@okokapi.bsky.social
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Not just British history either. Hard to find an example of any democracy doing something this extreme, anywhere, in modern times. Idi Amin in 1971 is one of the rare close analogies and he was no one's idea of a democrat.
Opinion | "The Conservatives, seemingly without even really realising it, have put forward one of the most extreme anti-immigration policies issued by any political party in British history", writes Ian Dunt trib.al/Eph9xPO
October 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Not just British history either. Hard to find an example of any democracy doing something this extreme, anywhere, in modern times. Idi Amin in 1971 is one of the rare close analogies and he was no one's idea of a democrat.
Christ, I know there are more serious issues but this really seems like the absolute nadir for the Guardian. WTF is wrong with people?
www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
The best leaf blowers: 10 favourites to speed up raking – plus smart ways to reuse your fallen leaves
Blitz the autumn clean-up in record time (and turn your bounty into mulch and mould) with our tried-and-tested leaf blowers and garden vacuums
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Christ, I know there are more serious issues but this really seems like the absolute nadir for the Guardian. WTF is wrong with people?
www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...
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this is objectively true. the march on washington, for instance, was about 250k. this isn't a criticism of the movement. this is a LESSON TO LEARN about why focus and clarity can matter more than raw numbers.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_o...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_o...
October 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
this is objectively true. the march on washington, for instance, was about 250k. this isn't a criticism of the movement. this is a LESSON TO LEARN about why focus and clarity can matter more than raw numbers.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_o...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_o...
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October 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.
October 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.
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I hope one day we can search bookmarks, that would really make it useful for me
September 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I hope one day we can search bookmarks, that would really make it useful for me
Wow, the brass neck on this guy!
BBC News - PM's 'knee-bending' to Trump is 'cringey', says Clegg
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - PM's 'knee-bending' to Trump is 'cringey', says Clegg
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Starmer's knee-bending to Donald Trump is cringey, says Nick Clegg
The former deputy PM says Starmer and Trump's relationship is "getting a bit embarrassing".
www.bbc.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Wow, the brass neck on this guy!
BBC News - PM's 'knee-bending' to Trump is 'cringey', says Clegg
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - PM's 'knee-bending' to Trump is 'cringey', says Clegg
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Likely many of us have felt it ourselves but the tendency when upset about an issue to feel anger at those on the same side for not being despairing enough is bizarre and fascinating. Some amazing examples here in response to @jdportes.bsky.social who tirelessly combats anti-migrant racism and lies
Personal note: went to (some) of the countermarch yesterday, and then watched TV coverage of both.
@sundersays.bsky.social is right that the far-right/racists on the main march are a (small) minority whose numbers are not growing.
It's the apparent paralysis of the majority that scares me. [1/n]
@sundersays.bsky.social is right that the far-right/racists on the main march are a (small) minority whose numbers are not growing.
It's the apparent paralysis of the majority that scares me. [1/n]
September 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Likely many of us have felt it ourselves but the tendency when upset about an issue to feel anger at those on the same side for not being despairing enough is bizarre and fascinating. Some amazing examples here in response to @jdportes.bsky.social who tirelessly combats anti-migrant racism and lies
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Raskin's summation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=reQa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=reQa...
Nigel Farage absolutely destroyed by Democrat Congressman in Committee Hearing
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
www.youtube.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Raskin's summation.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=reQa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=reQa...
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Taking flag shagging to a whole new level...
August 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Taking flag shagging to a whole new level...
FFS!
Apparently it's everyone else's fault that their weird, feeble designer creatures are so ill-adapted to the natural world.
BBC News - Dog owner's anger as seeds lead to £300 vet bill
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Apparently it's everyone else's fault that their weird, feeble designer creatures are so ill-adapted to the natural world.
BBC News - Dog owner's anger as seeds lead to £300 vet bill
www.bbc.com/news/article...
East Barnet dog owner's anger as grass seeds lead to £300 vet bill
Richard Freedman wants his council to make sure weeds on pavements are cleared.
www.bbc.com
August 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
FFS!
Apparently it's everyone else's fault that their weird, feeble designer creatures are so ill-adapted to the natural world.
BBC News - Dog owner's anger as seeds lead to £300 vet bill
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Apparently it's everyone else's fault that their weird, feeble designer creatures are so ill-adapted to the natural world.
BBC News - Dog owner's anger as seeds lead to £300 vet bill
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I'm not sure this does explain the most egregious examples: Gaza, rhetoric on migrants, and benefits.
1. Researching this week’s column, I felt that I understood at last just why, on so many issues – benefits, Gaza, environmental and planning laws, anti-protest laws, bank deregulation, fiscal rules etc - Labour is out-Torying the Tories. Why it has become so cruel, so destructive and so spineless. 🧵
July 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I'm not sure this does explain the most egregious examples: Gaza, rhetoric on migrants, and benefits.
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Translation from the French of an unprecedented and shocking statement from the AFP news agency, saying that its journalists in Gaza are almost too weak to work anymore and are starving to death.
July 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Translation from the French of an unprecedented and shocking statement from the AFP news agency, saying that its journalists in Gaza are almost too weak to work anymore and are starving to death.
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While you should be careful of reading too much into the over-reach of individual police officers, the suggestion that protesting at the Gaza war is “expressing an opinion or belief which is supportive of proscribed organisation” is quite something.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Armed police threatened to arrest Kent protester for holding Palestinian flag
Officers accused Laura Murton who also had a sign saying ‘Free Gaza’ of supporting a proscribed organisation
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:47 AM
While you should be careful of reading too much into the over-reach of individual police officers, the suggestion that protesting at the Gaza war is “expressing an opinion or belief which is supportive of proscribed organisation” is quite something.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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ICYMI: A minimum tax on billionaires mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-mi...
The super rich pay a much lower % of their income in tax than almost everyone else. The 'Zucman tax' prevents that in a way that nearly everyone should agree is fair, so why not do this rather than cutting welfare?
The super rich pay a much lower % of their income in tax than almost everyone else. The 'Zucman tax' prevents that in a way that nearly everyone should agree is fair, so why not do this rather than cutting welfare?
A minimum tax on billionaires
Most people would agree that taxes, taken as a whole, should be progressive. When you add up all the taxes that an individual pays, the pe...
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June 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
ICYMI: A minimum tax on billionaires mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-mi...
The super rich pay a much lower % of their income in tax than almost everyone else. The 'Zucman tax' prevents that in a way that nearly everyone should agree is fair, so why not do this rather than cutting welfare?
The super rich pay a much lower % of their income in tax than almost everyone else. The 'Zucman tax' prevents that in a way that nearly everyone should agree is fair, so why not do this rather than cutting welfare?
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He was wrongly arrested and beaten up by ICE, so Walmart fired him the next day.🤬
Adrian Andrew Martinez, the 20-year-old U.S. citizen that was arrested by ICE while working at Walmart, sits down with our reporter, Aisha Wallace-Palomares, to give us insights into what he experienced. Amongst the new revelations, he shares that he was fired by Walmart.
June 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
He was wrongly arrested and beaten up by ICE, so Walmart fired him the next day.🤬
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A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here
April 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here
Israeli minister says leader cannot continue to exist following strike on hospital. Hmmm.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
Israeli air strike on hospital kills 28 people in Gaza, civil defence says
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
Israeli air strike on hospital kills 28 people in Gaza, civil defence says
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israeli air strike on hospital kills 28 people in Gaza, civil defence says
Israel's military said it was targeting a Hamas command centre which it said was beneath the hospital.
www.bbc.com
June 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Israeli minister says leader cannot continue to exist following strike on hospital. Hmmm.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
Israeli air strike on hospital kills 28 people in Gaza, civil defence says
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
Israeli air strike on hospital kills 28 people in Gaza, civil defence says
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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London sends love to LA.
Different countries, same fight.
Ain’t no way we’re blaming our neighbours when it’s billionaires who dodge taxes and hike our rents 💋
#losangeles #laprotests
Different countries, same fight.
Ain’t no way we’re blaming our neighbours when it’s billionaires who dodge taxes and hike our rents 💋
#losangeles #laprotests
June 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
London sends love to LA.
Different countries, same fight.
Ain’t no way we’re blaming our neighbours when it’s billionaires who dodge taxes and hike our rents 💋
#losangeles #laprotests
Different countries, same fight.
Ain’t no way we’re blaming our neighbours when it’s billionaires who dodge taxes and hike our rents 💋
#losangeles #laprotests
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this one works fwiw www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n77...
June 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
this one works fwiw www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n77...
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In other news, the president has issued a call for ICE agents to arrest each other.
June 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In other news, the president has issued a call for ICE agents to arrest each other.