Ukraine blows up Russian data centres and immediately and mysteriously online talk about Germany’s Far Right AfD virtually disappears. Stop Putin you stop the Far Right.
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Professor of Law, European and economic law are specialities; also sheep selfies.
In the observer; Andy Burnham has said "UK authorities are “clear” that there was Russian interference in the Brexit vote: this is the first time a prime minister has confirmed Kremlin involvement in the 2016 referendum." Finally.... What we all knew...
New primer about the news from the last few hours that the US is getting back to business with Russia. This is not Trump being erratic, it is not about diesel, it is not a small move. It is about the US moving to a more active position of helping Putin. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/this-is-ab...
This Is About Much More Than Just Diesel
What Really Matters From The Last Few Hours
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Was für ein Werder-Wahnsinn wieder! Die Grün-Weißen holen ein 0:2 in Dortmund auf und fahren mit einem Zähler im Gepäck zurück an die Weser. Der Spielbericht zum 2:2 👉 svw.de/sb-bvbsvw-09102026 #Werder #BVBSVW
The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026 is Navi Pillay, a brave extraordinary woman who has served at the International Criminal Court prosecuting genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Immediately after being notified she had won, she mocked the orange felon on video. Love her. 💙👊
JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM "As committed supporters of the ICC we regret and strongly disagree with the announcement of sanctions to be imposed upon the Court by the United States."
🔴NEW: Ben Delo has given Reform £44MILLION Delo’s money comes from his now-closed crypto exchange BitMEX In 2019, a BitMEX investor asked about the status of his investment Delo responded by sending this meme, according to court documents. There’s more, a lot more (new investigation🧵)
I have long believed that when the American right complains about Karl Marx, most of the time, it really means Max Weber, but I did not realize Marx also means Smith, Ricardo, and Schumpeter.
Basically all European states have financial issues and basically all are discussing (further) restricting social services/support/etc for the wealthier. See UK re childcare above £100 000. I totally get it. However: we need to acknowledge that this is creating a social contract problem.
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This week, HOPE not hate researchers exposed the National Socialist Collective, a new group uniting some of Britain's most extreme neo-Nazis. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/10/02/n...
National Socialist Collective exposed: Nazi militants set to target anti-racists on Cable Street anniversary – HOPE not hate
HOPE not hate blows the lid on a new outfit uniting some of the most active and extreme neo-Nazis in the country. The National Socialist...
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Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Professor of Law (Teaching & Research) 2x posts
Full-Time, Permanent (2x posts available).Royal Holloway Law School invites applications from outstanding candidates for the position of Professor of Law (Teaching and Research).Royal Holloway Law Sch...
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The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.
Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · last wk.New GB News accounts are out. Here are their losses to date. Or "spent political donations" if you prefer
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
🚨 Ed Miliband: "Europe is not just our geography, but so much more. "And on economics, on defence, on security, I say to this conference: our future lies in a stronger, deeper partnership with the European Union."
These guys are protesting about 'groups of fighting age men threatening local areas'. You've got to admire the irony.
Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social · 2w agoBasingstoke police station.
We’re just in a position where the far right are trying to murder people on the streets or at sea and the government have had almost nothing to say about it. It’s all on fucking video you can watch them do it!
Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?
It is very hard to satisfactorily describe just how badly the BBC's journalistic standards have collapsed in recent years. Quite completely fucking useless.
Anthony Painter@anthonypainter.bsky.social · 3w agoThe major problem with this reporting - beyond its fundamental inaccuracy - is that when arrests are eventually made there will be no proper context and therefore it will seem like the state is smothering free expression.
Ditto 30,000 roles in universities in the past three years.
Willard Foxton@willardfoxton.bsky.social · 3w agoI think it's absolutely mad that today there's a *national news story* about 400 oil platform workers losing their jobs, and the government being blamed. 25% of the UK TV industry lost their jobs in the last 4 years and we never hear a peep about it! Some jobs are 'real jobs' I guess.
One of the basic points in Mills' The Racial Contract (originally published in 1997!) was that, if nothing else, White Supremacy deserves to be taken seriously as one of the great motivating ideologies of modernity and it's bizarre that political philosophers are so disinclined to treat it as such.
I Scare You Like Sound Dog@chadstanton.blacksky.app · 3w agoThe outright refusal to treat white supremacy as an ideology which motivates action and treat it as generally objectionable is what allows this strategy to be viable for Elon Musk.
Nach Cem Özdemir wird nun auch Elif Eralp als erste türkeistämmige Frau an die Spitze eines Landes gewählt. Glückwunsch! Verrückte Zeiten: Die demokratische Gesellschaft steht unter Druck und gleichzeitig erleben wir solche Erfolgsgeschichten einer modernen, offenen Gesellschaft.
A really key point. Where EU-Can is going to land is very unclear, but what's *driving* the discussion is entirely clear. Meanwhile, in the UK, there seems no sense of urgency & to the extent there is any discussion it's stuck in 2016 - which in geo-pol/econ terms is a different era.
Helene von Bismarck@helenebismarck.bsky.social · 3w agoInstead of debating “should we do what Canada is doing” (which is, so far, unclear), the debate could be: “how has the world changed that the EU and Canada are considering this, and how do we want to deal with this situation?“ Just a suggestion.
... believed disinformation, it was somehow disrespectful not to give it equal billing with real information. Instead of redoubling efforts to educate, they decided it was easier to entertain. They pretend their job is to just take the pulse, because it's easier than trying to save the patient. END
... to spread panic by doing pieces based on the premise that "yes, most UK spiders are deadly" or "all clowns are, in fact, serial killers" or "don't call it a phobia; buttons are very frightening!" The BBC lost its reporting sea-legs with Brexit. It cracked into accepting that, if enough people...
... mutually exclsusive? There is a name for being genuinely worried that foreign, dark-skinned people are dangerous. In fact, all phobias are genuinely felt. It's part of the challenge. But "genuine" does not equal "legitimate". And it just does not seem a great strategy for a state broadcaster...