IOC selling out to discovery has to be one of the most infuriating developments of sports broadcasting. Not being able to choose sports to watch is a travesty.
February 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
IOC selling out to discovery has to be one of the most infuriating developments of sports broadcasting. Not being able to choose sports to watch is a travesty.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
At this point we can only be saved by Angela Rayner. She’s probably the only person in PLP who can stick it to garage and his fascist cranks.
February 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
At this point we can only be saved by Angela Rayner. She’s probably the only person in PLP who can stick it to garage and his fascist cranks.
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Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
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statistically speaking (and based off the articles) it is a near certainty that thousands of people currently patrolling the streets in Minnesota are people who did not immediately believe the warnings of the left 10 years ago. I see very little criticism of *them* on here
Bluesky idea: if people who didn't agree with you change their opinions so that they do agree with you, why not be happy that you are making progress - rather than complaining that they are "only just catching up"?
January 26, 2026 at 1:47 PM
statistically speaking (and based off the articles) it is a near certainty that thousands of people currently patrolling the streets in Minnesota are people who did not immediately believe the warnings of the left 10 years ago. I see very little criticism of *them* on here
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I suspect this is what happens to parties when they give up mass membership. The Tory Party, once an integral part of British society, is almost entirely hollow. Its membership is tiny, ageing, almost nonexistent outside the south, and no longer much engaged in communities...
The usual pattern is for Labour to be permitted a term or two in office to allow an exhausted Tory party to renew itself. This is still happening, it's just that the renewed Tory party will be called Reform
It's the Ship of Theseus but all the original parts are being used to build a second, crappier ship.
January 26, 2026 at 1:21 PM
I suspect this is what happens to parties when they give up mass membership. The Tory Party, once an integral part of British society, is almost entirely hollow. Its membership is tiny, ageing, almost nonexistent outside the south, and no longer much engaged in communities...
I truly hope Zac stands in Gorton for the greens. He’ll win and parliament will be better with him as an MP in it.
January 26, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I truly hope Zac stands in Gorton for the greens. He’ll win and parliament will be better with him as an MP in it.
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Boycott the World Cup
Not a foot should be set in that country until the madness stops
Not a foot should be set in that country until the madness stops
January 25, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Boycott the World Cup
Not a foot should be set in that country until the madness stops
Not a foot should be set in that country until the madness stops
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
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Andy Burnham is not the Messiah. Andy Burnham is not the route back to "normalcy".
There's no way back, and there shouldn't be: if you'd been paying attention you'd not want to go back.
There's no way back, and there shouldn't be: if you'd been paying attention you'd not want to go back.
January 23, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Andy Burnham is not the Messiah. Andy Burnham is not the route back to "normalcy".
There's no way back, and there shouldn't be: if you'd been paying attention you'd not want to go back.
There's no way back, and there shouldn't be: if you'd been paying attention you'd not want to go back.
Andy burnham has never been or will be the answer for Labour. So they should do all women’s shortlist.
January 23, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Andy burnham has never been or will be the answer for Labour. So they should do all women’s shortlist.
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Why is it so hard for our democratic leaders to oppose fascism? Real question.
January 23, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Why is it so hard for our democratic leaders to oppose fascism? Real question.
Last year I finished war and peace. This year I’ve finished Lord of The Rings trilogy. This audiobook malarkey is pretty decent. It’s made books I’d never consider reading accessible. #booksky
January 22, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Last year I finished war and peace. This year I’ve finished Lord of The Rings trilogy. This audiobook malarkey is pretty decent. It’s made books I’d never consider reading accessible. #booksky
Homophobia in the commons chamber in 2026. Absolutely speechless
I was heckled by another MP while asking about inclusive relationship education in schools
Sickened but not really surprised that homophobia is alive and well on the bench behind me
'They're primary school kids' he says - as if no primary school kids have lesbian or gay parents!
Sickened but not really surprised that homophobia is alive and well on the bench behind me
'They're primary school kids' he says - as if no primary school kids have lesbian or gay parents!
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Homophobia in the commons chamber in 2026. Absolutely speechless
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American Anti-Fascists are fairly pathetic really. They’ve spent a decade protesting about things and calling them Fascist. Now faced with actual Fascism they’ve hardly reacted.
January 19, 2026 at 10:13 PM
American Anti-Fascists are fairly pathetic really. They’ve spent a decade protesting about things and calling them Fascist. Now faced with actual Fascism they’ve hardly reacted.
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Question for public opinion researchers/pollsters on here - is the link between actually observed crime and perceptions of crime weaker now than it used to be? Or are we just seeing and hearing more from those who believe crime is rising regardless of what's actually happening?
Looking forward to more extensive coverage of the civil war about to break out in our hellhole cities.
January 12, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Question for public opinion researchers/pollsters on here - is the link between actually observed crime and perceptions of crime weaker now than it used to be? Or are we just seeing and hearing more from those who believe crime is rising regardless of what's actually happening?
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Imagine if the Settle-Carlisle line got shut as Thatcher wanted. Trains like this couldn’t be diverted. #trainthreads
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Imagine if the Settle-Carlisle line got shut as Thatcher wanted. Trains like this couldn’t be diverted. #trainthreads
Enormously excited to go to Settle today to admire the novelty of Avanti West Coast services on the Settle to Carlisle line. This is my Roman Empire. #trains
January 3, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Enormously excited to go to Settle today to admire the novelty of Avanti West Coast services on the Settle to Carlisle line. This is my Roman Empire. #trains
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It’s exhausting and boring, but because the wilful misunderstanders will be out in force some of us are going to have to spend a lot of time saying:
No, we do not like or support Maduro.
We like and support the rule of law.
No, we do not like or support Maduro.
We like and support the rule of law.
Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
January 3, 2026 at 10:07 AM
It’s exhausting and boring, but because the wilful misunderstanders will be out in force some of us are going to have to spend a lot of time saying:
No, we do not like or support Maduro.
We like and support the rule of law.
No, we do not like or support Maduro.
We like and support the rule of law.
It’s people who say bullshit like this that are not English, rather than people not born here. Fuck off already. Racist bastards
December 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It’s people who say bullshit like this that are not English, rather than people not born here. Fuck off already. Racist bastards
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
Working in the NHS in not for the faint hearted. But December is always a wild ride
December 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Working in the NHS in not for the faint hearted. But December is always a wild ride