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Thank you. It takes us almost as long to come up with them as to record. A x

Another superb entry in this enchanting series.

“A huge number of donors use Trump as a vehicle to enrich themselves. They don’t care about - or even celebrate - some of his egregious moral stances or his authoritarianism. All that stuff is fine with them, as long as the gravy train for the elite continues to chug along.” @brianklaas.bsky.social

The fault, Dear Potus, is not in our stats
It is in our Tsars that we are underlings

Dad once walked the
path between Polperro and Talland Bay me sat on his shoulders fervently wishing he didn't keep peering over mistaking flotsam for dolphins.

But that's enough of my vertigo origin story as I actually wanted to say @quietriotpod.bsky.social is head and shoulders above the rest!

“[The Sidney Sweeney ad] is the corporate equivalent of a dog-whistle: provide the match, let others light the fire, bask in the heat of the coverage. Visually signalling a certain world view, without putting it into words - create the ambiguity, avoid accountability, and monetise the polarisation.”

Worth a listen. America is in a dangerous position.

But I'm holding on.

Oh yeah. You will want to listen to this one.

@brianklaas.bsky.social is on SCORCHING form. #KlaasAct

“The best way to think about Congress Republicans is as a full-time propaganda outlet for Trump. What they mostly do in hearings is create smoke screens for him. The pretence of trying to legislate has been largely abandoned. They’ve ceded control of process and just create content for Fox News.”

The fault, dear POTUS, is not in our stats Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 07/08/2025 · 1h 10m

🆕 The fault, dear POTUS, is not in our stats 📉

@pimlicat.bsky.social & @sturdyalex.bsky.social welcome back sage @brianklaas.bsky.social.

🗡️ Is MAGA beginning to turn on Trump?
😫 Why is the British far right SO WHINEY?

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And an additional "BRAVO!" to @quietriotpod.bsky.social listeners who added a big bump to that graph.

Screen shot from open letter reading ‘In many cases, this involves submitting highly sensitive personal data, such as ID documents or facial scans. Yet there is currently: • No public register of approved providers • No requirement for providers to meet any specific privacy or security standards, instead relying on data protection alone • No requirement for platforms to choose trusted or certified providers’

. @quietriotpod.bsky.social shared a useful open letter on age verification highlighting some of the privacy and data concerns action.openrightsgroup.org/sign-open-le...

All round good stuff here. Always worth a Sunday morning listen over coffee and toast!

Kenny and I put the world to rights 🎧👇

It's the stupid, economy Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · S2, E82 Bonus · 59m

🥐 ☕ Sunday School: It's the stupid economy

📉 The US economy enters the "Find Out" stage.
✍🏽 More working class civil servants: a much needed reset?
📊 PLUS new polling by @moreincommonuk.bsky.social.

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It's the stupid, economy Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · S2, E82 Bonus · 59m

🥐 ☕ Sunday School: It's the stupid economy

📉 The US economy enters the "Find Out" stage.
✍🏽 More working class civil servants: a much needed reset?
📊 PLUS new polling by @moreincommonuk.bsky.social.

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🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/2B6p...

And here is Part II of Aesop.

Aesop III and an episode on Medusa 16/8 are the last of Season 1. As I research and write Season 2, if you can afford to support my work you can do so on ko-fi.com/podyssey - a monthly subscription is best. Thanks, you lovely people.

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Might I encourage you to listen to Parts I & II of Aesop, before the final part is out next week? And maybe to recommend it to someone who you think might enjoy it?

He is the most political topic I have tackled, and the most accessible, so a perfect introduction to this podcast.

Bibi has behaved in a way that demonstrates exactly the characteristics of a politician running out of time. There is only so long he can avoid an election. As the pressure builds, maybe what we are seeing is part of an emboldened international community speaking directly to the Israeli people.

I agree. I have been wagning on about "first principles" legislation for a decade. A x

So, you think regulation is dangerous if it's inflexible and dangerous if it's flexible. As I say in the pod, we all skirt around the issue that some want the internet to be a lawless space and some don't. That's the basic conflict that must be resolved. The rest is displacement activity. A x

I think that is generally true, but not on this Act, which is set up as a framework, with a multitude of attached "codes of practice", designed to be extremely easy to amend. A x

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An errant 20% had crept in for some reason. Have fixed it now, but it will take a few minutes to filter through. In the meantime, here is the link.

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Online age verification ... creating new problems without solving old ones?

I think that is a valuable point. The problem is you are providing a heap more data to the company that made your computer and phone, the creator of the browsers and apps you use, and now the VPN service. So, what it "feels like" is not necessarily what it is. A x

Oh just got back from work I’ll listen to the first 10 minutes…….over an hour later listen to the whole marvellous ep and as per usual feeling my brain grow. #CheeseShops ❤️

That would be s.7(2) of the Act. Many peeps are so exclusively focussed on age verification, they have missed the other 99% of the legislation. A x

“Someone made a video showing how easy it is to jump over train barriers and cut bike locks. iSn’T tHe LaW sTuPiD!”

Welcome! x