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Lee Spracklen
@leespracklen.bsky.social
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In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. Albert Camus
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Dr Una McIlvenna @unamcilvenna.bsky.social · 5d
On the anniversary of his murder, when he was hacked to death by mercenaries hired by Saudi Arabia, Jamal Khashoggi is beautifully remembered by another writer they have tried to silence, Karen Attiah. Important reading for us all.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 6d
Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.

They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.

But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.

RIP, Jamal.

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Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out
As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.
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Dr Priest @pennypriest.bsky.social · 1d
"Peter Mandelson lost his job for being friends with a paedophile. Donald Trump, who was friends with the same paedophile, was given a state banquet hosted by a King whose brother lost his job because he was friends with the same paedophile.“
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 3d
And he’s back!!

Sunday isn’t Sunday without Stewart Lee. We were so thrilled at @thenerve.news that Stewart came with us.

His satirical columns for the Observer were some of our most-read content: funny, surreal, angry true. Essential weekend reading.

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DOUBLETHINK DOES DOUBLETIME
STEWART LEE
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Lee Spracklen @leespracklen.bsky.social · 6h
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National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn
Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published
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Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 8h
PROVERB:

Beware of ruthless arseholes in sad dog's clothing.
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The Verge @theverge.com · May 26
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 7h
I am so tired of our media letting weaselly little shits like Mike Johnson slide on these evasions.

Why *aren’t* you aware of blatant violations of the Constitution, Mike?! What makes you at all capable of holding this job?? Why should anyone believe a word coming out of your shitty little mouth??
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 8h
This Reuters headline. Oof.

Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE.
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Lee Spracklen @leespracklen.bsky.social · 7h
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UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show
Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protests
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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 11h
I understand that Kemi Badenoch hates people like me and wants to stop more of us being formed, but even on conservative terms she’s a fool. If she’d read some Burke she might be skeptical that a nation can be held together with business studies and comp sci
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J. Horse-Dealer Redux. @madmarchhare2.bsky.social · 12h
Not wishing to distract from the dreadful situation in the US, but please bear in mind that Starmer has been talking to Palantir about the appalling UK digital ID card.

Make of that what you will.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d
ICE will reportedly hire contractors to surveil social media platforms 24/7 to target people for deportations.

The information would then be funneled into an existing ICE database built by Palantir (founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel).

"The party of small government,” folks.
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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 12h
Just in case you are curious - and my God you should be - about the dude Wes Streeting and others are handing loads of public data contracts to. 👇
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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 12h
"This surveillance supersystem," Thiel wrote, could act as “a political framework that operates outside the checks and balances of representative democracy as described in high school textbooks.” www.wired.com/story/the-re...
The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession
Thirty years ago, a peace-loving Austrian theologian spoke to Peter Thiel about the apocalyptic theories of Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt. They’ve been a road map for the billionaire ever since.
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Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 13h
Two protestors run across the ground of Nottingham Forest FC, with banner "Arms For Spain", players watching on. February 1939.
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 18h
So, the plan is to cut English, the arts, and sociology - the degrees that actually study culture - while on another part of your platform claiming to “defend” British culture.

It’s performance nationalism with a reading age of seven.
Badenoch: Curb students taking 'rip-off' degrees such as English The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut
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Lee Spracklen @leespracklen.bsky.social · 16h
Cheer Up, or Else: China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...
Cheer Up, or Else: China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 1d
"Fascist regimes have classic, telltale traits, like vilifying immigrants, adopting patriotic symbolism of their nation’s glorious past, and embracing a narrow definition of masculinity and family values. But just because we also do all of those things does not make us fascists."
We Are Not Fascists, and If You Call Us Fascists, We Will Arrest You
President Trump had another successful week of what is already the greatest presidency of all time, and yet, the woke leftist mob continues to deli...
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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 1d
The mistakes and mistaken responses of this government are beyond belief. They have no understanding of how people, society and nature could work together for good. Their instincts are autocratic and self-serving.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d
Utterly beholden to lobbyists, staggeringly ignorant and dismissive of the natural world: Rachel Reeves might not look or sound like Donald Trump, but she is behaving very much like him. This government is even more of an ecological hazard than the Tories were.
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Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer
Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 1d
"I support things like civil rights, access to education, and medical research. You could never imagine me sitting in the front row at the inauguration of a far-right ruler who promised to destroy those things."
Hi, I’m an Early 2010s Tech CEO
I wear the same T-shirt every day, and I have a relatably unkempt haircut. I remind you of the smart kids from high school, so I give you hope that...
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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1d
The NY Times continues to be the biggest sucker in the world for bad faith bullshit, just so the publisher can claim they're not too liberal and to pretend they'll somehow convince MAGA they're being fair to them.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 1d
Despite appearances, this is not a @nytpitchbot.bsky.social joke, it's an actual @nytimes.com column by some Claremont hack who praises Hegseth for his "nuanced vision of the military’s purpose and its relationship to civilian society."
Opinion Guest Essay That Hegseth Speech Was Actually Pretty Good Oct. 7, 2025, 5:01 a.m. ET
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Lee Spracklen @leespracklen.bsky.social · 1d
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The Pushkin job: unmasking the thieves behind an international rare books heist
The long read: Between 2022 and 2023, as many as 170 rare and valuable editions of Russian classics were stolen from libraries across Europe. Were the thieves merely low-level opportunists, or were bi...
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K M Flett @keithbeard.bsky.social · 2d
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Lord Walney & the lobby to ban protests
The ex-Labour MP John Woodcock, the self-styled Lord Walney was until 2024 a Government advisor on political extremism. In October 2024 Walney discussed his thoughts on protests (he opposes them) a…
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 1d
"As the US author Ta-Nehisi Coates recently said of the Democrats, “if you can’t draw the line at genocide, you probably can’t draw the line at democracy”. The same applies to the Labour government."
It starts with Palestine protests. But where will the crackdown on Britain’s democratic freedoms end? | Owen Jones
In making dissent a privilege, not a right, Labour is crafting a repressive toolkit. Imagine it in the hands of a Farage government, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 2d
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Dan Howdle @danhowdle.bsky.social · 1d
'rescuers found jenrick clutching his mywaitrose card, sobbing into an ordnance survey map of the cotswolds, and rocking gently inside a makeshift shelter constructed from yesterday’s telegraph'
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Ben Jennings @bjennings90.bsky.social · 2d
Latest @theguardian.com cartoon
#CPC25 #Conservatives

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 2d
what if I told you that taking accountability for your actions was traditionally considered a load-bearing feature of masculinity?
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d
“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 2d
Hey, look, it’s the guy who paid affectionate tribute to US podcaster Charlie Kirk when he got murdered.
LATEST: Keir Starmer's spokesman has said that the detention of activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters is 'a matter for the Israeli government'
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