Elsi
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He who binds to himself a joy
Does the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in eternity's sun rise.
Does the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in eternity's sun rise.
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Absolute disgrace
So Burnham and Labour happy to jail *peaceful* anti-genocide and climate protestors, but are silent in the face of fascist mob rule that has the potential to injure / kill.
Shameful pandering to racists for votes.
cc. @davidpintod.bsky.social - you are my MP.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Shameful pandering to racists for votes.
cc. @davidpintod.bsky.social - you are my MP.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
RNLI closes Portsmouth lifeboat station after huge anti-migrant protests
RNLI volunteers were branded ‘traitors’ after bringing migrants ashore
www.independent.co.uk
September 17, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Absolute disgrace
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Somebody mentioned this in the replies already but I want to run with it: I’m fascinated by the spread of “Mar-a-Lago face” to the UK and what this particular aesthetic signifies. Not to shame this woman (her actions shame her) but because the politics & sociology of the aesthetic are so interesting
A Reform UK councillor who was elected in May has a historic conviction for racial harassment
Reform UK backs councillor with racial harassment conviction
Cllr Emma Beck recently had an assault conviction quashed on appeal
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
September 17, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Somebody mentioned this in the replies already but I want to run with it: I’m fascinated by the spread of “Mar-a-Lago face” to the UK and what this particular aesthetic signifies. Not to shame this woman (her actions shame her) but because the politics & sociology of the aesthetic are so interesting
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I may have posted before this excellent short video discussing Mar-a-Lago face from an anthropological point of view. It’s so good. I want to quote almost every line. Subtitles are on if you don’t like sound m.youtube.com/shorts/A-1Kf...
Mar-a-Lago Face #makeup #anthropology #beauty #psychology #womenempowerment #culture
YouTube video by AnthroDorphins
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September 17, 2026 at 11:25 AM
I may have posted before this excellent short video discussing Mar-a-Lago face from an anthropological point of view. It’s so good. I want to quote almost every line. Subtitles are on if you don’t like sound m.youtube.com/shorts/A-1Kf...
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That we still live in this work disgusts me - while Farage elevates his victimhood at any given time , I think he has no idea what it is like to go through what courageous women like Dawn Butler experience
September 17, 2026 at 10:32 AM
That we still live in this work disgusts me - while Farage elevates his victimhood at any given time , I think he has no idea what it is like to go through what courageous women like Dawn Butler experience
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I regret to tell you that I also had a lesson on how bigots are impervious to fact & reason
The same bloke (it turned out he was employed by the agency subcontracted to do this work) tried it on when he returned a yr or two later
But this time one fierce stare was enough to stop him in his tracks
The same bloke (it turned out he was employed by the agency subcontracted to do this work) tried it on when he returned a yr or two later
But this time one fierce stare was enough to stop him in his tracks
A personal story about that phrase “young men of fighting age” applied to asylum seekers.
As many of you know I took in a young Ukrainian woman under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
As part of that process, soon after she arrived we were visited by the local authority rep and a Fire Brigade rep.
As many of you know I took in a young Ukrainian woman under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.
As part of that process, soon after she arrived we were visited by the local authority rep and a Fire Brigade rep.
I'm not surprised but I'm truly disgusted that this narrative of "dangerous fighting age men posing a threat to women and children" is genuinely doing the rounds on the media with almost no push back at all.
This is 1930s level stuff.
This is 1930s level stuff.
September 17, 2026 at 10:04 AM
I regret to tell you that I also had a lesson on how bigots are impervious to fact & reason
The same bloke (it turned out he was employed by the agency subcontracted to do this work) tried it on when he returned a yr or two later
But this time one fierce stare was enough to stop him in his tracks
The same bloke (it turned out he was employed by the agency subcontracted to do this work) tried it on when he returned a yr or two later
But this time one fierce stare was enough to stop him in his tracks
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CONTEMPLATION is no fantasy, make believe or daydream but the flowering of patience & steady perseverance.
Wis 6:24 says "the multitude of the wise is the salvation of the world" Our hope lies in the fact that meditation can change the society we live in just as it changed us.
Wis 6:24 says "the multitude of the wise is the salvation of the world" Our hope lies in the fact that meditation can change the society we live in just as it changed us.
September 17, 2026 at 10:11 AM
CONTEMPLATION is no fantasy, make believe or daydream but the flowering of patience & steady perseverance.
Wis 6:24 says "the multitude of the wise is the salvation of the world" Our hope lies in the fact that meditation can change the society we live in just as it changed us.
Wis 6:24 says "the multitude of the wise is the salvation of the world" Our hope lies in the fact that meditation can change the society we live in just as it changed us.
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A macho culture of performative selfishness might start on the roads, through racing, rolling coal, ever bigger SUVs ... But it doesn't end there. If we want to live in a decent country which values human life, we need to change this culture. My column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot
In towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or consicence. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2026 at 6:02 AM
A macho culture of performative selfishness might start on the roads, through racing, rolling coal, ever bigger SUVs ... But it doesn't end there. If we want to live in a decent country which values human life, we need to change this culture. My column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"The same people who were rending their garments when Lord Alli bought a dress for Starmer's wife, screeching 'WHAT INFLUENCE IS HE BUYING?' now look voters in the eyes and insist the crypto bros giving them £72m want nothing in return. By all means, take the donation, but stop taking the piss."
NEW EPISODE: The Big Bung Theory!
Reform U.K. is awash with cash so we talk all things spending rules, changes to donation law, and what it all means for our democracy.
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🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/34B3...
Reform U.K. is awash with cash so we talk all things spending rules, changes to donation law, and what it all means for our democracy.
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/34B3...
The Big Bung Theory
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 17 September · 53min
podcasts.apple.com
September 17, 2026 at 9:11 AM
"The same people who were rending their garments when Lord Alli bought a dress for Starmer's wife, screeching 'WHAT INFLUENCE IS HE BUYING?' now look voters in the eyes and insist the crypto bros giving them £72m want nothing in return. By all means, take the donation, but stop taking the piss."
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In recent weeks, many people have got in touch with me & my colleagues at Byline Times to show their appreciation of the work we've been doing (in some cases for years) on what happened to Jason Arday & the deeper currents revealed by the story of James Orr.
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September 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
In recent weeks, many people have got in touch with me & my colleagues at Byline Times to show their appreciation of the work we've been doing (in some cases for years) on what happened to Jason Arday & the deeper currents revealed by the story of James Orr.
Journalism funded by you. Join us here:
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Three more Reform councillors resign | Peter Sagar
Reform in County Durham: the chaos continues
Three more Reform councillors resign
northeastbylines.co.uk
September 17, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Three more Reform councillors resign | Peter Sagar
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Barbara Ehrenreich (1941–2022) was an American writer, journalist, and social critic known for her sharp examination of class inequality, poverty, work, gender, and the everyday realities of American capitalism.
September 17, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Barbara Ehrenreich (1941–2022) was an American writer, journalist, and social critic known for her sharp examination of class inequality, poverty, work, gender, and the everyday realities of American capitalism.
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Been thinking about this bit of the von der Leyden speech since yesterday.
I think she may well be right. Or at least, she isn’t obviously wrong despite some of the sneering from US tech types.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
I think she may well be right. Or at least, she isn’t obviously wrong despite some of the sneering from US tech types.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
September 17, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Been thinking about this bit of the von der Leyden speech since yesterday.
I think she may well be right. Or at least, she isn’t obviously wrong despite some of the sneering from US tech types.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
I think she may well be right. Or at least, she isn’t obviously wrong despite some of the sneering from US tech types.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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“Life is crap, vote for us” is a losing message. The first half is not true and, even if it were, the second does not follow. Farage…used to know all this.”
But now he just lines his pockets while he moans and exudes hatred and disloyalty.
We’re very bored of it.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
But now he just lines his pockets while he moans and exudes hatred and disloyalty.
We’re very bored of it.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
The British right’s patriotism problem
Andy Burnham seems at ease in his country. Are his opponents?
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September 17, 2026 at 6:56 AM
“Life is crap, vote for us” is a losing message. The first half is not true and, even if it were, the second does not follow. Farage…used to know all this.”
But now he just lines his pockets while he moans and exudes hatred and disloyalty.
We’re very bored of it.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
But now he just lines his pockets while he moans and exudes hatred and disloyalty.
We’re very bored of it.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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While Piddington dominates the news, at Leicester Crown Court this man was sentenced today
Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible
Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible
September 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM
While Piddington dominates the news, at Leicester Crown Court this man was sentenced today
Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible
Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible
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Reform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’; accompanied by deregulation of the City, weaken the authority of the courts.
That would be the return on donations by the super-rich.
Cost borne by the old, sick, disabled, unfortunate; cuts to public services.
That would be the return on donations by the super-rich.
Cost borne by the old, sick, disabled, unfortunate; cuts to public services.
Reform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’
Centre for a Better Britain will urge abolishing inheritance tax and phasing out capital gains tax, report says
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Reform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’; accompanied by deregulation of the City, weaken the authority of the courts.
That would be the return on donations by the super-rich.
Cost borne by the old, sick, disabled, unfortunate; cuts to public services.
That would be the return on donations by the super-rich.
Cost borne by the old, sick, disabled, unfortunate; cuts to public services.
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Eighty years after Sir Winston Churchill said that a Council of Europe should be established, its secretary general has warned its 46 members states, UK included, that the military weapons they are building today will outlast governments that commissioned them
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rozenberg.substack.com/p/security-t...
Security through democracy
Council of Europe leader calls for unity at a time of rupture and war
rozenberg.substack.com
September 17, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Eighty years after Sir Winston Churchill said that a Council of Europe should be established, its secretary general has warned its 46 members states, UK included, that the military weapons they are building today will outlast governments that commissioned them
rozenberg.substack.com/p/security-t...
rozenberg.substack.com/p/security-t...
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Wowser! A WHOLE VILLAGE of village idiots.
September 16, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Wowser! A WHOLE VILLAGE of village idiots.
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My latest investigation on stolen cultural heritage now out from @himalsouthasian.bsky.social. I followed the tracks of Mary Slusser, an American academic who thought she was “saving” Nepal’s culture by smuggling sacred artifacts out of the country - killing at least one ritual.
September 16, 2026 at 8:15 PM
My latest investigation on stolen cultural heritage now out from @himalsouthasian.bsky.social. I followed the tracks of Mary Slusser, an American academic who thought she was “saving” Nepal’s culture by smuggling sacred artifacts out of the country - killing at least one ritual.
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A reminder that the "generosity" he refers to here follows Nigel Farage announcing Crypto tax policies that would net them both hundreds of millions of pounds in additional profits
September 16, 2026 at 12:18 PM
A reminder that the "generosity" he refers to here follows Nigel Farage announcing Crypto tax policies that would net them both hundreds of millions of pounds in additional profits
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How Ed Miliband's late mum was at the forefront of his mind during his statement on Israel-Palestine.
September 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
How Ed Miliband's late mum was at the forefront of his mind during his statement on Israel-Palestine.
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"And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends stolen out of holy writ;
And seem a saint, when most I play the devil."
William Shakespeare, Richard III.
With old odd ends stolen out of holy writ;
And seem a saint, when most I play the devil."
William Shakespeare, Richard III.
March 30, 2026 at 9:50 PM
"And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends stolen out of holy writ;
And seem a saint, when most I play the devil."
William Shakespeare, Richard III.
With old odd ends stolen out of holy writ;
And seem a saint, when most I play the devil."
William Shakespeare, Richard III.
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Maybe if Farage and Tice et all actually attended HofC and paid attention to proceeding ( ⭐️ 25th March 2026 ⭐️) they would know for sure that the new provisions about donations to political parties would apply from THAT DAY ⭐️.
Capping it at £100,000
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026...
Capping it at £100,000
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026...
September 16, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Maybe if Farage and Tice et all actually attended HofC and paid attention to proceeding ( ⭐️ 25th March 2026 ⭐️) they would know for sure that the new provisions about donations to political parties would apply from THAT DAY ⭐️.
Capping it at £100,000
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026...
Capping it at £100,000
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026...
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I despair actually. So many people are so ignorant. And bigoted. And gullible. And it's a fucking dangerous mix that.
September 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
I despair actually. So many people are so ignorant. And bigoted. And gullible. And it's a fucking dangerous mix that.
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I'm not surprised but I'm truly disgusted that this narrative of "dangerous fighting age men posing a threat to women and children" is genuinely doing the rounds on the media with almost no push back at all.
This is 1930s level stuff.
This is 1930s level stuff.
September 16, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I'm not surprised but I'm truly disgusted that this narrative of "dangerous fighting age men posing a threat to women and children" is genuinely doing the rounds on the media with almost no push back at all.
This is 1930s level stuff.
This is 1930s level stuff.
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Byline Times has identified seven Reform councillors who are listed as members of the masked anti-migrant groups bylinetimes.com/2026/09/16/t...
The Reform Councillors Embedded in Britain’s Masked 'Patriot' Anti-Migrant Network
A Reform councillor and campaign co-ordinater urged his followers to join and support the masked group
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September 16, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Byline Times has identified seven Reform councillors who are listed as members of the masked anti-migrant groups bylinetimes.com/2026/09/16/t...