there are so many choices for paid content today. But, @polphilpod.bsky.social is well worth it and I highly recommend people chipping in if they can

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2 more - that gets us to 61!!

2 more - that gets us to 61!!

thank you to new supporters!! that gets me to 59 anyone want to make 60?

if republicans will end the filibuster when pushed, then it doesn't give dems power, merely the *illusion* of power

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Our challenge to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s interim guidance has begun in the High Court. This is only one step in a long battle. But we’re ready to fight it. Our team is in court and we’ll let you know as soon as the court reaches a decision.

I liked this article a lot, I found it clear and inspiring. "Our denunciation of fascism’s society-destroying depravity must be matched by a hopeful, compassionate, and vibrant narrative about the lives we wish people to have."

"You cannot unify a country by tearing apart millions of the families within it. You cannot bring social peace with brutality and violence on a massive scale."

prediction: if the far-right gets control of the bbc, the next coordinated campaign is for an early election

Important listen 👇

Interesting debate. I can’t see how Labour reconciles its growth ambitions & promised improvements in public services with throttling immigration. It needs to be honest with the electorate & say we can slash immigration but we will have to significantly increase income tax & forget about growth.

transphobia is such a gateway drug to the far-right (moore used to be a centre left guardian columnist)

let's test my pet theory - dems who voted to reopen + year they 1st ran for office cortez masto 2006 durbin 1978 fetterman 2006 hassan 2002 kaine 1994 king 1995 rosen 2016 shaheen 1990 + schumer 1975

all my core arguments in one case: 1. the modern far right has international ambitions 2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it 3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be) 4. they attack where resistance is weakest 5. right now, that's the uk

Woke 2.0 Rested. Reawakened. Returned

all my core arguments in one case: 1. the modern far right has international ambitions 2. concessions don't pacify the far right, they embolden it 3. you can't be neutral (as the bbc tried to be) 4. they attack where resistance is weakest 5. right now, that's the uk

This was such a fun conversation! Thanks again for having me

let's test my pet theory - dems who voted to reopen + year they 1st ran for office cortez masto 2006 durbin 1978 fetterman 2006 hassan 2002 kaine 1994 king 1995 rosen 2016 shaheen 1990 + schumer 1975

What struck me reading this is the very thing we all fought against together in WWII has now taken root within our own governments and is eating our democracies alive from the inside.

transphobia is such a gateway drug to the far-right (moore used to be a centre left guardian columnist)

here's me predicting they were setting themselves up for this 2 years ago

"If you do not feel a wave of nausea when contemplating this policy then you either haven’t understood it, or there is something profoundly wrong with you."

just to review, last month: 🚩 musk calls for overthrow of uk government & violence (again) 🚩tories adopt an ethnic cleansing policy 🚩 trump wh bullies bbc into changing leadership

Really enjoyed doing this podcast, in which I defend Labour's immigration strategy on electoral and ethical grounds. Do give it a listen!

given this lawlessness, there shouldn't be a single dem vote for *anything* bizarre this has proven such a difficult ask

new episode (2/2) - i've argued giving ground on cultural issues is a horrible strategy @prossertj.bsky.social thinks labour have it right we debate www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate

new episodes! first up, @profyolonda.bsky.social on bioethics, race & healthcare, & social justice concept creep www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/bioethics

new episode (2/2) - i've argued giving ground on cultural issues is a horrible strategy @prossertj.bsky.social thinks labour have it right we debate www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/ukdebate

new episodes! first up, @profyolonda.bsky.social on bioethics, race & healthcare, & social justice concept creep www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/bioethics

Davie did everything he could to go after leftwing politics. He axed The Mash Report and censored the Gaza documentary among other things. But the fact that he is resigning due to Trumpist pressure is incredibly concerning. This country is being more and more captured by the American regime.

just to review, last month: 🚩 musk calls for overthrow of uk government & violence (again) 🚩tories adopt an ethnic cleansing policy 🚩 trump wh bullies bbc into changing leadership

Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.

But he did.

I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job. To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.

team trump complains about coverage, our rw press joins in, & they get major scalps www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"most dem victories where centrists" i say later in the 🧵, i'm not claiming this as a victory for either normie dems or socialists it's a victory for opposing fascism & not trying to appease it (which comes in both lib & left variants)

my most american opinion is that adverts that just aggressively demo the product rule www.youtube.com/watch?v=httS...

"Donald Trump makes up fantasy thing, news media org reports it as fact bc they are just glorified stenographers"

this article really evidences my claim about the insularity of the british elite

“What makes this all the more striking is that it isn’t coming from Reform or Farage but from the Tories, a party often been held up as a bastion of serious, sensible centre-right politicians. In the blink of an eye, that’s all gone” www.thebulwark.com/p/tories-con...?

republicans have huge built-in advantages, a popular centre-right party would hold 60% majorities for decades they choose to be like this

over 8 years, it's gone from "public philosophy" to something like: "theory & analysis that knows the global fascist threat is real" www.patreon.com/c/PoliticalP...

There has been entirely too little scrutiny about the fact the American Starmerism media elites have been advocating for has been a political disaster for UK Labour. We have a contemporary blueprint for how they want Dems to govern!

still going!

Outstanding article that everyone living in the UK most certainly should read