There had better be trials. And not just for the low-level thugs carrying out these orders, but for everyone up the chain of command. If we get past this, the solution isn’t to pretend it never happened and invite Stephen Miller to Harvard’s Institute of Politics. It’s trials w real punishments.

Farage reply at press briefing "We're not the ones that crashed the economy." That is a flat out blatant lie. Farage and anyone who proposed Brexit, are the ones responsible for the current cost of living crisis.

Under the direction of Bari Weiss, CBS News heavily edits Trump interview on 60 Minutes to massage him and make him look as good as possible. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

So why does the BBC label the academic and economist Faiza Shaheen an "activist" but refuse to do the same for the former academic, turned anti-migrant activist Matt Goodwin?

It was a real pleasure to be in your company again @zdgreene.bsky.social in @livunipol.bsky.social and learn more about the fantastic @parliview.bsky.social and what students can and cannot do with AI. Keep us posted!

Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."

I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this

🚨 New Working Paper with R.Bauböck + @sumpierrez.bsky.social We introduce the concept of incongruent suffrage. This describes when there are voting rights but no candidacy rights for a group. Or vice versa. The paper includes descriptive data & exploratory case studies. doi.org/10.33774/aps...

That's Nigel "Twelve Jobs, Four Homes and a Chauffeur driven BMW" Farage to you !

How do we overcome barriers to political participation? 🤔 Dr Joe Greenwood-Hau @niceonecombo.bsky.social's latest blog draws on findings from his new book that MPs, activists & members of the public suggest outreach, civic education & (trustworthy) information. 👇

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in. Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators. The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

Instead of "illegal" or "unconstitutional," it's "tradition bucking."

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

There are now TWELVE (possibly 13...) peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review. I have listed them all on my blog, now updated with links to all of them. Trying to keep it as up-to-date as possible. For a fuller list, @notrightruth.bsky.social has them all here; ruthpearce.net/2024/04/16/w...

Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era: the Committee for the First Amendment www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

I just got a VERY interesting email that allies in congress were upset that so many of my readers were calling about the anti-trans provisions. I'm here to say: good. I won't let them throw our rights under the bus by cover of night. All's that to say, keep up the calls. They're hearing you.

Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."

If they want proof of the bias and clear disregard for the public's opinion, they can demand to see the dossier of consultation response provided by @transactualuk.bsky.social and TACC: /7

I was a teacher for 20 years, in primary, secondary & FE. I am now an education academic. I can confidently say that doing this to trans children is totally immoral & will harm them greatly. Painting a target on these kids’ backs will cause bullying and will result in trans kids school-refusing.

UK's Labour Party abandoned transgender people. The gambit to pursue rightwing voters by abandoning a targeted minority failed, and now they're facing the prospect of a historic loss. US Dems could learn a lot from their failure. Great piece from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Essential context for what is happening in Portland and Trump's declaration of war against us. Note that it's *local law enforcement* accusing the feds of incitement.

It's pretty wild to me that investigators have uncovered that anti-trans campaigns are largely funded by the fossil fuel industry, and that the presumed motivations are pretty directly to redirect the public conversation away from climate change... and that this isn't bigger news.

This is patriotism. 🇬🇧 This is pride. This is unity. This is a city and a region saying loud and clear- no to racism and no to a far right agenda seeking to divide us. So much love for our place and our people today. Thank you to everyone who came out and showed who we are.❤️

What on Earth is this? An "in depth" BBC article about free speech in the UK that only cites examples of right-wing/ 'anti-woke' speech being suppressed. How can you mention Lucy Connolly but completely ignore Palestine Action / Just Stop Oil? Gob-smacking. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Look, it’s Heroin and Adderall ganging up on Tylenol.

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Unrelenting pessimism is worrying entirely apart from the partisan politics & even autocratic moment we're in. Consider that even with the most impressive propaganda apparatus in US history, the Trump regime can't crack it. How could a neo-Bidenite deliverism, focused on good policy, do better?

What ICE just did to me was a violent abuse of power — and yet it’s nothing compared to what they’re doing to immigrant communities. I’ve been fighting the right as a journalist and now I’m running for Congress to do the same in DC. Because we deserve leaders who will actually stand up for us.

My article on Kirk's "Legacy" www.erininthemorning.com/p/we-must-no...

ICE has a new contract with Magnet for its mobile forensic extraction tool Graykey techcrunch.com/2025/09/18/i... For travellers entering the US 🇺🇸, be prepared for possible device seizures. I spoke about this to CBC The Current @mattgalloway.bsky.social a while back here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

The Third Reich didn't last 1,000 years. Pinochet was ousted with a referendum. And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists. Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.

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I wrote something about feeling like a guest in a country that is my home. bestforbritain.substack.com/p/my-place-o...

The best time to have left X was the instant he threw a Nazi salute. The second-best time is now.

"I was one of the first Labour MPs to leave Twitter back last summer...That was a basic defensive move to protect against a website which has become a highly-partial cesspit of misinformation and algorithmically-charged hate." bylinetimes.com/2025/09/15/m...

I just saw this one, which is pretty fucking ominous.

Same business Kirk was in, incidentally.

Seems like someone should ask @chatterton.bsky.social why he's making stuff up? I've been scrolling through multiple feeds for the past couple hours and have not seen a *single* post celebrating. I'm sure someone out there has, but the idea that it's "every post" is an outright lie.

When a right-wing man murdered Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, progressives asked MAGA to tone down the rhetoric to prevent more violence. Within hours of Kirk’s murder, motive still unknown, the right is demanding that the government wage a campaign of violence against their enemies.

Not sure what AI American journalists are using. But, AI summaries don't equal facts unless you want to mislead but...

How many lawmakers died this summer in Minnesota at the hands of the right? Or the cop in Atlanta from the anti-vaxxer?

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Funny how this keeps happening?

At #EPOP2025, we were delighted to award Pippa Norris the 2025 Sir David Butler Prize for Lifetime Contribution to the Study of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: In a landmark victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the state Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional map and reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

I so wish this would happen. At a minimum, can states start taxing based on weight and height of vehicles? User fees that reflect actual costs. Maybe that would help deter while national policies get worked through

I want us all, but men in particular, to really, really hear these words. "I thought someone was going to kill me." "I thought someone was going to kill me." "I thought someone was going to kill me." "I thought someone was going to kill me." "I thought someone was going to kill me."