fizz56.bsky.social
@fizz56.bsky.social
Former SEND secondary school teacher. “Wobbling” Labour Party member.
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For nearly a decade, sceptics have dismissed allegations that Bannon’s Cambridge Analytica and Prigozhin’s troll farms successfully intervened in the Brexit referendum and Trump’s election in 2016 - now the argument is over

pdjukes.substack.com/p/how-online...
How Online Radicalisation Works: What the New X Study Reveals About Cambridge Analytica, the IRA, and the Dark Triad Machine
The debate is over. A major new experiment show how effective Cambridge Analytica and Russian troll farms were in shifting political emotions with hostile, anti-democratic content online
pdjukes.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Yeah - the ones who will actually persecute Jews they are fine with. The ones who merely want to criticise the Israeli Government and think Palestinians have rights - hell and damnation to them.
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Turns out there is a right kind of antisemite. The far right kind.

Who knew?
November 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Some odd double standards on antisemitism going on from the Jewish Chronicle’s Stephen Pollard…
www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
The man who took down Corbyn over antisemitism gives Farage a free pass
Former Jewish Chronicle editor Stephen Pollard seems to have changed his tune despite revelations about Reform’s leader
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Farage also turns out to basically be exactly the guy you'd think he is.

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Nigel Farage ‘was my vicious, persistent tormentor’ at school
Reform UK’s reaction to claims by former schoolmates about its leader’s alleged racism during his days at Dulwich College raises questions
www.thetimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Utterly chilling reporting from the Prospect and NY times on trumps war in the Caribbean
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/w...
October 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Isn't it refreshing when someone actually does nuance and detail?

H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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This week, our Labour government delivered a fair budget that does the right thing for Britain.

www.instagram.com/p/DRmydj4ArE4/
November 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Latest from Your Party conference debate on dual membership...

Chair: "We're going to have to cut the mic [of the speaker]. We have to keep order. We have to keep order!"

The speaker wouldn't stop speaking.

Chair: "My glass of wine later is turning into a bottle."
November 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Put's things in to perspective. This is a lot of people!

And with the other measures Labour are introducing to help feed children or support families with costs, it's not wonder they are on course to lift more children out of poverty in a single Parliament than we've ever seen before!
November 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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The Government is right to keep but reduce ‘qualifying periods’ for unfair dismissal protection.

Making unfair dismissal a ‘day one’ right would have taken the UK from one internation extreme to another.
November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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I hope it’s now (even more) obvious that having military in our streets, with instructions to ignore “stupid rules of engagement,” is not in any way intended to protect us or make us safer
November 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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"It’s not that previous generations were more engaged in their work because jobs back then were thrilling, it’s that applying oneself at work used to be a means to an end. With the reward of owning your own home yanked out of reach, the whole thing feels futile." Spot on, @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
The housing crisis is pushing Gen Z into crypto and economic nihilism
Locked out of home ownership, young adults are turning to risky financial behaviour
www.ft.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Polish cartoonist Andrzej Rysuje nails it.
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Since the Nathan Gill conviction, a lot of people seem to be waking up to Putin's meddling in British politics

Here's a handy primer from me and @goldbergradio.bsky.social

A Beginner's Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond

@bylinetimes.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
A Beginners Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond
Podcast Episode · Byline Podcast · 29/11/2025 · 31m
podcasts.apple.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Your Party staffer on the SWP (et al) expulsions row:

"Members of another national political party signed up to Your Party in contravention of clearly-stated membership rules - & these rules were enforced.

"We're focused on hosting a democratic conference."

(everyone else is focused on the spats)
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Popular Front of Judea comrade. 🤣
Zarah Sultana is not attending today's opening day, in solidarity with those excluded for being SWP members (on grounds it is another registered party). Unlike Corbyn, she does not favour a single leader, but both intend to stand if a single leader model chosen
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Your Party conference thrown into chaos as Zarah Sultana boycotts first day
Sultana skips Saturday’s proceeding in solidarity with delegates expelled over links to other parties
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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I've now heard from several people who left the UK because of exit tax rumours, and others who plan to leave because they think it will happen next time.

The exit tax leaks were really unfortunate. It would be a very good idea for Ms Reeves to clearly rule out any future exit tax.
November 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Must be near 100% for bankers, brokers, traders, fund managers etc. but they'll still think they deserve to steal our money.
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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87% of executives' work can be done by AI, compared to 57% of managers' work and just 27% of employees' work.

I wonder if that tells us something. 🤔
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.

I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Israel's insidious war crimes have not subsided just because Trump succeeded in convincing Western public opinion that the genocide in Gaza has paused. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report
Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimes
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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She’s still free. Why?
November 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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There you go.

Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM