Reposted by Neil McNairEd Morrish @edmorrish.com · 26/07/2025my new ai device will sit in a beer garden that backs onto a small river and drink three to five pints on a sunny late summer afternoon for you, leaving you free for more meetings and business calls 748221217
Reposted by Neil McNairKampf mit Kette @kampfmitkette.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Trying to explain to non germans how the biggest espionage scandal of the BND is just a subplot of the messy steakhouse franchise divorcestatic.klipy.comCharlie Kelly's Pepe Silvia ConspiracyALT: Charlie Kelly's Pepe Silvia Conspiracy 946580
Reposted by Neil McNairGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026That’s because the decision has already been made. The issue being debated is merely the post-hoc justification. Where decisions happen and where debate happens are different places. The idea that debate leads to policy outcomes is a fiction designed to create an impression of democratic consent. 439457
Reposted by Neil McNairGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For all we know at the moment, the 5 men arrested near RAF Fairford might have been on a stag night. But the wild claims by Trump and Rubio suggest that, if they'd been apprehended in the US, they would have been denied due process. I hope our government tells them to butt out of our justice system. 891302261
Reposted by Neil McNairGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAbandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George MonbiotChanges in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 17925431732
Reposted by Neil McNairJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 23/09/2026I think once black clad men are interfering with rescues at sea, we are past "legitimate concerns". Once they're attacking boats, and risking the lives of everyone on board, it's just thuggery. The Home Secretary's statement is on the side of criminals. There's no other way to read it. 501558415
Reposted by Neil McNairZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Thames Water has long passed its notice period. Labour can use its massive majority to nationalise it right now. 381384333
Reposted by Neil McNairJoel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Progressive taxation constantly portrayed as an insane fringe idea. “The wealthy pay over 60% of the tax burden…” YES. THAT’S THE FUCKING IDEA. 618629
Reposted by Neil McNairSinan Kose @thesinankose.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Genuinely: where is the Prime Minister? Critical infrastructure has been occupied by a fascist paramilitary, volunteers who save people's lives have been threatened and it seems to have gone unremarked upon. 29966377
Reposted by Neil McNairGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/09/2026There were many ways in which the US and its allies could have responded to the horror of 9/11. But by building extreme security states, launching pointless forever wars and restricting domestic dissent, successive governments inflicted more harm on their nations than the terrorists could have done. 671569374
Reposted by Neil McNairAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 4920921254
Reposted by Neil McNairPolly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · 07/09/2026When I lived in the UK none of my concerns e.g. affordable housing, climate action, increases in welfare spending, scrapping tuition fees, an ethical foreign policy, were ever framed as legitimate concerns. lnstead I was routinely told to fuck off by most political parties for having such concerns. 201782453
Reposted by Neil McNairThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards. 3034391277
Reposted by Neil McNair“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 05/09/2026🇬🇧 In this bonkers uk, the uk Gov are arresting thousands of old age pensioners for carrying placards calling out the Genocide in Gaza, whilst at the same time they are accommodating racist ‘demonstrations’ by Stephen Yaxley-Lennon’s Neo-Nazis thugs🇬🇧 🏴 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺 619743
Reposted by Neil McNairPolly Pallister-Wilkins @pollypw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The fact that the police haven’t immediately and forcefully arrested all of these guys tells you everything about whose interests they serve and what politics they protect. This is the real two tier policing. 523069
Reposted by Neil McNairCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Is “pragmatic” the new, “grown up” word? Andy, there’s nothing “pragmatic” about drilling for more oil & gas - to even consider it with the planet literally on fire is total madness. How many times must we say it will do nothing for energy bills or security? It would be an act of utter recklessnesstheguardian.comBurnham promises ‘pragmatic’ approach to North Sea oil and gasPM tells reporters the government cannot ignore the energy resource ‘when people are struggling’ 1121534516
Reposted by Neil McNairThe Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 30/06/2026The Green Party is clear on what real change looks like: • Proportional representation • Taxing billionaire wealth • No new oil and gas • Public ownership of water • Rent controls • Ending arms sales to Israel 95500153
Reposted by Neil McNairZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Bills up. Wages too low. Record profits for Oil & Gas. 50 richest families with more wealth than 50% of population. Shit in our rivers. Pensioners jailed for protesting. Migrants thrown under the bus. Supporting a Genocide. That's Starmer's legacy. 26936591088
Reposted by Neil McNairGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Both the government and the Court of Appeal now treat protesters as terrorists and terrorists as protesters. It's hard to accept that a "Labour" government is imposing rightwing authoritarianism on the UK, but please read this column to see what's happening.+🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe Belfast riots, Palestine Action protests. What is terrorism now – and why the hypocrisy? | George MonbiotThe right is obsessed with ‘two-tier policing’. This is indeed a two-tier government – but the real victims are progressives, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 581580851
Reposted by Neil McNairOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 15/06/2026As long as the government remains on the fascist enabling X nobody can take anything they say seriously with regards to social media and safety 471303358
Reposted by Neil McNairVituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 11/06/2026The violence is happening is the territory of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), which in its current incarnation answers the question “what if the Klan got into selling meth” They have been doing racist attacks on immigrants for more than a decade! www.bbc.com/news/uk-nort...bbc.comUVF 'behind racist attacks in Belfast'Police say the loyalist paramilitary group the UVF has been orchestrating racist attacks in south and east Belfast. 415262
Reposted by Neil McNairEd Morrish @edmorrish.com · 10/06/2026the right: we are concerned about stuff that isn’t true the government: we must address these concerns or we will erode trust! the left: we also have conce- the government: how the FUCK did you get in here? get out and grow up, you pricks, that’s just how the world works 125375
Reposted by Neil McNairnohostages.bsky.social @nohostages.bsky.social · 10/06/2026English commentators need to stop analysing Northern Ireland through an English lens! When you see anti-immigrant riots in Belfast, Ballymena or Larne and immediately reach for "Britain's far-right problem", you're missing half the story. This isn't just racism. It's loyalist terrorism. 1/ 281323543
Reposted by Neil McNairGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Two-tier policing is real and ever-present. Black and Brown people experience it. Women experience it. Pro-Palestine and green protesters experience it. But the last people who would ever experience it are right-wing white men. They are the people with whom the police instinctively align. 942528715
Reposted by Neil McNairAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Dear BBC journalists, you really do not have to 'debate' every far-right talking point that pops up on your X feed. It is not "deeply contentious" to suggest non-white people can't be English. It's racist. The word you're looking for is racist 542258714
Reposted by Neil McNairGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/06/2026If you say "I support Palestine Action", they might put you in jail. If you incite a racist riot, they put you on the news. 6743621523
Reposted by Neil McNairJack @allbarkbutnobite.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Remember that we can still get the petition debated if it gets to 100k signatures: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Ban foreign media ownership, enact a social media levy & new regulatory reformPass law to ban foreign & offshore ownership of UK media, enact a social-media levy to distribute media ownership across society & fund independent, local & cooperative-owned media. We believe democra... 176
Reposted by Neil McNairFintan Mallory @fintanmallory.com · 25/05/2026THE POPE IS QUOTING GANDALF!!! 422211681
Reposted by Neil McNairNiall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 21/05/2026An argument I see often from the likes of Best for Britain is that Scotland should stay in the UK so as to help it join Europe. I am not Scottish, but you can imagine how selfish that sounds in a country that voted UK so as to keep membership, and voted to stay in Europe and was dragged out. 1913945
Reposted by Neil McNairGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/05/2026A please @labouruk.bsky.social, stop saying that it's up to us to stop Reform. YOU could stop a Reform government in 2029, by introducing the proportional representation so many in the country have been clamouring for. The only way Farage can win is through our crazy first-past-the-post system. 18740891263
Reposted by Neil McNairTim Smedley @timsmedley.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Sharing because I want the Greens to do well - and part of that requires constructive criticism and holding to high standards. Greens/Polanski need to get much better on international affairs. 34413
Reposted by Neil McNairDrSinBin @drsinbin.bsky.social · 19/04/2026I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other. 116150675538
Reposted by Neil McNairJulian Simpson @juliansimpson.bsky.social · 18/04/2026www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...backerkit.comGet Ready for Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of CthulhuFrom Julian Simpson - Get Ready for Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of Cthulhu 1313863
Reposted by Neil McNairZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 07/04/2026It's now been 3 hours since our supposed "ally" Donald Trump threatened genocide on a country of 93 million people. We've had absolutely nothing from the UK government. This doesn't come in a vacuum either - every day the US & Israel have been murdering innocent people. 1233768991
Reposted by Neil McNairZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 07/04/2026The US military has 22 sites in the UK. Every day long range US bombers are taking off here to drop bombs on Iran. This is a rogue state carrying out war crimes, and threatening more. The UK Government must grow a spine - and stop our bases being used for this war. 10241461225
Reposted by Neil McNairBenjamin Husstad-Nedberg @factforce.bsky.social · 06/04/20261/4🧵 A brief summary of what the #Trump regime has achieved in its war with #Iran after 5 weeks: a) The Strait of Hormuz is closed. It was open before the war began. b) #China and #Russia observe that the #US has not adapted to drone warfare. ⤵️ 11679256
Reposted by Neil McNairHadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 16/03/2026europeans when asked to help unblock the strait of hormuz 696239096219
Reposted by Neil McNairTobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Man, one of the most depressing aspects of modern scholarship is finding a great article and then looking up the scholar to see what else they’ve done and just catching a glimpse of an abbreviated career hopping between visiting positions and publishing great pieces before disappearing from academia 341506322
Reposted by Neil McNairJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 27/02/2026also, concerning the outcome of Labour's "go fuck yourselves" strategy - we told you so, you fucking fools 1039640
Reposted by Neil McNairOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Staggering that 24% of voters in this advanced country continue to believe in a bunch of entitled bigots with unworkable policies, whose very ideas put us in the abject chaos we are in. Truly God awful idiots, and I make no apology for saying that. 2171896489
Reposted by Neil McNairKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/02/2026I think this is part of my generation's confusion about AI. We were raised on a culture that warned about these dangers repeatedly -- from WarGames to the Terminator films to the Matrix, and countless other dystopian futures in between -- and now those cautionary tales are being celebrated. 44972181
Reposted by Neil McNairPeter Randall @thesolarking.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Why would we want Britishness? It is a flimsy construct of the English ruling class to control the Celtic Fringe and always has been. The Scots are Scottish for a good reason, our own culture, education system and Law among several. We don't need Britishness or the English, just mutual respect. 2217
Reposted by Neil McNairJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 11/02/2026"They’ve attacked all these people, in a desperate attempt to make clear to racists and social conservatives that they hear them. If the racists and social conservatives were actually going to vote for them this would merely seem abhorrent. When they clearly aren’t, it’s stupid too."jonn.substack.comEverybody Hates KeirHow did Starmer go from landslide to endgame in under two years? Also this week: the most murderous mammal on earth; and every thought I have about an insane train plan. 17377105
Reposted by Neil McNairChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 24/01/2026"The result of a consistent and total substitution of lies for factual truth is not that the lie will now be accepted as truth and truth be defamed as lie, but that the sense by which we take our bearings in the real world —... 326645
Reposted by Neil McNairChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 23/01/2026instead of lashing out at "coups" and "plots" by Burnham, Streeting etc, have Team Starmer considered just... being less shit at governing? 30766118
Reposted by Neil McNairWill 🇺🇦 Absolute Shower 🇺🇦 @showerabsolute.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Remember the Soviet joke about a man who always goes to look at the papers but never buys one. The news agent asks him what he's looking for and he says, "An obituary" and the news agent points out that they're always in the back section. "This one won't be". 3430110
Reposted by Neil McNairChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Norway apologises for not presenting Trump with a Nobel Prize and sends an alternative as a peace offering #trumpawards 25658151
![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:
[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]
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CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us.
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CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.
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CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-
BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister
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BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?
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HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill
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HITLER:
What we are proposing -
CHURCHILL:
Hang on
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HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -
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CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here
BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate
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CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate
You don't debate fascists
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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!
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HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...
CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-
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HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!
BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak
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