Reposted by @bstemzant.bsky.socialSocial Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 10/09/2026People who fight for Social Security must stand shoulder to shoulder with other people who are targeted by Trump―whether it’s postal workers, immigrants, voters, or veterans. 06220
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Thank you for this information and for your work! 010
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 06/09/2026From the US, one of the hardest lessons we've learned recently is that silence from political and other leaders in response to these provocations has all sorts of negative ramifications. It gives the appearance that leaders are intimidated by this behavior. 000
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Perhaps it would be interesting to find an MP willing to ask a few inconvenient questions about this protest? One interesting thing is, BBC article alluded to a person saying that the Kent police called this a "spontaneous" protest. 100
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 15/08/2026An interesting tidbit...after it managed to slither its entire body into the hidey-hole, it someone then managed to turn around and stick its head back up. 010
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Thank you for making this information available in a great format! I appreciate the context provided and especially appreciate that all of the races are listed. 000
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I would add, one of the great lessons for me of the past few years is that insufficient safeguards exist in our legal system for the exigency of the machinery of state being captured by forces intent on subverting the constitution. (See @mcopelov.bsky.social) 032
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I value your contributions and do not believe you should be piled on for your analysis. As a matter of policy, I would agree that in general, witnesses should not get to decide on their own whether to answer legislative inquiries. However, I think this carries the day: bsky.app/profile/pkir... 131
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Larry knows that large segments of the press have become too lazy to catch their own mice. 020
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 16/07/2026@muellershewrote.com, you might find this interesting if you are not already aware. A new substack fact-checking the Supreme Court. (Credit to @jonathanmladd.com). bsky.app/profile/jeds... 012
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 16/07/2026This some New York Times behavior, except that the article headline is better than the article content, @dansabbagh.bsky.social 000
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Sorry but comparing the (hard to find) story on the Guardian website today with the BBC story, I come away with the impression that the Guardian is downplaying the severity of MI5's conduct as noted in the report. "Reprimanded" and "criticized" does NOT do it justice. DO BETTER, @theguardian.com 100
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Agree completely. Would add, and not be discouraged from continuing to do good work. It's easy to avoid screwing up if you never do anything; a mark of success is to be encounter criticism from friends. 020
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Kind of like the Pied Puffer of Coral City 020
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 29/06/2026What structural guardrails can prevent the worst abuses? /END 000
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 29/06/2026If so, what lessons does that hold for the public, the party, and the profession? What steps can we take before and during their time in office to push an imperfect officeholder in the right direction, so that we are not constantly looking for a savior? /4 100
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 29/06/2026But from what little I know, I think Starmer's pre-political career demonstrates values. And I wonder if it would be useful to look at his downfall from the perspective that the environment of gaining and having PM-type power brings out the worst in some folks who might otherwise do good. /3 100
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 29/06/2026It's substantive. I have trouble imagining Starmer missing Cobra meetings, partying in No. 10, or tolerating an eye test rationale while COVID was raging. Also, sometimes refraining from actions is good -- e.g. not going to war! And I also find a willingness to reverse course sometimes good. /2 100
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Thank you! I found this article straightforward, interesting, and insightful. I agree with others that Gaza and draconian protest restrictions (primarily imposed on one group!) would have been relevant inclusions. I also think some of the administrative seriousness is not just "affect." /1 100
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Just speculating, but I wonder if a partial alternative explanation might be that they felt freer to tell the plain truth without the evident editorial constraints of the NYT? And perhaps did not want it to be accompanied by a sanewashed, misleading headline that would have diminished the impact? 011
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I think this is a really cool picture of @coralmorphologic.bsky.social at work 000
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I'm also mystified that UK public discourse seems to have forgotten the years long delay in the release by the previous government of the Russian investigation report. The more this history is buried the more risky to the social fabric. 160
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 15/06/2026As should the fact that intentional foreign information operations are in part fueling the hatred shown lately on UK streets. (continued) 120
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Seems to me that the fact that this operation was reported to the Met not by one organization but by two, before the attacks ever took place, should be big news. (continued) 110
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 10/06/2026The version on youtube can be played at slower speeds by clicking the settings button lower right www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDod...youtube.comCoral City Camera | World Record Underwater Coral Timelapse *3 Years* (120fps) | 5.1.23-5.1.26YouTube video by Coral Morphologic 130
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Even better, from 4/19 Guardian: "Downing Street also sought to demolish the argument from Robbins's allies that he was prevented by law from telling ministers that Mandelson had failed vetting, arguing that there was a difference between being involved in the decision and being informed about it." 000
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Put another way: of course it's possible that one or more participants are lying now or have lied in the past. But it's also possible that everyone believes they are telling the truth, even though all of the versions could not possibly be true at the same time. 000
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Also from the Guardian, "Friends of Robbins have also sought to defend him from claims that he somehow acted improperly. It was not a matter of overruling the [UKSV], they said, but as permanent secretary, Robbins was the last part of the process." 200
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 19/04/2026been indicates 'the picture was more complicated than Number 10 wished to present.' " 100
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 19/04/2026concerns had been raised and what mitigation had been put in place and ...it was not for her or Downing Street to pry." And from the BBC, "[Lord Simon McDonald said] An outright failure of the vetting process 'would have to be conveyed to the political level' ... and the fact it appears not to have 100
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 19/04/2026No. But, as crazy as it sounds, I think it POSSIBLE that the PM and No. 10 were told and believed he had passed. From the Guardian, "If this letter is taken at face value, ... only Robbins knew whether 100
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 19/04/2026 That may have been technically true if Olly Robbins had overridden a negative recommendation from UKSV. This is why the definition of "outcome" is key. 000
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Based on what I've read to this point, I think it's at least possible that in a misguided effort to "protect" the ministers and implement what was believed to be the PM's final decision, they may have been told only that Mandelson had been approved > 100
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 18/04/2026IMO, the definition of "outcome" has yet to be clarified. Some folks speak as if "outcome" were the final UKSV recommendation, others as if it were the final decision to grant clearance by the FCDO. Even the UKSV template equivocates: it says "recommendation or decision" beside the colored boxes. 110
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Our government in theory requires consent of the governed, which is not possible with excessive secrecy or misinformation. Your event helped to contribute to security by shedding light on this important topic. Thank you. 000
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 18/04/2026To me (not a natsec professional), the coverup is morally and ethically wrong and tangibly harms our collective security, not least because it undermines public trust in institutions. >> 100
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Well done to all! I salute the @haydencenter.bsky.social for hosting this event and @mpolymer1.bsky.social for having the courage to tell his story in public, to do so without weasel-words, and to name names. Impressive reporting by @michaeldweiss.bsky.social and @christogrozev.bsky.social >> 241
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 17/04/2026That seems an important detail since, if incorrect, it might have led the No. 10 communications team to look in the wrong direction. (If MI6, according to James Cleverly's quoted comment, the PM would have been informed. If UKSV only, it appears that he would not have been informed.) 100
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Last, I agree that we have only preliminary facts and a whole lot of questions. One I have not yet seen asked is, given that the UKSV component of the Cabinet Office does the vetting, are the references to MI6 in the Independent article incorrect or were there concerns raised by MI6 separately?... 100
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 17/04/2026 It is also not yet clear that the Independent's inquiries were not acted upon. I agree in this instance with the No. 10 response that a press inquiry is the same as "being told." It should prompt questions.... 300
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 17/04/2026For what it's worth, observing from the US in a desperate attempt at temporary distraction from the situation here, it does seem odd to me that so much space is granted to Tory and Reform leaders, given their respective track records... 140
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 06/04/2026I understand why one would think it is AI. However, the CCC is a very reputable source administered by a very reputable team, with savvy viewers who will often see these fish perform this amazing feat in real time. Truth is stranger than fiction. 001
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Is this not a story also of how the right wing media ecosystem is able to manipulate and control the narrative? Should not that be a primary target for reforminc, since falsehoods will be applied to ANYONE who gets the nomination? (Background: when swiftboating became a verb!) 030
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 22/02/2026As someone who has followed the UAP topic for some time, and now considers it as one of the most complex topics of all time in our social and natural environment, I really appreciated your essay. You get it. I am glad that you have a platform to contribute your perspective. 010
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 20/02/2026You make an important point. It has become evident that we all need to be reminded of bad calls by public figures, experts and analysts. Anyone worth their salt will take responsibility for their mistakes and admit their errors. 010
bstemzant.bsky.social @bstemzant.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Amen! Wondering how all these folks are feeling after today's testimony by the US Attorney General, for whom they vouched??? 000
