Aurelien Mondon

McSweeney takes 'full responsibility' for Mandelson but not for creating the wider mess we are in

The worse is I'm sure his convenient exit will be described as courageous etc while he's paved the way for the far right to get to power

Another case of far-right normalisation through humanisation: readers learn about Chrupalla's hobbies, favourite films, and family struggles, while there's frightfully little pushback against his most blatant attempts to justify the AfD's racist politics. 1/5

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Thanks for the thread Mallory! No pressure obviously but if you want to turn it into a post, it would go well in our new Red Lines publications

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Isn't it super random that all of the "anti-woke" cancel culture academics who all leaned into transphobia and race science later in their careers all seem to be connected through Jeffrey Epstein?

Like all radical centrists they see trans people as necessary victims to throw under the bus as a hedge against a Reform Party right wing victory in the face of moral panic about the loony left being too kind to anyone otherwise vulnerable to a kicking.

I founded Trans Safety Network on the basis that one of the key things we needed to do under the anti trans backlash was document and highlight the organisation of harm occurring to trans people. Understanding that such harm is the product of organised powers whether intentionally or unintentionally

I think each of us in academia knows people in our departments or fields who are horrible people and also know who’s protecting them. These revelations should not be a surprise to any of us.

People currently spluttering that you can't criticise Starmer for things Peter Mandelson did are the same people who spent several years treating antisemitic tweets from anonymous 50-follower accounts like they were press releases direct from Labour head office.

Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is

"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)

I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.

I thought Matt Goodwin has said we have too many people in this country which is why we shouldn’t have immigration. What he really means is he doesn’t want black and brown babies, only white ones.

Incredible really!

Trans teacher followed home by right-winger Tommy Robinson A teacher was approached at home by Tommy Robinson after parents complained about them allegedly requesting to use the title 'Mx'.

The Venn Diagram between racists and transphobes is a circle.
The actions of the far right against migrants and how likes of many "gender critical activists" act towards trans and non-binary individuals are one and the same.
It was inevitable it would escalate.
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/06/t...

'What's been exposed shows McSweeney's operation is rotten to the core.' Labour miniator was provided with intelise a a ofian

But he seemed so respectable and plausible when he invited us to the launch of his secret wrecking campaign in 2018, the one that only one journo has so far owned up to attending, even though we can see which ones wrote stories about the extremely dubious material Morgan sent them.

Labour MPs & party insiders tell me they’ve never seen Keir Starmer so angry as over Mandelson’s lies about Epstein links. But those who know him well say that anger has now turned inwards. That Starmer is, above all else, a man of public service, and will be grappling with his conscious this w/e.

Spare a thought for the real victim: the white man in power

Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, somet...

You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.

Political science on the other hand...

Right-Wing Grifters Love to Say They’re “Canceled” — but Get All the Elite Support They Want Right-wing personalities claim that a new elite class is sidelining critics of progressive dogma. Yet such messages are broadcast by all major media: again showing how easy it is to make a grift out o...

Time to repost my guide to grifting

"Whether you’re a billionaire, a former stock-exchange broker, or a (former) tenured professor, brazenly claim that you are speaking on behalf of “the people,” “the left-behind,” “women,” “children,” “the white working class” etc."
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The Board of Governors decided, unilaterally, that no published textbook in the field of sociology could be used in compliance with the law for an Intro to Sociology class. None. Victor: There's not a single existing textbook on the market that could be used that would qualify under state law? Zachary: Correct. Victor: I'm sorry, that's kind of funny. Like, the absurdity of not a single sociology textbook getting past the censors. I mean, it makes me kind of proud of our colleagues, but...

I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.

Great work everyone.

Indeed. Much like the hype around the fat right being the home of the working class (or Goodwin being the voice of the "left behind")

Unreal...

Chip Berlet, who worked to take on everything from COINTELPRO to neo-Nazis, will be remembered for helping to inform, inspire, challenge and strengthen generations of anti-racist movements on the Left.

We were lucky to speak with him in 2020. itsgoingdown.org/from-souther...

New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare

One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.

Times report: Allies of Rayner said they believed that Wes Streeting, the health secretary, would be “ruined” by the mass disclosure of all communications with Mandelson in coming months. Streeting and Mandelson were close allies for years.

In these dark days of February, a little something to look forward to.

‘I’ve lost my friends’: advocacy groups warn Australia’s social media ban risks isolating kids with disabilities Despite the ban’s aim to protect young people, experts are concerned that those in marginalised communities or living with disabilities could lose vital support networks

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The impacts of locking under 16 yos from their social media networks are now beginning to bite for those young people who relied on them for social connection

Pressure grows on ministers to end secrecy over UK medicines deal with Trump Critics say government hiding true cost of agreement ‘despite being forced to admit financial burden will grow year on year’

so hang on a minute, the UK (significantly, erm, “represented“ in negotiations by Mandelson) has just signed a trade deal with the US that gives into their demands for NHS to pay way more for medicines…. & yet Streeting won’t even tell us the barest details? 🤯
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Are we still really pretending to be shocked whenever Trump and his team do something racist?

The ability to constantly give the far right the benefit of the doubt is truly impressive...

Labour minister ordered investigation of journalists looking into pro-Starmer thinktank Exclusive: Material gathered was personally given to Josh Simons when director of pro-Starmer thinktank, say sources

"Grown-ups" is just another word to say authoritarian and corrupt I guess

Unfortunately, I expect that the lesson learnt won't be about technocracy/oligarchy more widely and that the blame will be pinned solely on Starmer and McSweeney

Chip Berlet (1949-2026) When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.

Chip Berlet (1949-2026)

When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.

This happens with*everything* now. No matter how grave the crime or one-dimensional the injustice, after four days the hivemind of American punditry decides that the Real Story is how the people upset about it are the real villains.