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Caught making up numbers about asylum in the Telegraph by Jonathan Portes. Numbers now corrected, with no acknowledgment.

https://bsky.app/profile/jdportes.bsky. ... kaxfbusc2n

Yeah I saw that. Tubbs what's your bluesky handle I've been trying to find you for weeks.

I don't post because it's too addictive, so you're not missing much!

Alright bluesky's not bad although a little dull I've found setting my twitter to following is a muh better experience and at least you don't with total loons.

The Weeping Angel wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:58 pm Alright bluesky's not bad although a little dull I've found setting my twitter to following is a muh better experience and at least you don't with total loons.

I'm sure it's just coincidence that since the change of ownership my Sewer, formerly known as Twitter, feed defaults to 'For You'.

Of course but make sure ti's set to following fewer posts but a better experience on the whole.

The Weeping Angel wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 10:58 pm Alright bluesky's not bad although a little dull I've found setting my twitter to following is a muh better experience and at least you don't with total loons.

It’s a bit dry at times, but “not owned by a cunt” is quite the draw.

Also this pre-emptive Musk-proofing is good to see: https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker ... on-musk-x/

X now has Maga nuts commenting on British politics, their contributions are absurd beyond belief.

Youngian wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 7:43 am X now has Maga nuts commenting on British politics, their contributions are absurd beyond belief.

I've seen a few "Nigel will give you your guns back" style posts.
Tragic.

Not so much saying as shouting the quiet part out loud.

Declaration of domination, my arse. Where did he dig this shit up from?

I hold no brief for Islam - nor any other organised religion - but relations between muslim people and others are in a parlous enough state without cunts like Timothy making shit up.

With the full approval of his boss.

Badenoch said Timothy was "defending British values" rather than "abolishing jury trials", drawing comparisons with Justice Secretary David Lammy's reform plans.

"I know who I would rather have sitting on the front bench next to me, and it's not him," she told the PM.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr454d245w9o

Maybe the Muslims in his constituency could take their horses and huge piles of cash to another race track.

Timothy’s speech on the court reforms was the sort of drivel a Telegraph columnist would have come up with. “Ancient” rights and all that. Even Bozo thought it was worth putting a lawyer (Robert Buckland) into the job. Kemi put another culture warrior in there.

But to fair to Timothy, hedoes a job… for the Labour Whips. “You fancy going through the lobbies that, Mr Rebel MP?”

Incompatible with democracy, apparently. As someone who lived in Tower Hamlets when Nick was a Spad, I can testify that Bengali on official documents was a thing then too.

He's got to be off to Reform soon, hasn't he?

It looks like he's seeing how far he can go.

So, all of the efforts that are made to include minority communities in our society and democracy should be abandoned and they should be encouraged to retreat into their ghettoes*?
Or am I reading too much into this?
Maybe he knows exactly what he's doing, and he's simply pandering to thick racists.

*From where, I assume, they can be more easily rounded up by a future UK ICE.

Killer Whale wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2026 9:45 am So, all of the efforts that are made to include minority communities in our society and democracy should be abandoned and they should be encouraged to retreat into their ghettoes*?
Or am I reading too much into this?
Maybe he knows exactly what he's doing, and he's simply pandering to thick racists.

*From where, I assume, they can be more easily rounded up by a future UK ICE.

I think you're spot on, it's a bait and switch:

THEY should integrate better.
NOT like that!
Look THEY aren't integrating.
How much must I integrate Massah?
I'll stop bitching when I'm satisfied.

Killer Whale wrote: ↑Fri Mar 27, 2026 9:45 am So, all of the efforts that are made to include minority communities in our society and democracy should be abandoned and they should be encouraged to retreat into their ghettoes*?
Or am I reading too much into this?
Maybe he knows exactly what he's doing, and he's simply pandering to thick racists.

*From where, I assume, they can be more easily rounded up by a future UK ICE.

It’s particularly egregious because he knows that Bangladesh citizens can vote in UK general elections, as Commonwealth citizens. This is an odd imperial hangover, as others have said, but it’s not unreasonable in that context for Bengali to be on the envelope.

If you're against anti-racism, what does that mean you support?