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From dismissing #coronavirus with
'Take it on the chin'
To saying we are prepared
To acknowledging people will lose loved ones
To showing some guts
To accepting our government's response to #covid19 has been a disaster
Is Boris Johnson a hero or a failure?
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Left: Susanna Reid, "65% of your own constituents in Makerfield voted to leave the EU. Have you let them down or are you telling them they made the wrong decision?"
Right: In Beth Rigby's recent focus group from Makerfield, Leave voters said they want to rejoin the EU
Brexiter 1, "I voted to leave.. Much younger then.. Didn't understand it.. Dad told me to vote for Leave.. It's harder now.. Maybe it would be better if we went back"
Brexiter 2, "Everything seemed better when we were in Europe, it just did"
Brexiter 3, "I think we were over-promised things.. I think we would be much better as part of an EU.. Than on our own"
My view:
Susanna Reid's question assumes that because an estimated 65% of Makerfield voted Leave in 2016, those voters must still support Brexit today.
But Beth Rigby's focus group tells a rather different story.
Here are people who actually voted Leave, openly acknowledging that they were influenced by others, didn't fully understand the consequences, or believed promises that haven't materialised.
And that distinction matters. Changing your mind after ten years of lived experience isn't an admission of stupidity. It's an acknowledgement that new evidence deserves consideration.
What's particularly interesting is that this isn't simply a handful of dissatisfied voters. A More in Common poll found that 45% of Makerfield residents would now vote to rejoin the EU, compared with 38% who would stay outside.
Of course, not every Leave voter has changed their mind. But neither should politicians or journalists assume that a vote cast in 2016 represents an unchanging opinion in 2026.
The question shouldn't be whether Andy Burnham is betraying the voters of Makerfield by reconsidering Brexit.
It should be whether politicians are listening to what those voters are telling them today, rather than assuming they must believe exactly what they believed a decade ago.
Democracy isn't about freezing public opinion in time. It's about allowing people to reconsider decisions when the evidence changes.
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A strange political twist.
While far-right parties gain ground in France đ«đ·, Germany đ©đȘ and the UK đŹđ§
Voters in Serbia đ·đž, Hungary đđș, Romania đ·đŽ and Poland đ”đ± have pushed back against nationalist forces, some with close ties to Putin.
Thoughts?
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Left: President Trump says that if Abdul El-Sayed wins he'll end Christmas
Right: Abdul El-Sayed celebrating Christmas with his team, picking a tree, and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas
My view:
Trump says Abdul El-Sayed would end Christmas if elected.
Thatâs not an argument about policy; itâs a calculated attempt to make a Muslim candidate seem like a threat to Christian America.
The point is to make people fear his faith before they even consider his ideas: to suggest that a Muslim in public office must be hostile to Christians and their traditions.
Thatâs a cynical appeal to anti-Muslim prejudice, dressed up as a warning about Christmas.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, is trying to turn religious difference into suspicion - and prejudice into a political weapon.
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Good on @andyburnham for doing Gogglebox. All you miserable people can fuck right off.
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It doesnât matter how rich you are, you still need the NHS đš
And thatâs because of whatâs going on in the private sector right nowâŠ
youtube.com/shorts/0dJOaD04jâŠ
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Basic education piece:
Not all Jewish people are Zionists.
Lots of Zionists aren't Jews.
The Board of Deputies largely self identity as Zionists.
The Media often report the Board of Deputies as the opinion of Jewish people.
Yet many Jewish people say #NotInOurName
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Arrest him first
Covid-bereaved families demand Matt Hancock is stripped of Privy Council role after damning care home report mirror.co.uk/news/politics/mâŠ
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I feel for Danny Kruger. He's a decent guy and when he defected to Reform he had no idea it would end up engaging in this type of racial politics - or that that he'd end up in interviews like this.
But Tim's right: in a party full of moments, this is a moment.
đš COMING UP: Reform UK's Danny Kruger REFUSES to condemn high-profile Reformer's 'disgusting slur' towards Kemi Badenoch...
You won't want to miss this...
đ§ Tune in from 4:30pm with @CamillaTominey and @timothy_stanley through the link in our bio
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You didnât mind it when they protected trees; itâs when they try and protect actual Palestinian people from British arms that you object.
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There was of course no vote in 2016 to leave the Single Market/EEA, thus no vote to end (the 4 freedoms) FoM.
Indeed this was the ("Norway or Switzerland") option sold to us by the leading Brexiters...and was always the best way to satisfy the majority of that 52/48 split.
At last a post #Brexit PM who is being honest with the British people about the benefits of free movement.
FWIW IMO @andyburnham is honest & determined to strengthen our economy & make the UK a better, fairer, more prosperous & safer place for all its people.
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Good luck to all those truck drivers this morning as they struggle ti figure out how to change the time on the tachograph...
Always fun đ€Ł
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Bill Clinton: "I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace's bathroom"
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âYouâre a horrible little reporter, arenât you?â
If any previous president had said that to a reporter at the White House, a female reporter in particular, it would have been a multi-day scandal.
But we as a country and media have normalized this boorish, abusive misogynist.
YIKES đł Trump snaps at a reporter asking him about why he's dismissing sexual abuse allegations đ
WOMAN REPORTER: Do the sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to you, sir?
TRUMP: Wait. Wait! Wait wait wait. Slow down. Who are you with?
REPORTER: NBC, sir. But they are very serious sexual abuse allegations
TRUMP: Quiet! Isn't she a fresh person? You're a horrible little reporter, aren't you?
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If you have doubts about whether a phone caller is who they say, find a different phone and call a number you know is valid.
(This applies most to landlines. The original caller can stay on the line but play a dialtone so that you think you're calling out when you're not.)
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For those mocking the PM for going on Gogglebox:
It's for Stand Up to Cancer.
For those mocking his tattoo:
It's the Manchester Bee, done after the Manchester Arena Attack, where 22 died and 100's more were injured.
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Recently Iâve seen a lot of people complaining about being asked to clean an Airbnb when theyâve already paid a cleaning fee
As a host, I find this attitude quite worrying
My wife and I rent out the apartment in Germany. We charge a âŹ145 cleaning fee, and we still expect guests to:
1. Strip the beds and start a wash, separating whites from colours
2. Wash, dry and put away all dishes
3. Sweep and mop the floors
4. Take out all rubbish, separating paper, cardboard, clear glass, coloured glass, plastics, metal, organic waste and residual waste
5. Take bottles with a deposit to the supermarket return machine.
6. Send photos showing the apartment is ready before the 8:30am checkout
These tasks must be completed before departure. If you have an early flight, allow time the evening before
The cleaning fee pays for professional cleaning. It does not pay for someone to pick up after you
Here in Europe, we teach children to leave a place as they found it
I donât think itâs unreasonable to expect the same from adults on holiday
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I live in a small MAGA town.
I know MAGA people. I drink with them. I talk to them. I study them.
Theyâre not the loud Twitter yappers, at least most of them. Theyâre quieter. Slower. But the delusion runs deep, just bottled up in passive smiles and soft voices.
A few weeks ago, one of them tried to convert me at a bar. He knew I wasnât into the Trump cult, but he started soft. Calm voice. Friendly tone.
âMario, youâre white. You can drink a lot, you eat meat, âhe was just surprised that I was eating rare burgerâ and drinking vodka chasing it with Guinness. He also said, âYouâre one of us. You should feel proud.â
Thatâs their seduction tactic.
Not facts. Not logic. Just subtle tribal grooming.
âYouâre white. You drink. You belong.â
It was almost sweet, in a sad, culty way.
Like a Jehovahâs Witness trying to sell you eternal life with a shaky brochure and cheap suit.
But letâs talk about the whole ecosystem.
The truth.
MAGA men?
Most are not warriors.
Theyâre out-of-shape, insecure, jealous small-town boys who peaked in high school, still clinging to stories from when they âalmost went proâ or âshouldâve been in the military.â
Theyâre proud of being able to drink a case of light beer, drive a truck, and scream about freedom while their knees buckle from sugar and rage.
Theyâre easy to manipulate because they donât ask questions.
They donât read.
They react.
They memorize memes like scripture and repeat them like gospel.
They think being loud equals being right.
They think the world is laughing with them.
Itâs not.
The worldâs laughing at them, when itâs not just ignoring them entirely.
MAGA women?
Theyâre caught in a brutal paradox, constantly screaming about how proud and strong they are, while reshaping every inch of their body to meet a fake beauty standard pushed by the very system they claim to hate.
Plastic lips. Inflated cheeks. Eyelashes thick as windshield wipers.
Trying to look rich while shopping clearance at Walmart.
They scream about ânatural family valuesâ while injecting Botox and collapsing into MLM scams that promise empowerment through overpriced lipstick.
They mock liberals for being âgender confusedâ while wearing more synthetic parts than a Barbie made in a Russian factory.
Hereâs the thing: MAGA America isnât just backward.
Itâs boring. MAGA folks are simply subsimple.
Thereâs nothing imaginative about it. No new culture. No innovation. No ideas.
They donât invent, they imitate.
They donât challenge, they chant.
Itâs the same five phrases over and over.
The same flag. The same truck. The same outfit.
Patriot cosplay.
And thatâs why the world doesnât just hate MAGA.
It forgets it.
Because once the shouting stops, thereâs nothing under the hood.
Just cheap beer breath, fake smiles, and a belief that whiteness and loudness are still enough to matter.
You want the brutal truth?
Even without Trump, even without the cult, most of them would still be irrelevant.
Not because theyâre evil.
But because they chose comfort over growth.
Tribalism over truth.
Imitation over imagination.
They donât want to understand the world.
They want the world to stay small enough to understand them.
And thatâs the saddest, most humiliating part.
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âEven without Trump, even without the cult, most of them would still be irrelevant.
Not because theyâre evil.
But because they chose comfort over growth.
Tribalism over truth.
Imitation over imagination.â
I live in a small MAGA town.
I know MAGA people. I drink with them. I talk to them. I study them.
Theyâre not the loud Twitter yappers, at least most of them. Theyâre quieter. Slower. But the delusion runs deep, just bottled up in passive smiles and soft voices.
A few weeks ago, one of them tried to convert me at a bar. He knew I wasnât into the Trump cult, but he started soft. Calm voice. Friendly tone.
âMario, youâre white. You can drink a lot, you eat meat, âhe was just surprised that I was eating rare burgerâ and drinking vodka chasing it with Guinness. He also said, âYouâre one of us. You should feel proud.â
Thatâs their seduction tactic.
Not facts. Not logic. Just subtle tribal grooming.
âYouâre white. You drink. You belong.â
It was almost sweet, in a sad, culty way.
Like a Jehovahâs Witness trying to sell you eternal life with a shaky brochure and cheap suit.
But letâs talk about the whole ecosystem.
The truth.
MAGA men?
Most are not warriors.
Theyâre out-of-shape, insecure, jealous small-town boys who peaked in high school, still clinging to stories from when they âalmost went proâ or âshouldâve been in the military.â
Theyâre proud of being able to drink a case of light beer, drive a truck, and scream about freedom while their knees buckle from sugar and rage.
Theyâre easy to manipulate because they donât ask questions.
They donât read.
They react.
They memorize memes like scripture and repeat them like gospel.
They think being loud equals being right.
They think the world is laughing with them.
Itâs not.
The worldâs laughing at them, when itâs not just ignoring them entirely.
MAGA women?
Theyâre caught in a brutal paradox, constantly screaming about how proud and strong they are, while reshaping every inch of their body to meet a fake beauty standard pushed by the very system they claim to hate.
Plastic lips. Inflated cheeks. Eyelashes thick as windshield wipers.
Trying to look rich while shopping clearance at Walmart.
They scream about ânatural family valuesâ while injecting Botox and collapsing into MLM scams that promise empowerment through overpriced lipstick.
They mock liberals for being âgender confusedâ while wearing more synthetic parts than a Barbie made in a Russian factory.
Hereâs the thing: MAGA America isnât just backward.
Itâs boring. MAGA folks are simply subsimple.
Thereâs nothing imaginative about it. No new culture. No innovation. No ideas.
They donât invent, they imitate.
They donât challenge, they chant.
Itâs the same five phrases over and over.
The same flag. The same truck. The same outfit.
Patriot cosplay.
And thatâs why the world doesnât just hate MAGA.
It forgets it.
Because once the shouting stops, thereâs nothing under the hood.
Just cheap beer breath, fake smiles, and a belief that whiteness and loudness are still enough to matter.
You want the brutal truth?
Even without Trump, even without the cult, most of them would still be irrelevant.
Not because theyâre evil.
But because they chose comfort over growth.
Tribalism over truth.
Imitation over imagination.
They donât want to understand the world.
They want the world to stay small enough to understand them.
And thatâs the saddest, most humiliating part.
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âBut because they chose comfort over growth.â
I live in a small MAGA town.
I know MAGA people. I drink with them. I talk to them. I study them.
Theyâre not the loud Twitter yappers, at least most of them. Theyâre quieter. Slower. But the delusion runs deep, just bottled up in passive smiles and soft voices.
A few weeks ago, one of them tried to convert me at a bar. He knew I wasnât into the Trump cult, but he started soft. Calm voice. Friendly tone.
âMario, youâre white. You can drink a lot, you eat meat, âhe was just surprised that I was eating rare burgerâ and drinking vodka chasing it with Guinness. He also said, âYouâre one of us. You should feel proud.â
Thatâs their seduction tactic.
Not facts. Not logic. Just subtle tribal grooming.
âYouâre white. You drink. You belong.â
It was almost sweet, in a sad, culty way.
Like a Jehovahâs Witness trying to sell you eternal life with a shaky brochure and cheap suit.
But letâs talk about the whole ecosystem.
The truth.
MAGA men?
Most are not warriors.
Theyâre out-of-shape, insecure, jealous small-town boys who peaked in high school, still clinging to stories from when they âalmost went proâ or âshouldâve been in the military.â
Theyâre proud of being able to drink a case of light beer, drive a truck, and scream about freedom while their knees buckle from sugar and rage.
Theyâre easy to manipulate because they donât ask questions.
They donât read.
They react.
They memorize memes like scripture and repeat them like gospel.
They think being loud equals being right.
They think the world is laughing with them.
Itâs not.
The worldâs laughing at them, when itâs not just ignoring them entirely.
MAGA women?
Theyâre caught in a brutal paradox, constantly screaming about how proud and strong they are, while reshaping every inch of their body to meet a fake beauty standard pushed by the very system they claim to hate.
Plastic lips. Inflated cheeks. Eyelashes thick as windshield wipers.
Trying to look rich while shopping clearance at Walmart.
They scream about ânatural family valuesâ while injecting Botox and collapsing into MLM scams that promise empowerment through overpriced lipstick.
They mock liberals for being âgender confusedâ while wearing more synthetic parts than a Barbie made in a Russian factory.
Hereâs the thing: MAGA America isnât just backward.
Itâs boring. MAGA folks are simply subsimple.
Thereâs nothing imaginative about it. No new culture. No innovation. No ideas.
They donât invent, they imitate.
They donât challenge, they chant.
Itâs the same five phrases over and over.
The same flag. The same truck. The same outfit.
Patriot cosplay.
And thatâs why the world doesnât just hate MAGA.
It forgets it.
Because once the shouting stops, thereâs nothing under the hood.
Just cheap beer breath, fake smiles, and a belief that whiteness and loudness are still enough to matter.
You want the brutal truth?
Even without Trump, even without the cult, most of them would still be irrelevant.
Not because theyâre evil.
But because they chose comfort over growth.
Tribalism over truth.
Imitation over imagination.
They donât want to understand the world.
They want the world to stay small enough to understand them.
And thatâs the saddest, most humiliating part.
Truth
I live in a small MAGA town.
I know MAGA people. I drink with them. I talk to them. I study them.
Theyâre not the loud Twitter yappers, at least most of them. Theyâre quieter. Slower. But the delusion runs deep, just bottled up in passive smiles and soft voices.
A few weeks ago, one of them tried to convert me at a bar. He knew I wasnât into the Trump cult, but he started soft. Calm voice. Friendly tone.
âMario, youâre white. You can drink a lot, you eat meat, âhe was just surprised that I was eating rare burgerâ and drinking vodka chasing it with Guinness. He also said, âYouâre one of us. You should feel proud.â
Thatâs their seduction tactic.
Not facts. Not logic. Just subtle tribal grooming.
âYouâre white. You drink. You belong.â
It was almost sweet, in a sad, culty way.
Like a Jehovahâs Witness trying to sell you eternal life with a shaky brochure and cheap suit.
But letâs talk about the whole ecosystem.
The truth.
MAGA men?
Most are not warriors.
Theyâre out-of-shape, insecure, jealous small-town boys who peaked in high school, still clinging to stories from when they âalmost went proâ or âshouldâve been in the military.â
Theyâre proud of being able to drink a case of light beer, drive a truck, and scream about freedom while their knees buckle from sugar and rage.
Theyâre easy to manipulate because they donât ask questions.
They donât read.
They react.
They memorize memes like scripture and repeat them like gospel.
They think being loud equals being right.
They think the world is laughing with them.
Itâs not.
The worldâs laughing at them, when itâs not just ignoring them entirely.
MAGA women?
Theyâre caught in a brutal paradox, constantly screaming about how proud and strong they are, while reshaping every inch of their body to meet a fake beauty standard pushed by the very system they claim to hate.
Plastic lips. Inflated cheeks. Eyelashes thick as windshield wipers.
Trying to look rich while shopping clearance at Walmart.
They scream about ânatural family valuesâ while injecting Botox and collapsing into MLM scams that promise empowerment through overpriced lipstick.
They mock liberals for being âgender confusedâ while wearing more synthetic parts than a Barbie made in a Russian factory.
Hereâs the thing: MAGA America isnât just backward.
Itâs boring. MAGA folks are simply subsimple.
Thereâs nothing imaginative about it. No new culture. No innovation. No ideas.
They donât invent, they imitate.
They donât challenge, they chant.
Itâs the same five phrases over and over.
The same flag. The same truck. The same outfit.
Patriot cosplay.
And thatâs why the world doesnât just hate MAGA.
It forgets it.
Because once the shouting stops, thereâs nothing under the hood.
Just cheap beer breath, fake smiles, and a belief that whiteness and loudness are still enough to matter.
You want the brutal truth?
Even without Trump, even without the cult, most of them would still be irrelevant.
Not because theyâre evil.
But because they chose comfort over growth.
Tribalism over truth.
Imitation over imagination.
They donât want to understand the world.
They want the world to stay small enough to understand them.
And thatâs the saddest, most humiliating part.

























