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It’s basically “I never thought that the face-eating leopards would eat my face” in an infinite loop.

Our prime minister made a televised address to the nation yesterday evening warning of the danger to society of increasing right-wing extremism.

Still remember back when the Iraq invasion started, there were absolutely furious arguments at my local Labour Party (most comrades were obviously not in favour of the conflict), and we had a group walk out and say they were off to defect to Galloway’s so-called Respect Party. Never heard from...

He’s friends with Steve Bannon: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/theresa-may-resigns-steve-bannon-george-galloway-hug-brexit-a8928816.html And an illustration of how far-left and far-right overlap.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rochdale-byelection-polls-george-galloway-candidates-latest-b2504516.html Notorious antisemite returns to House of Commons after getting 40% of the vote in a by-election, taking a usually safe seat off Labour.

(I think I can give up hoping for a redo of Energon Scorponok as an upcoming figure in Legacy, can’t I?)

Anyone heard of Decree 770? Draconian laws enacted by Ceaușescu when he was dictator of communist era Romania. Banned contraception and pregnancy tests as well as abortion. Sounds disturbingly like the situation where the US is currently headed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decree_770

I thought PQ were almost extinct? *checks recent Quebec opinion polls via Wikipedia* Oh, they’re back yet again, I see.

Sunny, dry and 16C where I am in England today. England in February. Should be grey skies, humid and bitterly cold. This is all accelerating faster than governments of the world can react to.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/17/february-on-course-to-break-unprecedented-number-of-heat-records?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other (What was Rattrap’s catchphrase in Beast Wars, again?)

Local MP had some angry protesters surround his house due to his stance on the Israel/Palestine conflict. Even noticed by the national newspapers (including this terrible tabloid). Apparently he’s considered “pro genocide” by the protestors for not calling for Israel to be abolished, or some...

Candidate now suspended from the party: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-latest-rishi-sunak-general-election-keir-starmer-12593360?postid=7219038#liveblog-body

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-candidate-rochdale-offensive-claim-israel-b2494286.html 0 days since last incident of Labour antisemitism, plus ca change.

https://bsky.app/profile/strandjunker.bsky.social/post/3kl3o5gxcf222

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/11/donald-trump-says-he-would-encourage-russia-to-attack-nato-countries-who-dont-pay-bills America’s next president happy for there to be WWIII as long as the US can sit it out, it seems.

Won't be buying the Grimlock or Shockwave as I already have the moulds, but I'm just simultaneously amazed and pleased that the Marvel comics version of Transformers has gotten some official recognition for the first time in ages. Seeing as it's mostly semi-forgotten about in terms of official...

Our scumbag prime minister made a jibe about transgender women in the House of Commons today, while the mother of a young transgender murder victim was watching from the parliamentary gallery. Nice man…

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/05/king-charles-diagnosed-with-cancer-buckingham-palace-announces King’s a bit unwell.

https://news.sky.com/story/brexit-border-controls-coming-into-effect-today-will-force-up-price-of-food-and-flowers-13060123 As if foodstuffs hadn’t already become significantly more expensive since 2016-20…

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/kate-osamor-holocaust-gaza-genocide-whip-b2486325.html Another Labour politician “all lives mattering” the Holocaust.