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Anti: Tories, Fascists, Racists, Misogynists & all kinds of bigots, including Transphobes.
Love Science, History, SF&F, Comics & Music
He/him
Victory to Ukraine!
DM me if you want, but unless I know you, I'm unlikely to reply
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Not sure this justification cuts it, for two reasons. Firstly, the TV shows were pretty offensive, but I don't think any had "gas the Jews" or hissing noises as punchlines. Also, the most damaging aspect of the claims is that Farage's comments were intended to bully, not "banter", however misplaced.
I'm as old as Farage.
I attended a tough Comp in NE England at a time & place of endemic casual bigotry.
At 14, I thought Hitler was cool.
Then, in History, we studied the Holocaust. A class of rowdy working-class kids went deathly silent. None of us thought Nazism cool after that.
Farage is scum.
I attended a tough Comp in NE England at a time & place of endemic casual bigotry.
At 14, I thought Hitler was cool.
Then, in History, we studied the Holocaust. A class of rowdy working-class kids went deathly silent. None of us thought Nazism cool after that.
Farage is scum.
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I'm going to phrase this as diplomatically as possible. The government of Israel is overstocked with corrupt, dreadful assholes. This is not a justification for you to be an antisemitic asshole. Saul from Sheboygan is not Itamar Ben-Gvir. Be cool and be decent people, yes?
December 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I'm going to phrase this as diplomatically as possible. The government of Israel is overstocked with corrupt, dreadful assholes. This is not a justification for you to be an antisemitic asshole. Saul from Sheboygan is not Itamar Ben-Gvir. Be cool and be decent people, yes?
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Daniel Lismore: "I want to say something many will hate but it needs to be said. I have met Nigel Farage. I do not know him well but I know the world he moves in. We move in similar circles sometimes. The kind of private rooms and members clubs that most people in Britain will never see."
December 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Daniel Lismore: "I want to say something many will hate but it needs to be said. I have met Nigel Farage. I do not know him well but I know the world he moves in. We move in similar circles sometimes. The kind of private rooms and members clubs that most people in Britain will never see."
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If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
December 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
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Just saw a dog piss on one of these Uber Eats drones in Hyde Park
December 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Just saw a dog piss on one of these Uber Eats drones in Hyde Park
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The genocide isn’t over.
Israel may have slowed the rate of direct killings using bombs & guns, but the indirect killings continue unabated.
As does the Israeli-engineered “debate” in the West, designed to obscure and excuse the mass murder of Gaza’s population
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
Israel may have slowed the rate of direct killings using bombs & guns, but the indirect killings continue unabated.
As does the Israeli-engineered “debate” in the West, designed to obscure and excuse the mass murder of Gaza’s population
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
Israel's biggest con trick: Hiding the true numbers it has killed in Gaza
Israel has penned us all into a 'debate', one entirely divorced from reality, that relates only to those killed directly by its bombs and gunfire – not the genocide it is waging by other means
open.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The genocide isn’t over.
Israel may have slowed the rate of direct killings using bombs & guns, but the indirect killings continue unabated.
As does the Israeli-engineered “debate” in the West, designed to obscure and excuse the mass murder of Gaza’s population
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
Israel may have slowed the rate of direct killings using bombs & guns, but the indirect killings continue unabated.
As does the Israeli-engineered “debate” in the West, designed to obscure and excuse the mass murder of Gaza’s population
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
Final installment of what has been a fascinating series of articles - an incredible true story.
The final part of this incredible long-read from @garius.bsky.social is genuinely epic.
Out now for all to read for free — but you can support our work bringing you more incredible stories like this by subscribing for the price of a couple of coffees a month!
theupfront.media/bringing-her...
Out now for all to read for free — but you can support our work bringing you more incredible stories like this by subscribing for the price of a couple of coffees a month!
theupfront.media/bringing-her...
Bringing her home: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 5
The crew of the California have to deal with their biggest challenges yet: African rivers, and a flight longer than their flying boat was ever designed to make.
theupfront.media
December 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Final installment of what has been a fascinating series of articles - an incredible true story.
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You cannot commit genocide,bomb5 countries and escape the judgment of history
You cannot starve an entire people and expect the world to stay silent
Being against Israel’s war crimes is not Anti-Semitism
It is not because of religion,but because of what Israel chose to do
#Gaza
You cannot starve an entire people and expect the world to stay silent
Being against Israel’s war crimes is not Anti-Semitism
It is not because of religion,but because of what Israel chose to do
#Gaza
December 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
You cannot commit genocide,bomb5 countries and escape the judgment of history
You cannot starve an entire people and expect the world to stay silent
Being against Israel’s war crimes is not Anti-Semitism
It is not because of religion,but because of what Israel chose to do
#Gaza
You cannot starve an entire people and expect the world to stay silent
Being against Israel’s war crimes is not Anti-Semitism
It is not because of religion,but because of what Israel chose to do
#Gaza
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Sign the petition to end the Guga hunt: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Sign the petition to end the Guga hunt: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
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Leone Norwood Farrell invented the Toronto Method for large-scale vaccine production, making childhood immunisation programmes more affordable and facilitating the mass production of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine in the 1950s.
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Dr Leone Norwood Farrell, Biochemist & microbiologist
Leone Norwood Farrell was a Canadian biochemist and microbiologist whose inventions enabled the large-scale production of the polio vaccine in the 1950s.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Leone Norwood Farrell invented the Toronto Method for large-scale vaccine production, making childhood immunisation programmes more affordable and facilitating the mass production of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine in the 1950s.
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my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
December 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
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The tech oligarchs are the most organised, determined anti democratic force we’ve seen this side of World War II
For way too long this has been ignored, elided and under estimated
What someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time
For way too long this has been ignored, elided and under estimated
What someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The tech oligarchs are the most organised, determined anti democratic force we’ve seen this side of World War II
For way too long this has been ignored, elided and under estimated
What someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time
For way too long this has been ignored, elided and under estimated
What someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time
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“And what is the charge? Eating a seal? A succulent Chinese seal? GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY PENIS!”
December 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“And what is the charge? Eating a seal? A succulent Chinese seal? GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY PENIS!”
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The conclusion to the remarkable story of the California Clipper's WW2 circumnavigation is now up on our website for subscribers!
It'll be free for all readers on Monday.
theupfront.media/bringing-her...
It'll be free for all readers on Monday.
theupfront.media/bringing-her...
Bringing her home: The remarkable journey of the California Clipper, Part 5
The crew of the California have to deal with their biggest challenges yet: African rivers, and a flight longer than their flying boat was ever designed to make.
theupfront.media
December 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The conclusion to the remarkable story of the California Clipper's WW2 circumnavigation is now up on our website for subscribers!
It'll be free for all readers on Monday.
theupfront.media/bringing-her...
It'll be free for all readers on Monday.
theupfront.media/bringing-her...
One of the main causes of the bovine TB epidemic is piss-poor animal husbandry. Culling badgers is totally unscientific.
It's in the category of "something must be done; this is something".
It also appeals to the lovers of guns and violence demographic, always strong in rural areas.
It's in the category of "something must be done; this is something".
It also appeals to the lovers of guns and violence demographic, always strong in rural areas.
December 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
One of the main causes of the bovine TB epidemic is piss-poor animal husbandry. Culling badgers is totally unscientific.
It's in the category of "something must be done; this is something".
It also appeals to the lovers of guns and violence demographic, always strong in rural areas.
It's in the category of "something must be done; this is something".
It also appeals to the lovers of guns and violence demographic, always strong in rural areas.
I'm as old as Farage.
I attended a tough Comp in NE England at a time & place of endemic casual bigotry.
At 14, I thought Hitler was cool.
Then, in History, we studied the Holocaust. A class of rowdy working-class kids went deathly silent. None of us thought Nazism cool after that.
Farage is scum.
I attended a tough Comp in NE England at a time & place of endemic casual bigotry.
At 14, I thought Hitler was cool.
Then, in History, we studied the Holocaust. A class of rowdy working-class kids went deathly silent. None of us thought Nazism cool after that.
Farage is scum.
Not sure this justification cuts it, for two reasons. Firstly, the TV shows were pretty offensive, but I don't think any had "gas the Jews" or hissing noises as punchlines. Also, the most damaging aspect of the claims is that Farage's comments were intended to bully, not "banter", however misplaced.
December 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I'm as old as Farage.
I attended a tough Comp in NE England at a time & place of endemic casual bigotry.
At 14, I thought Hitler was cool.
Then, in History, we studied the Holocaust. A class of rowdy working-class kids went deathly silent. None of us thought Nazism cool after that.
Farage is scum.
I attended a tough Comp in NE England at a time & place of endemic casual bigotry.
At 14, I thought Hitler was cool.
Then, in History, we studied the Holocaust. A class of rowdy working-class kids went deathly silent. None of us thought Nazism cool after that.
Farage is scum.
20 Favourites of this Century
Blade Runner 2049
Casino Royale
The Dark Knight
Drive
Ex Machina
Fury
Mad Max: Fury Road
Gomorra
Logan
Let The Right One In
No Country for Old Men
The Northman
Oldboy
The Raid
Sicario
Sinners
Under The Skin
WALL·E
Winter's Bone
The Wolf of Wall Street
Blade Runner 2049
Casino Royale
The Dark Knight
Drive
Ex Machina
Fury
Mad Max: Fury Road
Gomorra
Logan
Let The Right One In
No Country for Old Men
The Northman
Oldboy
The Raid
Sicario
Sinners
Under The Skin
WALL·E
Winter's Bone
The Wolf of Wall Street
Wonder Boys
Buffalo Soldiers
Stickmen
Road to Perdition
Layer Cake
Brick
Casino Royale
Into the Wild
The Lookout
King of California
In Bruges
The Social Network
Captain Philips
Fury
Fury Road
Sicario
Hell Or High Water
Wind River
Greyhound
A Complete Unknown
Buffalo Soldiers
Stickmen
Road to Perdition
Layer Cake
Brick
Casino Royale
Into the Wild
The Lookout
King of California
In Bruges
The Social Network
Captain Philips
Fury
Fury Road
Sicario
Hell Or High Water
Wind River
Greyhound
A Complete Unknown
Under The Skin
Blue Ruin
Grand Budapest Hotel
The Worst Person in the World
Toni Erdmann
Caché
Paterson
No Country For Old Men
Etre et Avoir
Un Prophète
Aftersun
Perfect Days
Sing Street
Hunt For The Wilderpeople
A History of Violence
Margaret
Zodiac
Moonlight
Inside Llewyn Davis
Grizzly Man
Blue Ruin
Grand Budapest Hotel
The Worst Person in the World
Toni Erdmann
Caché
Paterson
No Country For Old Men
Etre et Avoir
Un Prophète
Aftersun
Perfect Days
Sing Street
Hunt For The Wilderpeople
A History of Violence
Margaret
Zodiac
Moonlight
Inside Llewyn Davis
Grizzly Man
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
20 Favourites of this Century
Blade Runner 2049
Casino Royale
The Dark Knight
Drive
Ex Machina
Fury
Mad Max: Fury Road
Gomorra
Logan
Let The Right One In
No Country for Old Men
The Northman
Oldboy
The Raid
Sicario
Sinners
Under The Skin
WALL·E
Winter's Bone
The Wolf of Wall Street
Blade Runner 2049
Casino Royale
The Dark Knight
Drive
Ex Machina
Fury
Mad Max: Fury Road
Gomorra
Logan
Let The Right One In
No Country for Old Men
The Northman
Oldboy
The Raid
Sicario
Sinners
Under The Skin
WALL·E
Winter's Bone
The Wolf of Wall Street
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“The M.G.’s had a magic to it. Stuff would come out of us that we didn’t even know we could play.”
Remembering Steve Cropper, who has sadly passed away aged 84, MOJO revisits a career-spanning interview with Stax’s guitar hero...
Remembering Steve Cropper, who has sadly passed away aged 84, MOJO revisits a career-spanning interview with Stax’s guitar hero...
"Stuff would come out of us that we didn’t even know we could play.”
Remembering Steve Cropper, who has died aged 84, MOJO revisits a career-spanning interview with Stax's guitar hero. “The M.G.’s had a magic to it...”
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December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“The M.G.’s had a magic to it. Stuff would come out of us that we didn’t even know we could play.”
Remembering Steve Cropper, who has sadly passed away aged 84, MOJO revisits a career-spanning interview with Stax’s guitar hero...
Remembering Steve Cropper, who has sadly passed away aged 84, MOJO revisits a career-spanning interview with Stax’s guitar hero...
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Short-fused racist has tantrum at BBC for asking him about being a racist bully at school. Then tries to claim that Reform was given £9M by crypto billionaire, Harborne, for “absolutely nothing in return”.
That’s all that sorted then.
Racist *and* corrupt.
news.sky.com/story/politi...
That’s all that sorted then.
Racist *and* corrupt.
news.sky.com/story/politi...
December 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Short-fused racist has tantrum at BBC for asking him about being a racist bully at school. Then tries to claim that Reform was given £9M by crypto billionaire, Harborne, for “absolutely nothing in return”.
That’s all that sorted then.
Racist *and* corrupt.
news.sky.com/story/politi...
That’s all that sorted then.
Racist *and* corrupt.
news.sky.com/story/politi...
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WAAF WEDNESDAY
We’re still collating stories of those who served both in the air and on the ground and in particular much of this information comes from families.
Are you or do you know related to anyone who served in support of the RAF Photographic Reconnaissance role?
We’re still collating stories of those who served both in the air and on the ground and in particular much of this information comes from families.
Are you or do you know related to anyone who served in support of the RAF Photographic Reconnaissance role?
December 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
WAAF WEDNESDAY
We’re still collating stories of those who served both in the air and on the ground and in particular much of this information comes from families.
Are you or do you know related to anyone who served in support of the RAF Photographic Reconnaissance role?
We’re still collating stories of those who served both in the air and on the ground and in particular much of this information comes from families.
Are you or do you know related to anyone who served in support of the RAF Photographic Reconnaissance role?
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Today's Hard Fact:
From Venezuela to Miami is about 1500 miles. Do you really think those boats with outboard motors can make it to the US without filling for gas a few dozen or so times? Just asking. But that's beside the point. Normally one would stop them, board the boat, and take it from there.
From Venezuela to Miami is about 1500 miles. Do you really think those boats with outboard motors can make it to the US without filling for gas a few dozen or so times? Just asking. But that's beside the point. Normally one would stop them, board the boat, and take it from there.
December 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Today's Hard Fact:
From Venezuela to Miami is about 1500 miles. Do you really think those boats with outboard motors can make it to the US without filling for gas a few dozen or so times? Just asking. But that's beside the point. Normally one would stop them, board the boat, and take it from there.
From Venezuela to Miami is about 1500 miles. Do you really think those boats with outboard motors can make it to the US without filling for gas a few dozen or so times? Just asking. But that's beside the point. Normally one would stop them, board the boat, and take it from there.
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When a public figure responds instead with denial, minimisation and accusations of dishonesty, the missing “sorry” speaks volumes. We should listen to what it tells us.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/02/lack-of-apology-for-schoolboy-banter-speaks-volumes-about-nigel-farage
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/02/lack-of-apology-for-schoolboy-banter-speaks-volumes-about-nigel-farage
Lack of apology for schoolboy ‘banter’ speaks volumes about Nigel Farage | Letters
Letters: When a public figure responds with denial instead of a ‘sorry’, we should heed what that tells us, Anthony Richards. Plus letters from other readers on how being bullied at school affected th...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
When a public figure responds instead with denial, minimisation and accusations of dishonesty, the missing “sorry” speaks volumes. We should listen to what it tells us.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/02/lack-of-apology-for-schoolboy-banter-speaks-volumes-about-nigel-farage
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/02/lack-of-apology-for-schoolboy-banter-speaks-volumes-about-nigel-farage
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December 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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