Felix O'Kelly
@callidusdominus.bsky.social
Cynic who wishes to be idealistic. MA Graduate
Royal Holloway and UCL. Foe of #Malebolge, Asexual Aromantic, Autistic, He/Him. Library Assistant.
Royal Holloway and UCL. Foe of #Malebolge, Asexual Aromantic, Autistic, He/Him. Library Assistant.
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It annoys me when people call Vance intelligent, just because he went to Yale. And no I'm not saying "some real idiots get in" -- absent nepotism, usually someone who gets into somewhere like that will be reasonably bright--AT THAT TIME.
But performed stupidity is a mask that grows into the face.
But performed stupidity is a mask that grows into the face.
April 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It annoys me when people call Vance intelligent, just because he went to Yale. And no I'm not saying "some real idiots get in" -- absent nepotism, usually someone who gets into somewhere like that will be reasonably bright--AT THAT TIME.
But performed stupidity is a mask that grows into the face.
But performed stupidity is a mask that grows into the face.
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How it started, etc.
The Evening Standard piece is from TWO WEEKS ago. 😂
The Evening Standard piece is from TWO WEEKS ago. 😂
October 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
How it started, etc.
The Evening Standard piece is from TWO WEEKS ago. 😂
The Evening Standard piece is from TWO WEEKS ago. 😂
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If you thought that my recent posts were too unopinionated, I have good news for you! In this post I examine the claims Niall Ferguson makes about the Donald Trump presidency and take them apart.
davidiek.substack.com/p/opinion-ni...
davidiek.substack.com/p/opinion-ni...
Opinion: Niall Ferguson and the Conservative Mind Virus
The true "Trump Derangement Syndrome"
davidiek.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
If you thought that my recent posts were too unopinionated, I have good news for you! In this post I examine the claims Niall Ferguson makes about the Donald Trump presidency and take them apart.
davidiek.substack.com/p/opinion-ni...
davidiek.substack.com/p/opinion-ni...
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The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
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This is going to ring true to this guy’s idiot fan base because it’s largely true. Timing may not make any difference to the allegations but it’s true we are now getting a very late, very isolated bout of Noticing Things that could and should have been noticed many years earlier.
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is going to ring true to this guy’s idiot fan base because it’s largely true. Timing may not make any difference to the allegations but it’s true we are now getting a very late, very isolated bout of Noticing Things that could and should have been noticed many years earlier.
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As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Ukip founder Alan Sked: 'The party has become a Frankenstein's monster'
He may have founded Ukip, but Alan Sked's moderate, Brussels-boycotting party has gone rogue. Stuart Jeffries meets the academic who's desperate to stop the bandwagon he first set rolling
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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Little reminder of Farage's pro Putin tendencies....
Hopefully some media outlets may take up @eddavey.libdems.org.uk 's suggestions to probe Mr Farage a bit more on this.
Is Farage saying he chose to support the wishes of a hostile foreign govt for free? 😲
#ReleaseTheRussiaReport
Hopefully some media outlets may take up @eddavey.libdems.org.uk 's suggestions to probe Mr Farage a bit more on this.
Is Farage saying he chose to support the wishes of a hostile foreign govt for free? 😲
#ReleaseTheRussiaReport
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Little reminder of Farage's pro Putin tendencies....
Hopefully some media outlets may take up @eddavey.libdems.org.uk 's suggestions to probe Mr Farage a bit more on this.
Is Farage saying he chose to support the wishes of a hostile foreign govt for free? 😲
#ReleaseTheRussiaReport
Hopefully some media outlets may take up @eddavey.libdems.org.uk 's suggestions to probe Mr Farage a bit more on this.
Is Farage saying he chose to support the wishes of a hostile foreign govt for free? 😲
#ReleaseTheRussiaReport
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They just did the budget where they throw you a few crumbs while still allowing the rich to increase their wealth massively at your expense. It's also known as the 'they're thick as pig shit' budget.
Honestly we've seen it all before.
Honestly we've seen it all before.
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
They just did the budget where they throw you a few crumbs while still allowing the rich to increase their wealth massively at your expense. It's also known as the 'they're thick as pig shit' budget.
Honestly we've seen it all before.
Honestly we've seen it all before.
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Too many "reasonable debate" bros
And there is no end to it. The right will say we just want a debate on trans people to present themselves as reasonable. But why are human rights up for debate? Should we now have debates on slavery or the existence of an age of consent? Wait... those people want to 'debate' those too.
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Too many "reasonable debate" bros
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The institutionally transphobic The Atlantic in the hot dog suit
NEW: When RFK Jr. first told Trump that Tylenol might cause autism, the president wanted to tweet out a warning. Kennedy told him not to do that. There was nuance, and the drug companies would push back. “I don’t give a shit about that,” Trump responded. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Most Powerful Man in Science
Why is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. so convinced he’s right?
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The institutionally transphobic The Atlantic in the hot dog suit
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He seems to have a short memory…
'I've been covering politics for decades now... I have never seen a day like this.'
Andrew Marr reacts to the 'absolute chaos' behind the scenes of Rachel Reeves' budget.
Andrew Marr reacts to the 'absolute chaos' behind the scenes of Rachel Reeves' budget.
November 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
He seems to have a short memory…
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Yep.
Men do not need to put on a dress and go into a public restroom to abuse women and children.
They usually just go home. Or don a clerical collar. Or wear a badge. Or run for office.
Or they just do it in public, wearing pants.
Men do not need to put on a dress and go into a public restroom to abuse women and children.
They usually just go home. Or don a clerical collar. Or wear a badge. Or run for office.
Or they just do it in public, wearing pants.
1/ The latest Femicide Census, a meticulous national record of women killed by men, revealed Knowsley has the highest femicide rate in the United Kingdom.
Perhaps if the government and press started to focus on actual male based violence and not vilifying trans women who aren’t harming women
Perhaps if the government and press started to focus on actual male based violence and not vilifying trans women who aren’t harming women
thefirststep.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Yep.
Men do not need to put on a dress and go into a public restroom to abuse women and children.
They usually just go home. Or don a clerical collar. Or wear a badge. Or run for office.
Or they just do it in public, wearing pants.
Men do not need to put on a dress and go into a public restroom to abuse women and children.
They usually just go home. Or don a clerical collar. Or wear a badge. Or run for office.
Or they just do it in public, wearing pants.
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Be thankful that you are not subjected to constant polls asking the hoi polloi if they think you deserve to exist or not.😒
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Be thankful that you are not subjected to constant polls asking the hoi polloi if they think you deserve to exist or not.😒
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I know this is an unpopular take on social media, but I think that 2025 has honestly been one of the BEST years for movies and I just can't with people who try to do the "no good movies anymore" thing.
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I know this is an unpopular take on social media, but I think that 2025 has honestly been one of the BEST years for movies and I just can't with people who try to do the "no good movies anymore" thing.
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Former classmate insists Farage repeatedly told him "Hitler was right" and "gas them" when they were teenagers at Dulwich College - and that the Reform leader's denials are dishonest.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate
Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Former classmate insists Farage repeatedly told him "Hitler was right" and "gas them" when they were teenagers at Dulwich College - and that the Reform leader's denials are dishonest.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Himes: "This shows Steve Witkoff almost literally sitting side with the Russians on this ... it's unimaginable to consider the fact that you would propose a peace deal that the Ukrainians didn't even know about."
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Himes: "This shows Steve Witkoff almost literally sitting side with the Russians on this ... it's unimaginable to consider the fact that you would propose a peace deal that the Ukrainians didn't even know about."
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“It seems free speech only exists for people who agree with them.” Reform UK's legal threats against Welsh news service @nation.cymru hints at the party taking a more aggressive approach to the #UK media. Read Daniel Boffey's analysis:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“It seems free speech only exists for people who agree with them.” Reform UK's legal threats against Welsh news service @nation.cymru hints at the party taking a more aggressive approach to the #UK media. Read Daniel Boffey's analysis:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Unbelievable.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
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Journalist - did you racially abuse your fellow classmates at school?
Farage - it’s almost 50 years ago so I don’t remember. But I also know that I didn’t do it. And it I did do it I didn’t mean it in a bad way. Something something banter.
Farage - it’s almost 50 years ago so I don’t remember. But I also know that I didn’t do it. And it I did do it I didn’t mean it in a bad way. Something something banter.
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Journalist - did you racially abuse your fellow classmates at school?
Farage - it’s almost 50 years ago so I don’t remember. But I also know that I didn’t do it. And it I did do it I didn’t mean it in a bad way. Something something banter.
Farage - it’s almost 50 years ago so I don’t remember. But I also know that I didn’t do it. And it I did do it I didn’t mean it in a bad way. Something something banter.
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Folks, if your library doesn’t have a book you want to read, ask them to buy a copy. Most have a convenient form and will let you know when it comes in. If your library offers ILL, they can even borrow books from other libraries.
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Folks, if your library doesn’t have a book you want to read, ask them to buy a copy. Most have a convenient form and will let you know when it comes in. If your library offers ILL, they can even borrow books from other libraries.
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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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I'm wondering if Kegseth is hell-bent on going after Mark Kelly because he outranked him. Small men do that kind of thing.
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I'm wondering if Kegseth is hell-bent on going after Mark Kelly because he outranked him. Small men do that kind of thing.