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by Ben Rosamond

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Don't worry. you can easily re-purpose as a historian.
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by Ben Rosamond

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Meanwhile … www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK-run Lincolnshire County Council scraps flood committee
The work will be incorporated into another committee despite all other parties opposing the change.
www.bbc.co.uk

by Ben Rosamond

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Indeed. Perhaps we are moving away from a phase when climate change-sceptics could rally without scrutiny against some sort of leftist-expert consensus to one where their opponent is the brute financial logic of the insurance industry abandoning large swathes of the country.
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Abby Innes @abbyinnes.bsky.social · 1d
Why an urgent path to net zero is not a socialist conspiracy…. number 3456328…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk
Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
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Why an urgent path to net zero is not a socialist conspiracy…. number 3456328…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk
Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
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by Ben Rosamond

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A full-on proto-Trumpist to boot. Advocated for the annexation of Italy by the US.
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by Ben Rosamond

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Comment rather than question.
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🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 6d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
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by Ben Rosamond

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‘Gini coefficient’ sounds like woke foreign gobbledegook.
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by Ben Rosamond

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My definitive Civilization (VI) moment occurred in 540 AD, when my Spanish trans-oceanic voyage discovered the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Bradford
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by Ben Rosamond

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Fields Medal, surely?
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by Ben Rosamond

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It’s not him, but it’s all about him.
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by Ben Rosamond

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The citation being read out is rife with barely concealed criticism of those that undermine democratic and constitutional freedoms - the likes of you-know-who.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 5d
BREAKING: Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
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BREAKING: Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
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In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
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by Ben Rosamond

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Dangerous woke nonsense. It will never catch on.
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by Ben Rosamond

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ABR is not (yet) on this platform (working on it), but she makes a good point here.
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by Ben Rosamond

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Behold the tired old media theory of public opinion: We only reflect public sentiment; we have nothing to do with constructing it in the first place.
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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 6d
The BBC's justification for platforming Farage beyond the actual significance of his small parliamentary party are his polls. A rather cynical explanation, for he wouldn't be where he is without the constant, uncritical appearances he's given on the BBC. It's a (literally) vicious circle.
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by Ben Rosamond

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TLDR: Not enough gags, no show tunes.
On the other hand, this is an almost perfect internalisation of many of the play's central themes.
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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 7d
TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it
One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way. What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money. Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight. To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.
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The BBC's justification for platforming Farage beyond the actual significance of his small parliamentary party are his polls. A rather cynical explanation, for he wouldn't be where he is without the constant, uncritical appearances he's given on the BBC. It's a (literally) vicious circle.
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luxalptraum.com
TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it
One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way. What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money. Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight. To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.
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by Ben Rosamond

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I mean …
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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 7d
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by Ben Rosamond

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Another day, more Kemi-kaze haplessness.
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 8d
"So you're laying waste to people's jobs, but you don't know how many?"

Kemi Badenoch plans to get rid of 'quite a lot' of civil servants.

She doesn't have the exact figure, but she assures Nick that she's 'looked at it'.

by Ben Rosamond

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Duverger's law on life support here.
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 8d
Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)

Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-6 Oct.
Changes w/ 28-29 Sep.
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electionmaps.uk
Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)

Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-6 Oct.
Changes w/ 28-29 Sep.
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lbc.co.uk
"So you're laying waste to people's jobs, but you don't know how many?"

Kemi Badenoch plans to get rid of 'quite a lot' of civil servants.

She doesn't have the exact figure, but she assures Nick that she's 'looked at it'.
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by Ben Rosamond

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That was Militant’s approach to rate- capping in Liverpool. The difference is that the party leader isn’t going to give a barnstorming speech at conference on the ‘grotesque spectacle of a Reform council … a REFORM council …’ etc.

by Ben Rosamond

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She has a cross on conspicuous display. What she is saying stands in direct violation of the message of Luke 10:25–29 - the parable of the Good Samaritan.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d
Leavitt: "When an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who's paying for it? The American taxpayer."

by Ben Rosamond

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Proper investigative journalism right here 👇. No court tittle-tattle or bigging up Reform. Just some cold facts that require attention and a response from the party leadership.
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 11d
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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...
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🔴NEW🔴

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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...
bylinetimes.com
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Leavitt: "When an illegal alien goes to the emergency room, who's paying for it? The American taxpayer."
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by Ben Rosamond

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Those involuntary gestures - maniacal blinking in this case - can send such stark signals. Corbyn had an end-of-sentence contemptuous sniff that apparently couldn’t be coached out of him.
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