Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialPolitics UK @politicsuk.com · 06/07/2026🚨 WATCH: Nigel Farage threatens a Sky News journalist who asks about his undeclared gifts from convicted criminal George Cottrell "You harass my family anymore, there will be serious consequences" 241969325
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialRick @flipchartrick.bsky.social · 27/06/2026It used to be gullible left-wingers. Now it’s gullible right-wingers. The westerners in thrall to Russia. 812525
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 24/06/2026"And no, that hasn't made me pause and reflect at all." 4602
cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.social @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Another one not"warfighter" enough for this most warlike if administratiions. 000
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 20/06/2026I wrote about SpaceX. SpaceX the rocket company, SpaceX the suspicious financial instrument for Musk to create value out of thin air. SpaceX the meme. SpaceX as the 7-headed hydra at the end of capitalism. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comThe Myth of SpaceXThe company has mutated into something that defies both comparison and logic. 531717583
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialMichael Cruickshank @cruickshank.bsky.social · 12/06/2026The fact that the world's first trillionaire managed to kill more people in a several-month period of time than either the Khmer Rouge or the Rwandan RTLM, might suggest there are problems with the way our current economic system rewards value. 2225
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialEdward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Refreshed free link as.ft.com/r/b3e3781d-0...as.ft.comElon Musk is a real-life Bond villainThe X owner is using his platform to amplify extremist opponents of multiculturalism in Britain 1117274
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 26/05/2026Opinion: Both men gambled on a weak adversary and assumed victory within days. Each is burdening their countries with costs that will persist many years after they have lost power. ft.trib.al/uv3mh8m 518861
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 25/05/2026The Guardian says that the National Cyber Security Centre is not aware of any report from me about my phone being hacked by Russians. It's absolutely infuriating how these 'journalists' keep checking for facts and evidence! Why can't they just take my word for it like GB News? 17648161
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialThe Guardian Climate News (unofficial) @guardian-climate.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Is this a good time for the CSIRO to be sacking climate scientists? | First Dog on the Moon: The next El Niño is predicted to be bigger than ever with devastating global impacts Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published Get all your needs met at the First Do...theguardian.comIs this a good time for the CSIRO to be sacking climate scientists? | First Dog on the MoonIs this a good time for the CSIRO to be sacking climate scientists? | First Dog on the Moon: The next El Niño is predicted to be bigger than ever with devastating global impacts Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published Get all your needs met at the First Do... 063
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 22/05/2026"On the present trajectory, Iran will emerge from the conflict many times stronger and more influential than it was before the war. It will exercise leverage with dozens of the richest nations in the world." From Robert Kagan, @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/internationa...theatlantic.comTrump’s Endgame Is SurrenderHe seems to hope to slip away without Americans noticing the magnitude of this defeat. 971538676
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 21/05/2026New Reform councillors off to a great start by refusing to vote on anything because they haven't a clue what anything means, how anything works or what the fuck they are doing. Vote Reform, get lazy, incompetent, ignorant morons. 1541364609
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialIan Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Many of the Global Samud Flotilla sailors and activists who were illegally detained in international waters by the IDF have been subjected to extreme violence and sexual humiliation by Israeli forces, with several suffering severe injuries, says Israeli rights group.haaretz.comIsrael used 'new pattern of intentional physical abuse' on flotilla activistsAdalah – the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel Says That Many of the International Activists Detained for Trying to Breach the Israeli Blockade of Gaza Claim to Have Been Subjected to Ex... 513082
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 21/05/2026A new documentary from onetime "The O.C." star Ben McKenzie scorches the cult of cryptocurrency.motherjones.comBefore you invest in crypto, watch this filmA new documentary from onetime "The O.C." star Ben McKenzie scorches the cult of cryptocurrency. 11132181
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 12/05/2026"Dear Diary, I asked my lawyers if I could sue Ben Habib for saying I was paid £1m to throw an election. They said of course - as long as he's lying. Bollocks - back to the drawing board...." 8658171
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 08/05/2026I’m so relieved that people didn’t learn a fucking thing from the Brexit vote. 18717158
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 03/05/2026Trump administration cites national security to widen clampdown on wind farms ft.trib.al/HVrj2RAft.trib.alTrump administration cites national security to widen clampdown on wind farmsDefence department is stalling 165 projects as president steps up efforts to stamp out the industry 224231
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 02/05/2026Cicero would have applauded the royal message for the US president — even if JD Vance held back, writes Simon Schama ft.trib.al/siwEiTb 65912
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 01/05/2026“So Mr Farage, what was it about the total lack of transparency of a system widely used by money launderers, Russian criminals and hackers that first attracted you to cryptocurrency?” 10640185
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Yes, this is a *different* overseas crypto billionaire that gave Reform multiple millions. 46230
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialEdward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 01/05/2026"Charles won bipartisan ovations attacking Trump’s beliefs and Trump thought it was a home run. That’s showbiz for you." My Swamp Notes with Lauren Fedor on why the GOP pretended not to hear Charles's message. Free to read as.ft.com/r/f098022d-e...as.ft.comRepublicans and the King’s speechIt was revealing that many GOP lawmakers cheered for the separation of powers 1013927
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 30/04/2026"Dear Diary, Yesterday everyone found out that the reason I became an MP was that a crypto billionaire in Thailand paid me £5million to do it" 6406117
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialAndy Wheeler @andy-whee.bsky.social · 28/04/2026It is said: The intelligent well-informed know what they don't know and have imposter syndrome. The unintelligent badly informed have no clue what they don't know and have Dunning-Kruger syndrome. (Rutger Bregman - 2025 Reith Lectures) 142
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialDr Emma Salisbury @salisbot.bsky.social · 28/04/2026This is both a literal representation of my imposter syndrome and the reason I no longer have imposter syndrome 713516
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 28/04/2026Opinion: Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury on Iran has turned into an epic search for a way out. There is no obvious off-ramp, however, that does not lead back to the highway. Iran’s latest offer illustrates why. ft.trib.al/VgqPZDS 54518
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialReveal @revealnews.org · 23/04/2026“The problem is that the polluters have captured control of the political process to an unhealthy degree. This is the most corrupt administration not only in American history, but more corrupt than I could ever have imagined a president would be able to get away with."revealnews.orgThe Earth is worth saving. Here’s how we do it.On a special Earth Day episode of “More To The Story,” environmental activists Al Gore, Catherine Coleman Flowers, and Bill McKibben talk about the challenges of protecting the planet in the age of Tr... 313335
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialJohn Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Breaking news: crime not rising www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula... 3207
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/04/2026“Essentially, the climate deniers are in charge now.”motherjones.comInside the surreal anti-science conference where Trump’s EPA chief gave the keynote address"Essentially, the climate deniers are in charge now." 615479
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 12/04/2026Brexiters turn their backs on Donald Trump after Iran chaos www.ft.com/content/385a...ft.comBrexiters turn their backs on Donald Trump after Iran chaosNigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch distance themselves from the US president, having once celebrated his example 2912529
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 11/04/2026The president’s sons are using scarce clean energy to mine for bitcoins.motherjones.comTrump's war on wind power has one very big exceptionThe president's sons are using scarce clean energy to mine for bitcoins. 13276139
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialFared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Iran continues to mock Trump: We are writing to you from the Stone Age and we control the Strait of Hormuz. 161032223
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 08/04/2026”unconditional surrender” 1621447
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialThe Guardian Climate News (unofficial) @guardian-climate.bsky.social · 07/04/2026As Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewards: Worst polluters hold world’s future in their hands as they benefit from higher fossil fuel prices, but global trends favour renewables Oil stands at about $110 a barrel and some forecasts ...theguardian.comAs Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewardsAs Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewards: Worst polluters hold world’s future in their hands as they benefit from higher fossil fuel prices, but global trends favour renewables Oil stands at about $110 a barrel and some forecasts ... 026
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Since the headline is a bit confusing, the NYT is reporting that on the same day we hit the girl's school in Minab, we also sent a missile full of tungsten steel pellets at a girl's volleyball tournament hundreds of miles away in Lamerd. Twenty one dead. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/w...nytimes.comNew U.S. Missile Hit Iranian Sports Hall and School, Analysis Shows 11436842139
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 31/03/2026FT Exclusive: A broker for the US defence secretary attempted to make a big investment in major defence companies in the weeks leading up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter ft.trib.al/erwM82D 1312768
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialThe Guardian Climate News (unofficial) @guardian-climate.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Trump’s Iran war and energy policies outline ‘dangerous volatility’ of fossil fuel push: Critics say president is locking into 20th century energy systems even as his ‘bet’ on oil and gas ‘isn’t going so well’ By attacking Iran and threatening to seize its oil while taking extraordinary m...theguardian.comTrump’s Iran war and energy policies outline ‘dangerous volatility’ of fossil fuel pushTrump’s Iran war and energy policies outline ‘dangerous volatility’ of fossil fuel push: Critics say president is locking into 20th century energy systems even as his ‘bet’ on oil and gas ‘isn’t going so well’ By attacking Iran and threatening to seize its oil while taking extraordinary m... 054
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialDr Emma Salisbury @salisbot.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Just did an hour-long interview on US options in Iran - from minesweeping and convoys to amphibious landings and SOF ops. Talking it all through - the lack of planning, the risk to troops and civilians, the dearth of logic - really hammered home the unbelievable stupidity of it all. I need a drink. 612614
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/03/2026In his first major comments on the crisis, the former vice president called Trump’s war planning reckless, corrupt, and dangerously unplanned.motherjones.comExclusive: Al Gore slams Trump's "astonishing mistake" on Iran.In his first major comments on the crisis, the former vice president called Trump's war planning reckless, corrupt, and dangerously unplanned. 14560153
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialDr Emma Salisbury @salisbot.bsky.social · 22/03/2026As former CNO William Pratt said of Iwo Jima in 1945: "The expenditure of manpower to acquire a small, God-forsaken island, useless to the Army as a staging base and useless to the Navy as a fleet base ...." That expenditure, by the way, was almost 7000 dead Americans. 710223
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialThe Guardian Climate News (unofficial) @guardian-climate.bsky.social · 21/03/2026US and Israel’s war on Iran is a disaster for the environment, analysis shows: Exclusive: War has led to 5m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in two weeks and is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined The US-Israel war on Iran is a disaster for the climate, a...theguardian.comUS and Israel’s war on Iran is a disaster for the environment, analysis showsUS and Israel’s war on Iran is a disaster for the environment, analysis shows: Exclusive: War has led to 5m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in two weeks and is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined The US-Israel war on Iran is a disaster for the climate, a... 099
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 20/03/2026"Breaking records when it comes to unpopularity" 31082352346
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Just a reminder that in January of this year, Trump and Hegseth decommissioned EVERY US mine sweeper. Yep. Every. Last. One. Evidently they could never imagine a scenario in which the US needed minesweepers. In Trump's America, we are governed by idiots. 16359922300
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 17/03/2026Warming oceans and waterways threaten a key human protein sourcemotherjones.comWarming oceans and waterways threaten a key human protein sourceFish are adapting to hotter temperatures in ways that are problematic for people. 310339
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialEdward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Free to read version: as.ft.com/r/70142bcc-3...as.ft.comChina is not going to bail Trump out[FREE TO READ] The US president has a better chance of cajoling help from Nato partners 59431
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialtejparikh.ft.com @tejparikh.ft.com · 15/03/2026Britain should revive North Sea gas operations. My latest take for the @financialtimes.com in the wake of the Iran war: as.ft.com/r/2032ca48-2...as.ft.comIran war should prompt a North Sea rethink[FREE TO READ] Sweating the UK’s natural gas assets can support the country’s green transition 33195
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialKatalin Halmai @eublogo.bsky.social · 15/03/2026‼️The FT has launched a four-part series on Orbán and the Orbán government. The first part focused on Russian interference in support of Fidesz; this second part deals with the “family’s” enrichment. You wouldn’t believe it, but the FT mapped out their real estate empire from the air ✈️ft.comThe riches of Viktor Orbán’s home villageHungary’s longtime leader is trailing in the polls ahead of April’s election, as the opposition alleges widespread corruption 4351145
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 15/03/2026Military news outlet Stars and Stripes is being directed to drop the Associated Press—and republish Pentagon public affairs content.motherjones.comHegseth's Pentagon is trying to turn a newspaper for troops into propagandaA new memo severely restricts Stars and Stripes, a military news outlet operating continuously since World War II. 64548336
Reposted by @cavedwellerparsnip.bsky.socialEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Elon Musk's whole vibe: 1237254
