If by some miracle he did 'solve the autism problem', that'd be the end of the US tech industry.

Somebody at the UN deserves a prize for this

Trump with Zelenskyy: Journalist: “Do you think that NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter their airspace?” Trump: “Yes, I do.” Journalist: “Would the United States help them out in some way?” Trump: “Depends on the circumstance, but we're very strong toward NATO.”

So..... Right wing think tank ---> Farage ---> Telegraph ---> The whole of the Right.

This thread is almost a year old but still relevant.

Are there any Rightists – even one – who is basically saying, 'OK this has now gone too far. I'm getting off'?

Just to be clear: - Paracetamol does not cause autism. - Sadiq Khan is not introducing Sharia law in the UK - We do not have a massive free speech problem here. - Britain is not on the verge of civil war. These are not controversial subjects or contested, they're just not true.

This is IMO why you can't understand Morgan McSweeney's approach to politics without reference to Liz Kendall (whose campaign he managed) getting 4.5 per cent, a contest from which he basically took the lesson 'don't try and argue for something, ever'.

spokesperson for Sadiq Khan: “We are not going to dignify his appalling and bigoted comments with a response. “London is the greatest city in the world, safer than major US cities, and we’re delighted to welcome the record number of US citizens moving here.”

I can't disagree with Dan here...

People say "autism never used to exist" and then you go to the Natural History Museum and the exhibit has a caption like "Born in 1762, The Revd [name] was famously irascible, steadfast in his routine, and dedicated his life to collecting 25,000 rare beetle specimens".

Today's British media in 1944: 'Concentration Camps - Are they all bad?' 'We will be joined later by German minister Dr Joseph Goebbels, and a young girl called Anne Frank who is bunking off school at the moment.'

I'm reassured by this.

America's rivals and enemies have never had a greater gift than Trump. He's burning down the house from inside

Indeed, the numbers of asylum seekers sent from the UK to other Member States under the Dublin rules weren't huge, because the criteria and evidence rules were difficult to satisfy, and in some years the UK received more than it sent - more here - ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-franc...

Well I hope last week's State Visit was all worth it...

Ed Davey is going large on the Dublin Convention's absence causing the spike in small boat immigration. Which is..... 'brave'.

In the 1700s, there was a "problem" with changelings replacing babies. The child's behavior would change seemingly out of nowhere, and they were said to have been replaced by the fae. Looking at it now, it's pretty obvious it was the presentation of autistic traits appearing for the first time.

As a higher-rate tax payer, let me say: GOOD.

This Trump story is, of course, reverberating through all the news channels, probably for the rest of the day. A real example of what Steve Bannon calls 'flooding the zone with shit' thereby making everything open to dispute. Some of the shit will stick with some people.

Today's British media in 1944: 'Concentration Camps - Are they all bad?' 'We will be joined later by German minister Dr Joseph Goebbels, and a young girl called Anne Frank who is bunking off school at the moment.'

Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins? He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions. So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?

New post from @ldfreedman.bsky.social "One last push?" The Russians are gearing up for a major offensive in the Donbas. What are its chances of success? The result could be critical to the outcome of the war. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/o...

100% - see also Reform deportation plans. In Britain we need to stop seeing news as entertainment and broadcasters should be brutal in how they present obvious nonsense

GMB has given extensive coverage to the Trump/paracetamol/autism story. Guests have rightly said how wrong it is. But after a while, I worry about the extent of this coverage, recalling the adage 'if you're explaining, you're losing'. There's one headline: 'Trump talks bollocks on Paracetamol'.

Imagine believing the 1970s* were the very pinnacle of human existence. * 'The good old days'

I see the CPS is desperately trying to repair the damage. The claim that their clear errors were down to "changes in definitions" is a lie. Journalists should treat any new estimates with appropriate scepticism. archive.ph/JSo7O#select...

I use this graph a lot.

So they've brought in Mark Littlewood to argue for Farage's side. Mark is Liz Truss's right-hand man.

Fundamentally, the headbanging Right doesn't believe Autism (or ADHD) exists. Or in so far as it does exist, a human conspiracy has created it. We're back to their core outlook that 'It didn't exist back in the good old days so can't exist now.' 'It must just be some modern woke Marxist nonsense'.

Coming up on GMB: Andrew Pierce and Kevin Maguire, plus a 'debate' on Farage's 'benefits for Brits only' policy. Expect Susanna Reid to disgrace herself again.

Encouraging, but it still feels like this move has been decided by Starmer's spreadsheet not Starmer's heart.

So..... Right wing think tank ---> Farage ---> Telegraph ---> The whole of the Right.

Where does this end...?

DISNEY: "OK, we are putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air. You can resubscribe now." ME: "I unsubscribed because you immorally bowed to fascism. I'm not going to resubscribe because you immorally bowed to finances."

Wait what the fuck am I reading did American liberals just win a battle

I generally rate Chris Mason but it would make things easier for all if Robbie Gibb - Brexiter & Theresa May’s director of comms at Number 10 - were not still a non-executive director of the BBC. Everything he touches turns to shit. Including, at the moment, a lot of the Beeb’s political journalism.

Pretty disgraceful for Mason to call Davey’s criticism Trumpian given his disastrous coverage of the Reform conference among other things. Maybe do your job better instead of shooting the messenger?

Farage's proposal here would crash the economy. An economy already struggling as a result of Brexit. Not only are the numbers false but it takes rights away from migrants who have lived and worked in the UK for years. Many who have British partners and children born in the UK.

For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR. This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA

Genuinely believe SW1 is addicted to elections and political drama after the last decade of instability in Westminster because a whole generation of politicians and hacks got into politics or reporting on politics during that period

So a lie on Indefinite Leave to Remain travels twice round the world, into newspapers, interviews, Farage policy announcements, and 24-hour news channel headlines.... before the truth whispers something in a tweet?

Is Farage simply reading from The Golf Club Bore's Handbook?

Arrrgggh

“Threatening to revoke the settled status of millions who already have indefinite leave is morally wrong, beyond the legal chaos it would cause — it undermines the very idea of belonging in this country." @sundersays.bsky.social on new Reform UK proposals www.britishfuture.org/reform-attac...

Such an evil c*nt.

Reform are now coming after people with permanent residency. It'll be citizens next. No one is safe from authoritarian governments.

Finally out of hospital after a second stint of nearly 5 days, and what better way to relax in a quiet meditative way than to watch the BBC TV series 'Yorkshire Walks'. It's on YouTube these days and is highly recommended food for the soul.

This touches on the problem with any deportation policy by the 'modern' Right – ultimately there will be no bottom to it. The Right's faulty internal dynamics, demonstrated in spades with Brexit, will always result in them doubling down, driven by gobby/emotion-pushing outriders like Lowe.