TrueGoode
@truegoode.bsky.social
Socialist not Sociopath
'Cosmopolitan North', England.
'Cosmopolitan North', England.
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My colleague reviewed a paper for the journal Climate and discovered it has been written by AI (citations that didn’t exist). Not only did the journal keep the paper, they asked her to re-review it. We are so cooked.
December 10, 2025 at 4:23 AM
My colleague reviewed a paper for the journal Climate and discovered it has been written by AI (citations that didn’t exist). Not only did the journal keep the paper, they asked her to re-review it. We are so cooked.
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Fascinating to talk to Lord Heseltine for an in-depth chat about how his visit to Liverpool after the Toxteth riots in 1981 changed his career and his life.
He also slammed Farage and any Conservative following his "populist, prejudiced' playbook
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He also slammed Farage and any Conservative following his "populist, prejudiced' playbook
This is a subscriber only piece 👇
Heseltine: Three days in Liverpool changed me forever
The former deputy prime minister on our city, Nigel Farage and a warning to the Tories
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Fascinating to talk to Lord Heseltine for an in-depth chat about how his visit to Liverpool after the Toxteth riots in 1981 changed his career and his life.
He also slammed Farage and any Conservative following his "populist, prejudiced' playbook
This is a subscriber only piece 👇
He also slammed Farage and any Conservative following his "populist, prejudiced' playbook
This is a subscriber only piece 👇
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Thanks to everyone (especially @adambarnett.bsky.social) for the suggestions. There were so many pro-Putin statements by Farage, we turned them into a Griftmas Advent Calendar bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
December 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Thanks to everyone (especially @adambarnett.bsky.social) for the suggestions. There were so many pro-Putin statements by Farage, we turned them into a Griftmas Advent Calendar bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
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German institutions (finally) leaving X in droves. Time for gov.UK to do the same.
Wer sich selbst als Demokrat_in versteht, hat auf X längst nichts mehr zu suchen. Die Anwesenheit von dt. Politiker_innen aus dem demokratischen Spektrum legitimiert 1 Plattform, auf der Demokratiefeind_innen Hass, Hetze & Fakes feiern. Schluss damit! Deshalb hab ich soeben dies unterzeichnet! #eXit
Keine Macht für Oligarchen: Bundesregierung endlich runter von X
Staatliche Kommunikation ist keine gewöhnliche Werbung, sondern Teil der demokratischen Grundversorgung. Wenn Regierung und Behörden sich an Plattformen binden, die Hass, Desinformation und intranspar...
weact.campact.de
December 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
German institutions (finally) leaving X in droves. Time for gov.UK to do the same.
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This image is from 1952. When 🇪🇺 Unity was not just an ideal, but a need.
And still It. It illustrated the first speech of Jean Monnet as President of the High Authority (predecesor of the European Commission).
www.linkedin.com/posts/pablop...
And still It. It illustrated the first speech of Jean Monnet as President of the High Authority (predecesor of the European Commission).
www.linkedin.com/posts/pablop...
This image is from 1952. | Pablo Pérez Armenteros
This image is from 1952. When EU unity was not just an ideal, it was a necessity. And still is.
The image illustrated Jean Monnet first speech as President of the High Authority (the predecesor of th...
www.linkedin.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
This image is from 1952. When 🇪🇺 Unity was not just an ideal, but a need.
And still It. It illustrated the first speech of Jean Monnet as President of the High Authority (predecesor of the European Commission).
www.linkedin.com/posts/pablop...
And still It. It illustrated the first speech of Jean Monnet as President of the High Authority (predecesor of the European Commission).
www.linkedin.com/posts/pablop...
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This episode of @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social presented by @zoegrunewald.bsky.social is an absolute must listen, and goes into brilliant detail about the degradation of the narratives we hear these days and the influence of social media, especially the cesspit known as X.
Lost in the Far-Right Funhouse – How bots and fakes create a false, angry Britain
Podcast Episode · Oh God, What Now? · 09/12/2025 · 1h 2m
podcasts.apple.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
This episode of @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social presented by @zoegrunewald.bsky.social is an absolute must listen, and goes into brilliant detail about the degradation of the narratives we hear these days and the influence of social media, especially the cesspit known as X.
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Musk and Trump hate the EU for the same reasons Farage and Putin hate it. It stands for civil rights, the rule of law, and regulation of oligarchs
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Musk and Trump hate the EU for the same reasons Farage and Putin hate it. It stands for civil rights, the rule of law, and regulation of oligarchs
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Anyone remember when Keir Starmer got free tickets to the footy and everyone kicked off?
December 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Anyone remember when Keir Starmer got free tickets to the footy and everyone kicked off?
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We always suspected the Falklands war was about oil. 46 years later it may finally come true! bit.ly/3KLqcPk
First Falklands oil field could be ready for drilling in 2028
Navitas Petroleum says $1.7 billion project is on the cusp of getting the go-ahead, 15 years after it was discovered
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We always suspected the Falklands war was about oil. 46 years later it may finally come true! bit.ly/3KLqcPk
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Police investigating claims that ReformUK leader spent more than the law allowed to win Clacton seat in 2024 election bit.ly/4aBItJk Reform’s response is that whistleblower kept sex toys in the office and in any case it is too late for a prosecution
Reform UK investigated by police over claims it broke election laws
Nigel Farage’s party has been accused by a whistleblower of failing to declare thousands of pounds of spending during its general election campaign
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Police investigating claims that ReformUK leader spent more than the law allowed to win Clacton seat in 2024 election bit.ly/4aBItJk Reform’s response is that whistleblower kept sex toys in the office and in any case it is too late for a prosecution
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Although some of these amounts for individual MPs are large, the average over 650 MPs is £461.50 so clearly some take nothing, others very little. bit.ly/48Y0mkg But the headline plays into a world view of corrupt politicians which generally, really we don’t have.
From football tickets to gigs, MPs accept £300,000 of gifts in a year
Anti-corruption campaigners have raised fresh concerns that such freebies may affect the decision making of politicians
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Although some of these amounts for individual MPs are large, the average over 650 MPs is £461.50 so clearly some take nothing, others very little. bit.ly/48Y0mkg But the headline plays into a world view of corrupt politicians which generally, really we don’t have.
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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So this week shall I write about how killing unarmed civilians is murder or about how unwise it would be to limit the human right against torture.
Western liberal democracies in 2025.
Western liberal democracies in 2025.
December 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
So this week shall I write about how killing unarmed civilians is murder or about how unwise it would be to limit the human right against torture.
Western liberal democracies in 2025.
Western liberal democracies in 2025.
Liverpool
Dazzle 'Ferry Cross the Mersey'
(From Liverpool Echo)
Dazzle 'Ferry Cross the Mersey'
(From Liverpool Echo)
December 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Liverpool
Dazzle 'Ferry Cross the Mersey'
(From Liverpool Echo)
Dazzle 'Ferry Cross the Mersey'
(From Liverpool Echo)
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People should note that Voloshyn tried to disguise Gill’s bribes as ‘media payments’
Do we know how much Farage received for his regular appearance on RT/Russia Today around the time of Brexit?
Do we know how much Farage received for his regular appearance on RT/Russia Today around the time of Brexit?
Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
People should note that Voloshyn tried to disguise Gill’s bribes as ‘media payments’
Do we know how much Farage received for his regular appearance on RT/Russia Today around the time of Brexit?
Do we know how much Farage received for his regular appearance on RT/Russia Today around the time of Brexit?
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For someone who is “no apologist” for Farage’s racism, Trevor Phillips sure produces a lot of apologies. Two of them are far more pernicious than just the usual Whataboutery though:
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Is Nigel Farage racist? There’s a more urgent question
Reform leader’s schooldays were a different age and pale compared with the failure to protect minority children today
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM
For someone who is “no apologist” for Farage’s racism, Trevor Phillips sure produces a lot of apologies. Two of them are far more pernicious than just the usual Whataboutery though:
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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Dazzle Ships in Drydock, Liverpool, 1919, painting by Edward Wadsworth. Dazzle camouflage was created in WW1 to protect British ships from German artillery, making it difficult to estimate speed and direction. Wadsworth supervised design of camouflage patterns. #NorthernArt
December 8, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Dazzle Ships in Drydock, Liverpool, 1919, painting by Edward Wadsworth. Dazzle camouflage was created in WW1 to protect British ships from German artillery, making it difficult to estimate speed and direction. Wadsworth supervised design of camouflage patterns. #NorthernArt
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I feel compelled to write a review thread 🧵 for The Liz Truss Show because in the madness of the content, other aspects - vital aspects - are being missed.
1. The Aesthetics
Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/
1. The Aesthetics
Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/
December 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I feel compelled to write a review thread 🧵 for The Liz Truss Show because in the madness of the content, other aspects - vital aspects - are being missed.
1. The Aesthetics
Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/
1. The Aesthetics
Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/
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I mean, we only have to look back a few years to understand why Farage won’t apologise for his Neo Nazi school days
Nigel Farage given standing ovation at German far-right AfD election rally in 2017
news.sky.com/story/farage...
Nigel Farage given standing ovation at German far-right AfD election rally in 2017
news.sky.com/story/farage...
Nigel Farage given standing ovation at German far-right AfD election rally
The former UKIP leader says the key poll challengers are refusing to discuss Brexit as it is a "huge embarrassment" to the EU.
news.sky.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I mean, we only have to look back a few years to understand why Farage won’t apologise for his Neo Nazi school days
Nigel Farage given standing ovation at German far-right AfD election rally in 2017
news.sky.com/story/farage...
Nigel Farage given standing ovation at German far-right AfD election rally in 2017
news.sky.com/story/farage...
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Labour are committed to getting some money back. But I want to see measures put in place to stop corruption in our future Governments. Tax Payers should be protected from incompetence and wilful theft from people in power.
December 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Labour are committed to getting some money back. But I want to see measures put in place to stop corruption in our future Governments. Tax Payers should be protected from incompetence and wilful theft from people in power.
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On @lbc.co.uk £800m to get 1m NEETS into work, good use of your taxes? Should UK follow Australia and ban U16s from social media? And if standing up to bullies doesn’t work what does? 0345 6060973 x
December 7, 2025 at 6:53 AM
On @lbc.co.uk £800m to get 1m NEETS into work, good use of your taxes? Should UK follow Australia and ban U16s from social media? And if standing up to bullies doesn’t work what does? 0345 6060973 x
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EXC: Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer a massive £10.9 billion. Government sources say checks were "so lax they may as well have left the door wide open", allowing fraudsters to fleece the public purse with ease
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
EXC: Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer a massive £10.9 billion. Government sources say checks were "so lax they may as well have left the door wide open", allowing fraudsters to fleece the public purse with ease
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
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Thread on the huge shift in US policy towards Russia visible in the new National Security Strategy - the biggest change since the collapse of the USSR. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Thread on the huge shift in US policy towards Russia visible in the new National Security Strategy - the biggest change since the collapse of the USSR. 🧵