Ep 181 with Mothin Ali (Part 1): They Tried To Brand Me A Terrorist YouTube video by What The F Is Going On? With Mark Steel

"We're not just in the Premiere League now. We're going for the title!"

So proud of @mothinali.bsky.social - amazing discussion with Mark Steel!

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Not much political judgement going on here if Isabel Oakeshott does not realise that Farage & Tice are senior members of the British establishment. Relevant here is that Oakeshott is the partner of Richard Tice jumping to the defence of Tice & his tax evasion.

Congratulations on pushing the ludicrous & over simplistic horseshoe political mythology that only simpletons could believe, you deserve a medal.

This is what hope looks like.

Local elections are in 17 days.

Register to vote before MIDNIGHT TONIGHT and let's make hope normal again:

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Keir Starmer the Billionaire Oligarchs patsy, bought & paid for just to be a fall guy, a pretend lefty, but don't you worry 'bout him he'll reap his rewards once out of office just like the last Billionaire Oligarch sponsored Labour leader Tony Blair.

Hungary’s PM-elect Peter Magyar says he would enact an ICC arrest warrant for Israeli PM Netanyahu and detain him on arrival.

The election winner said Hungary would stay a member of the International Criminal Court which his predecessor Viktor Orban began withdrawing from last year.

Key takeaways from Keir Starmer's Mandelson statement The prime minister has been back in the Commons after it emerged the Labour peer failed vetting.

The only time I have seen Starmer look truly happy since he became PM is when he walked in with Mandelson and introduced him as our next US ambassador. It was clear to all that the appointment was going ahead regardless of his sleazy past.
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The world has been watching the corrupt Billionaire Oligarchy that pretends it's the greatest democracy the world has ever seen for decades, frankly it's bored of the mythology that either Billionaire Oligarch controlled party is super dooper & ain't as bad as each other, only the theatrics differ.

Ford CEO Draws Line In Sand: Keep Chinese EVs Out Of US – 'Should Not Let Them Into Our Country' Ford Motor Company paused its electric-vehicle growth efforts, but is pivoting to a major push in 2027. With lower-cost production methods and new models in development, the legacy automaker’s CEO wan...

Just checking on how the Invisible Hand of the Market is doing

Zarah Sultana has just been kicked out of the commons for calling Starmer a barefaced liar.

Zarah is spot on. Keir Starmer is a barefaced liar. We all know it.

And as for Lindsay Hoyle. I'm old enough to remember what a corrupt speaker he is.

The DOJ is now 5 month in breach of releasing the Epstein files.

Holding these criminals accountable should be the Nuremberg of our time.

John McDonnell was 100% correct - McSweeney and Mandelson were rewarded for bringing down the Labour left and securing the Labour leadership for Starmer - whatever they wanted, they were to get without question. Keir Starmer is an iredeemable liar.

New Hungarian PM brutally confronts a news channel that banned him for years.

@johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social : "Isn't the reality this, that when he sought to realise his ambition to become leader of the Labour party with very little base in the party, he became dependent on McSweeney and Mandelson and Labour Together to organise, fund his election.."

Haunted by ‘Dark Thoughts,’ Louisiana Father Kills 8 Children

If this man had murdered eight strangers the story would lead every news outlet. But because they are his children, it's "family violence," "domestic violence" -- undeserving of the same attention. Even though this violence is much more common
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Polls show Newcastle Greens surge ahead Across Newcastle, the message is simple: vote for the Green Party if you don’t want to split the progressive vote.

Across Newcastle, the message is simple: vote for the Green Party if you don’t want to split the progressive vote

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Keep Walking The Walk,Mayor Mamdani.......

This👇🏼. AOC is the only one stating it clearly and plainly. Do I have any faith that the American people will ever elect a woman president someday? No. I hope I’m proven wrong.

‘Dancing is resistance’: Zack Polanski and the Greens bring the party to the ravers In run-up to May local elections, the Green party is reaching people who may not normally attend a political speech

We're taking Green politics around the country.

And everywhere we go, it's clear:

Hope is here. It's all of us.

You have until midnight to register to vote!

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"Everyone"
Just a bit of an exaggeration.
Certainly many Billionaire Oligarch sponsored MPs were quite ok with Mandelson being employed but there were many critics of the ludicrous decision at the time, I guess you must have missed their voices at the time.

We are perhaps waking up to the fact that our Billionaire Oligarch controlled economy, media, political parties & politicians who are sponsored by the Billionaire Oligarchs is leading to an ungovernable country under our corrupt FPTP electoral system. Time to change to proportional representation.

Nizar from Lebanon: "They will keep bombing us, they will keep killing us, they'll take our land.."

Diana Magnay: "Do you think this ceasefire will hold?"

"No"

"You sound very sure. Why?"

"Because it's Israel. Israel"

The silver lining to the cloud of war that has enveloped the economy - Andy Brown Many ill-thought out wars start with the conviction that it will all be over by Christmas. The killing has a nasty tendency to go on for a lot longer and the consequences are rarely in line with the n...

The war with Iran is unlikely to be all sorted by Christmas and the consequences will be long lasting and deadly. The only remote positive is that it will speed the switch to green energy. Not enough of a silver lining to compensate.
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Tice failed to pay £100,000 tax on profits of firms linked to Reform — story via The Sunday Times

Richard tax-cheat Tice.
And remember when Farage’s partner bought his Clacton house somehow, so he could avoid paying taxes on it?

That is all Reform UK Party Ltd exists for: money.

WATCH: Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.

Trump’s presidency is what evil looks like: absurd, frightening, cruel | Nesrine Malik Commentators have said that the US president’s clownishness and lack of ideology somehow make him less dangerous. They’re wrong, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

When great evil is in power how you oppose it is a test of your character that will define you. Trump is a liar, a bully, a boaster, a womaniser, a warmonger and a prejudiced hater. That is pretty much the definition of evil
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Holy. Shit. This is Reid Wiseman's video he took with his iPhone while at the moon 🌙

There are broader systemic issues. Boorish Johnson failed vetting and was made Foreign Secretary.

How many others that we don't know about?
Did Jenrick's crimes fail him? What of the slew of other wacko Tory ministers?

Why can someone be appointed before vetting is completed?

The National. Greens pledge trade union roles on boards of companies. All companies that receive public funding should have trade union representatives on their boards, the Scottish Greens have said.

Trade unions have been the single most important force for improving the pay and conditions of workers, and for forcing an end to some of the worst employment practices.

We would ensure every major contract and penny of public money goes towards boosting workers rights.

The government is introducing new laws to allow fascists onto university campuses today, and if universities don't allow it they will be fined £500,000 - Bridget Phillipson is a far right fanatic who only shows an interest in universities when she can undermine them.