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Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally

@simonperkins.bsky.social

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🇪🇺 🇳🇿 Pākehā/Tauiwi living in the UK - the largest British region of *Europe* I'm an academic and my research centres on 'affective economies' i.e. http://trigg.gr/ I've been on Twitter since 2007 i.e. https://twitter.com/SimonPerkins

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

ICE will reportedly hire contractors to surveil social media platforms 24/7 to target people for deportations.

The information would then be funneled into an existing ICE database built by Palantir (founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel).

"The party of small government,” folks.

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america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · Aug 14

working from home....😁

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Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally @simonperkins.bsky.social · 3d

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Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally @simonperkins.bsky.social · 3d

Fantastic isn't it. And how did the caller stay in-character - holding back, and teasing Farage just enough so that he was able to deliver the punchline... And of course, using the opportunity to explain the benefits of being in EU to Farage and his listeners.

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Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally @simonperkins.bsky.social · 3d

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Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally @simonperkins.bsky.social · 3d

I never tire of this clip - it's just brilliance!

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Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally @simonperkins.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks. This is one of their promotional vids (via this: thekingsarmy.com) - feels very 'Hunger Games' to me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZSq... i.e. a long way from anything, which might hope to feel authentic...

YOUR KING 👑 NEEDS YOU!

YouTube video by King's Army

www.youtube.com

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Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally @simonperkins.bsky.social · 6d

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Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally @simonperkins.bsky.social · 6d

Well put. Actually, it's most likely a type of ad hominem fallacy (shifting attention to the person - away from the argument).

Gut ausgedrückt. Tatsächlich handelt es sich höchstwahrscheinlich um eine Art Ad-hominem-Fehlschluss (die Aufmerksamkeit wird auf die Person gelenkt – weg vom Argument).

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Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally @simonperkins.bsky.social · 7d

I agree with your point - labelling something as 'left' is simply dismissive [Ich stimme Ihrer Meinung zu – etwas als „links“ zu bezeichnen, ist einfach abweisend].

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Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally @simonperkins.bsky.social · 7d

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 15d

Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan responds,

"President Trump has shown he is racist, he is sexist, he is misogynistic and he is Islamophobic"

"Since records began there hasn't been a period where more Americans have come to London, there has to be a reason for that"

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El Howieson @elhowieson.bsky.social · 13d

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Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally @simonperkins.bsky.social · 10d

Here's the poll without the Express page: xd.wayin.com/display/cont... (not sure how long it will work without the page though).
This is where we are currently:

Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally @simonperkins.bsky.social · 11d

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Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally @simonperkins.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks for sharing Sanjana!

Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally @simonperkins.bsky.social · 12d

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Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally @simonperkins.bsky.social · 13d

"And a strong stomach" ;-)

Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally @simonperkins.bsky.social · 14d

Your comment reminds me of this : www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fHf...

Sinclair's Soldiers in Trump's War on Media

YouTube video by Deadspin

www.youtube.com

Dr Simon Perkins 🇪🇺🌻🌊🌈 ally @simonperkins.bsky.social · 15d

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