The Cranky Gremlin
@crankygremlin.bsky.social
This is not my professional account. This is where I get cranky about things. There are likely to be swear words. Views very much my own.
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*blown raspberry noise*
Labour MPs & party insiders tell me they’ve never seen Keir Starmer so angry as over Mandelson’s lies about Epstein links.
But those who know him well say that anger has now turned inwards. That Starmer is, above all else, a man of public service, and will be grappling with his conscious this w/e.
But those who know him well say that anger has now turned inwards. That Starmer is, above all else, a man of public service, and will be grappling with his conscious this w/e.
February 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
*blown raspberry noise*
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Why is every scandal existential for Starmer? Because he has actively worked to eradicate his own support base. And that, along with the Mandelson decision, can be laid at McSweeney's door iandunt.substack.com/p/starmers-m...
February 6, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Why is every scandal existential for Starmer? Because he has actively worked to eradicate his own support base. And that, along with the Mandelson decision, can be laid at McSweeney's door iandunt.substack.com/p/starmers-m...
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People keep saying "the only person who has gone to prison for any of this...is a woman" and yeah I know what you mean, all these abusive men in power continue to walk free. But Ghislaine Maxwell is ALSO a paedophile rapist sex trafficking monster and her life in prison is like being in a resort.
February 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
People keep saying "the only person who has gone to prison for any of this...is a woman" and yeah I know what you mean, all these abusive men in power continue to walk free. But Ghislaine Maxwell is ALSO a paedophile rapist sex trafficking monster and her life in prison is like being in a resort.
Okay this gave me much needed joy today
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Okay this gave me much needed joy today
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It comes down to whether you choose hope or hate. A clear choice, don't you think?
Gorton and Denton really matters for the entire country.
It's the Green Party Vs Reform.
I spoke to the Standard about how we're making hope normal again.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
It's the Green Party Vs Reform.
I spoke to the Standard about how we're making hope normal again.
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
February 5, 2026 at 1:19 PM
It comes down to whether you choose hope or hate. A clear choice, don't you think?
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Exactly this. Starmer’s position is so bad because, even with his defence of being lied to, the question ‘what is the only acceptable degree of past intimacy with Epstein in a potential ambassador?’ demanded the answer ‘zero’.
Isn’t the point that you shouldn’t be mates with a convicted child sex offender anyway? Like the depth and the money should be add-ons
February 5, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Exactly this. Starmer’s position is so bad because, even with his defence of being lied to, the question ‘what is the only acceptable degree of past intimacy with Epstein in a potential ambassador?’ demanded the answer ‘zero’.
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NEW BLOGPOST: Palestine Action: What just happened?
A look at some of the legal principles at play following yesterday's verdicts.
thesecretbarrister.com/2026/02/05/p...
A look at some of the legal principles at play following yesterday's verdicts.
thesecretbarrister.com/2026/02/05/p...
Palestine Action – what just happened?
Yesterday, six Palestine Action protestors were acquitted by a jury of aggravated burglary, following a break-in at an Elbit Systems UK factory near Bristol in August 2024. Three of the six were ac…
thesecretbarrister.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:12 PM
NEW BLOGPOST: Palestine Action: What just happened?
A look at some of the legal principles at play following yesterday's verdicts.
thesecretbarrister.com/2026/02/05/p...
A look at some of the legal principles at play following yesterday's verdicts.
thesecretbarrister.com/2026/02/05/p...
This is what I mean: even if you assume that Starmer et al's goal is just to hold on to power, the decisions they're making are complete idiocy. Starmer was a skilled enough barrister to be instructed to argue at The Hague. You'd think he had more strategic nouse than this. It makes no sense to me.
there is no circumstance under which keir starmer can win a general election at this point.
streeting can't win one either.
streeting can't win one either.
February 5, 2026 at 12:58 PM
This is what I mean: even if you assume that Starmer et al's goal is just to hold on to power, the decisions they're making are complete idiocy. Starmer was a skilled enough barrister to be instructed to argue at The Hague. You'd think he had more strategic nouse than this. It makes no sense to me.
Honestly Starmer genuinely confuses me sometimes. This is an open book test. The consequences of the Democrats cozying up to the right wing are screamingly obvious. I'm not expecting morality from him but this is just blindingly moronic.
Doesn't seem like the best day for Starmer to reheat "you lefties [on the backbenches/in the Labour membership/in the Labour electorate] just don't get it" Blue Labour type arguments?
Keir Starmer attacks the racism of Reform and Matt Goodwin but then adds that "Britain has also been let down by a mindset on the left of politics that is too slow to defend core British values"
February 5, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Honestly Starmer genuinely confuses me sometimes. This is an open book test. The consequences of the Democrats cozying up to the right wing are screamingly obvious. I'm not expecting morality from him but this is just blindingly moronic.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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Death Star employee morale low after destruction of Alderaan.
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
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"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Death Star employee morale low after destruction of Alderaan.
And this is the man Starmer and Steeeting gave access to NHS data.
Palantir CEO laughs about profiting from killing Palestinians using AI.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, and Palantir are war criminals.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, and Palantir are war criminals.
January 27, 2026 at 12:57 PM
And this is the man Starmer and Steeeting gave access to NHS data.
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What Minneapolis residents have done this month in terms of organizing and community response is as remarkable as anything I've ever seen
BREAKING: The Border Patrol's Greg Bovino has been ousted from his role of "Commander at Large"—and Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski could be next to lose their jobs, sources tell @nickmiroff.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
January 27, 2026 at 4:02 AM
What Minneapolis residents have done this month in terms of organizing and community response is as remarkable as anything I've ever seen
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🚨BREAKING and 🚨URGENT - political prisoner Umer Khalid has ended his hunger strike as urgent protest organised outside Ministry of Justice TODAY AT 3PM
By @skwawkbox
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Umer Khalid ends hunger strike over severe concerns for his health
Political prisoner Umer Khalid has ended his hunger strike as urgent protest organised outside Ministry of Justice
www.thecanary.co
January 27, 2026 at 12:44 PM
🚨BREAKING and 🚨URGENT - political prisoner Umer Khalid has ended his hunger strike as urgent protest organised outside Ministry of Justice TODAY AT 3PM
By @skwawkbox
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
By @skwawkbox
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Suella Braverman is a disgrace to the Bar and has intentionally brought the profession into disrepute on multiple occasions. Why she's still on the rolls is a mystery to me.
Every time you see Suella Braverman, you instantly remember how false & insincere she is—just a speech & drama kid whose only conviction is that she's got to be the star of the show.
If it suited her career, she'd be the embodiment of one-nation Toryism, but that race is run, so it's fascism now.
If it suited her career, she'd be the embodiment of one-nation Toryism, but that race is run, so it's fascism now.
January 27, 2026 at 12:42 PM
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Suella Braverman is a disgrace to the Bar and has intentionally brought the profession into disrepute on multiple occasions. Why she's still on the rolls is a mystery to me.
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That feeling when you’re writing a book warning about dystopian issues with privacy that lie ahead, and you find them happening before you’ve even finished drafting the chapter.
Sigh.
Sigh.
January 27, 2026 at 8:46 AM
That feeling when you’re writing a book warning about dystopian issues with privacy that lie ahead, and you find them happening before you’ve even finished drafting the chapter.
Sigh.
Sigh.
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Gaza is the testing ground for a lawless new world order.
They’re removing rubble to start construction their New Gaza MasterPlan! They're removing bodies and evidence of war crimes before UN and ICC inspections.
If we allow this to happen, international law is dead.
They’re removing rubble to start construction their New Gaza MasterPlan! They're removing bodies and evidence of war crimes before UN and ICC inspections.
If we allow this to happen, international law is dead.
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Gaza is the testing ground for a lawless new world order.
They’re removing rubble to start construction their New Gaza MasterPlan! They're removing bodies and evidence of war crimes before UN and ICC inspections.
If we allow this to happen, international law is dead.
They’re removing rubble to start construction their New Gaza MasterPlan! They're removing bodies and evidence of war crimes before UN and ICC inspections.
If we allow this to happen, international law is dead.
We do not want Palantir or Oracle anywhere near our health records or anything else. Both of them have been very clear that they have and intend to continue using surveillance to suppress dissent and help oppressive regimes target any dissenters.
Palantir is using medical records to help ICE target its victims in the US. And Wes Streeting is pitch-rolling for Farage to do the same in the UK.
Palantir uses medical records to target people for ICE in the US – will the UK be next? | Good Law Project
Deadly ICE raids in the US rely on Palantir tools that mine health records to produce real-time data on people’s location – a chilling prospect for the NHS
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January 23, 2026 at 12:39 PM
We do not want Palantir or Oracle anywhere near our health records or anything else. Both of them have been very clear that they have and intend to continue using surveillance to suppress dissent and help oppressive regimes target any dissenters.
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This really does capture something about everyday life in the UK. For years, I thought the rush was related to work, but that's only part of it. There is a continual maddening urgency and stress that reminds me of what is was like to grow up in a certain way in the US. The floor falling away....
Help us make hope normal again.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:09 PM
This really does capture something about everyday life in the UK. For years, I thought the rush was related to work, but that's only part of it. There is a continual maddening urgency and stress that reminds me of what is was like to grow up in a certain way in the US. The floor falling away....
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I put myself through the entire interview. Trust me when I tell you that Gavin "dank memes" Newsom agrees with him on EVERYTHING. I literally says "I agree with you" on EVERYTHING. Ben "extremely unpopular even with MAGA" Shapiro gets very combative with him and Gavin capitulates EVERY time.
Ben Shapiro: "Israel did not commit a genocide in Gaza"
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
January 18, 2026 at 10:03 AM
I put myself through the entire interview. Trust me when I tell you that Gavin "dank memes" Newsom agrees with him on EVERYTHING. I literally says "I agree with you" on EVERYTHING. Ben "extremely unpopular even with MAGA" Shapiro gets very combative with him and Gavin capitulates EVERY time.
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once again this just reads like a horror story
January 18, 2026 at 10:15 AM
once again this just reads like a horror story
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There have been confirmed reports from local organizers in Portland ME that ICE is knocking on doors claiming to be from MaineCare and “offering help“
January 18, 2026 at 12:22 AM
There have been confirmed reports from local organizers in Portland ME that ICE is knocking on doors claiming to be from MaineCare and “offering help“
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In our world, this makes sense. A bone fide war criminal installed by a global mafioso boss to iron out the final wrinkles in an actual, real-time, up-to-the-minute, current & continuing genocide...
Call it the 'Peace Board' FFS, just to get right down into the cracks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Call it the 'Peace Board' FFS, just to get right down into the cracks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Blair and Rubio among names on Gaza 'Board of Peace'
The former UK prime minister and US secretary of state will sit on the
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 9:49 AM
In our world, this makes sense. A bone fide war criminal installed by a global mafioso boss to iron out the final wrinkles in an actual, real-time, up-to-the-minute, current & continuing genocide...
Call it the 'Peace Board' FFS, just to get right down into the cracks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Call it the 'Peace Board' FFS, just to get right down into the cracks.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...