Maestra, insegnami!

I have no idea who will win the Gorton & Denton by-election but one thing that does seem clear is Labour view Reform’s decision to select Matt Goodwin as an opportunity for them.

Yes, whatever happened to my fantasy Brexit where the all powerful UK simply swept away the superpowers, the global companies, anyone else's rules, geography, history, domestic politics, demographics, deindustrialisation, Trump, and things I don't like? Oh yes, reality. And bad Brexiter governments

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The people allowing the perfect to be the enemy of good are handing the keys of number 10 to Farage. Ousting Starmer will not change the hostile media onslaughts, they'll just get worse and will demand a GE, a demand whichever will be increasingly difficult to ignore.

A very funny piece from the PNG's chief correspondent 😂😂😂 mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/the-png-co...

It is. The hatred they get is off the scale. Whilst far from perfect it is the best government we have had for decades.

I don't give a fuck about politics. If Bill Clinton is involved, arrest him. If Alan Dershowitz is involved, arrest him. If my best friend was involved, arrest him. And if Donald Trump is involved, arrest him. And let's put it to a jury. #Epstein.

Todays choice from what is left of the vinyl is Eliminator by ZZ Top. Massively successful, several very good videos, and every track is an earworm, but definitely not my favourite ZZ Top album.

Is this real? Please tell me this is real

I've just been added to a list called 'Annoying Liberals', lol. I must be doing something right.

Labour building homes whilst the Greens cut home building.

I've been stating my opinion that Polanski is a snake oil selling populist. I've already added to my 'blocked by' list without reason, except for stating my views. No loss.

Mindful Maven shared this.

There is an old word to describe going to a foreign power and asking for their assistance in breaking up a sovereign country — it’s treason. Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦

Todays choice from what is left of the vinyl is Tubeway Army by Tubeway Army. This is the original release, limited to 5000 copies in blue vinyl only. The re-release which happened after Replicas charted had a different cover and the vinyl was boring black.

CNN: “Trump called you a loser.” REPUBLICAN @SenThomTillis: “I’m thrilled about that. That makes me qualified to be homeland security secretary AND senior advisor to the president.” 🔥 👀

'I begged for months for people to just lie down and accept their repression by Trump's private army like good little serfs but they didn't so we had to murder, it's the victims fault'

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Todays choice from what is left of the vinyl is Sonic Attack by Hawkwind. I saw this tour twice, which wasn't unusual for me and Hawkwind tours.

“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945

Contrary to a commonly repeated myth, neither a Consulate nor an Embassy is actually foreign soil, nor is entering one illegally an 'invasion.' It is however a direct violation of the Vienna Convention on Consular/Diplomatic Relations, and a very big deal.

Todays choice from what is left of the vinyl is a 'Special price series' compilation album of the Pink Fairie. A band so underground and disorganised that it's hard to believe that they've been wandering around in various incarnations since 1971.

"They said Alex Pretti was holding a weapon – but the weapon was never the gun. It was always the phone." "The phone that reveals the truth is more powerful right now than a gun in the holster." Officials took Pretti's phone after he was killed - will we ever see the footage?

I love what Labour are doing with prison reform, and this news is fantastic... Today we hear the new role of Prison Reading Laureate has been created. Author Lee Child known for the Jack Reacher book series will be the first. It's created to show the importance of literacy skills in... 1/3

Terror in America. Jonathanpie.com youtu.be/oU7LOpQFOPQ?...

This sums it up.

Porn star barbie says what?

Oh dearie me... The right have never been over-troubled about consistency, have they? The Tories could change Prime Minister like one of those weather clocks - every time the weather changed a new Prime Minister popped out of the little door... 🤣 order-order.com/2026/01/26/f...

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

Labour won well over 400 seats in July 2024 based on their manifesto pledges. Labour have achieved or are on course to achieve 2/3 of that Manifesto already, not 2 years in. So why don’t the media ever say anything positive about that? They just want Labour out. Why?

Todays choice from what is left of the vinyl is Introducing Eddy and the Falcons by Wizzard. This is Wizzards 2nd album, and it's pretty much a straight rock n roll album, lots of fun from a band that would probably have been forgotten but for that xmas single.

French MEP Valérie Hayer, "I also think that we Europeans need to be clear about the current dynamics in the United States and the links between them. between Donald Trump and a number of European politicians, he hates democracy"

Burnhams behaviour demonstrated he would not be a better leader. Could have completed his term in Manchester as promised, campaigned hard for the candidate, claimed they won in part because of his own personal popularity and waited. Looks like an egotistical opportunist rather than a statesman

I think this point has been underplayed. Someone who chooses not to stand as an MP in 2024 because they think another mayoral term better serves their ambitions then changes their mind 18 months in isn't necessarily the person to bring the party together and show the country Labour are serious

Quick reax piece on Burnham block. The 8-1 vote suggests his team hadn't prepared properly. Despite Starmer, there 4 extra votes he could reasonably have expected to win, which would have changed the result. That he didn't get any tells its own tale labour-uncut.co.uk/2026/01/25/t...

If this is true, good. He can complete the term of Mayor that the people of Manchester elected him to do.

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This series is such a wonderful mental palate cleanser. All series on (not Optimus) Prime, and possibly other devices.

Status update. Currently starting a complete rewatch of Northern Exposure.

The right-wing argument for gun ownership in the USA has always been that patriotic citizens need to be able to defend themselves against an out-of-control government. The right seems determined to prove its point. #Minneapolis #ICE

There’s another graphic video of someone dying at the hands of US ICE agents doing the rounds. You might want to prevent videos from auto playing: Settings > Content & Media To activate content warnings: Settings > Moderation And if you’re sharing, add a damned label.

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All the coverage of Andy Burnham is about what it would mean for Labour at Westminster. Can one outlet at least mention that Burnham is less than halfway into his term as mayor & would be legally obliged to resign that role if he became an MP? There's a serious case for a party saying "no" to that

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The media and because of them opinion polls are never endingly bashing Starmer and the Government but Labour MP's should know better. This Government is gradually fixing the mess left by 14 years of Tory misrule, they're delivering on their manifesto, and haven't even been in power for 2 years yet.