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Hapless Dave

@davejw.bsky.social
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Twitter refugee. Promoter of reason over dogma. A Scot, so one of “Jock Tamson’s Bairns”

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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin
The president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Huge respect for Caroline Lucas this week, repeatedly standing up to antisemitic entryism while remaining staunchly critical of Israel and the government's failures on that front. You can see why she used to be leader
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Someone responsible please come and take him to some quiet place where he tell his stories and slowly walk the grounds or go to the day room to watch his shows on the television. Give him some overcooked dinner to gum before bed. Do not let him be the leader of a nation any longer.
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Why you can’t trust Grok - or any other LLM which basically tells you what you want to hear and amplifies online echo chambers
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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The Brexit years were grim and hateful – it’s time to rejoin
Ian Dunt: Leaving the EU was a terrible, terrible mistake
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Anyone supporting this motion is, at best, an imbecile. More likely they're a straight up cunt. If Polanski backs it, it would be an outrage. But even his failure to speak out against it is pretty damning. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Greens urge Zack Polanski to take stance on proposed policy declaring ‘Zionism is racism’
The Green leader has not spoken publicly about the motion, which is likely to be debated at the party’s conference in October
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Absolutely unhinged response from the Israeli government, trying to revoke the citizenship of people who make critical films about the armed forces. Symptomatic of a national descent into far-right authoritarianism www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Netanyahu seeks to strip citizenship from Israelis as threats to NAZA film directors intensify
Israeli prime minister to pursue new laws as directors of Guardian-produced film face threats from far-right officials and activists
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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To understand the threat to our real democracy, watch Putin's fake one | Rafael Behr
As Russians vote this weekend, remember that Britain is not immune to the cynical tactics and corrosion of trust that keep him in power, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Senior research staffers at OpenAI and Anthropic are making clear that they don't trust their corporate overlords and that the public shouldn't either. They say that a rigorously enforced global system of regulation and oversight is essential if an epochal disaster is to be averted.
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AI bosses’ safety push sparks rift inside OpenAI and Anthropic
Staff at the Silicon Valley companies are grappling with how to turn AI slowdown rhetoric into reality
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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The American Age Is Over
A period of global dominance has ended in plain sight.
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It’s been quite a week for the “Danny Tommo”s of the world…
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Wake up, Britain: Donald Trump’s US is no friend of ours. We must secure our own place in the world | Simon Jenkins
The US president is ever more wayward – and has little interest in defending Europe. The constitution may hold him to account, but we can’t wait, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Donald Trump can’t beat Iran and Nigel Farage can only beat a bin. When it counts, these populists are just losers | Jonathan Freedland
The pattern in the US and Britain is clear. They serve up stunt after stunt to mask incompetence and the betrayal of all those who trusted them, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
the best part of this story is the vivid illustration of who gets a seat on the MAGA life boat and who gets thrown to the sharks when push comes to shove
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Democracy is at stake when foolish humans bet on machines being intelligent | Rafael Behr
We need an enlightened US president to make the case for global AI regulation. Donald Trump is the exact opposite of what is needed, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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The right’s exploitation of the Ceuta migrant ‘crisis’ almost guarantees that it will happen again | Ruben Andersson
The EU’s panic and the lack of solidarity emboldens smugglers and the far right – and makes Spain even more vulnerable, says Ruben Andersson, professor of social anthropology
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta
We’ve seen this before.
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Will Trump be Burnham’s undoing, or the making of him? The answer lies in Europe | Jonathan Freedland
In an increasingly dangerous world, Europe is finding safety in numbers – but Britain is on the outside. The new PM’s task is to change that, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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Suddenly the British right feels a political chill. It’s getting cold in Andy Burnham’s shadow | Rafael Behr
The Tories and Reform had it easy when Keir Starmer was self-destructing – but a new PM with ideas exposes how vacant the opposition has become, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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Even Trump Can’t Spin This One
You can’t post your way out of a war.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 18/07/2026
Nicholas knows this but to put a fine point on it: to assuage and exploit the insecurities of people who weren’t successful but won’t blame themselves.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This moment asked so little from them. All they had to do was pay their respects, express their sadness and join the chorus of horror about the manner of Widdecombe’s death. But even that was evidently beyond their moral capacity inews.co.uk/opinion/fara...
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Farage just can't stop himself behaving abysmally, can he?
Ian Dunt: Reform is turning a tragedy into a circus
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Sarah Calvert 🇬🇧🇮🇹🇪🇺 @sarahcalvert.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is an excellent point.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Imbecile. But also continues to suggest both Ukraine and Russia started this when this war is purely a result of Russian aggression. Also implies that US interests in the "fight" are even. Which they're not. Ukraine is defending democracy and Europe. This is Trump reading Putin talking points.
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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In one move, Farage has turned from a threat into a laughing stock
The Reform UK leader’s gambit will make him look sad, pitiful, pathetic and about as far away from prime ministerial as it is possible to imagine
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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Nigel Farage is in exquisite danger – and he knows it
Ian Dunt: The Reform leader is subject to a ferocious scandal where he cannot get his story straight
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Tom Richmond @tom-richmond.com · 04/07/2026
"Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their ​use in the education of older children to prevent a ‌negative impact on learning" Sometimes, good policymaking is incredibly simple. www.reuters.com/technology/n...
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Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school
Norway is imposing a near ban on the use of generative AI tools by elementary school pupils while also restricting their ​use in the education of older children to prevent a ‌negative impact on learni...
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
This is a prime example of why right-wing populism slides so easily into antisemitism. You need a populist framing of "the people" versus "the elites," but you can't frame the elites in strictly economic terms, or else you end up with leftism. Hence you need another way to define "elites."
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
PASTOR LORAN LIVINGSTON (@CentralChurchNC): “There has never been a Christian nation, and never will be. You don’t live in one now. A Christian nation wouldn’t have killed and displaced 20 million Native Americans, or thought owning slaves was pleasing to God.”
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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America’s Most Enduring Belief Is Also One of Its Most Dangerous
How the simultaneous deaths of two Founding Fathers entrenched the idea that the United States was chosen by God
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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I used to revere the great experiment that is the United States. After Trump, I’m not so sure | Jonathan Freedland
On paper, the US constitution is a thing of beauty. But the would-be emperor in Washington has revealed its great weakness, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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Farage and Trump’s blatant greed is sucking the political lifeblood out of them
Ian Dunt: There are clear reasons why these populists love gold and crypto – but it’s at a cost
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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Blood and Soil Aren’t What Binds America Together
Celebrating the ideals of the Declaration of Independence is hard if you don’t believe in them.
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 26/06/2026
The Death of Stalin was funnier, but not by much.
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Keir Starmer couldn’t beat the curse of Brexit – a politics poisoned by nationalism | Rafael Behr
The outgoing prime minister’s efforts to mobilise a healthier kind of patriotism fell flat. Andy Burnham may stand a better chance, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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Trump Does Not Understand the War He Lost
The president’s comments at the G7 summit revealed that he doesn’t understand the war he started—or the words that come out of his own mouth.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
You don't usually rely on Iran's Fars News Agency for unvarnished truth-telling, but we can make an exception in this case.
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§ Translated from Persian Show original It should be noted that American officials have acknowledged in multiple messages to Iran that Trump's tweets are primarily for promotional purposes and media consumption within the United States, and they have recommended that no attention be paid to these statements. 6/6 Rate this translation: B 5:21 PM • May 23, 2026 • 38.7K Views
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Essential viewing. Anne Applebaum's speech to the ERSTE Foundation function in Vienna is essential viewing. So few Beltway talking heads appear to grasp the changes that Trump has made in US foreign policy. Applebaum understands them and senses where they're going. www.youtube.com/live/WEnUruu...
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A Speech to Europe 2026 by Anne Applebaum
YouTube video by ERSTE Foundation
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Mr Bumpton 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @ivorbumpton.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
It’s telling that absolutely nobody can convince him to not brag about constantly being administered dementia tests.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
That would be bad if that ever happened.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
278yrs from now, the only question future beings will have is - “How? How did ANYONE back then put such a fucking idiot in power? How?”
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
There is a reason DOJ has worked tirelessly to keep Musk away from a deposition regarding DOGE. When cross examined by a competent attorney, his whole macho facade crumbles and his crippling insecurities are exposed. He is not in fact the brainiac he likes to imagine he is.
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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In the coming AI future, Britain must not end up at the mercy of US tech giants | Rafael Behr
Trump is volatile, capricious and unreasonable – but he belongs to the old world of analogue power. What comes next will be harder to manage, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
this is an absolutely extraordinary scoop by Guardian: Nigel Farage was given £5m by the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing he would stand in the 2024 British general election, the Guardian can reveal www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024
Reform leader changed his mind about standing as MP after gift from Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher Harborne
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Hapless Dave @davejw.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
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Trump thinks he’s cunning. But he showed me he lacks the brain for this job
The US President can’t process the consequences of his own ignorance. The world needs to stop fooling itself that he will ever change
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
We can't keep looking away from his emotional and cognitive issues. The attack on the Pope was the beginning of a full night of melting down. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump’s Dark Night on Truth Social
Attacking the pope was only part of the president’s disturbing meltdown.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
It’s hard to take seriously any “Christian” group that backed Trump being shocked that he is an out of control egomaniac with no religious belief. He always was, they just chose to back the hypocrisy. They should be quiet and live with their lies.
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