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Why do (some) people find ReformUK Ltd appealing?
Well, we might focus on the state's contempt of ordinary people, exhibited from the Grenfell fire, to the Post Office scandal, from Windrush to the infected blood scandal.
The Fascist Frog is a charlatan, but his appeal to ordinary people ('I'm like you'; despite being demonstrably false) is key... and this is why Zack Polanski's videos have seen the Green Party of England & Wales' support rise.
People are fed up with the contempt!
It's a striking image, two female leaders - Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen - holding the signed trade deal side by side.
Whatever your politics, it's historically notable and visually powerful.
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The Labour Party has presided over a rise in political prisoners in the UK (what else would you call people imprisoned for protesting about environmental issues or the situation in Gaza?).
When we wonder whether the Labour Party is the bulwark against the right that it still wants to present itself as, we might wonder how this differs from what a ReformUK Ltd Govt. might do?
And if you defend Labour as the better of two evils, then we really are lost!
#politics
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New breed of political prisoner arises in Britain as anti-protest sentences rise
More people are being jailed in England and Wales as a result of acting to prevent climate breakdown and the war in Gaza, research revealsHaroon Siddique (The Guardian)
In 1990 UK billionaires had wealth equivalent to 4% of GDP, now they have wealth equivalent to 22% of GDP... and have hollowed out the UK's economy where the fruits of labours effort & innovation are captured by an elite who are getting richer & richer while the rest of us are trapped in an economy that fails to provide even a basic level of wellbeing & comfort for many.
The Labour Party no longer has an answer to this, if it ever did!
#inequality #politics #wealth
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Ghost GDP — Billionaire Britain and the Hollow Economy - Equality Trust
An analysis of how billionaire wealth, rentier capitalism and “ghost GDP” are hollowing out the UK economy, deepening inequality and weakening democracy.Sofia Khan (Equality Trust)
#Google has been up to no good for a long time, but now they want to get really #evil!
take a look please: keepandroidopen.org/en/
Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, signed their contract, paid up, and handed over #government ID.
#Android #protest #freedom #app #software #os #smartphone #mobile #phone #opensource #fdroid #future #problem #protest #company #economy #user #customer #resistance #privacy #bigdata #bigtech #surveillance #orwell #control #bigbrother #politics
Individualism and scolding your potential allies isn't the same as politics. Or, at least, it doesn't serve *your* ends. Check out this article by @pluralistic . Some political catch-phrases may not be as effective as you'd like to believe. For instance, "vote with your wallet" may *literally* be the least you can do.
pluralistic.net/2026/05/21/pur…
(Not sure why the internal link in that URL is so different from the article title. Must have been renamed at some point.)
Top story: Once the majority has decided a marginalized group is the demon in one part of a story, it’s easier to paint them as demons in another. To counter this, we need to look at gender-expansive athletes in a detailed and holistic way. texasobserver.org/trans-athlet…
#transgender #gender #sports #politics #USpol #books #bookstodon #culture #LGBTQIA
Let Them Play: How Welcoming Trans Athletes Can Improve Sports Culture for All
Three recent books press us to understand the humanity and lives of gender-expansive athletes.Jessica Luther (The Texas Observer)
Ken Paxton’s hypocrisy is well-documented. He's one of the loudest proponents for requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Yet he’s famously eschewed Number 7 multiple times (thou shalt not commit adultery). texasobserver.org/ken-paxton-a…
#Texas #politics #USpol #language #news #religion
Ken Paxton’s Glass House
A rhetorical analysis of the numerous political stones cast from the Texas attorney general's office during his run for U.S. SenateMichelle Pitcher (The Texas Observer)
When will we learn (not us, our political class)?
The EU have rejected a proposed special arrangement on a 'single market' for goods with the UK, suggesting instead the UK should join one of the existing arrangements for non-members.
Once again, our Govt., our negotiators, our political class don't seem to be hearing the message... the UK can no longer expect any special treatment.
We pissed in our chips & seem to be the last people to see this!
#brexit #politics
theguardian.com/politics/2026/…
UK pitched single market for goods with EU in pursuit of deeper trade ties
Exclusive: Top British official presented idea in Brussels but sources say it was rebuffedJennifer Rankin (The Guardian)
The Republican voting rights reform: The modern day poll tax
– "Everyone has a passport"—Err, actually no. Half of the Americans don't. 1 in 10 hasn't a birth certificate
– "Everyone is similarly impacted, so it's okay"—Nope, women and working class people are more impacted
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Trump's weaponized Justice Department dropped charges against Kat Abughazaleh & the "Broadway Six" who were arrested for protesting ICE rampaging in Chicago.
"The transcripts allegedly revealed that an initial grand jury refused to indict the defendants, and the case was later presented again after prosecutors kicked out certain grand jury members who disagreed with the case, according to defense attorneys."
We still have the 1st Amendment.
news.wttw.com/2026/05/21/broad…
Feds Drop All Charges in ‘Broadview Six’ Case Following Closed-Door Meeting Over Grand Jury Transcripts
Federal prosecutors have abruptly dismissed all charges against the remaining “Broadview Six” defendants, days before the case was set to go to trial. The move followed a closed-door hearing Thursday over redacted grand jury transcripts.Matt Masterson (WTTW News)
It's pretty interesting to see #China order a #US company to unwind the purchase of another company in #Singapore, after it was already complete.
🇺🇸 #Meta > 🇸🇬 #Manus ❌ 🇨🇳 #Government
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Reuters reports that Iran's Supreme Leader, M. Khamenei, has banned the transfer of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile to any location abroad.
Israeli sources to Reuters: Trump promised Israel that the enriched uranium would leave Iran, and any possible deal would include this clause.
#StraitOfHormuz #CeasefireScam #CeasefireTalks #WarOnIran #EpsteinWar #Israel #WestAsia #Iran #USpol #Politics
"What is missing is a recognition of what it actually took, the first time, to pass federal civil rights legislation in the 1960s. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was not the work of legal advocates alone." texasobserver.org/supreme-cour…
#politics #USpol #news #voting #democracy #SCOTUS #Trump #history
The Response We Really Need to the Supreme Court’s Gutting of the VRA
The instinct of the response so far has been right, but incomplete. New maps. New litigation. State-level laws. Congressional pressure. All necessary. None sufficient.Robert Ceresa (The Texas Observer)
We know the rise of the Greens & ReformUK Ltd has shifted voters away from supporting the Labour Party. The Economist used these results to match the age & work profile of workers to map this transition between 2021 & 2026.
The diagram below offer a (further) stark demonstration of why the Labour Party is wrong-headed in their aping of ReformUK, not least because their support from such wider base is moving to the Green Party of England & Wales.
#politics #Greens
h/t Andy Cotgreave/LinkedIn
The expressions of bewilderment and confusion by the voters quoted here are a pretty stark indictment of the state of elections coverage in Georgia: atlantaciviccircle.org/2026/05…
If voters don't know the stakes or the candidates in an election, that's a clear sign that the Fourth Estate is failing.
#politics #USPol #GAPol #elections
Despite strong Democratic turnout, progressive judicial challengers mostly came up short
Discover the outcome of Georgia's judicial elections, where incumbent judges faced significant challenges but largely held their ground.Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon (Atlanta Civic Circle)
New from Jesús Jank Curbelo: Under #Trump, more than 50 American kids per day have an undocumented parent yanked into #ICE detention.
These children are citizens and the government has left them struggling to survive. Here are the stories of some from #Texas ... texasobserver.org/ruptured-fam…
#children #immigration #HumanRights #politics #USpol #fascism #news
Ruptured Families: The U.S. Citizen Children Left Behind by Deportations
More than 800,000 Texan kids with citizenship depend on an undocumented parent. Trump’s immigration crackdown is tearing their households apart.Jesús Jank Curbelo (The Texas Observer)
'A lot of working-class people, they don’t want a lot', says Martin a former miner. 'They want enough to get by & to have nicer things in life. To go on holiday & to have good food and things like that. They are not bothered about yachts and aeroplanes... They are just happy enough to get through in life with a job, a secure job to pay the mortgage & to look after their family'
And the problem is the UK *doesn't* achieve even that for many!
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
I’ve interviewed Reform UK voters – and they’re much more progressive than you might think
I’ve interviewed at length people in former mining towns. What they are crying out for is more progressive radicalism – not less, says senior research fellow Sacha HilhorstSacha Hilhorst (The Guardian)
LARGEST THEFT IN AMERICAN HISTORY!
Trump's DOJ announces $1.7B 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' as part of Trump IRS lawsuit settlement
The fund will COMPENSATE Trump, Trump family, and Trump supporters who say they were wrongly targeted under Biden.
The funds will be controlled by Trump's personal appointees!
Trump has just stolen $1.7B from the American taxpayer!
THEFT. IN. BROAD. DAYLIGHT.
#AureFreePress #BreakingNews #Breaking #TrumpRegime #uspol #Politics
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DOJ announces $1.7B 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' as part of Trump IRS lawsuit settlement
The fund will compensate those who say they were wrongly targeted under Biden.Katherine Faulders (ABC News)
copy: @renewedresistance #politics #progress
Here are The Bear's musings on Saturday's Unite the Kingdom rally, in which he suggests it was all a bit sad (a damp squib), perhaps not quite the nationalistic uprising promised by Stephen Yaxley-Lennon & his associates....
the Bear suggests:
'The whole rally felt less like a protest & more like a networking event themed around “How to be Racist Online and Earn Money!'
So, does the Americanisation of the Far Right preface its failure or its renewal?
bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/the-far…
The Far-Right Has Become a Bit Sad, Hasn’t It?
What I saw of the Unite The Kingdom rally wasn’t strength or patriotism. It was monetised grievance, imported outrage culture and profound second-hand embarrassment.The Bear (Bearly Politics)
RE: mastodon.social/@RonSupportsYo…
"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at today's rally in Alabama: “I am here because our destinies are tied. I am here because this county was built on solidarity, and all of us here are inheritors of the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and that also required the freedom and the bravery of the Freedom Riders who came down to help, support and assist that. So we stand on that legacy and we are here to stand with you. You are not alone.”
copy: @renewedresistance #politics #VotingRights
RonSupportsYou (@RonSupportsYou@mastodon.social)
"Two Alabama cities that became the epicenter of the 1960s #CivilRights Movement are again in the national spotlight as thousands travel to Montgomery and Selma in a call to action against efforts that they say threaten democracy and fairness.RonSupportsYou (Mastodon)
The incredible Led by Donkeys….
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Black robes and white hoods
Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats
#politics
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"The poor and the middle class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the very rich pay lawyers - and the ultra-rich pay politicians".
#Quote #GeorgeMonbiot #wealth #Inequality #Influence #Politics
BOOM! SAY IT LOUDER:
Gary Chambers Jr. just dragged #Louisiana Republicans — while Speaker Mike Johnson wears holes in his kneepads for Dear Leader.
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#DonaldTrump #IsraelFirst #EpsteinClass
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My latest essay for Substack. Please read this. 👍🏿
Thank you.
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Black People Are The Only True Third Party There Has Ever Been In The US Of A
We've appealed to "you" (you = white people) for centuries but you've never voted for us.Omar Moore (Omar’s Substack)
No Healthcare. Undrinkable Water | Millions of Americans are Living in Third-World USA
