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The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 5m

A fascinating look into the highly & deliberately manipulated world of energy provision. (Plus the often seemingly unjustifiable details) from the cost of utilities across major cities.

How is Edinburgh so much more expensice than London, Dublin & Paris?
www.visualcapitalist.com/cost-of-util...

Ranked: The Cost of Utilities Around the World

The cost of utilities has surged across many European cities amid energy shortages. We show how prices have shifted worldwide since 2020.

www.visualcapitalist.com

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The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 1h

Had the Founding Fathers foreseen the atrocities of Nazi Germany, I’m sure they’d have framed the Constitution to prevent such evil abuses against our fellow citizens. Slavery was already divisive, yet their vision clearly still aimed for America to lead advancing human dignity and moral progress.

The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 1h

Trump and his enablers need a major censure to protect American - and world democracy. It is a burden for Americans to remenber their domectic actions reverberate globally, but that means your votes must be considerate of others.

And real voters DO think to moderate.

news.nd.edu/news/democra...

Democrats and Republicans agree on one thing: Censoring hate speech

In an era of intense polarization, Democrats and Republicans have historically, and mistakenly, believed that members of the other party prioritize prot...

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 2h

Calling for gas chambers. Expressing love for Hitler. Endorsing rape. Using racist slurs.

I'm demanding Rep. James Comer open a House Oversight Committee investigation into these shocking, deeply offensive messages that were exchanged by Young Republican leaders from across the country.

Politico @politico.com · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 5h

When you elect racist, misogynistic criminals to represent you, you generate a new generation of hate-filled vermin willing to do anything to get ahead in the ecosystem of hate.

Welcome to the Trump-Youth America.

Odds are you are on their list, even MAGA workers
newrepublic.com/post/201795/...

Vance Claims Everyone Is “Pearl Clutching” Over Racist GOP Group Chat

The vice president is trying to downplay the leaked Young Republicans chat where members talked about sending their enemies to gas chambers.

newrepublic.com

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The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 5h

www.thepoke.com/2025/10/15/t...

This guy on the street was asked about the UK’s ‘immigration problem’ and his reply should be put on prescription to Reform UK voters everywhere

For every hundred (thousand) vox pops that don’t go anywhere fast, there is one absolute gem that makes all the rest worthwhile. And this is surely one of those. Having said that we’re not entirely su...

www.thepoke.com

The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 14h

arstechnica.com/security/202...

NATO boss mocks Russian navy, which is on the hunt for Red October “the nearest mechanic”

A Russian sub surfaces off of Western Europe. Is it damaged?

arstechnica.com

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The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 14h

Yet more awful news of greedy executives exploiting their workers and tricking them into training the AI that led to their own redundancies.

There is an AI-driven unemployment tsunami coming; politicans aren't ready & business leaders only care about profits.

au.finance.yahoo.com/news/commonw...

CommBank worker confronts CEO after she trained her AI replacement: 'We made a mistake'

Taking to the public forum, Kathryn Sullivan simply wanted to know how the bank was going to protect staff from ending up like her.

au.finance.yahoo.com

The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

www.theatlantic.com

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 2d

Nigel Farage could never be trusted to run Britain after getting Brexit so wrong'

KEVIN MAGUIRE: 'Nigel Farage could never be trusted to run Britain after getting Brexit so wrong' - The Mirror

No Brexit champion, particularly Nigel Farage, is worthy of high office after proving so conclusively wrong on such a seismic issue, says Mirror Associate Editor Kevin Maguire

www.mirror.co.uk

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3d

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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EssenViews @essenviews.bsky.social · 2d

Keep going...

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The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine these goons trying to run a Government - it's worse than a one man band, it is no-policies Farage and his drum-banging enablers.

The idea of them finding the talent to be able to fill dozens of important government ministries with people capable of doing those jobs is beyond possible.

Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 3d

When regional chairmen of Deform UK Ltd resign, they do it with feeling.

Sent to Fartrage by Patrick Sargent
Former Chairman, Middlesbrough & Thornaby East Branch
Former Parliamentary Candidate (2024) for Middlesbrough & Thornaby East
Former Interim Regional Director (North East)

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 2d

I would like to urge everyone to write to their MP and show them that you value continued membership of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). We cannot let Britain follow the US into Trumpian authoritarianism & riding roughshod over law.

open-britain.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?...

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The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

"...to capture a democratic nation, authoritarians must control three sources of power - the intelligence agencies, the justice system and the military..."
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic.

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The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 5d

Extraordinary AI scandal story coming out of Australia. British accountancy and professional services firm Deloitte has been caught out fabricating a £215,000 report on Australia's welfare system using AI instead of the human oversight & diligence expected.

Who else does it?
tinyurl.com/4sbejywr

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The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 6d

I believe in the democratisation of politics, & the right for anyone to run for office. But this proves there is also a need for competency tests. We make migrants pass life & knowledge tests many native-born folk can't pass, so politicians should do law/culture exams to run.
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Trump Goes Viral With 'Extremely Hilarious If Not So Extremely Dangerous' Habeas Corpus Answer

“President Non Compos Mentis has no idea what the writ of habeas corpus is,” conservative attorney George Conway mocked Donald Trump.

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The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 6d

Correct answer, but he will just now be sacked and replaced with a Trump puppet.

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The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 6d

Portland 3-0 Trump/ICE/Maga

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7d

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7d

#WarRavagedPortland

The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 6d

Portland showing ICE to be the stupid thugs who would never have been hired for military or law enforcement jobs in any other era.

Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 6d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 7d

Who would have guessed

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

www.mirror.co.uk

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The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 6d

The thing that is really grating is they are absolutely not winning the media war - they are not controlling the narrative or shouting enough about the things they are doing well.

Starmer needs to be more proactive at calling pressers to say "today we are here to talk about X".

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The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · 6d

I posted about this earlier in the year. Despite making real achievements in areas like Ukraine, devolution and transport; the problem is they are being hounded by the (mostly anti-Labour right-wing) media on issues they are not doing well on: Israel, immigration, growth etc
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The Listening Politician @barmanpolitics.bsky.social · Nov 20

They really have been busy little bees, buzzing away quietly achieving, and really highlighting the utter incompetence, corruption, and wasted years of neglect and regression that the 14-year Tory failure represented.

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