Steven Thomas
@stryer.bsky.social
A historian who is concerned for liberty.
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This is absolutely hilarious from #PMQs today.
Ayoub Khan MP says rubbish is "building right beneath my very nose" as he looks down at the Reform MPs sitting below him
"It's becoming a serious problem in Birmingham"
Ayoub Khan MP says rubbish is "building right beneath my very nose" as he looks down at the Reform MPs sitting below him
"It's becoming a serious problem in Birmingham"
February 11, 2026 at 3:04 PM
This is absolutely hilarious from #PMQs today.
Ayoub Khan MP says rubbish is "building right beneath my very nose" as he looks down at the Reform MPs sitting below him
"It's becoming a serious problem in Birmingham"
Ayoub Khan MP says rubbish is "building right beneath my very nose" as he looks down at the Reform MPs sitting below him
"It's becoming a serious problem in Birmingham"
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I and millions of Americans believe exactly the same thing Kasparov does.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 AM
I and millions of Americans believe exactly the same thing Kasparov does.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
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“I don't want everybody to vote... As a matter of fact, our leverage in the election quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down.”
― Paul Weyrich, far right extremist Catholic and founder of Heritage Foundation.
This is voter suppression.
thiswillhold.substack.com/p/only-99-ca...
― Paul Weyrich, far right extremist Catholic and founder of Heritage Foundation.
This is voter suppression.
thiswillhold.substack.com/p/only-99-ca...
The Heritage Foundation: Only 99 Cases of Noncitizen Voting Since 1982
Action Item: Stop the SAVE Act—Ask Your Rep to Reject Chip Roy’s Attack on Women’s Voting Rights
thiswillhold.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 AM
“I don't want everybody to vote... As a matter of fact, our leverage in the election quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down.”
― Paul Weyrich, far right extremist Catholic and founder of Heritage Foundation.
This is voter suppression.
thiswillhold.substack.com/p/only-99-ca...
― Paul Weyrich, far right extremist Catholic and founder of Heritage Foundation.
This is voter suppression.
thiswillhold.substack.com/p/only-99-ca...
If that's true then they're the Trump files.
Rep Raskin reports he reviewed the full unredacted Epstein Files & Trump's name appears MORE THAN A MILLION TIMES.
We knew of 38K times—meaning we know of only ~3% of Trump's involvement with a convicted child sexual abuser & sex trafficker.
Anyone still unwilling to impeach & remove is complicit.
We knew of 38K times—meaning we know of only ~3% of Trump's involvement with a convicted child sexual abuser & sex trafficker.
Anyone still unwilling to impeach & remove is complicit.
February 10, 2026 at 7:46 PM
If that's true then they're the Trump files.
Good chap
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 10, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Good chap
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As corporations shell out big bucks for Super Bowl commercials, remember that many have said they were forced to raise prices due to inflation.
Also remember that profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
Also remember that profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
As corporations shell out big bucks for Super Bowl commercials, remember that many have said they were forced to raise prices due to inflation.
Also remember that profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
Also remember that profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
Another consequence of the Trumpstein files.
Hopefully soon Trump himself will face the music
Hopefully soon Trump himself will face the music
BREAKING: Morgan McSweeney has resigned from government
February 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Another consequence of the Trumpstein files.
Hopefully soon Trump himself will face the music
Hopefully soon Trump himself will face the music
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Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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That's good evidence of their methods
They looked for “Don T” in the Epstein files and redacted all instances, which means they also redacted a lot of “don’t”
February 8, 2026 at 9:17 AM
That's good evidence of their methods
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I agree with Hillary Clinton
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
I agree with Hillary Clinton
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It takes a special kind of hypocrisy to be Peter Thiel.
A gay, immigrant billionaire who enjoys an open marriage, yet bankrolls a movement hellbent on destroying the inclusive democracy that made his life possible.
He is pulling up the ladder after he climbed it
A gay, immigrant billionaire who enjoys an open marriage, yet bankrolls a movement hellbent on destroying the inclusive democracy that made his life possible.
He is pulling up the ladder after he climbed it
February 8, 2026 at 8:21 AM
It takes a special kind of hypocrisy to be Peter Thiel.
A gay, immigrant billionaire who enjoys an open marriage, yet bankrolls a movement hellbent on destroying the inclusive democracy that made his life possible.
He is pulling up the ladder after he climbed it
A gay, immigrant billionaire who enjoys an open marriage, yet bankrolls a movement hellbent on destroying the inclusive democracy that made his life possible.
He is pulling up the ladder after he climbed it
Now that it's out in the open, the FBI and trump, and probably the CIA, are all working together to mess with the midterms it actually made me sad.
I'm not American, so I can't do anything I say to do but I believe in America, and I had to get something out there in the hope it motivates anyone
I'm not American, so I can't do anything I say to do but I believe in America, and I had to get something out there in the hope it motivates anyone
A Peaen to Resistance
I grew up at the apogee of American power.
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Now that it's out in the open, the FBI and trump, and probably the CIA, are all working together to mess with the midterms it actually made me sad.
I'm not American, so I can't do anything I say to do but I believe in America, and I had to get something out there in the hope it motivates anyone
I'm not American, so I can't do anything I say to do but I believe in America, and I had to get something out there in the hope it motivates anyone
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History repeating itself?
UKIP under Nigel Farage controlled Thanet Council and nearly bankrupt it.
Reform UK under Nigel Farage controls Worcestershire Council and it’s on the verge of bankruptcy.
Never trust Reform UK. Imagine a country run by them. We'd be bankrupt with Trussite policies.
UKIP under Nigel Farage controlled Thanet Council and nearly bankrupt it.
Reform UK under Nigel Farage controls Worcestershire Council and it’s on the verge of bankruptcy.
Never trust Reform UK. Imagine a country run by them. We'd be bankrupt with Trussite policies.
February 7, 2026 at 12:22 PM
History repeating itself?
UKIP under Nigel Farage controlled Thanet Council and nearly bankrupt it.
Reform UK under Nigel Farage controls Worcestershire Council and it’s on the verge of bankruptcy.
Never trust Reform UK. Imagine a country run by them. We'd be bankrupt with Trussite policies.
UKIP under Nigel Farage controlled Thanet Council and nearly bankrupt it.
Reform UK under Nigel Farage controls Worcestershire Council and it’s on the verge of bankruptcy.
Never trust Reform UK. Imagine a country run by them. We'd be bankrupt with Trussite policies.
I hope one day I remember to come back and watch this properly.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I hope one day I remember to come back and watch this properly.
A warning to anyone anywhere else, like the UK, seeing this company be awarded government contracts.
Reminder: Palantir sells AI tools that help law enforcement agencies like ICE analyze massive amounts of personal data. It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_VwyhErd88
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America?
The AI surveillance state is real — and it's being built by Palantir.
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:22 AM
A warning to anyone anywhere else, like the UK, seeing this company be awarded government contracts.
There you have it. They're going to rig the election.
Time to start preparing. It's gonna get wild.
Time to start preparing. It's gonna get wild.
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
There you have it. They're going to rig the election.
Time to start preparing. It's gonna get wild.
Time to start preparing. It's gonna get wild.
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NEW: What’s happening in the US is TECHNOFASCISM.
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here
Peter Thiel's data surveillance company Palantir is powering Trump's ICE operation in the US. Carole Cadwalladr argues that the UK will be next
www.thenerve.news
February 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM
NEW: What’s happening in the US is TECHNOFASCISM.
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
Just putting it out there, everyone talks about accountability for people like trump, noem, bovino, Homan, etc but don't forget people like watters, every person at fox news. Every Limbaugh wannabe. The USAs big mistake was not imprisoning Limbaugh and the likes for their lies.
Who is Trump instructing to arrest Obama here? Is he giving an order? If so, to whom? His AG? The FBI? A fantasy savior? His continued calls to arrest his opponents seek to condition the public to accept punishment by decree.
February 1, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Just putting it out there, everyone talks about accountability for people like trump, noem, bovino, Homan, etc but don't forget people like watters, every person at fox news. Every Limbaugh wannabe. The USAs big mistake was not imprisoning Limbaugh and the likes for their lies.
I think they're preparing to detain "liberals" in the run up to, and after, the midterms when Trump wins everything.
January 31, 2026 at 5:16 PM
I think they're preparing to detain "liberals" in the run up to, and after, the midterms when Trump wins everything.
See, moves like this are why I don't believe, entirely, that Donald Trump is losing his mind. The ramblings, incoherent ravings and general dementia persona seems like a smoke screen. There's a lot of diabolical stuff going on and it can't just be his handlers manipulating him. There's always a plan
Trump's DOJ Raided Fulton County And Seized Ballots
It was a shock, but not a surprise.
Trump telegraphed that move at Davos.
What was surprising was that the warrant did not originate from federal prosecutors in Georgia.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/dojs...
It was a shock, but not a surprise.
Trump telegraphed that move at Davos.
What was surprising was that the warrant did not originate from federal prosecutors in Georgia.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/dojs...
DOJ’s legal machinery to subvert the 2026 election is already in place
It is one thing to seize old ballots; it is quite another to imagine federal agents seizing ballots from county offices on election night or the day after.
www.democracydocket.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:49 AM
See, moves like this are why I don't believe, entirely, that Donald Trump is losing his mind. The ramblings, incoherent ravings and general dementia persona seems like a smoke screen. There's a lot of diabolical stuff going on and it can't just be his handlers manipulating him. There's always a plan
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Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
January 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
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Well, that went about as well as could be expected.
January 29, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Well, that went about as well as could be expected.
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Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
January 29, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
Info for everyone in the UK.
Ellison is the guy Tony Blair wants to handle our digital IDs.
Ellison is the guy Tony Blair wants to handle our digital IDs.
Now that TikTok has been taken over by Trump's hand-picked group of investors headed by far-right mega-donor Larry Ellison, users are being blocked from typing the world "Epstein" and video uploads of ICE brutality are being blocked.
Ellison is doing to TikTok what he did to CBS.
Ellison is doing to TikTok what he did to CBS.
TikTok is investigating why some users can't write 'Epstein' in messages
The issue around the word "Epstein" comes as users experience outages and functionality problems since the popular video app was recently sold to a group of mostly U.S. investors, including Trump ally...
www.npr.org
January 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Info for everyone in the UK.
Ellison is the guy Tony Blair wants to handle our digital IDs.
Ellison is the guy Tony Blair wants to handle our digital IDs.