Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 8hNew Raffish Mix has dropped. Featuring Björk, Deee-Lite (no, not that one), 4AM Kru, Freestylers, Mr Oizo, a spoonful of acid, some summer nights, an English garden, a poor milkman and the SNCF www.mixcloud.com/raffishdj/th...mixcloud.comThe Raffish Mix IV by Raf BehrMore impudent mashups and cheeky samples stitched together with acid squelches, funky grooves and ferocious breakbeats. Featuring: Freestylers, Björk, Deee-Lite, 4AM Kru, Tevye the Milkman and the SNC... 0180
Reposted by Rafael BehrOh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026🗳️ BONUS HOLBORNCAST 🗳️ Labour holds Starmer’s old seat… but is Polanski in trouble? 🗳️ @steverichards.bsky.social of Rock & Roll Politics reads the runes with @nndroid.bsky.social 🗳️ Listen linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow... 1113
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“The government sabotaged my chances by maximising the likelihood of voters paying attention to my party” is not the defence he thinks it is. 41389
Reposted by Rafael BehrRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”. 231356486
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Fair. But they’d get more credit for that if they STFU at night. 4130
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Thank you. I think you’re right that Greens are now making Burnham’s life easier but there is a risk of wider discrediting of the whole ‘progressive bloc’ in a messy general election where tactical voting will be key. Tories will try to push a vote red, get green line. 1111
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Column on Greens, anti-Zionism and why the people who pathologically hate something are not the most reliable people to define it accurately www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comZack Polanski had the chance to show real leadership. He blew it | Rafael BehrA toxic debate over anti-Zionism leaves the Green leader looking like a passenger in the movement that carried him to the top, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 6470133
Reposted by Rafael BehrRobert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 06/10/2026Kane and Unable: my SKETCH of Kemi Badenoch's decision to conduct her broadcast interviews as a tribute to Jeffrey Archer. thecritic.co.uk/kane... 815034
Reposted by Rafael BehrGeneral Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Browsing the Britain's Homegrown Sumo Scene on Getty and think I've found a new meme 4879
Reposted by Rafael BehrOh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026☕︎ NEW EDITION ☕︎ The Tories in Badenoch’s fantasy world, where Britain somehow wants more Conservatism, only harder. 🥀 Plus: The total mess of Greens’ anti-Zionism motion 📳 Listen – linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow... 03714
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Given how hard the ‘Right Way’ argues that incentives are key to good policy and how it claims also to respect facts of climate science it is notable how the energy policy section consists exclusively of *disincentives* to act on the facts of climate change. 1368
Reposted by Rafael BehrThe Bunker podcast – Your daily news Deep Dive @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Conservative Party conference is here and Kemi Badenoch seems to think she can save the Tories single-handedly. Can she? (You know the answer but play along...) @rafaelbehr.bsky.social joins @jacobjarvis.bsky.social to discuss the news to watch this week ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod 1155
Reposted by Rafael BehrMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 02/10/2026no I'm sorry who told Le Monde we were calling it "Breturn", own up 141994132
Reposted by Rafael BehrDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Finally, the Footlose/Flashdance crossover we were promised 1924243
Reposted by Rafael BehrThe Bunker podcast – Your daily news Deep Dive @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🌀 HOT TAKE TIME MACHINE 🌀 Burnham “channels Oprah”, the PM’s “Beatles granny” speech, sofa socialism and an intergenerational iced coffee rift? @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social, @jonnelledge.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social pick apart the strangest takes in the op-edverse ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod 0125
Reposted by Rafael BehrThe Bunker podcast – Your daily news Deep Dive @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🚨 The far-right is reshaping politics across Europe. So what's driving its rise? What do these movements have in common? How did we get here – and what might happen next? 🚨 NYT’s chief diplomatic correspondent for Europe Steven Erlanger and @rafaelbehr.bsky.social discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod 166
Reposted by Rafael BehrThe Bunker podcast – Your daily news Deep Dive @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🗓️ WEEKLY WRAP-UP 🗓️ Can Burnham defeat Russia’s slopaganda? Trump meets Xi, Piers Morgan vs Earl Spencer (can’t they both lose?), “Danny Thommo” gets his collar felt… and more stories that shaped the week. 🗓️ With @rafaelbehr.bsky.social & @nndroid.bsky.social 🗓️ Listen linktr.ee/bunker_pod 152
Reposted by Rafael BehrAndrew Harrison @nndroid.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Most British people’s idea of the real crime rate is enormously out of whack with reality… but extreme politicians and rightwing newspapers have zero interest in enlightening them. This is a brilliant edition that you really should share with any Reform-curious or Daily-Mail-afflicted relatives. 54320
Reposted by Rafael BehrRafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026On the Lib Dem “firewall” strategy, and a pitch to blue wall remainers that spends a hypothetical reverse-Brexit dividend on tax cuts. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comIt’s easy to ignore the Lib Dems, but they could soon hold the balance of power | Rafael BehrEd Davey’s strategy is meant to build a ‘firewall’ of MPs to prevent Reform UK entering government. The stakes are high if he gets it wrong, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 14811
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026On the Lib Dem “firewall” strategy, and a pitch to blue wall remainers that spends a hypothetical reverse-Brexit dividend on tax cuts. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comIt’s easy to ignore the Lib Dems, but they could soon hold the balance of power | Rafael BehrEd Davey’s strategy is meant to build a ‘firewall’ of MPs to prevent Reform UK entering government. The stakes are high if he gets it wrong, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 14811
Reposted by Rafael BehrOh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Burnham promised politics with a “sense of optimism” – can he keep up the smiles as next month’s budget looms and the reality of government sets in? @rostaylor.bsky.social, @rmcunliffe.bsky.social & @rafaelbehr.bsky.social discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod 5176
Reposted by Rafael BehrRafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026On Russia’s pastiche of democracy and lessons for countries that want to preserve the real thing www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comTo understand the threat to our real democracy, watch Putin's fake one | Rafael BehrAs Russians vote this weekend, remember that Britain is not immune to the cynical tactics and corrosion of trust that keep him in power, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 37925
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026On Russia’s pastiche of democracy and lessons for countries that want to preserve the real thing www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comTo understand the threat to our real democracy, watch Putin's fake one | Rafael BehrAs Russians vote this weekend, remember that Britain is not immune to the cynical tactics and corrosion of trust that keep him in power, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 37925
Reposted by Rafael BehrOh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026💰💰NEW EPISODE💰💰 Reform has been bolstered with £72 million in donations – is it enough for Nigel Farage to buy his way to power? @rostaylor.bsky.social, @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com, @rafaelbehr.bsky.social and @seththevoz.bsky.social discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod 1168
Reposted by Rafael BehrAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953728113400
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 12/09/2026New Raffish mix. A frankly preposterous journey from Prince to King Bee via DnB, hard house and a funky tribute to the late Dolly Parton www.mixcloud.com/raffishdj/ra...mixcloud.comThe Raffish Mix Iii 093
Reposted by Rafael BehrThe Bunker podcast – Your daily news Deep Dive @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 11/09/2026🗞️ WEEKLY WRAP-UP 🗞️ Will Farage face the Met? Why is Miliband sanctioning Israeli settlers in the West Bank? And is Trump really "bribing" Americans in an attempt to win the midterms? @zoegrunewald.bsky.social and @rafaelbehr.bsky.social recap the big stories of the week ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod 153
Reposted by Rafael BehrRafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026On the urgent task of stopping nationalists, pumped with Maga propaganda and Kremlin money, conniving against liberal democratic Europe www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comEuropean democracies are running out of time to turn away from the abyss | Rafael BehrFar-right parties, Maga ideology and Kremlin money are conniving to suffocate liberal idealism for another generation, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 715166
Reposted by Rafael BehrStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The ansaphone message, like the forces of ethnonationalism, were dismantled only for within living memory to see it re-created in new and more horrifying forms. 1225321
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I know. It baffles me how little traction that story got. Also Tommy Robinson going to Moscow. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTommy Robinson’s Musk-funded Russia trip spurs call to defend UK democracyEd Davey voices concern about the Musk family foundation taking the far-right activist on a visit to Moscow 1135
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026On the urgent task of stopping nationalists, pumped with Maga propaganda and Kremlin money, conniving against liberal democratic Europe www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comEuropean democracies are running out of time to turn away from the abyss | Rafael BehrFar-right parties, Maga ideology and Kremlin money are conniving to suffocate liberal idealism for another generation, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 715166
Reposted by Rafael BehrOh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 08/09/2026🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Farage is trying every excuse he can after *that* documentary. Will they work? @seththevoz.bsky.social, @jonnelledge.bsky.social, @rmcunliffe.bsky.social & @rafaelbehr.bsky.social discuss the fallout ➡️ linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnowpod 11912
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I don’t disagree with your general point but, in fairness to Lab response, Emma Reynolds was on radio this morning condemning protest, saying not peaceful and calling unacceptable. 181021
Reposted by Rafael BehrOh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 04/09/2026🩵 YOU’RE NEVER GOING TO BELIEVE THIS KLAXON 🩵 Guess who’s been taped by C4 agreeing to donations that break the law? WE KNOW, RIGHT?? 🩵 @rmcunliffe.bsky.social & @jacobjarvis.bsky.social are shocked, SHOCKED on our Emergencycast… OUT NOW 🩵 Listen now – linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow... 03514
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I think data support the view that Gen X were massive caners compared to almost everyone else. No regrets. 2150
Reposted by Rafael BehrOh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 02/09/2026📚 NEW POD 📝 Andy Burnham gets his new pencil case and satchel together for his first term as PM. Which issues will metaphorically steal his dinner money* and then flush his head down the toilet? 📕 Listen (NB no phones in class) – linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow... 3324
Reposted by Rafael BehrRafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Column, on Burnham’s free-range style about to collide with the battery farm politics of Westminster www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBurnham’s ambitious plans need room to breathe – and Westminster suffocates change | Rafael BehrA summer on the road suited the prime minister’s open style, but now the walls of conventional politics are closing in, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 47516
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Column, on Burnham’s free-range style about to collide with the battery farm politics of Westminster www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBurnham’s ambitious plans need room to breathe – and Westminster suffocates change | Rafael BehrA summer on the road suited the prime minister’s open style, but now the walls of conventional politics are closing in, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 47516
Reposted by Rafael BehrThe Bunker podcast – Your daily news Deep Dive @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 26/08/2026🦀 Before windows, did people live in stinking darkness? How did trains change our politics? And are buses slowly morphing into… crabs? Two Bunker goliaths collide as @jonnelledge.bsky.social and @alexvont.bsky.social reveal the 31 inventions that make modern life possible 🎧 linktr.ee/bunker_pod 096
Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026US global power was built on alliances. Trump is burning them all and now he is running out of diplomatic (and ballistic) ammunition www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comWith no friends left to burn, Trump is running out of diplomatic ammunition | Rafael BehrEveryone can see that the Iran war has been a strategic disaster for the US, while a failing president pretends he is winning, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 511537
Reposted by Rafael BehrGarvan Walshe @garvanwalshe.org · 25/08/2026There’s something Italy is in that has given the country a lot of money, and access to a market of 450 million people. I really can’t think what it is. No, it’s not NATO, or the OECD, or the council of Europe. I’m stumped. Please help. 34574122
Reposted by Rafael BehrThe Bunker podcast – Your daily news Deep Dive @bunkerpod.bsky.social · 21/08/2026🍊 WEEKLY WRAP-UP 🍊 Why is Trump cosying up to dictator bestie Kim Jong Un again? Will Zelenskyy face elections in Ukraine? And can Burnham get rough sleepers off the streets? @rafaelbehr.bsky.social and @jacobjarvis.bsky.social discuss the big stories of the past seven days ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod 041