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Facts spoken by an ex-trumper...
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The other way round and Trump would be screaming "foreign interference." I'm sure the same Americans who didn't want to spend a cent on weapons for Ukraine are happy to be funding this.
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The Conservative Party is simultaneously arguing people shouldnβt be jailed for social media posts directly calling for violence, but also that peopleβs citizenship should be revoked over social media posts they donβt like.
Make it make sense.
Make it make sense.
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The story of conservatism for the past 70 years or so is conservative establishment figures thinking they could temper the extremists in their movement by adopt some of their rhetoric and policies. But instead of that, they just wind up giving the radicals the car keys.
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Let me give you a list of Reform UK promises and the diametrically opposite reality they will lead to if implemented. (1/?)
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1. "'Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy," Kennedy said."
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
It's literally a vital feature of both science and of representative democracy.
I've written a fair bit about trust in expertise as a vital mechanism in the collective epistemology of science.
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We got this with Brexit too where there was a lot of, "Aha! It wasn't as bad as you nerds warned!"
... yes because you listened to us and:
1. Had a multi-year transition period;
2. Negotiated a tariff free EU FTA;
3. Accepted EU standards;
4. Did not actually implement border screening for YEARS.
... yes because you listened to us and:
1. Had a multi-year transition period;
2. Negotiated a tariff free EU FTA;
3. Accepted EU standards;
4. Did not actually implement border screening for YEARS.
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Hey all...
Those whom reside in the UK please sign this petition if you have not already done so..
We have until October 4th 2025 to collect 100k signatures
UK residents sign and repost, non Non UK residents please repost
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/719124
Those whom reside in the UK please sign this petition if you have not already done so..
We have until October 4th 2025 to collect 100k signatures
UK residents sign and repost, non Non UK residents please repost
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/719124
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Brexit was a referendum on whether the UK should leave the European Union.
The UK has left the European Union. Referendum fulfilled.
If the people bleating about "Brexit Betrayal" wanted the Referendum to enshrine their pet policy preferences, they should have included them in the question.
The UK has left the European Union. Referendum fulfilled.
If the people bleating about "Brexit Betrayal" wanted the Referendum to enshrine their pet policy preferences, they should have included them in the question.
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Every few years Western democracies elect conservative demagogues and travel alongside them on their learning journey to discovering that huge challenges like meaningfully cutting spending, changing global supply chains, and forging peace in war zones are actually quite complicated.
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A lot of the "backlash against globalisation" is occurring in countries like the US where it made some people poorer, the country as a whole wealthier, a wealthy elite obscenely rich, and which at every opportunity chose against policies that would redistribute those outcomes more fairly.
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βTotalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyaltyβ
-Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951)
-Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951)
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A lot of what appeals to Trumpists about the sudden abandonment of Europe, Ukraine, Canada and Mexico is the emotional trauma it is causing.
They're turning what was perhaps an imbalanced relationship into an abusive one. The cruelty is the point, and the shock and pain expressed is the pleasure.
They're turning what was perhaps an imbalanced relationship into an abusive one. The cruelty is the point, and the shock and pain expressed is the pleasure.
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Pretty disturbed by some of the Kremlin framing on the Trump talks being bought by parts of the media worldwide. Itβs as if the genesis of the war is entirely forgotten. This isnβt a conflict which needs mediation. It was an unprovoked act of aggression. It could end tomorrow if Putin just withdrew.
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Of course, the world hasn't gone mad. The Right has gone mad and is trying to drag the world down with it.
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My latest video on Slavoj Ε½iΕΎek's critique of the Western left regarding their stance on Ukraine is now available on YouTube. Be sure to check it out!
youtu.be/OVFjI4ywblY?si=zb8hiJo0fENdrkCF
youtu.be/OVFjI4ywblY?si=zb8hiJo0fENdrkCF
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Made a rogan josh this evening using this recipe and it worked really well. www.recipetineats.com/rogan-josh/
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I'm excited to share with you my interview about my new book ALT REICH on the hit podcast Pod Save the UK with @MrNishKumar and @cocobyname podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/facts-versus-f-wits-how-to-fight-the-alt-reich/id1683411536?i=1000684180736 where I break down bizarre ties btwn Trump, Musk, Farage, Putin, Nazi eugenics, tech platforms, free market extremism
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