Rafael Behr
@rafaelbehr.bsky.social
Political columnist, The Guardian
Author, Politics, A Survivor's Guide
Website: https://rafaelbehr.com/
Author, Politics, A Survivor's Guide
Website: https://rafaelbehr.com/
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“Enshittification” is the word of the moment. It’s the reason Google is all ads and Amazon serves you crappy overpriced products. Cory Doctorow, who coined the term, joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @rafaelbehr.bsky.social to discuss how we can combat it ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
“Enshittification” is the word of the moment. It’s the reason Google is all ads and Amazon serves you crappy overpriced products. Cory Doctorow, who coined the term, joins @nndroid.bsky.social and @rafaelbehr.bsky.social to discuss how we can combat it ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod
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At my funeral I want the priest to read out a long bit about how much I loved darts. I don’t love darts but my family and friends will be like “wow we never really knew him”.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
At my funeral I want the priest to read out a long bit about how much I loved darts. I don’t love darts but my family and friends will be like “wow we never really knew him”.
Recorded v early this morning. I think you can probably hear the caffeine kick in ~10mins in.
🚨Start Your Week🚨
It’s a big week for Starmer and Reeves as the Budget looms. How’s it going to go down? @rafaelbehr.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social discuss this and other news to look out for this week.
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It’s a big week for Starmer and Reeves as the Budget looms. How’s it going to go down? @rafaelbehr.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social discuss this and other news to look out for this week.
Spotify 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/5LIz...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Recorded v early this morning. I think you can probably hear the caffeine kick in ~10mins in.
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It’s like Brewster’s Millions but for giving away votes
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It’s like Brewster’s Millions but for giving away votes
I have a limitless appetite for Beatles alt takes and outtakes anyway, but in era of AI-generated music I’m finding the new Anthology release especially poignant as reminder of how humans create things, collaboratively, iteratively, being silly, making mistakes …
November 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I have a limitless appetite for Beatles alt takes and outtakes anyway, but in era of AI-generated music I’m finding the new Anthology release especially poignant as reminder of how humans create things, collaboratively, iteratively, being silly, making mistakes …
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Compilations of 15 second Sora videos posted on accounts like this are already doing big numbers, along with Sora generated rage bait. Legislation should require AI detection tools to be an integral part of the posting process, and tag likely AI generated posts and lower their algorithmic ranking.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Compilations of 15 second Sora videos posted on accounts like this are already doing big numbers, along with Sora generated rage bait. Legislation should require AI detection tools to be an integral part of the posting process, and tag likely AI generated posts and lower their algorithmic ranking.
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“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
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This (from: www.ft.com/content/75ce...) is something you can *feel* if you are in the UK, especially if you've experienced living abroad. But infuriatingly successive governments and our entire media are somehow absolutely committed to suggesting anyone who wants to change this is the devil...
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
This (from: www.ft.com/content/75ce...) is something you can *feel* if you are in the UK, especially if you've experienced living abroad. But infuriatingly successive governments and our entire media are somehow absolutely committed to suggesting anyone who wants to change this is the devil...
Late equaliser for humanity in match against AI.
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Late equaliser for humanity in match against AI.
6 music playing Stone Roses first album in its entirety this morning is not exactly helping this middle aged Gen Xer resist the aching undertow of nostalgia for late 20th Century.
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 AM
6 music playing Stone Roses first album in its entirety this morning is not exactly helping this middle aged Gen Xer resist the aching undertow of nostalgia for late 20th Century.
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The Covid inquiry’s findings are shocking but unsurprising now, so the main thing it left me thinking is that without a vaccine we wd’ve been utterly screwed. & if you worked round the clock to make a thing that saved millions of lives globally, to see that legacy trashed by anti-vaxxers…
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Covid inquiry’s findings are shocking but unsurprising now, so the main thing it left me thinking is that without a vaccine we wd’ve been utterly screwed. & if you worked round the clock to make a thing that saved millions of lives globally, to see that legacy trashed by anti-vaxxers…
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🚨ICYMI🚨 Is Trump starting to lose? @mollyjongfast.bsky.social, @nndroid.bsky.social & @rafaelbehr.bsky.social discuss 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#Trump #DonaldTrump #uspolitics #podcast
#Trump #DonaldTrump #uspolitics #podcast
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨ICYMI🚨 Is Trump starting to lose? @mollyjongfast.bsky.social, @nndroid.bsky.social & @rafaelbehr.bsky.social discuss 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#Trump #DonaldTrump #uspolitics #podcast
#Trump #DonaldTrump #uspolitics #podcast
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On Labour MPs in a dark place. Featuring King Lear. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer’s squandering of a historic election victory is a tragedy nearing its finale | Rafael Behr
The tactics that gave Labour its huge majority in 2024 were no preparation for government – and the prime minister has proved he has nothing more to offer, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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November 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
On Labour MPs in a dark place. Featuring King Lear. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Yes, it's the latest Politics Weekly UK, a rich & questioning chatfest with me, @kiranstacey.bsky.social, @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social & @rafaelbehr.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
How dangerous are Labour’s asylum plans?
Podcast Episode · Politics Weekly UK · 19/11/2025 · 31m
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November 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Yes, it's the latest Politics Weekly UK, a rich & questioning chatfest with me, @kiranstacey.bsky.social, @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social & @rafaelbehr.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
On Labour MPs in a dark place. Featuring King Lear. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer’s squandering of a historic election victory is a tragedy nearing its finale | Rafael Behr
The tactics that gave Labour its huge majority in 2024 were no preparation for government – and the prime minister has proved he has nothing more to offer, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
On Labour MPs in a dark place. Featuring King Lear. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🚨ICYMI🚨 @mollyjongfast.bsky.social joins @nndroid.bsky.social & @rafaelbehr.bsky.social to discuss the Trump and his rapidly fading popularity. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#Trump #DonaldTrump #uspolitics #podcast
#Trump #DonaldTrump #uspolitics #podcast
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨ICYMI🚨 @mollyjongfast.bsky.social joins @nndroid.bsky.social & @rafaelbehr.bsky.social to discuss the Trump and his rapidly fading popularity. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#Trump #DonaldTrump #uspolitics #podcast
#Trump #DonaldTrump #uspolitics #podcast
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This description very much sums up what people who support Trump mean by "respect the office."
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This description very much sums up what people who support Trump mean by "respect the office."
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Deface The Nation – Is Trump starting to lose? @mollyjongfast.bsky.social joins @nndroid.bsky.social & @rafaelbehr.bsky.social to discuss the teetering tyrant and the damage he will leave. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#Trump #DonaldTrump #uspolitics #podcast
#Trump #DonaldTrump #uspolitics #podcast
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Deface The Nation – Is Trump starting to lose? @mollyjongfast.bsky.social joins @nndroid.bsky.social & @rafaelbehr.bsky.social to discuss the teetering tyrant and the damage he will leave. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
#Trump #DonaldTrump #uspolitics #podcast
#Trump #DonaldTrump #uspolitics #podcast
Handy primer on how the politics of Danish approach to asylum played out in the actual Denmark ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
ukandeu.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Handy primer on how the politics of Danish approach to asylum played out in the actual Denmark ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...
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Gov will tear us apart – Start Your Week with @rafaelbehr.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social. Starmer’s position remains in question after a week of chaos and the announcement of controversial new asylum plans. Can the narrative shift? Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
#ukpolitics #Starmer
#ukpolitics #Starmer
November 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Gov will tear us apart – Start Your Week with @rafaelbehr.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social. Starmer’s position remains in question after a week of chaos and the announcement of controversial new asylum plans. Can the narrative shift? Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
#ukpolitics #Starmer
#ukpolitics #Starmer
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🚨ICYMI🚨 Weekly wrap-up with @jacobjarvis.bsky.social and @rafaelbehr.bsky.social: Starmer’s briefing war with Wes Streeting, unpacking the latest revelations from the Epstein files, & asking the big question: could the BBC survive a billion dollar lawsuit from Donald Trump? 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🚨ICYMI🚨 Weekly wrap-up with @jacobjarvis.bsky.social and @rafaelbehr.bsky.social: Starmer’s briefing war with Wes Streeting, unpacking the latest revelations from the Epstein files, & asking the big question: could the BBC survive a billion dollar lawsuit from Donald Trump? 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
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Everything to fear, including fear itself
November 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Everything to fear, including fear itself
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Today on The Weekly-Wrap Up, @jacobjarvis.bsky.social and @rafaelbehr.bsky.social dig into Starmer’s briefing war with Wes Streeting, unpack the latest revelations from the Epstein files, & ask the big question: could the BBC survive a billion dollar lawsuit from Donald Trump? 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Today on The Weekly-Wrap Up, @jacobjarvis.bsky.social and @rafaelbehr.bsky.social dig into Starmer’s briefing war with Wes Streeting, unpack the latest revelations from the Epstein files, & ask the big question: could the BBC survive a billion dollar lawsuit from Donald Trump? 👉 linktr.ee/bunker_pod
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TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence!
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
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Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
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November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence!
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
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On broken prisons, a besieged BBC and the problem of collective politics in a climate of mistrust www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s a missing link in British public life – and it underpins crises from the BBC to our prisons | Rafael Behr
A declining sense of collective identity is corroding trust in our institutions and undermining democratic politics, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
On broken prisons, a besieged BBC and the problem of collective politics in a climate of mistrust www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...