Paddy Boocock

Collectivising Surrey: A Tragedy in One Act The mansion tax isn’t a revolution - but judging by the screaming, you’d think Rachel Reeves had just seized the Home Counties and nationalised the Cotswolds.

"If this were a Jonathan Swift satire about venal aristocrats, people would say it was far too on the nose."

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Four European countries forced to make way for Asian country in Eurovision Four European countries have been forced to make way for an Asian country in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Four European countries forced to make way for Asian country in Eurovision
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Wales’ Hidden “Free Zones”: The Quiet Takeover of Your Backyard – And Why You Should Care Imagine this: You’re out for a walk in the Welsh countryside, maybe near Gwynedd or Anglesey, but lurking in the background are these colourful maps from a 2019 government report, the ones that earmar...

Wales’ Hidden “Free Zones”: The Quiet Takeover of Your Backyard – And Why You Should Care
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AI “Superpower” or Corporate Water Heist? How Keir Starmer’s Tech Utopia Is Being Built on Your Rivers, Your Bills, and a Dying Thames Water Monopoly

AI “Superpower” or Corporate Water Heist?
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What Kind of World Am I Leaving For My Children? As hate crimes rise for the first time in three years, Nikesh Shukla reflects on the conversations we all need to be having around racism and the rise of the far-right

What Kind of World Am I Leaving For My Children?
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A story of a 1930s uprising against British colonialism is key to understanding Gaza today ‘Palestine 36’ is a potent reminder that the blueprint for Israel's depraved war crimes in Gaza were laid down by a British empire whose tyranny the Palestinians tried - and failed - to end

A story of a 1930s uprising against British colonialism is key to understanding Gaza today
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The hunger strike is not being televised – nor will the last gasps of our dying freedoms Six political prisoners who targeted factories arming Israel's genocide are weeks into a hunger strike. But in contrast to the IRA's 1980s hunger strike, this one is being blanked by the media

The hunger strike is not being televised – nor will the last gasps of our dying freedoms
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The Ultimate Risk: Recursive Self-Improvement What happens when AI R&D starts snowballing at machine speed?

"It might surprise you to learn that despite it being very clear how to make modern AIs more intelligent, nobody really understands how they really work, let alone how to ensure that they don’t eventually turn against us."

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As the United States carries out illegal attacks at sea, we must defend international law, speak up for peace, and say without hesitation: no war with Venezuela.

When Bezos changed the Washington Post's editorial board standards to align with “personal liberties and free markets,” he meant his own liberty to become even richer and more powerful, as the rest of America slides into worse economic insecurity and fear.

Farage had to come out hiding early because Tice tried to defend him earlier & libelled the target of Farage’s vicious anti-semitism. Rarely have two people deserved each other more.

Because Britain's right wing press hates young people - and it is the master Wes Streeting serves.

Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.

Quiet piggy! 🐖

Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.

Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.

Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?

Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy

rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.

Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.

Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.

Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.

The cable, sent to all U.S. missions on December 2, orders U.S. consular officers to review resumes or LinkedIn profiles of H-1B applicants - and family members who would be traveling with them - to see if they have worked in areas that include activities such as misinformation, disinformation, content moderation, fact-checking, compliance and online safety, among others.

Holy shit.

Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.

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Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords This is evil.

Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.

Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.

“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”

Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands to boycott Eurovision 2026 as Israel cleared to compete Decision not to hold vote on Israel’s participation comes in spite of several broadcasters calling for its exclusion

Ireland, Spain, Netherlands, Slovenia to boycott Eurovision.

65% voted in favour of changes to public voting system to be enough to address disquiet over Israeli "public" support. So there was no vote on opposition on the grounds of war in Gaza

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Raw Story: Colombian fisherman's family files formal murder complaint against Pete Hegseth.

America has become the shithole country that the United Nations investigates for crimes against humanity.💔
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice

Lawmakers press for Epstein files briefing, as Dems release photos of his private island • Source New Mexico WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is pressing Attorney General Pam Bondi for a briefing this week to review the contents of the Epstein files ahead of the Justice Department’s legally ...

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When the U.S. commits war crimes, acts of war, and meddles in the internal affairs of other countries, it jeopardizes our national security because it invites retaliation and sets precedence for others to follow suit.

The UK must follow Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia’s lead and boycott Eurovision.

We cannot have “business as usual” with Israel, a genocidal apartheid state.

Republicans are shamelessly lying to us.

A boat that size would have to refuel over 20 times to be "bound for the United States." And where would they do that in the middle of the Caribbean?

Wes Streeting’s exercise in thought control The Guardian reports this morning that: The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has ordered a clinical review of the diagnosis of mental health conditions, according to reports. Streeting is understood ...

"So what is Streeting really wanting to do? His goal is to suppress those who challenge neoliberalism, whether based on the subjective experience of the oppression inherent within it, or the refusal/inability ... for natural reasons to comply with its demands"

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Sorry If This Is Antisemitic But I Think It's Wrong To Train Dogs To Rape Prisoners Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):

Sorry If This Is Antisemitic But I Think It's Wrong To Train Dogs To Rape Prisoners
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Ocean Researcher Debunks Ocean Myths

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A weakened jury system is a gift to the far right At a time when trust in institutions is collapsing, juries remain one of the few places where civic duty still lives.

A weakened jury system is a gift to the far right
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Why is the left so frightened of MMT? Why is the left still terrified of the state’s power to create money? In this video, I set out a straightforward truth, which is that modern governments create money every single day. That is the foun...

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