Rufio
@rufio10.bsky.social
A little politics, LFC, books and random musings about the world.
Starmer is a coward.
Andy Burnham blocked from byelection race by Labour ruling committee
Andy Burnham blocked from byelection race by Labour ruling committee
Decision likely to set off ferocious row between Keir Starmer loyalists and allies of Greater Manchester mayor
Labour’s national executive committee has blocked Andy Burnham’s request to seek selection for the Gorton and Denton byelection, according to Labour sources.
The decision is likely to set off a ferocious row with allies of the Greater Manchester mayor. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Starmer is a coward.
And Labour are helping pave the way to it.
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 25, 2026 at 12:03 PM
And Labour are helping pave the way to it.
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This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 AM
This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
Spotify, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, whatsapp- all of these soulless companies need mass binning.
January 25, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Spotify, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, whatsapp- all of these soulless companies need mass binning.
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Cancel your Spotify subscription.
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Cancel your Spotify subscription.
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Labour should be looking at the USA, what years of appeasement and trying to find middle ground on how best to build anti-migrant laws delivers, and reconsider their Reform-lite political agenda.
When Reform rise to power and their own ICE is being built - Labour and the Tories laid the first stone
When Reform rise to power and their own ICE is being built - Labour and the Tories laid the first stone
January 25, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Labour should be looking at the USA, what years of appeasement and trying to find middle ground on how best to build anti-migrant laws delivers, and reconsider their Reform-lite political agenda.
When Reform rise to power and their own ICE is being built - Labour and the Tories laid the first stone
When Reform rise to power and their own ICE is being built - Labour and the Tories laid the first stone
Because Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards don’t want to admit they’re wrong.
There is no logical, technical or tactical reason why Arne Slot is still manager of Liverpool.
January 25, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Because Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards don’t want to admit they’re wrong.
I mean the videos are there for the whole world to see. If you continue to fall for the lies of these fascist bastards, you’re equally as culpable.
January 25, 2026 at 10:32 AM
I mean the videos are there for the whole world to see. If you continue to fall for the lies of these fascist bastards, you’re equally as culpable.
A US militia is murdering innocent people in broad daylight and I remember when Republicans and Fox News types were in uproar cause Obama wore a tanned suit.
January 24, 2026 at 11:05 PM
A US militia is murdering innocent people in broad daylight and I remember when Republicans and Fox News types were in uproar cause Obama wore a tanned suit.
Truly remarkable how much Starmer has let this dimwit shape his ideology and continues to have him by his side.
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 12:17 PM
Truly remarkable how much Starmer has let this dimwit shape his ideology and continues to have him by his side.
If you’re justification for becoming an ICE agent is I needed the money, I wish nothing but misery and squalor on your existence for eternity.
January 22, 2026 at 7:57 PM
If you’re justification for becoming an ICE agent is I needed the money, I wish nothing but misery and squalor on your existence for eternity.
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I don’t believe in hell but these people really make me wish I did.
January 22, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I don’t believe in hell but these people really make me wish I did.
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The purpose of the liberal rules-based order was not to constrain the actions of the United States. It was to lend legitimacy to a world system structured around US empire.
Trump has torn down this façade - what's left is the reality of naked imperialism.
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
Trump has torn down this façade - what's left is the reality of naked imperialism.
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
The Law of the Jungle
The façade that once legitimised empire has collapsed. What remains is power without apology.
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:14 AM
The purpose of the liberal rules-based order was not to constrain the actions of the United States. It was to lend legitimacy to a world system structured around US empire.
Trump has torn down this façade - what's left is the reality of naked imperialism.
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
Trump has torn down this façade - what's left is the reality of naked imperialism.
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
Truly amazing how dismissive of Jessie this bunch of fuckwads are on the #traitors
Rachel constantly says ‘that’s all I have’ and they swallow it hook line and sinker.
Rachel constantly says ‘that’s all I have’ and they swallow it hook line and sinker.
January 15, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Truly amazing how dismissive of Jessie this bunch of fuckwads are on the #traitors
Rachel constantly says ‘that’s all I have’ and they swallow it hook line and sinker.
Rachel constantly says ‘that’s all I have’ and they swallow it hook line and sinker.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... - someone somewhere is definitely already raising their kids with an AI partner 😵💫
Lamar wants to have children with his girlfriend. The problem? She’s entirely AI
As synthetic personas become an increasingly normal part of life, meet the people falling for their chatbot lovers
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... - someone somewhere is definitely already raising their kids with an AI partner 😵💫
Finished the latest of the Hierachy series ‘the strength of the few’, some feat from Islington to write an engaging book that spans over 3 worlds. It slips in parts but still really enjoyed it and can’t wait for the final instalment. #booksky
January 10, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Finished the latest of the Hierachy series ‘the strength of the few’, some feat from Islington to write an engaging book that spans over 3 worlds. It slips in parts but still really enjoyed it and can’t wait for the final instalment. #booksky
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Arsenal dominated early. The Reds resisted.
Then belief crept in ... and suddenly the second half belonged to them.
No goals. No shots on target. But plenty of fight.
Why that matters for #LFC more than it sounds: open.substack.com/pub/dankrish...
Then belief crept in ... and suddenly the second half belonged to them.
No goals. No shots on target. But plenty of fight.
Why that matters for #LFC more than it sounds: open.substack.com/pub/dankrish...
Why Liverpool’s Gritty Emirates Draw Matters
Not Pretty. Not Fixed. But Still Fighting.
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Arsenal dominated early. The Reds resisted.
Then belief crept in ... and suddenly the second half belonged to them.
No goals. No shots on target. But plenty of fight.
Why that matters for #LFC more than it sounds: open.substack.com/pub/dankrish...
Then belief crept in ... and suddenly the second half belonged to them.
No goals. No shots on target. But plenty of fight.
Why that matters for #LFC more than it sounds: open.substack.com/pub/dankrish...
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"Israel Is Banning the 'Last Foreign Witnesses' to Its Genocide in Gaza"
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage, asks Diana Buttu for Zeteo?
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage, asks Diana Buttu for Zeteo?
Israel Is Banning the 'Last Foreign Witnesses' to Its Genocide in Gaza
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage?
zeteo.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:27 PM
"Israel Is Banning the 'Last Foreign Witnesses' to Its Genocide in Gaza"
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage, asks Diana Buttu for Zeteo?
In a likely deadly move, the Israeli government told 37 foreign aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, they could no longer operate in Palestine. Where is the outrage, asks Diana Buttu for Zeteo?
‘fluent in the good grammar of civility deployed to mask agendas of cruelty’
January 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
‘fluent in the good grammar of civility deployed to mask agendas of cruelty’
Timid. Flat. Bland. Ponderous, all fit too.
NEW: Arne Slot’s response to claims Liverpool are dull & boring: “I’d use different words” #lfc
Slot responds to dull & boring claims: "I'd use different words"
Read the article here.
www.thisisanfield.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Timid. Flat. Bland. Ponderous, all fit too.
Never again will a Labour leader have such a big majority and proceed to do fuck all with it. Utterly useless, Farage enabling, jellyfish.
More from Starmer’s political cabinet today, where he told ministers to ignore Labour’s dire poll ratings
“I do not underestimate the scale of the task. But I have no doubt about this team. Governments do not lose because polls go down. They lose when they lose belief or nerve. We will do neither.”
“I do not underestimate the scale of the task. But I have no doubt about this team. Governments do not lose because polls go down. They lose when they lose belief or nerve. We will do neither.”
January 7, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Never again will a Labour leader have such a big majority and proceed to do fuck all with it. Utterly useless, Farage enabling, jellyfish.
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one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
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They'll do it with AI, thank you no further questions.
*Rapturous shareholder applause*
*Rapturous shareholder applause*
January 6, 2026 at 9:34 AM
They'll do it with AI, thank you no further questions.
*Rapturous shareholder applause*
*Rapturous shareholder applause*
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Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
July 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
So ahistorical that it’s painful. White supremacists are truly the most fragile of snowflakes.
Damn shame 70 million people gave them the keys to shit all over the world.
Damn shame 70 million people gave them the keys to shit all over the world.
Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.
January 5, 2026 at 9:30 PM
So ahistorical that it’s painful. White supremacists are truly the most fragile of snowflakes.
Damn shame 70 million people gave them the keys to shit all over the world.
Damn shame 70 million people gave them the keys to shit all over the world.