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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 9h
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... This whole article is based on a podcast from 2025, really immediate vital reporting, keep up the good work
theatlantic.com
Why Did Wallace Shawn Liken Israelis to Nazis?
The people casually accusing Israel of genocide
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
spectator.com/article/my-i... This stupid boy saw a statue of a black lady in a square full of white imperial killers and felt threatened and upset, what a prick, what a blunt and tamed mind
spectator.com
My issue with Trafalgar Square’s ‘Lady in Blue’
Ever since the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square became the location in 1999 for a succession of temporary artworks, many of which have conveyed a progressive political message, it’s been the source o...
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If Tilly Norwood ain’t in it I ain't watching
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Again, I go back to this one because Gray is not saying “I don’t think Trump is a nazI” he’s saying “it’s a laughable conspiracy theory” that he’s a Nazi. what sort of journalist looks at the most powerful person in the world and turns to his readers and goes “stop asking questions about this man”
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We’re receiving worrying reports of a guy conveying his message effectively so voters understand the issues, shut it down shut it down
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
tbf Massie doesn't seem to have written anything about Arday beside this navel-gazing piece, but he's sure as shit not written anything about a different Cambridge professor appearing on camera to be planning some light treason either
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
So am I reading right that a bunch of private companies think they’ve accidentally made doomsday weapons? Seems embarrassing for the ole capitalist system to me
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09... according to this embarrassing article the main problem with failing to teach kids about 9/11 seems to be it makes it harder to be racist towards Muslims
telegraph.co.uk
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Thank god for our fearless journalists keeping the public informed about the activities of various Cambridge professors
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Maybe I’ve missed it but after this insanely hot summer we’re building new reservoirs and green energy right? I assume!
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
lol
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
U.S. and Iran have electronically signed the MOU ending the war, and it is now in effect, two U.S. officials said.-Axios
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... For the love of sweet Jesus Christ what will it take for the BBC to point out this man has a career of lying for profit stretching back longer than most people have been alive? It is THE MOST SALIENT DATA TO UNDERSTANDING THIS STORY
bbc.co.uk
Can Trump really pay $5,000 to every American adult?
Analysts question if the US president's election year offer is workable, legal or affordable.
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We couldn’t possibly say republican voters are thick as pig shit but the president certainly thinks so
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
sitting here in England thinking if only we had windy coasts like Denmark but alas
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Incredibly two Arday articles on the spectator home page and none about Orr
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I wonder if this article points out farage is pals with trump, a serial sex criminal and friend of Epstein
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Funny we’ve had two years of panicking about Russian grey zone attacks on uk infrastructure then guys who have a lot of ideological overlap with Russia jeopardise operations at one of our biggest docks and there’s a big shrug
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
These freaks are so dull
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
media elites are either racist or believe racism is a sign of proletarian authenticity, so being racist is considered more democratically valid than not being racist. Not being racist is a woke elitist ideology and is inauthentic and so less democratically valid
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
it does seem a bit weird that we all see “being racist” is a protection from the law while “being right and moral” gets you booted by the cops
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
this man is constantly on camera being like “the sky is red and the sun rises in the west“ and it’s never ever pointed out that he’s insane and lies all the time when eg he updated the country on the Iran War
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Can’t believe the republicans elected another dumb freak who’s making everything worse again
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
very funny @economist.com turned to this galaxy brain to criticise Nobel prize winning economist daron acemoglu
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Weird “pledging to try and punish war criminals” is not mentioned in this article about an election campaign in a state accused of genocide, seems important. and if the reason is “because no one is promising to do that” what does that mean then eh
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Hey why isn’t this kidnapping
bbc.co.uk
UK raises detention of British activist with Israeli authorities
Finn Joughin, a 22-year-old student activist, was arrested in the Palestinian village of Umm Al-Kheir.
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
even if this were true, a) who cares it’s not my business b) have you ever used a car how is that not defying biology
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I had wondered why they decided to go after The Odyssey, ostensibly what they want (white male lead, soldiering, honouring the classics, all that) and Ian has really cracked the case for me. Really perceptive!
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Remember everyone this is not terrorism this is uhhhjh something different
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This is such a funny article because half of it is like “can you believe people are reading so far into this kid tv show” and then a final couple of paragraphs going “now to be sure it is definitely spreading, at a minimum, politics adjacent ideas to kids”
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
'degenerate art is undermining our menfolk's throbbing virility. And I'm okay with that if they do it right' who is this message for what a fucking weird guy
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
some dumb atlantic article saying the people upset about arday are having a bad reaction
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Again this guy robs and rapes Americans and people still pretend he’s somehow the tribune of the people, it is astonishing
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Maybe this is a non sequitur but Lionel Shriver claims she wanted desantis to win the presidency and today published an article worrying about the national debt, lol yeah man good instincts for fiscal probity
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Stuff like this is why I get a bit dubious when we’re told in urgent tones about the need to cut everything to build up our NATO armies - buddy a thing is killing NATO citizens in huge numbers and it’s not something you can shoot
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Let us use the toilet then cowards
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“This dude is a criminal idiot” is constant presence in all these pieces yet the president being a criminal idiot is never really treated like a crisis. If he’s a criminal idiot the economist should be calling for him to be removed constantly, but this is treated as strident and gauche
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“From the river to the sea” = intolerable declaration of imminent antisemitic violence, prison for you. “Bring on Reconquista 2 also I did a Nazi salute” = hmmm not sure what to make of this
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We’ve all had a good laugh at usain bot but am I meant not to be excited about humanoid robots doing boring jobs in my home? And if humanoid is the wrong shape then whatever but bring on the robots to do the dishwasher
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
@washingtonpost.com hey guys did renaming the department help focus these guys on winning wars? Is the secretary focused on the right stuff would you say
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I’m going to go one further than the people below correctly saying they own machines which can go faster than Usain Bolt: I can run faster than Usain Bolt
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Again there are endless mounds of evidence that Trump literally does not understand very simple concepts despite access to any expert on the planet, yet this is never ever mentioned in most reporting on any of his actions.
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Yesterday the president said he was ordering non-consensual surgery for trans people, I repeat: why quote this liar in your headline? Why throw his false words at your audience?
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Singal Joyce Forstater wow I can’t believe these guys are pulling for the Nazi
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Once again asking how many deranged and obvious lies this weird pervert can spew before eg the BBC protects its audience by pointing out he’s a weird liar who just bullshits constantly before reporting on his actions
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
@axios.com hey any update on these lies you were given and decided to publish
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Remember everyone republicans absolutely love this guy and we are under no circumstances allowed to say they’re stupid
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Remember everyone the spectator’s top America explainer says it is an absurd laughable conspiracy theory that Trump is a Nazi, anyway let’s watch the US government drop everything to defend a random eugenicist pervert
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james-reckons.bsky.social @james-reckons.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
www.economist.com/united-state... nearly a decent article then in the final paragraph fauci is criticised for not publicising the lab leak theory with zero explanation by Lexington as to why that would have been good rather than just probably getting some Asian Americans beaten up
economist.com
The real covid-19 scandal is still unfolding
The failure to reckon with lives needlessly lost will make the next pandemic deadlier
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