CMCambridge

PhD Psychology, researcher. On here, mainly interested in politics, (not just UK). After we lost Brexit, worried about further damage populism could do. #FBPE

[CMCambridge @CMCambridge]

I've joined Bluesky, hoping for a less warped, polarised, musky, platform. Join me and find me there: [email protected].
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[Worley's Cider @WorleysCider]

Hey @JeremyClarkson as a small agricultural business that depends on trading at small local events, it’d be great if you could stop trying to pressgang your Hawkstone cider into every event we do. You don’t grow apples or make the cider yourself. Butt out - you’re bankrupting us

[CMCambridge @CMCambridge]

@implausibleblog At last someone says it. However,
“Special relationship” is waffle. We belong in the EU.

[CMCambridge @CMCambridge]

@Mij_Europe @EmperorBlargus Telling us progressives and liberals to fuck right off didn’t work, did it? It was clear from 2016 that you can’t outfarage Farage. We want policies not based on hate, but on evidence. And we don’t like being taken for granted. It’s really not that hard.

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

NEW: Palantir’s revolving door.

A new investigation by @thenerve_news has found Palantir has recruited more than 30 senior officials from UK govt, a strategy transparency experts say poses an ‘acute risk’ of corruption.
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Link ⬇️

[Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump]

The United States has spent EIGHT TRILLION DOLLARS fighting and policing in the Middle East. Thousands of our Great Soldiers have died or been badly wounded. Millions of people have died on the other side. GOING INTO THE MIDDLE EAST IS THE WORST DECISION EVER MADE.....

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

So listen.

@thenerve_news has the receipts.

A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.

Please read & share.

[Karam Bales @karamballes]

Considering what we now know of the Epstein, Thiel, Bannon Network, it's worth going back over Bannon's associates in the UK

Trumpocracy in the UK: Government Links with Steve Bannon and the Mercers – Byline Times https://t.co/ue4apTbyQJ

[Byline Times @BylineTimes]

🔴Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to ‘Topple’ Theresa May

The far-right former Trump adviser told Epstein that “we are overthrowing May right now” as he worked with Boris Johnson to remove the then Conservative Prime Minister from office

https://t.co/sbzKSbYxpf

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

Just a word of thanks to our fantastic media. Despite my racist bullying at school, having a senior colleague imprisoned for being a traitor, breaking the MP’s Code Of Conduct 17 times, my dodgy house purchase and even being in the Epstein Files, nobody is demanding I resign!

[Sam @SamCKx]

I honestly can’t hold this in anymore.

Donald Trump and Nigel Farage are not aberrations. They are the same project, running in two countries, with the same backers, the same tactics, and the same end goal.

Both wrap themselves in flags while looting the country they claim to love. Both posture as champions of “ordinary people” while serving billionaire interests. Both scream about morality, family values, and patriotism while embodying corruption, cruelty, and hypocrisy at a scale that would have ended any serious political career a generation ago.

Trump has been found liable for sexual assault. He has a documented history of misogyny, racism, and outright contempt for the rule of law. He is repeatedly linked to Epstein’s circle, praised authoritarian strongmen, undermined democratic institutions, and treated public office like a personal cash machine.

Farage plays the same game in a British accent. He gets a free pass despite his proximity to the same toxic networks, the same culture-war opportunism, the same pattern of scandal that would destroy anyone else. Reform isn’t a grassroots movement. It’s a fear-driven marketing operation, propped up by billionaire money, bot-amplified engagement, and relentless misinformation.

Immigrants. Minorities. “Woke elites.” Trans people. The EU. The media. There’s always a target, always a threat, always someone to blame. Not because it’s true, but because fear is profitable. Fear keeps people angry, distracted, and voting against their own economic interests.

And that’s the real point. While people argue about flags and pronouns, vast amounts of wealth continue to move upwards. Away from workers. Away from public services. Away from communities. Straight into the hands of donors, allies, family members, and friendly corporations. Deregulation. Tax cuts. Asset stripping. Corruption dressed up as populism.

The most grotesque part is the hypocrisy. The people who claim to care about faith, family, freedom, and national pride are cheering for men who violate all of it openly. Lying, cheating, assaulting, scapegoating, enriching themselves, and laughing while they do it.

This isn’t about left vs right anymore. It’s about whether we’re willing to admit what this actually is. A billionaire-funded con that feeds on fear, corrodes democracy, and treats ordinary people as expendable.

If this is what you’re still defending, then stop pretending it’s about values. At least be honest about what you’re supporting.

[Trevor McArdle @McardleTrevor]

Starmer:

Not mentioned once in the Epstein Papers

Bad judgement call over Mandelson

Press - Go!

Farage:

Mentioned over 40 times

Bad judgement call over Nathan Gill

Reform “treasurer” Nick Candy linked professionally to Epstein

Bannon was Farage advisor

Press - Drive on!

[Liz Webster @LizWebsterSBF]

Poland under @donaldtusk is asking the right questions by treating the Epstein material as a national security problem, not a celebrity scandal by asking:

•who benefited
• who had access
•whether kompromat was gathered
•which states may have exploited it

In UK for decades Russian-linked money entered elite spaces, reports were written and shelved.

Inquiries in Britain are too often used to close down scrutiny and scandal to make people keep calm and carry on.

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

Palantir’s stated mission is to defend America. Peter Thiel is a radical libertarian who does not believe ‘freedom & democracy are compatible’.

Yet, the UK is overwhelmingly dependent on Palantir’s services. As a national security threat, this is off the charts.
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[Nick Reeves #RejoinEU #NAFO #FBPE @nickreeves9876]

The owner of Palantir, Peter Thiel is a political extremist who wants to abolish democracy. His money and influence propelled Vance into the White House. He should be allowed nowhere near British government data.

[Tim Walker @ThatTimWalker]

Startling that Palantir — and their cosy relationship with this government — isn’t getting more traction.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

Woah! Jack Smith just said that Trump intimidated witnesses via death threats!

“I had grave concerns about obstruction of justice in this investigation, specifically with regards to Donald Trump… I was aware during the course of our investigation, of targeting of witnesses, during the course of the conspiracy itself. There were election workers who had their lives turned upside down and received vile death threats because they were targeted by Donald Trump… Donald Trump suggested that one witness should be put to death and also made a statement to the effect of ‘if you come after me, I'm coming after you.’ In my mind, I can't think of a more direct threat.”

[CMCambridge @CMCambridge]

@HalforNY__ @clashreport Exactly right. A relationship with Trump’s America is now an abusive one. We’ll be preparing to leave it. Don’t forget, collectively Europe is richer and bigger than the USA. No decline here. We’ll find a way to make it count.

[Mujtaba Rahman @Mij_Europe]

Question in Copenhagen: why is Trump focussed on a Russian threat that doesn't exist (in Greenland) as opposed to one where it does (Ukraine)?

[CMCambridge @CMCambridge]

@anainsin 12 year old? That’s being generous about the orange toddler.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

BREAKING: A French media report says Ukrainian intelligence stopped sharing high-value intelligence with the U.S. after concluding American leaks were reaching Moscow, citing a severe breakdown of trust during the Trump administration. The claim is attributed to senior Ukrainian intelligence leaders.

Between this and the Greenland mess, can we just impeach Trump already?