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We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the violent racist authoritarian lawless scenes in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above.
Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
January 21, 2026 at 5:27 AM
We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the violent racist authoritarian lawless scenes in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above.
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Keep watching - Trump and his circle almost have their precious goal: invoking the Insurrection Act.
As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.
As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.
January 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Keep watching - Trump and his circle almost have their precious goal: invoking the Insurrection Act.
As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.
As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.
"Every ICE agent will be held to account"
This photo from September feels even more relevant after the murder in Minneapolis
This photo from September feels even more relevant after the murder in Minneapolis
January 10, 2026 at 6:16 AM
"Every ICE agent will be held to account"
This photo from September feels even more relevant after the murder in Minneapolis
This photo from September feels even more relevant after the murder in Minneapolis
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It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
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The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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🇪🇺 "Donald Trump is forcefully making the case for a more unified Europe.
Labour’s potential voters want to reverse Brexit, this policy could solidify its fraying support.
Finally it would allow a line of attack on Nigel Farage, Britain’s Mr Brexit."
https://on.ft.com/48KXplR
Labour’s potential voters want to reverse Brexit, this policy could solidify its fraying support.
Finally it would allow a line of attack on Nigel Farage, Britain’s Mr Brexit."
https://on.ft.com/48KXplR
A Brexit survival strategy that shows Starmer’s days are numbered
Labour will need a different leader if it pursues a policy of rejoining the EU customs union or single market
on.ft.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🇪🇺 "Donald Trump is forcefully making the case for a more unified Europe.
Labour’s potential voters want to reverse Brexit, this policy could solidify its fraying support.
Finally it would allow a line of attack on Nigel Farage, Britain’s Mr Brexit."
https://on.ft.com/48KXplR
Labour’s potential voters want to reverse Brexit, this policy could solidify its fraying support.
Finally it would allow a line of attack on Nigel Farage, Britain’s Mr Brexit."
https://on.ft.com/48KXplR
It's NOT about the drugs. Watch to the end for the additional links between Venezuela, Canada and Russia. Ed Conway doesn't miss.
Why Trump cares about Venezuela’s oil | Ed Conway explains
YouTube video by Sky News
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
It's NOT about the drugs. Watch to the end for the additional links between Venezuela, Canada and Russia. Ed Conway doesn't miss.
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Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Three more British MEPs in Nigel Farage’s bloc now alleged to have “followed the script” given to Nathan Gill by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors.
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At least eight UKIP and Brexit Party MPs were focus of efforts by Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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This is how Chris Mason, like a child filled with wonder, described "the choreography and theatre that surrounds a Budget" in Feb 2024, when a male Tory Chancellor was in post.
"Plans, or even just options, can be floated... Reaction to them can be tested. Opponents can be teased or wrongfooted." 👀
"Plans, or even just options, can be floated... Reaction to them can be tested. Opponents can be teased or wrongfooted." 👀
December 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This is how Chris Mason, like a child filled with wonder, described "the choreography and theatre that surrounds a Budget" in Feb 2024, when a male Tory Chancellor was in post.
"Plans, or even just options, can be floated... Reaction to them can be tested. Opponents can be teased or wrongfooted." 👀
"Plans, or even just options, can be floated... Reaction to them can be tested. Opponents can be teased or wrongfooted." 👀
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Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Trump IS the most corrupt American President in history. The BBC are cowardly for taking this decision, for not defending democracy. It undermines them.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Trump IS the most corrupt American President in history. The BBC are cowardly for taking this decision, for not defending democracy. It undermines them.
In 2025 alone, The Telegraph was forced to publish over 100 corrections, clarifications, and formal regulatory apologies, significantly more than the 33 corrections the BBC was forced to make, despite the BBC's larger output.
Who's getting fired at the Telegraph then?
Who's getting fired at the Telegraph then?
November 12, 2025 at 6:19 AM
In 2025 alone, The Telegraph was forced to publish over 100 corrections, clarifications, and formal regulatory apologies, significantly more than the 33 corrections the BBC was forced to make, despite the BBC's larger output.
Who's getting fired at the Telegraph then?
Who's getting fired at the Telegraph then?
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To allow the BBC to be defunded, decayed & ultimately destroyed by right wing ideologues is to finally submit to a society based on callousness & selfishness, and an end to what we have claimed for generations to be true British values.
We must fight for it.
We must fight for it.
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
To allow the BBC to be defunded, decayed & ultimately destroyed by right wing ideologues is to finally submit to a society based on callousness & selfishness, and an end to what we have claimed for generations to be true British values.
We must fight for it.
We must fight for it.
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If there is a national institution that reflects, represents, and encompasses the shared social and cultural values of the UK, it is not the royal family, it is the BBC.
Ultimately that's why the Tories hate it, because it is a bulwark against selfish individualism.
Ultimately that's why the Tories hate it, because it is a bulwark against selfish individualism.
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If there is a national institution that reflects, represents, and encompasses the shared social and cultural values of the UK, it is not the royal family, it is the BBC.
Ultimately that's why the Tories hate it, because it is a bulwark against selfish individualism.
Ultimately that's why the Tories hate it, because it is a bulwark against selfish individualism.
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It is also a near-unmatched internationally recognised and trusted (perhaps more so than in the UK) brand, the UK’s largest cultural export, and a driver of investment in the UK.
But, yeah, the patriots with their little flags want it gone.
But, yeah, the patriots with their little flags want it gone.
The BBC employ roughly twice as many people as the UK fishing industry. You'd think people would question Farage's patriotism and intentions wanting it shut down.
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
It is also a near-unmatched internationally recognised and trusted (perhaps more so than in the UK) brand, the UK’s largest cultural export, and a driver of investment in the UK.
But, yeah, the patriots with their little flags want it gone.
But, yeah, the patriots with their little flags want it gone.
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The BBC employ roughly twice as many people as the UK fishing industry. You'd think people would question Farage's patriotism and intentions wanting it shut down.
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The BBC employ roughly twice as many people as the UK fishing industry. You'd think people would question Farage's patriotism and intentions wanting it shut down.
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The BBC News website now have a live, minute-by-minute blog on this.
Then, when 100k+ people turn up for Yaxley-Lennon's riot, everyone rings their hands and wails: "HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED?"
Then, when 100k+ people turn up for Yaxley-Lennon's riot, everyone rings their hands and wails: "HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED?"
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The BBC News website now have a live, minute-by-minute blog on this.
Then, when 100k+ people turn up for Yaxley-Lennon's riot, everyone rings their hands and wails: "HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED?"
Then, when 100k+ people turn up for Yaxley-Lennon's riot, everyone rings their hands and wails: "HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED?"
Remember all the media attention when 50-70 prisoners a year were released in error under the Tories? Yeah, me neither. This is not new so why is it only making headlines now?
*From 2010 through roughly 2023, the number of prisoners released in error was around 50 to 70 per year*
*From 2010 through roughly 2023, the number of prisoners released in error was around 50 to 70 per year*
November 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Remember all the media attention when 50-70 prisoners a year were released in error under the Tories? Yeah, me neither. This is not new so why is it only making headlines now?
*From 2010 through roughly 2023, the number of prisoners released in error was around 50 to 70 per year*
*From 2010 through roughly 2023, the number of prisoners released in error was around 50 to 70 per year*
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I often wondered how this photo could happen. How did they find so many seemingly 'regular' people willing to sign up to be concentration camp guards and commit atrocities (and apparently enjoy their job). Now I know.
October 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I often wondered how this photo could happen. How did they find so many seemingly 'regular' people willing to sign up to be concentration camp guards and commit atrocities (and apparently enjoy their job). Now I know.
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And yet - nothing about this is on the BBC main app.
It’s hidden under Welsh news.
Nothing in the Daily Mail, Express, The Sun, The Times.
Seems like Farage’s opinions on everything make front page news EXCEPT when one of his guys admits to taking Russian bribes….🤷🏼♀️
13/14
It’s hidden under Welsh news.
Nothing in the Daily Mail, Express, The Sun, The Times.
Seems like Farage’s opinions on everything make front page news EXCEPT when one of his guys admits to taking Russian bribes….🤷🏼♀️
13/14
September 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
And yet - nothing about this is on the BBC main app.
It’s hidden under Welsh news.
Nothing in the Daily Mail, Express, The Sun, The Times.
Seems like Farage’s opinions on everything make front page news EXCEPT when one of his guys admits to taking Russian bribes….🤷🏼♀️
13/14
It’s hidden under Welsh news.
Nothing in the Daily Mail, Express, The Sun, The Times.
Seems like Farage’s opinions on everything make front page news EXCEPT when one of his guys admits to taking Russian bribes….🤷🏼♀️
13/14
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Here is my best guidance, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons nearly nine years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
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September 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Here is my best guidance, rendered beautifully by the great John Lithgow. I first published these lessons nearly nine years ago, in late 2016. They open the twenty chapters of "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century."
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...