*The British press* spent this year dumping on their once-favoured son Nigel, and Badenoch is clueless that she is being deeply indulged by media outlets that mostly want her to shut up and pretend to be somewhat normal.

People are pointing out (understandably) that there’s an irony or inconsistency here, but of course there isn’t really: the entire point of far right politics is that they (favoured group) have a right to do & say what they want, and you (opponent/ other unfavoured person) have no rights at all

Andrew Cutting@andrewcutting.coe.int · 21h ago

Interesting: “Raise the Colours” are citing the European Convention on Human Rights in defence of their flag-raising campaign👇 🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article... via www.bbc.com The ECHR protects us all.

Often I’ll remember this xkcd comic and get depressed. We’ve known climate change is real my entire life but spent decades pretending it wasn’t

If you’re not familiar with the way industry insiders, political hacks, oddball volunteers and some of the world’s largest media outlets regularly combine on idiotic stunts intentionally constructed to fool the public into believing drivel and bullshit, then “Climategate” is a handy place to begin.

If Books Could Kill@ifbookspod.bsky.social · 2d ago

This month's bonus episode is about how climate change is fake but the hosts' body horror is real.

This guy is a hero of mine. He sailed to Cuba to drop of $8000 of medical aid. Awesome channel, and a really good guy. Currently on the South coast of England. youtu.be/oFvdPsn2mfs?...

Sailing into Cuba with half a ton of humanitarian supplies

YouTube video by Sampson Boat Co

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Just a whole load of horrifying crimes here where we can’t now say “if only the world knew, if only everyone could see”. The world knows very well and anyone who wants to see, can see just fine.

Reuters@reuters.com · 2d ago

Viruses run rampant across Havana as water, power fails reut.rs/3VaLvPk

If Trump knows about all the blokes nicking red diesel from farmyards, do you think he knows about the blokes in wet suits nicking balls from golf course ponds too? Asking for a friend ...

I again note that Sir Keir and Morgan went from embattled Big Beasts Of Politics to clueless and embarrassing no-hopers in the length of time it took maybe 500 MPs and political commentators to read Peter Mandelson’s emails to Jeffrey Epstein. Now all Peter’s friends are on best behaviour 🤔

We can conclude here that either 1) these lads have been assured none of this is going to happen, or 2) somewhere in Labour HQ there is a drawer full of evidence against them that’s so utterly damning, all of these guys will squeak “Oh yes I love nationalising things” like their nuts are in a vice.

If Trump knows about all the blokes nicking red diesel from farmyards, do you think he knows about the blokes in wet suits nicking balls from golf course ponds too? Asking for a friend ...

It doesn’t matter what a majority of Brits think. There’s no democratic element to the American military operating out of Britain, and there never has been one.

Homophobes are very grateful to the transphobes who pathed the way for this. The racists can’t wait to get their turn. It’s only a matter of time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Christian 'discriminated' against in job retraction over LGBT views, court hears

Felix Ngole was rejected for a job after his potential employer discovered his views on homosexuality.

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This notion of bigoted beliefs being a protected characteristic like gender or race is just absolutely barmy. Those of us who’ve experienced genuine discrimination for who we are know there’s no comparison, and the political and legal collusion on this stuff is disastrous.

Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️@gemmaclark.bsky.social · 4d ago

Homophobes are very grateful to the transphobes who pathed the way for this. The racists can’t wait to get their turn. It’s only a matter of time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Watching the Arab Spring play out was a real education, as everyone started by cheering on the way social media had helped movements for justice to get rid of unjust regimes… and then a lot of people had a think about what the implications of that might be.

the two big ai stories to kick off the week are - meta ai giving your address to strangers on fb marketplace - stole a scientific breakthrough and presented it as its own work this is what we get instead of healthcare or third spaces or public transportation or pick literally anything else

Cary Grant's mugshot when he was arrested for being drunk & disorderly in 1959

I’ve never been convinced by the cuddly Rory Stewart persona. He’s only looked good because other Conservatives are even nastier.

Eben Muse@ebenmyrddin.bsky.social · 4d ago

Seeing Rory Stewart heartily defend the private school system because rich people supposedly don't rely on the NHS or state school system while shouldering 60% of the tax burden is so tiresome, man. These schools play a huge role in entrenching inequality in the UK. We all in our hearts know this.

It appears all but one of the thirteen episodes have been lost. The episode "Propganda" is preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. www.rodserling.com

BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.

They’re our best friend, they’re launching planes full of bombs from out air bases, but we also definitely aren’t involved in the war at all. Quite the web he’s weaving today!

Well, there certainly does seem to be quite a lot about our relationship with America that is unclear, and deliberately hidden from the public

look, I was here through every other round of benefit cuts, benefit conditionality youth employment schemes, crack downs, new criteria etc. since the 1990s. At no point did reducing support or making it harder to get have some transformative effect in the targeted population.

the maddening thing is that none of this history plays *any* role at all in discussion of "welfare reform". There will be no questions about why all the other "welfare reforms" (ie. cuts) didn't work. Why the callous Tories, who actually HAD A MANDATE for cutting state support, couldn't manage it

Damning. www.equator.org/articles/bid...

Robert Jenrick sees that the 5 arrested were UK Nationals

Angry White Woman

ALT: Angry White Woman

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Time for another British record ..?

Ben Sheldon@sheldonbirds.bsky.social · 4d ago

A map of records of migrating Nutcracker - seemingly all Slender-billed (machrorhynchos) - from Southern Sweden in the last week. Also this great video of 48 migrating SW at Falsterbo today. Definitely something afoot with this species this autumn... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol-I...

The scale is horrifying but for real, everyone fully understood what was going on throughout, and they behaved like that anyway. They behaved that badly *specifically because* because it’s so obviously horrific and indefensible.

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 4d ago

Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.

The BBC are so desperate to save money. Well combine hers and Chris Mason's salaries, and that alone will save £680,000; add Fiona Bruce for another £345,000.

I guess there must be some people impressed by Kuennsberg and Mason, but I haven't met any. As the BBC are making savage cuts, they should review the contracts with some of their 'stars'.

If the BBC is cutting back they can save money by losing her and Chris Mason for starters