Reposted by PhliMLeithMotive @leithmotive.bsky.social · 10hSo why isn't the obvious fact that she's lazy and stupid and hasn't the self awareness to know it obvious to the remnants of her party or the political editors of many news orgs and newspapers? 062
Reposted by PhliMLBC @lbc.co.uk · 05/10/2026'It is rooted in absurd defence of Adolf Hitler!' @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social and @mrjamesob.bsky.social dissect the 'childish' questions that Tucker Carlson asked Jacob Rees-Mogg. 1515039
Reposted by PhliM 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐧𝐨 @agnes-guano.bsky.social · 13hI have no idea quite what was going through the mind of the illustrator responsible for this Portuguese picture sleeve of Clive Dunn's Grandad, but it's quite something to behold. 44413
Reposted by PhliMStephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 18hI had this bit about Jeffrey Archer from the 1995 HIGNFY video memorised for whenever I needed a handy fact about him. 381559614
Reposted by PhliMAndrew Richards @andrewwr235.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"Fascism is not an ideology. It is a political technique that builds on emotions." 0308
Reposted by PhliMMags L Halliday @magslhalliday.bsky.social · 16hMonica Coglan was cross-examined for 13 hours by Archer’s lawyers in the libel trial. She was frequently in tears as her entire life and character was attacked. She died in a car crash before Archer was found guilty of perjury in that trial. Before it was found she’d told the truth all along. 5468166
Reposted by PhliMBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 19hthe UK has three industries: higher education, whisky, and Games Workshop. 421026163
Reposted by PhliMAdam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 18hKnowingly doing crime to develop your product. 07917
Reposted by PhliMEd Morrish @edmorrish.com · 05/10/2026this is just pathetic, all around; the joke theft, the choice of avatar, the butchering of the punchline… 47423
Reposted by PhliMMike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just saw someone say their AI runs their fantasy football team and I can’t stop laughing. Like, I’m sure everyone’s doing it or something but it’s very funny to me that pretending to be a team manager was so hard that you needed to pretend to pretend to be a team manager 20396941545
Reposted by PhliMAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Apparently "Kemi" has "fresh solutions" uniquely tailored to Britain's current problems. <excitedly prepares to take notes> Cut taxes, reward the wealthiest, punish the poor and sick, alienate our allies, deregulate big business, and privatise any remaining state function. WAAAAAAIT A MINUTE! 44643151
Reposted by PhliMAndy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Amnesty International UK chair Sandy Ruthven has left the Green Party following the party's adoption of its 'Zionism is racism' motion at its conference over the weekend. (Sky News)bristol247.comFormer Green mayoral candidate quits partySandy Ruthven has resigned his membership of the Green Party after its conference adopted a 'Zionism is racism' motion 1518355
Reposted by PhliMHugo Rifkind @hugorifkind.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Why "finally"? Have you bothered to read anything I've written, ever? I've been to the West Bank and interviewed Palestinians about the oppression they face. Have you? 1722
Reposted by PhliMPhilippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Manchester City is run by, and in the interests of, the United Arab Emirates, a state whose appetite for conflict and violence is matched by its contempt for rules and norms." New op-ed for @josimarfootball.bsky.social by @ncgeehan.bsky.social of reboot.fifa and @fairsqprojects.bsky.social.josimarfootball.comMob Rule - josimarfootball.comManchester City is run by, and in the interests of, the United Arab Emirates, a state whose appetite for conflict and violence is matched by its contempt for rules and norms. By Nick McGeehan, the dir... 1525091
Reposted by PhliMDr_Aust_PhD @draustphd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Hear hear. If you want to see what passes for humour on the far right, remember Trump parodying someone w. cerebral palsy, and his supporters guffawing with him. The rest of us have humour. The far right has cruelty. Think Romans laughing at gladiators butchering prisoners in the arena. 073
Reposted by PhliMpaulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Today is not one of those days... Introducing Telegraph columnist, Annabel Denham, formerly of the Institute of Economic Affairs. Journalists representing other newspapers are theoretically available. #politicslive 28323
Reposted by PhliMColliu @colliu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Been harping on about that for ages (can’t find my old posts of course) but Putins schemes are on a razors edge now. For him the question is, can he destroy NATO and turn the U.S. quicker than he loses in Ukraine. The coming midterms to him are just as crucial as the frontline in Ukraine. 0146
Reposted by PhliMColliu @colliu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Key point: The news is not Putin trying to subvert “the West”: Brexit, AfD, Le Pen, Orban, everything remotely right wing he supported. The news is that the U.S. have turned. There is no “West” anymore. There is a fragile island of liberal democracies in Europe encircled by autocracies. 212247
Reposted by PhliMDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 05/10/2026The extent to which the rule "you are not allowed to insult the other side's voters" is applied exclusively to the left never ceases to infuriate me. "Basket of deplorables" and "cling to guns or religion" were WEEKS-long news cycles. There were panels. There was theme music and a logo. 930271
Reposted by PhliMNick Harris @sportingintel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Manchester City are now officially guilty of sustained corruption over decades. What next? sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/manchester...sportingintelligence832.substack.comManchester City are now officially guilty of sustained corruption over decades. What next?This post will be short and not particularly sweet. 85318
Reposted by PhliMJane @localnotail.bsky.social · 05/10/2026For a long time I have heard rumours of secret plans hatched in Moscow by Isabel Oakeshott and Michael Ashcroft to discredit David Cameron ahead of the EU Referendum and I've always believed them. 66921
Reposted by PhliMTony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Even if bans are selective and hard to enforce, it will help stigmatise these glasses, threatening their viability as a commercial product. 2429
Reposted by PhliMJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The pitch here seems to be, ‘we’ll build the houses and infrastructure we failed to build during the 14 years we were in government, but we’ll do it in the most damaging and lowest quality way possible’. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural EnglandShadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth 761363430
Reposted by PhliMPeter Beaumont @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A half arsed threat to Fairford and the US bombers scuttle off back to America. Pete ‘Low T’ Hegseth showing what he means with all his talk of ‘warriors’ 0259
Reposted by PhliMMichael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England Trump playbook www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/o…theguardian.comTories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural EnglandShadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth 113
Reposted by PhliMSathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026#empireworld is available for 99p as a kindle deal innit amzn.eu/d/0aaF6wLdamzn.eu 43620
Reposted by PhliMPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Overcrowding in UK A&E depts and treating patients in corridors linked to hundreds of deaths. Neoliberals urge cuts in public spending, silence on human consequences. Delayed care leads to premature deaths People sacrificed to gods of fiscal policies.news.sky.comOvercrowding in A&E linked to 'hundreds of deaths a week', study findsA review of more than 19,000 adult patients found that for every 10% increase in emergency department occupancy, the chance of dying in the following 28 days increased by 1%. 39489254
Reposted by PhliMAlan Stedman @alanjstedman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If anything screams, 'we are the party that doesn't care' this is it This nihilist approach to our environment stinks and in the true sense of nihilism suggests the Tory party has lost its way on beliefs and values...but I think we probably knew that already 🫤 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural EnglandShadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth 1124868
Reposted by PhliMYgrene @ygrene.bsky.social · 04/10/2026cop: license and registration please me: (hands him uno reverse card) license and registration please cop: ah man 747693
Reposted by PhliMJay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Probably better to know what the Greens really are, than not, eh. 1625217
Reposted by PhliMIsaiah Bishop @isaiahbishop.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Can we do cool shit for once without the same characters coming out and being like "damn this isn't going to breakeven". Yeah motherfucker it isn't. That's what the govt is for 1017229
PhliM @filippom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Blimey. My boycott lasted a couple of months at most, until the wankers I had beef with gave the club to conmen. Happy days 010
Reposted by PhliMMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Newcastle United's owner forced to recognise that all the money in the world can't build you a time machine or bend the laws of physics. www.reuters.com/sports/socce...reuters.comEXCLUSIVE: Saudi Arabia quietly shelving NEOM Stadium, one of 2034 World Cup venuesSaudi Arabia is quietly shelving plans to build one of its most ambitious stadiums for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, two sources familiar with the matter said, after delays and downscaling of the futuris... 2151
Reposted by PhliMCold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Cable Street 1936-2026: Not Then Not Now roughtradebooks.com/products/cab... 261012329
Reposted by PhliMjon christian @jonchristian.net · 28/09/2026NEW: After we published an investigation into Brown Brothers Media, a company that buys struggling news sites and turns them into AI-powered content mills, we got a tip that completely gobsmacked me: one of the brothers has extensive connections to Ghislaine Maxwell futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comYou Know Those Three Brothers Who Buy Struggling News Sites and Turn Them Into AI-Powered Content Farms? It Turns Out One of Them Has Extensive Connections to Ghislaine MaxwellIdeapod, a cornerstone brand of Brown Brothers Media's AI empire, has deep ties to convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. 181276558
Reposted by PhliMMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Well, this is good news. theupsetterstrikes.substack.com/p/the-hunttheupsetterstrikes.substack.comTHE HUNTScotland Yard Takes Al Capone Approach to ‘Untouchable’ Crime Boss 261
Reposted by PhliMMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The photo relates to some interesting events in 2013. pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/n... 041
Reposted by PhliMHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 04/10/2026This week, HOPE not hate researchers exposed the National Socialist Collective, a new group uniting some of Britain's most extreme neo-Nazis. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/10/02/n...hopenothate.org.ukNational Socialist Collective exposed: Nazi militants set to target anti-racists on Cable Street anniversary – HOPE not hateHOPE not hate blows the lid on a new outfit uniting some of the most active and extreme neo-Nazis in the country. The National Socialist... 19117
Reposted by PhliMHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 04/10/2026Last month, around 300 men dressed in black, faces hidden behind balaclavas, marched through Dover with the new far-right network Patriot Platform. Similar scenes followed in Portsmouth. 110212
Reposted by PhliMHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 04/10/2026Ninety years ago today, Oswald Mosley tried to march his Blackshirts through the Jewish East End. 🧵 He had thousands of uniformed fascists behind him and 6,000 police clearing the way. But the people of the East End got there first. 18882354
Reposted by PhliMA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Hey, I’m just asking questions. Ignorant questions, bigoted questions, questions that have been repeatedly answered for many years. Sorry, but I’m not listening to answers right now; I’m far too busy asking questions. It’s called being intellectually curious. 5162431724
Reposted by PhliMMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 04/10/2026And here's the thing: City didn't just steal trophies and the money that came with them, they robbed fans, clubs and players of untold drama, excitement and joy in ways we'll never be able to fully calculate. bsky.app/profile/treb... 1131