Peter Gauvain
@tadunderwhelmed.bsky.social
Documentaries. London. Not a fan of incipient fascism or noisy eaters.
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Reminder that in the UK an incoming radical, populist government would have immediate access to immense, unchecked executive power.
And the current government is doing nothing to protect us from that.
And the current government is doing nothing to protect us from that.
NEW
The UK constitution is even more vulnerable than the US constitution
In the face of an illiberal radical assault, what has happened politically in America could easily happen in the UK
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
The UK constitution is even more vulnerable than the US constitution
In the face of an illiberal radical assault, what has happened politically in America could easily happen in the UK
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
January 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Reminder that in the UK an incoming radical, populist government would have immediate access to immense, unchecked executive power.
And the current government is doing nothing to protect us from that.
And the current government is doing nothing to protect us from that.
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I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Following Eurovision’s decision to allow Israel’s participation, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has withdrawn from the contest. The announcement split the screen between Israel’s performance and scenes of bombardment and starving children in Gaza. #Spain #eurovision #genocide
December 7, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Following Eurovision’s decision to allow Israel’s participation, Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has withdrawn from the contest. The announcement split the screen between Israel’s performance and scenes of bombardment and starving children in Gaza. #Spain #eurovision #genocide
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Once again, a Scottish newspaper takes a stand, refusing to follow the mainstream media mob in perpetuating the great fiction that is the Gaza “ceasefire”.
The @scotnational.bsky.social puts their peers to shame.
The @scotnational.bsky.social puts their peers to shame.
December 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Once again, a Scottish newspaper takes a stand, refusing to follow the mainstream media mob in perpetuating the great fiction that is the Gaza “ceasefire”.
The @scotnational.bsky.social puts their peers to shame.
The @scotnational.bsky.social puts their peers to shame.
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An entire room full of powerful old white people smiling and laughing as the president dehumanizes black immigrants and the first black president.
Just fucking pathetic.
Just fucking pathetic.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
An entire room full of powerful old white people smiling and laughing as the president dehumanizes black immigrants and the first black president.
Just fucking pathetic.
Just fucking pathetic.
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The world's 10 richest people (nearly all from the U.S.) are collectively $500 billion richer this year thanks to growth in stocks tied to AI.
Meanwhile, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and electricity.
AI is making the rich even richer while everyone else pays the price.
Meanwhile, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and electricity.
AI is making the rich even richer while everyone else pays the price.
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The world's 10 richest people (nearly all from the U.S.) are collectively $500 billion richer this year thanks to growth in stocks tied to AI.
Meanwhile, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and electricity.
AI is making the rich even richer while everyone else pays the price.
Meanwhile, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and electricity.
AI is making the rich even richer while everyone else pays the price.
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as far as just messaging goes that video is probably the most embarrassing thing any president has done on the world stage in my life
and the fact that the sunday shows wont even describe it? total abdication of their responsibility
and the fact that the sunday shows wont even describe it? total abdication of their responsibility
October 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
as far as just messaging goes that video is probably the most embarrassing thing any president has done on the world stage in my life
and the fact that the sunday shows wont even describe it? total abdication of their responsibility
and the fact that the sunday shows wont even describe it? total abdication of their responsibility
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Barely a squeak from the usual suspects on the free-speech right, of course, but this amounts to the most serious assault on free speech in living memory. We cannot accept a situation where hundreds of non-violent demonstrators are being arrested every weekend.
October 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Barely a squeak from the usual suspects on the free-speech right, of course, but this amounts to the most serious assault on free speech in living memory. We cannot accept a situation where hundreds of non-violent demonstrators are being arrested every weekend.
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There’s a difference between corporations capitulating out of fear and corporations welcoming rising fascism as an opportunity to do whatever in the hell they actually want to do without fear of repercussions.
September 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
There’s a difference between corporations capitulating out of fear and corporations welcoming rising fascism as an opportunity to do whatever in the hell they actually want to do without fear of repercussions.
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This is an absurd misuse of laws designed to tackle terrorism and an insane waste of a resource-starved criminal justice system.
There were obviously not 900 terrorists wandering through central London on Saturday and it's utterly ridiculous to act as if there were
There were obviously not 900 terrorists wandering through central London on Saturday and it's utterly ridiculous to act as if there were
Almost 900 people arrested at Palestine Action protest, Met police say
Almost 900 people arrested at Palestine Action protest, Met police say
Demonstration in central London on Saturday led to 857 arrests under Terrorism Act
A total of 890 arrests were made at a demonstration against the banning of Palestine Action as a terrorist group in central London on Saturday.
Police arrested 857 people under the Terrorism Act for showing support for a proscribed group, while 33 people were arrested for other offences, including 17 for assaults on police officers, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is an absurd misuse of laws designed to tackle terrorism and an insane waste of a resource-starved criminal justice system.
There were obviously not 900 terrorists wandering through central London on Saturday and it's utterly ridiculous to act as if there were
There were obviously not 900 terrorists wandering through central London on Saturday and it's utterly ridiculous to act as if there were
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I am a hypermasculine and extremely powerful alpha male. As such my greatest fears are seed oils, rainbows, people who don't look like me being on TV, and preventative medicine. I cannot explain any of these fears and consider that to be your fault.
September 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I am a hypermasculine and extremely powerful alpha male. As such my greatest fears are seed oils, rainbows, people who don't look like me being on TV, and preventative medicine. I cannot explain any of these fears and consider that to be your fault.
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On 7th Oct 2023, Hamas brutally murdered 1200 Israelis, including women and children.
Since then, the Israeli government has killed over 60,000 people in Gaza.
Israel's own figures say 83% have been civilians.
Disproportionate numbers of journalists, medics & children have been killed.
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Since then, the Israeli government has killed over 60,000 people in Gaza.
Israel's own figures say 83% have been civilians.
Disproportionate numbers of journalists, medics & children have been killed.
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August 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
On 7th Oct 2023, Hamas brutally murdered 1200 Israelis, including women and children.
Since then, the Israeli government has killed over 60,000 people in Gaza.
Israel's own figures say 83% have been civilians.
Disproportionate numbers of journalists, medics & children have been killed.
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Since then, the Israeli government has killed over 60,000 people in Gaza.
Israel's own figures say 83% have been civilians.
Disproportionate numbers of journalists, medics & children have been killed.
1/5
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The fact that an anti-migrant politician, who tells us every single day that he doesn't like immigration, is saying it once again, is not in any way news
August 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The fact that an anti-migrant politician, who tells us every single day that he doesn't like immigration, is saying it once again, is not in any way news
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I don’t want to be too shrill about this but I think the BBC, ITV and Sky have disgraced themselves in their coverage of the anti-refugee protests. A massive failure of judgement. But now we know the next time a progressive protest “isn’t news” that it’s nothing to do with numbers
August 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I don’t want to be too shrill about this but I think the BBC, ITV and Sky have disgraced themselves in their coverage of the anti-refugee protests. A massive failure of judgement. But now we know the next time a progressive protest “isn’t news” that it’s nothing to do with numbers
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what the fuck is this headline from the BBC, I feel like I'm losing my mind www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Lucy Connolly says she was political prisoner over Southport post
She gives her first newspaper interview after being released from prison.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
what the fuck is this headline from the BBC, I feel like I'm losing my mind www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Supporting the right to protest is not the same as supporting Palestine Action, says human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith.
Read Clive's full op-ed 👇
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Read Clive's full op-ed 👇
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July 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Supporting the right to protest is not the same as supporting Palestine Action, says human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith.
Read Clive's full op-ed 👇
goodlaw.social/8idv
Read Clive's full op-ed 👇
goodlaw.social/8idv
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Still waiting for the widespread outrage over Robert Jenrick at a racist pogrom here pictured with founder of neo-Nazi group Combat 18
August 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Still waiting for the widespread outrage over Robert Jenrick at a racist pogrom here pictured with founder of neo-Nazi group Combat 18
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Robert Jenrick, the Tory Shadow Justice Secretary and former Home Office Minister, joining protesters outside an asylum hotel is one of the most disgusting acts by a frontline British politician in living memory.
August 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Robert Jenrick, the Tory Shadow Justice Secretary and former Home Office Minister, joining protesters outside an asylum hotel is one of the most disgusting acts by a frontline British politician in living memory.
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Deeply shocked by Israel’s deliberate killing of the Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, his colleague Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa. Israel has now killed at least 186 journalists in this war.
August 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Deeply shocked by Israel’s deliberate killing of the Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, his colleague Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa. Israel has now killed at least 186 journalists in this war.
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Arresting 400+ people for the "terrorist" offence of protesting against mass murder while large segments of the right are openly encouraging riots against immigrants is a tale of a very unhappy country and government.
August 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Arresting 400+ people for the "terrorist" offence of protesting against mass murder while large segments of the right are openly encouraging riots against immigrants is a tale of a very unhappy country and government.
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Israel destroyed a Palestinian seed bank today. This is such a specific kind of evil, targeting literal hope for the future. Attempting to further alienate Palestinians from their home and land. So much destroyed just for the sake of destroying. It's awful.
August 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Israel destroyed a Palestinian seed bank today. This is such a specific kind of evil, targeting literal hope for the future. Attempting to further alienate Palestinians from their home and land. So much destroyed just for the sake of destroying. It's awful.
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NEW: The IDF is shooting children at aid stations for target practice.
Dr Nick Maynard says soldiers chose particular body parts to target on different days - one day head, then chest, abdomen & testicles.
"I would never have believed this possible unless I'd witnessed this with my own eyes."
Dr Nick Maynard says soldiers chose particular body parts to target on different days - one day head, then chest, abdomen & testicles.
"I would never have believed this possible unless I'd witnessed this with my own eyes."
July 25, 2025 at 11:07 AM
NEW: The IDF is shooting children at aid stations for target practice.
Dr Nick Maynard says soldiers chose particular body parts to target on different days - one day head, then chest, abdomen & testicles.
"I would never have believed this possible unless I'd witnessed this with my own eyes."
Dr Nick Maynard says soldiers chose particular body parts to target on different days - one day head, then chest, abdomen & testicles.
"I would never have believed this possible unless I'd witnessed this with my own eyes."