Turns out EYES WIDE SHUT (1999) is a true story. Not idle speculation or merely Kubrickian paranoia. That movie is about the catastrophic damage that happens when one merely 'brushes up against' the powerful. It's a terrible and ugly truth and we must face it collectively and courageously.

Because our class-ridden society gives them no decent education so they can't think or do anything for themselves. Farage is the posh man who's on "our side". Sassoon's General.

They are condemned by their own mouths. If the public can't work that out, then they deserve to get Reform, good and hard.

I saw a conspiracy theory yesterday that the goal is to eliminate all local data storage and push everything into the corporate cloud where it will be scraped to train A.I. (and exploit us) And I'm having a difficult time dismissing it

The bias seems to be converting previously centre voters to their view- I’ve heard too many sounding off as if forage is the new messiah. No longer a joke!

goodlawproject.org/orbans-pay-c... Blow me down with a feather. Birds of a feather flock together. Anyone who votes for this shower, deserves to have their citizenship revoked and deported to Russia.

I've heard that he hates it when we call his The Epstein Presidency. Let's all not call it that, every day.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admits that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from Epstein files release. DEATH? The truth is probably far worse than anyone can imagine.

What's the use of democracy if the media is allowed to lie to the public and therefore influence their voting? We have churches that do not pay taxes directly influencing people's votes. And this is what democracy is. It's bullshit. It doesn't work like we're supposed to believe.

Good news this morning: inflation fell to 3.0% in January, down from 3.4% in December. This was in line with expectations, with the Bank of England last month suggesting it will continue to fall in future months towards the 2% target - perhaps as soon as April.

“.. We could spend the whole day reacting to every buffoonish spectacle coming out of the White House, but that's exactly what they want: for us to lose focus … Don't be distracted by the noise; watch what they are doing to your rights while you stare at the screen.”

Romania has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in EU. Its net greenhouse gas emissions intensity fell 88% between 1990 & 2023, so each euro’s worth of economic activity heats planet 10 times less. Emissions have plunged by 75%. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Announce 'Land of Hope and Dreams' U.S. Tour - Rolling Stone

I'm sorry, but give me a break! No party that claims it's finally getting serious about policy would appoint a philosopher and a theologian to oversee the process. Utterly absurd.

Universities in Trump's America. There's gonna be a cap on student loans, and it's going to be applied by course, by earnings ('ASL' is the tiny Appalachian School of Law). So that's the end of vocational professions then. This is the future Reform UK offer you. Reject it. (1/3)

With Lent beginning today on Ash Wednesday, I know for many this is a time of reflection, sacrifice, and growth. I hope it brings strength and renewed purpose to all observing.

Hey, mister, can we have our freedom of movement back too please? euobserver.com/203406/gibra...

As we near the 10th anniversary of Brexit, with evidence the damage to our economy is even worse than predicted, time to remind ourselves of Brexit Battalions ‘Media Corps’ who pushed for and celebrated this. Good time to tag them in. Any apologies?

🚨NEW: Millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a 'global criminal enterprise' that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, a panel of independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council says x.com/reuters/stat...

@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Zia Yusuf is lying about the equality act and using his lies to race bait deliberately. Never trust Reform, they are all racists, liars and grifters.

Why didn't Farage just answer the question about Reform's education policy? Why did he seek to mock and ridicule the journalist asking a perfectly legitimate question and try to deligitimise the FT? Easy. That's who he is. An arrogant man who doesn't have any policies beyond pointing at the sea.

This activity is vile and totally within Albanese's control and could be stopped in a heartbeat.

@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social when posh boys with a private education try and change your rights by repealing the equalities act, if you are not asking why and who benefits, you are not paying attention.

Many of us figured this out on our own: "Every accusation is a confession" with Trump, and MAGA as a whole has adopted this very technique.

🚨 DROP THE CHARGES - DEFEND THE RIGHT TO PROTEST Join the Palestine Coalition outside Westminster Magistrates' Court in solidarity with Ben Jamal and Chris Nineham ahead of their trial for peacefully protesting for Palestine! 📆 23 February ⏲️ 9:00am

#FreePalestine, 17 Feb 2026 #UNRWA pleads for global action after #Israel destroyed its headquarters. UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini: "Israel's illegal demolition aims to erase the memory of refugees from #Palestine" #NetanyahuWarCriminal #BoycottIsrael #TrumpWarCriminal youtube.com/shorts/zpyLu...

In the wake of such evil destruction there is still hope. As-salamu alaikum Shalom Peace for Gods sake! #FreePalestine

UAE scrubbing Hind al-Owais from internet after Epstein emails uncovered - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-wiping-mentions-hind-al-owais-after-epstein-emails-uncovered

This. So very much this.

Nigel Farage makes Robert Jenrick, who he previously said was a "fraud", and told his followers that "this man is not to be trusted", his Shadow Chancellor

Happy pancake day! Nigel Farage is a tosser.

They are not the 'Shadow Cabinet' Reform are not the official opposition They are spokespeople Stop with the propaganda and promotion Stop humouring Farage - this is not a joke. This is our democracy

Happy Lunar New Year! May the Year of the Fire Horse bring you and your families great joy, prosperity, and good health.

The barrister Setu Kamal sued @danneidle.bsky.social for £8m for defamation. Representing himself in court, Kamal cited three cases that made Neidle’s case “untenable”. But, in a bizarre twist, it turned out that these cases were hallucinated by ChatGPT: https://goodlaw.social/n1cv

Good overview of the workload on staff and MPs, and what the role of the MP is/could/should be. I prioritise dealing with casework quickly over replying to policy emails because e.g. helping a person access disability support is more important to me... 1/?

Can we all get this information correct in our heads: + Labour have not made any cuts to PIP eligibility and, as of now NONE are planned. + Labour also was NEVER looking at cutting the rates of PIP someone can get. In fact, rates are actually increasing with inflation. 1/3

There are lots of snouts at the trough. Not just palantir. DNA testing is one of the neo liberal techno fanatic's next big health gold rushes.

Braverman says social transitioning would be banned in all schools, "no ifs or buts". She says the 50% target for university education would be replaced with a 50% target for kids going into trades like electricians and plumbing. As ever, I'll believe it when it's the MPs' own kids who do this.

In some respects, Universal Credit has worked as intended. The system has successfuly reduced very high marginal effective tax rates and participation tax rates ⤵️

So, Jenrick got shadow chancellor 🤣 Guess we can expect a fair bit of quid pro quo for super rich property investors getting let off their tax bills Also: Thoughts & Prayers to Zia & Richard. Reports they were seen cry wanking each other in a disabled bog somewhere in Mayfair, yet to be confirmed.

I'm not after removing the last vestiges of serfdom in any rush, but it'd at least be nice to have an exit strategy! Maybe we just say this is the last monarch, then it all goes to the people? Deal‽

A couple of years ago, there were frequent marches through Hollywood, California by Maga supporters who were demanding we “save the children” from a network of pedophiles. This bunch of deplorable’s are now nowhere to be seen or heard.

Can people stop playing Reform's game by referring to his team as a shadow cabinet? For it to be a shadow cabinet, Reform would need to be the largest opposition party. They only have eight MPs. Stop entertaining their nonsense.

Labour shut down an idiotic Tory project that wasted £110 million trying to create "frictionless borders" after Brexit. (Like trying to figure out how to drive faster when you refuse to disengage the handbrake.) A reminder that Brexit wrecks everything it encounters. archive.ph/2026.02.17-0...

DNA testing for potential to develop health conditions is sinister. It's an attempt to quantify the risk for individual patients. But health advice is the same whatever your risk so knowing risk is no use to doctors or patients. One industry that relies on understanding risk though is insurance.

Food banks are a lifeline. But they’re not a long-term solution to hunger. Repost if you agree.

And all of that is driven by the media. It’s the same here (GBnews, mail, express, telegraph etc). Stop buying, watching, listening and clicking. I did and I am both happier and better informed.