John Machling
@machling.com
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New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
August 12, 2026 at 4:42 AM
New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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This is the ultimate test for a constitutional order.
Either constitutional mechanisms are used to check and balance this, and remove him from office, or they are not.
For there can be no greater test for any constitution.
Either constitutional mechanisms are used to check and balance this, and remove him from office, or they are not.
For there can be no greater test for any constitution.
April 7, 2026 at 12:40 PM
This is the ultimate test for a constitutional order.
Either constitutional mechanisms are used to check and balance this, and remove him from office, or they are not.
For there can be no greater test for any constitution.
Either constitutional mechanisms are used to check and balance this, and remove him from office, or they are not.
For there can be no greater test for any constitution.
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I spent 6 years of my life writing a PhD about UK policy in Persian Gulf in the 1960s, including the role of the Anglo-American alliance.
Key to the Persian Gulf policy of both countries: AVOID a power vacuum under any circumstances &keep Iran&Saudi Arabia from attacking the smaller Gulf States.
Key to the Persian Gulf policy of both countries: AVOID a power vacuum under any circumstances &keep Iran&Saudi Arabia from attacking the smaller Gulf States.
“Our attack was so successful we inadvertently created a power vacuum” is a new one to me tbh
March 2, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I spent 6 years of my life writing a PhD about UK policy in Persian Gulf in the 1960s, including the role of the Anglo-American alliance.
Key to the Persian Gulf policy of both countries: AVOID a power vacuum under any circumstances &keep Iran&Saudi Arabia from attacking the smaller Gulf States.
Key to the Persian Gulf policy of both countries: AVOID a power vacuum under any circumstances &keep Iran&Saudi Arabia from attacking the smaller Gulf States.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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The task for political leadership now is not just to tell the truth, but to make people care about what is true and what is not.
January 24, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The task for political leadership now is not just to tell the truth, but to make people care about what is true and what is not.
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Alex Pretti… This is who Trump’s secret police killed today in Minnesota. He was a VA nurse.
January 24, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Alex Pretti… This is who Trump’s secret police killed today in Minnesota. He was a VA nurse.
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Robert Jenrick is unique in British politics for being the only MP who is an anagram of his constituency
January 18, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Robert Jenrick is unique in British politics for being the only MP who is an anagram of his constituency
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Duckduckgo has a survey for pro/anti-AI and I cackled so hard at the (current) results
https://voteyesornoai.com
https://voteyesornoai.com
Are you YES AI or NO AI? Vote now.
Big Tech doesn't care if you want AI or not. They should.
voteyesornoai.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Duckduckgo has a survey for pro/anti-AI and I cackled so hard at the (current) results
https://voteyesornoai.com
https://voteyesornoai.com
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Will X being the platform for AI csam finally be the thing that gets people who should have quit it 2 years to leave. At a certain point (now), if you are a public figure hanging on there, you’re endorsing all of this.
January 2, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Will X being the platform for AI csam finally be the thing that gets people who should have quit it 2 years to leave. At a certain point (now), if you are a public figure hanging on there, you’re endorsing all of this.
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The Liz Truss Show - Behind the Scenes
YouTube video by Michael Spicer
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
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Oh my god, they weren't kidding, I've just seen the warnings leaflet that comes with a box of Tylenol. How were they keeping this quiet?!
September 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Oh my god, they weren't kidding, I've just seen the warnings leaflet that comes with a box of Tylenol. How were they keeping this quiet?!
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If there's one thing you watch today, make it this
Bob Geldof criticises Israel for what they're doing in Gaza
Then criticises Trevor Philips for making excuses for what Israel is doing in Gaza
Part 1/3
Bob Geldof criticises Israel for what they're doing in Gaza
Then criticises Trevor Philips for making excuses for what Israel is doing in Gaza
Part 1/3
July 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
If there's one thing you watch today, make it this
Bob Geldof criticises Israel for what they're doing in Gaza
Then criticises Trevor Philips for making excuses for what Israel is doing in Gaza
Part 1/3
Bob Geldof criticises Israel for what they're doing in Gaza
Then criticises Trevor Philips for making excuses for what Israel is doing in Gaza
Part 1/3
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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These are quotes are from 2007/8 when (the now) Lord Darzi persuaded Gordon Brown, polyclinics and neighbourhood care was a good thing.
By 2011 they’d all disappeared
Wes Streeting is having a go at resurrecting them
Ignoring over 6000 GP practices
Spot on as ever @roylilley1.bsky.social
By 2011 they’d all disappeared
Wes Streeting is having a go at resurrecting them
Ignoring over 6000 GP practices
Spot on as ever @roylilley1.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
These are quotes are from 2007/8 when (the now) Lord Darzi persuaded Gordon Brown, polyclinics and neighbourhood care was a good thing.
By 2011 they’d all disappeared
Wes Streeting is having a go at resurrecting them
Ignoring over 6000 GP practices
Spot on as ever @roylilley1.bsky.social
By 2011 they’d all disappeared
Wes Streeting is having a go at resurrecting them
Ignoring over 6000 GP practices
Spot on as ever @roylilley1.bsky.social
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If you want to know how Reform UK operates, here you go.
Politico: "Reform has announced Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe (who happened to launch a vicious attack on leader Nigel Farage this week) is under investigation over complaints of bullying in his parliament and constituency offices..." (1/x)
Politico: "Reform has announced Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe (who happened to launch a vicious attack on leader Nigel Farage this week) is under investigation over complaints of bullying in his parliament and constituency offices..." (1/x)
March 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
If you want to know how Reform UK operates, here you go.
Politico: "Reform has announced Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe (who happened to launch a vicious attack on leader Nigel Farage this week) is under investigation over complaints of bullying in his parliament and constituency offices..." (1/x)
Politico: "Reform has announced Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe (who happened to launch a vicious attack on leader Nigel Farage this week) is under investigation over complaints of bullying in his parliament and constituency offices..." (1/x)
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
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It’s insane to think that the Trump administration was more welcoming this week to the Tate brothers than to the President of Ukraine.
March 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
It’s insane to think that the Trump administration was more welcoming this week to the Tate brothers than to the President of Ukraine.