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Populism =
Litany of things that appear to be true emotionally but that are not supported by any evidence.
Populist leader =
Someone who knows the above but exploits populism to gain power, usually with the aim of making a lot of money for them and their friends.
Litany of things that appear to be true emotionally but that are not supported by any evidence.
Populist leader =
Someone who knows the above but exploits populism to gain power, usually with the aim of making a lot of money for them and their friends.
March 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Populism =
Litany of things that appear to be true emotionally but that are not supported by any evidence.
Populist leader =
Someone who knows the above but exploits populism to gain power, usually with the aim of making a lot of money for them and their friends.
Litany of things that appear to be true emotionally but that are not supported by any evidence.
Populist leader =
Someone who knows the above but exploits populism to gain power, usually with the aim of making a lot of money for them and their friends.
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Hi gang. My films ‘In The Loop’ and ‘The Death of Stalin’ are on #BBCFour this evening, at 9pm and 10.40pm. Do enjoy if you’re a fan of repeated threat.
March 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Hi gang. My films ‘In The Loop’ and ‘The Death of Stalin’ are on #BBCFour this evening, at 9pm and 10.40pm. Do enjoy if you’re a fan of repeated threat.
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The United States now playing the role that communist satellite states once played in the UN: sponsoring resolutions in its own name but on behalf of Moscow.
February 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The United States now playing the role that communist satellite states once played in the UN: sponsoring resolutions in its own name but on behalf of Moscow.
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Food for thought.
January 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Food for thought.
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UK laws can't prevent billionaires/Musk from funding political parties.
Payments can be routed through UK friends, corporate subsidiaries. Shell companies have been used.
UK profits can be manufactured to make donations.
Total ban is the only effective remedy.
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
Payments can be routed through UK friends, corporate subsidiaries. Shell companies have been used.
UK profits can be manufactured to make donations.
Total ban is the only effective remedy.
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
How our democracy has been hijacked by corporations and wealthy elites
The only effective remedy is to ban all private donations, or bribes, to political parties.
leftfootforward.org
January 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
UK laws can't prevent billionaires/Musk from funding political parties.
Payments can be routed through UK friends, corporate subsidiaries. Shell companies have been used.
UK profits can be manufactured to make donations.
Total ban is the only effective remedy.
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
Payments can be routed through UK friends, corporate subsidiaries. Shell companies have been used.
UK profits can be manufactured to make donations.
Total ban is the only effective remedy.
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
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We've crossed a very, very dangerous threshold. The combined forces of ignorance, disinformation, hate, and extreme wealth have seized power and are twisting the global agenda.
Decent people need to step up and counter it all, or things are simply going to descend into the pit of hell.
Decent people need to step up and counter it all, or things are simply going to descend into the pit of hell.
January 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
We've crossed a very, very dangerous threshold. The combined forces of ignorance, disinformation, hate, and extreme wealth have seized power and are twisting the global agenda.
Decent people need to step up and counter it all, or things are simply going to descend into the pit of hell.
Decent people need to step up and counter it all, or things are simply going to descend into the pit of hell.
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We desperately need to protect the British Media and Press from the far right.
We need:
- The Leveson Enquiry part 2
- An immediate review of lobbying and political donation laws
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We need:
- The Leveson Enquiry part 2
- An immediate review of lobbying and political donation laws
Repost if you agree!
January 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
We desperately need to protect the British Media and Press from the far right.
We need:
- The Leveson Enquiry part 2
- An immediate review of lobbying and political donation laws
Repost if you agree!
We need:
- The Leveson Enquiry part 2
- An immediate review of lobbying and political donation laws
Repost if you agree!
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While we’re banning books…
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
January 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
While we’re banning books…
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
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We are asking Ukrainians to defeat the armies of Putin and Kim Jong Un. In their efforts to do so, Ukrainians helped bring down Assad. Ukrainian resistance is one of the most stunning military achievements in modern history.
December 16, 2024 at 7:25 PM
We are asking Ukrainians to defeat the armies of Putin and Kim Jong Un. In their efforts to do so, Ukrainians helped bring down Assad. Ukrainian resistance is one of the most stunning military achievements in modern history.
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As extreme weather batters the UK and the hottest year we’ve lived through (yet!) stories begin to run
It’s increasingly baffling that our news is filled with daily business and stock market updates, but rarely about the impact of that wealth extraction on people and those profits on our planet
It’s increasingly baffling that our news is filled with daily business and stock market updates, but rarely about the impact of that wealth extraction on people and those profits on our planet
Climate graphic of the week: First ice-free day in the Arctic Ocean may come before 2030, study shows 📊
https://www.ft.com/content/63fbcf2b-9acc-4ccb-ac12-9f3b78e85b68
https://www.ft.com/content/63fbcf2b-9acc-4ccb-ac12-9f3b78e85b68
Climate graphic of the week: First ice-free day in the Arctic Ocean may come before 2030, study shows
News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication
www.ft.com
December 7, 2024 at 7:15 AM
As extreme weather batters the UK and the hottest year we’ve lived through (yet!) stories begin to run
It’s increasingly baffling that our news is filled with daily business and stock market updates, but rarely about the impact of that wealth extraction on people and those profits on our planet
It’s increasingly baffling that our news is filled with daily business and stock market updates, but rarely about the impact of that wealth extraction on people and those profits on our planet
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Ages ago, one of my journalism mentors cautioned me about the astronomic level of propaganda in the field and suggested the following reminders as a way to ground against it:
1) Who, and what, is being emphasized?
2) Who, and what, is being ignored?
3) Who, and what, is considered expendable?
1) Who, and what, is being emphasized?
2) Who, and what, is being ignored?
3) Who, and what, is considered expendable?
November 19, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Ages ago, one of my journalism mentors cautioned me about the astronomic level of propaganda in the field and suggested the following reminders as a way to ground against it:
1) Who, and what, is being emphasized?
2) Who, and what, is being ignored?
3) Who, and what, is considered expendable?
1) Who, and what, is being emphasized?
2) Who, and what, is being ignored?
3) Who, and what, is considered expendable?