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I approved of measures to control Covid in 2020, & still think they were the right thing to do. But isolation plus internet is pretty much the recipe for radicalisation of certain personality types. We may notice it more in elites because they’re visible, & their behaviour is so consequential.
I don't think America is irretrievably fucked. But it increasingly looks like everyone who inhabits or is adjacent to elite society has cooked their brains in unimaginable ways since 2020.
July 8, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I approved of measures to control Covid in 2020, & still think they were the right thing to do. But isolation plus internet is pretty much the recipe for radicalisation of certain personality types. We may notice it more in elites because they’re visible, & their behaviour is so consequential.
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Uh oh. He’s just going to have to shut this thing off.
June 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Uh oh. He’s just going to have to shut this thing off.
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A few people who were not — according to this definition — white British:
- Winston Churchill
- George V
- Cliff Richard
- George Orwell
- Isambard Brunel
- JRR Tolkien
- Boris Johnson
- Winston Churchill
- George V
- Cliff Richard
- George Orwell
- Isambard Brunel
- JRR Tolkien
- Boris Johnson
'the white British share of the population – defined as people who do not have an immigrant parent' 😂😂 www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
White British people will be a minority in 40 years, report claims
Shifting ethnic dynamic of the UK driven by immigration predicted to cause dramatic changes
www.telegraph.co.uk
June 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
A few people who were not — according to this definition — white British:
- Winston Churchill
- George V
- Cliff Richard
- George Orwell
- Isambard Brunel
- JRR Tolkien
- Boris Johnson
- Winston Churchill
- George V
- Cliff Richard
- George Orwell
- Isambard Brunel
- JRR Tolkien
- Boris Johnson
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Strange how all the people over here who were enthusiastic about Musk and DOGE now all seem to have other things they want to talk about.
"Roughly 1,500 babies have been born HIV-positive every day since January 21, because Musk cut off their mothers’ medication." prospect.org/power/2025-0...
Go, Elon, and Never Darken Our Doors Again
The worst ultra-billionaire on Earth says he’s leaving government. Let’s hope he actually does it.
prospect.org
May 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Strange how all the people over here who were enthusiastic about Musk and DOGE now all seem to have other things they want to talk about.
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🚨 Exclusive 🚨
Ian Rush has put his name to a 90-minute, score-settling, AI musical in the style of Hamilton about his legal battle against a Surrey scaffolding company and a small Wigan law firm, in so doing attacking, among others, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher.
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Ian Rush has put his name to a 90-minute, score-settling, AI musical in the style of Hamilton about his legal battle against a Surrey scaffolding company and a small Wigan law firm, in so doing attacking, among others, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher.
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May 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
🚨 Exclusive 🚨
Ian Rush has put his name to a 90-minute, score-settling, AI musical in the style of Hamilton about his legal battle against a Surrey scaffolding company and a small Wigan law firm, in so doing attacking, among others, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher.
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Ian Rush has put his name to a 90-minute, score-settling, AI musical in the style of Hamilton about his legal battle against a Surrey scaffolding company and a small Wigan law firm, in so doing attacking, among others, Robbie Fowler and Jamie Carragher.
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just so we’re all clear: the reason they keep using dolls as their example is because they’re trying to frame caring about material stuff as feminine and thus inherently shameful
Bessent says that little girls who are sad about having fewer dolls should just have it explained to them that they will have a better life for it
May 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
just so we’re all clear: the reason they keep using dolls as their example is because they’re trying to frame caring about material stuff as feminine and thus inherently shameful
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🚘 FREE DRIVING LESSONS FOR REFUGEES?!
If you've seen those headlines and felt a twinge of outrage, you're not alone.
But let's take a closer look at who's actually getting these lessons and why.
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If you've seen those headlines and felt a twinge of outrage, you're not alone.
But let's take a closer look at who's actually getting these lessons and why.
🧵
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May 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🚘 FREE DRIVING LESSONS FOR REFUGEES?!
If you've seen those headlines and felt a twinge of outrage, you're not alone.
But let's take a closer look at who's actually getting these lessons and why.
🧵
1/16
If you've seen those headlines and felt a twinge of outrage, you're not alone.
But let's take a closer look at who's actually getting these lessons and why.
🧵
1/16
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So, yes, Labour are not losing no voters to Reform, but Reform having already use up about two-thirds of that potential. By comparison, Labour are losing more voters to progressive parties, but those parties have only squeezed about 25-30% of their potential gains out from Labour so far.
May 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
So, yes, Labour are not losing no voters to Reform, but Reform having already use up about two-thirds of that potential. By comparison, Labour are losing more voters to progressive parties, but those parties have only squeezed about 25-30% of their potential gains out from Labour so far.
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Left wing economics and social liberalism pair together so naturally because both are grounded in a belief in equality
Blue Labour and similar 'left-conservative' movements struggle to prevent a drift to the right because they have to partially reject a cornerstone of what the left has always been
Blue Labour and similar 'left-conservative' movements struggle to prevent a drift to the right because they have to partially reject a cornerstone of what the left has always been
May 4, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Left wing economics and social liberalism pair together so naturally because both are grounded in a belief in equality
Blue Labour and similar 'left-conservative' movements struggle to prevent a drift to the right because they have to partially reject a cornerstone of what the left has always been
Blue Labour and similar 'left-conservative' movements struggle to prevent a drift to the right because they have to partially reject a cornerstone of what the left has always been
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An illustration of how FPP goes from sandbag to springboard - Reform votes and seats in different councils:
Oxfordshire: 18% vote, 2% seats
Cambridgeshire: 23% vote, 16% seats
Devon: 27% vote, 30% seats
Leicestershire: 33% vote, 46% seats
Derbyshire: 37% vote, 66% seats
Oxfordshire: 18% vote, 2% seats
Cambridgeshire: 23% vote, 16% seats
Devon: 27% vote, 30% seats
Leicestershire: 33% vote, 46% seats
Derbyshire: 37% vote, 66% seats
May 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
An illustration of how FPP goes from sandbag to springboard - Reform votes and seats in different councils:
Oxfordshire: 18% vote, 2% seats
Cambridgeshire: 23% vote, 16% seats
Devon: 27% vote, 30% seats
Leicestershire: 33% vote, 46% seats
Derbyshire: 37% vote, 66% seats
Oxfordshire: 18% vote, 2% seats
Cambridgeshire: 23% vote, 16% seats
Devon: 27% vote, 30% seats
Leicestershire: 33% vote, 46% seats
Derbyshire: 37% vote, 66% seats
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It's certainly a better deal than Washington's original idea but it should still be seen as an abusive display of power by our supposed allies
Ukraine has been coerced into signing over part of its natural wealth to try and persuade the Americans not to lash out at Kyiv
Ukraine has been coerced into signing over part of its natural wealth to try and persuade the Americans not to lash out at Kyiv
🚨🚨 MAJOR NEWS: #Ukraine and the #United States signed yesterday a long-awaited minerals agreement that establishes a joint investment fund in Ukraine, First Deputy PM Yulia Svyrydenko announced. 🧵
kyivindependent.com/breaking-ukr...
kyivindependent.com/breaking-ukr...
Ukraine, US sign minerals deal
Ukraine and the United States on April 30 signed a long-awaited minerals agreement that establishes a joint investment fund for reconstruction in Ukraine.
kyivindependent.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:10 AM
It's certainly a better deal than Washington's original idea but it should still be seen as an abusive display of power by our supposed allies
Ukraine has been coerced into signing over part of its natural wealth to try and persuade the Americans not to lash out at Kyiv
Ukraine has been coerced into signing over part of its natural wealth to try and persuade the Americans not to lash out at Kyiv
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This exchange is so very telling.
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
April 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
This exchange is so very telling.
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
Trump repeatedly claims the photoshopped MS-13 on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's knuckles is real, Terry Moran keeps telling him it isn't, prompting Trump to say this:
"I never heard of you. I picked you. You’re not being very nice. He had MS-13 tattooed... Just say yes!"
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100% this. Saw there was a blue Labour MP saying he "didn't care" if universities went bankrupt so long as immigration went down. He might want to look at some of the basic demographics of Labour support (and also look at who the largest employers are in large Labour seats).
The Glasmanisation of the Labour Party is a massive risk to them. The Conservatives discovered that if you insult your professional base long enough in a desperate attempt to win populist right votes, they will flock to the Lib Dems and you lose 60 seats. Labour may find similar soon enough.
I had many problems with Blair, but his talk of a modern, open, knowledge-based economy was a breath of fresh air compared to this atavistic, closed-minded economically illiterate shit.
April 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
100% this. Saw there was a blue Labour MP saying he "didn't care" if universities went bankrupt so long as immigration went down. He might want to look at some of the basic demographics of Labour support (and also look at who the largest employers are in large Labour seats).
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when populists win, they represent a historical shift in the country
when liberals win, they now have to deliver
when liberals win, they now have to deliver
April 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
when populists win, they represent a historical shift in the country
when liberals win, they now have to deliver
when liberals win, they now have to deliver
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A Russian disinformation site is targeting Britons with thousands of articles attempting to undermine support for Ukraine and bogus stories about the royal family and senior politicians ⬇️
Russia using AI to target Britons with flood of fake news
The Pravda network has published hundreds of thousands of articles since November, including falsehoods about King Charles and Keir Starmer
www.thetimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 5:01 AM
A Russian disinformation site is targeting Britons with thousands of articles attempting to undermine support for Ukraine and bogus stories about the royal family and senior politicians ⬇️
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Please enjoy this picture of Steve Guttenberg with two fans in Stonecutters cosplay.
April 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Please enjoy this picture of Steve Guttenberg with two fans in Stonecutters cosplay.
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There was consensus that GE2024 was a valence election ie decided on the (in)competence of the government. Yet commentary focuses on ideology to explain current polling (Lab losing to Ref on immigration, or losing to Greens/LDs on progressive issues) rather than perceptions of competence.
April 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
There was consensus that GE2024 was a valence election ie decided on the (in)competence of the government. Yet commentary focuses on ideology to explain current polling (Lab losing to Ref on immigration, or losing to Greens/LDs on progressive issues) rather than perceptions of competence.
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Things Labour have just left broken. Voter suppression via tighter ID. FPTP in Mayoral elections. Stuffing the Beeb with populists. Offcom. Attacks by X and FB on democracy. Foreign financing of political parties. Universities. Brexit. Child poverty. What did I miss?
April 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Things Labour have just left broken. Voter suppression via tighter ID. FPTP in Mayoral elections. Stuffing the Beeb with populists. Offcom. Attacks by X and FB on democracy. Foreign financing of political parties. Universities. Brexit. Child poverty. What did I miss?
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Since #Meta was hit by workers' rights lawsuits in #Kenya, it moved it outsourcing operation to a secret new location.
We found them, in Ghana, where conditions appear to be even worse than those documented in Kenya.
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We found them, in Ghana, where conditions appear to be even worse than those documented in Kenya.
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Meta has gone to great lengths to hide its content moderation operation, where workers are tasked with reviewing disturbing content
Workers say they were instructed to tell no one, not even their families, about the nature of their work (1/4)
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Workers say they were instructed to tell no one, not even their families, about the nature of their work (1/4)
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Meta’s content moderators face worst conditions yet at secret Ghana…
Hit by workers’ rights lawsuits in Kenya, the tech giant has moved its outsourcing to a top-secret new site – where life is grimmer still
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
April 27, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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The US rep to the IEA said that "pursuing offshore wind power would make countries reliant on China." It's instructive to explore this sort of claim, in particular for what it reveals about those claiming it. Two points:🧵
At energy security talks, US pushes gas and derides renewables
The US envoy to the IEA's energy security summit pushed gas and criticised renewables, arguing that they cause power cuts
www.climatechangenews.com
April 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The US rep to the IEA said that "pursuing offshore wind power would make countries reliant on China." It's instructive to explore this sort of claim, in particular for what it reveals about those claiming it. Two points:🧵
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BREAKING: The constitutional crisis has arrived. We knew it was coming, just not when.
April 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
BREAKING: The constitutional crisis has arrived. We knew it was coming, just not when.
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Reform wants to scrap green policies and turbocharge fossil fuel production.
Now, the party's treasurer Nick Candy has said he's trying to raise millions from oil & gas executives.
Farage's outfit is now effectively a wing of the fossil fuel industry
Now, the party's treasurer Nick Candy has said he's trying to raise millions from oil & gas executives.
Farage's outfit is now effectively a wing of the fossil fuel industry
Farage’s Top Fundraiser Targets Oil and Gas Donations
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is attempting to raise money from the fossil fuel industry, the Financial Times has revealed. The newspaper reports that Reform UK treasurer Nick Candy has been launching a dr...
www.desmog.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Reform wants to scrap green policies and turbocharge fossil fuel production.
Now, the party's treasurer Nick Candy has said he's trying to raise millions from oil & gas executives.
Farage's outfit is now effectively a wing of the fossil fuel industry
Now, the party's treasurer Nick Candy has said he's trying to raise millions from oil & gas executives.
Farage's outfit is now effectively a wing of the fossil fuel industry