Quentin Campbell
@qgcampbell.bsky.social
Interested in Korean Peninsula & humanitarian issues in DPRK. Active volunteer with Distributed Proofreaders (pgdp.net). Radio Amateur (UK). Blog at nkhumanitarian.org. Photo of North Korean children on rollerblades, Chŏngjin city centre, May 2013.
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Quentin Campbell
@qgcampbell.bsky.social
· Oct 19
The elegant and eloquent characterisation of the philosophy and practice of fascism describes what we see in Trump's U.S. today.
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This is happening across the entire country; prosecutions are down because federal agents are rounding up migrants instead.
NEW: President Trump has repeatedly threatened to bring federal agents, or even soldiers, to San Francisco to battle crime. His administration has actually done the opposite, quietly taking federal law enforcement away from the city to do immigration work instead.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This is happening across the entire country; prosecutions are down because federal agents are rounding up migrants instead.
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So Chris Mason was wrong in assuming that Rachel Reeves knowingly,and in his opinion,misled the everyone over the financial situation of the country.Due to his r/w bias,will he now offer her an apology or will he continue in his effort to undermine all the good that she and the government are doing.
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
So Chris Mason was wrong in assuming that Rachel Reeves knowingly,and in his opinion,misled the everyone over the financial situation of the country.Due to his r/w bias,will he now offer her an apology or will he continue in his effort to undermine all the good that she and the government are doing.
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What’s the point of Keir Starmer employing an economics advisor if he ignores her on the biggest economic issue of the day?
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
What’s the point of Keir Starmer employing an economics advisor if he ignores her on the biggest economic issue of the day?
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Isn’t this merely spinning the original report in Hegseth’s favor?
The first story didn’t say he ordered a strike on the survivors, it alleged he said “Kill them all” - an illegal order for no quarter, which was obeyed. The Times calls this an “ordered a lethal strike,” but it’s the same thing.
The first story didn’t say he ordered a strike on the survivors, it alleged he said “Kill them all” - an illegal order for no quarter, which was obeyed. The Times calls this an “ordered a lethal strike,” but it’s the same thing.
December 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Isn’t this merely spinning the original report in Hegseth’s favor?
The first story didn’t say he ordered a strike on the survivors, it alleged he said “Kill them all” - an illegal order for no quarter, which was obeyed. The Times calls this an “ordered a lethal strike,” but it’s the same thing.
The first story didn’t say he ordered a strike on the survivors, it alleged he said “Kill them all” - an illegal order for no quarter, which was obeyed. The Times calls this an “ordered a lethal strike,” but it’s the same thing.
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An immigration appeal tribunal was wrong to find that a family in Gaza were entitled under the human rights convention to join a relative in Britain, the Court of Appeal decided yesterday.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/gaza-famil...
rozenberg.substack.com/p/gaza-famil...
Gaza ‘family’ claim fails
The right to family life applies only to core members, not adult siblings
rozenberg.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:04 AM
An immigration appeal tribunal was wrong to find that a family in Gaza were entitled under the human rights convention to join a relative in Britain, the Court of Appeal decided yesterday.
rozenberg.substack.com/p/gaza-famil...
rozenberg.substack.com/p/gaza-famil...
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This also puts Holsey's resignation as SouthCom commander in another light, as he's a Navy admiral. I'd love to see him called in to testify in open committee in Congress.
Hegseth's not the only war criminal here. "The [USSOCOM] commander overseeing the operation from Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Adm. Frank M. 'Mitch' Bradley, told people on the secure conference call that the survivors were still legitimate targets... He ordered the second strike."
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This also puts Holsey's resignation as SouthCom commander in another light, as he's a Navy admiral. I'd love to see him called in to testify in open committee in Congress.
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I have been saying and will keep saying that Trump and his people are vulnerable to an opponent who embodies a certain style of masculinity. When Kelly called them in unserious, he basically called into question their manhood.
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I have been saying and will keep saying that Trump and his people are vulnerable to an opponent who embodies a certain style of masculinity. When Kelly called them in unserious, he basically called into question their manhood.
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“Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked, have been sacked.’
Last week: In response to WaPo’s story on the Sept. 2 boat strikes, the Pentagon says “This entire narrative is completely false.”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
Today: The White House confirms that a 2nd strike happened and that “Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes”
December 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
“Those responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked, have been sacked.’
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The one thing Donald Trump has always and will always be afraid of is the truth. And right now, he’s scared.
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The one thing Donald Trump has always and will always be afraid of is the truth. And right now, he’s scared.
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Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
US president’s ‘choices of words have consequences’ | www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Republican whose child has Down syndrome opposes redistricting after Trump’s ableist slur
Michael Bohacek, an Indiana state senator, says US president’s ‘choices of words have consequences’
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
US president’s ‘choices of words have consequences’ | www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
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Listening to David Lammy on @BBCr4today attempting to justify abolishing trial by jury, it is increasingly and terrifyingly clear that he simply does not understand the issues.
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Listening to David Lammy on @BBCr4today attempting to justify abolishing trial by jury, it is increasingly and terrifyingly clear that he simply does not understand the issues.
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This is fascinating in the sense that the social media companies have managed to create a norm in which we think they can’t and shouldn’t be regulated. I wonder if people thought about cigarettes and alcohol this way once upon a time.
Australia will soon ban children from social media in a world-first measure, with tech giants forced to comply or face fines up to $32 million
A Global Drive to Curb Social Media for Kids Begins in Australia
Interviews with policymakers in other nations show they’re watching Australia’s age ban closely and planning moves of their own to protect young users.
bloom.bg
December 2, 2025 at 9:10 AM
This is fascinating in the sense that the social media companies have managed to create a norm in which we think they can’t and shouldn’t be regulated. I wonder if people thought about cigarettes and alcohol this way once upon a time.
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This is why military service members should refuse to follow illegal orders. Because when the shit hits the fan, Trunp and Hegseth will deny everything and blame you. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
Reporter: Does the administration deny that that second strike happened or did it happen and the administration denies that Hegseth gave the order
Leavitt: The latter is true
Leavitt: The latter is true
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is why military service members should refuse to follow illegal orders. Because when the shit hits the fan, Trunp and Hegseth will deny everything and blame you. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
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From my post on whether Reform will kill the Tories. These two are group one:
samf.substack.com/p/last-rites
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December 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
From my post on whether Reform will kill the Tories. These two are group one:
samf.substack.com/p/last-rites
samf.substack.com/p/last-rites
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NEW: US agrees UK pharma deal - US guarantees exemption from tariffs for duration of Trump presidency.
But
-UK agrees a reduction in the drugs rebate payment system to 15% (EU countries are less than 10%)
- NHS agrees to pay 25% more on new innovative drugs
Thoughts?
www.ustr.gov/about/policy...
But
-UK agrees a reduction in the drugs rebate payment system to 15% (EU countries are less than 10%)
- NHS agrees to pay 25% more on new innovative drugs
Thoughts?
www.ustr.gov/about/policy...
U.S. Government Announces Agreement in Principle with the United Kingdom on Pharmaceutical Pricing
WASHINGTON – Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Health and Human Services issued the following statements announcing an agre...
www.ustr.gov
December 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NEW: US agrees UK pharma deal - US guarantees exemption from tariffs for duration of Trump presidency.
But
-UK agrees a reduction in the drugs rebate payment system to 15% (EU countries are less than 10%)
- NHS agrees to pay 25% more on new innovative drugs
Thoughts?
www.ustr.gov/about/policy...
But
-UK agrees a reduction in the drugs rebate payment system to 15% (EU countries are less than 10%)
- NHS agrees to pay 25% more on new innovative drugs
Thoughts?
www.ustr.gov/about/policy...
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Gill’s defence barrister Peter Wright KC put forward pro-Russian imperialist arguments about the war in Ukraine.
labourhub.org.uk/2025/11/27/c...
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Covering for Farage and Putin? Nathan Gill’s barrister spouts pro-Russian narrative at Old Bailey
By Sacha Ismail One striking aspect of the 21st November sentencing hearing for Nathan Gill, the former Reform UK Wales leader convicted of taking bribes to make pro-Russian propaganda in the Europ…
labourhub.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Gill’s defence barrister Peter Wright KC put forward pro-Russian imperialist arguments about the war in Ukraine.
labourhub.org.uk/2025/11/27/c...
labourhub.org.uk/2025/11/27/c...
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Worth remembering now
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Worth remembering now
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944
"The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."
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Home Office contractors are over-using restraint in immigration detention centres and failing to tackle the toxic culture behind bars, according to the findings of a report by the Independent Monitoring Board www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Excessive restraint in immigration detention centres ‘deeply concerning’, report finds
Watchdog says force being applied ‘inconsistently, disproportionately, and without adequate justification’
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Home Office contractors are over-using restraint in immigration detention centres and failing to tackle the toxic culture behind bars, according to the findings of a report by the Independent Monitoring Board www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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The OBR is run independently from Government. It literally was somebody else's fault.
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The OBR is run independently from Government. It literally was somebody else's fault.
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
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November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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REPORTER: Does the administration deny that that second strike happened, or did it happen and the administration denies that Hegseth gave the order?
LEAVITT: The latter. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. He worked well within his authority and the law.
LEAVITT: The latter. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. He worked well within his authority and the law.
December 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
REPORTER: Does the administration deny that that second strike happened, or did it happen and the administration denies that Hegseth gave the order?
LEAVITT: The latter. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. He worked well within his authority and the law.
LEAVITT: The latter. Secretary Hegseth authorized Admiral Bradley to conduct these kinetic strikes. He worked well within his authority and the law.
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Weija: Did Admiral Bradley order that second strike because there were still survivors after the initial strike?
Leavitt: Again, as I read for you, Admiral Bradley worked well within his authority in the law.
Leavitt: Again, as I read for you, Admiral Bradley worked well within his authority in the law.
December 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Weija: Did Admiral Bradley order that second strike because there were still survivors after the initial strike?
Leavitt: Again, as I read for you, Admiral Bradley worked well within his authority in the law.
Leavitt: Again, as I read for you, Admiral Bradley worked well within his authority in the law.