He/Him Socialist Anti-zionisthttps://bsky.app/profile/lamentablyawake.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lamentablyawake.bsky.social/post/3mm4y6g44rk2uSpot the difference. https://labour.org.uk/change/kickstart-economic-growth/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:dkc2vofr64wix56v7mdttnvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4y6g44rk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/lamentablyawake.bsky.social/post/3mcxub73e7s2gWhenever the USA and UK try to criticise each other:21 Jan 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:dkc2vofr64wix56v7mdttnvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxub73e7s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lamentablyawake.bsky.social/post/3mm4ojdtf4s2xGiven Burnham's ideology is very similar to Starmer's. And given Starmer's ideology has lead to Reform being extremely popular: Why would it matter if the Greens step aside in Makerfield? Either Burnham winning or losing would benefit Reform. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:dkc2vofr64wix56v7mdttnvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4ojdtf4s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lamentablyawake.bsky.social/post/3mm4nvcwc4c2xPutting aside the horror of Islamophobe and alleged sex pest Nick Cohen being the more reasonable one in a conservation about immigration: Can't help but think about all the calls for the left to get out of our bubble and be friends with "outspoken free thinkers" like Bowman. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:dkc2vofr64wix56v7mdttnvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4nvcwc4c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lamentablyawake.bsky.social/post/3mm4npqnx2c2xJust Sensible, reasonable moderate Jonathan Freedland giving László Nemes space and very positive framing to repeatedly equate all Jewish people with Israel and rant at length about how opposing Israeli genocide is "anti-humanism". https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/18/antisemitism-west-son-of-saul-laszlo-nemes-orphan-moulin18 May 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:dkc2vofr64wix56v7mdttnvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4npqnx2c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/lamentablyawake.bsky.social/post/3mm34qttqsk2cIf Dems actually wanted to win, if they wanted to implement all the policies they tell us we have to vote for them to defend, they'd hate the Senate with a burning passion. They be railing against as loudly and as strongly as the GOP rail against "activist judges". [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:dkc2vofr64wix56v7mdttnvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm34qttqsk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lamentablyawake.bsky.social/post/3mm33zmvz222cUseful I think to contrast this coverage with the very sympathetic coverage the Guardian gave flag shaggers last year. (E.G. there's a segment about York but don't mention the racist attack on a Chinese restaurant linked to the flag shaggers.) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/14/racism-or-celebration-what-englands-flag-hoisters-are-saying-and-what-others-are-hearing [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2026 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:dkc2vofr64wix56v7mdttnvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm33zmvz222chttps://bsky.app/profile/lamentablyawake.bsky.social/post/3mm33et3w4k2cI'm not even sure you can call it a silver lining but my goodness are LLMs showing us just how lazy and slapdash influential people are. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:dkc2vofr64wix56v7mdttnvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm33et3w4k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lamentablyawake.bsky.social/post/3mm2w7yexl22aTo state the extremely obvious if Burnham was promising a non-manifesto policy they liked Comfortables would be smugly lecturing us on Parliamentary sovereignty. They just don't want to change to a fairer electoral system even if it would stop fascism.17 May 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:dkc2vofr64wix56v7mdttnvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2w7yexl22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lamentablyawake.bsky.social/post/3mm2afv3yps26Happy new Ological day* to all who celebrate. *two days ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi2Wa3ziPK417 May 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:dkc2vofr64wix56v7mdttnvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2afv3yps26https://bsky.app/profile/lamentablyawake.bsky.social/post/3mm2a7pflfs26Starmer promised an industrial strategy. Starmer promises stronger public oversight of utilities. Starmer promised a massive house building programme. Starmer is promoting technical education. AV isn't proportional representation and he won't bring it in this parliament. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:dkc2vofr64wix56v7mdttnvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2a7pflfs26https://bsky.app/profile/lamentablyawake.bsky.social/post/3mm27l6fltc26AAtrek... AAron? Mods... knew!?17 May 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:dkc2vofr64wix56v7mdttnvd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm27l6fltc26https://bsky.app/profile/lamentablyawake.bsky.social/post/3mm27avgsfs26A functioning civil society has fallen into a similar place as vaccines. It worked so well that people, especially the powerful, came to believe that it wasn't necessary. That they no longer needed to put up with the unpleasantness or inconvenience of letting the peasants have a say. 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