Keith Matthews
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Riffs, gigs, Bengals, Dons, Blue Brazil and dogs. Sometimes science.
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Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...
A screenshot from a video posted on Trump's Truth Social account: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
February 6, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...
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This is overt racism. Full stop. There’s no ‘misinterpretation’ and no excuse. This is who he is, who he’s always been, and why he should never be anywhere near power again. And there’s a reason the tapes from The Apprentice have never been released.
February 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
This is overt racism. Full stop. There’s no ‘misinterpretation’ and no excuse. This is who he is, who he’s always been, and why he should never be anywhere near power again. And there’s a reason the tapes from The Apprentice have never been released.
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A plea to my fellow professionals in the media. Please put Trump’s racism on the top of your news agendas? Where is it? The leader of the “free world” is using his racism to make all of our lives worse instead of better. A racist is a threat to us all. Whatever else he is doing, holds no worth.
February 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM
A plea to my fellow professionals in the media. Please put Trump’s racism on the top of your news agendas? Where is it? The leader of the “free world” is using his racism to make all of our lives worse instead of better. A racist is a threat to us all. Whatever else he is doing, holds no worth.
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This is the problem with Number 10’s repeated defence on Mandelson, too: it boils down to saying “we knew he was friends with the world’s most notorious paedophile, but not *good* friends”…which is not a great defence!
One thing the Mandelson affair shows is that it is good for politicians to have a moral compass that exists outside of polls and media cycles. Because the latter changes on a dime and suddenly something that was ok becomes the reason for a major political crisis
February 6, 2026 at 10:26 AM
This is the problem with Number 10’s repeated defence on Mandelson, too: it boils down to saying “we knew he was friends with the world’s most notorious paedophile, but not *good* friends”…which is not a great defence!
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Trump has just posted a video of the Obamas pictured as monkeys. This should hit headlines. We warned you about him years ago, but many made him a friend, defended him, salivated and gave him football shirts. Our thoughts are with black people everywhere and my own family. I am sorry. I am so sorry.
February 6, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Trump has just posted a video of the Obamas pictured as monkeys. This should hit headlines. We warned you about him years ago, but many made him a friend, defended him, salivated and gave him football shirts. Our thoughts are with black people everywhere and my own family. I am sorry. I am so sorry.
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May 2012. The height of the Eurozone crisis.
Peter Mandelson was very focussed:
Peter Mandelson was very focussed:
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
May 2012. The height of the Eurozone crisis.
Peter Mandelson was very focussed:
Peter Mandelson was very focussed:
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Boris Johnson’s Deputy Chief of Staff here, worried that secretly-funded lobby groups masquerading as ‘think tanks’ might finally be held to account. Because of course she bloody is.
Baroness Finn, stating that this would "risk a disproportionate intrusion into civil society", asks minister to confirm that the "current arrangements" will not change, but gets a strong response from Anderson:
February 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Boris Johnson’s Deputy Chief of Staff here, worried that secretly-funded lobby groups masquerading as ‘think tanks’ might finally be held to account. Because of course she bloody is.
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This is real, and it’s located near Tesla’s flagship London store in Tottenham.
February 5, 2026 at 3:56 PM
This is real, and it’s located near Tesla’s flagship London store in Tottenham.
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How could I have possibly known that Peter Mandelson couldn't be 100% taken at his word, says Keir Starmer, about a man whose public nicknames include 'the Prince of Darkness' and 'the Dark Lord'
February 5, 2026 at 11:57 AM
How could I have possibly known that Peter Mandelson couldn't be 100% taken at his word, says Keir Starmer, about a man whose public nicknames include 'the Prince of Darkness' and 'the Dark Lord'
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February 5, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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It was always about the next job.
Epstein reviewed a draft of Mandelson's memoir - he said "as currently written the chances of a JPMorgan position would be zero"
Mandelson not remotely shocked by this. He just thought JPM wouldn't read it.
Epstein reviewed a draft of Mandelson's memoir - he said "as currently written the chances of a JPMorgan position would be zero"
Mandelson not remotely shocked by this. He just thought JPM wouldn't read it.
February 5, 2026 at 9:01 AM
It was always about the next job.
Epstein reviewed a draft of Mandelson's memoir - he said "as currently written the chances of a JPMorgan position would be zero"
Mandelson not remotely shocked by this. He just thought JPM wouldn't read it.
Epstein reviewed a draft of Mandelson's memoir - he said "as currently written the chances of a JPMorgan position would be zero"
Mandelson not remotely shocked by this. He just thought JPM wouldn't read it.
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Amazon dropped $75M on the Melania doc — with a big chunk going into the Trumps' pockets.
Since then, Amazon Web Services got a $580M Pentagon contract.
And this week, Pete Hegseth visited Blue Origin facilities as the DoD overhauls how it hands out defense contracts.
Always follow the money.
Since then, Amazon Web Services got a $580M Pentagon contract.
And this week, Pete Hegseth visited Blue Origin facilities as the DoD overhauls how it hands out defense contracts.
Always follow the money.
February 5, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Amazon dropped $75M on the Melania doc — with a big chunk going into the Trumps' pockets.
Since then, Amazon Web Services got a $580M Pentagon contract.
And this week, Pete Hegseth visited Blue Origin facilities as the DoD overhauls how it hands out defense contracts.
Always follow the money.
Since then, Amazon Web Services got a $580M Pentagon contract.
And this week, Pete Hegseth visited Blue Origin facilities as the DoD overhauls how it hands out defense contracts.
Always follow the money.
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
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We've just found a new email on Mandelson's $$$$ almost-job with DB...
what was the "DB revelation"?
what was the "DB revelation"?
February 4, 2026 at 1:55 PM
We've just found a new email on Mandelson's $$$$ almost-job with DB...
what was the "DB revelation"?
what was the "DB revelation"?
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I’m not sure ‘our national security developed vetting technique can be beaten if a candidate is prepared to lie’ is an especially helpful line to push.
February 4, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I’m not sure ‘our national security developed vetting technique can be beaten if a candidate is prepared to lie’ is an especially helpful line to push.
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the guy trying to overthrow every western government whining about "political attacks" is just so precious
February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
the guy trying to overthrow every western government whining about "political attacks" is just so precious
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The level of corruption on display at the moment really is something isn’t it? More blatant than you’d imagine. We must remember this when we are asking who is donating to Farage and Reform or Johnson or whoever. It’s this simple.
February 2, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The level of corruption on display at the moment really is something isn’t it? More blatant than you’d imagine. We must remember this when we are asking who is donating to Farage and Reform or Johnson or whoever. It’s this simple.
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JPMorgan should ‘threaten’ UK over banker tax, Mandelson told Epstein.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at that time in 2009.
After leaving govt in 2010, Mandelson set up an advisory firm called Global Counsel, JPMorgan was a client.
Must be investigated.
archive.is/rzjnQ
Mandelson was Business Secretary at that time in 2009.
After leaving govt in 2010, Mandelson set up an advisory firm called Global Counsel, JPMorgan was a client.
Must be investigated.
archive.is/rzjnQ
archive.is
February 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
JPMorgan should ‘threaten’ UK over banker tax, Mandelson told Epstein.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at that time in 2009.
After leaving govt in 2010, Mandelson set up an advisory firm called Global Counsel, JPMorgan was a client.
Must be investigated.
archive.is/rzjnQ
Mandelson was Business Secretary at that time in 2009.
After leaving govt in 2010, Mandelson set up an advisory firm called Global Counsel, JPMorgan was a client.
Must be investigated.
archive.is/rzjnQ
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The death of Alex Pretti has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said. Pretti was shot Jan. 24 during a chaotic encounter with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez were named as the two officers who fired at Pretti.
Alex Pretti’s death ruled homicide after Minneapolis shooting by federal agents
The death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis man killed by federal agents, has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The death of Alex Pretti has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said. Pretti was shot Jan. 24 during a chaotic encounter with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez were named as the two officers who fired at Pretti.
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Nothing says British patriot like advising a convicted sex offender to pressure a foreign banker to threaten the UK Chancellor
February 3, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Nothing says British patriot like advising a convicted sex offender to pressure a foreign banker to threaten the UK Chancellor
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Everything we know about the leaks is here, with copies of the documents to view/download: taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/02/m...
And no use of the word "alleged".
And no use of the word "alleged".
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Everything we know about the leaks is here, with copies of the documents to view/download: taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/02/m...
And no use of the word "alleged".
And no use of the word "alleged".
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Only in the UK can we have documentary evidence of documents being leaked, no denial of the leak, but journalists still have to put "alleged" in the headline.
Libel law is broken.
Libel law is broken.
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Only in the UK can we have documentary evidence of documents being leaked, no denial of the leak, but journalists still have to put "alleged" in the headline.
Libel law is broken.
Libel law is broken.
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Oh.
February 2, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Oh.
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I didn't think Goodwin could sink any lower in my estimation.
I was wrong.
I was wrong.
A reminder that Reform's candidate for Gorton and Denton, Matt Goodwin, has still not explained what he meant by this claim that developments in genetic science will make younger generations more right wing as they understand the "inherent differences" between different groups
February 2, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I didn't think Goodwin could sink any lower in my estimation.
I was wrong.
I was wrong.