Steve H
@sfh300.bsky.social
#Rejoiner. #Rhyme & #Reason. #Augenöffner (hopefully). “He do the Police in different voices." Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare.
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Steve H
@sfh300.bsky.social
· Nov 11
“If we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them.”
Karl Popper.
Karl Popper.
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Farage has vowed to cut funding to universities that undermine ‘free speech’. This is just the beginning of the Trump playbook and we know from Johnson’s time there are few constitutional guardrails to stop the abuse of power. Cosying up isn’t going to cut it.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Cambridge University cosies up to Reform
The vice-chancellor expects Nigel Farage to model his policies on Trump and says other Russell Group members are meeting his allies
www.thetimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Farage has vowed to cut funding to universities that undermine ‘free speech’. This is just the beginning of the Trump playbook and we know from Johnson’s time there are few constitutional guardrails to stop the abuse of power. Cosying up isn’t going to cut it.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Existential threat. As is the disappearance of European water.
We can talk politics about Trump, Putin, Venezuela, Brexit, the EU, whatever we like, but there really is only one story in town. That people don't recognize that is why it's an existential threat.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We can talk politics about Trump, Putin, Venezuela, Brexit, the EU, whatever we like, but there really is only one story in town. That people don't recognize that is why it's an existential threat.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Existential threat. As is the disappearance of European water.
We can talk politics about Trump, Putin, Venezuela, Brexit, the EU, whatever we like, but there really is only one story in town. That people don't recognize that is why it's an existential threat.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We can talk politics about Trump, Putin, Venezuela, Brexit, the EU, whatever we like, but there really is only one story in town. That people don't recognize that is why it's an existential threat.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 AM
"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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“A European intelligence agency distributed a hard-copy report in a manila envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials...inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the US had been pursuing with Russia, including jointly mining rare earths in the Arctic.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 AM
“A European intelligence agency distributed a hard-copy report in a manila envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials...inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the US had been pursuing with Russia, including jointly mining rare earths in the Arctic.”
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I will summarise this article for you.
"If you want something screwing up, get Corbyn involved"
‘We had six MPs and four factions’: inside Your Party’s toxic power struggles www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"If you want something screwing up, get Corbyn involved"
‘We had six MPs and four factions’: inside Your Party’s toxic power struggles www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘We had six MPs and four factions’: inside Your Party’s toxic power struggles
Some say Jeremy Corbyn is too non-committal for project to work, while others blame Zarah Sultana’s combative nature
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I will summarise this article for you.
"If you want something screwing up, get Corbyn involved"
‘We had six MPs and four factions’: inside Your Party’s toxic power struggles www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"If you want something screwing up, get Corbyn involved"
‘We had six MPs and four factions’: inside Your Party’s toxic power struggles www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Amid a defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens for claiming that the French First Lady is a man, the far-right commentator is now alleging that the Macrons want her dead.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/mzSa
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/mzSa
November 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Amid a defamation lawsuit against Candace Owens for claiming that the French First Lady is a man, the far-right commentator is now alleging that the Macrons want her dead.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/mzSa
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/mzSa
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BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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If you really think we need to listen to some Russians, forget "navalnist" and other "Russian opposition" activists, who are too afraid to call the war for what it is and are only concerned about "poor Russians suffering under evil Putin".
Listen to Kasparov:
Listen to Kasparov:
November 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
If you really think we need to listen to some Russians, forget "navalnist" and other "Russian opposition" activists, who are too afraid to call the war for what it is and are only concerned about "poor Russians suffering under evil Putin".
Listen to Kasparov:
Listen to Kasparov:
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Also recommend "Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire". It details "our post-truth world and explains the American instinct to believe in make-believe, from the Pilgrims to P. T. Barnum to Disneyland to zealots and fantasists of every stripe . . . to Donald Trump."
www.kurtandersen.com/fantasyland
www.kurtandersen.com/fantasyland
Fantasyland — Kurt Andersen
www.kurtandersen.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Also recommend "Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire". It details "our post-truth world and explains the American instinct to believe in make-believe, from the Pilgrims to P. T. Barnum to Disneyland to zealots and fantasists of every stripe . . . to Donald Trump."
www.kurtandersen.com/fantasyland
www.kurtandersen.com/fantasyland
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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also they mostly aren't "peace talks," they are talks about how to re-open US/Russia business deals
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
also they mostly aren't "peace talks," they are talks about how to re-open US/Russia business deals
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OF COURSE the leaked transcript was an attempt to disrupt damaging US-Russian peace talks, which are extremely dangerous for Europe and Ukraine
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
Kremlin says leaked U.S. call is an attempt to disrupt Ukraine peace talks
President Donald Trump, whose envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow next week, said he had no deadline for a deal after earlier pressuring Kyiv to endorse a proposal by Thanksgiving.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
OF COURSE the leaked transcript was an attempt to disrupt damaging US-Russian peace talks, which are extremely dangerous for Europe and Ukraine
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
November 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Witkoff advised the Russians on how to pitch their Ukraine plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Witkoff advised the Russians on how to pitch their Ukraine plan to Trump www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Keep your receipt guys, you’ve been had. That polar bear is, in fact, what’s known as a “cow”.
November 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Keep your receipt guys, you’ve been had. That polar bear is, in fact, what’s known as a “cow”.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Do read the whole thread, but as it says, "it’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites."
A perfect example of the paralyzing cowardice of the BBC. Not biased in any way except in blowing with any prevailing wind due to lacking a spine.
A perfect example of the paralyzing cowardice of the BBC. Not biased in any way except in blowing with any prevailing wind due to lacking a spine.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Do read the whole thread, but as it says, "it’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralyzing cowardice’ of today’s elites."
A perfect example of the paralyzing cowardice of the BBC. Not biased in any way except in blowing with any prevailing wind due to lacking a spine.
A perfect example of the paralyzing cowardice of the BBC. Not biased in any way except in blowing with any prevailing wind due to lacking a spine.
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He found a way to make it worse
..also, what exact input from Ukraine did you get?
..also, what exact input from Ukraine did you get?
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 AM
He found a way to make it worse
..also, what exact input from Ukraine did you get?
..also, what exact input from Ukraine did you get?
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The Polish prime minister reacts
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Polish prime minister reacts
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By refusing to do anything about Brexit, despite now admitting the damage, Labour "now own it & its consequences".
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Why 'it's the Brexit, stupid' should be the political slogan of our times
As Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares the Budget, she’s missing an estimated £40 billion a year in tax revenues because the UK left the European Union
www.scotsman.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:07 AM
By refusing to do anything about Brexit, despite now admitting the damage, Labour "now own it & its consequences".
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
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as Phillips O'Brien also points out, this plan has been in negotiation for a long time, probably since Trump took office.
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Long Con Comes To An End
The Trump Administration Takes Off The Mask (Again)
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
as Phillips O'Brien also points out, this plan has been in negotiation for a long time, probably since Trump took office.
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
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“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Just "potentially divisive". Presumably between insiders on the white nationalist Right and everyone else ...
Swastikas now OK, following the already accepted "Roman salute". And nooses, why the devil not?! Who could object? A crow? called Jim? To hell with that ...
It's not "coming". It's here.
Swastikas now OK, following the already accepted "Roman salute". And nooses, why the devil not?! Who could object? A crow? called Jim? To hell with that ...
It's not "coming". It's here.
November 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Just "potentially divisive". Presumably between insiders on the white nationalist Right and everyone else ...
Swastikas now OK, following the already accepted "Roman salute". And nooses, why the devil not?! Who could object? A crow? called Jim? To hell with that ...
It's not "coming". It's here.
Swastikas now OK, following the already accepted "Roman salute". And nooses, why the devil not?! Who could object? A crow? called Jim? To hell with that ...
It's not "coming". It's here.