charlie humphreys

[Peter Kay (🦋@theonlypeterkay.bsky.social) @theonlypeterkay]

@mrjamesob
A truly awe inspiring monologue. The model for how any decent American should reacted to the election of an adjudicated rapist and felon to the White House. If I was a US citizen, and this guy was running, he’d get my vote.

[Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 @NickKnudsenUS]

I have a confession and a plea to folks who are flirting with voting Jill Stein.

When I was a 20 year old college student in 2000, I voted for Ralph Nader instead of Al Gore. I loved the progressive message Nader offered, and Bush and Gore seemed kinda the same to someone who was paying peripheral attention.

I've regretted that vote for my entire adult life.

Ultimately, George Bush won by a margin of 500+ votes in the state of Florida over Gore. And that was the ballgame. Ralph Nader peeled 97,000+ votes away from Gore. If only 600 of those 90,000 had voted for the major party candidate that more aligned with their values, things would have been very different.

When I was in my senior year of college, 9/11 happened. The country and western world rallied around Bush's resolute response to the traumatizing terror attacks. I was in NY at the time, and it was a terrifying moment for the nation.

But the consequences of Bush being in office at that moment were immense.

Bush's disdain for his dad's nemesis, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, led him to invent a rationale to invade a country that literally had nothing to do with 9/11. End result? He killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqi people, thousands of American troops, and spent over a trillion dollars of taxpayer money in the process.

Beyond the completely immoral and indefensible Iraq War, Bush was a complete disaster as a president. His "No Child Left Behind" effort turned public schools into standardized testing centers. He tripled down on fossil fuels and ignored climate change. His tax cuts for the rich helped contribute to the 2008 economic downturn that led to the Great Recession.

He was a terrible president.

In an alternate reality, Al Gore would have been president in 2001 when terrorists attacked America. Would he have gone into Iraq? Absolutely not. Would he have ignored global warming? 100% no! Gore was perhaps the preeminent proponent of fighting climate change at that time. Would he have passed massive tax cuts for the wealthy? No way.

This is a sliding doors scenario. What would have happened? We can't be sure. But one thing is for sure: those votes for Ralph Nader (in Florida in particular) were EXCEPTIONALLY consequential for the lives of millions around the world. Gore would have offered a more forward-facing, environmentally conscious & peaceful presidency that wasn't so rooted in grievance and privilege.

My point is:

Either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will win the election. That is a fact. You might feel the need to submit a "protest vote" as I did in 2000.

Just be ready to wear it when Donald Trump wins, strips away reproductive rights from all Americans, implements an economy-destroying tariff, dismantles the entire federal government, eliminates the Department of Education, prosecutes his perceived enemies, and devolves America into chaos.

There are no perfect choices. But rest assured, there are only two.

Trust me - I've been wearing my vote for a quarter century.

[charlie humphreys @cethumphreys]

Flattening productivity. Ageing population. Sky high debt. Which radical policy would you two centrist dads back to kickstart our economy and reinvigorate belief in politics as a force for good?#triplive

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

It is clear that @elonmusk needs to stay out of British politics.

RT if you agree.

[charlie humphreys @cethumphreys]

@JustinRose99 @Mastercard @MorganStanley @LamkinGrips @Titleist @TitleistEurope @petermillar @Axis1Golf Loved that putt on 18 Rosie, more of the same tomorrow please!

[charlie humphreys @cethumphreys]

@AlisonEBennett @bphillipsonMP Hitting the ground running, great work Alison thanks for your support!

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

I have written to the SoS for Education @bphillipsonMP asking her to take immediate action on the 'GAG' funding arrangements at 3 schools in #MidSussex that are part of the University of Brighton Academy Trust in order to resolve the current industrial dispute

[Good Law Project @GoodLawProject]

Water companies could face a tide of legal challenges after a landmark judgment in the Supreme Court removes the block on lawsuits over pollution.

This major win has been six years in the making – and finally came in this momentous week.
https://t.co/qudrM60WGI

[Donald Tusk @donaldtusk]

In Paris enthusiasm, in Moscow disappointment, in Kyiv relief. Enough to be happy in Warsaw.

[Paul Brand @PaulBrandITV]

When you consider that only 7% of children attend private school, it’s pretty extraordinary that only now do we have the first ever government to come anywhere near representative of that proportion (slightly under at 4%).

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

At the end of what has been one of the most extraordinary days of my life, I want to say thank you to the people of #MidSussex who chose me to represent them in parliament. Regardless of who you voted for, I will do my utmost to serve you. Thank you.

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

On 4th July, please vote for me, #LibDems Alison Bennett, for the fresh start #MidSussex needs

[charlie humphreys @cethumphreys]

Hi @campbellclaret & @RoryStewartUK: guest tip for Leading! This guy was Poland's Chief of the General Staff, now a fellow podcaster. He is so worth a listen, please give his insights a wider audience //open.spotify.com/episode/7H1LnZ4UIWwD8ag3CcIPmL?si=zbSB27cyQ3K-2TOypTchFg

[Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @Haggis_UK]

Anthony Browne(Tory): It's completely bonkers to expect the PM to resign 2 weeks before an election

Tim Stanley: The Tories could have fewer seats than the LibDems... that's extraordinary... everything you say Labour might do, you have done to historic degrees...

#PoliticsLive

[Brendan May @bmay]

What an exceptional person - I hope people of all persuasions would acknowledge that. Our politics would be so much richer with more people of this calibre, empathy and sincerity rising to the top. It’s a very powerful message. I hope the Lib Dems get the support they deserve.

[Steph Spyro @StephSpyro]

“This is just another small boat Rishi Sunak can’t deal with," the Lib Dems have said.

[Alison Bennett @AlisonEBennett]

What a brilliant General Election Rally this evening. Thank you to everyone who got this campaign off to a flying start #LibDems #GE24 #MidSussex

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

👀 Hard to overstate how dramatic the shift in UK immigration has been since the post-Brexit rules came into force.
Non-EU immigration is now higher than ever before, running at well over a million a year.
EU immigration lower than it’s been for decades.
Figs just in from @ONS 👇

[. @SamInNotts]

Imagine a Labour government had borrowed one of the highest amounts on record in April…

…at the same time as having the highest taxes in 70 years AND public services on their knees (prisons full, NHS waiting lists, councils running out of money…)

[Chris Rennard 🔶💙🇺🇦 @LordRennard]

It is time for the @BBC to change its stance on promoting Reform and Richard Tice at the expense of @LibDems. Reform won virtually 0 seats, whilst Lib Dems won more seats than the Conservatives. Time we saw less of Reform on the news and Question Time etc. #LocalElection2024