mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Reform aren’t on track to form the next Govt. 2/3rds of the public *hate* Reform with the passion of a thousand suns and we have FPTP. All Labour needs is not to appear actively hostile to left of centre voters. 010
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Much easier just to evict US military from the UK, buy oil and gas in Yuan, and pay the toll to use the straits. Definitely not worth risking lives and equipment to help DJT save face. 131
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 13/02/2026For all the talk about Starmer potentially moving leftwards, it’s always useful to remember just how far the Overton Window in British politics has shifted to the right. 516859
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialPete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 12/02/2026I do also appreciate the irony pointed out in the many replies that this guy is an offshore tax exile, but I also don’t think we need to dance around the fact that he’s talking about ethnicity, not actually about immigration. He’s being racist. 19513
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 09/02/2026What went wrong? MMS has a pathological hatred of the left, which resulted in barely disguised contempt for the soft left, which in turn has left MMS and Starmer without people willing to defend them. 100
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialAmra Watson @amrawatson.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Starmer needs to acknowledge he didn’t win a huge mandate — the Tories collapsed, so Labour strolled in. Corbyn actually lost with more votes. What did McSweeney do next? Advise Labour into the lowest poll ratings in its history. So spare us the tears over McSweeney’s resignation. 👇🙄 86720190
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialGod @thegodshow.com · 07/02/2026They looked for “Don T” in the Epstein files and redacted all instances, which means they also redacted a lot of “don’t” 26585582752
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialWill Davies @will-davies.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Why yes I am the editor of the guardian 0143
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 04/02/2026🚨NEW Epstein Co-Owned Venture Fund with Palantir Founder as it Entered UK Government The convicted sex trafficker co-owned a fund with Peter Thiel, now embedded in Britain’s most critical infrastructure, with the help of Peter Mandelson bylinetimes.com/2026/02/04/j...bylinetimes.comEpstein Co-Owned Venture Fund with Palantir Founder as it Entered UK GovernmentThe Russian connected convicted sex trafficker co-owned a fund with Peter Thiel, now embedded in Britain’s most critical infrastructure with the help of Peter Mandelson 20374247
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Buy a rotisserie chicken. Put carcass in water with onion, celery, and carrot. Simmer gently for several hours. Decant and freeze. 000
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialDr. Marcus H. Johnson @marcushjohnson.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Iran is an Islamic theocracy because of the US. Iran had a democratic government which the US and UK overthrew to install a brutal pro western dictatorship for oil. The 79 revolution was a direct consequence of this. People pretend the government is anti-US for no reason 22241281253
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 11/01/2026The only way that Iran is prevented from becoming Syria or Libya is by having a replacement regime standing ready to takeover. That is more than simply having a prince, because a state is far larger than the figurehead. Most likely, Israel will want to break Iran up, which will lead to chaos. 100
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialDave Against The Machine🏴 @johnbrownbread.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Tom's mistake is that he conflates full blown authoritarianism with fascism. As if fascism only occurs when there has been full consolidation of power. There are 2 major scholarly definitions of fascism both of which tom is ignorant of: 1) Palingenetic ultranationalism (Roger Griffin) /1 1221958
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialHG Rugby @huwgriffinrugby.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Calling rugby stats nerds! 🤓 We're not just imagining it: the #AllBlacks are frustrating to watch... and there are numbers to prove it 📊 I break down the numbers that explain Razor's unusual game-plan in my latest article for @AllThingsRugbyX Link ♥️ allthingsrugby.com/news/why-new...allthingsrugby.comWhy New Zealand Are Frustrating To Watch, Even Though They Keep Winning...New Zealand's victory over Ireland in Chicago was their 3rd win in a row and 8th win in 10 so far in 2025 - a decent record by anyone's standards. How... | All Things Rugby 042
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialThe Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 04/08/2025I prosecute and defend the most serious sexual offences in our courts. The overwhelming majority of offenders are British-born. Overwhelmingly the victim is someone known to them, either a partner or relative. Anybody purporting to care about protecting women might start there. 9465412469
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 03/08/2025Israel has no more right to exist than the world’s only Afrikaner state had a right to exist. A two state solution was never an option for South Africa. What makes Israel special? #Israel #Palestine 031
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 31/07/2025Social liberalism was popular, as was building hospitals without borrowing, so we got social rights and PFI. Labour was happy to fan Islamophobia though, because opposing it was not popular, but I guess that didn’t affect you. 100
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 31/07/2025The only difference is that the Blair govt rode a rising economy created on the back of financialisation. The politics are barely indistinguishable. 000
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialAdanedhel🌹 @danielwaweru.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Actual content of the NYT piece going round refutes its headline 2296
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Nineteen months after South Africa brought a case of genocide to the ICJ and the establishment is only waking up to the reality now. Ignorance like that must surely be bought. As for Netanyahu, he is merely a symptom. The only difference between now and any point in the past 70yrs is intensity. 020
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Yes, we should absolutely treat words about death far more harshly than we treat the people actually engaged in delivering death to hundreds of thousands of people. This is what liberalism means. 020
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 22/06/2025@lewisgoodall.com Listening to the most recent News Agents. In all the talk of negotiations, no one has mentioned the fact that the US and Israel seemingly colluded to use the negotiations as cover for a sneak attack. Where is the modicum of trust needed for any negotiation going to come from? 000
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialJWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Lovely, lovely stuff 2203
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialMax Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Starmer told UK must repeal hate speech laws to protect LGBT+ people or lose Trump trade deal. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukStarmer told to accept Trump ‘free speech’ agenda to win trade deal‘Good chance’ of agreement, says JD Vance – but a source close to the administration says his concerns over Britain’s hate speech laws ‘are still a red line’ 142412
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 10/04/2025For me, these analyses always seem to forget that FPTP incentivises voting-against, rather than voting-for. No one votes for what they want, because our parties are too broad, so we all vote to keep other parties out, and there are very few Lab/Dem marginals. 000
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialSteve Analyst @emperorsnewc.bsky.social · 07/04/2025If anyone is wondering what would have happened if Farage had been allowed to "implement Brexit". You're looking at it. 316833
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Largely because centrists don’t make good martyrs. Serious point though, solving political problems using legal mechanisms is risky, as we’ve seen play out in the US. 000
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 21/03/2025I walked by a Tesla today and this is what was written on the window 600177431977
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 21/03/2025@davidallengreen.bsky.social damn funny comment about the Brummie accent! I’ll be fixated on trying to imagine an optimistic Brummie accent all day now. 000
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 14/03/2025This is the best thing that I’ve read on Starmer’s speech. Might be of interest? @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social @acjsissons.bsky.social @anthonyzach.be substack.com/@theideaslab...substack.comRewiring the state: Starmer takes on British bureaucracyA major speech on reform of the civil service unveiled a shake-up of NHS governance but gave almost no details of any other concrete changes to how government works 6207
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialBruno Castanho Silva @bcastanho.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Latin American side of my feed right now watching as Canadians and Europeans find out the US might not be a beacon for freedom and democracy abroad 834195
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Andrew Neil now.... and exactly four months ago. A great example of the British Right finally catching up. Their primary objective of 'owning the libs' has hit brutal reality. 1351871467
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 08/03/2025Robert Shrimsley nailed the current state of British politics in his column earlier this week. 39829
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Was listening to Bloomberg radio earlier. I didn’t realise “a Liz Truss scenario” was a term about the bond market that Americans used when talking to other Americans for a mostly American audience. Is this soft power? 2650261
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialAdam Harris @adamhsays.com · 07/03/2025that republicans were interested in finding a way to “destroy” Columbia—whether they complied w/ their demands or not—was no secret. they literally wrote about it. 21517183
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialAdam Harris @adamhsays.com · 07/03/2025New: The administration—through DOJ, HHS, ED, and GSA—says it has canceled ~$400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University. 43395190
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 05/03/2025My baby girl is here because of this man’s generosity. What a legend. 020
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialAnn Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 05/03/2025How and why does infantile economics get platformed on the FT's home page? The columnist writes as if the EU economy has not operated within a developed monetary system since the Dutch invented banking and monetary systems in the 1600s - and instead relies on primitive barter schemes. 43310
mlungu.bsky.social @mlungu.bsky.social · 05/03/2025You’re both wrong, because neither of you *really* believed we’d end up here. 000
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialAlex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 04/03/2025This is the most somber podcast I’ve done - Starmer is right to keep trying to keep US on board, but chances of success are v v slim. Some very dark forces are at play in America. 1013832
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialPatch Thompson @patchthompson.bsky.social · 04/03/2025The way Canada has still ended up with tariffs, despite ostensibly reaching a compromise deal only a few weeks ago, is quite instructive when it comes to the argument that Zelensky not wearing a suit is the reason why the US have pulled military aid... 12952229
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialThord Are Iversen @thelookout.bsky.social · 03/03/2025This article presents good suggestions. However, to actually do something like this, it will require political will, courage, and a new level of risk acceptance, including the willingness to fight Russia if push comes to shove. 27511
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 03/03/2025Man, you just have to be the biggest rube in the universe to think that Trump is halting Ukraine aid because Zelensky didn't wear a tie or kiss the ring. 1044716714
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialPhil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Stop underestimating Trump. There's more to his thuggish behaviour and the turn to Moscow than a fondness for dictators and any dirt the FSB might have on him. As with all great power politics, it's about *interests*.averypublicsociologist.blogspot.comCuddling the Russian BearFollowing the "great television" of Donald Trump and JD Vance berating Volodymyr Zelenskyy in public, the Kremlin have said the new foreign... 1135
Reposted by @mlungu.bsky.socialRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Blimey, the Mail. Morning. 971432227
