Matthew M
@matthewdoktorz.bsky.social
Economic justice. Reform money system. Heal ecosystem. End school system. Panpsychism is probably right. People first. BA Russian.
@DoktorZhivago3 on X.
@DoktorZhivago3 on X.
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A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
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Watching Zack Polanski on Trevor Phillips, it seems incredible to me that interviewers still seem to think the 'I put it to that you are not prepared to annihilate humanity' nuclear question is still seen as some sort of gotcha. It's Rememberance Sunday, we've learned the sum of nothing.
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Watching Zack Polanski on Trevor Phillips, it seems incredible to me that interviewers still seem to think the 'I put it to that you are not prepared to annihilate humanity' nuclear question is still seen as some sort of gotcha. It's Rememberance Sunday, we've learned the sum of nothing.
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This is the rule of law in the UK.
20 years in prison for stealing a phone.
8,493 persons serving indefinite prison sentences, often for petty crime.
No one charged for the Post Office scandal, Grenfell fire, cladding scandal, mortgage prisoners, banking frauds.
Who does the law serve?
20 years in prison for stealing a phone.
8,493 persons serving indefinite prison sentences, often for petty crime.
No one charged for the Post Office scandal, Grenfell fire, cladding scandal, mortgage prisoners, banking frauds.
Who does the law serve?
Nothing will change until the political system is freed from the clutches of corporations and the super-rich
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few
leftfootforward.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This is the rule of law in the UK.
20 years in prison for stealing a phone.
8,493 persons serving indefinite prison sentences, often for petty crime.
No one charged for the Post Office scandal, Grenfell fire, cladding scandal, mortgage prisoners, banking frauds.
Who does the law serve?
20 years in prison for stealing a phone.
8,493 persons serving indefinite prison sentences, often for petty crime.
No one charged for the Post Office scandal, Grenfell fire, cladding scandal, mortgage prisoners, banking frauds.
Who does the law serve?
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In 'How They Broke Britain', I do a pretty good job of detailing the depth & breadth of Tufton Street/Tory/Murdoch/Mail attempts to scupper the BBC, even as I castigate some presenters for going too easy on precisely the people who seek the Corporation's abolition. But I should have done more. 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
In 'How They Broke Britain', I do a pretty good job of detailing the depth & breadth of Tufton Street/Tory/Murdoch/Mail attempts to scupper the BBC, even as I castigate some presenters for going too easy on precisely the people who seek the Corporation's abolition. But I should have done more. 1/2
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‘The BBC don’t realise that these people want their destruction.’
Why are right-wing media outlets so 'exercised' by the editing of a Panorama documentary? James O’Brien has an idea.
Why are right-wing media outlets so 'exercised' by the editing of a Panorama documentary? James O’Brien has an idea.
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
‘The BBC don’t realise that these people want their destruction.’
Why are right-wing media outlets so 'exercised' by the editing of a Panorama documentary? James O’Brien has an idea.
Why are right-wing media outlets so 'exercised' by the editing of a Panorama documentary? James O’Brien has an idea.
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New article in @usatoday.com published today about universal basic income that I was interviewed for by its author.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
November 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
New article in @usatoday.com published today about universal basic income that I was interviewed for by its author.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
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It's nice to have some good news. This feels pretty big. Very happy to see a successful conversion of thorium into uranium in a molten salt reactor.
China found in U.S. archives an energy source that could power its future for 20,000 years - and made it work
I’m not exaggerating.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It's nice to have some good news. This feels pretty big. Very happy to see a successful conversion of thorium into uranium in a molten salt reactor.
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Once you provide people seeking asylum with the right to work they are less likely to become victims of exploitation, which directly impacts the genuine criminals, making it harder for them to sell illegal vapes etc, so you combat actual crime, while protecting people. 3/
November 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Once you provide people seeking asylum with the right to work they are less likely to become victims of exploitation, which directly impacts the genuine criminals, making it harder for them to sell illegal vapes etc, so you combat actual crime, while protecting people. 3/
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This goes past poor reporting into being wilfully misleading. Despite identifying exploitation, no mention of it as an issue, or the human trafficking often involved. Instead just uncritically repeating the misleading claim that "illegal working is a pull factor". 1/
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Crime network behind UK mini-marts is enabling migrants to work illegally
Undercover reporters were told how easy it was to make big profits selling illegal vapes and cigarettes.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 7:15 AM
This goes past poor reporting into being wilfully misleading. Despite identifying exploitation, no mention of it as an issue, or the human trafficking often involved. Instead just uncritically repeating the misleading claim that "illegal working is a pull factor". 1/
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Our Chair, Morris Pearl, put it best⬇️
“People don’t move out of NYC because taxes are too high. They move because they can’t afford the rent.”
The real threat to NYC isn’t millionaires fleeing tax hikes. It's the crushing cost of living that pushes working families out.
“People don’t move out of NYC because taxes are too high. They move because they can’t afford the rent.”
The real threat to NYC isn’t millionaires fleeing tax hikes. It's the crushing cost of living that pushes working families out.
Mamdani Extends Olive Branch To Anxious NY Business Community
New York's leftist mayoral candidate and political phenomenon Zohran Mamdani has a message to business leaders looking aghast at his promises of free buses and higher taxes: don't worry.
www.barrons.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Our Chair, Morris Pearl, put it best⬇️
“People don’t move out of NYC because taxes are too high. They move because they can’t afford the rent.”
The real threat to NYC isn’t millionaires fleeing tax hikes. It's the crushing cost of living that pushes working families out.
“People don’t move out of NYC because taxes are too high. They move because they can’t afford the rent.”
The real threat to NYC isn’t millionaires fleeing tax hikes. It's the crushing cost of living that pushes working families out.
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My roundup of the latest US developments with @mrjamesob.bsky.social on the UK's @lbc.co.uk this morning.
🎧: audioboom.com/posts/879745...
🎧: audioboom.com/posts/879745...
October 29, 2025 - US Roundup: Mamadani poised for big win in New York mayoral election
Simon's live roundup of events in the US for James O'Brien's morning programme on the UK's LBC.
audioboom.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My roundup of the latest US developments with @mrjamesob.bsky.social on the UK's @lbc.co.uk this morning.
🎧: audioboom.com/posts/879745...
🎧: audioboom.com/posts/879745...
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New York Attorney General Letitia James created a portal where people can report ICE abuses and upload pictures and video so her office can determine if laws have been broken
Here is the link:
ag.ny.gov/press-releas...
Here is the link:
ag.ny.gov/press-releas...
Attorney General James Launches Portal to Collect Photos and Videos of ICE Activity in New York
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James is encouraging New Yorkers to submit videos or other documentation of federal immigration enforcement actions
ag.ny.gov
October 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
New York Attorney General Letitia James created a portal where people can report ICE abuses and upload pictures and video so her office can determine if laws have been broken
Here is the link:
ag.ny.gov/press-releas...
Here is the link:
ag.ny.gov/press-releas...
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Secretary Rollins’ claim that the Trump Administration is unable to deliver November SNAP benefits during a shutdown is unequivocally false. The Administration is legally required to use contingency reserves to fund benefits for the 1 in 8 Americans who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.
Trump Administration Is Legally Required to Provide SNAP in Shutdown, Contrary to Its Claims
Secretary Rollins’ claim that the Trump Administration is unable to deliver November SNAP benefits during a shutdown is unequivocally false. The Administration is legally required to use contingency r...
www.cbpp.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Secretary Rollins’ claim that the Trump Administration is unable to deliver November SNAP benefits during a shutdown is unequivocally false. The Administration is legally required to use contingency reserves to fund benefits for the 1 in 8 Americans who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.
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The USDA has $6 billion in contingency reserves for occasions like this. The Trump regime is making a purely political choice (one that is illegal of course) to stop paying SNAP benefits. They believe that if 40 million Americans start going hungry, Democrats will get the blame, helping Trump.
Secretary Rollins’ claim that the Trump Administration is unable to deliver November SNAP benefits during a shutdown is unequivocally false. The Administration is legally required to use contingency reserves to fund benefits for the 1 in 8 Americans who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.
Trump Administration Is Legally Required to Provide SNAP in Shutdown, Contrary to Its Claims
Secretary Rollins’ claim that the Trump Administration is unable to deliver November SNAP benefits during a shutdown is unequivocally false. The Administration is legally required to use contingency r...
www.cbpp.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The USDA has $6 billion in contingency reserves for occasions like this. The Trump regime is making a purely political choice (one that is illegal of course) to stop paying SNAP benefits. They believe that if 40 million Americans start going hungry, Democrats will get the blame, helping Trump.
Let this sink in…
“At least one expert now predicting this could trigger greatest hunger catastrophe in the U.S. since the Great Depression.”
📌 The Dept of Agriculture posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid won’t go out on November 1.
“At least one expert now predicting this could trigger greatest hunger catastrophe in the U.S. since the Great Depression.”
📌 The Dept of Agriculture posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid won’t go out on November 1.
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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The UK Greens are currently the highest polling Green party in Europe. Despite the disadvantage created by FPTP and the poor state of the economy, which makes Green parties' core issues less popular. Clearly a result of frustration of progressives with Labour and appeal of @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Our latest Westminster voting intention (26-27 Oct) has Labour on their lowest figure ever recorded by YouGov, with the Greens on their highest
Reform UK: 27% (+1 from 19-20 Oct)
Labour: 17% (-3)
Conservatives: 17% (=)
Greens: 16% (+1)
Lib Dems: 15% (=)
SNP: 3% (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Reform UK: 27% (+1 from 19-20 Oct)
Labour: 17% (-3)
Conservatives: 17% (=)
Greens: 16% (+1)
Lib Dems: 15% (=)
SNP: 3% (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
October 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The UK Greens are currently the highest polling Green party in Europe. Despite the disadvantage created by FPTP and the poor state of the economy, which makes Green parties' core issues less popular. Clearly a result of frustration of progressives with Labour and appeal of @zackpolanski.bsky.social
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Per the White House pool, Brazil’s Lula has become the first world leader (I believe) publicly to urge Trump to get the cameras out of the room so their private talks can begin. Amazing it has taken this long.
October 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Per the White House pool, Brazil’s Lula has become the first world leader (I believe) publicly to urge Trump to get the cameras out of the room so their private talks can begin. Amazing it has taken this long.
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If the destruction of the East Wing is a shock, the money that’s paying for it might be even more of a scandal.
Big Tech helped bankroll the East Wing destruction
Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, and Google have a lot riding on their relationships with the Trump administration. They all cut checks for the ballroom.
www.motherjones.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
If the destruction of the East Wing is a shock, the money that’s paying for it might be even more of a scandal.
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‘The actual story is people crossing a stretch of deadly sea, in unfit boats, who can’t swim, who’ve never driven a boat before, with life jackets that don’t pass muster’
If we were any sort of civilised country we’d be doing everything we could to save their lives.
If we were any sort of civilised country we’d be doing everything we could to save their lives.
September 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
‘The actual story is people crossing a stretch of deadly sea, in unfit boats, who can’t swim, who’ve never driven a boat before, with life jackets that don’t pass muster’
If we were any sort of civilised country we’d be doing everything we could to save their lives.
If we were any sort of civilised country we’d be doing everything we could to save their lives.