Phil S
@phil-stokoe.bsky.social
British husband, father and economist. Likes football (Chester FC, DC United), trains, castles, travel and music. Born in England, living in USA
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Home Depot Introduces New 12-Foot-Tall Baby Jesus Skeleton https://theonion.com/home-depot-introduces-new-12-foot-tall-baby-jesus-skele-1851069460/
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Home Depot Introduces New 12-Foot-Tall Baby Jesus Skeleton https://theonion.com/home-depot-introduces-new-12-foot-tall-baby-jesus-skele-1851069460/
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The networks could say, "He tells lies that he has been told are lies, so we're not going to air his speeches live." By any journalistic standard that would be reasonable and easy to defend. The fact that they don't tells us where we are.
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nyti.ms
December 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The networks could say, "He tells lies that he has been told are lies, so we're not going to air his speeches live." By any journalistic standard that would be reasonable and easy to defend. The fact that they don't tells us where we are.
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You are here. ⤵️
December 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
You are here. ⤵️
So, did he just forget to mention war with Venezuela or is that not a thing anymore?
December 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
So, did he just forget to mention war with Venezuela or is that not a thing anymore?
What the Trump Regime did, through “DOGE” to USAID is an act of monstrous inhumanity.
NEW: Humanitarian officials staged a last-minute plea to Trump officials at their fancy hotel to re-start food aid $ for a huge refugee camp in Kenya.
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
The Trumpers blew it off and babies starved.
@annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy
www.propublica.org/article/keny...
December 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
What the Trump Regime did, through “DOGE” to USAID is an act of monstrous inhumanity.
This is an excellent and timely essay that is well worth your time
December 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This is an excellent and timely essay that is well worth your time
Dear Oluseyi at Comcast. Your AI highlights thing is a giant piece of shit.
December 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Dear Oluseyi at Comcast. Your AI highlights thing is a giant piece of shit.
BBC should respond in one of two ways to this:
elmo is standing in front of a fire with the words `` gfy '' written on it .
ALT: elmo is standing in front of a fire with the words `` gfy '' written on it .
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
BBC should respond in one of two ways to this:
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Of course, normal handshakes don't involve the back of your hand in any way, shape, or form, so this is an obvious lie even by Trumpian standards.
What health issue does Trump have that the White House is so desperate to cover up?
What health issue does Trump have that the White House is so desperate to cover up?
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
December 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Of course, normal handshakes don't involve the back of your hand in any way, shape, or form, so this is an obvious lie even by Trumpian standards.
What health issue does Trump have that the White House is so desperate to cover up?
What health issue does Trump have that the White House is so desperate to cover up?
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Please do read this. The Farage Tax: What The UK Pays For One Man's Ego open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
The Farage Tax: What The UK Pays For One Man's Ego
GDP down, investment down, wages down - but Farage’s influence? Higher than ever
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Please do read this. The Farage Tax: What The UK Pays For One Man's Ego open.substack.com/pub/iratusur...
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The super-rich rightwing are pouring money into Reform. Do ordinary voters really think their aim is to even out social inequality and make their lives better? Do they think they’re doing it so Farage invests in infrastructure and public services? Ffs. Democracy being beaten to death in plain sight.
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The super-rich rightwing are pouring money into Reform. Do ordinary voters really think their aim is to even out social inequality and make their lives better? Do they think they’re doing it so Farage invests in infrastructure and public services? Ffs. Democracy being beaten to death in plain sight.
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
This is a pretty heartbreaking story of greed and criminality and likely regulatory failures at the Charity Commission coming close to wrecking what had been a hugely heartening example of community led regeneration. Tony McGann would be heartbroken and surely furious
The Eldonian dream: Inside the fight for Liverpool’s community housing utopia
The Eldonian dream: Inside the fight for Liverpool’s community housing utopia
Eldonian village was a forerunner in neighbourhood regeneration. Thirty years on it is fighting for survival
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
This is a pretty heartbreaking story of greed and criminality and likely regulatory failures at the Charity Commission coming close to wrecking what had been a hugely heartening example of community led regeneration. Tony McGann would be heartbroken and surely furious
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Anyway, congrats on your Thanksgiving dinner, America. In Britain we have that every weekend but crack on.
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Anyway, congrats on your Thanksgiving dinner, America. In Britain we have that every weekend but crack on.
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New substack; how talk of "the country" often serves a right-wing purpose: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/the-country
"The country"
"The country" often does not mean the whole of the people.
chrisdillow.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
New substack; how talk of "the country" often serves a right-wing purpose: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/the-country
Obvious follow up question for a competent WH reporter: Mr President, it seems like every time you get a difficult question, especially from a our female colleagues or reporters of color you last out with unfounded personal insults rather than answering the Fucking question, so let me ask again …….
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Obvious follow up question for a competent WH reporter: Mr President, it seems like every time you get a difficult question, especially from a our female colleagues or reporters of color you last out with unfounded personal insults rather than answering the Fucking question, so let me ask again …….
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There's a weird collective self-justification among reporters on this beat that their job is not to push back but to be stoic in order to observe an endlessly fascinating natural phenomenon. It's all nonsense. He is a public servant. Demand decency, and slap back hard and fast when you don't get it.
I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
There's a weird collective self-justification among reporters on this beat that their job is not to push back but to be stoic in order to observe an endlessly fascinating natural phenomenon. It's all nonsense. He is a public servant. Demand decency, and slap back hard and fast when you don't get it.
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By mimicking Reform to win back support, the Labour government is making a serious mistake. This race to the bottom emboldens Farage, punishes vulnerable people, amplifies racism, and undermines those working to hold communities together.
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
By mimicking Reform to win back support, the Labour government is making a serious mistake. This race to the bottom emboldens Farage, punishes vulnerable people, amplifies racism, and undermines those working to hold communities together.
This just taxied past at Dulles. Good to see Starsky and Hutch are moving up
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This just taxied past at Dulles. Good to see Starsky and Hutch are moving up
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Tell me, when you're engaging in PR and rebranding to improve the image of something, does it help to be very explicit about what you're doing and why, on camera, and to have the messenger be a person noted for his extreme ignorance and dishonesty?
Trump: "Coal needs a little help public relations wise, so we refer to it as 'clean beautiful coal'"
November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Tell me, when you're engaging in PR and rebranding to improve the image of something, does it help to be very explicit about what you're doing and why, on camera, and to have the messenger be a person noted for his extreme ignorance and dishonesty?
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I'm not minimizing any of the countless other reasons he should be drafting his resignation.
It's that he said this to a woman. In her workplace. In front of her colleagues. While she does her job.
It's a disgrace. He owes her an apology, and so do all of his voters, frankly.
It's that he said this to a woman. In her workplace. In front of her colleagues. While she does her job.
It's a disgrace. He owes her an apology, and so do all of his voters, frankly.
November 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I'm not minimizing any of the countless other reasons he should be drafting his resignation.
It's that he said this to a woman. In her workplace. In front of her colleagues. While she does her job.
It's a disgrace. He owes her an apology, and so do all of his voters, frankly.
It's that he said this to a woman. In her workplace. In front of her colleagues. While she does her job.
It's a disgrace. He owes her an apology, and so do all of his voters, frankly.
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Our entire political conversation - under a labour government - has taken a huge shift to the right.
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
EXCLUSIVE: Zack Polanski and Jeremy Corbyn slam Rupert Lowe’s ‘utterly repulsive’, and ‘deeply un-British’ social media comments
'Beyond disgusting'
leftfootforward.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Our entire political conversation - under a labour government - has taken a huge shift to the right.
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
@kaine.senate.gov there is going to be a lot of rightful anger directed at you and other Democratic senators for this
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
@kaine.senate.gov there is going to be a lot of rightful anger directed at you and other Democratic senators for this
Not a movie from this decade, but the ending of 2006’s The Guardian is pretty great and full of heart, segueing into a great credits song from Bryan Adams
youtu.be/s5k6t3W4N6s?...
youtu.be/s5k6t3W4N6s?...
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Not a movie from this decade, but the ending of 2006’s The Guardian is pretty great and full of heart, segueing into a great credits song from Bryan Adams
youtu.be/s5k6t3W4N6s?...
youtu.be/s5k6t3W4N6s?...