People's Republic of Glasgow Still Yes, Free Palestine, gubbed with Long Covid, protect the dolls
Haters focusing on Liddle's violence toward his pregnant partner, his galloping racism, or his repeated defences of paedophilia, should remember to mention he was also one of the worst writers to ever do it. A calorie-free hack of the first water. Just absolute dogshit, back to front.
Fraser Nelson reckons Rod Liddle was “the greatest satirist since Swift” while Michael Gove is comparing him to not just Swift but Orwell. Amazing the comparisons you can get if you’ll pump out exactly the racist opinions even they are too squeamish to commit to print.
If we’re discussing covid, back in August 2020 the Prime Minister of the UK, Rishi Sunak, introduced a programme that subsidised £850m for people to congregate in enclosed spaces and get infected with the disease that killed people, then the state broadcaster depicted him as a superhero
Lockdowns showed that states can pour massive resources into making the politically impossible happen quickly, the public will accept huge changes if they understand why they're needed, and that we should listen to scientists. Something to remember when it comes to action on climate change.
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The Tories have gone from one third of the parliamentary seats in Greater Manchester to finishing, sorry for yelling, BEHIND RESTORE. Total collapse of Britain's oldest and most successful political party, entirely willingly.
Steamed Buns5th, Tom, 5th! They had 9 MPs here in 2019!
A far-right thug who performed Nazi salutes at a "protect women and children protest" has been exposed as a serial stalker and abuser. www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...
Glasgow protest: Man who made Nazi salutes exposed as serial stalkerRyan Marshall was pictured making the "sieg heil" gesture at the Unite the Clans rally in Glasgow last Saturday, which resulted in at least 15 arrestswww.glasgowlive.co.uk
"Dear Diary, had an enjoyable day stirring up my ignorant base by pretending that migrants on a Spanish territory in North Africa will somehow be arriving in Dover any time now"
At astonishing speed, our rights are being cancelled, worldwide. In the UK, the prosecution of Rajiv Menon KC is the latest example of blatant authoritarianism. Why? Because this is what billionaires and corporations demand. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George MonbiotThe global assault on our freedoms is coming ever closer to home. Just look at the sinister prosecution of UK lawyer Rajiv Menon, says Guardian columnist George Monbiotwww.theguardian.comI always wondered what it would take for the Telegraph to decide there might be a downside to climate breakdown. Well, now we know. Even so, this article manages not to mention it.
AI company Anthropic secretly bought millions of rare and out-of-print books to train its Claude AI model. They used a hydraulic-powered cutting machine to remove the pages for scanning before destruction.
Boy George has released a pro-Israel song which celebrates and defends the IDF's actions in Gaza. Ok. What's more concerning is Andy Burnham choosing to keep as Trade Envoy to Israel a man who is very predictably gushing about it.
I am normally the first to defend civil servants. However, if this reporting is true then there should be mass firings and if at all legally feasible, criminal charges. To butcher a West Wing quote: everyone who did it, everyone who ordered it, and everyone who knew about it.
The GuardianHome Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests
Reform UK councillor Audrey Dempsey shared a stage with neo-Nazis at a violent rally in Glasgow on Saturday. She has now broken her silence, claiming she saw 'nobody even remotely resembling a Nazi'. But there's a problem 🧵
There can be no excuses for speaking at a fascist rally which brought racism, intimidation and even nazi salutes to our streets. We can not allow fascists any place in Scotland and they must be rejected by all parties.
Do you know what 'cheapens the Holocaust'? Sharing a platform with people who say they 'trust Adolf Hitler' and that Jews are 'not our people'. That's what Reform did in Glasgow yesterday. A rally where you can't move for Nazis is a Nazi rally.
The NationalReform UK MSP Thomas Kerr has insisted politicians who 'casually label their opponents' as Nazis 'cheapen the Holocaust' and 'undermine the promise of never again' in response to violence erupting in Glasgow This is despite far-right demonstrators performing Nazi salutes at Glasgow Green
Someone at a senior level in UK government needs to very publicly tell the US it is none of their business who the UK PM appoints.
