Aaron Bastani
@AaronBastani
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Co-Founder @novaramedia. Author of Fully Automated Luxury Communism. Next book on politics and economics of an ageing planet.
South coast, England
Joined August 2009
On Monday I told a room of people - who broadly disagreed with me - that Britain should not welcome the Trump era. “America first” does not mean “America and Britain first”. That’s the point. We can do better than complete vassalage to U.S. empire.
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Non halal meat is of course the result of animals tickled to death.
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Gary Neville announces his hotels will have no redundancies, nobody will be asked to take unpaid leave, and both will be given over to the NHS immediately. Compare this response to Richard Branson
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Gaza: “9,000 civilians have died” . Joe Biden and Sky News: “the Palestinians are massively overstating deaths for media attention - their numbers aren’t credible” . The IDF: “we think we’ve killed 20,000 people”.
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A few years of this and a few European countries will be thinking maybe China is a better bet: at least you get good 5g, cheap EVs and high speed rail. This is a serious point.
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I spoke to protest organisers earlier in the week, and they were confident today would be Britain’s largest protest since 2003. Looks like they were right.
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Walthamstow tonight. Will you retweet @elonmusk? . You know - just to provide your 193 million followers with a rounded picture of national sentiment in the U.K.
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. @GBNEWS were setting up this taxi driver to slag off the rail unions about this week’s strikes. Watch what happens next. Not surprised the questions stopped there!
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Watch the police smash in the window a man’s car after he was wrongly accused of concealing drugs. He was driving home from a TV interview about institutional racism in the police.
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“Forcing a vote [on winter fuel payment] …while you and your favourite colleagues enjoy free family trips to events most people would have to save hard for — why are you not showing even the slightest bit of embarrassment?” . Rosie Duffield to Keir Starmer. She has a point!
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It was a horrible mistake with the first hit. Then, just to make sure, two more mistakes were fired.
Nobody wants to hit aid workers. It’s a horrible tragedy. Have some dignity and delete this tweet.
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Do this at the House of Commons and in Canary Wharf and then let's talk.
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This is insane. Labour’s Bridget Phillipson says she took a £14,000 donation, primarily to throw a birthday party. She’s smiling while she divulges this information. I’m genuinely in awe that they don’t appear to see how bad this looks.
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Jesus was a refugee in Egypt as a child who would later say it is harder for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. You are Herod with a spray tan and a Twitter account.
People are proud to be saying Merry Christmas again. I am proud to have led the charge against the assault of our cherished and beautiful phrase. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!.
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Channel 4 overtly saying the clip of two ‘Palestinians’ discussing Al Ahli hospital - disclosed by Israel in response to it being bombed - is fake, is the bravest reporting a U.K. broadcaster has done in a very long time. It has massive implications.
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This is, without doubt, the craziest thing I’ve seen on twitter. A white person erasing an anti-apartheid message is new levels of bizarre. It’s something you expect from the alt-right. This person has fronted ‘anti-trolling’ campaigns. Good grief.
Photoshopping out anti-apartheid slogans is a great look, Rachel Riley.
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I still can’t quite believe a British Prime Minister made an emergency statement, outside Downing Street, because George Galloway won a by-election. The Conservative Party is so unbelievably cooked.
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Genuinely amused that Americans have literally zero idea that we don’t have a presidential system with primaries. He ‘wins’ by creating a new party and getting 325+ seats. Good luck.
Andrew Tate is running for Prime Minister of the UK. He is going to win & he is going to be one of the most badass people to ever be elected. The entire world needs Andrew Tate to win. Thank you for doing this @Cobratate.
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This is Waterlooville, in Hampshire. My wife’s friend took this video and was kind enough to let me share it. While politicians and the London media live in a parallel universe this is reality for much of UK. Economic malaise & high streets that look like a zombie film.
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The third consecutive week of extremely large protests in London 👇🏽
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The British media will try its hardest to redeem the guy on the left, and slander for life the one on the right.
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13 people were killed in Israel’s attack on an Iranian consulate in Damascus. You get headlines like this because, the truth is, Muslim life is viewed as less valuable. Arabs and Iranians have been used to it for a very long time.
Netanyahu meets top officials as fear of Iran attack on Israel grows
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Carla Denyer won in Bristol Central by TEN THOUSAND VOTES. The Green party’s second ever MP. Ten thousand?!.
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My nearest train station and local high streets.
JUST IN - U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron has pledged another £3 billion in military aid to Ukraine. “This £3 billion is not just for this year, but next year, and for as many years as you need. I think we can use it not only to help you, but to tell other countries: This
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Watch @OwenJones84 wait just long enough to make @piersmorgan look like a complete wally. Delicious
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“Your tats are awesome…pure British” . *cuts to flag of Nazi Germany - a regime which killed 100s of 000s of Brits - including civilians in their beds*
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Say hello to our daughter, Aryana Mary 🥰. She was born at 6.5 pounds earlier this week - and her and mum are doing very well. She’s the greatest gift we could have ever asked for. 🙏🏽
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@daria_kolomiec Insane tweet. Great book. In a free society people can read novels in peace without being recorded by the wiki-stasi.
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This is ridiculous. Starmer and his wife are millionaires. He’s a Sir, and was one of the country’s top lawyers before entering politics. He has lots of money. Why does he need clothes…bought for him? It’s just bizarre more than anything.
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Here’s councillor Ali attempting *to stop* blokes twice his size adding stuff to a fire. He’s got a lot more backbone than you @TRobinsonNewEra - doesn’t need his body weight in cocaine either.
Let me introduce to the newly elected councillor for the area rioting tonight in Leeds. Multiple reports he's even on the streets with them.
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Sue Gray reputedly gave Lord Alli the Downing Street pass. That was after Lord Alli gave £10,000 to her son, Liam Conlon, for his election campaign. Can you imagine Labour’s response if Dominic Cummings did that? The resignation whispers make sense now.
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Utterly bizarre moment here when BBC’s Clive Myrie essentially says millions facing fuel poverty this year is ‘insignificant’ compared to news about the Queen. Just shows a complete disregard for potential suffering of millions. At least he was corrected somewhat by colleague.
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cost of living reaching new heights, my local co-op is now a grocery show room. also ft periodic tannoy announcements from mitie security that their cameras are watching you. bleak af
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Guys if you *really* care about animal suffering then…don’t eat meat from modern industrial farming. It’s as close to hell as one can imagine. Otherwise….accept that you live with the contradiction - and don’t pretend to be more virtuous than others.
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This is getting outlandish. Bridget Phillipson is blaming her daughter for taking goodies doled out by donors. When you’ve taken benefits off ten million pensioners this looks outrageous, yes.
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I want the Chancellor of the Exchequer to have access to economic and financial news.
🚨 NEW: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has charged taxpayers £371 for subscriptions to The Economist and The Financial Times since March
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If you want a 2nd referendum within 6 months vote Labour. If you want 500k new council homes vote Labour. If you want young people to not face a life of debt for getting an education vote Labour. If you want Britain to be a world leader in climate change vote Labour. #GE19.
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This is actually what happens, with Armenian and Assyrian Christian legislators (and Jewish ones) in Iran’s parliament, yes.
I wonder what would happen if a Christian was voted into the iranian Parliament and wished to take their oath to serve the Ayatollah in Jesus Christ’s name. Oh yeah. That wouldn’t happen in a million billion years. We are not on our own side.
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A petition to revoke Article 50 got *6 million signatures* in 2019. Guess what? Nobody cared. If you want to remove an elected government you do that in…elections. Not Tik Tok dances and Google forms.
Over 150k proud Brits have signed the petition for an early General Election—and the numbers are climbing fast. The message couldn’t be clearer: the British people have had enough of Keir Starmer and Labour. It’s time for change. Starmer out. Labour out.
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I can’t quite believe what happened a few hours ago, but on my way to the train station, to head into the @novaramedia office, a man I’ve never seen before screamed my name while passing by and assaulted me. I was punched multiple times. (1/5).
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Finally some honesty about the disgusting treatment Jeremy Corbyn received from figures at the BBC. And it’s coming from…Alistair Campbell.
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"Chaos with Ed Miliband". "At least it's not Corbyn". We have electronic security tags on extra mature cheddar. I think it would have been fine if Labour won either election.
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One of the reasons the British press don’t like Harry is he won’t play their games and gives them the respect they deserve - which is none.
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This week Rachel Reeves went on a BBC podcast to talk about how prudent she is with cash. She takes a lunchbox to work! . So why didn’t Nick Robinson raise the fact she was one of a handful of MPs to have their credit card suspended because of £4000 of unauthorised spending?
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Fascism as a philosophy explained in 9 seconds on British television
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My highlight of 2018?. Liz from Leeds explaining communism to Trisha Goddard.
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Quick catch up with the courageous young man who drew attention to the British government’s continuing arms sales to Israel today. My privilege to buy him a beer. Responsible citizens need to do everything we can to stop an escalation in West Asia.
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Here’s @jeremycorbyn speaking to @novaramedia yesterday. His level of familiarity & understanding on these issues is unmatched by any other U.K. politician. And on Sinai, I think he’s right. End game is as many Gazans in Egypt as possible. Egypt will then send to Europe.
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This is genuinely the most revolting thing I’ve seen on the bbc for a while. Alibhai Brown raises Stanley Johnson assaulting his wife (he broke her nose) & Fiona Bruce cites his friends saying it was a ‘one off’. A feudal media elite in a modern country.
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“The Labour MP also admitted that his flats did not have the correct property licences under a scheme he introduced as the leader of Redbridge Council.”. People like this completely undermine trust in politics. He should resign as a councillor immediately.
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This is quite something. @MailOnline 'reports' a story where the 'source', the guy actually wearing the T-shirt and the 'journalist' are all the same person.
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This is what a developed country in the 21st century looks like.
In South Korea 🇰🇷, the solar panels in the middle of the highway have a bicycle path underneath - cyclists are protected from the sun, isolated from traffic, and the country can produce clean energy.
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Seeing that image of what appears to be a child burning to death is how hundreds of millions will view Israel. For 99% of people, across history, if that was your child you would swear revenge against those responsible until your last breath. Anyone saying otherwise is lying.
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Surreal to watch Man City players wear ‘no to war’ t shirts while the club’s owner, the UAE, plays an active role in Yemen war. Save the Children estimates 84,701+ children died from starvation by October 2018, and total casualties (mostly indirect) are touching 400,000 deaths.
Heartbreaking to see Oleksandr Zinchenko in tears before kick-off as both teams show their support for Ukraine 💔 🇺🇦
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Tory cabinet ministers are considering strike action until they are guaranteed that they won’t be put on TV against Mick Lynch. This is arse on a silver platter stuff. Must watch!
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@CentristDad5 Which bit? Grinding the new born male chicks alive on conveyor belts? Or taking away new born male calves to be killed as soon as they can stand up from milking cows. Nothing about industrial food production is ‘humane’ or virtuous.
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A Palestinian Christian woman saw her funeral attacked by Israeli forces today. Her casket, with a symbol of crucifixion on the front, fell to the floor. I’ve not seen a word from a senior member of any church in U.K. Does Justin Welby only call out mean tweets?.
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Hard to put into words how badly Starmer has screwed up.
🚨 NEW: More voters now prefer Rishi Sunak's government (31%) to Keir Starmer's (29%). [@Moreincommon_].
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Honest question: how have so many Germans turned responsibility for the Holocaust into a form of *moral superiority*? . It’s genuinely one of the most bizarre phenomenon imaginable?.
Der Antisemitismus, camoufliert in zur Schau getragener „Palästina-Solidarität“, ist binnen Monaten zu einem globalen pop-kulturellen Phänomen prosperiert. Er ist das Ticket konformistischer Rebellen, die sich nach einer widerspruchsfreien Welt sehnen.
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This is brilliant. And I’m genuinely puzzled why the BBC, Sky & others can’t have robust conversation and guests like this. It’s so informative too.
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Normal guy who is a socialist and an internationalist. He’s in politics to help other people. This is what absolutely terrifies establishment media the most. Believe me, they can’t get get their heads round it. It’s driving them crazy.
While Johnson continues his run of stage managed events, @jeremycorbyn has been out looking intensely relaxed around ordinary people
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Behold the British media. A multi millionaire with a flat in Trump Tower & villa in south of France chides a union leader whose demand is a pay rise in line with inflation - while ignoring dozens of rail bosses who earn more than the PM. See how it works?
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We are in a very strange world where Xi Jinping embraces deflation as the consequence of higher productivity technologies while the West has spent 15 years pumping money into the system precisely to prevent it (thereby creating a form of welfare for wealthy asset owners).
"Don’t people like it when things are cheaper?" Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly asked his advisers.
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Dominic Cummings drove for 45 minutes to Barnard Castle on what just so happened to be his WIFE'S BIRTHDAY (April 12) to. check his eyesight. The government thinks the public is utterly credulous, thick, or both. #DominicCummings.
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This is illegal ffs. Of course postal votes are bad for labour, it’s older voters!. Just unbelievable. What has to happen for the BBC to do something about their political editor? She’s destroying credibility of many hard-working colleagues.
The reason broadcasters are not allowed to reveal postal votes before 10PM polling day is it influences the vote. I really have no explanation of how this is allowed under broadcasting code
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The age of top Democrats is unreal. Joe Biden, 77. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, 80. House majority whip Jim Clyburn, 80. House majority leader Steny Hoyer, 81. The baby among top Democrats is Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer at 69!. The country's median age is 38.
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@yeahrightgirlhg McDonalds pays workers $20 an hour in Denmark. It's a pretty successful country.
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Why do I now recognise the front door of Gary Lineker and Jeremy Corbyn’s houses, but not a single member of the ruling party which governs the country?. 🤔🤔🤔
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My favourite Instagram account. Guy works 40 hours a week, owns a home, goes to gym most days, has a dog, has a wife. Eats out a tonne & watches football. I think he’s about 30. How is this…sad?.
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Imagine being so utterly weird that a major part of your program for government was letting people 'hunt' these @theresa_may
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“The Nazis, as fundamentally evil as they were, believed that they were engaging in a necessary evil for an ultimate good; they still had a spark of humanity at their core”. We are genuinely looking at utter insanity here. Nazi apologism to defend bombing civilians.
This is the best interview I have EVER seen. Ever; ever; ever; nothing comes close. Douglas Murrey has a heart – and mind – of gold. And what unfolds in this seven-minute clip is something you need to watch for yourself. (Once you see it halfway through, you’ll know exactly
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The exact same voices in the media who say young people can’t get on the property ladder because they spend too much money on coffee and lunch are now saying everyone has to. spend money on coffee and lunch in order to save the economy.
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Boos meet ‘God save the King’ in Edinburgh. Consent for the monarchy in the U.K., while a majority view today, is taken as presumed & implicit. One downside with ceremony of accession is it creates space for those who disagree.
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One of the first things a sensible labour government would do would be to strip Rupert Murdoch and Lord Rothermere of their British media assets. If you don’t pay tax as a resident here you don’t get to tell people what to think. Quite a simple, common sense idea really.
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It’s no coincidence that ahead of the election the BBC is claiming the NHS ‘shouldn’t be politicised’. It’s the largest share of public expenditure, the country’s largest employer & a matter of life or death for many. Of course it is political - if it isn’t, then what is?!.
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Israeli forces attacking a *casket* with a dead woman inside. Utterly disgusting, inhuman behaviour that virtually no politician in the West condemns. Extraordinary video.
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This is entirely correct. The Tories, Lib Dems and the establishment media denigrate Jeremy Corbyn’s character because the policies he advances are correct and popular #bbcqt
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If you are waking up and wondering how the British general election went - a guy who called for forced labour camps is now the Tory MP for Ashfield.
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Spain introduced a new wealth tax on the super rich in 2022 by the way. The walls and ceiling didn't collapse and life carried on - quite well in fact!.
spain set to surpass usa and become world’s fastest growing major advanced economy. thanks to: immigration, tourism, foreign investment, and public spending
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I’m a republican but what on earth is the point of the monarchy, as a series of figureheads for a national community, if they don’t have time to attend a World Cup final with a home nation involved? . The stuff about how ‘hard working’ they all are is nonsense.
BREAKING: Prince William has said "sorry we can't be there in person" as he wished the Lionesses good luck ahead of the Women's World Cup final tomorrow. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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Thought this was a typo but it was actually the site of a Byzantine church from the 5th century (making this a holy site so old it predates Islam). Do European governments only get upset when ISIS or the Taliban does this? Imagine something of this heritage being destroyed here.
The Israeli military bombed the oldest and biggest mosque in the Gaza Strip. The Great Omari Mosque is a historical monument which was built between 5 and 7 AD. They are annihilating Gaza, its people abd its history.
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Bloke claiming to earn more than £80,000 a year also says he’s not in top 50% of earners in the country. He’s either lying & clueless or emblematic of what a country looks like when tax dodging right wing billionaires control the print media. #bbcqt.
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JD Vance on how US corporations socialise costs - but privatise gains. If a Labour left MP speaks like this they are viewed as cranks by the London media. Meanwhile the Democrats want to go *right*. The liberal establishment has lost its grip on reality - and where people are.
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It’s still great to see Mick Lynch, an electrician who left school at 16, being effortlessly more intelligent and politically literate than political journalists and pundits. Watch this.
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There’s a generation of right wing british men who seem to think they could have endured the privations of trench foot and war rations and yet are unwilling to go to Marks and Spencer in a mask to buy their wine hamper.
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This is incredible. A former police officer, under oath, has said the police didn’t smear the family of Stephen Lawrence. “That’s a security services job…scrap that last bit”. The broadcast is then suspended! .
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You’ll be told all kinds of things about the people marching in London today. Here’s one of them, an anaesthetist in scrubs, with his child, extending solidarity to healthcare workers in Gaza. Now ask yourself why someone would want to demonise him, or these noble sentiments.
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The Cenotaph on Armistice Day. What an utter disgrace. This is entirely on the Home Secretary and the right wing press. If the former had a shred of decency or decorum she’d resign.
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Last night Corbyn was interviewed by Andrew Neil - chairman of Spectator which is owned by billionaires & whose editor used to be. Boris Johnson. Corbyn did interview after being lied to that Johnson was confirmed. The BBC is as bent as a £2 note. #andrewneilshow #GE2019.
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