@MediaActivist I have to hold my hand up here and say I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt when he first got elected but it didn't last. And I'm endlessly ashamed that I didn't see through it sooner. I've never given much of a shit about being called names, political or otherwise.
@MediaActivist Aye. Withdrawing vaccinations? Are they stopping the Covid top ups as well?
Diane Abbott and others were locked out of the PLP meeting about the welfare cuts last night, according to her post. No surprise there. Just spotted this too. Judging by the font it's from a Graun article. Starmer's a nasty piece of work.
@MediaActivist Did you notice that part of the Crime and Policing Bill that was being debated yesterday was to outlaw the wearing of masks at protests?
@MediaActivist Aye, I saw a headline on LBC effectively saying "come on now, where else is he going to get the money from", despite years of decrying the same policies by the Tories. You could even argue that the Tory version wasn't as bad! It's an easy win for Keith domestically with the gammon vote he's chasing - his ratings have gone *way* up in the last 10 days - and internationally, masquerading as a statesman when he's actually riding the fence and taking the softest options available.
@linuxgnome@MediaActivist So, I found this article floating around last night. I only skim read it and I really couldn't figure out how I felt about it and I didn't have time to look up the author. See what you think.
@Thebratdragon@aral@seachaint@AngharadHafod@stephanie Funny how he was quite happy to soak up all the sympathy he got for his mental health (which I'm not denigrating, obviously), yet can't take the plank out of his eye when it comes to abuse survivors or the trans community. The deciding factor is the money, of course.
@seachaint@AngharadHafod@stephanie 100% In the same way, you can't claim to be an ally and still take her money. Paging Stephen Fry and the rest of the adult (by which I mean adult at the time of filming) cast of the films. Those still appearing in the Fantastic Beasts ones are just cunts.
@MediaActivist I've noticed the establishment media are busy manufacturing consent for Keith's cut welfare to fund war campaign over the last couple of days too. The usual centrist melts are all for it, of course ๐ก
@MediaActivist The reason I do it occasionally is because we all need to be reminded that people around the world aren't just sitting down and taking it. If all you see is mainstream reporting, you'd think there was no resistance at all. Another thing that surprised and pleased me was the smaller protests - particularly in small towns in more traditionally conservative states in the US - and the demographic make up of the attendees.
@MediaActivist Right? The ferocity of the protests this year really took me by surprise. The ongoing resistance to the Swasticars too. And I'm LOVING it. I guess you heard about the guy who climbed the Elizabeth Tower on Saturday?
@MediaActivist Very, very occasionally I dip into my neutered dummy Xitter account to pick up deets of the revolution. I was surprised how much activity there's been over the last few days. This was one was probably my favourite.
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