Ian
@ianrogers.uk
Nerd and proud. Time to stop using the air as a garbage dump
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Do you like charts? Oh yes you do. I've just published hundreds of them, as I do every year. www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations
January 15, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Do you like charts? Oh yes you do. I've just published hundreds of them, as I do every year. www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations
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January 15, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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This dude is intense and correct
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
This dude is intense and correct
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We need to sanction the awful regime in Iran and freeze Iranian assets in London.
But the world would take Donald Trump's concerns over the brutal murder of protesters in Iran more seriously if his government stopped murdering protesters in Minnesota.
But the world would take Donald Trump's concerns over the brutal murder of protesters in Iran more seriously if his government stopped murdering protesters in Minnesota.
January 14, 2026 at 4:24 PM
We need to sanction the awful regime in Iran and freeze Iranian assets in London.
But the world would take Donald Trump's concerns over the brutal murder of protesters in Iran more seriously if his government stopped murdering protesters in Minnesota.
But the world would take Donald Trump's concerns over the brutal murder of protesters in Iran more seriously if his government stopped murdering protesters in Minnesota.
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Did you see the claim from the Government in the House of Lords that "10.8 million families use X as their main news source"?
Well, the government has admitted it was wrong.
I investigated for Radio 4's More or Less - you can hear it here, starting at 14:55.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Well, the government has admitted it was wrong.
I investigated for Radio 4's More or Less - you can hear it here, starting at 14:55.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
More or Less - Have more than 100 private schools been forced to close because of VAT? - BBC Sounds
Tim Harford investigates closing schools, X users, Covid deaths and churchgoers
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Did you see the claim from the Government in the House of Lords that "10.8 million families use X as their main news source"?
Well, the government has admitted it was wrong.
I investigated for Radio 4's More or Less - you can hear it here, starting at 14:55.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Well, the government has admitted it was wrong.
I investigated for Radio 4's More or Less - you can hear it here, starting at 14:55.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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#OnThisDay 1955, the Ethical Union Housing Association (later the Humanist Housing Association) was founded, providing housing without religious requirements. It merged other orgs, and became Origin Housing, which provides accommodation today. #HumanistHeritage
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January 14, 2026 at 11:32 AM
#OnThisDay 1955, the Ethical Union Housing Association (later the Humanist Housing Association) was founded, providing housing without religious requirements. It merged other orgs, and became Origin Housing, which provides accommodation today. #HumanistHeritage
heritage.humanists.uk/humanist-hou...
heritage.humanists.uk/humanist-hou...
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Justice for Renee Good! The murder of Renee Good by ICE Agent Jonathan Ross in the USA, and the Trump regime's subsequent attempts to cover up the incident, is a textbook example of the abuse of power that occurs when law enforcement is granted impunity and anonymity by authoritarian regimes. (1/2)
January 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Justice for Renee Good! The murder of Renee Good by ICE Agent Jonathan Ross in the USA, and the Trump regime's subsequent attempts to cover up the incident, is a textbook example of the abuse of power that occurs when law enforcement is granted impunity and anonymity by authoritarian regimes. (1/2)
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The folks at More In Common found 2/3 of Brits are WRONG about immigration…
But are we really? Or do we just mean 2 different things when we talk about immigration?
But are we really? Or do we just mean 2 different things when we talk about immigration?
January 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The folks at More In Common found 2/3 of Brits are WRONG about immigration…
But are we really? Or do we just mean 2 different things when we talk about immigration?
But are we really? Or do we just mean 2 different things when we talk about immigration?
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And they love the power, the cruelty, & feeling superior to others.
January 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
And they love the power, the cruelty, & feeling superior to others.
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People try to ascribe motives, strategy and logic to Trump but it's not acknowledged nearly enough that he's simply a spectacularly stupid man who happens to be extremely rich and entitled with it and therefore has gained a lot of power.
He's a very clear example of the Dunning Kruger effect.
He's a very clear example of the Dunning Kruger effect.
Q: The premier of Greenland said today, 'We prefer to stay with Denmark.'
TRUMP: Who said that?
Q: The premier of Greenland
TRUMP: Well, that's their problem. I disagree with him. I don't know who he is. Don't know anything about him. But that's gonna be a big problem for him.
TRUMP: Who said that?
Q: The premier of Greenland
TRUMP: Well, that's their problem. I disagree with him. I don't know who he is. Don't know anything about him. But that's gonna be a big problem for him.
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 AM
People try to ascribe motives, strategy and logic to Trump but it's not acknowledged nearly enough that he's simply a spectacularly stupid man who happens to be extremely rich and entitled with it and therefore has gained a lot of power.
He's a very clear example of the Dunning Kruger effect.
He's a very clear example of the Dunning Kruger effect.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:34 AM
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For those wondering what Mamdani's quote, "For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty," was in reference to...
January 7, 2026 at 11:46 PM
For those wondering what Mamdani's quote, "For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty," was in reference to...
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Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
January 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
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Paul Singer, whose firm owns the US subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, spent millions in 2024 to re-elect Trump.
Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment.
A government of, by, and for the billionaires.
Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment.
A government of, by, and for the billionaires.
Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire
The ouster of Maduro is a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
popular.info
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Paul Singer, whose firm owns the US subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, spent millions in 2024 to re-elect Trump.
Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment.
A government of, by, and for the billionaires.
Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment.
A government of, by, and for the billionaires.
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There’s a poll here on ‘would you like to see the UK rejoin the EU?’ - vote and share
It’s currently at 57%
It’s currently at 57%
Mirror readers debate rejoining EU ahead of Brexit anniversary
Keir Starmer is trying to repair relations with the European Union but Brexit remains a thorny issue in the UK - and we want to know your views on whether to rejoin the EU or not
www.mirror.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 10:22 PM
There’s a poll here on ‘would you like to see the UK rejoin the EU?’ - vote and share
It’s currently at 57%
It’s currently at 57%
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As someone who talks incessantly & whose job is trying to make people talk, today’s column goes against all my instincts, but sometimes I think it’s a good idea to consider if you are wrong about something (ps I didn’t write the header, so don’t all start) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Male bonds develop one way, female friendships another. Should we stop trying to make men more like women? | Gaby Hinsliff
The strong and silent masculine image is often derided, but why? Perhaps companionship via trains, golf or a quiet drink is enough, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
As someone who talks incessantly & whose job is trying to make people talk, today’s column goes against all my instincts, but sometimes I think it’s a good idea to consider if you are wrong about something (ps I didn’t write the header, so don’t all start) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
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This is utterly unacceptable.
The Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child, an anti-abortion group with US funding, has been given access to Scottish schoolchildren to deliver ideologically driven talks, and even staged “drama” about pregnancy and healthcare choices.
The Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child, an anti-abortion group with US funding, has been given access to Scottish schoolchildren to deliver ideologically driven talks, and even staged “drama” about pregnancy and healthcare choices.
January 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
This is utterly unacceptable.
The Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child, an anti-abortion group with US funding, has been given access to Scottish schoolchildren to deliver ideologically driven talks, and even staged “drama” about pregnancy and healthcare choices.
The Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child, an anti-abortion group with US funding, has been given access to Scottish schoolchildren to deliver ideologically driven talks, and even staged “drama” about pregnancy and healthcare choices.
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Core question is not whether the government is present - but whether it is going to ensure a site with that reach operates lawfully or not
X is in systemic breach of its legal duties, because it protects unlawful racial slurs 95% of the time
It is now awash with sexual harassment of women
X is in systemic breach of its legal duties, because it protects unlawful racial slurs 95% of the time
It is now awash with sexual harassment of women
January 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Core question is not whether the government is present - but whether it is going to ensure a site with that reach operates lawfully or not
X is in systemic breach of its legal duties, because it protects unlawful racial slurs 95% of the time
It is now awash with sexual harassment of women
X is in systemic breach of its legal duties, because it protects unlawful racial slurs 95% of the time
It is now awash with sexual harassment of women
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One of most remarkable US presentations at UN Security Council I've ever seen.
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
January 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
One of most remarkable US presentations at UN Security Council I've ever seen.
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
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This poem is dedicated to anyone heading back into work and having to endure dull conversation about what they got up to during the Christmas holidays.
January 5, 2026 at 8:18 AM
This poem is dedicated to anyone heading back into work and having to endure dull conversation about what they got up to during the Christmas holidays.
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
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A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
January 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
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The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM
The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area