The Parable Of The Broken Overton Window
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Ex-Labour voter, no more after they became the third cheek of the fascist right uniparty. "no amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Labour party"
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It's not like anyone looks at these, or I understand how Bluesky decides to crop images. All around fiasco.
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What is the McSweeney government for?
The microcosm view: personal advancement for a cabal of middle-class mediocrities.
The macrocosm view: protecting Israeli interests and ushering in an authoritarian technocracy.
The microcosm view: personal advancement for a cabal of middle-class mediocrities.
The macrocosm view: protecting Israeli interests and ushering in an authoritarian technocracy.
January 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
What is the McSweeney government for?
The microcosm view: personal advancement for a cabal of middle-class mediocrities.
The macrocosm view: protecting Israeli interests and ushering in an authoritarian technocracy.
The microcosm view: personal advancement for a cabal of middle-class mediocrities.
The macrocosm view: protecting Israeli interests and ushering in an authoritarian technocracy.
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If the water regulator exists to allow privatised water companies to gouge the public; the energy regulator is there to rubber stamp price hikes and the purpose of the press regulator is to say Tut-tut, but I guess it’s fine: what do we think the purpose of the Equality & Human Rights Commission is?
January 15, 2026 at 9:19 AM
If the water regulator exists to allow privatised water companies to gouge the public; the energy regulator is there to rubber stamp price hikes and the purpose of the press regulator is to say Tut-tut, but I guess it’s fine: what do we think the purpose of the Equality & Human Rights Commission is?
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The BBC is nakedly peddling fake news - and refusing to apologise for doing so - in furtherance of its transphobic agenda. 🧵
January 15, 2026 at 11:17 AM
The BBC is nakedly peddling fake news - and refusing to apologise for doing so - in furtherance of its transphobic agenda. 🧵
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right out of the nazi handbook
January 11, 2026 at 10:24 PM
right out of the nazi handbook
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Jonh Rentoul, sitting in his own faeces, muttering 'rude' at everyone wondering what the smell is
But can anyone tell me what this bit means? “For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty.”
January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Jonh Rentoul, sitting in his own faeces, muttering 'rude' at everyone wondering what the smell is
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The problem is that Starmer's Labour, the Democrats and their acolytes desperately want to continue with the apolitical, economistic, technocratic style on which they ascended in the '90s, ignoring the fact that politics (and history) are happening, with or without them, and will wash them away.
January 8, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The problem is that Starmer's Labour, the Democrats and their acolytes desperately want to continue with the apolitical, economistic, technocratic style on which they ascended in the '90s, ignoring the fact that politics (and history) are happening, with or without them, and will wash them away.
The year is 2026. Nobody can afford anything because the fruits of everyones labour is funneled off to further the eternal pissing contest of one of the paedophile nazis that own everything, while they threaten to replace you with an environment-destroying autocomplete that steals your ideas.
January 4, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The year is 2026. Nobody can afford anything because the fruits of everyones labour is funneled off to further the eternal pissing contest of one of the paedophile nazis that own everything, while they threaten to replace you with an environment-destroying autocomplete that steals your ideas.
Originally I meant this in a tongue-in-cheek way, but without falling down a baseless conspiracy rabbit hole, how possible is it that this might be true? Seen in this light, Starmers unpopularity isn't a bug, it's a feature.
Can only assume it's Labours plan to face a historic loss in the May 7th elections, to allow them to more closely emulate the Tories: cut funding to local councils while blaming them for everything. Most Labour councillers are about to lose their seat, but this is a risk Starmer is willing to take.
January 3, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Originally I meant this in a tongue-in-cheek way, but without falling down a baseless conspiracy rabbit hole, how possible is it that this might be true? Seen in this light, Starmers unpopularity isn't a bug, it's a feature.
This is the canonically the best and only take needed on "journalists" quoting output from Grok on X's child abuse imagery scandal.
Journalist need to realize that this would be like reporting that Mickey Mouse issued a statement in response to a child being harmed at Disney World.
January 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
This is the canonically the best and only take needed on "journalists" quoting output from Grok on X's child abuse imagery scandal.
I've listened to enough from Labour creeptures that it's now reached the point that you cannot convince me that the Labour Party has not suffered from the worst case of right wing entryism in a generation. Look like Tories, act like Tories, quack like Tories.
January 1, 2026 at 12:16 PM
I've listened to enough from Labour creeptures that it's now reached the point that you cannot convince me that the Labour Party has not suffered from the worst case of right wing entryism in a generation. Look like Tories, act like Tories, quack like Tories.
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The Galaxy Brained Sensibles are having such trouble getting why Starmer is universally loathed cos he's a *cipher for them & their politics* Bt cos they're so convinced abt how marvellous they are they're unable to acknowledge people don't actually like their economics of despair & politics of lies
Glad the FT is asking the question. Even if I’m not convinced they found a compelling answer.
I get that Starmer & Reeves are unpopular, I really don’t understand the extent of the dislike.
www.ft.com/content/1995... ‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
I get that Starmer & Reeves are unpopular, I really don’t understand the extent of the dislike.
www.ft.com/content/1995... ‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
Allies concede the prime minister and chancellor have made mistakes yet the level of disdain towards them is still striking
www.ft.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The Galaxy Brained Sensibles are having such trouble getting why Starmer is universally loathed cos he's a *cipher for them & their politics* Bt cos they're so convinced abt how marvellous they are they're unable to acknowledge people don't actually like their economics of despair & politics of lies
I just happened to witness a YouTube sponsored advert blaming "The Deep State" for "planned electricity outages and rationing" It seems like AI vendors are happy to play an extremely dangerous game, acting to destabilize society just to deflect and spin the blame for AI datacenters.
December 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I just happened to witness a YouTube sponsored advert blaming "The Deep State" for "planned electricity outages and rationing" It seems like AI vendors are happy to play an extremely dangerous game, acting to destabilize society just to deflect and spin the blame for AI datacenters.
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Right wing politics, ladies and gentlemen: asset-stripping the wealth of nations for decades, hoarding it in offshore bank accounts, then telling you that the poorest people in the country are to blame for the stripped out infrastructure and the key to national success is described in Mein Kampf.
December 29, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Right wing politics, ladies and gentlemen: asset-stripping the wealth of nations for decades, hoarding it in offshore bank accounts, then telling you that the poorest people in the country are to blame for the stripped out infrastructure and the key to national success is described in Mein Kampf.
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"Whenever people keep being given a platform to say they have no platform, or whenever people speak endlessly about being silenced, you not only have a performative contradiction; you are witnessing a mechanism of power".
Sara Ahmed
Sara Ahmed
Total gaslighting. Anti-trans activist; chooses to speak in person, provoking students who want to protect trans rights; they exercise their freedom of speech to tell her she isn't wanted; she gets to speak anyway; the BBC dutifully platforms her again; and now she threatens to sue everyone.
University threatened with legal action after protest at event
Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Whenever people keep being given a platform to say they have no platform, or whenever people speak endlessly about being silenced, you not only have a performative contradiction; you are witnessing a mechanism of power".
Sara Ahmed
Sara Ahmed
Do I think he's worse, as an individual? No idea, I've met neither of them. Do I think he's a worse Prime Minister, judged by policy? Yes. While there's been small good that neither the Tories or Reform would offer, it goes hand in hand with a massive regressive push that is, frankly, frightening.
This is why I agree that Starmer is worse. It's because I don't think Starmer has limits. He's the banality of evil. He'll make a monster of himself through increasingly repressive and authoritarian policies just because the spreadsheet says so.
December 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Do I think he's worse, as an individual? No idea, I've met neither of them. Do I think he's a worse Prime Minister, judged by policy? Yes. While there's been small good that neither the Tories or Reform would offer, it goes hand in hand with a massive regressive push that is, frankly, frightening.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Today's UK Online Safety Act annoyance: I'm no longer allowed to view a (boring, technical, safe-for-work) screen recording *that I made* for a bug report, because the easiest way for the image-hosting service to comply with the new law is to give up on UK users: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour...
December 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Today's UK Online Safety Act annoyance: I'm no longer allowed to view a (boring, technical, safe-for-work) screen recording *that I made* for a bug report, because the easiest way for the image-hosting service to comply with the new law is to give up on UK users: bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour...
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Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
Tennessee whistleblower says library board chair sought private data as part of state's book purge
A First Amendment expert told The Advocate that there are "huge" legal implications stemming from the situation.
www.advocate.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition."
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.
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MPs laughed when Jake Richards dismissed Jeremy Corbyn’s request for a meeting on the Palestine Action hunger strikers.
Laughed.
This is who we’re governed by, people entrusted to represent a nation, yet so insulated by power they respond to human suffering with indifference and mockery.
Laughed.
This is who we’re governed by, people entrusted to represent a nation, yet so insulated by power they respond to human suffering with indifference and mockery.
December 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
MPs laughed when Jake Richards dismissed Jeremy Corbyn’s request for a meeting on the Palestine Action hunger strikers.
Laughed.
This is who we’re governed by, people entrusted to represent a nation, yet so insulated by power they respond to human suffering with indifference and mockery.
Laughed.
This is who we’re governed by, people entrusted to represent a nation, yet so insulated by power they respond to human suffering with indifference and mockery.
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I'm older than you and they're right. Starmer has been the worst PM in my lifetime.
His Government is introducing harmful policies that would have been beyond the pale even for previous Tory Governments. And he's laying perfect groundwork for an overtly fascist regime next time.
And this:
His Government is introducing harmful policies that would have been beyond the pale even for previous Tory Governments. And he's laying perfect groundwork for an overtly fascist regime next time.
And this:
December 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I'm older than you and they're right. Starmer has been the worst PM in my lifetime.
His Government is introducing harmful policies that would have been beyond the pale even for previous Tory Governments. And he's laying perfect groundwork for an overtly fascist regime next time.
And this:
His Government is introducing harmful policies that would have been beyond the pale even for previous Tory Governments. And he's laying perfect groundwork for an overtly fascist regime next time.
And this:
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No, ChatGPT is not conscious. Are the journalists who keep writing these fucking articles?
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
No, ChatGPT is not conscious. Are the journalists who keep writing these fucking articles?
I've never seen a thread quite so replete with such blatantly obvious strawmen. Not even trying to be serious at this point, just working that shaft for money.
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I've never seen a thread quite so replete with such blatantly obvious strawmen. Not even trying to be serious at this point, just working that shaft for money.
The cruelty is the point.
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The cruelty is the point.
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Labour policy is being celebrated by Tommy Robinson.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
November 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Labour policy is being celebrated by Tommy Robinson.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
That's it.
That's all you ever need to say to explain who Labour are.
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The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
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There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk