SimonB52
@simonb52.bsky.social
Socially Democratic Liberal, music lover & gardening half-wit
Culture & politics obsessive
Caning books on Trump & Putin, and it doesn’t look good
Sussex UK
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~ Bill Hicks
Culture & politics obsessive
Caning books on Trump & Putin, and it doesn’t look good
Sussex UK
“We’ve got a reader”😉
~ Bill Hicks
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Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Mine on today's appalling Trump social media post depicting the Obamas as primates in a jungle. For South Africa's Newzroom Afrika TV with Nhlanhla Sehume anchoring. (Courtesy: DStv405)
🎧: audioboom.com/posts/885831...
#trump #racism #newzroomafrika #socialmedia #obamas #uspolitics #midterms
🎧: audioboom.com/posts/885831...
#trump #racism #newzroomafrika #socialmedia #obamas #uspolitics #midterms
February 6, 2026 - After furious reaction, Trump belatedly removes racist video of Obamas from his social media account
Simon's live update on President Trump's reposting of a video depicting the Obamas as primates in a jungle. For South Africa's Newzroom Afrika TV. Courtesy DStv 405
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February 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Mine on today's appalling Trump social media post depicting the Obamas as primates in a jungle. For South Africa's Newzroom Afrika TV with Nhlanhla Sehume anchoring. (Courtesy: DStv405)
🎧: audioboom.com/posts/885831...
#trump #racism #newzroomafrika #socialmedia #obamas #uspolitics #midterms
🎧: audioboom.com/posts/885831...
#trump #racism #newzroomafrika #socialmedia #obamas #uspolitics #midterms
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After a power outage in November, my TV and my AppleTV stopped being friends and I had to use three remotes. After being in a box for a month, everything works.
February 5, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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Newly released files shed new light on Chomsky and Epstein relationship www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Newly released files shed new light on Chomsky and Epstein relationship
Latest communications undermine Chomsky’s earlier claims that he primarily had financial dealings with Epstein
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Newly released files shed new light on Chomsky and Epstein relationship www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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This is a truly timeless piece... harpers.org/archive/1941...
February 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
This is a truly timeless piece... harpers.org/archive/1941...
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Mine on tonight's stunning news about the closure of the Kennedy Center by the Philistine-in-Chief. With @nickabbot.bsky.social on the UK's @lbc.co.uk
🎧: audioboom.com/posts/885560...
#KennedyCenter #trump #news #ICE #noem #minneapolis #philistines #simonmarks #lbc
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#KennedyCenter #trump #news #ICE #noem #minneapolis #philistines #simonmarks #lbc
February 1, 2026 - AS IT BROKE: Trump announces closure of "Trump-Kennedy Center", after array of top stars pull out
Simon's live update for LBC's Sunday night / Monday morning programme with Nick Abbot. Listen to Simon's weekly update at 1245am.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Mine on tonight's stunning news about the closure of the Kennedy Center by the Philistine-in-Chief. With @nickabbot.bsky.social on the UK's @lbc.co.uk
🎧: audioboom.com/posts/885560...
#KennedyCenter #trump #news #ICE #noem #minneapolis #philistines #simonmarks #lbc
🎧: audioboom.com/posts/885560...
#KennedyCenter #trump #news #ICE #noem #minneapolis #philistines #simonmarks #lbc
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Russian state terrorism. Some lunatic draws a knife on a train governments cry out about the threat of terror. Russia killing an entire nation and governments remain quiet. Media seem to have forgotten Ukraine altogether.
Widespread power outages in Kyiv, across Ukraine, and into much of Moldova - the entire Ukrainian national grid has come under severe strain due to freezing temperatures, heavy demand and damage from attacks. In Kyiv, no electric transport, and we have no heating or water either.
January 31, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Russian state terrorism. Some lunatic draws a knife on a train governments cry out about the threat of terror. Russia killing an entire nation and governments remain quiet. Media seem to have forgotten Ukraine altogether.
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Matt Goodwin once wrote that Britain is ruled by a ‘woke elite’ that comprises *as much as 25 per cent of the population*
If you want to watch an expert take down of this canard, @samfriedman.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale is very good
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-really...
If you want to watch an expert take down of this canard, @samfriedman.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale is very good
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-really...
Who really rules Britain?
I talked to Sam Friedman about Britain’s elite - and its political power
democracyforsale.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Matt Goodwin once wrote that Britain is ruled by a ‘woke elite’ that comprises *as much as 25 per cent of the population*
If you want to watch an expert take down of this canard, @samfriedman.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale is very good
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-really...
If you want to watch an expert take down of this canard, @samfriedman.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale is very good
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-really...
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LATEST SUBSTACK: Why does Kemi Badenoch want…fewer voters? And what does it tell us about the British party system?
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Good Luck Daily: Kemi Badenoch wants fewer voters
What her speech told us about the fragmentation of politics
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January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
LATEST SUBSTACK: Why does Kemi Badenoch want…fewer voters? And what does it tell us about the British party system?
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Over 40,000 protestors killed in Iran reports suggest. Why is there no the same level of outrage about this as there is (and should be) over similar fatalities in Gaza? Is it just lack of access to media?
January 28, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Over 40,000 protestors killed in Iran reports suggest. Why is there no the same level of outrage about this as there is (and should be) over similar fatalities in Gaza? Is it just lack of access to media?
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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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🚨"YOU'RE ALL UNDER ARREST" An ominous announcement can be heard on border patrol's radio just moments after their agents THREW Status Coup's reporter Tina-Desiree Berg, and deployed tear and flash bang grenades at the press indiscriminately.⬇️
January 26, 2026 at 8:06 PM
🚨"YOU'RE ALL UNDER ARREST" An ominous announcement can be heard on border patrol's radio just moments after their agents THREW Status Coup's reporter Tina-Desiree Berg, and deployed tear and flash bang grenades at the press indiscriminately.⬇️
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CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
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If it is fascism now it was fascism then but if you were wrong no need to pause to make a special effort to admit your error -- we don't have that much time now, please act right away, get organized, and then tell your followers what you are doing to stop fascism and what they too can do.
January 25, 2026 at 8:33 PM
If it is fascism now it was fascism then but if you were wrong no need to pause to make a special effort to admit your error -- we don't have that much time now, please act right away, get organized, and then tell your followers what you are doing to stop fascism and what they too can do.
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In the early 1930s the SA was roughing people up, creating chaos in neighborhoods, seeking to terrorize with the occasional killing. By the late 1930s it had been supplanted by the SS, which was much better trained.
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 25, 2026 at 3:50 PM
In the early 1930s the SA was roughing people up, creating chaos in neighborhoods, seeking to terrorize with the occasional killing. By the late 1930s it had been supplanted by the SS, which was much better trained.
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
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Looking at the video footage so far I think its questionable whether he was armed at the moment he was killed.
Even presuming this is true, possessing a gun is completely legal if he had the appropriate permit. They're not even claiming he pulled it or brandished it, just that he had one. That's no reason to execute someone.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Looking at the video footage so far I think its questionable whether he was armed at the moment he was killed.
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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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So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
Noem's lies are mind blowing: "This individual attacked those officers, had a weapon on him and multiple, dozens of rounds of ammunition, wishing to inflict harm on these officers, coming, brandishing like that.
January 24, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
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Please reshare the below post, unfortunately some accounts with lots of followers have reposted the false claim and loads of people are falling for it.
I'm seeing people mistakenly claim the gun photo was posted before today, but its just how Google sometimes dates images based on the original date of the thread its posted in, not when it was posted. The photo was posted an hour ago in this 5 day old thread
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January 24, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Please reshare the below post, unfortunately some accounts with lots of followers have reposted the false claim and loads of people are falling for it.
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A DHS statement claimed “an individual approached US Border Patrol officers” with “a handgun” in the Alex Pretti shooting incident. A Bellingcat analysis of the footage appears to show that a gun was taken away from where Pretti was situated by an agent just before the first shot was fired.
January 24, 2026 at 10:54 PM
We're posting updated analysis in this thread
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