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Peter Kay

@theonlypeterkay.bsky.social

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Not a believer - give me evidence. Retired NHS Consultant. Married to smashing, glass ceiling smashing woman. 2 children 2 grandchildren. Satirical. Country before partying. Influencer followed by the influential. (same handle on the moribund Twatter X)

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Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · Dec 13

Apparently Kennedy has decided that all US citizens should have the opportunity to experience the lifelong disability the late, great Ian Dury endured. He caught polio in a swimming pool. Watch the unfallen tears of a man whose destiny was shaped by a virus. youtu.be/cBsHSbVRNJI?...

Parkinson - Ian Dury Pt 1

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Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 2h

Will Trump be a viable candidate for a Nobel Peace Prize when he’s waging war on his own citizens? It’ll be a fine test of institutional International hypocrisy if he makes the shortlist.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 2h

Will Trump be a viable candidate for a Nobel Peace Prize when he’s waging war on his own citizens? It’ll be a fine test of institutional International hypocrisy if he makes the shortlist.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Making people feel they need to carry citizenship papers.

Invading our state with military troops.

Sending in war helicopters in the middle of the night.

Arresting elected officials asking questions.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.

Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

A day in the Portland war zone

The Portland War Zone isn't for everyone but at least the chaos is locally sourced.

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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 21h

Just remembered that it's LBC's 52nd birthday today. So I'm even more chuffed than usual to have been on with @mrjamesob.bsky.social this morning @lbc.co.uk, albeit talking about the evisceration of US democracy.

🎧: audioboom.com/posts/878880...

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 6h

I sometimes worry I exaggerate the collective madness of our media but the people who cheered Brexit, Boris Johnson & Liz Truss's mini-budget are now applauding Kemi Badenoch's speech. 'Parallell universe' doesn't come close. I suppose her not falling over is a win of sorts for them at the moment.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 29d

The four pillars of disordered doubt:
Doubt the Evidence
Doubt the Source
Doubt the Process
Doubt the Claim
Each pillar corrodes truth validation in a different way, but together they build epistemic collapse.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 29d

I've written a lot about disordered discourse and counterpublics, but given recent events I want to cover a key part of disordered discourse, which I call the four pillars of disordered doubt.

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Shane Harris @shaneharris.bsky.social · 8h

WSJ reports that the Truth Social message Trump directed at Pam Bondi, about indicting Jim Comey, was meant to be a DM. Asked about the post, Bondi told senators, "I don’t think he said anything that he hasn’t said for years.” We might see that remark, among others, in Comey's motion to dismiss.

Inside the Justice Department Where the President Calls the Shots

The president has executed a wholesale transformation of the Justice Department, taking control in ways he could have only dreamed of in his first term.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19h

The Pentagon has to provide The New York Times information about Elon Musk’s security clearances, a federal judge ruled Wednesday—and the billionaire’s own posting habits helped decide the case. trib.al/7voNtjk

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Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 4h

Welsh Conservative MS Sam Rowlands pointed out: “The current Reform leader in Wales – who notably doesn’t live in Wales – is Nigel Farage.
“He has previously expressed admiration for Vladimir Putin and has repeated the false Russian narrative that the West provoked the illegal invasion of Ukraine.”

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 5h

Further concerns raised in Senedd over Reform’s links to Russia

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Further concerns raised in Senedd over Reform's links to Russia

Emily Price Members of the Senedd have raised further concerns about Reform UK’s links to Russia. During Questions the the First Minister on Tuesday (October 7), Baroness Eluned Morgan said the integ...

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 11h

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Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 17h

🔥 @tombradby.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social Leads the 10 o’clock news with this, on Jenrick’s leaked views: “They are views that many would say are simply racist because they appear to assume a link between the colour of someone’s skin and their social and cultural values” 🔥

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Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 1d

Now available at every good retailer. No NatC politician should go anywhere without one. Invaluable for detecting potential scapegoats. At a flick of a switch doubles up as a handy dog whistle.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21h

The face of Evil.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago PD: arrest these motherfuckers threatening civilians. Put them in jail. Let the courts sort it out

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Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 1d

As @mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk observed, as he commentated upon Kemi Badenoch’s lamentable speech: “All of the problems described were created by you and your colleagues”

Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 1d

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk A reminder to Kemi Badenoch of the real reason our NHS moved from the best in the world to halfway down the international league tables between 2010 and 2024. Sir Michael Marmot explains below👇

Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · Dec 4

Sir Michael Marmot evidences Tories’ “malicious” 14year disinvestment in the NHS. George Osborne underfunded NHS to claw back the cost of saving banks. Sunak was one of the team who broke those banks. Patients still pay for his profits - with their lives. The obscenely wealthy must make restitution.

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Tony Clarke @tonyclarke.bsky.social · 1d

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D.Moore @d-moore.bsky.social · 10d

It appears Farage, in just one speech, nailed all the pro-Russian talking points Gill was bribed to spout.
Very well rehearsed wasn't he?

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Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 1d

Now available at every good retailer. No NatC politician should go anywhere without one. Invaluable for detecting potential scapegoats. At a flick of a switch doubles up as a handy dog whistle.

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Rogerman @rogerman99.bsky.social · 1d

Because it begs the questions of Farage's relationship with Putin, and we can't have that now, can we?

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Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 1d

As of Wednesday 8th October 2025, Farage has not made any personal statement regarding Nathan Gill's guilty plea in the bribery case involving pro-Russia statements and payments from Russian-linked sources. Why won’t the media confront him on this matter of national security?

Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 10d

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk Nigel Farage, man of the people, affable, it seems, with every class and kind, from landed gentry to tenant farmer, from unashamed racist to rich elite donor, from patriot to traitor, from taxi driver to Russian Ambassador.

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