Socialist, republican (not Republican), European, internationalist, feminist, anti-fascist 🇬🇱 Right-wing trolls get instablocked Don't send me DMs, I haven't got that bit switched onhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mmcv43bmz22dQuick, Starmer, proscribe them! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/20/activists-arrests-bee-killing-pesticides-greenpeace-syngenta-yorkshire?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other20 May 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcv43bmz22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mmcu62zia22dI'm reminded of Tony Blair's wheeze of marching petty criminals to a cash point for an on-the-spot fine. This is what happens when politicians don't listen to their civil servants. https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2026/may/20/treasury-supermarket-food-price-cap?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other20 May 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcu62zia22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mmcttezbf22dIf you don't want to be compared to fascists it's generally advisable not to act like them. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/20/israeli-security-minister-itamar-ben-gvir-stirs-diplomatic-outrage-with-flotilla-activist-abuse-video?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other20 May 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcttezbf22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mmctnfebjk2d“Never waste a minute – that’s been my mantra in government," says the man who didn't hesitate to set up an unnecessary inquiry into the NHS after he'd had 14 years to work out what to do. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/20/wes-streeting-first-speech-resignation-labour-must-be-bolder-or-lose?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other20 May 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmctnfebjk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mmctd2fcfc2d🤦 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/20/burnham-to-back-shabana-mahmoods-immigration-changes-allies-say?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other20 May 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmctd2fcfc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mmctb5qqqc2dApparently, you can hold a candle to her. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/20/meghan-markle-anniversary-candle?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other20 May 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmctb5qqqc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mmbclynzdk2dThe 'art' presented on Bluesky is depressingly figurative.20 May 2026 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbclynzdk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mmbcczyvcc2dBit late, really. I find it astonishing that Democrats seem only just to be waking up to the possibility that Trump and the Republicans have probably been fixing elections for years. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbcczyvcc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mmagvflhyc2dOrban was defeated by the opposition parties agreeing to field their strongest candidate in each constituency, unopposed. We could do with a similar level of cooperation to defeat Reform in the UK. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/19/andy-burnham-to-face-reforms-robert-kenyon-in-crucial-makerfield-byelection?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other19 May 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmagvflhyc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm726ii5yk2bI think we're at a key moment in the history of literature. If you want the real thing, to may have to restrict yourself to books written before 2025. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/anthony-horowitz-books-chatgpt-ai-b2971205.html19 May 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm726ii5yk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm6zke5yqk2bCould it be that the problem is that the mainstream parties are driven by a managerialist neoliberal ideology in which it genuinely doesn't matter who leads them anymore? [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 May 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6zke5yqk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm6vaqzn7s2bMotivational posters arose in America because Americans need motivating to push themselves through the brutal assault course that is America.19 May 2026 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6vaqzn7s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm6tuddips2bReality TV is, of its nature, exploitative, and there are always people who are desperate enough to allow themselves to be exploited. There are responsibilities on both sides here, but TV and its allure is a powerful thing that needs to be wielded ethically. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/may/18/women-allege-they-were-raped-during-filming-married-at-first-sight-uk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other19 May 2026 07:16 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6tuddips2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm6qdgp6tc2b'Outlets'? Dunkin Donuts? Costco?19 May 2026 06:13 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6qdgp6tc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm6q7zp7ls2bUh-oh, Trump is trying to deploy sarcasm and it's really confusing his opponents. . . [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 May 2026 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm6q7zp7ls2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm4ynjvqv22lMy suspicion is that they won't be tough for him. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/may/18/bbc-staff-strike-director-general-matt-brittin-first-day?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other18 May 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4ynjvqv22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm4nuw5zns26Neoliberalism has been a right clusterfuck, hasn't it?18 May 2026 10:23 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4nuw5zns26https://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm4nnj625s26Well, he's never set a timetable or anything else, so why would we be surprised. Just go, for God's sake, and take David bloody Lammy with you. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/18/keir-starmer-not-setting-out-timetable-departure-david-lammy-andy-burnham-labour?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other18 May 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4nnj625s26https://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm4dxbmxac26Or maybe it's AI that's making us dumb? The kid's got three arms FFS! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4dxbmxac26https://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm4c27isw226No, they should fuck off. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/may/18/national-museum-cardiff-can-a-child-really-learn-anything-in-a-gallery?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other18 May 2026 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4c27isw226https://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm4brg2axc26This is literally a 3D version of colouring in. Most people get over it by their teens.18 May 2026 06:47 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4brg2axc26https://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm4bdowhq226They're going to swap Trump stories and laugh a lot. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/18/xi-jinping-vladimir-putin-china-russia-four-days-after-donald-trump-us-visit?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other18 May 2026 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4bdowhq226https://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm4aybof6c26Post a meme made by you. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 06:33 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4aybof6c26https://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm4awbotos26Looking forward to the Ambridge data centre. #TheArchers18 May 2026 06:32 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4awbotos26https://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm4aojsgrk26Lisa Nandy is as thick as a multitude of short planks. Always has been. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/17/culture-secretary-lisa-nandy-says-wes-streeting-rejoin-eu-call-odd?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other18 May 2026 06:27 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4aojsgrk26https://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm4ahatrx226The UK has been an occupied country since WW2. Funny that Farage never mentions this when he talks about sovereignty. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/18/when-your-signal-goes-down-somethings-going-on-life-next-to-a-us-air-base-in-the-uk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other18 May 2026 06:23 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm4ahatrx226https://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm47wpi2ns26I reckon he's got a 50:50 chance at best. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/17/andy-burnham-faces-perilous-race-to-win-makerfield-byelection-allies-say?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other18 May 2026 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm47wpi2ns26https://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mm2vqwkxls26I'm watching Olympus Has Fallen and cheering on plucky little North Korea. Is that wrong?17 May 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm2vqwkxls26https://bsky.app/profile/dr-negrin.bsky.social/post/3mlzui6ynkk2mKeep talking. . . https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/16/andy-burnham-energy-water-under-public-control-keir-starmer?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other17 May 2026 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:uk4sn7cakdcnvlhs6pqayvis/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzui6ynkk2m