Ridiculous person

Rob Jacques@knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 2d ago

This is profoundly upsetting

Fascinating change in BBC news bulletins about Reform. Farage announcement on small boats only gets the third spot and is balanced by critics saying he's trying to distract from allegations over his finances. Quite the change from the uncritical coverage earlier this year.

Good! It’s about time that this stinky organisation got some serious scrutiny

Best for Britain@bestforbritain.org · 2d ago

BREAKING Reform UK's Richard Tice is being investigated by the parliamentary standards watchdog over an allegation that he failed to declare an interest.

Among the very many dim takes around the Ceuta incident... the very, very dumbest must be the assumption in Reform circles that all those people were somehow trying to make it to Britain. How exceptionalist and indeed exceptionally stupid can you get?

He turned a broad church into a Brexit cult.

Paul Bernal@paulbernal.bsky.social · 4d ago

My own view is that Boris Johnson doomed the Tories when he purged them of all the even slightly talented MPs. Sorry, I mean disloyal MPs. 😉

Reform scores hat trick of losses in Manchester despite the hype, the polling and the noise around Farage. Over to you now, Clacton. Deal the killer blow and vote Count Binface in August. The country could do with the laugh. And without that grifting loser. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Neoliberalism in a nutshell. UEFA on FIFA's proposal: “The moment external investors acquire ownership interests ... football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. ... Every decision is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders.”

The Telegraph blames '...high taxes under Labour [driving] rich people offshore...'. But their own graph shows the steep fall happening from 2020 to 2024 under the Tories. 🤦‍♂️

Yes it is bigoted. Overt racism from the Torygraph

Gerry Hassan@gerryhassan.bsky.social · 7d ago

According to the Daily Telegraph and David Goodhart it is all when it comes down to it about ethno-nationalism and race. A far cry from Britishness is all about values.

The Torygraph becomes more delusional by the day

Robert Saunders@robertsaunders.bsky.social · last wk.

The front page of the Daily Telegraph, standing up for the real victims in modern Britain.

Andy Burnham praising care workers, including those from other parts of the world. Unfortunately, that's a bit incongruous with his Home Secretary ripping up the rights of current and future care workers who come to the UK to look after our people

Twitter is a pervert’s app www.thenational.scot/news/2641538...

Elon Musk's Grok 'degraded' MP with sex assault deepfakes, court documents say

AN MP suffered a “gross violation of her dignity” when fake sexualised images and videos of her were created by Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok,…

thenational.scot

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Prof Mark Priestley@markrpriestley.bsky.social · last wk.

Some stunning views of the Mont Blanc glaciers from La Jonction (2589m). Sadly, the decline of the glaciers is highly visible, even from last year. #ClimateCatastrophe

Some stunning views of the Mont Blanc glaciers from La Jonction (2589m). Sadly, the decline of the glaciers is highly visible, even from last year. #ClimateCatastrophe

Fabulous day for a round from Argentiere, taking in the Lac Blanc and the Aiguillette de Possettes. Flyover at strava.app.link/8NYU2DFs74b

“It's a little embarrassing that after 45 years of research & study, the best advice I can give people is to be a little kinder to each other.” Aldous Huxley, born on this day in 1894

The rise of the middle-aged extremist: why GenX has become the radicalised generation I talk to Dr Sara Wilford, one of the few experts in extremism among 45 to 65 year olds, to find out why so many older people are increasingly embracing the far-right My long read in @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Rise of middle-aged extremists: How Gen X became the radicalised generation

Dr Sara Wilford is one of the few academics in the world studying the phenomenon of people in midlife increasingly embracing far-right ideology. She…

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'For years, Nigel Farage could dismiss every scandal as a “lefty media witch hunt”. That works brilliantly when the only people asking questions are journalists. More difficult when the Met Police, National Crime Agency, the Electoral Commission and HMRC start getting involved." via Keith Anderson

… while offering their readers “luxury beauty sets” worth £180

bloomberg has a fun article today arguing that the Cybertruck is the biggest flop in automotive history. it includes this glorious graph.

The hypocrisy of these people at the Mail (who presumably wear designer labels) is astounding

Karen C Kaye Ⓥ@kaye1965.bsky.social · last wk.

Well, you can’t accuse the Daily Fail of not recycling, they done the whole “PM wears expensive clothes” act with Starmer too.

HUGE WIN IN KATIE PHANG’S EPSTEIN FILES LAWSUIT: Judge Emmet Sullivan is making the DOJ prove its case. Todd Blanche must now submit the unredacted Epstein Files documents for in-camera review along with evidence supporting the government’s redactions.

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social · 2w ago

BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are.

BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are.

This is an absolute disgrace www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

How the Met police spent £2.5m hiding spycop from former partner

Spycops inquiry has revealed how Helen Steel was secretly monitored in her search for undercover officer who deceived her into relationship

theguardian.com

The bet double IPA I’ve tasted since the Overtone Brewery went bust - from Beer o’clock in Chamonix drive.google.com/drive/mobile...

The question is, do we need AI. The answer is probably a resounding NO

fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU@fife4europe.bsky.social · 2w ago

Designating AI data centres as critical infrastructure means drinking water could be prioritised for cooling servers over public supply during heatwaves. Expanding tech without factoring in water resource limits is a glaring oversight. 💧 #ClimateCrisis www.techradar.com/pro/uk-ai-da...

Deform UK exudes a smelly miasma from its cesspit of corruption

South-East London for Europe (Selfe)@selfe.bsky.social · 2w ago

Not Tice too! Who'd've thunk it! #ReformSleaze

That is good - let’s also explore federalism rather than random approaches to devolution

Bremain in Spain@bremaininspain.com · 2w ago

Andy Burnham’s rise to Downing Street means that for the first time in modern history we have a prime minister who is openly committed to proportional representation. electoral-reform.org.uk/in-andy-burn... #ERS

"A major new investigation raises fresh questions about convicted fraudster George Cottrell, Reform’s ex-treasurer, the party’s corporate restructuring & handling of political donations. If the allegations are borne out, they would have profound implications for Reform’s governance" via Reform Watch

So corrupt

Jim Pickard@pickardje.bsky.social · 2w ago

A betting account in the name of George Cottrell, the convicted fraudster who bankrolled Nigel Farage, received almost $9mn in cryptocurrency from unidentified sources while he was providing gifts to the Reform UK leader great work from @annasophiegross.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/b74c...