We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the roving uniformed thuggish gangs in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above.
Mattmoo
@mattmoo16.bsky.social
Yorkshireman, Englishman, Brit, European.
I’m interested in the emotional response (I have it too) whereby anger at the worst people is immediately displaced on to institutions you think should be calling them out. Labour and the BBC’s weak response to fascists arouses more fury than the fascists themselves. Must be a term for it
A vacuous, cowardly piece by the BBC here, which does little more than launder into the public domain the lies and excuses of Reform www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' in foreign donor talks
The Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job.
bbc.co.uk
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The legal agony of Wile E Coyote
Coyote vs Acme may be one of the best films about civil litigation ever made
prospectmagazine.co.uk
With all respect to the BBC, the reason this story "matters" is not about whether it distracts from Reform's conference. It "matters" because it is important our leaders are not conspiring to break the law.
This. Is. Not. Journalism. - It's letting Farage shine. I genuinely do not understand why the BBC does not seem to be able to competently challenge Reform and Farage.
Reform up against 'complainants' society', Nigel Farage tells BBC
The Reform UK leader said a "whole ecosystem" didn't want "new kids on the block succeeding".
bbc.co.uk
I hear you—and I apologize. That mushroom was one of the poisonous ones, you’re right. That’s not just useful feedback—it’s you setting a boundary.
Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 6d ago“Teams will race to navigate three of the planet’s most unforgiving landscapes — the jungle, the desert, and the Arctic — using Gemini to help them identify dangers, survive brutal weather changes, and stay one step ahead.”
A new pair of trousers, please, for Mr Farage.
Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 7d agoWow. A new Govt amendment to the Rep of the People Bill gives the Electoral Commission power to compel *any person* in the country to hand over documents about a political party's finances (There's no requirement to suspect wrongdoing and no court order needed. Criminal offence to refuse)
I would love to breathe new life into this little gem… but I NEED funding! I may well eventually turn to you good people, but if there’s an arts-loving benefactor out there who fancies putting their shirt on a passionate, highly-qualified player, then do give me a shout.🙏🏻 Please RT, folks! x
Reece Dinsdale@reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 2w agoOh my… if only I had the money (or the backing) I’d buy this place (adjacent to The Piece Hall in Halifax) & run it as Artistic Director. I was once its Patron. A jewel in Yorkshire’s magnificent crown, please someone rescue/revive this little diamond. 💎 🙏🏻 www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/people/...
Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.
The depressing thing about the US isn't Trump really. He's just a grotesque. It's the complete failure of all the things liberals believe in: Congress, the judiciary, the press, voters themselves, all persistently unwilling or unable to stop him. It's the failure of an entire society.
Alan Beattie@alanbeattie.bsky.social · 2w agoAnd yet still farm counties will vote Republican. They always do.
Whatever the colour of your political persuasion, if this ISN’T your view… you’re on the wrong side. Simple.
No, Elon: it was because the conquest of Egypt (in particular) suddenly made a few Romans so unprecedentedly rich and powerful that they destroyed the Roman Republic.
“The bloke’s lost his nail gun and he’s out there trying to build a deck with a rock while calling himself a master builder.” This is the dog’s bollocks.
Deb Chachra@debcha.bsky.social · 2w agoThis explainer out of Australia is genuinely useful background and analysis of what happened with the Canada-US trade deal last night. Note that it is extremely and delightfully sweary. Also there’s an appended glossary of Australian slang. ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...
Are you even a real moquette nerd if you haven't been to the Calderdale Industrial Museum in Halifax* to see a moquette loom in action. Dismantling and rebuilding the loom in the museum was one of my dad's last jobs for Holdsworths in the late 80s. *Easier if you live in West Yorkshire
Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social · 3w agoUK transit nerds are next level.
He’s talking about bombing the Bond Market now. What’s most amazing is that it’s not even a tiny bit shocking.
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 3w agoReporter on Bond Market: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to Bessent about another type of intervention.? Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will.
Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Canada.
If the people responsible for foreign policy in the Trump administration were actively trying to destroy the US's global influence, and thus its power, it's hard to imagine what they'd have done differently in the last few days - let alone the last 18 months.
Ruth Deyermond@ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 2y agoAnd here we are, three weeks in. Unmanaged hegemonic decline doesn't really do justice to either the speed or the lack of control - less like an unmanaged decline and more like a drunk gibbon roller skating down a greased ski-jump.