An essential precondition for authoritarianism is the neutering of sources of real news.
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Who remembers the video published by Govey’s daughter of him lying asleep on a sofa whilst she made vomit inducing gestures (relating to him) 🤮
It’s bad enough half the country hating you, but when your own daughter suggests she does - maybe it’s time to take a good look at yourself …
#r4today
It’s bad enough half the country hating you, but when your own daughter suggests she does - maybe it’s time to take a good look at yourself …
#r4today
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Who remembers the video published by Govey’s daughter of him lying asleep on a sofa whilst she made vomit inducing gestures (relating to him) 🤮
It’s bad enough half the country hating you, but when your own daughter suggests she does - maybe it’s time to take a good look at yourself …
#r4today
It’s bad enough half the country hating you, but when your own daughter suggests she does - maybe it’s time to take a good look at yourself …
#r4today
Musk’s $Tn remuneration package is dependent milestones being hit which will likely require changes in state & federal laws/regulations. Musk is not a betting man, he hacks systems : e.g. Starbase and how he’s hacked local government to acquiescence. This is more tech bro state capture
#r4today
#r4today
November 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Musk’s $Tn remuneration package is dependent milestones being hit which will likely require changes in state & federal laws/regulations. Musk is not a betting man, he hacks systems : e.g. Starbase and how he’s hacked local government to acquiescence. This is more tech bro state capture
#r4today
#r4today
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Get your colleagues and friends off it, folks.
must-read analysis of how Musk's twitter is drenching new users with right-wing propaganda
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Get your colleagues and friends off it, folks.
Cogent hypothesis
#r4today
#r4today
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Cogent hypothesis
#r4today
#r4today
Tonight's Panorama programme showed how the billionaire oligarchs got Trump elected.
But he's just been the 'useful idiot' to help smash the US infrastructure ahead of the real danger:
Vance - a longtime pal groomed for power by Thiel and Musk
#bbcpanorama #Thiel
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
But he's just been the 'useful idiot' to help smash the US infrastructure ahead of the real danger:
Vance - a longtime pal groomed for power by Thiel and Musk
#bbcpanorama #Thiel
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Panorama - Trump and the Tech Titans
Silicon Valley’s original disruptors didn’t just change technology - they rewired politics. Panorama investigates the 'PayPal Mafia' and their influence on Donald Trump’s rise to the White House.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 AM
November 3, 2025 at 8:56 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Two things - imo.
1. This is just damage limitation - “The Firm” always come first.
2. The problem hasn’t gone away - William will have this festering around his watch for the next 30 years and Andrew will be beholden to fraternal charity ad infinitum
#r4today
Two things - imo.
1. This is just damage limitation - “The Firm” always come first.
2. The problem hasn’t gone away - William will have this festering around his watch for the next 30 years and Andrew will be beholden to fraternal charity ad infinitum
#r4today
Andrew in line for six-figure payout and annual stipend from king, sources say
The former prince remains under scrutiny as Buckingham Palace finalises plans for his future as a commoner
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:41 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Two things - imo.
1. This is just damage limitation - “The Firm” always come first.
2. The problem hasn’t gone away - William will have this festering around his watch for the next 30 years and Andrew will be beholden to fraternal charity ad infinitum
#r4today
Two things - imo.
1. This is just damage limitation - “The Firm” always come first.
2. The problem hasn’t gone away - William will have this festering around his watch for the next 30 years and Andrew will be beholden to fraternal charity ad infinitum
#r4today
Remember the Mark Mardell story earlier this week? The one where he was left feeling "humiliated" after he was told he could not board a flight because of Parkinson’s and I posted about it.
Am I being trolled by a bot?
#r4today
Am I being trolled by a bot?
#r4today
November 1, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Remember the Mark Mardell story earlier this week? The one where he was left feeling "humiliated" after he was told he could not board a flight because of Parkinson’s and I posted about it.
Am I being trolled by a bot?
#r4today
Am I being trolled by a bot?
#r4today
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A Great Gatsby party as SNAP expires. 👌
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” #r4today
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” #r4today
November 1, 2025 at 6:26 AM
A Great Gatsby party as SNAP expires. 👌
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” #r4today
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” #r4today
So the 78% of the 30% who’ll vote Reform think there are too many brown people in adverts. So, quick back of Farridge’s fag packet calculation suggests around 24% of the electorate think that.
Not altogether electorally overwhelming is it? Reform are preaching to the choir.
#wato
Not altogether electorally overwhelming is it? Reform are preaching to the choir.
#wato
78% of Reform voters say adverts "have gone too far" when it comes to making sure different social groups are represented
They are also the most likely to say they feel underrepresented across all five attributes we asked about: race, age, class, sexuality and gender
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
They are also the most likely to say they feel underrepresented across all five attributes we asked about: race, age, class, sexuality and gender
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
So the 78% of the 30% who’ll vote Reform think there are too many brown people in adverts. So, quick back of Farridge’s fag packet calculation suggests around 24% of the electorate think that.
Not altogether electorally overwhelming is it? Reform are preaching to the choir.
#wato
Not altogether electorally overwhelming is it? Reform are preaching to the choir.
#wato
Did anyone else notice earlier in the week, shortly after the Government announced the Turkish aircraft deal, #r4today slipped in a story just before 08:00 about Parkinson’s diagnosed former BBC presenter Mark Martel and his harsh treatment by Turkish airlines - Robbie Gibb? maybe coincidence ?
October 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Did anyone else notice earlier in the week, shortly after the Government announced the Turkish aircraft deal, #r4today slipped in a story just before 08:00 about Parkinson’s diagnosed former BBC presenter Mark Martel and his harsh treatment by Turkish airlines - Robbie Gibb? maybe coincidence ?
I wonder why it seems it’s only female politicians of a centre left persuasion who seem to have issues around property and that these issue make news headlines ?
Surely there must be few men of a certain political persuasion who have had a few issues with property too…
No?
#r4today
Surely there must be few men of a certain political persuasion who have had a few issues with property too…
No?
#r4today
October 30, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I wonder why it seems it’s only female politicians of a centre left persuasion who seem to have issues around property and that these issue make news headlines ?
Surely there must be few men of a certain political persuasion who have had a few issues with property too…
No?
#r4today
Surely there must be few men of a certain political persuasion who have had a few issues with property too…
No?
#r4today
Dr Editor
The NHS
Ask Blue Robbie or Trumpy Webb to read out the thread of a record summer
Thanks to @sebastionsalek.com
#r4today
The NHS
Ask Blue Robbie or Trumpy Webb to read out the thread of a record summer
Thanks to @sebastionsalek.com
#r4today
The NHS just had a record summer.
That’s despite resident doctors striking in July. But no one is talking about it!
4 impressive stats:
That’s despite resident doctors striking in July. But no one is talking about it!
4 impressive stats:
October 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Dr Editor
The NHS
Ask Blue Robbie or Trumpy Webb to read out the thread of a record summer
Thanks to @sebastionsalek.com
#r4today
The NHS
Ask Blue Robbie or Trumpy Webb to read out the thread of a record summer
Thanks to @sebastionsalek.com
#r4today
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
#countryfile currently describing the plight of the inheritance tax changes for farmers. Which currently is approximately half the rate of the inheritance tax required to be paid for non farmers for a similar asset value to be handed down.
There may be good reasons why this tax break makes sense.
There may be good reasons why this tax break makes sense.
October 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#countryfile currently describing the plight of the inheritance tax changes for farmers. Which currently is approximately half the rate of the inheritance tax required to be paid for non farmers for a similar asset value to be handed down.
There may be good reasons why this tax break makes sense.
There may be good reasons why this tax break makes sense.
When was the last time the Lib Dem’s got a serious shout out on your prog?
How many seats in the HoC have they got?
How many seats do Reform have?
How many times have Reform featured versus LibDems since July 2024?
#bbclaurak
How many seats in the HoC have they got?
How many seats do Reform have?
How many times have Reform featured versus LibDems since July 2024?
#bbclaurak
October 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
When was the last time the Lib Dem’s got a serious shout out on your prog?
How many seats in the HoC have they got?
How many seats do Reform have?
How many times have Reform featured versus LibDems since July 2024?
#bbclaurak
How many seats in the HoC have they got?
How many seats do Reform have?
How many times have Reform featured versus LibDems since July 2024?
#bbclaurak
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
Mr Trump is as mad as cheese.
This post will most likely prohibit any future entry of mine into the USA ( for the record I don’t plan in going anytime soon - shame as to imitate Mr Trump “I have a lot of good friends in America” )
#r4today
This post will most likely prohibit any future entry of mine into the USA ( for the record I don’t plan in going anytime soon - shame as to imitate Mr Trump “I have a lot of good friends in America” )
#r4today
Trump: "They cheated on a commercial. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs and they said he didn't. And I guess it was AI or something. They cheated badly. Canada got caught cheating on a commercial. Can you believe it?"
October 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Mr Trump is as mad as cheese.
This post will most likely prohibit any future entry of mine into the USA ( for the record I don’t plan in going anytime soon - shame as to imitate Mr Trump “I have a lot of good friends in America” )
#r4today
This post will most likely prohibit any future entry of mine into the USA ( for the record I don’t plan in going anytime soon - shame as to imitate Mr Trump “I have a lot of good friends in America” )
#r4today
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
The populist playbook - how the right wing connects globally. In today’s episode, @gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by Dr Catherine Fieschi, senior fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University in Florence. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod
#politics #podcast
The populist playbook - how the right wing connects globally. In today’s episode, @gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by Dr Catherine Fieschi, senior fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University in Florence. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod
#politics #podcast
October 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
The populist playbook - how the right wing connects globally. In today’s episode, @gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by Dr Catherine Fieschi, senior fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University in Florence. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod
#politics #podcast
The populist playbook - how the right wing connects globally. In today’s episode, @gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by Dr Catherine Fieschi, senior fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University in Florence. Listen now 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod
#politics #podcast
I appreciate the constitutional difficulty in unpicking it all but it’s not as if we don’t have enough smart people who could figure it out. To have a head of state that is determined by accident of birth, shored up and justified by divine right in the 21st century is objectively nuts - imo #r4today
October 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
I appreciate the constitutional difficulty in unpicking it all but it’s not as if we don’t have enough smart people who could figure it out. To have a head of state that is determined by accident of birth, shored up and justified by divine right in the 21st century is objectively nuts - imo #r4today
How they think they can continue to gaslight a nation by insisting they have no recollection of ever meeting someone who they settled out of court with for £12m is beyond me. With innocence and truth on your side there’s no reason to stump up £12m quid
#r4today
#r4today
October 21, 2025 at 7:53 AM
How they think they can continue to gaslight a nation by insisting they have no recollection of ever meeting someone who they settled out of court with for £12m is beyond me. With innocence and truth on your side there’s no reason to stump up £12m quid
#r4today
#r4today