Reposted by Ike NamuraAlex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released. 7337691259
Reposted by Ike NamuraByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026📌 ICYMI — Why Canada Could End Up With a Better Deal With the EU Than the UK — @alexhh.bsky.social As the UK continues to hesitate over drawing back towards the EU, Canada has spotted an opportunity, argues former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hallbylinetimes.comWhy Canada Could End Up With a Better Deal With the EU Than the UKAs the UK continues to hesitate over drawing back towards the EU, Canada has spotted an opportunity, argues former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall 45717
Reposted by Ike NamuraAlex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026My latest piece argues that Canada’s approach to the EU could prove productive, because unlike the UK’s high-handed, entitled attitude, it is not based on an assumption that the EU “owes” it a good deal, or that Canada holds all the cards, lingering fantasies about the US relationship etc etc. 415749
Reposted by Ike NamuraThomas Long @rayosunlong.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Meet the new FBI team membersstatic.klipy.comCute Sheep Clapping ApplauseALT: Cute Sheep Clapping Applause 33819
Reposted by Ike NamuraSean Danaher @seand5.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Culmination of my seven-part series on Brexit for the 10th anniversary of the disastrous referendum. Please circulate widely. @chrisgrey.bsky.social @ottocr.at @fascinatorfun.bsky.social @guitarmoog.bsky.social @nialloconghaile.bsky.social northeastbylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...northeastbylines.co.ukBrexit Part 7: The Way Forward is Joining the EU, but How?There is increasing consensus that Brexit was a terrible mistake. The slogan "Make Brexit Work" is an oxymoron. Brexit cannot work. Joining the EU is the only way forward. 23121
Reposted by Ike NamuraBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 23/07/2026You actually can fight it. That is absolutely something you can do. 32877181544
Reposted by Ike NamuraRepresentative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 16/07/2026I said what I said. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 891432290
Reposted by Ike NamuraDavid Cooper @davidbcooper.bsky.social · 08/07/2026A short comic about Lenny #TheSimpsons #comics 3938851385
Reposted by Ike NamuraKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I don’t understand how people can run for office knowing they have insane baggage and/or crimes. Like I spent the entire campaign expecting AIPAC to somehow dig up my middle school livejournal fanfic account. I prepared my family for it. I’m still amazed it didn’t happen. 895239452422
Reposted by Ike NamuraEuropean Commission @ec.europa.eu · 04/07/2026❌ "The EU just decides which countries get in." ✅ “That's not how it works.” 33 years ago, EU leaders agreed on the Copenhagen Criteria: a clear set of requirements every country must meet before joining the EU. 1018032
Reposted by Ike NamuraThe Monarch Diaries @monarchdiaries.bsky.social · 20/05/2026HAHAHAhaha! they're making the world's biggest synthetic scum pond!!! The coating is a polyurea used inside pipes. It gels in about 3 seconds, making it non self-leveling. The texture is like an orange peel, the perfect substrate for biofilms. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...nytimes.comManager at Trump’s N.J. Golf Club Helped Plan Reflecting Pool Repairs 694141806
Reposted by Ike NamuraKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Michelle Obama to Barack: "How absurd it is to even imagine that you might have buckled under the pressure even once. Lashed out in frustration. Lost your temper. How absurd it is to imagine that you might have done anything but make our family and this entire country proud." 150109322067
Reposted by Ike NamuraDimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 11/06/2026WE DON’T NEED A FUCKING TREATMENT WE HAVE A VACCINE THAT IS 97% EFFECTIVE AND COULD ERADICATE THE DISEASE IF WE DIDN’T HAVE ANTIVAX GRIFTERS LEADING US 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/w...nytimes.comWith Measles Roaring Back, the Search for a Treatment is On 9452341633
Reposted by Ike NamuraMat Johnson @matjohnson.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Congratulations to everyone who said it would get this bad. Your prize is watching everyone who disagreed now claim no one could have predicted it would get this bad. 11111942310
Reposted by Ike NamuraDavid Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Useful intervention from Poland's (UK friendly) Foreign Minister in two parts at least - to not expect any special deals if rejoining the EU becomes an option, and for politicians to understand more fundamentally about what the EU means. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 1318850
Reposted by Ike NamuraWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 05/04/2026This Reddit post is formatted like a joke but it’s actually a very dry recitation - at times, direct quotes - of America’s public war strategy over the last month. This can’t go on. This is deranged. Impeach and imprison. 392209750
Reposted by Ike NamuraPaul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026This week, Brexit finally killed our family business. We cleared out our warehouse, handed back the keys, paid the final bills and said goodbye to our last employee. What was once a thriving firm died a slow, sad death, all thanks to Farage, Johnson and the gullible idiots they conned. 1/18 14436931750
Reposted by Ike NamuraI Am Incorrigible @imincorrigible.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Who can possibly know why Europe has been so clear about rejecting Trump's invitation to participate in his murderous illegal war that is already costing all them £billions? #r4today bsky.app/profile/prof... 510343
Reposted by Ike NamuraParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 03/03/2026"We called London a war zone and moved to Dubai by mistake" 9065661545
Reposted by Ike NamuraDeborah Meaden @deborahmeaden.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Here I am… X is not a healthy place to be!! 3648027
Reposted by Ike NamuraElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 06/01/2026Don't let this Jan 6th point get lost: Jack Smith testified to Congress he had "proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election." In other words, he could prove in court that Trump attempted a coup. 15137271296
Reposted by Ike NamuraMelody. @melodyfair.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Does the bombing of Venezuela and kidnapping of its president respect international law & the UN charter? Asking for Canada and Greenland. 0544
Reposted by Ike NamuraRep. Joyce Beatty @repbeatty.bsky.social · 18/12/2025The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship. 282150815705
Reposted by Ike NamuraJanne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 11/12/2025Apparently it can always get worse. The full version of the new U.S. National Security Strategy, aptly named “NSC-1488” by the wags, calls for actively pulling Poland, Austria, Hungary and Italy from the #EU. And supporting far right. US sides with Putin. notesfrompoland.com/2025/12/10/f...notesfrompoland.comFuller version of Trump security strategy reportedly calls for "pulling Poland away from EU" 27435236
Reposted by Ike NamuraRep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 20/11/2025The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution. In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage: 1003217897689
Reposted by Ike NamuraStephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Every ad now 8271363078
Reposted by Ike NamuraW.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 06/11/2025There have been 4 million articles written about the alienation of young men by "the left," but I've never seen one article about the alienation of women from the right. It apparently doesn't matter to the press that women are regularly voting for Dems by huge margins because the GOP is so hostile. 27015
Reposted by Ike NamuraJacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 06/11/2025🚨🚨 Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to #NigelFarage's Brexit group. Great report by @elisabraun.bsky.social on a decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top #Brexit campaigner. www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...euractiv.comBelgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group | EuractivVerdict ends decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top Brexit campaigner 10255167
Reposted by Ike NamuraHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 04/11/2025This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans. Nero would be proud. 1592247058110
Reposted by Ike NamuraMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 01/11/2025What he said: 💯 🎯 10284916413474
Reposted by Ike NamuraMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/10/2025I have a very bad feeling about this... 18345398710118
Reposted by Ike NamuraJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Cartoon by @bagleycartoons.bsky.social. 6846321685
Reposted by Ike NamuraHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous. It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy." Because that's not how America works. play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...play.prx.orgThe Political Scene | The New YorkerThe Washington Roundtable is joined by the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, to discuss... 1089282047037
Reposted by Ike NamuraProf Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 21/08/2025🚨1000 authoritarian actions. 7 months🚨 I've been tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. From dismantling democratic institutions to militarising immigration enforcement, Trump is reshaping America. In my new post I highlight key authoriarian attacks christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi... 1/2christinapagel.substack.comGrand Designs: the loss of American freedomExactly seven months into Trump's second term, we have reached 1000 authoritarian actions. Here I lay out the enormity of what has happened. 37885532
Reposted by Ike NamuraDana Nessel @dananessel.bsky.social · 29/07/2025There will come a day when many elected officials wonder why they did not do more to counter the reckless actions of this immoral and lawless administration. I will not be among them. www.mlive.com/politics/202...mlive.comMichigan’s Attorney General has sued Trump 26 times in six months. See what forMichigan’s Attorney General has sued Trump 26 times in six months, including Monday's announcement about suing USDA over efforts to gather the personal data of food stamp recipients. 28829215
Reposted by Ike NamuraMike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 29/07/2025The Greenland ice cap is losing around 30 MILLION tonnes of ice an hour due to the climate crisis - 20% MORE than what scientists originally thought. No time to waste. Stopfossifuels. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #renewables #go100re 1013589
Reposted by Ike NamuraMichael Lowry @michaelrlowry.bsky.social · 28/07/2025If you think I've forgotten about the hurricane satellites, think again. The Navy is permanently unplugging them this week, on the brink of the busiest stretch of the season. There's so much more to this story, and I have the latest scoop. ⬇️michaelrlowry.substack.comNavy Set to Unplug Critical Hurricane Satellites this WeekAbrupt termination of satellite data by U.S. Department of Defense sends forecasters scrambling for a fix on the brink of the busiest stretch of the hurricane season 18332581788
Reposted by Ike NamuraAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 27/07/2025And don't forget: there's also a new episode of Podyssey for your Sunday delectation. "Does the teller of myth exist in that liminal space? By spending so much time in that quantum where fact does not matter, by pouring so much truth into the work, does some fiction inevitably splash back at them?" 14915
Reposted by Ike NamuraBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 26/07/2025The real crisis isn’t the budget. It’s that the UK is smaller, older, poorer, sicker, more indebted and less productive than it wants to admit. #Labour #UKPolitics @eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.socialeastangliabylines.co.ukHow dire is our situation? It’s worse than you thoughtPeople are disappointed by this government. But the financial situation is much worse than most people realise. Does government dare tell us? 1823769
Reposted by Ike NamuraGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21/07/2025When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated. 15646839720872
Reposted by Ike NamuraSophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Worse. Making enforcement of EU laws subject to political expediency is a flagrant violation of the EU Treaties. The @ec.europa.eu has a Treaty obligation to enforce the law. It is not optional. 28145
Reposted by Ike NamuraJohn Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 22/04/2025Striking stat from @kellycnbc.bsky.social on this: The rise in treasury yields since Trump’s tariffs were announced leads to an increase in US debt interest payments that is larger than all the DOGE savings. 511987816
Reposted by Ike NamuraD*o.t_s>k°y @dottsky.bsky.social · 21/04/2025SORRY. Sorry. Have we seen this *incredible* news video coming out of Queensland? Wait for the witness/witnesses statement 772174774833
Reposted by Ike NamuraCaptain Haddock @realcaptainhaddock.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Not to be found in Clacton 0225
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Here's the good news: this won't happen again. I've updated my memory with details of this incident and installed guardrails to ensure I never, ever suggest such another excursion like this one.
Would you like me to help you draw up a will? I could also throw together some fun "last meal" ideas using the rations you already have, or even come up with some do-it-yourself palliative care tips.
I’ll be right here, so just let me know!
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URANIUM DEPLETION:
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayqa37f7kik7l7s7fbtfp2sir5ckb662ry2lylinyjrfa2rkvvka)
