D main cause of much more pronounced wealth inequality... and high-level corruption and chumocracy...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We’re not in a new Gilded Age in America: inequality is now far worse | Casey Michel
Today’s wealth gap is much bigger, and the country’s richest have much more power than they once did. It’s an Age of Oligarchy
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2026 at 3:15 PM
D main cause of much more pronounced wealth inequality... and high-level corruption and chumocracy...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
🇺🇸 {𝐚𝑱𝑺𝑫} “𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲” is a word: rule by cronies.
Naturally, I wondered whether “𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺” is one, too.
If not, current events are making a strong case for its admission to the dictionary.
Naturally, I wondered whether “𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺” is one, too.
If not, current events are making a strong case for its admission to the dictionary.
August 29, 2026 at 1:59 AM
🇺🇸 {𝐚𝑱𝑺𝑫} “𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲” is a word: rule by cronies.
Naturally, I wondered whether “𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺” is one, too.
If not, current events are making a strong case for its admission to the dictionary.
Naturally, I wondered whether “𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺” is one, too.
If not, current events are making a strong case for its admission to the dictionary.
Chumocracy: A government, organization, or culture in which friends and associates are favored, especially in appointments to positions of authority. (Wordsmith.org)
Why not just call it Trumpidiocracy....
Why not just call it Trumpidiocracy....
Wordsmith.org: the magic of words
Wordsmith.org
August 29, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Chumocracy: A government, organization, or culture in which friends and associates are favored, especially in appointments to positions of authority. (Wordsmith.org)
Why not just call it Trumpidiocracy....
Why not just call it Trumpidiocracy....
chumocracy
PRONUNCIATION:
(chum-AH-kruh-see)
MEANING:
noun: A government, organization, or culture in which friends and associates are favored, especially in appointments to positions of authority.
PRONUNCIATION:
(chum-AH-kruh-see)
MEANING:
noun: A government, organization, or culture in which friends and associates are favored, especially in appointments to positions of authority.
August 28, 2026 at 9:40 PM
chumocracy
PRONUNCIATION:
(chum-AH-kruh-see)
MEANING:
noun: A government, organization, or culture in which friends and associates are favored, especially in appointments to positions of authority.
PRONUNCIATION:
(chum-AH-kruh-see)
MEANING:
noun: A government, organization, or culture in which friends and associates are favored, especially in appointments to positions of authority.
CHUMOCRACY: A government, organization, or culture in which friends and associates are favored, especially in appointments to positions of authority.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Great pairing of word & thought at A.Word.A.Day
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Great pairing of word & thought at A.Word.A.Day
August 28, 2026 at 11:54 AM
CHUMOCRACY: A government, organization, or culture in which friends and associates are favored, especially in appointments to positions of authority.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Great pairing of word & thought at A.Word.A.Day
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Great pairing of word & thought at A.Word.A.Day
This describes the reign of Orange Clown Piggy Pedo.
chumocracy
PRONUNCIATION:
(chum-AH-kruh-see)
MEANING:
noun: A government, organization, or culture in which friends and associates are favored, especially in appointments to positions of authority.
chumocracy
PRONUNCIATION:
(chum-AH-kruh-see)
MEANING:
noun: A government, organization, or culture in which friends and associates are favored, especially in appointments to positions of authority.
August 28, 2026 at 7:50 AM
This describes the reign of Orange Clown Piggy Pedo.
chumocracy
PRONUNCIATION:
(chum-AH-kruh-see)
MEANING:
noun: A government, organization, or culture in which friends and associates are favored, especially in appointments to positions of authority.
chumocracy
PRONUNCIATION:
(chum-AH-kruh-see)
MEANING:
noun: A government, organization, or culture in which friends and associates are favored, especially in appointments to positions of authority.
No I was interested because I've seen a fair number of folk wading into the Liddle debate - on the other site that shall not be named - myself included. He was a boorish, myogynistic contrarian who the male media chumocracy appears bizarrely to have put up on a journalistic pedestal!!
August 4, 2026 at 1:45 PM
No I was interested because I've seen a fair number of folk wading into the Liddle debate - on the other site that shall not be named - myself included. He was a boorish, myogynistic contrarian who the male media chumocracy appears bizarrely to have put up on a journalistic pedestal!!
"right wing chumocracy" fits terfs to a T
August 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
"right wing chumocracy" fits terfs to a T
Haven't seen any myself in the media hagiography of Liddle. All seems to be blokes in the right-wing media chumocracy. I'm sure as an evidence based academic you can put me right on this.
August 4, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Haven't seen any myself in the media hagiography of Liddle. All seems to be blokes in the right-wing media chumocracy. I'm sure as an evidence based academic you can put me right on this.
Skimmed the Kay Burley and Harriet Harman discussion on Sky's Youtube. An example of what's wrong with the politics-media chumocracy. Both hideously out of touch. As always Harman's only skill is selling Harman.
August 1, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Skimmed the Kay Burley and Harriet Harman discussion on Sky's Youtube. An example of what's wrong with the politics-media chumocracy. Both hideously out of touch. As always Harman's only skill is selling Harman.
If I recall correctly there was a "set" centred around Chipping Norton. Not a very democratic organisation but more of a chumocracy. What influence it had on policy I do not know.
July 27, 2026 at 10:44 AM
If I recall correctly there was a "set" centred around Chipping Norton. Not a very democratic organisation but more of a chumocracy. What influence it had on policy I do not know.
Rewarding failure! Anas Sarwar was elected as an MSP. He should do his job or get out of politics entirely until the next election. It's a chumocracy.
Silver lining if his place is taken by Monica Lennon.
Silver lining if his place is taken by Monica Lennon.
July 21, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Rewarding failure! Anas Sarwar was elected as an MSP. He should do his job or get out of politics entirely until the next election. It's a chumocracy.
Silver lining if his place is taken by Monica Lennon.
Silver lining if his place is taken by Monica Lennon.
That looks like rewarding failure! It also looks like a chumocracy. AS should do his 5y as MSP as he was elected to do so.
July 21, 2026 at 7:17 PM
That looks like rewarding failure! It also looks like a chumocracy. AS should do his 5y as MSP as he was elected to do so.
Sad but unsurprising to hear such detail about the Covid PPE VIP lane. Historians will judge but we can have our say now, as I had a go at at the time. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...
July 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Sad but unsurprising to hear such detail about the Covid PPE VIP lane. Historians will judge but we can have our say now, as I had a go at at the time. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...
Victoria Adams must think we have amnesia!! @vicderbyshire.bsky.social where is the challenge? Austerity, Brexit, Tory Chumocracy
June 22, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Victoria Adams must think we have amnesia!! @vicderbyshire.bsky.social where is the challenge? Austerity, Brexit, Tory Chumocracy
Part of that toxic Tory chumocracy (conscious choice over my order of adjectives). They all fail upwards either bc it's Party before country, or they all have something they can pull out against the others, so promotions are the only way of keeping each other silent.
June 22, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Part of that toxic Tory chumocracy (conscious choice over my order of adjectives). They all fail upwards either bc it's Party before country, or they all have something they can pull out against the others, so promotions are the only way of keeping each other silent.
He’s deluded and forgets we suffered and lived through Tory;
Austerity
HS2
Brexit
Covid chum contracts
Reduction in all public services and largest tax rises resulting in lowest living standards for years
Prison crisis
Dental deserts
Stuffing BBC with Tory acolytes
Low/ no growth
#chumocracy
Austerity
HS2
Brexit
Covid chum contracts
Reduction in all public services and largest tax rises resulting in lowest living standards for years
Prison crisis
Dental deserts
Stuffing BBC with Tory acolytes
Low/ no growth
#chumocracy
June 21, 2026 at 11:49 AM
He’s deluded and forgets we suffered and lived through Tory;
Austerity
HS2
Brexit
Covid chum contracts
Reduction in all public services and largest tax rises resulting in lowest living standards for years
Prison crisis
Dental deserts
Stuffing BBC with Tory acolytes
Low/ no growth
#chumocracy
Austerity
HS2
Brexit
Covid chum contracts
Reduction in all public services and largest tax rises resulting in lowest living standards for years
Prison crisis
Dental deserts
Stuffing BBC with Tory acolytes
Low/ no growth
#chumocracy
We wish. Protected by excessively wealthy donors/ backers. Enabled further by media. Eton/ Cambridge-#chumocracy
June 21, 2026 at 10:48 AM
We wish. Protected by excessively wealthy donors/ backers. Enabled further by media. Eton/ Cambridge-#chumocracy
yes I think in general the chumocracy bends to the will of nondom/foreign media owners, like Blair and Starmer visiting Murdoch.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Champagne with Rupert Murdoch … Keir Starmer’s Labour is preparing for power
The party is courting business and winning the media magnate’s ear, but team Starmer is at pains to show they take nothing for granted on the road to No 10
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
yes I think in general the chumocracy bends to the will of nondom/foreign media owners, like Blair and Starmer visiting Murdoch.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Maybe that's not all bad.
One of our biggest problems in the UK is the chumocracy. Maybe someone outside of that who isn't in the network of favours and gentleman's rules would be able to tell us new things.
Granted the first foreign owner who comes to mind is Murdoch, so perhaps not!
One of our biggest problems in the UK is the chumocracy. Maybe someone outside of that who isn't in the network of favours and gentleman's rules would be able to tell us new things.
Granted the first foreign owner who comes to mind is Murdoch, so perhaps not!
June 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Maybe that's not all bad.
One of our biggest problems in the UK is the chumocracy. Maybe someone outside of that who isn't in the network of favours and gentleman's rules would be able to tell us new things.
Granted the first foreign owner who comes to mind is Murdoch, so perhaps not!
One of our biggest problems in the UK is the chumocracy. Maybe someone outside of that who isn't in the network of favours and gentleman's rules would be able to tell us new things.
Granted the first foreign owner who comes to mind is Murdoch, so perhaps not!
@sorchaeastwood.bsky.social #Chumocracy sheer brilliance.
June 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM
@sorchaeastwood.bsky.social #Chumocracy sheer brilliance.