"The old idea of shareholder democracy has been hollowed out. That’s what makes a figure like Musk – a self-described 'techno-king' – possible." Great to chat with @quinnslobodian.com about the avatar of enshittification, Elon Musk bylinetimes.com/2026/04/17/h...

How Elon Musk and the Tech Billionaires Hijacked the State and Our Minds Historian @quinnslobodian.com tells Byline Times how governments have subordinated the future of political economy to the direction and desires of Silicon Valley. bylinetimes.com/2026/04/17/h...

A chance to talk about my favorite topic by way of Althusser

Economists Slam Reform UK’s ‘Fantasy’ Claims That ‘Boriswave’ Migrants Will Cost Households £20,000 “Reform have simply invented their own numbers…” say experts. bylinetimes.com/2026/04/16/e...

Reform and right-wing media present the party's claims – that the 'Boriswave' will cost us each £20k – as an objective fact. I spoke to economists and experts who said the "fantasy" analysis was "wildly off". Me for @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/04/16/e...

So it turns out Nigel Farage's widely-reported claims that 'Boriswave' migrants will cost every household £20,000 are based on dodgy figures and inflated assumptions. Reform have simply invented their own numbers…” say experts. bylinetimes.com/2026/04/16/e...

🔴Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney Ignored Warnings About Peter Mandelson’s Epstein and Russia links Documents reveal Mandelson’s appointment was rushed through despite warnings about the “reputational risks” of his financial and personal ties bylinetimes.com/2026/03/11/k...

The trailer for EVERYONE IS LYING TO YOU FOR MONEY. In select theaters starting April 17th 🍿🤑🤣

The new Gorillaz cartoon is really quite beautiful www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucRu...

🔎 Archived from June 2024: Nigel Farage Claims ‘Corruption’ in the UK’s Postal Vote System – and Suggests Trump Lost to Biden due to ‘Ballot Harvesting’ Farage's party claimed to be victims of "cheating" in Gorton & Denton by-election last week. bylinetimes.com/2024/06/19/n...

This nonsense of ‘allies of’ spinning BS and getting it regurgitated by senior journalists really needs to end Josh Simons resigned before a full independent investigation could examine how he paid PR to investigate journalists when running Labour Together That’s the story

Reform win a seat: The true Volk have spoken and we all must listen. Greens win a seat: Early reports that Muslims may have ‘voted’ (an ancient Islamic practice designed to steal elections). How severely should the franchise be limited in response?

The Labour party have just posted this Tweet and graphic about our poll tonight. Can you spot what's missing? bylinetimes.com/2026/02/24/e...

Woken up to lots of unhappy messages about us keeping on this story Sorry but if a political org - run by a now Minister - hires private intel to smear journalists then takes these baseless smears to security services, I will investigate it. And keep investigating until accountability happens

Top Democratic officials who worked on the party's still-secret autopsy of the 2024 election concluded that Kamala Harris lost significant support because of the Biden administration's approach to the war in Gaza, Axios has learned.

🧵 Stories Reform UK Doesn’t Want You to Read While the monopoly press serves puff pieces and the BBC hands the party seemingly unlimited Question Time slots, we’ve been digging into what actually sits behind Reform UK. subscribe.bylinetimes.com/reformscruti...

Every single Reform UK MP failed to show up to a critical debate on Russian interference. @mattmgallagher.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...

Exclusive: Josh Simons claimed to be “surprised” and “furious” at a PR agency’s work to investigate journalists on his behalf. He had been personally involved in naming them to British intelligence officials and falsely linking them to pro-Russian propaganda. w/ @dansabbagh.bsky.social

What a momentous day for the British state. And what an iconic image to capture it

“The fate of Charles the first, hath only made kings more subtle—not more just” -Thomas Paine, COMMON SENSE

Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement

UK: Prince Andrew arrested. South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life. Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence. USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.

🔴Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Arrested for Misconduct in Public Office as Epstein Files Undermine His Virginia Giuffre Denials Virginia Giuffre alleged she was raped by Andrew when she was 17. Key emails in the Epstein files – first revealed by Byline Times – add weight to these claims

man they are making us look like shit. we need to put peter thiel in a supermax or something

The last time a senior member of the reigning royal family was arrested: Charles I in 1647

I’d say he’s sweating now

Statement from Virginia Giuffre’s family: “Our broken hearts have been lifted by the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty... He was never a prince. For survivors, everywhere, Virginia did this for you.”

🔴Did Keir Starmer’s Government Just Accidentally Admit Its Complicity in Israel’s War Crimes? Two statements by Government ministers, one private and one public, appear to acknowledge for the first time that Israel’s actions have broken international law bylinetimes.com/2026/02/13/d...

🚨 BREAKING: The government has just introduced the biggest electoral reforms package in a generation But it does nothing about the voting system itself We’ve drafted an amendment to establish an independent National Commission on Electoral Reform, the first step toward PR Help make it a reality 👇

More generally I think sometimes our obsession with 'foreign interference' blinds to all the domestic interference If we don't think foreign oligarchs should be able to buy British politics, why do we think it's ok that domestic oligarch can?

Yesterday: we exposed the terrifying extent of corporate capture in British politics Three Labour select committee chairs came out calling for urgent action in response Today: Labour government's Elections Bill lands. Does almost *nothing* to tackle any of the issues we exposed. 🤦

Not a good look for a party leader reportedly "worried" about his Russia Problem Me for @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...

By popular demand, we are removing the paywall from this informative and prescient article by @adambienkov.bsky.social from last July's print edition The Myth of Morgan McSweeney subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/75/t...

This is the man whose company Peter Mandelson's lobbying firm represents. Keir Starmer visited its HQ last year, at the request of Mandelson, shortly before it was handed a £240m Government contract

Why are the men’s names redacted and the victims names exposed?

🔴Jeffrey Epstein’s 4chan Plan The sex-trafficker’s fingerprints are all over the early rise of the alt-right and the far-right movements that would follow, new documents reveal bylinetimes.com/2026/02/06/j...

Are the internet's far-right conspiracists useful pawns of Epstein and his network? I dig into Epstein's meeting with the founder of 4chan and the political project that followed for @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/02/06/j...

🔴Peter Mandelson’s Downfall Puts Morgan McSweeney’s Future in Doubt Keir Starmer insists he is sticking by his chief adviser in the wake of the Mandelson scandal, but others have their doubts, reports @adambienkov.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/02/05/p...

My initial take on the Epstein debacle. Might be an obvious one. uglypolitix.substack.com/p/its-time-f...

@mattmgallagher.bsky.social in Feb's @bylinetimes.bsky.social has a great piece on the US Democrats & the autopsy on the Harris campaign: quoting Christopher Cook - 'chasing moderate Republicans, while neglecting the Democratic base'. Precisely what UK Labour are doing now - neglecting their base!

🔴Reform UK’s Plans For a British ICE Key figures in Nigel Farage’s party are demanding a UK version of Trump’s immigration enforcement agency, in the wake of the killings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good bylinetimes.com/2026/01/30/r...

Matthew Goodwin is a key node in Reform’s growing ties to autocratic Hungary 👇🏻

What's happening in the US right now can, and if these people are elected will, happen here.

Look at Trump's America right now and see for yourself where this ends... uglypolitix.substack.com/p/do-farage-...

Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.

Abolish ICE is not enough. Stern words for Greg Bovino or Kristi Noem is not enough. We need prosecutions and trials. Anything short of this position fails to address the gravity of this moment.

The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember: - Organized a city wide general strike - Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence - Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE - Flipped public opinion against ICE

Remember: Ice and all federal law enforcement are following the new security directive NSPM-7 from POTUS. They are operating with completely unconstitutional “unqualified immunity.”

"What can Democrats actually do?" - Vote against funding for ICE and DHS - State that any ICE officers who commit crimes under Trump will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law - Encourage cities and states to refuse to cooperate with ICE - Explain ICE is part of Trump's tyranny

24% of people who voted Labour at the last general election now plan to vote Green or Lib Dem. 0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.