David Barber
@david24barber.bsky.social
Hay un asunto en la tierra
más importante que Dios.
Y es que nadie escupa sangre
pa que otro viva mejor.
Atahualpa Yupanqui, "Preguntitas sobre Dios"
más importante que Dios.
Y es que nadie escupa sangre
pa que otro viva mejor.
Atahualpa Yupanqui, "Preguntitas sobre Dios"
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🧵1/6 After the El Fasher massacre, I identified a large UAE-aligned influence operation on X promoting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Around 19,000 accounts showed strong indicators of automation - bots marcowenjones.substack.com/p/i-found-19... #Sudan #Dysinfluence
December 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🧵1/6 After the El Fasher massacre, I identified a large UAE-aligned influence operation on X promoting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Around 19,000 accounts showed strong indicators of automation - bots marcowenjones.substack.com/p/i-found-19... #Sudan #Dysinfluence
#HappNewYear I'm so glad that the new year no longer brings the fear of writing the wrong date on cheques.
January 1, 2026 at 9:31 AM
#HappNewYear I'm so glad that the new year no longer brings the fear of writing the wrong date on cheques.
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DLMayfield:
"Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:
They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement because they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled through terror.
The best way to resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you."
"Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:
They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement because they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled through terror.
The best way to resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you."
October 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
DLMayfield:
"Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:
They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement because they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled through terror.
The best way to resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you."
"Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:
They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement because they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled through terror.
The best way to resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you."
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For those of us who can’t get through the WSJ pay wall, here’s the nuts and bolts of what in any other era would be the greatest presidential scandal in history.
boingboing.net/2025/12/27/t...
boingboing.net/2025/12/27/t...
Trump pardons "start at $1m," reports WSJ
A simple process: you give a lobbyist the money, they talk to someone in Trump's inner circle such as his son, then Trump pardons you.
boingboing.net
December 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
For those of us who can’t get through the WSJ pay wall, here’s the nuts and bolts of what in any other era would be the greatest presidential scandal in history.
boingboing.net/2025/12/27/t...
boingboing.net/2025/12/27/t...
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In America, where irony is dead, a hotel chain uses a policy denying shelter to local people, for fear of accidentally housing homeless persons…
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
In America, where irony is dead, a hotel chain uses a policy denying shelter to local people, for fear of accidentally housing homeless persons…
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
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There’s a reason the political right wants to keep people dumb.
December 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
There’s a reason the political right wants to keep people dumb.
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No degree needed for a career in fascism.
www.ice.gov/join
I FUCKING HATE THIS TIMELINE.. a CHOICE by the globe’s oligarchs.
www.ice.gov/join
I FUCKING HATE THIS TIMELINE.. a CHOICE by the globe’s oligarchs.
December 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
No degree needed for a career in fascism.
www.ice.gov/join
I FUCKING HATE THIS TIMELINE.. a CHOICE by the globe’s oligarchs.
www.ice.gov/join
I FUCKING HATE THIS TIMELINE.. a CHOICE by the globe’s oligarchs.
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So they’re offering $100K salaries to join ICE with a $50K signing bonus and $60K in student loan cancellations. That’ll be the highest paid uneducated, untrained militarized police force on the globe. They’re doing it with their ILLEGAL & UNCONSTITUTIONAL ICE budget, which was expanded by tenfold.
December 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
So they’re offering $100K salaries to join ICE with a $50K signing bonus and $60K in student loan cancellations. That’ll be the highest paid uneducated, untrained militarized police force on the globe. They’re doing it with their ILLEGAL & UNCONSTITUTIONAL ICE budget, which was expanded by tenfold.
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„Brüllt ein Mann, ist er dynamisch, brüllt eine Frau, ist sie hysterisch."
Hildegard Knef, die heute 100 Jahre alt würde.

Hildegard Knef, die heute 100 Jahre alt würde.

December 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
„Brüllt ein Mann, ist er dynamisch, brüllt eine Frau, ist sie hysterisch."
Hildegard Knef, die heute 100 Jahre alt würde.

Hildegard Knef, die heute 100 Jahre alt würde.

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Christmas attack on civilians in Kyiv. Sure, the Russians want peace
‼️ Movement of missiles and drones during the massive Russian attack on Ukraine
December 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Christmas attack on civilians in Kyiv. Sure, the Russians want peace
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🧵Have you ever heard of LLM-authored books being used as part of an disinformation operation?
Well now you have!
#AI #Disinformation
open.substack.com/pub/marcowen...
Well now you have!
#AI #Disinformation
open.substack.com/pub/marcowen...
December 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🧵Have you ever heard of LLM-authored books being used as part of an disinformation operation?
Well now you have!
#AI #Disinformation
open.substack.com/pub/marcowen...
Well now you have!
#AI #Disinformation
open.substack.com/pub/marcowen...
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The Ghost of Christmas Future has a message for Keir Starmer.
Alexei Sayle brings you his alternative Christmas message from the streets where Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.
Alexei Sayle brings you his alternative Christmas message from the streets where Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.
December 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The Ghost of Christmas Future has a message for Keir Starmer.
Alexei Sayle brings you his alternative Christmas message from the streets where Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.
Alexei Sayle brings you his alternative Christmas message from the streets where Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol.
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Shahzad Akbar recently wrote for us of the Pakistani military regime’s increasing reliance on transnational repression to silence dissidents abroad – including in the UK.
On Christmas Eve Shahzad was brutally attacked at his home and hospitalised.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-pakistan...
On Christmas Eve Shahzad was brutally attacked at his home and hospitalised.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-pakistan...
How Pakistan attacks critics living in the UK
The British government must consistently condemn attacks on dissidents in the UK, whether they are being targeted by allies or adversaries.
www.declassifieduk.org
December 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Shahzad Akbar recently wrote for us of the Pakistani military regime’s increasing reliance on transnational repression to silence dissidents abroad – including in the UK.
On Christmas Eve Shahzad was brutally attacked at his home and hospitalised.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-pakistan...
On Christmas Eve Shahzad was brutally attacked at his home and hospitalised.
www.declassifieduk.org/how-pakistan...
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Trump is extorting the International Criminal Court.
“A French ICC judge spelled out the impact of US sanctions: “All my accounts with US companies, Amazon, Airbnb, PayPal & others, have been closed. I booked a hotel in France through Expedia & a few hours later, the reservation was cancelled.”
“A French ICC judge spelled out the impact of US sanctions: “All my accounts with US companies, Amazon, Airbnb, PayPal & others, have been closed. I booked a hotel in France through Expedia & a few hours later, the reservation was cancelled.”
Into the void: how Trump killed international law
The rules-based global order, its institutions and value system face a crisis of legitimacy and credibility as the US turns away
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Trump is extorting the International Criminal Court.
“A French ICC judge spelled out the impact of US sanctions: “All my accounts with US companies, Amazon, Airbnb, PayPal & others, have been closed. I booked a hotel in France through Expedia & a few hours later, the reservation was cancelled.”
“A French ICC judge spelled out the impact of US sanctions: “All my accounts with US companies, Amazon, Airbnb, PayPal & others, have been closed. I booked a hotel in France through Expedia & a few hours later, the reservation was cancelled.”
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It's incredible how much of this stuff is just out in the open, but because Trump said "Russiagate hoax!" 5000 times, the media was brainwashed into treating it like a nothing story instead of one of a ten alarm scandal
Tenet Media founder Lauren Chen, who secretly took money from two people with ties to Russian state media to involve conservative influencers in an unwitting propaganda scheme, is back in the US after being deported to Canada under President Biden. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
December 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It's incredible how much of this stuff is just out in the open, but because Trump said "Russiagate hoax!" 5000 times, the media was brainwashed into treating it like a nothing story instead of one of a ten alarm scandal
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Really enjoying the sign on the lavatory door in my parents' church, which says:
"Jesus Christ has washed away your sins but you still need to wash your hands"
"Jesus Christ has washed away your sins but you still need to wash your hands"
December 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Really enjoying the sign on the lavatory door in my parents' church, which says:
"Jesus Christ has washed away your sins but you still need to wash your hands"
"Jesus Christ has washed away your sins but you still need to wash your hands"
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Die überaus erfolgreiche "Spezialoperation" dauert inzwischen knapp über 1400 Tage. Der Grosse Vaterländische Krieg dauerte insgesamt 1418 Tage. Gratulation... 😏
December 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Die überaus erfolgreiche "Spezialoperation" dauert inzwischen knapp über 1400 Tage. Der Grosse Vaterländische Krieg dauerte insgesamt 1418 Tage. Gratulation... 😏
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Top Bird on Christmas Day: Pelican in St James’ Park.
December 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Top Bird on Christmas Day: Pelican in St James’ Park.
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Christians 'under attack' from Israeli settler colonialists in Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/christm...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/christm...
Christians in Bethlehem face existential threat under Israel's occupation
Christmas should be the busiest time of the year for the shopkeepers of Manger Square, but the birthplace of Jesus is now a ghost town
www.middleeasteye.net
December 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Christians 'under attack' from Israeli settler colonialists in Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/christm...
www.middleeasteye.net/news/christm...
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We reported on how US Christian Right cash has started pouring into the UK.
This story prompted a major @nytimes.com investigation into the ties between Reform and the US Christian Right 💥
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/us-antiabo...
This story prompted a major @nytimes.com investigation into the ties between Reform and the US Christian Right 💥
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/us-antiabo...
US anti‑abortion cash floods UK free speech frontlines
Democracy for Sale investigation finds US anti‑abortion lawyer funding Toby Young’s Free Speech Union, while Alliance Defending Freedom’s UK spending soars.
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
We reported on how US Christian Right cash has started pouring into the UK.
This story prompted a major @nytimes.com investigation into the ties between Reform and the US Christian Right 💥
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/us-antiabo...
This story prompted a major @nytimes.com investigation into the ties between Reform and the US Christian Right 💥
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/us-antiabo...
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Reform UK are learning the hard way that it's easy to shout insults at the players from the touchline. Far harder to get up on the pitch and play. They've been an absolute disaster wherever they are elected.
December 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Reform UK are learning the hard way that it's easy to shout insults at the players from the touchline. Far harder to get up on the pitch and play. They've been an absolute disaster wherever they are elected.
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City & Guilds bosses handed bonus after training firm privatized.
£1.7m bonus for CEO + £100k pay rise; £1.2m bonus for CFO + £70k pay rise.
1,600 staff & 1,800 “associates” put on short-term contracts. Low wages, high staff churn; 300 leave a year. A third of jobs to be relocated to Greece.
£1.7m bonus for CEO + £100k pay rise; £1.2m bonus for CFO + £70k pay rise.
1,600 staff & 1,800 “associates” put on short-term contracts. Low wages, high staff churn; 300 leave a year. A third of jobs to be relocated to Greece.
Bosses at City & Guilds handed million-pound bonuses after training firm is privatised
Exclusive: Executives at body that trained chef Jamie Oliver awarded pay rises and bonuses after sale to private firm – as hundreds of jobs may be offshored
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
City & Guilds bosses handed bonus after training firm privatized.
£1.7m bonus for CEO + £100k pay rise; £1.2m bonus for CFO + £70k pay rise.
1,600 staff & 1,800 “associates” put on short-term contracts. Low wages, high staff churn; 300 leave a year. A third of jobs to be relocated to Greece.
£1.7m bonus for CEO + £100k pay rise; £1.2m bonus for CFO + £70k pay rise.
1,600 staff & 1,800 “associates” put on short-term contracts. Low wages, high staff churn; 300 leave a year. A third of jobs to be relocated to Greece.
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Left: Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a placard in London
Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"
Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"
December 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Left: Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a placard in London
Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"
Right: Labour's Baron Hain, "This gov is treating Palestine action as equivalent to ISIS or al-Qaeda, which is intellectually bankrupt, politically unprincipled and morally wrong. I'm deeply ashamed"