW new onshore wind at £72/MWh, 13% and 21% below the price cap respectively.
All due online by 2029.
All due online by 2029.
February 10, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Looks like today is a good news day! (crosses fingers tightly)
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Here's all the details on what are very significant announcements:
www.businessgreen.com/news/4525420...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4525418...
www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4525420...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4525418...
www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...
'A much needed surge in momentum': Green economy reacts to latest record clean power auction
Green economy stakeholders give warm welcome to government's latest clean energy auction results and release of much-anticipated Local Power Plan
www.businessgreen.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Here's all the details on what are very significant announcements:
www.businessgreen.com/news/4525420...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4525418...
www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4525420...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4525418...
www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...
A question on UTF-8 tabled by Zöe Franklin remained unanswered.
A question on #GreatWesternRailway #Overcrowding tabled by Zöe Franklin on 23-01-2026 has been answered by Keir Mather. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-23/108116
February 9, 2026 at 9:05 PM
A question on UTF-8 tabled by Zöe Franklin remained unanswered.
This is better than you think.
Mornington Crescent: a rant.
Or: how a goofy word game about train stations is the key to how devout causes can ruin people's ability to have a conversation.
Stand clear of the closing doors, let's begin.
1/18
Or: how a goofy word game about train stations is the key to how devout causes can ruin people's ability to have a conversation.
Stand clear of the closing doors, let's begin.
1/18
February 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This is better than you think.
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‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees
‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees
Exclusive: Labour peer, who came to UK as a refugee, says some ministers try to show they won’t ‘just do things because of their background’
Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, whose parents migrated to the UK from Pakistan, is facing the suggestion from a veteran Labour peer that she is “pulling up the drawbridge once inside” when considering the plight of refugee children trapped abroad.
Alf Dubs, who came to the UK aged six in 1939 fleeing the persecution of Jews in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, said the home secretary and other ministers had “kowtowed” to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK by preventing unaccompanied children from seeking refuge with UK-based family members. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
‘Pulling up the drawbridge’: Alf Dubs criticises Shabana Mahmood’s plans for child refugees
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So bleak that net zero, a decade old Conservative climate policy that is wholly inadequate in scope and ambition, is now too radical for parts of the Labour Party
February 8, 2026 at 9:46 PM
So bleak that net zero, a decade old Conservative climate policy that is wholly inadequate in scope and ambition, is now too radical for parts of the Labour Party
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"This is the hard truth I want to land: climate does not care what’s trending. It’s not interested in Jeffrey Epstein, Gaza, or Greenland. There is no algorithmic mercy. Physics is physics, and it is getting more abrupt."
#climatecrisis #ElNino #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-are-...
#climatecrisis #ElNino #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-are-...
If Epstein is Trending, Why Isn’t +1.7°C?
The news cycle has become a hall of mirrors: Epstein, Trumpism, war, outrage, retribution. A thousand scandals designed to keep us anxious, tribal, and tired. We have to hold multiple truths at once: ...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:57 AM
"This is the hard truth I want to land: climate does not care what’s trending. It’s not interested in Jeffrey Epstein, Gaza, or Greenland. There is no algorithmic mercy. Physics is physics, and it is getting more abrupt."
#climatecrisis #ElNino #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-are-...
#climatecrisis #ElNino #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-are-...
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If anyone who follows me knows of any decent support groups near Manchester for
+ people with early onset Alzheimers
+ *and* the youngish adult children that care for them
then LMK
+ people with early onset Alzheimers
+ *and* the youngish adult children that care for them
then LMK
February 8, 2026 at 8:39 AM
If anyone who follows me knows of any decent support groups near Manchester for
+ people with early onset Alzheimers
+ *and* the youngish adult children that care for them
then LMK
+ people with early onset Alzheimers
+ *and* the youngish adult children that care for them
then LMK
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Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
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Pressure increases on McSweeney: told that if he doesn't go soon, he'll be played by James Corden.
February 7, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Pressure increases on McSweeney: told that if he doesn't go soon, he'll be played by James Corden.
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February 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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One day the phrase popped into my head, "I have too much respect for myself and my own time" and I think I have engaged a lot less with this sort of content.
I don't think we have to engage properly with Matt Goodwin talking about birth rates, he's just trying to signal that he wants more white people, it's not really anything beyond that.
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 PM
One day the phrase popped into my head, "I have too much respect for myself and my own time" and I think I have engaged a lot less with this sort of content.