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Paul E. Johnson is an American historian and professor emeritus at University of South Carolina.

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With this ringing endorsement, if you'd like to understand what deeply evil nonsense the literal President of the United States is promoting now please do listen! on.soundcloud.com/0SJT1Mcqx8ks...
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NEW headline voting intention from Ipsos

📉22% is the lowest we’ve recorded for Labour since June 2009
📉14% is the lowest VI share we’ve ever seen (since 1976) for the Conservatives
Headline voting intention: September 2025 Reform UK 34% Labour 22% Conservative 14% Lib Dems 12% Green Party 12% Other 6% Reform lead = +12
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by Paul E. Johnson

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It is so incredibly grim that this is happening, that folks don't seem to believe it is happening (or do not appreciate the extent), and that Labour have been so weak in their response.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 12d
I have had a large number of people say they simply did not understand the extent without posting the actual examples. Hence my approach to doing so

It remains the case that compelling evidence of just how much we are tolerating has yet to wake up those with actual responsibility and power yo act.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 13d
Quite. So many Labour people on this website visibly have no idea of just how bad things have got for ethnic minorities since they came on, and how their visible indifference lands.
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sundersays.bsky.social
I have had a large number of people say they simply did not understand the extent without posting the actual examples. Hence my approach to doing so

It remains the case that compelling evidence of just how much we are tolerating has yet to wake up those with actual responsibility and power yo act.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 13d
Quite. So many Labour people on this website visibly have no idea of just how bad things have got for ethnic minorities since they came on, and how their visible indifference lands.
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Amrk @amrk.bsky.social · 13d
Also frankly I am quite desperate! A party that’s at best ambivalent on the question of whether I’m English and wants to deport my friends is 9 points ahead in the polls and the current leader is floundering and visibly out of his depth!
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by Paul E. Johnson

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It drives me insane that no one seems to be able to make a case for the North without demonizing London. I think everyone, including a lot of ordinary folks in London, could benefit from lifting up some of the big cities up North so they can compete with London.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 13d
Burnham’s positioning in the NS and Telegraph is essentially “I will continue to deny the constraints like Keir Starmer, while being even more explicitly hostile to London and the South, where a majority of parliamentary seats are”. Hard to see how that works well for Labour.
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Michael @michaeljsc.bsky.social · 13d
not enthused by the Burnham Manifesto as set out here archive.is/9ylaW
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Burnham’s positioning in the NS and Telegraph is essentially “I will continue to deny the constraints like Keir Starmer, while being even more explicitly hostile to London and the South, where a majority of parliamentary seats are”. Hard to see how that works well for Labour.
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Michael @michaeljsc.bsky.social · 13d
not enthused by the Burnham Manifesto as set out here archive.is/9ylaW
archive.is
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by Paul E. Johnson

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Southampton Football Club
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The Ineffable Horror of Joe Muggs @joemuggs.bsky.social · 15d
What’s the most Tory-coded thing you actively love?

Me: Essex. Elgar. Country pubs.
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Reposted by: Paul E. Johnson, Matthew Kelly, Catherine J. Frieman

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What’s the most Tory-coded thing you actively love?

Me: Essex. Elgar. Country pubs.
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Reposted by: Paul E. Johnson, Anna O. Law, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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The Republican Party as it is currently constituted will destroy the United States — politically, economically, socially and culturally. The democratic reform of our federal system isn't only justified in itself, but necessary to force its moderation into a party compatible with liberal democracy.
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Reposted by: Paul E. Johnson, Tim Bale

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"the hard data suggests that the largest of the UK’s very real problems are no more being caused by mass immigration than they are by a group of charity fundraisers rowing past Great Yarmouth"

on.ft.com/3IsyVVu

@timharford.ft.com with his facts and reasonableness
The UK’s problems aren’t caused by immigration
It’s not hard to see how so many came to worry about the issue. But the data isn’t there
on.ft.com
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by Paul E. Johnson

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That's the one! Cheers.

by Paul E. Johnson

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What is the name of the bare bones #rstats package that replicates a lot of dplyr functionality? I've completely forgotten what it is called (and I am hoping I didn't make it up in my head).
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by Cas Mudde — Reposted by: Paul E. Johnson

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“If you would look away from the words of Charlie Kirk, from what else would you look away?”

Ta-Nehisi Coates nailes it again.
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
www.vanityfair.com
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Reposted by: Paul E. Johnson, Jonathan Portes, Richard S.J. Tol , and 10 more

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Kemi Badenoch refusing to acknowledge that Tommy Robinson is "far-right", now on LBC, and refusing to condemn Elon Musk's words. In fact she says what Musk said *isn't* incitement. So what would be incitement then? How violent would his words have to be before he was deemed a threat to this country?
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by Nathan P. Kalmoe — Reposted by: Paul E. Johnson, Lisa W. Fazio, Brendan Nyhan , and 2 more

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Chotiner interview with @lilymasonphd.bsky.social

www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Where Political Violence Comes From
Is our era of extreme partisanship to blame?
www.newyorker.com
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Reposted by: Paul E. Johnson

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I think really all my life all I’ve ever seen and heard is pretending bad things are actually good and good things are actually bad from politicians and the political media. But the reaction to this weekends protest is maybe some of the most powerful pretending I’ve ever seen
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Reposted by: Paul E. Johnson, Elizabeth Saunders, Will Jennings , and 3 more

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superb column from @stephenkb.bsky.social

“racism does not diminish through rising GDP but through the willingness of politicians to argue against it….”

www.ft.com/content/fbbd...
Starmer and Badenoch are handling the far-right march all wrong
A look back to the days of Enoch Powell suggests a better model
www.ft.com
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by Paul E. Johnson

paulrjohnson.net
Calling in sick because I had to replace my coffee beans with baked beans.
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by Paul E. Johnson

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Follow-up: What is our position on drinking pre-workout like a morning coffee?
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Paul Johnson @paulrjohnson.net · 23d
Is it okay to call in sick because you don't have any coffee beans?
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by Paul E. Johnson

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Is it okay to call in sick because you don't have any coffee beans?
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There is a serious failure in UK govt, politics & media to take sufficiently seriously what Musk said & meant with "fight back or die"

= Violence (interethnic civil war) is inevitable so pre-emptive violence - vs migrants, minorities & political opponents - is necessary to avoid existential erasure
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 24d
The common sense meaning should make this Elon Musk's "rivers of blood" moment

Though I think he goes further than Enoch Powell in a couple of important ways
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 24d
Elon Musk spoke by video to Tommy Robinson's anti-immigrant rally in the UK today.

"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
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by Paul E. Johnson

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Chess is the game where you don't have any hair and you cheat your way to victory.
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The myth that racism is primarily driven by economic conditions must die, especially on the left. It is a misdiagnosis and a kind of excuse
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by Paul E. Johnson

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Why don't the teams just play good? Have they considered that tactic? #epl-live
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Reposted by: Paul E. Johnson, Jan W. Mueller, Brendan Nyhan , and 4 more

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via @mkraju.bsky.social

Fetterman: “If you actually compare [Trump] to an actual autocrat, it is not just that… This is not an autocrat. This is a product of a democratic election.”
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As I say, it really does demonstrate why political leadership on racism matters - a non-trivial chunk of people will follow where leaders of their big party move. Heath and Wilson proved that in 1968, and Starmer and Badenoch are proving it in 2025.
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by Paul E. Johnson

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Also possible I am just scarred by the 2-2. Up there with the worst moments I have had as a fan haha

by Paul E. Johnson

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Even if we get our shit together I don't feel confident going to Fratton Park. Always feels like Pompey have the beating of us even when we are the better side haha
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by Paul E. Johnson

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It is an amazing experience! Highly recommend it.
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by Paul E. Johnson

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Think we should be expecting more from this team, and have at times shown flashes of that this season, but yeah weren't at the races today. It brings me no joy to report that your lot definitely didn't look like a team at risk of relegation today haha
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