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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The BBC's Have I Got News For You, on this week's RAF Fairford security incident: "The suspects have all been released on bail to the surprise of Donald Trump, who exclaimed — 'How do you give bail to a terrorist?' Beats me Donald. How do you give the presidency to a sexual abuser?"

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

White evangelicals need to wake up to the immense dangers of ignoring traditional Christian values in exchange for access to power. “Particularly among white evangelicals…going to church actually makes your views more extreme. It’s not the case that more church is the answer to democracy.”

theguardian.com

When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: now

Robert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Vile. ICE puts unrepresented young KIDS alone in front of immigration judges. One asks an unaccompanied 13-yr-old why he shouldn't be deported “‘I don’t know,’ Angel replied before bursting into tears. He stared ahead stoically & continued to cry, eventually saying: ‘I have no one. I have nothing”

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Interesting. On 3 January 2027, when the Senate convenes it is under 34-31 control of the Democratic party—regardless of the election results. Because Democrats will control procedure, they could act to retain Senate control in response to any false electoral fraud claims attempted in the House.

theguardian.com

How Senate Democrats can stop Trump from stealing the midterms | David Walbert

Republicans could lean on congressional procedure to defy the will of voters. But if they try that, the Senate has a clear way to fight back

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen has died aged 86. She hosted this incredibly moving 1988 'That's Life!' episode, introducing Sir Nicholas Winton to people he saved from the Holocaust, when they were children in Prague in 1939. "Can I ask, is there anyone here tonight who owes their life to him?"

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Is giving AI childish-looking mascots supposed to make people want it?

guardian headline above a picture of sam altman next to four colourful ai dot icons

OpenAI announces ‘dots’ agent after scrapping launch of new AI model over safety concerns
Company’s product comes weeks after Meta introduced its own artificially intelligent agent Muse

on september 30th 2026

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Even some of The Front Row Joes at his rallies say they have had enough "It’s very satisfying to watch people wake up to the fact that the convicted felon in the White House is out for himself and nobody else." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

guardian article 28 september 2026
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The MAGA cult is finally crumbling

by Arwa Mahdawi
With the midterms looming, and after the Epstein files and the war on Iran, Trump superfans are losing faith in their lame duck president

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

theguardian.com

How Senate Democrats can stop Trump from stealing the midterms | David Walbert

Republicans could lean on congressional procedure to defy the will of voters. But if they try that, the Senate has a clear way to fight back

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

42 years ago Madonna at 26 opened the first ever MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 with 'Like A Virgin' Now at 68 she opened the VMAs again, performing with Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter, Fab 5 Freddie, dancers and a lot of choreography It celebrates a time in the 1980s when art changed the world

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Madonna opens 2026 VMAs with Charli XCX, performing Danceteria (featuring maybe the most creative use of urinals since George Michael's Outside video)

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Madonna opens 2026 VMAs with Charli XCX, performing Danceteria

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Madonna opens the VMAs with this performance of Bring Your Love (with Sabrina Carpenter), 42 years after opening the same awards show as a 26-year-old with Like a Virgin in 1984

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It seems a safe bet we could all name people out there who never read fiction and lack empathy because of it "What we find is parts of the brain that become active while we're reading narrative fiction are the same parts of the brain that are activated when we're trying to understand other people."

abc.net.au

What the 'recent invention' of reading does to our brains

What happens in your brain when you read? And can it help you navigate real life? This is what science tells us.

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Why on earth are 366 people watching such nonsense?

trump tv screenshot from youtube showing 366 people watching on sunday september 27th 2026

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"We know that reading fiction can help to hone the same sort of mental processes that we use to understand other people, including empathy and perspective-taking" #reading #booksky

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"We know that reading fiction can help to hone the same sort of mental processes that we use to understand other people, including empathy and perspective-taking" #reading #booksky

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

abc.net.au

What the 'recent invention' of reading does to our brains

What happens in your brain when you read? And can it help you navigate real life? This is what science tells us.

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Propaganda? This 30 second ad is running on US TV The anti-communism, government ad is paid for by US taxpayers It features singers repeatedly singing 'Love Me' as a rapid sequence of images of the current US leader play at an intense speed (NOTE: rapid-image epilepsy alert may be appropriate)

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Politico and MS NOW report their journalists have again been refused entry to the White House in breach of the court order to re-admit them

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"While thousands of kids are suffering in ICE prisons like Dilley, and immigrant children are about to be shipped to a new ICE facility in Louisiana, the Trump regime keeps stealing kids entertainment properties to promote its racist ICE deportations scheme." — @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Kaitlin Collins, a first rate reporter of CNN, was invited by the UN to cover this unhappy, ranting and raving insecure lunatic who seems sick, treasonous and demented

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There is something very wrong with this man—this is not normal

Donald trump tweet attacking Kaitlin collins of con

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Journalists at other news outlets - ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, NY Times, Washington Post - should all stop attending White House events until press access for journalists at CNN, MSNOW and Politico is restored. Denying him the spotlight shows this administration who wields the power of the press.

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

National Institutes of Health does science. Science isn't "woke"—it’s science. The NIH funds life-saving medical research. But the White House is actively de-funding scientific projects that mention "gender," "climate change," "equity," or "race". Censoring words won't cure diseases.

theguardian.com

Trump reportedly to form health funding board that could veto ‘woke’ initiatives

President’s latest order expected to bring NIH funding under control of Trump administration to align with agenda

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Weekend Rock: Suzi Quatro & Alice Cooper - Kick Out The Jams

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A lunatic is loose in the Oval Office

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Akayla Gardner, MS NOW White House reporter, was refused entry to the White House this morning and her Press Pass was confiscated Revoking credentials for reporting on the administration looks a lot like a direct step toward authoritarian, state-controlled media

images from ms now showing a reporter from the network blocked from access on Saturday 19th September 2026

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Me too!! 🎹 🎼🎶🎵 😀

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Sweden's likely new prime minister Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson can partly thank Benny from ABBA for her winning the election He stumped for her with an adapted version of Mamma Mia "Magdalena, here I go again! My my, how can I resist you? Magdalena—my my, I could never let you go"

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Mark Carney to EU: "I'm not proposing to become a great power rival only with better manners. We do not seek power to dominate others. We are pursuing resilience so no one can imperil our sovereignty, threaten our territorial integrity, or undermine our freedoms, our democracies, our rule of law."

mark carney speaks at eu parliament thursday 17 september 2025

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I wonder if the 'Human Printer' travels with a really big printer?

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I wonder if the 'Human Printer' has a really big printer?

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

These two images appear to have been taken moments apart, showing "Kennedy Center DEMOLISH" on a photo poster

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The two images of the poster saying "Kennedy Center DEMOLISH" were taken moments apart last night

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A just-released photo taken of Air Force One last night shows Trump looking at this poster that says: "Kennedy Center DEMOLISH"

trump looking at poster saying kennedy center demolish in window of air force one taken on 16 sept 2026

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Mark Carney to EU: An alliance principled enough so our strength reinforces international law, rather than seeks to replace it. What we cultivate together can survive the darkest winter to thrive again…a forest under which our citizens can flourish as free people on free ground every single day."

mark carney speaks to eu 17th september 2026

mark carney speaks to eu parliament 17th sept 2026

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Mark Carney to EU: "A Canada-EU alliance would create a beacon for other democracies. An alliance not defined by what we oppose but about what we are for: freedom, solidarity, prosperity sustainability. An alliance strong enough so no one can dictate our choices."

mark carney speaks to eu parliament sep 17th 2026

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Mark Carney, at the European Parliament: "Diversity confers advantage, based on shared values"

canadian prime minister mark carney speaks to european parliament on 17 september 2026

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