Devon Paul

Or really politics of any country in Europe or the Anglosphere in the 20th century.

it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance

Liberal Party partisans are the most tiresome people on social media.

First off, my suspension has ended. Got a little harsh with a post a few days ago but I didn’t have my feet on the ground and I’m sorry if I offended anyone. Will try to be more chipper. Knock on wood!

The mosaics of San Vitale are absolutely showstopping. Ravenna is absolutely worth a visit. It's a relatively easy day trip from Bologna too, if you're in that area of Italy.

What the heck is wrong with the UK education system that they don't teach this history?

Ah yes, an emergency stay motion that it took nine days to file.

Shabana Mahmood and the Politics of Extortion Labour's strategy of telling its supporters to back Reform-style policies, or get a Reform Government, is the politics of the protection racket and it is not going to work

Shabana Mahmood on the BBC this morning talking about desperate people fleeing war and persecution as being given a "golden ticket" and "handouts" and saying she's got a "moral mission" to take them away from them

Indistinguishable from the rhetoric of Reform www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/shabana-ma...

Next, Kuenssberg asks Mahmood if she believes she can actually push her proposals through Parliament, when there is opposition from some figures in her party. Mahmood says: "I really reject the idea that dealing with this problem is somehow engaging in far-right talking points". Illegal migration is "tearing our country apart" she adds. "I know that I have to persuade people... not just in Parliament but across the country" that these reforms will work, says Mahmood.

Deep breath, once more for those at the back, seeking asylum is not illegal. No matter route used, which considering Labour has closed pretty much all the last remaining alternatives means irregular ones.
Anti-immigration sentiments are stoked by politicians like Mahmood, not people seeking safety.

Old Will Whitfoot had been in the Lockholes longer than any, though he had perhaps been treated less harshly than some, he needed a lot of feeding up before he could look the part of Mayor; so Frodo agreed to act as his Deputy, until Mr. Whitfoot was in shape again. The only thing that he did as Deputy Mayor was to reduce the Shirriffs to their proper functions and numbers.

people don't even notice how at the beginning of the last chapter of The Lord of the Rings, Frodo defunds the police

Picking a fight with the spiritual leader of a huge number of people, who either party need to win any remotely fair election, for standing for basic decency seems like a losing proposition.

I got them together two weeks ago. I was down for about a day, but that may have had something to do with the bottle of wine I drank that night.

Not sorry enough.

This is just looting the Treasury behind a legal facade.

He really wasn't.

This is an inane moderation decision.

Because judges need to write decisions that will withstand appellate review.

War crime tourism. Monsters.

This is ridiculous. A decision with no reasons given is just an arbitrary exercise of power and presumptively done for illegitimate reasons unless proven otherwise (say by giving comprehensible reasons).

I'm so mad that every time there is a big aurora it is super cloudy here in Toronto. Snowing tonight.

China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity

This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"

China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.

HMRC trial of child benefit crackdown wrongly suspected fraud in 46% of cases Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UK

UK government project using AI to find benefit fraud resulted in:

- A 46% false fraud rate
- Anguish for families who were wrongly accused of fraud and had benefits stopped
- Months of additional work for government, setting up a hotline, correcting false fraud

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Thanks, antivaxxers, for making this country less safe for everyone. A hearty go fuck yourselves to you on this Monday.

Remember when they said the reason they caved in March was so they could get a better deal in September lmao

The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.

Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.

if you genuinely think Schumer and Democratic leadership opposed this & Republicans coincidentally got exactly the number of votes they needed to avoid a filibuster and none of those votes are from Democratic Senators who are up for reelection in the midterms next year, I have a bridge to sell you.

Two of my really good friends from school are from NL. Not even 'round the bay, just Mount Pearl, but my god when they get going this is pretty on point.

That rooftop gives me very strong Sheraton Centre Toronto vibes.

The number of people desperately trying to excuse a liberal favourite for stepping in to let Trump starve kids is really something.

In which apparently Justice Jackson thinks taking food out of the mouths of children is totally cool.