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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 3h

When I watched this interview I wondered if Tucker Carlson had ever read a book. But actually the better question is whether, having read a book, he would have the quality of judgement to draw relevant conclusions from it. The answer to that is clearly 'No'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAAE...

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Simon Marks reacts to Tucker Carlson vs Jacob Rees-Mogg

YouTube video by LBC

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5h

We're into the final 100 hours of the campaign for Holborn & St Pancras! Every leaflet & conversation can make the difference between Greens narrowly missing out or electing our 6th Green MP. Any time before Thurs you can help can make the difference. linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Polanski has pushed Labour from a position where Yvette Cooper proscribed a group as terrorists for pointing out that Israel was committing war crimes against Palestinian children to slightly criticising Netanyahu's government. We need him in Parliament to continue pushing for justice in Gaza.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The world might end within 10 years when the bots take over. Whether that happens or not depends on the intelligence of those in charge. But don't worry, Trump is coordinating the whole thing for the benefit of the U S A.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

US police do love to hurt people, don't they?

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I agree that the SNP has a good position on Brexit, but unfortunately no one listens to them south of the border. It is Polanski's voice that has cut through in England and Wales and pushed Labour to ditch Starmer and his denial on the subject.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Brexit was a catastrophic mistake. If it weren't for Polanski we would still have Keir Starmer refusing to allow it to be discussed. Polanski is needed in Parliament to continue to make the case for a strong relationship with the EU.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Why is Andy Burnham delaying his announcement about Rosebank and Jackdaw until after the by-election? Because when he gives them the green light he knows Labour will lose votes to the Greens.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Remember when Polansky was on Question Time? We need Polansky in Parliament to challenge Reform in a language they understand. Help him get elected on Thursday.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Polanski helped to get Starmer replaced by Burnham. But he is needed in the Commons to continue to set the agenda.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Labour would not be talking about taxing wealth if Polanski hadn't raised it. Polanski is needed as an MP.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We need Polanski's voice in the House of Commons because people listen to him.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Do the driver's feet stick out underneath so they can push it along like in the Flintstones?

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In the UK we'd call this 'a tart's boudoir'.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If that was what I thought, you'd be absolutely right. What's wrong in the story is the contradiction between the fact that right-wingers' sexuality is just as varied as anyone else's, but they pretend that they are all straight, monogamous people living in a 'traditional' family.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What is it about being right-wing that messes with your sexual preferences? When typing 'family values' into Google takes them to a porn site, maybe they should ask themselves whether what they see is what they intended.

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Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you. #ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Musk only advocates the kind of free speech that allows him to behave like a Nazi without criticism. The kind that matters, like Trump shitting on the 1st Amendment at every opportunity, he couldn't care less.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Pope Innocent III,who died in 1216, spoke of a certain kind of older man, who is "easily provoked", "will believe anything and question nothing", is "stingy and greedy" and "praises the good old days and hates the present." Reform UK's voter base has been knocking around for a very long time.

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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Quick, alert Peter Thiel! We are a 10th of a cent away from the apocalypse.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Even if you're not a hardcore Greenie, electing Zack Polanski would make UK politics more healthy because he would help to hold Andy Burnham's government to account. His influence from the periphery has already improved Labour policies. The Commons needs Polanski, so please help him to get elected.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

You have to get a very long way through this BBC report before you learn which party runs the council which took the decision to close all these nurseries www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.uk

South Tyneside Council nursery closures decision 'devastating'

Councillors confirm that all 10 Stanley's nurseries in South Tyneside will close by July 2027.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

With big thanks to @doctorofmusic.bsky.social, here's my discussion today with Lord Jackson about North Sea oil and gas. Tape your jaw to your face before watching. Really.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026

Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices."

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The United States, which once freed prisoners from Germany's concentration camps, is now siding with the war criminals—and obstructing those who would hold them into account. Shameful—if this administration had any shame.

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US prepares to sanction the ICC, that indicted Russia's Putin and Israel's Netanyahu for war crimes

Trump is preparing sanctions against the International Criminal Court itself, potentially cutting it off from U.S. banking, technology and services. The US has already sanctioned 13 ICC officials and ...

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

God this is going so well. I haven’t laughed this hard in so long!

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

You are right that the size of the sample is not representative of the population. (You need about double that number.) But the fact that 628 out of 632 constituencies chose Rejoin above any other option is pretty persuasive.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

They just didn't care enough. The parallels with the US right now, with over 30% of the population approving of Trump's regime, is worrying.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I am reading this book about the rise of Putin's authoritarianism after a short period of democracy after Gorbachev. The indifference of the population was a key reason why Putin was able to suppress opposition. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

uk.bookshop.org

The Descent: Witnessing Russia's Spiral into Madness Under Putin

'Read this book.' - John Sweeney**Named one of the Economist 'Best Books of the Year So Far' May 2026**An extraordinary first-hand account of Russia’s descent into totalitarianism, paranoia and madnes...

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It's the majority position out of seven options, with the next one down (UK Govt position) coming in at 18%. So it is the most popular option.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Has he been watching too many Marvel films?

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The only 4 constituencies where rejoining the EU wasn’t the preferred option were those of Lee Anderson, Farage, Tice and Lowe. In those 4, the top answer was ‘don’t know’. Confirming that Brexit has no real support at all. Not surprising for a total shitshow. And makes red lines seem very silly.

Independent front page.

Voters across Britain back rejoining EU
Reversing Brexit is most popular option in 646 of 650 constituencies, finds new electoral survey of 12,000

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Which EU relationship respondents most wanted the Uk government to propose

EU membership 35%
Single market 6%
Customs Union 5%
Uk govt position 18/19%
Starts quo 8/9%
Don’t know 16%
Loosen ties 11%

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

When I was a teenager my parents had a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary. It was in tiny script in two huge books and came with a magnifying glass. I was fascinated by the etymology and the subtle distinctions between words. It's a bit above my price range now... global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

How about if I send you a video about cute animals? Would that help to bring your blood pressure down? www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR7X...

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Rescued Kitten Refuses To Sleep Unless He’s Beside His German Shepherd

YouTube video by Laffey and Amy

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I left Twitter to get away from this silly playground nonsense where everything is about the verbal slap-down rather than about finding common ground. I said nothing about disproportionate vengeance or about pushing people into poverty. I am absolutely against both. Don't make so many assumptions.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Another infringement of the 1st Amendment by Trump.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I've no idea. Possibly one of those things. Possibly none of them. I don't know. Anyway, it stopped eventually.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

You are blowing this up in order to make a dramatic point. No one is going to prison for breaking a wing mirror.

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

behaviour makes people's lives a misery and it would be nice if we could find some way (maybe not this way, I don't know) to decrease it. What suggestions have you got that might work better?

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

or given a telling-off. Perhaps you are right that thinking there might be consequences for the parents makes me a nazi. Perhaps I should have just said, 'Oh what a little scamp!' and just resigned myself to extending my overdraft further than I could afford. But the fact is that anti-social

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

that this kid had been costing the local community thousands of pounds damaging other people's cars, just for a laugh. In practice, the police couldn't do anything anyway because he had carefully been doing his anti-social thing in areas where there were no cameras. So he was never found

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I seem to have touched a nerve. What a pile-on. When this happened to me I was on a pretty low income, so a sudden bill for £350 was quite a problem. After I replaced the mirror and the little toerag broke that one off too, it made me angry and frustrated, particularly when I discovered

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Gideon Mitchell @gideon-mitchell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I'm not talking about shoplifting. I'm talking about kids doing stupid things like ripping off wing mirrors. This has nothing to do with poverty and for all we know, the parents could have been wealthy. What do you think would have been helpful in that situation?

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