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yes I don't really see how you can go "oh yikes these people have changed their political views incredibly quickly, mostly because of what Very Online people talk about on social media" and also think that people who went from never talking about gender to calling trans women predators are....normal
I don’t like subtweeting people I consider online friends, but there is a subset of people who are very worried about the ongoing radicalisation of our political elite but won’t ever acknowledge the echoes with the radicalisation of their colleagues on trans rights
And few who are sympathetic to us, some who are friendly with me on here, will ever stick their head above the parapet
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
yes I don't really see how you can go "oh yikes these people have changed their political views incredibly quickly, mostly because of what Very Online people talk about on social media" and also think that people who went from never talking about gender to calling trans women predators are....normal
Pretty sure Mark Kelly is going to be the next president now.
Dept of war: ‘OFFICIAL STATEMENT: The Department of War has received serious allegations of misconduct against Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.). In accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 688, and other applicable regulations, a thorough review of these
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Pretty sure Mark Kelly is going to be the next president now.
Keir Starmer: We are demolishing the Thames Barrier to save money on the upkeep.
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Keir Starmer: We are demolishing the Thames Barrier to save money on the upkeep.
It's quite extraordinary how terrible this policy is. Might as well just dissolve the country now.
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It's quite extraordinary how terrible this policy is. Might as well just dissolve the country now.
RIP Tatsuya Nakadai, an absolute giant.
November 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
RIP Tatsuya Nakadai, an absolute giant.
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We aren’t obligated to suppress our own beliefs to help make deeply cynical political strategies work
Labour is going to introduce safe routes for those claiming refugee status while everybody here is talking about ‘jewellery theft’ proposals. I strongly suspect the latter was meant to divert Sun readers’ attention from clocking the former while you are meant to be welcoming the former. 🫤
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 AM
We aren’t obligated to suppress our own beliefs to help make deeply cynical political strategies work
I won’t be voting Labour unless Shabana Mahmood is expelled from the party.
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I won’t be voting Labour unless Shabana Mahmood is expelled from the party.
The creatures outside looked from Labour to Reform, and from Reform to Labour, and from Labour to Reform again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
Tommy Robinson is claiming credit for the language/policy being used by the Labour government (about deporting people found to be refugees once their home country is deemed safe)
November 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The creatures outside looked from Labour to Reform, and from Reform to Labour, and from Labour to Reform again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
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It would be one thing having a "debate" on immigration if people meant they wanted a "debate" based on facts. But what most people seem to mean when they say they want a debate is that is they want us to pretend a bunch of entirely made up bullshit is true.
November 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It would be one thing having a "debate" on immigration if people meant they wanted a "debate" based on facts. But what most people seem to mean when they say they want a debate is that is they want us to pretend a bunch of entirely made up bullshit is true.
Psssst. I'm starting to get the sense that Wes Streeting might want to be Prime Minister.
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Psssst. I'm starting to get the sense that Wes Streeting might want to be Prime Minister.
Chuck Schumer when “but we caved to you” falls on deaf ears next time the Democrats are in power and there’s a shutdown.
a man in a suit and tie is sitting on a couch and says in shock
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting on a couch and says in shock
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Chuck Schumer when “but we caved to you” falls on deaf ears next time the Democrats are in power and there’s a shutdown.
I give it five minutes before a clip emerges of Matt Goodwin angrily telling a child that he’s part of the new elite.
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I give it five minutes before a clip emerges of Matt Goodwin angrily telling a child that he’s part of the new elite.
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Robbie Gibb should quite simply not be in that role. He makes no pretence of his own bias. While he has power the BBC will continue to rot.
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Robbie Gibb should quite simply not be in that role. He makes no pretence of his own bias. While he has power the BBC will continue to rot.
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"we have created a youth wing and put Matt Goodwin to run it" sounds like the setup to a slasher film
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
"we have created a youth wing and put Matt Goodwin to run it" sounds like the setup to a slasher film
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
Good lord, it's incredibly concerning that anything in that report was a resigning issue for anyone other than the author of the report.
Michael Prescott was ‘“shocked” that after an hour-long Panorama documentary dealing with Trump and the January 6 insurgency, there was no “similar, balancing” programme about Kamala Harris.’
More read about the machinations between the BBC resignations, the more worrying it becomes
More read about the machinations between the BBC resignations, the more worrying it becomes
The departure of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness means the BBC is leaderless when it needs leadership more than ever. Where are the people at the head of the BBC standing up for it?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Good lord, it's incredibly concerning that anything in that report was a resigning issue for anyone other than the author of the report.
Personally I think Tim Davie should have resigned over the abysmal quality of the most recent series of Doctor Who.
November 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Personally I think Tim Davie should have resigned over the abysmal quality of the most recent series of Doctor Who.
It's going to be Peter Mandelson, isn't it?
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It's going to be Peter Mandelson, isn't it?
I think we should give the position of Director General to Alan Carr as an extra little prize for winning #celebritytraitors.
November 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I think we should give the position of Director General to Alan Carr as an extra little prize for winning #celebritytraitors.
OK fine, I'll take over as DG.
Tim Davie and Deborah Turness both resigning at the BBC. 💥
November 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
OK fine, I'll take over as DG.
I've just launched a Substack! Follow to read my film reviews, articles and occasional poems.
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Introduction
Hello, and welcome to my Substack. I've been wanting to get into writing professionally for a while, and this is going to act as a portfolio of some of my articles, short stories and poems.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I've just launched a Substack! Follow to read my film reviews, articles and occasional poems.
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Pretty certain we won a war against people who believed this 70 years ago.
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Pretty certain we won a war against people who believed this 70 years ago.
Breaking: Andrew Cuomo announces plan to be sworn in as Mayor on January 1st.
November 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Breaking: Andrew Cuomo announces plan to be sworn in as Mayor on January 1st.
Breaking: Dick Cheney already asking to be made Vice-President of Hell with full control of foreign policy.
November 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Breaking: Dick Cheney already asking to be made Vice-President of Hell with full control of foreign policy.