Obi Wan Penobi
@mostlyharmlesspen.bsky.social
Mostly harmless lefty leaning rants mostly.
Don't panic.
Don't panic.
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The guy should get a medal. He’s trashed Labour’s natural support base, sunk them to a distant second or third in the polls and made Starmer the most unpopular PM in history all for the grand reward of 0% of Reform voters switching to Labour. Quite an achievement.
How Morgan McSweeney's '0% strategy' failed to win over Reform voters while haemorrhaging Labour's own support base to the Greens
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
Morgan McSweeney’s 0% Strategy
The plot to block Andy Burnham's return to Westminster tells you everything you need to know about how Keir Starmer's Government got itself into this mess
www.adambienkov.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 8:57 AM
The guy should get a medal. He’s trashed Labour’s natural support base, sunk them to a distant second or third in the polls and made Starmer the most unpopular PM in history all for the grand reward of 0% of Reform voters switching to Labour. Quite an achievement.
An remember what a great PM she was.
More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...
January 26, 2026 at 7:15 PM
An remember what a great PM she was.
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The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
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Johnson culled the Tory Party of all but its grimmest dregs & now the grimmest of the grimmest dregs are defecting to Reform. It would be funny if it didn't alllow them, along with Farage, to pretend that they're not responsible for the state of the nation.
January 26, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Johnson culled the Tory Party of all but its grimmest dregs & now the grimmest of the grimmest dregs are defecting to Reform. It would be funny if it didn't alllow them, along with Farage, to pretend that they're not responsible for the state of the nation.
Brexit was, is and always has been a disaster.
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Brexit was, is and always has been a disaster.
I'm a pragmatic lefty and like you I'm angry.
Expect left leaning whinges and pop culture influenced by D.Adams, T Prattchett, Star Wars and Marvel.
Expect left leaning whinges and pop culture influenced by D.Adams, T Prattchett, Star Wars and Marvel.
a man says i 'm always angry in front of a burning vehicle
ALT: a man says i 'm always angry in front of a burning vehicle
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January 26, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I'm a pragmatic lefty and like you I'm angry.
Expect left leaning whinges and pop culture influenced by D.Adams, T Prattchett, Star Wars and Marvel.
Expect left leaning whinges and pop culture influenced by D.Adams, T Prattchett, Star Wars and Marvel.