Every single day of a GE campaign would have an incident like today's. Some mix of offensive, alienating, stupid and weird.
Sam Freedman@samfr.bsky.social · 8h agoBadenoch's two biggest flaws are that she's nowhere near as smart as she thinks she is and is incapable of admitting error. Both well illustrated by this fiasco.
"Don't worry, he's just standing for council, our councillors are shit and pointless." *hours later* "Meet our new adviser!"
Steve Peers@stevepeers.bsky.social · 6h agoFormer neo-Nazi withdraws name as council candidate for the Conservative party - but will be an adviser to the party instead www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It’s a low bar but I am delighted to see this. The UK has had four widespread instances of extreme heat this year. The national May temperature record was broken at 35.1°C in West London, and June bringing temperatures above 37°C in East Anglia.
This is why blanket cynicism about politicians favours the worst among them. It’s the enemy of rational scepticism.
Dorian Lynskey@dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 2d agoAccording to Luke Tryl on Radio 4 disillusioned Reform voters think Farage is “just the same as the rest” on the corruption front. But he isn’t is he? He’s exponentially worse. And his grifter tendency has been obvious for a very long time.
Congrats @bevcraig.bsky.social, who's come a long way from sitting next to me at my first Labour meeting...
Result hasn't been in doubt really, and that's what kills turnout. It's about the stakes.
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 5d ago538,659 votes cast in Greater Manchester: 25% turnout (just over 2 million eligible) in this by-election, compared to 32% turnout (663k) when this coincided with the May 2024 local elections www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
“Joe Biden would not consume Hentai. Because he was a real man.” Thank you for this brain worm you beautiful idiot
Michael "Fallen Coffee Pot of Shadows" Senters the Sigillite:ABD@mikesenters.bsky.social · 7d agoThis site might not have the juice but it is extremely funny sometimes.
huddersfieldhub.co.uk/end-of-an-er... Hot roast beef sandwiches. Turkey clubs. Weird lime drink. Lost in time, like beef gravy in rain.
End of an era as Huddersfield institution Merrie England announces closure after 60 years serving the town - Huddersfield Hub
It’s the end of an era as an icon of the Huddersfield high street has announced its closure after six decades
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putting a sex scene in oppenheimer but not the odyssey is wild though. can we all agree on that at least
Unbelievably sloppy from Zack Polanski to share this Instagram post. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK reporting Green leader Zack Polanski to police over Instagram post
The post included a photo of a man wearing a top featuring the name "Nigel" alongside an image of a guillotine.
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At Berlin Pride they were celebrating love, freedom, and the right to be themselves. That is why they were attacked and it is why attackers like this will fail in their ultimate aim. Hatred of human freedom has never yet extinguished it completely and it never will. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Berlin Pride attack suspect shot and killed during police operation - live updates
Police say suspect Abdul Ballout was shot and killed after he rushed at officers with a knife, in a western borough of Berlin.
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My thoughts and best wishes with LGBT+ community in Berlin and all affected by the appalling attack at Berlin Pride. Pride is a celebration of equality and freedom. Hate will never stop the fight for equality. Solidarity with Berlin 🇩🇪🇬🇧🏳️🌈
As a staffer I was stalked and our office was attacked while we where there. Abuse is continual. Death threats not unusual. A ex-colleague was assaulted at a surgery. Several friends have had their offices firebombed. And yet little is done to protect staff as well as MPs.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w agoUrgent need for more security after physical attacks and abuse, say MPs’ staff
Just call him a poof, this is taking forever
Toby Buckle@polphilpod.bsky.social · 2w agoour elites want to abolish hard men
it has been an exercise in how a directed propaganda campaign can be highly effective, and seeing otherwise liberal people fall for it has disgusted and outraged me. People who lived through and fought against an extremely similar campaign of homophobia in the early 1980s, even!
elia ayoub@ayoub.bsky.social · 2w agoWorth adding some numbers to this. The British press decided to make trans rights into an issue. It just wasn’t an issue before. This was a top-down decision. shado-mag.com/articles/opi...
I wake up. I eat seven mini babybel. I go back to sleep. Glorious weekend; like being my own pet
Going to double down on my view that the Harbourne stuff is bad, but the Cottrell stuff does end up with someone in front of a judge. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
George Cottrell opened account days before mystery Reform donation
Sunday Times revelations raise new questions over the provenance of £500,000 gifted to Nigel Farage’s party by the convicted fraudster’s mother
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friend: i think we’re being… experimented on me (hitting the food switch even though it keeps shocking me): food
this is very obviously about campaign leaflets in languages like Urdu and Bengali, making the whole write-up about Gaelic and Irish is a bit silly.
Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 3w ago🔴 Reform UK Plans To Jail Candidates For Using Irish, Gaelic Or Cornish On Election Leaflets EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage’s party propose amendment to the Government’s elections Bill which would mean candidates using Irish and Scottish Gaelic would face up to six months in prison
Second round scores almost the exact first round bloc totals, interesting.
Election Maps UK@electionmaps.uk · 3w agoGreater Manchester Mayoral By-Election Voting Intention: LAB: 38% (-25) GRN: 22% (+15) RFM: 19% (+12) RES: 9% (New) CON: 8% (-2) LDM: 3% (-1) Ind: 1% (New) 2nd Round: LAB: 64% GRN: 36% Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 7-13 Jul. Changes w/ 2024.
