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Ian Dunt put it better than I could. "Feel a lot of pride about the way Britain has responded to Trump's attacks on Ukraine, repeatedly launching big symbolic demonstrations of solidarity when things are at their most tenuous."
Honour guard at Downing Street ahead of Zelenskyy’s arrival.
October 14, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Ian Dunt put it better than I could. "Feel a lot of pride about the way Britain has responded to Trump's attacks on Ukraine, repeatedly launching big symbolic demonstrations of solidarity when things are at their most tenuous."
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Democratic Failure to Prevent Conservatives From Lying Raises Ethical Questions About Talarico bsky.app/profile/shoe...
October 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Democratic Failure to Prevent Conservatives From Lying Raises Ethical Questions About Talarico bsky.app/profile/shoe...
The Social Reckoning is really good. Some people say “we knew this stuff already” but I think that assumes most people read the WSJ & understand algorithms.
I was surprised by how much I didn’t know about Facebook’s algorithms and how they affect us. I definitely recommend it
I was surprised by how much I didn’t know about Facebook’s algorithms and how they affect us. I definitely recommend it
October 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
The Social Reckoning is really good. Some people say “we knew this stuff already” but I think that assumes most people read the WSJ & understand algorithms.
I was surprised by how much I didn’t know about Facebook’s algorithms and how they affect us. I definitely recommend it
I was surprised by how much I didn’t know about Facebook’s algorithms and how they affect us. I definitely recommend it
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I understand that it's politically challenging to give a grant to better off households, but you need people who can afford it to buy heat pumps when they're more expensive to stimulate the market so the cost will come down and they can be affordable for everyone.
At some point Labour and its supporters are going to come unstuck with the constant messaging that, above a certain income level, you should expect nothing from the state apart from an invoice.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
October 12, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I understand that it's politically challenging to give a grant to better off households, but you need people who can afford it to buy heat pumps when they're more expensive to stimulate the market so the cost will come down and they can be affordable for everyone.
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This is true, give me rugged, butch prose from Oscar Wilde or George Eliot over Jane Austen any day.
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October 12, 2026 at 12:59 PM
This is true, give me rugged, butch prose from Oscar Wilde or George Eliot over Jane Austen any day.
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The standard argument is if you tax the rich they’ll leave the country and make the place poorer. On the other hand, if you don’t tax them and they stay, they pull this shit, making the country *much* poorer in so many ways.
"Elon Musk has quietly funneled more than $276 million into Republican groups and his super PAC since the start of July, building a huge turnout operation to help the party battle headwinds in the midterm elections."
Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans (Gift Article)
The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.
www.nytimes.com
October 12, 2026 at 12:04 PM
The standard argument is if you tax the rich they’ll leave the country and make the place poorer. On the other hand, if you don’t tax them and they stay, they pull this shit, making the country *much* poorer in so many ways.
This discussion gets tangled up in "Is Russia the reason Leave won", but that's not the important bit. The important thing is they tried. And we cannot let countries keep trying to influence our elections until they find a way to succeed.
Vladimir Putin wants a divided Europe to weaken us.
We cannot let him win.
For the sake of our own security, we need to rejoin the EU.
We cannot let him win.
For the sake of our own security, we need to rejoin the EU.
October 12, 2026 at 9:24 AM
This discussion gets tangled up in "Is Russia the reason Leave won", but that's not the important bit. The important thing is they tried. And we cannot let countries keep trying to influence our elections until they find a way to succeed.
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Zelenskyy: “When our strikes reached Yandex data centres, there was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations on social media.
“Because there were fewer bots, it's pretty clear where those bots were coming from.”
“Because there were fewer bots, it's pretty clear where those bots were coming from.”
October 12, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Zelenskyy: “When our strikes reached Yandex data centres, there was less hate, less division, and fewer provocations on social media.
“Because there were fewer bots, it's pretty clear where those bots were coming from.”
“Because there were fewer bots, it's pretty clear where those bots were coming from.”
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How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
October 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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We should talk about the “social contagion” of these prejudices among middle-aged people in positions of influence. Rapid Onset Midlife Bigotry
October 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM
We should talk about the “social contagion” of these prejudices among middle-aged people in positions of influence. Rapid Onset Midlife Bigotry
Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played
October 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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You’d think that by now, Tories would have realised the impacts of them not understanding the concept of impact analysis.
October 8, 2026 at 11:57 AM
You’d think that by now, Tories would have realised the impacts of them not understanding the concept of impact analysis.
It’s a completely reasonable thing to make these illegal until the companies can prove they cannot be used in a pervy way. (And only by prescription for those who are sight impaired)
No matter how bad you're imagining this is, I guarantee it's worse -- explicitly being sold to record sex without consent
October 8, 2026 at 4:34 PM
It’s a completely reasonable thing to make these illegal until the companies can prove they cannot be used in a pervy way. (And only by prescription for those who are sight impaired)
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"If you look at the population of — well, all people in cities, particularly people who come to cities from elsewhere, but particularly homeless and other vulnerable people in cities [...] a pretty large chunk of those people who end up in cities were failed in some other parts of this country."
October 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
"If you look at the population of — well, all people in cities, particularly people who come to cities from elsewhere, but particularly homeless and other vulnerable people in cities [...] a pretty large chunk of those people who end up in cities were failed in some other parts of this country."
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Ask your self if anyone who demands your money and your vote would put their body on the line like this for you.
The mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, literally used himself as a human shield to protect students from police violence
October 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Ask your self if anyone who demands your money and your vote would put their body on the line like this for you.
If you think a certain sum should be inheritance tax free, then make it tax free. It shouldn't matter whether it's in property, or investments or in pokemon cards.
A £6bn tax cut that creates a perverse incentive for older people to *upsize* is not a good policy - www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Badenoch’s inheritance tax gambit makes no economic sense
The Tory leader’s proposal to slash the tax would shovel £6bn of taxpayer money to the already-wealthy
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
If you think a certain sum should be inheritance tax free, then make it tax free. It shouldn't matter whether it's in property, or investments or in pokemon cards.
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3 years since Oct. 7. Count me among those who were appalled by the atrocity and appalled knowing atrocity would follow.
Made things worse for just about everyone, except a few awful people who exploited it, and has left so many innocent people dead or suffering.
I wish none of this had happened.
Made things worse for just about everyone, except a few awful people who exploited it, and has left so many innocent people dead or suffering.
I wish none of this had happened.
October 7, 2026 at 12:23 PM
3 years since Oct. 7. Count me among those who were appalled by the atrocity and appalled knowing atrocity would follow.
Made things worse for just about everyone, except a few awful people who exploited it, and has left so many innocent people dead or suffering.
I wish none of this had happened.
Made things worse for just about everyone, except a few awful people who exploited it, and has left so many innocent people dead or suffering.
I wish none of this had happened.
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I've thought the Tories would go after IHT for a while - it's an obvious political choice given the voters they're targeting. But this is about the worse way to do it as it further gums up the housing market.
Kemi Badenoch has just KILLED downsizing in retirement
Welcome to millions of frail, single pensioners, in homes far too big for them, refusing to move for fear of the tax hit
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Welcome to millions of frail, single pensioners, in homes far too big for them, refusing to move for fear of the tax hit
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Tory conference live: Kemi Badenoch pledges to scrap inheritance tax on family homes
Conservative leader pledges to slash levies while accusing Andy Burnham of ‘spending money we don’t have’
giftarticle.ft.com
October 7, 2026 at 12:33 PM
I've thought the Tories would go after IHT for a while - it's an obvious political choice given the voters they're targeting. But this is about the worse way to do it as it further gums up the housing market.
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Really seems like Maine Dems could benefit from using a version of the 2008 message for voters who liked the maverick McCain:
“She’s a decent person. It made sense for you to back her in the past. But it’s not good enough now. She enables Trump when it matters—and none of us can afford that.”
“She’s a decent person. It made sense for you to back her in the past. But it’s not good enough now. She enables Trump when it matters—and none of us can afford that.”
October 7, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Really seems like Maine Dems could benefit from using a version of the 2008 message for voters who liked the maverick McCain:
“She’s a decent person. It made sense for you to back her in the past. But it’s not good enough now. She enables Trump when it matters—and none of us can afford that.”
“She’s a decent person. It made sense for you to back her in the past. But it’s not good enough now. She enables Trump when it matters—and none of us can afford that.”
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To the surprise of absolutely no one, but to their courage, victims of far-right figures arguing they are “protecting women and girls” from unknown and unseen particular threat from migrants are coming forward to tell their story of sexual and domestic abuse
‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2026 at 7:14 AM
To the surprise of absolutely no one, but to their courage, victims of far-right figures arguing they are “protecting women and girls” from unknown and unseen particular threat from migrants are coming forward to tell their story of sexual and domestic abuse
Ofcom rules say broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes.
So why is Nigel Farage allowed to host his own primetime show on GB News?
Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action ⬇️
So why is Nigel Farage allowed to host his own primetime show on GB News?
Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action ⬇️
Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
bestforbritain.org
October 5, 2026 at 1:51 PM
It's very early but I really hope this promising research turns out to make a real difference
Just THREE MINUTES a day of low-intensity ultrasound aimed at the hippocampus improved cognition in two areas in Alzheimer's patients within 26 days, with no adverse effects. One paper even found the cortex grew back.
Separately, in cells, ELF-EMF treatment kept damaged cells
Separately, in cells, ELF-EMF treatment kept damaged cells
This Cheap, Tiny Device May Reverse Memory Loss—And Even Prevent Alzheimer’s, Scientists Say
Studies indicate that a simple treatment could halt a leading cause of death for millions of people.
www.popularmechanics.com
October 5, 2026 at 7:30 AM
It's very early but I really hope this promising research turns out to make a real difference
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Just THREE MINUTES a day of low-intensity ultrasound aimed at the hippocampus improved cognition in two areas in Alzheimer's patients within 26 days, with no adverse effects. One paper even found the cortex grew back.
Separately, in cells, ELF-EMF treatment kept damaged cells
Separately, in cells, ELF-EMF treatment kept damaged cells
This Cheap, Tiny Device May Reverse Memory Loss—And Even Prevent Alzheimer’s, Scientists Say
Studies indicate that a simple treatment could halt a leading cause of death for millions of people.
www.popularmechanics.com
October 5, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Just THREE MINUTES a day of low-intensity ultrasound aimed at the hippocampus improved cognition in two areas in Alzheimer's patients within 26 days, with no adverse effects. One paper even found the cortex grew back.
Separately, in cells, ELF-EMF treatment kept damaged cells
Separately, in cells, ELF-EMF treatment kept damaged cells
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A common theme that drives me absolutely wild with elections/polling these days:
1. Right wing wrecks everything
2. Left of centre figure elected
3. Left of centre can’t fix all the damage in 5 seconds so the right wing, who have got 10x worse in the meantime, lead polls again/win next election
1. Right wing wrecks everything
2. Left of centre figure elected
3. Left of centre can’t fix all the damage in 5 seconds so the right wing, who have got 10x worse in the meantime, lead polls again/win next election
hard not to despair at the state of the world!!! if I had to pick between nice-but-flawed Lula and The Failson Of The Worst Man Bolsonaro I would find it easy! how do these decisions keep being a toss-up! they should not be a toss-up! ahhhh!
The thing I don't like is that Lula only has a narrow lead for first round, when he won it by five points in 2022. And I'm wondering if that many votes have likely shifted that that's still enough to win the second round if he only won that by ~2 in 2026. Flavio Bolsonaro win looks v possible
October 4, 2026 at 8:36 AM
A common theme that drives me absolutely wild with elections/polling these days:
1. Right wing wrecks everything
2. Left of centre figure elected
3. Left of centre can’t fix all the damage in 5 seconds so the right wing, who have got 10x worse in the meantime, lead polls again/win next election
1. Right wing wrecks everything
2. Left of centre figure elected
3. Left of centre can’t fix all the damage in 5 seconds so the right wing, who have got 10x worse in the meantime, lead polls again/win next election
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I effing despise RFK Jr. I had a cancer caused by HPV that had a massive impact on my life. I would have loved to have a vaccine that could have prevented all of that and whatnot.
Yet that fool has claimed that HPV vaccines themselves cause cancer and he’s making bank on that lie and others.
Yet that fool has claimed that HPV vaccines themselves cause cancer and he’s making bank on that lie and others.
I see some folks asking: what motivates RFK Jr to tell such horrific, dangerous, repulsive lies about the HPV vaccine?
Well, he has made $856,559 from suing the HPV vaccine maker (his vaccine adviser, Dr Kulldorff, also got rich the same way)
Always follow the 🤑!
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Well, he has made $856,559 from suing the HPV vaccine maker (his vaccine adviser, Dr Kulldorff, also got rich the same way)
Always follow the 🤑!
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
October 4, 2026 at 1:06 AM
I effing despise RFK Jr. I had a cancer caused by HPV that had a massive impact on my life. I would have loved to have a vaccine that could have prevented all of that and whatnot.
Yet that fool has claimed that HPV vaccines themselves cause cancer and he’s making bank on that lie and others.
Yet that fool has claimed that HPV vaccines themselves cause cancer and he’s making bank on that lie and others.