@epicurious.bsky.social
You are entitled to your own opinion, NOT your own facts.
Misinformation is the greatest threat we face: it allows the powerful to manipulate the gullible into doing their bidding.
Turns out there are a lot of gullible people.
Misinformation is the greatest threat we face: it allows the powerful to manipulate the gullible into doing their bidding.
Turns out there are a lot of gullible people.
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Trump hands multi-million dollar deal to son's company in 'cloud of conflicts' moment
www.rawstory.com
Trump hands multi-million dollar deal to son's company in 'cloud of conflicts' moment
twp.ai
December 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Trump hands multi-million dollar deal to son's company in 'cloud of conflicts' moment
This is the key - media ownership.
Governments are now terrified of media owners as media owners choose governments, rather than holding governments to account.
Governments are now terrified of media owners as media owners choose governments, rather than holding governments to account.
They snatched up the fourth pillar of democracy and turned it into rubble.
December 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is the key - media ownership.
Governments are now terrified of media owners as media owners choose governments, rather than holding governments to account.
Governments are now terrified of media owners as media owners choose governments, rather than holding governments to account.
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Smog. Why do some people still argue that fossil fuels do no harm? Where do they think all this crap goes? 🪄
November 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Smog. Why do some people still argue that fossil fuels do no harm? Where do they think all this crap goes? 🪄
This quote explains the rise of the right so clearly, whichever country you are in and whichever groups you’re talking about. The banking crash, Putin’s war, UK Brexit and the pandemic, made (the majority of) people poorer and now we find scapegoats and to hell with the consequences.
The only explanation of KKKrump's popularity...“If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you.”
― Lyndon B. Johnson
― Lyndon B. Johnson
November 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This quote explains the rise of the right so clearly, whichever country you are in and whichever groups you’re talking about. The banking crash, Putin’s war, UK Brexit and the pandemic, made (the majority of) people poorer and now we find scapegoats and to hell with the consequences.
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Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
This list of top stories on the Guardian’s website really struck me. With the obvious couple of exceptions, they all point to a right-wing shift in UK and US politics: Placating Putin, interference in judicial process, racist comments from political leaders and a failure to tax the wealthy.
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This list of top stories on the Guardian’s website really struck me. With the obvious couple of exceptions, they all point to a right-wing shift in UK and US politics: Placating Putin, interference in judicial process, racist comments from political leaders and a failure to tax the wealthy.
Preventing local species extinction is often relatively simple. In the UK it is to do with changing the grazing regime, changing when we cut our grass, not felling trees, looking at different ways of trimming our hedges. Farmers won’t do any of this without strong government encouragement though.
The species at risk of extinction in Wales named in first of its kind report - BBC News
Species in Peril identifies thousands of at-risk species in Wales based on geographical restriction.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Preventing local species extinction is often relatively simple. In the UK it is to do with changing the grazing regime, changing when we cut our grass, not felling trees, looking at different ways of trimming our hedges. Farmers won’t do any of this without strong government encouragement though.
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RUSSIAN ‘OFFICIAL’ INFLATION
At 7.7% - REALITY IS STILL AROUND 29-34%
Almost a fall but nothing that makes any difference to your average Russian. Food is still rising steeply - more in the winter and worsened by the clogged up trade corridors out of Kazakhstan where 5,000+ trucks are held up in
At 7.7% - REALITY IS STILL AROUND 29-34%
Almost a fall but nothing that makes any difference to your average Russian. Food is still rising steeply - more in the winter and worsened by the clogged up trade corridors out of Kazakhstan where 5,000+ trucks are held up in
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
RUSSIAN ‘OFFICIAL’ INFLATION
At 7.7% - REALITY IS STILL AROUND 29-34%
Almost a fall but nothing that makes any difference to your average Russian. Food is still rising steeply - more in the winter and worsened by the clogged up trade corridors out of Kazakhstan where 5,000+ trucks are held up in
At 7.7% - REALITY IS STILL AROUND 29-34%
Almost a fall but nothing that makes any difference to your average Russian. Food is still rising steeply - more in the winter and worsened by the clogged up trade corridors out of Kazakhstan where 5,000+ trucks are held up in
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Carole Cadwalladr asks why the Labour gov are choosing not to
investigate Russian interference in British elections and referendums
investigate Russian interference in British elections and referendums
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Carole Cadwalladr asks why the Labour gov are choosing not to
investigate Russian interference in British elections and referendums
investigate Russian interference in British elections and referendums
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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How Farage feels about Putin: in his own words | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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This BBC article gets right to the heart of my rants about modern media. The vast majority of big MAGA accounts were fake yet they’ve managed to find a handful of small Democrat fake accounts and given them equal merit. Fake Scot indie - yes. No mention of fake Reform or ‘English Patriot’ at all.
How X's new location feature exposed big US politics accounts
Dozens of pro-Trump accounts are being accused of misleading followers after the social media site began showing user locations.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
This BBC article gets right to the heart of my rants about modern media. The vast majority of big MAGA accounts were fake yet they’ve managed to find a handful of small Democrat fake accounts and given them equal merit. Fake Scot indie - yes. No mention of fake Reform or ‘English Patriot’ at all.
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This is exactly what the recent Trump-BBC 'scandal' was designed to achieve. The BBC is now self-censoring criticisms of Trump in the name of "impartiality"
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This is exactly what the recent Trump-BBC 'scandal' was designed to achieve. The BBC is now self-censoring criticisms of Trump in the name of "impartiality"
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DOGE was only a failure if you believe the goal was to find and eliminate wasteful spending.
If, on the other hand, you follow the money you’d notice DOGE was successful in destroying every ongoing investigation of Elon and his companies that was underway.
If, on the other hand, you follow the money you’d notice DOGE was successful in destroying every ongoing investigation of Elon and his companies that was underway.
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 AM
DOGE was only a failure if you believe the goal was to find and eliminate wasteful spending.
If, on the other hand, you follow the money you’d notice DOGE was successful in destroying every ongoing investigation of Elon and his companies that was underway.
If, on the other hand, you follow the money you’d notice DOGE was successful in destroying every ongoing investigation of Elon and his companies that was underway.
The 28-point Russian “peace” plan was drawn up by Kirill Dmitriev, Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, and Steve Witkoff. It tells Ukraine to withdraw from cities in the eastern Donbas region, limit the size of its army, and not join Nato.
So Europe ISN’T supposed to sort out its own problems now?
So Europe ISN’T supposed to sort out its own problems now?
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The 28-point Russian “peace” plan was drawn up by Kirill Dmitriev, Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, and Steve Witkoff. It tells Ukraine to withdraw from cities in the eastern Donbas region, limit the size of its army, and not join Nato.
So Europe ISN’T supposed to sort out its own problems now?
So Europe ISN’T supposed to sort out its own problems now?
Pay per mile for EV drivers?
There’s a massive difference between the price paid to run an EV if you have a charger at home and the price paid by people who have to use public charging points, which already attract VAT at 20% on top of the cost of the power.
Where’s the incentive to go green?
There’s a massive difference between the price paid to run an EV if you have a charger at home and the price paid by people who have to use public charging points, which already attract VAT at 20% on top of the cost of the power.
Where’s the incentive to go green?
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Pay per mile for EV drivers?
There’s a massive difference between the price paid to run an EV if you have a charger at home and the price paid by people who have to use public charging points, which already attract VAT at 20% on top of the cost of the power.
Where’s the incentive to go green?
There’s a massive difference between the price paid to run an EV if you have a charger at home and the price paid by people who have to use public charging points, which already attract VAT at 20% on top of the cost of the power.
Where’s the incentive to go green?
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"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Putin can draft as many peace plans as he likes, but while he’s still killing and kidnapping children it’s hard to see Ukraine rewarding him with territory. Putin chose this war.
More footage from the Shatura Power Plant strike highlights the scale of the assault, with hits igniting oil transformers. The attack disrupted power infrastructure and grounded Moscow’s airports. Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces commander Magyar added: “Get used to it, there’s more to come.”
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Putin can draft as many peace plans as he likes, but while he’s still killing and kidnapping children it’s hard to see Ukraine rewarding him with territory. Putin chose this war.
The world cannot reward Putin for his latest war. If he’d faced proper consequences for his many previous crimes against civilians, it’s unlikely he’d have attacked Ukraine.
🙏 14 people injured in Dnipro as a result of Russian attack, including an 11-year-old girl, — OVA
November 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The world cannot reward Putin for his latest war. If he’d faced proper consequences for his many previous crimes against civilians, it’s unlikely he’d have attacked Ukraine.
Pay per mile for EVs?
New Zealand made EVs liable for its road-user charge last year, which previously applied only to diesel vehicles. The move, plus the end of buyer grants and tax exemptions, led to a sharp drop in new EV sales – now just 4% of the market, down from 19%.
Another crazy move.
New Zealand made EVs liable for its road-user charge last year, which previously applied only to diesel vehicles. The move, plus the end of buyer grants and tax exemptions, led to a sharp drop in new EV sales – now just 4% of the market, down from 19%.
Another crazy move.
November 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Pay per mile for EVs?
New Zealand made EVs liable for its road-user charge last year, which previously applied only to diesel vehicles. The move, plus the end of buyer grants and tax exemptions, led to a sharp drop in new EV sales – now just 4% of the market, down from 19%.
Another crazy move.
New Zealand made EVs liable for its road-user charge last year, which previously applied only to diesel vehicles. The move, plus the end of buyer grants and tax exemptions, led to a sharp drop in new EV sales – now just 4% of the market, down from 19%.
Another crazy move.
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Russia drafted a 28 point surrender plan, handed it to the Trump team, and the regime delivered it to Kyiv unedited, demanding Zelensky sign it by Thanksgiving or lose all US support. Trump and Vance then promoted the plan exactly as Russia wrote it, verbatim, on TV, online, and in person.
November 23, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Russia drafted a 28 point surrender plan, handed it to the Trump team, and the regime delivered it to Kyiv unedited, demanding Zelensky sign it by Thanksgiving or lose all US support. Trump and Vance then promoted the plan exactly as Russia wrote it, verbatim, on TV, online, and in person.
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
As the Ukraine surrender plan is translated into English from it’s original Russian, 100s of English-language websites – from mainstream news to blogs – are linking to articles from a pro-Kremlin network flooding the internet and “grooming” chatbots such as ChatGPT, with pro-Russia narratives.
November 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
As the Ukraine surrender plan is translated into English from it’s original Russian, 100s of English-language websites – from mainstream news to blogs – are linking to articles from a pro-Kremlin network flooding the internet and “grooming” chatbots such as ChatGPT, with pro-Russia narratives.