Biden’s egotism in staying in the race. He is now certain to lose, condemning our country to far-right misrule. He must see this. But it’s a blow to his ego — which seems to matter more.

This should be clear by now, but it is worth repeating: There is very little Europeans (including the UK) can do to influence US foreign policy. There are however things we can do to reduce the risk a changed US foreign policy *could* entail for us, and we should do them now.

Unless Biden yields to an electable candidate, this is the future:

slippedisc.com/2024/07/russia… This is a small event, seemingly. But a sign of Yevgeny Kissen’s courage. He is also a great artist.

Devastated to learn that the political scientist James C. Scott recently passed away. Such a generous, brilliant, and original thinker, from "Weapons of the Weak" to "Moral Economy of the Peasant" to "Seeing Like a State" to "Against the Grain."

Fun fact: Did you know that Kamala Harris' father, Donald J Harris, was a post-Keynesian & Marxian economist? His research focused on economic inequality, uneven development & how the growth rate of an economy is fundamentally dependent on the class structure of society.

Donald Trump: “Would you rather have the Black president or the white president…? I think they want the white guy.” (February 2024)

When Meryl Streep talks, you can hear a pin drop.

How is it possible that Trump supporters don't see it??

NEW: In 2021 Vance sent out fundraising emails that called Democrats “childless sociopaths” and in a podcast in 2020 said childless Americans, especially in leadership, are “more sociopathic” and make the country “less mentally stable.” cnn.com/2024/07/30/pol…

"It’s unlikely that Elon Musk has ever heard of Southport, far less visited it. He has five or six companies to run, after all, and has been busy this week sounding off about Venezuela, Kamala Harris, puberty blockers and why the legacy media lie to you. So it’s probable that

Zamira Menuhin, RIP slippedisc.com/2024/08/zamira…

For people outside the UK, we are going through a wave of far-right violence. Here’s an example:@

*Statement by the Council of the Free Russia Forum on Events in the Kursk region* Observing the events that have unfolded in recent days in the Kursk region, we feel it necessary to emphasize the following: As we have repeatedly stated, the war unleashed by Putin against

This is an excellent article explaining the violence in Britain these past weeks, particularly why the politicians of the far-right have gone into hiding.