Simon Clark

JFC the man has not one ounce of shame in him.

He went to private school and Cambridge. He owns three homes and rents a fourth!

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

Indeed, and efforts in the last administration to shut out Chinese supply look a bit silly now

To everyone in Britain's Jewish Community: you are not alone. We will not let hate or those who spread it win. We stand with you.

On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.

As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.

At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.

Such a good piece by @jamellebouie.net Frederick Douglass was often frustrated with Lincoln and only belatedly understood his political wisdom and practical courage.

An amusing slip by @jenrubin.bsky.social who changes Silvio Berlusconi's first name to Benito. I can't imagine who she was thinking of when she wrote that.

(fun fact, Mussolini was named after Benito Juarez).

@sundersays.bsky.social key quote:

In the twenty-first century, the success of social democracy depends on narrowing differences between groups: a politics of fair chances, equal voice, and shared missions

Would be nice to send this article to all the generals and admirals gathering at Quantico next week to hear from Pete Hegseth….

Nothing makes folks here on Bluesky angrier than rightly noting that what we need to solve our authoritarianism problem & have a durable democracy is a center-right pro-democracy party full of Bill Kristols, but that doesn’t make it any less true.

Kimmel won, kind of makes me think the pushback works, just like it did in 2016

David Lammy focused on place and belonging. Country came together with huge sense of pride in 2012 Olympics. His West Indian house full of Royal memorabilia, with huge sense of patriotism, unlike the National Front's ethnonationalism.
Must not vacate space of national identity

#GPA2025 Baroness Morgan conference summary: "they go low, we go relevant." Progressive patriotism; patriotic renewal. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social progressive patriotism is inclusive.

Fascinating thread

Explains how the green transition has powered Spanish reindustrialisation

If I were a betting man with a lot of capital, I would be betting very hard that a Trump-Milei scheme to spend billions of dollars to support an overvalued peso is gonna crack

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez opens his #GPA2025 comments on his work to fight inequality, highlighting how the move to renewables has dropped energy prices by 50% during his term.

The positioning of the Dane on the far right and of the Spaniard on the far left of the stage was a bit on the nose.

2. Massive frustration with pace of UK gov & inability of machinery to deliver with commitment to fix

3. Place based politics, trusting people to make decisions for own community & ensuring investments are spread broadly

1 of 2 Keir Starmer's speech at #GPA2025 rehearsing the themes for @teamlabouruk.bsky.social conference. Three interesting points:

1. Link clean energy with national security (get Putin's boot off our throat)

@labourtogether.bsky.social
@ippr.org @americanprogressaction.org
#GPA2025

Once again, the reason all of the awful & illegal things keep happening in 🇺🇸 politics - from Trump 2.0 to Trump 1.0 to torture to Iran-Contra to Watergate, all the way back to 1865 - is because there are never any actual consequences for all of the awful & illegal things happening in 🇺🇸 politics.

Top 10 American Fears of 2024 (Chapman Survey) Horizontal bar chart ranking the top fears of Americans (percentage “afraid” or “very afraid”): 1. Corrupt government officials (65.2%, top fear for years). 2. Loved ones becoming seriously ill (58.4%). 3. Cyberterrorism (58.3%). 4. Loved ones dying (57.8%). 5. Russia using nuclear weapons (55.8%). 6. Not having enough money for the future (55.7%). 7. U.S. becoming involved in another world war (55.0%). 8. North Korea using nuclear weapons (55.0%). 9. Terrorist attack (52.7%). 10. Biological warfare (52.5%). Red bars display percentages; small arrows indicate change from 2023 rankings.

Top Public Worries in the U.S. (Yale & GMU poll, May 2025) Stacked bar chart of worries among U.S. adults. Categories ranked by share “very worried”: • Government corruption (54% very worried, top issue). • Other leading concerns: cost of living (48%), the economy (47%), state of democracy (44%), disruption of federal services (44%), cultural/social divisions (36%), treatment of immigrants (35%), global warming (29%), crime (26%). • Lower worries include job security (17%), health (16%), and being targeted because of identity/beliefs (15%). Green shades show “very/somewhat worried,” yellow/orange shades show “not very/not at all worried.

Perceptions of Federal Government Problems (AP-NORC poll) Bar chart showing the percentage of U.S. adults who consider various issues in the federal government to be a major problem, minor problem, or not a problem. • Corruption: Overall 70% major, 22% minor, 7% not a problem. Higher among Republicans (78%) than Democrats (63%). • Inefficiency: 65% major overall, with Republicans (81%) much higher than Democrats (55%). • Red tape (bureaucracy): 59% major overall, with Republicans (73%) higher than Democrats (47%). • Civil servants unwilling to implement president’s agenda: More partisan split—Republicans 56% major problem, Democrats 20% major problem; overall 34% major, 36% minor, 28% not a problem. Title: “Majority of the public believe corruption, inefficiency, and red tape are major problems in the federal government.

Word Cloud of How People Describe American Government (Berkeley Democracy Policy Lab) Large central word: “Corrupt.” Other prominent words: Broken, Chaotic, Dysfunctional, Shit, Clueless, Divided, Inefficient, Crooked, Hijacked, Justice, Woke, Bloated, Untrustworthy, Hopeless, Frustrated, Disastrous, Messy, Sneaky, Turmoil, Delusional. Smaller scattered words include both negative and neutral terms such as Crap, Important, Poder, Resilient, Unfocused, Needs Help. Visual emphasizes “Corrupt” as the dominant public perception.

I’m starting to notice a trend in the polling data…

—Top Public Worry: Corruption

—Biggest problem in Fed Gov: Corruption

—Top fear: Corruption

—What one word would you use to describe American government?: “Corrupt”

It’s almost like voters are trying to tell us something.

Keir Starmer to launch progressive fightback against ‘decline and division’ fuelled by far right Prime minister expected to warn UK is ‘at a crossroads’ as he sets out plan to counter Nigel Farage and Reform

No 10 trails Starmer speech against populism. It will be at the Global Progress Action Summit in London, which takes place Thursday & Friday
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Gosh, I am trying to remember. Looking at her record, I suspect she emphasised the importance of being honest about the challenges.

As a former investor in @citibikenyc.bsky.social I loved this

Not sure about the hardest but probably the most important is transparency. For example, Twitter pre Musk was fairly accessible to researchers but is no longer, thus the dark spaces you asked about.

Making the internet safer with STAR Safety by Design, Transparency, Accountability and Responsibility.

More generically, @counterhate.com's STAR framework gives a roadmap to an internet that has

Safety by design
Transparency
Accountability
Responsibility

built in.
counterhate.com/research/sta...

Protecting free expression is essential for any democratic society while tackling incitement to extremist violence is crucial to protecting a civil society. Take a look at the @counterhate.com response to last year's UK riots as a good example of this: counterhate.com/wp-content/u...

Many thanks, followed both

Experts sound alarm on extremism 'thriving' on apps like Discord | Fox News Video Center for Countering Digital Hate's Imran Ahmed joins 'Fox & Friends First' after President Trump warns America's children are being radicalized online.

@counterhate.com CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social talks to @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy about the dangers of ungoverned online spaces.

www.foxnews.com/video/637978...

America’s left cannot exploit Trump’s failures The president’s genius is to keep pushing the Democrats into a reactive defence of the status quo

A terrific analysis by @edwardluce.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com today. He nails the weaknesses of the status quo Democratic Party. Every time I hear a top Dem speak, I hear the tired themes and strategies that Luce identifies. www.ft.com/content/dfca...