George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The media forensically dissects the pasts of people who challenge the status quo, such as Polanski and Corbyn. Fair enough, up to a point: we should know about our representatives. But it's far less inquisitive about those who defend power, however great their misdeeds, such as Nigel Farage.🧵 9234491130
Richard Hernaman Allen @rhernamanallen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Once any party left of centre which looks as though it's making a serious challenge to the status, the media come down on them like a ton of bricks. The reason why the UK is (in their words) a "sh*thole" is because the establishment will do ANYTHING to protect its power & wealth. 030
Andy Christ @andyecono.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The same media that's been writing about Farage's dodgy donors all week? That one? 010
Caroline @caclarke.bsky.social · 09/05/2026And when they can't find anything, and white poppies, allotments,and beige suits aren't enough, they will deduct a lifelong anti racist into a racist. And people will believe it. 000
Amanda @amandagillender.bsky.social · 06/05/2026One has to ask, why? OK, most of the media likes his entertainment value & the more chaotic the country, the more money there is to be made. But the BBC! They have sunk their reputation for impartial reporting to give Farage & Reform maximum publicity. Even the Guardian could be making more noise. 020
Lieutenant Frangipane @laingeth.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The most eloquently put statement of this fact I have seen. Hear hear. 020
eartheart1.bsky.social @eartheart1.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Double Down news from Israel, appalling www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQb...youtube.comAbby Martin Went To Israel. IT'S WORSE Than You ThinkYouTube video by Double Down News 010
paulcompassrose.bsky.social @paulcompassrose.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Nigel Farage’s partner, Laure Ferrari, has refused to confirm how she paid for a house in the Reform leader and MP’s constituency of Clacton, adding “there’s more than one way to pay for a house”. 1162
Jillian @bookworm17.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Something about the press, bsky.app/profile/caro...Carole Cadwalladr@carolecadwalla.bsky.socialNEW: I’ve written a call to arms. Journalists are being murdered in unprecedented numbers by a Western ally that operates with total impunity. Enough. Publishers & editors have failed us. But if we can’t speak up about this, what is journalism even for? open.substack.com/pub/broligar...open.substack.comJournalists of the world, unite!You have nothing to lose but the cowardice/apathy of your corporate overlords. Something has to change. 2468
Fallacy lastname @nirathaig.bsky.social · 06/05/2026How was pushing Brexit 'supporting power' or the status quo? Farage did untold harm go the UK 110
Antain Mac Lochlainn @antainmac.bsky.social · 06/05/2026"The media forensically dissects the pasts of people who challenge the status quo..." A similar research project was initiated against Kneecap because of their response to the slaughter in Gaza. Every interview, every live clip was dissected to come up with that Hezbollah flag stitch-up. 0111
OldBiker @oldbiker.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Disturbingly familiar George. I’m old enough to remember Tony Benn and Michael Foot receiving the same treatment. 060
AMH @askmehow.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Conservatives are not impacted by their association with a PDF scandal in America. Feeling shame is the sin. 020
anlomedad @anlomedad.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Just thinking… maybe this is an instance where both-siderism within the same article can serve society. An investigative piece about Farage would then also contain a footer with 3 main negative knowns about Zack. And vice versa. So that readers' confirmation bias is weakened with a bit of balance. 050
Peter Foden @ysgrifnlaw.bsky.social · 06/05/2026It’s always about ‘us’ and ‘them’, but so many of us are unsure which of these pronouns we are, and the media yet again try to reinforce the false binary 010
spursj69.bsky.social @spursj69.bsky.social · 06/05/2026bsky.app/profile/paul...Paul Eric@pauleric70.bsky.socialThe New York Times won a Pulitzer Prize for news photography documenting Israel's starvation and destruction in Gaza -- key parts of Israel's genocide. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/b...nytimes.comNew York Times Wins 3 Pulitzer Prizes 000
spursj69.bsky.social @spursj69.bsky.social · 06/05/2026bsky.app/profile/paul...Paul Eric@pauleric70.bsky.socialThe New York Times won a Pulitzer Prize for news photography documenting Israel's starvation and destruction in Gaza -- key parts of Israel's genocide. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/b...nytimes.comNew York Times Wins 3 Pulitzer Prizes 000
bettertimes69.bsky.social @bettertimes69.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Yeah agree - the media on the whole is not there to report in an even handed way. Which is why increasing numbers are turning their backs on it. 160
pckenny.bsky.social @pckenny.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Might be better all round if we focussed on people’s actions in the present rather than their past lives? Defenders of self- serving power would still fare badly 020
DazBev @darrenb7.bsky.social · 06/05/2026And the likes of Luke Akehurst in Blue Labour. I think he's a prime target for some journalistic investigation. 010
Scree @screecycle.bsky.social · 06/05/2026I’d love to know what you chat about with some of your fellow Guardian journalists, or is everything OOO these days? 010
Boiled Like Frogs @leedsjohnlufc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Its not fair enough! Adding a pebble onto each scale is fair. Adding a pebble onto the scale, which already has 500 peddles on it, is joining in an unjustified hysterical which hunt, weighing down the scales of justice against anyone challenging authority in the UK No one is allowed to challengestatic.klipy.comUnfair ProtestALT: Unfair Protest 000
Boiled Like Frogs @leedsjohnlufc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Arent we now simply facing a politically corrupt, utterly dishonest, antisemitic, main stream media, a political wrestling farce on behalf millionaires & billionaires, like Musk & Murdoch, that work with Trump, Orban, Farage, Le Pen, & Nethanyahu, to push a Fake Reality, & pretend this is all BAU. 230
mactakeshi.bsky.social @mactakeshi.bsky.social · 07/05/2026The dark media that started the rumour about Andy Murray's mum and Nicola Sturgeon. 010
MaxAnglia @maxanglia.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Is that the right analysis? The media are owned by right wingers who support right wingers and even fascists - so the media forensically dissect the pasts of anyone who is not a right winger or a fascist… 020
Luke Gray @lukejgray.bsky.social · 06/05/2026I’ve always thought the press was the states immune system. Watch it come to life to protect itself and its rich donors. 1262
Paul Tyreman 〓〓 @drpaulitious.bsky.social · 06/05/2026It's worse than that. They looked, they know, they even reported bad things about Farage, Johnson et al. But they don't care so they report it in a way that helps the voters not care too. 0204
johnw60.bsky.social @johnw60.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The BBC‘s double standards in its treatment of Polanski and Farage is very apparent. 020
Raging Pagan @ragingpagan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Honestly.. a 3 month concerted campaign where people walk into shops and damage newspapers, to make them uneconomical for shop keepers to sell, could work wonders 000
paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The media contempt is barely contained. bsky.app/profile/paul...paulusthewoodgnome@paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social"Why is my Jewish identity being erased from this conversation?" In these divided times, it's good to know that, aside from the Greens, there's at least one thing every other political party and their media backers can wholeheartedly agree upon: @zackpolanski.bsky.social is the 'wrong' sort of Jew. 12610
Walking Pete @walkingpete.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Why doesn’t Farage want a face to face debate with Polanski - is it because he knows that in reality he’d look bad on TV instead of his usual grooming of journalists?… 020
bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social @bellfieldboy1960.bsky.social · 07/05/2026The media are quite simply a tool of the powerful dressed up as a means of accountability for the masses of those same powerful. See the problem? 010
DaiKatakana @daikatakana.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Not gonna lie, putting Roman Polanski against Jeremy Corbyn as examples of "people we dissect the past of too much" is crazy work 210
Jon Beeson @jontybeeswax.bsky.social · 06/05/2026It's been amusing, in a twisted way, watching the right wing (and I'm including the Labour party of recent years in there) desperately trying to at least infer that a Jewish man - our only Jewish party leader - is antisemitic. Not Polanski's biggest fan myself, but it's mad to see it happening. 030
Iacovos @iacovos.bsky.social · 06/05/2026If I were Polanski I'd relentlessly use the establishment's main go-to slur of "antisemitism" against them till they break and beg for mercy. I'd also be saying that, as a Jewish person, I know what incipient Nazism looks like and it looks just like Farage's Reform and the MAGA they're modelled on 010
James Godfrey @jamesgodfrey.bsky.social · 06/05/2026I looked up the source of the Red Cross claim - not easy to find. You have to be pretty desperate to find something -ve to say to trawl thru a web archive to find a 4 year old quote. And how does this compare to say, appointing a friend of Epstein as US ambassador, or accepting a £5 million gift? 2191
Wokerati International Brigades #FreePalestine #Antifa4ever @wokeinter.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Precisely. If you compare Polanski's apparent "misdeeds" with Farage's acceptance of millions in bribes or plans for concentration camps, or Labour's racist hate-mongering and oppression of anti-genocide protest, it's clear that anyone who challenges the status quo is subjected to a smear campaign. 063
Trace Taylor & the Creative Educators' Coop @creativeeducators.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Nazi baby rapers and the Nazi pedo party own and control big media which is likely staffed by tons of Nazi baby rapers and owned by Nazi baby rapers. 020
Nation of Stupids @warwickh.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The British media, owned by right-wing billionaires, are experts are steering large sections of the voting public away from anything socialist. They shape the opinions of the ‘hard of thinking’ with great ease and are largely responsible for Brexit, short-termism and late-stage capitalism. Fuck ‘em. 0182
Gail Marie @gailmarie.bsky.social · 06/05/2026what is wrong with being a "lefty" the majority on the left tend to want a decent life for all, a living wage, a home, medical treatment without going bankrupt, (time to stop paying for basic dental treatment) Companies and the ultra rich to contribute a bit more in taxes yet I am demonised for it 071
Breiffne O' Sirideain @kinky-green-fecker.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Find the Fecking linkage between Putin & Farage ¡ 020
Sam Mace @thoughtgenerate.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Nigel Farage has literally been hit with an anti-semitism scandal and funding scandal in the past few months. It just turns out, Polanski, has dubious personal behaviour as well. 010
james50000177.bsky.social @james50000177.bsky.social · 06/05/2026the farage, trumps, johnson of this world have a perfect defence. they never pretend to believe in fairness or equality. they wear their lying, tax dodging, racist misogny openly. people vote for them because of what they are, not despite it. 0170
Dougie Taylor @dubhglas4.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Add Nicola Sturgeon to that list along with Zack Polanski and Jeremy Corbyn. She was also hounded because she rattled the cage of the corrupt Brit Establishment. 3192
ANZAC @anzac69.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Hear! Hear! Mr Monbiot tells it how it is, always! More power to him. "...they're protected by the oligarchs they serve, who own most of the media and intimidate much of the rest..." We need media law reform, but it will never happen; wealthy control everything. Madame Guillotine is very hungry! 010
Dirty Ole Town @dirty-ile-town.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Well the media being owned by rw oligarchs, with severe and insatiable greed, is ever unlikely to challenge the puppets they help install to protect them. They all fill the HoL choc full of their ilk too. Scotland, Wales, NI break away from this madness and good English folks can come join us 04110
marjmar.bsky.social @marjmar.bsky.social · 06/05/2026I can't imagine who would want to be a politician. I don't know anyone who hasn't said or done daft things but we expect our representatives to be squeaky clean. 230
Astar CNC @sunya1.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The media will dig up a 30-year-old tweet from a student activist. But Nigel Farage? They won't even dig up his bank statements from the bank he literally crashed for a living. 050
Mendip Hills Green Party @mendiphillsgreen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Referred anger going Zacks way these days. Once removed. 041
rabb1967.bsky.social @rabb1967.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Indeed - listening to the bbc now - Polanski not even given the chance to finish a sentence whilst Farage is fluffed every time he’s on the Today programme. Quite shocking. 090
jupite5.bsky.social @jupite5.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The press is supposed to hold politicians to account. In UK only one side is held to account. 020
Ralph Houston @franktexas.bsky.social · 06/05/2026It's not rocket science. Mr Toad is in the same tax-evading class that owns and runs all the media. 040
Enfinity Cast @enfinitycast.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The psychology of "scrutiny bias" is wild — we forensically examine outsiders while giving insiders a free pass. It's like our brains are wired to protect existing power structures even when we think we're being objective. 030
Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026That's odd you say that, because I know about Farage's school day, business dealings, past associates. What you've conflated here is the histories of people you support being scruitinised being disproportionate whereas this last week we learned Farage got £5m crypto bro donation. 120
John Penny @johncpenny.bsky.social · 06/05/2026TBF, it's Polanski's present which is causing the most problems 010
lizziec.bsky.social @lizziec.bsky.social · 06/05/2026This is probably THE biggest issue we really face as a country atm. It is our January 6th. Unless there is vigorous scrutiny and punishment of our politicians and media for breaking the law we are screwed. 030
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/05/2026There's no mystery about why Farage, Trump, Boris Johnson and others of their stamp get away with things that would instantly destroy any leftwing politician: they're protected by the oligarchs they serve, who own most of the media and intimidate much of the rest. 111161306
Steve Gilbert @ombudsmans61pc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026520...Rigged Market Capitalism has rigged the media and politician markets. Which is why nothing gets done about ombudsinjustice George. 020
Andrea @andreaala.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Women who dare to succeed in politics often get much nastier treatment even than the men you have mentioned. 040
Mrs Trellis of N. Wales @mrstrellisofnwales.bsky.social · 06/05/2026All this talk of antisemitism and not a word about Farage? 0221
Steve Coogan Fan @stevecooganfan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Right-wing press doing everything they can to destroy Polanski – meanwhile dozens of witnesses recall Farage's "gas 'em all" songs at school. But that was all "just banter" 541193
MrSkinnyLegs @mrskinnylegz.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Can we forensically dissect the pasts of the people in the media? Would be good to get the full picture of the people telling us what to think and who judge everyone else's morals. 1503
Annie @aahobbs.bsky.social · 06/05/2026And Labour in general surely?, not just Corbyn. Rayners tax mistake, Starmers donkey field for his mum / glasses are just the tip of the iceberg . There’s enough evidence already known about Reform/Tories that would see sackings / prison/ investigations for possible treason if it were ZP or KS. 120
Philip Machanick 🇿🇦 @philip-mach.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Mamdani had the best response to this sort of bigotry: “I am Muslim. I am a Democratic socialist. And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this.” He said it aloud and confidently. 060
Philip Machanick 🇿🇦 @philip-mach.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Contrast attacks on Biden’s alleged cognitive decline with sanewashing Trump. Not even a thing before him. 040
Farage will pay your medical bills. 😥😢 @mikdon.bsky.social · 06/05/2026More antisemitic bile towards Polanski for criticising Israel. All Jews should support genocide which sounds... fkn weird. 010
ÓLiatháin ☘️💚 @oliathain.bsky.social · 06/05/2026It’s almost …. by design. Election interference if you will….. 020
rak @raksky.bsky.social · 06/05/2026“Well, in time it will be for the authorities… to come to their own judgement.” 11 days after the Guardian report on Farage’s Thai g(r)ift, and 2 days before election, Chris Mason confirms George’s theory.rak@raksky.bsky.socialBBC News finds Nigel Farage in 🏴 explaining away his £5M Thai crypto g®ift: "There is no obligation to declare something that is an unconditional, non-political, personal gift…" Chris Mason won't be digging any further: "Well, in time it will be for the authorities… to come to their own judgment." 073
Muir @meeyooer.bsky.social · 06/05/2026I wonder if at some stage we will learn things about Starmer that are not current public 🤔 041
rob @robinprague.bsky.social · 06/05/2026No fan of Farage but I do think his time at school has been scrutinised of late far more than Polanski's or indeed Corbyn. 010
Coliboo @coliboo999.bsky.social · 06/05/2026I’m particularly disgusted that @theguardian.com is also buying into this and won’t be renewing my subscription 271
Lady Helen 🐾 💚& the black & white cat crew 😻😺😸 @ladyzod.bsky.social · 06/05/2026It’s almost as if they support them 🤔🤔 020
DottieB 🏴 @dottieb.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Such treatment has been happening for years to SNP or any Scottish Independence supporting politicians. 063
Born Engineer @bornengineer.bsky.social · 06/05/2026In the 70s, anyone mounting a coup d'etât knew that the 2 most important places to capture were the parliament and the TV stations. Same methods, different timescales 0140
Miranda van de Heijning @thisbe1000.bsky.social · 06/05/2026But that’s simply not true. Farage’s entire school time has, quite rightly, been dissected. Angela Rayner’s every bill has been checked. Starmer’s full personal and career life has been debated. Polanski will also, quite rightly, attract scrutiny as his influence grows. 000
GreenBat @reremousevert.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Why would they , "He's one of us isnt he"? Plus c'est change... 010
frenchbill.bsky.social @frenchbill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Radio 4 journalist this morning radio gives hard time to Polanski, seems never to happen with Farage, BBC rarely mention the 5 millions from Thailand ! 091
Elliott @elliottcb.bsky.social · 06/05/2026And who is more Establishment that Nigel Farridge ,hereditary stockbroker and erstwhile feeder at the EU trough? 030