Gideon Mitchell

Gideon Mitchell

@gideon-mitchell.bsky.social

Old guy with a beard. Unhealthy obsession with the state of democracy in the world. Teaches data visualisation. Talks on mental health. Publishes the Substack 'Untethered' about motivation, addiction and recovery. North Wales, UK.

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The riots in France are a gift to Trump in the mid-terms. LinkedIn, which now seems almost as toxic as Twitter, is full of MAGA businessmen explaining that the riots are due to 'open borders' and immigration and that the US is next...

The fact that so many educated people in the US believe this nonsense should be a warning to Europeans, Canadians etc. to take care their news media is not dominated by rich corporations. The UK needs to do some work here re. Murdoch and Axel Springer.

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Daisy Cooper, "We need to get Britain growing again, and the single biggest lever to grow our economy, is to get a better deal with t he European Union" "Join the EU Single Market, join the Customs Union, get a better defence pack - and that includes Freedom of Movement"

There have been many problems with Nigel Farage's Brexit, but the one that had the greatest direct impact on me as an IT trainer has been the removal of my own Freedom Of Movement. So it is great news that Andy Burnham is considering the possibility of reinstating it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukBurnham open to 'honest discussion' on EU free movementThe PM said he wants a "factual" and "evidence-based debate" about returning to free movement between Britain and Europe.

The fact that the Brexiteers wanted to close FOM to stop EU people coming to the UK, but didn't consider its benefits to UK people who wanted to live and work in the EU shows their closed-minded, parochial attitude to workers.

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The government didn’t just approve Jackdaw, they also reiterated their support for so-called tiebacks - a dodge to allow yet more new drilling without new licenses. This deserves almost as much scrutiny as Jackdaw and has got barely any of it, so I raised it in the Chamber.

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Turning Point UK was supposed to be a youth movement All it's ever done is appeal to middle aged thugs

"They can start cutting people's faces up. They can stab someone. They can shoot someone." EXCLUSIVE: Our hidden cameras capture the leader of Turning Point UK organising a fake rally for a foreign government and helping arrange a murder-for-hire with loyalist paramilitaries.

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Danny Tommo's 'patriot platform' vigilantes were refused service in The George Inn, Portsmouth. They demanded to know why, despite the fact they do not have to be given a reason. Always make bigots feel unwelcome. Show the pub some love for doing the right thing. Things you love to see ✊❤️

Apart from the racism, misogyny, islamophobia, homophobia and the rest, the underlying problem with Farage and Reform UK is that their starting point is contempt, when it should be curiosity.

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The continued proscription of Palestine Action is farcical. I know he has a large to-do list, but if Andy Burnham could undo Yvette Cooper's idiotic action, the UK's government would be seen as less, well, idiotic.

The real question is whether the US electorate is awake on 3 November. If they are and vote Trump out, the US has a chance to redeem itself in the world. If not, the rest of the world needs to start building a new iron curtain, but this time around the USA, to stop the malign influences spreading.

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It looks like the Ukrainians need to switch over to a European satellite provider such as Eutelsat. If their satellite warnings can be turned off on a whim by Trump or Elon Musk, resulting in the deaths of many civilians, they should switch to a reliable ally. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukRussian strikes hit key power plant in Kyiv, Zelensky saysThe Ukrainian president says the ballistic missile strikes came with "no early warning from our partners".

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Sir Ken McCallum head of MI5 - Russia remains "aggressor number one" and is fighting a hybrid war against the UK that is not being taken seriously enough. This "war" did not start last week. It's been going on for a decade+ and those denying it should be challenged. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukMI5 tackling more state threats than during Cold War, warns intelligence chiefSir Ken McCallum says Russia, Iran and emerging threats from AI were increasing the risks to Britain.
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The United States is viewed positively only in sub-Saharan Africa. It's fifth from the bottom of the ranking. Click the link and take a look at the details - fascinating stuff.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

ICYMI — Globally Israel is now the worst-perceived country in the world, and 🇺🇸 is now 5th worst (behind even Russia and Iraq and Syria) The Trump and Netanyahu effect in number form 😕🤷🏼 146165116.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/146165...

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LOL Ukraine hit a Russian data center and Russian bot activity immediately dropped to practically zero. Elon is mad hahahahahaha

A disclaimer: I am not advocating violence against anyone. But when the demons wake you up at 3:30am and you lie in bed fantasising about a new French revolution complete with guillotine, who would you put at the front of the queue? It's the billionaire oligarchs, buying power over the rest of us.

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22 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could.