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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It would seem the Home Office has now acquired the ability to impose, without visibility or accountability, shadow bans on students coming to British universities from particular countries. How? Because of the interaction between indiv visa decisions (made by HO alone) and visa rules for unis 1/?

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just in case this history is useful in light of the current discourse podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/z...

podcasts.apple.com

Zionism Part 1

Podcast Episode · Origin Story · 10 July 2023 · 54min

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This was a two act play by the Russians. It’s both a tragedy and a comedy.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Bonnie Greer, "What can we learn from Donald Trump? Nothing" Fiona Bruce interrupts, "Bonnie, I just want to point out that maybe half of the audience are applauding" Bonnie Greer, "If I can just carry on" Fiona Bruce, "Of course" #BBCQT

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My god this woman's simple truth telling and refusal to be silenced for it should shame the current leadership of Labour. Total respect for her.

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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It’s also (sort of) the 939th anniversary of William ‘Conqueror’ I dying because the king of France called him fat. Well, according to Chambers’ Book of Days it was the 10th, even though pretty much every other source says 9th (but we were busy yesterday with Mary Whitehouse)

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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today, the anniversary (one way or another) of three deaths: one that wasn’t supposed to happen, because Henry II, Count of Champagne and King of Jerusalem, was only 31, but on this day in 1197 had a slight mishap with a window...

Excerpt from Steven Runciman’s A History of the Crusades, Volume Three: On 10 September 1197 his troops assembled in the palace courtyard; and Henry reviewed them from the window of an upper gallery. At that moment envoys from the Pisan colony entered the room. Henry turned to greet them, then, forgetting where he was, stepped backward through the open window. His little dwarf, Scarlet, was standing by him and grabbed at his clothes. But Henry was a heavy man and Scarlet very light. They crashed together on to the pavement below and were killed."

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Noel @noelgl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Oh yes ! And a wife beater, and a kidnapper, with an interesting approach to grooming gang victims…

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Origin Story @originstorypodcast.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New episode out today – Live at Union Chapel. @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social discuss how the Daily Telegraph’s deterioration from grey citadel of High Toryism to feral troll farm mirrors the cognitive decline of conservatism in Britain. Listen now ➡️ linktr.ee/originstoryp...

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

If you couldn't come to the show, you can listen to it now. This time we take on a classic narrative topic but on stage with a brilliant crowd

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Wait, so James Orr being given Google Scholar credit / clout for the work of a different James Orr, 1844-1913?

library catalogue record screenshot: Print Book
The resurrection of Jesus / by James Orr
Orr, James, 1844-1913.
London : Hodder and Stoughton; 1908

library catalogue record screenshot: Print Book
The progress of dogma : being the Elliot lectures, delivered at the Western Theological Seminary, Allegheny, Penna., U.S.A., 1897 / by James Orr
Orr, James, 1844-1913.
London : Hodder and Stoughton...; 1901

James Orr
University Lecturer in Philosophy of Religion, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge
Verified email at cam.ac.uk - Homepage
ArticlesCited byPublic access
Title / Cited by / Year
The international standard Bible encyclopaedia
J Orr
WB Eerdmans
825 1956
Christian view of God and the world
J Orr
CCEL
166 2012
The Progress of Dogma
J Orr
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
97 1901
The Christian View of God and the World: As Centring in the Incarnation
J Orr
Charles Scribner's Sons
70 1907
God's Image in Man and its Defacement in the Light of Modern Denials
J Orr
Hodder and Stroughton
63 1905
Revelation and Inspiration
J Orr
C. Scribner's sons
58 191

https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=en&hl=en&user=qbksHpYAAAAJ

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 09/09/2026

If the argument is that Israel's global reputation is directly correlated to the safety of the Jewish diaspora then surely no one has a bigger responsibility to safeguard that reputation than Israel's Prime Minister. ... and he doesn't appear to give a shit.

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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 05/09/2026

Chatting just now with local Kent winegrower at farmer's market. This year's grapes are "smaller than peas" - not going to bother to harvest. What did he think of politicians saying 'hey enjoy your English sparkling wine thanks to climate change'? "Fucking morons."

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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

If no other picture survives Reform UK conference this year, let it be this one. It is a teachable moment. #ReformAssault #Fascism

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

As a middle-aged white male Brit, I would like to condemn and distance myself from the actions of these people. They do not represent all of the middle-aged white male Brit community.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"We've done nothing wrong but the people who did it have been sacked for (not) doing it," is quite the defence. And is it just me or Does. Farage. Get. Even. More. Comically. Staccato when he's straining his own enormous capacity for lying?

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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This bit from The Times’ story on the killing of Bradley Townsend, a fisherman from Barnsley who volunteered for the Russian Army, leaves quite a lot out. Aiden Minnis is a former member of the National Front who was jailed for four years for a racist attack. "Another Briton”, indeed.

Aiden Minnis, another Briton enlisted with Russian forces, paid tribute to his friend on social media, saying he had "sacrificed his life for our cause".

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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

One of the things us an industry need to stop doing is perpetuating the 'they say this on social media, but they're a sweetheart in real life' about awful people I've had other journos say this to me about some of the most pernicious grifters over the years, some of who crossed many lines this week

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

My friend and colleague @calroscow.bsky.social has launched a magazine for people who refuse to accept that life can't be a bit nicer. Sharp writing on world affairs, culture, travel & design for the "nerdy-but-epicurean." His opening letter is a lovely read 👇 www.paperweightmag.com/letter-from-...

paperweightmag.com

Letter from the editor: The curiosity to dream that greater things are possible.

Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Cal Roscow, smashes the Champagne against the bow in this first letter from the editor.

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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I feared this would happen. His story was troubling but the wave of hatred and obsession in the media when he was clearly someone who was vulnerable - whatever you thought of him - was entirely disproportionate and in my view fuelled by racists. My thoughts are with his loved ones tonight.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14/08/2026

Cambridge University should have known better, Fleet Street should have known better, the people hungrily absorbing every bit of news about it, making newsrooms feel like they had to keep going with it as a story, should have known better, horrible horrible horrible

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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Jason Arday being found dead is a horrendous way for the story to end. Elements of the press and wider media are who were relentless in their pursuit won’t stop for a moment to consider how brutal that attention was.

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Lest we forget how gleefully foul he was. This passes for comedy in certain circles

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Andrew @basking-crow.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Watched Dirty Dancing with my daughter and her friend. It’s a movie way ahead of its time in that one of the worst characters in it is a massive Ayn Rand fan.

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Larry Mitchell @drlarrymitchell.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Senator Bernie Morano was a big tough guy today, hurling F-bombs and swearing attacks on Dr. Fauci. I would've been more impressed if Moreno had spoken out, even once, about his daughter being beaten and abused and his granddaughter's collar bone being broken by Rep. Max Miller.

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Chase Mitchell @chasemit.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Musk just has a hard time wrapping his head around a story where a man’s wife and child care if he comes home

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👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Andy Burnham is currently being given the access codes for the national computer. It was designed by Charles Babbage inn 1867, is made out of zinc, crystal, and the heart of Lord Nelson, and is located seven miles below the crypt of Westminster Abbey.

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Kenny Stewart @kennystew.art · 18/07/2026

Inside the hydrogen and oxygen campaign to infiltrate water.

Times headline:
Inside the extreme far-right campaign to infiltrate Restore Britain

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Andrew @basking-crow.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

He’s gone to a (much) warmer place.

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Thinking about this, it is quite striking that we’ve suddenly decided taking extremely dubious undeclared bungs from millionaires is utterly intolerable and anyone who does it is a crook, what, two weeks after Keir Starmer announced he was resigning.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Katie Hopkins kicked out of pub in East London during England Croatia match on Wednesday. Seems to take it well... youtube.com/shorts/9QBke...

youtube.com

Katie Hopkins Removed From East London Pub After Heated Football Match Incident

YouTube video by NewsBuzz UK 🇬🇧

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

If you're just waking up: lol. Also: ha. Good times out here. Make some coffee and take it all in

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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

the BBC, like Labour, is run by people who are embarrassed at being liked by those who like it, and crave the approval of those who hate it

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

"We hear little of these other incidents because their white perpetrators do not fit the narrative — or the political business model — of the populist right." - terrific column by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social:

ft.com

The business model of white victimhood

Rage on the right and a narrative of disadvantage changing sides is rewarded by social media

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Shocking interview w/ DUP’s Carla Lockhart on BBC Radio 4 rnow Refuses to describe the violence in Belfast as thuggery, then attacks media for being asked about why she was standing next to masked loyalists the other day. Ends by whipping everything up some more No wonder we’re in such a mess

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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 03/06/2026

Can anyone else remember UKIP’s position on whether Jo Cox’s murder was a proper matter for politicians to debate in the context of the Brexit referendum?

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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

NEW | A look at Simon Heffer’s new publisher. Spoiler: it ♥️ ‘race science’ guys and antisemites… BARON BLACKWATER’S VERY BAD BOOK CLUB He’s promoting his Enoch Powell book in The Telegraph and Spectator. His chosen publisher is a far-right cesspit. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/baron-blac...

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Baron Blackwater's Very Bad Book Club

Simon Heffer has been promoting his republished biography of Enoch Powell in The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator. His chosen publisher is a far-right cesspit.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

it’s such shibboleth of modern politics to blame politicians for failing town centres when the primary driver is - surely - all of us buying more and more stuff online

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Lucretius Bourgeois @maviscruet.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Much as people complain about being an adult, you can just make yourself a whole pile of roast potatoes at 3am and nobody can stop you.

A close up of some roast potatoes on kitchen roll

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Reform's Ricky Hodges urged "veterans" to put the city's mayor, Sadiq Khan, "in a coma for a long time". Previously said he wanted to shoot people "in the face", and that he would "love to come up against" a group of Labour activists to "take their... limbs off". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Hastings Reform UK candidate probed over offensive Facebook posts

Ricky Hodges said on social media that Muslims

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Tech oligarchs vastly overestimate their own intelligence. They think their personal biases and greed form a groundbreaking political philosophy. It is incredibly pathetic. Henry Ford did the exact same thing almost a hundred years ago, and history remembers him for it

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Vanessa S @vanessalovesgym.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

This is an exceptionally good episode

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

This Amazon user review of MattGPT's book is 👌🏽 "The writing is aggressively mediocre. There is not a single sentence in this book that will stay with you. Not one image, not one idea, not one moment of genuine insight. Goodwin writes like a man terrified that clarity might expose him."

1.0 out of 5 stars Suicide of a Nation: A Complete Waste of Paper

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2026
Format: Kindle Edition

Let’s be clear about what this book is. It is not analysis. It is not scholarship. It is not even a coherent argument. It is anxiety dressed up in a suit and pretending to be serious.

The logic collapses on page one and never recovers. Goodwin builds his entire case on the oldest and laziest trick in bad writing. Take a complicated thing, strip out everything that makes it complicated, and then act shocked at how simple it turns out to be. A first year student would get this handed back with red pen all over it.

The evidence is a joke. Sources are cherry picked with surgical precision to exclude anything that disagrees. Entire fields of research including sociology, economics, history are casually ignored because they had the nerve to reach different conclusions. This is not how thinking works. This is how a man who has already made up his mind pretends he hasn’t.

The writing is aggressively mediocre. There is not a single sentence in this book that will stay with you. Not one image, not one idea, not one moment of genuine insight. Goodwin writes like a man terrified that clarity might expose him. The prose is bloated, the chapters are repetitive, and the conclusion says nothing that the introduction didn’t already say badly.

But the greatest failure of this book is its profound lack of curiosity. It looks at a complex, messy, beautiful world full of difficult questions and sees only something to fear. That is not the mark of a thinker. That is the mark of someone who stopped thinking and decided to start selling instead.

Suicide of a Nation is not dangerous because it is radical. It is dangerous because it is lazy. And laziness, dressed up as common sense, is how bad ideas spread.

A embarrassment from start to finish.

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 14/03/2026

Inside the Department of War are two wolves: "We've shut down the Colleges of War because book learnings are woke, gay, and irrelevant to war fighting." "How come no one told us the Strait is important, there are different kinds of Kurds, Iran is big, and air power historically doesn't win wars?"

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

In 1915 Britain was at war in the Middle East. It was utterly dominant in one particular domain- the naval. Britain smelt a quick & easy victory- using their naval mastery to batter their way up the Dardanelles Straits & threaten Istanbul Instead it would be an epic of imperial hubris

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Origin Story @originstorypodcast.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

🧌 New episode out 🧌 To understand the Trump administration, you need to understand Stephen Miller. @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social are here to accompany you on this treacherous journey. Listen / watch ➡️ linktr.ee/originstoryp...

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