Charlotte Thompson grrrr
@charlottethompson.bsky.social
Pissed off elderly remainer.
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'UK has too many ADHD diagnoses' doesn't pass the smell test as explanation for UK's rising number of young people not in education, employment or training - ADHD diagnoses have gone up at similar rates across our peers, but the UK's rising NEETs are a UK issue.
December 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
'UK has too many ADHD diagnoses' doesn't pass the smell test as explanation for UK's rising number of young people not in education, employment or training - ADHD diagnoses have gone up at similar rates across our peers, but the UK's rising NEETs are a UK issue.
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Look, this is Europe. We barely reacted to a big European state doing not-particularly-covert assassinations on our own soil, and you want us to change our posting habits in response to a *tweet*? If you want urgency in the face of obvious challenges, go to the Middle East!
Pretty crazy that nearly all of the EU Commission is still on X even as Elon Musk is literally talking about destroying the EU.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
So what's the outcome?
2️⃣5️⃣ of the 27 Commissioners have posted in the last week
2️⃣4️⃣ of the 27 generally post every week (Albuquerque has never been on X, Ribera is sporadic, McGrath has somehow stopped)
0️⃣ have stopped as a result of what Twitter has become since the Musk takeover
2️⃣5️⃣ of the 27 Commissioners have posted in the last week
2️⃣4️⃣ of the 27 generally post every week (Albuquerque has never been on X, Ribera is sporadic, McGrath has somehow stopped)
0️⃣ have stopped as a result of what Twitter has become since the Musk takeover
December 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Look, this is Europe. We barely reacted to a big European state doing not-particularly-covert assassinations on our own soil, and you want us to change our posting habits in response to a *tweet*? If you want urgency in the face of obvious challenges, go to the Middle East!
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The proposals to limit Article 3 are absolutely terrifying. I struggle to think of something that has come out of any UK government which has concerned me more. This must be resisted absolutely.
December 8, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The proposals to limit Article 3 are absolutely terrifying. I struggle to think of something that has come out of any UK government which has concerned me more. This must be resisted absolutely.
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Am quite sure there are US diplomats and politicians who reached out to European governments to say this document is lunacy and we're working to make sure what is described within doesn't happen. But even so, for the US to basically make undermining Europe the top foreign priority...
I really can't believe that the European Commission's response to Trump's NSS was:
"“We welcome the strong priority the Strategy places on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. Europe and the United States share a responsibility in supporting a just and lasting peace"
"“We welcome the strong priority the Strategy places on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. Europe and the United States share a responsibility in supporting a just and lasting peace"
December 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Am quite sure there are US diplomats and politicians who reached out to European governments to say this document is lunacy and we're working to make sure what is described within doesn't happen. But even so, for the US to basically make undermining Europe the top foreign priority...
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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It is my opinion that people should focus more on
"How do we get through the next five years?"
and less on
"If only it was 2015 again!“
"How do we get through the next five years?"
and less on
"If only it was 2015 again!“
December 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It is my opinion that people should focus more on
"How do we get through the next five years?"
and less on
"If only it was 2015 again!“
"How do we get through the next five years?"
and less on
"If only it was 2015 again!“
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What Musk really means is that if the EU was no more the power of the individual countries would diminish such that they would be unable to stand up to the likes of him & Trump.
Medvedev’s supportive reply is further proof Brexit is a Putin project
Musk‘s X has just been fined $140 mill by EU
Medvedev’s supportive reply is further proof Brexit is a Putin project
Musk‘s X has just been fined $140 mill by EU
December 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
What Musk really means is that if the EU was no more the power of the individual countries would diminish such that they would be unable to stand up to the likes of him & Trump.
Medvedev’s supportive reply is further proof Brexit is a Putin project
Musk‘s X has just been fined $140 mill by EU
Medvedev’s supportive reply is further proof Brexit is a Putin project
Musk‘s X has just been fined $140 mill by EU
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a billionaire who sees undermining political sovereignty as an alternative to paying a relatively minor fine is a problem that will have to be dealt with eventually
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
a billionaire who sees undermining political sovereignty as an alternative to paying a relatively minor fine is a problem that will have to be dealt with eventually
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Elon Musk is worse at hiding it but this is the problem with all billionaires: they are a threat to democratic governance. They have an insatiable need to own and control everything. If you want to be free you have to curb their power, and demand political leaders who understand that
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Elon Musk is worse at hiding it but this is the problem with all billionaires: they are a threat to democratic governance. They have an insatiable need to own and control everything. If you want to be free you have to curb their power, and demand political leaders who understand that
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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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Nigel Farage sang antisemitic songs to Jewish schoolmates - and had a "big issue with anyone called Patel" a former schoolfriend has claimed.
news.sky.com/story/nigel-...
news.sky.com/story/nigel-...
Nigel Farage sang antisemitic songs to Jewish classmates, former Dulwich pupil claims
Two former Dulwich pupils have spoken to Sky News about their time at the school with Nigel Farage.
news.sky.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Nigel Farage sang antisemitic songs to Jewish schoolmates - and had a "big issue with anyone called Patel" a former schoolfriend has claimed.
news.sky.com/story/nigel-...
news.sky.com/story/nigel-...
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Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Oh wow. This from 26 years ago didn’t even report it as an allegation. Reports as a fact that Farage used the n-word or variants of it. That he was using it down the pub suggests he really wasn’t trying to hide it. All the media had to do ten years ago was check their archives.
The right revs up
A slight smugness is detectable in British reactions to the electoral success of Jörg Haider's Freedom party in Austria. What can you expect of a country that largely welcomed the Anschluss and chose ...
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Oh wow. This from 26 years ago didn’t even report it as an allegation. Reports as a fact that Farage used the n-word or variants of it. That he was using it down the pub suggests he really wasn’t trying to hide it. All the media had to do ten years ago was check their archives.
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Thank God for Bluesky: A little love letter to the people who would not compromise with Nazis iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...
Thank God for Bluesky
Yes, it's eager. Yes, it's censorious. But it has the very considerable advantage of not being fascist.
iandunt.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Thank God for Bluesky: A little love letter to the people who would not compromise with Nazis iandunt.substack.com/p/thank-god-...
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It very much did go away though didn’t it? I am flabbergasted this is being considered new?
theweek.com/uk-news/5841...
theweek.com/uk-news/5841...
Nigel Farage branded 'racist' and 'fascist' by his teachers
High school teachers said Nigel Farage's behaviour should prevent him being made a prefect
theweek.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:14 AM
It very much did go away though didn’t it? I am flabbergasted this is being considered new?
theweek.com/uk-news/5841...
theweek.com/uk-news/5841...
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And it’s not just about the racism, but the nastiness and the bullying.
December 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
And it’s not just about the racism, but the nastiness and the bullying.
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It is alleged that Nigel Farage aged 16-18 (1980-82) vocally objected to the number of Patels at Dulwich College.
A fellow pupil remembers him burning the booklet on these grounds.
The Guardian shows that this witness testimony aligns with the names + stats in the 1980 yearbook
A fellow pupil remembers him burning the booklet on these grounds.
The Guardian shows that this witness testimony aligns with the names + stats in the 1980 yearbook
December 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It is alleged that Nigel Farage aged 16-18 (1980-82) vocally objected to the number of Patels at Dulwich College.
A fellow pupil remembers him burning the booklet on these grounds.
The Guardian shows that this witness testimony aligns with the names + stats in the 1980 yearbook
A fellow pupil remembers him burning the booklet on these grounds.
The Guardian shows that this witness testimony aligns with the names + stats in the 1980 yearbook
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While this BBC article on ever-bigger SUVs is perfectly good, it's absurd the way there has to be quotes from people who insist they could not get around without a vehicle the size of a Sherman tank. It's just bollocks. I'm one of three kids and we were all ferried around in a Vauxhall Astra estate.
December 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
While this BBC article on ever-bigger SUVs is perfectly good, it's absurd the way there has to be quotes from people who insist they could not get around without a vehicle the size of a Sherman tank. It's just bollocks. I'm one of three kids and we were all ferried around in a Vauxhall Astra estate.
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Sophy Ridge, "The biggest ever donation to a single political party, to Reform UK"
"£9,000,000"
Anyone care to guess what the donor expects in return?
"£9,000,000"
Anyone care to guess what the donor expects in return?
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Sophy Ridge, "The biggest ever donation to a single political party, to Reform UK"
"£9,000,000"
Anyone care to guess what the donor expects in return?
"£9,000,000"
Anyone care to guess what the donor expects in return?
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At his press conference, Nigel Farage is ranting about the Black and White Minstrel Show, Alf Garnett and It Ain't Half Hot Mum in - as far as I can tell – an attempt to justify his "banter" when a schoolboy. He is very much not going down the Richard Tice, "lies" route.
December 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
At his press conference, Nigel Farage is ranting about the Black and White Minstrel Show, Alf Garnett and It Ain't Half Hot Mum in - as far as I can tell – an attempt to justify his "banter" when a schoolboy. He is very much not going down the Richard Tice, "lies" route.
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This is how you write a headline
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This is how you write a headline
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I wonder how much Ofcom’s failure to use even the limited powers it has against Twitter is based on concern that it would be quite revealing when Musk just ignores any ruling.
December 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I wonder how much Ofcom’s failure to use even the limited powers it has against Twitter is based on concern that it would be quite revealing when Musk just ignores any ruling.
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Hardline slogans such as UK’s “smash the gangs” having opposite effect according to biggest piece of qualitative research involving interviews with 80,000 migrants and 458 smugglers
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Hardline migration policies are fuelling people smuggling, report finds
As leaders try to break smugglers’ business model, research suggests strategy so far has had opposite effect
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Hardline slogans such as UK’s “smash the gangs” having opposite effect according to biggest piece of qualitative research involving interviews with 80,000 migrants and 458 smugglers
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...