Jack London
@jacklondonbluesky.bsky.social
UK politics obsessive. Pragmatism over idealism. Reduce poverty & inequality. Climate crisis real & very urgent. Stale, white & male.
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Clash fan in London - other bands also good. Arsenal
Science is real unlike Internet fantasy
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Clash fan in London - other bands also good. Arsenal
Science is real unlike Internet fantasy
There is a tide in the affairs of man. It goes out. It comes in
I suspect we have seen the high tide for Elon
But then - I am an optimist
I suspect we have seen the high tide for Elon
But then - I am an optimist
December 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
There is a tide in the affairs of man. It goes out. It comes in
I suspect we have seen the high tide for Elon
But then - I am an optimist
I suspect we have seen the high tide for Elon
But then - I am an optimist
No - he really cannot
December 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
No - he really cannot
Yep - at least we know the Afrikaaner immigrant cannot become President
December 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Yep - at least we know the Afrikaaner immigrant cannot become President
if you say so... my reading is the Orange Ego saw they had serious money and milked them
Trump enabled Trump - not Musk
Trump enabled Trump - not Musk
December 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
if you say so... my reading is the Orange Ego saw they had serious money and milked them
Trump enabled Trump - not Musk
Trump enabled Trump - not Musk
The idea that the "alt right" is some dark Illuminati conspiracy - rather than happenstance enabled by the Orange Idiot - I dispute
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It is always attractive to find patterns (we are genetically programmed to do so) but that does not make them significant
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It is always attractive to find patterns (we are genetically programmed to do so) but that does not make them significant
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The idea that the "alt right" is some dark Illuminati conspiracy - rather than happenstance enabled by the Orange Idiot - I dispute
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It is always attractive to find patterns (we are genetically programmed to do so) but that does not make them significant
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It is always attractive to find patterns (we are genetically programmed to do so) but that does not make them significant
Perhaps I am biased - I do listen to the Meidas Touch
But it really does look like Trump is spinning out of control
But it really does look like Trump is spinning out of control
December 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Perhaps I am biased - I do listen to the Meidas Touch
But it really does look like Trump is spinning out of control
But it really does look like Trump is spinning out of control
They will try....
But it won't work
The jerrymandering may well backfire as their support ebbs
But it won't work
The jerrymandering may well backfire as their support ebbs
December 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
They will try....
But it won't work
The jerrymandering may well backfire as their support ebbs
But it won't work
The jerrymandering may well backfire as their support ebbs
???
Nope - don't get it. Sorry!
I do not underestimate the damage Trump is wreaking - but he is not able to impose tyranny on the US - it is not Russia
Nope - don't get it. Sorry!
I do not underestimate the damage Trump is wreaking - but he is not able to impose tyranny on the US - it is not Russia
December 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
???
Nope - don't get it. Sorry!
I do not underestimate the damage Trump is wreaking - but he is not able to impose tyranny on the US - it is not Russia
Nope - don't get it. Sorry!
I do not underestimate the damage Trump is wreaking - but he is not able to impose tyranny on the US - it is not Russia
Except they will not get elected...
The midterms will remove the Orange idiot's scope, and that will be that
He will not be replaced in 2028 by a republican
The midterms will remove the Orange idiot's scope, and that will be that
He will not be replaced in 2028 by a republican
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Except they will not get elected...
The midterms will remove the Orange idiot's scope, and that will be that
He will not be replaced in 2028 by a republican
The midterms will remove the Orange idiot's scope, and that will be that
He will not be replaced in 2028 by a republican
He's 79 and losing his faculties
I think it will work out - but European & other democracies should permanently abandon reliance on the yanks
I think it will work out - but European & other democracies should permanently abandon reliance on the yanks
December 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
He's 79 and losing his faculties
I think it will work out - but European & other democracies should permanently abandon reliance on the yanks
I think it will work out - but European & other democracies should permanently abandon reliance on the yanks
Well the polls have the Dems ahead for 2026 midterms - granted that is not exactly a socialist revolution - but we'd not expect one with the yanks
www.opinionsandratings.com/us-polls/gen...
www.opinionsandratings.com/us-polls/gen...
Opinions And Ratings
www.opinionsandratings.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Well the polls have the Dems ahead for 2026 midterms - granted that is not exactly a socialist revolution - but we'd not expect one with the yanks
www.opinionsandratings.com/us-polls/gen...
www.opinionsandratings.com/us-polls/gen...
It will pass - will some other country that matters to us (like the UK?) acquires a leader as toxic as Trump?
But I'm thinking the yanks as a whole aren't so septic they want to repeat the experience so will change their Constitution to prevent that
Mankind - forever preparing for the last war....
But I'm thinking the yanks as a whole aren't so septic they want to repeat the experience so will change their Constitution to prevent that
Mankind - forever preparing for the last war....
December 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
It will pass - will some other country that matters to us (like the UK?) acquires a leader as toxic as Trump?
But I'm thinking the yanks as a whole aren't so septic they want to repeat the experience so will change their Constitution to prevent that
Mankind - forever preparing for the last war....
But I'm thinking the yanks as a whole aren't so septic they want to repeat the experience so will change their Constitution to prevent that
Mankind - forever preparing for the last war....
You do make Ms Reeves look rather less dull than she actually is....
December 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
You do make Ms Reeves look rather less dull than she actually is....
Guys and Dolls wipes the floor with West Side Story
End of
End of
December 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Guys and Dolls wipes the floor with West Side Story
End of
End of
All this tells us is the older have more savings than debts, and the very young take their cue from others & have no debts of their own
December 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
All this tells us is the older have more savings than debts, and the very young take their cue from others & have no debts of their own
Well - there are many fantasists - I hesitate to use an abusive term for its disciples - even with a typo
December 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Well - there are many fantasists - I hesitate to use an abusive term for its disciples - even with a typo
....or maybe that perhaps a Rabbi should forebear from comment on UK politics?
Especially using the word "trump" in any way
Especially using the word "trump" in any way
December 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
....or maybe that perhaps a Rabbi should forebear from comment on UK politics?
Especially using the word "trump" in any way
Especially using the word "trump" in any way
We have been hearting such stories for over 20 years.... somehow it never happens
And those young 1st time voters? Some will vote Reform...
And those young 1st time voters? Some will vote Reform...
December 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We have been hearting such stories for over 20 years.... somehow it never happens
And those young 1st time voters? Some will vote Reform...
And those young 1st time voters? Some will vote Reform...
I did not claim Labour are popular - but that most pf the population will not opt for something further left
Who exactly has over 30% now? It ain't Zack.....
Who exactly has over 30% now? It ain't Zack.....
December 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I did not claim Labour are popular - but that most pf the population will not opt for something further left
Who exactly has over 30% now? It ain't Zack.....
Who exactly has over 30% now? It ain't Zack.....
The Greens are not polling over 20%
Most democratic govts in these tricky times are polling low - we are all pissed off that the world is so troubled and most have not seen their situation improve since the Bankers fucked up in 2007/8 - so blame govt
Most democratic govts in these tricky times are polling low - we are all pissed off that the world is so troubled and most have not seen their situation improve since the Bankers fucked up in 2007/8 - so blame govt
December 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The Greens are not polling over 20%
Most democratic govts in these tricky times are polling low - we are all pissed off that the world is so troubled and most have not seen their situation improve since the Bankers fucked up in 2007/8 - so blame govt
Most democratic govts in these tricky times are polling low - we are all pissed off that the world is so troubled and most have not seen their situation improve since the Bankers fucked up in 2007/8 - so blame govt
When are the Left going to understand they cannot sustain the support of more than 20% of the population?
That is BEFORE their elevation to power - once in, it would rapidly fall into single figures
That is BEFORE their elevation to power - once in, it would rapidly fall into single figures
December 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
When are the Left going to understand they cannot sustain the support of more than 20% of the population?
That is BEFORE their elevation to power - once in, it would rapidly fall into single figures
That is BEFORE their elevation to power - once in, it would rapidly fall into single figures
What - as distinct from "illiberal" , "extremist", "fantasy"?
Everything the UK should steer clear of like the plague?
And whilst it is true the country was sick of the Tories and that is the reason Labour won.... it does not follow many had a Damascene conversion to the other end of the spectrum
Everything the UK should steer clear of like the plague?
And whilst it is true the country was sick of the Tories and that is the reason Labour won.... it does not follow many had a Damascene conversion to the other end of the spectrum
December 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
What - as distinct from "illiberal" , "extremist", "fantasy"?
Everything the UK should steer clear of like the plague?
And whilst it is true the country was sick of the Tories and that is the reason Labour won.... it does not follow many had a Damascene conversion to the other end of the spectrum
Everything the UK should steer clear of like the plague?
And whilst it is true the country was sick of the Tories and that is the reason Labour won.... it does not follow many had a Damascene conversion to the other end of the spectrum
Agreed - Scots in general are too canny to fall for his BS
Not sure about Wales though.....
Not sure about Wales though.....
December 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Agreed - Scots in general are too canny to fall for his BS
Not sure about Wales though.....
Not sure about Wales though.....
Those MPs lost the whip for voting against the King's Speech - that is a normal sanction for such indiscipline
December 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Those MPs lost the whip for voting against the King's Speech - that is a normal sanction for such indiscipline