Nick Barlow

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Writer, walker, Who and Wolves fan. Lots of other things that don't begin with W. https://linktr.ee/nickbarlow He/him

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This, a million times. If voting were really pointless and futile, there would be no voter suppression attempts. Stop parroting the propaganda of people who hate you because you think Nihilism-For-Suckers makes you sound wise.

and high res, for your stickering needs

Natalie Maines should invite Kyle Gass to guest on a track with the Chicks. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_C...

The thing is, all Black had to say was something like "obviously we don't endorse political violence. We're a comedy act and comedy involves pushing borders. This time we pushed too far and we'll try to do better in future" and it'd have blown over in a week.

Dixie Chicks comments on George W. Bush - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

As an aside, one fact I've found isn't widely known amongst people without a lot of interest in politics is that there isn't enough room in the House of Commons for every MP to have a seat.

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Right, so this is the story of the old mate I was out with last night, didn't happen to me, but too good not to repeat. Will probably only work for the Brit adjacent.

The BBC manages to squeeze in "balance" to so many political programmes, but the State Opening of Parliament doesn't have someone amongst the commentators to say "this is all a bit silly, isn't it?"

The combination of Extremely Online and adult Catholic convert means there's a non-zero chance of Vance using an interview to denounce the Pope for being insufficiently Catholic.

Oh good, the man likely to be President in the next couple of years if Trump wins gets his foreign policy knowledge from bring Extremely Online.

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That myth about how you're never more than ten feet from a spider is actually about France.

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Trump now living through his own version of 73 Yards, as disturbing woman in the distance follows him everywhere and freaks out everyone she comes into contact with.

Gareth Southgate has left, so now we wait for the first suggestion of Mauricio Pocchetino and the English tabloids being entirely normal about him being Argentinian.

Oh good, the man likely to be President in the next couple of years if Trump wins gets his foreign policy knowledge from bring Extremely Online.

Trump’s running mate says UK could be ‘first Islamist country’ to get nuclear weapon

Trump’s running mate says UK could be ‘first Islamist country’ to get nuclear weaponwww.theguardian.com JD Vance’s criticism of Labour government comes as David Lammy tries to build bridges with vice-presidential nominee

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“Vance has the soothing mannerisms of a mid-market TV anchor, lacing his fingers in front of him and softly punctuating his sentences, smiling and making mildly funny jokes. This is just the sort of sweetness that can help you swallow poison.” inthesetimes.com/article/nati...

Onward, Christian Soldiers—To War!inthesetimes.com At this year’s National Conservatism Conference, a right-wing army prepares to rise.

My one thought about JD Vance is seeing the Hillbilly Elegy trailer and being sure it was a comedy. If Books Could Kill did a good episode on it pca.st/episode/ba2f...

Hillbilly Elegy - If Books Could Killpca.st The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds

Is point 1 demanding better regulation of wallet inspectors because the last one still hasn't brought it back?

I have never read anything more credulous than Axios’s thing about Trump this morning. Like…

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The rapid response cartoon that ate my Sunday. www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...

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I really don’t understand why politics has gotten so divisive recently. Donald Trump is running a totally normal campaign based on the absolutely run of the mill values of “revenge” and payback and “taking the country back” from the enemy within. What’s the problem here?

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Domestic violence reports against women increase by 38% when England loses at football. Men can read this guide about being an ally here: www.whiteribbon.org.uk/news/2024/6/... Woman can visit Refuge for support (site has a quick exit option): refuge.org.uk

Men's Euro 2024: Allyship makes football fun for all — White Ribbon UKwww.whiteribbon.org.uk White Ribbon UK team up with imabi to develop a Euro fixtures guide, focusing on the prevalence of violence against women and how allyship can make the tournament enjoyable for all.

Misfiring team managed to make it to the final, but lost to the best team in the tournament. And remembering the absolute humiliation Spain gave Italy in their last final, England did well. #Euro2024

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RIP to Dr Ruth. and no one can top the tribute to her currently up on Billy Idol’s insta story.

England very like Portugal in 2016: stank their way to the final, now playing their best football with their record-scoring captain off the pitch. #Euro2024

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Remember, you don’t HAVE to be a witness to people being horrible on social media. You can take a break on days like this one. That’s what I’m going to do.

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“Why don’t you and that person go fight” is a surprisingly effective technique for maintaining power.* The right wants a monoculture and they’re disciplined. The left is pluralistic. The right will always exploit that. If we choose purity over tolerance, we’ll shatter.

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The whole point of Cass was to present transition at the worst possible outcome, in her eyes: Trans and alive? Bad, v bad Cis and alive? Best possible outcome Trans and dead? Meh, I can live with that

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Labour is proposing to make this ban permanent. Young trans people and their families have been completely abandoned. LIVES WILL BE LOST. There is no evidence to support this ban *and cis children will continue to receive puberty blockers where required*. I'm beyond livid.

Puberty blockers ban motivated by ex-minister’s personal view, UK court toldwww.theguardian.com High court told emergency order banning drugs for young people with gender dysphoria not backed by evidence

Silly cricket stats: take any England test batting innings and there's a 7% chance James Anderson is not out in it.

Thinking about the Blues Brothers and how the police sending out hundreds of cars and a full urban tactical deployment to arrest two guys who disrupted a Nazi parade hits very differently now.

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It’s the fascist international 2.0 and it’s public and coming to try to end American democracy. Trump is signaling the axis of transnational fascism is awaiting him and the republicans with open arms. This is such a massive threat it’s really hard to describe.

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Wes Streeting is a disgrace to queer solidarity and to evidence-based policymaking. That he is Health Secretary will lead to more suicides among trans youth in the UK.

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"When the median voter is baffled that they voted for Biden but abortion got banned anyways, they are right to be puzzled." www.liberalcurrents.com/an-american-...

An American Reconstructionwww.liberalcurrents.com The revolution will take place within the modes and orders of American law even as it distorts and transforms that law.

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