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A windfall tax on cosy crime novels written by celebrities, sounds like a decent policy
https://time.com/article/2026/08/12/count-binface-interview-nigel-farage-british-politics-clacton-byelection/

Introducing Count Binface, Britain's Political Satirist Who Is Standing Against Nigel Farage
Satirical candidates are a long-standing tradition in British politics, but few have made as much of an impression as Count Binface. TIME speaks to the novelty candidate ahead of the Clacton by-election.

I'm not going to read his "official biography", but this invention, and associated patents, were led by a colleague and me, with the first two granted before we even met Delo.
It doesn't surprise me to see him overstating his contribution and diminishing that of his future (now ex) wife - particularly what we know of his politics.
This much influence over any "mainstream" political party should be stopped, whether the source is foreign or domestic.

Politicians need to stop sending solicitation emails with subject lines that feel like a messy ex trying to saddle you with guilt. The latest being "you deserve to know why". ORLY?!

Sources: WH officials and advisers panned press secretary Katie Zacharia's first briefing as awkward, and one called it "brutal"; Trump said she was "very good" (CNN)
https://cnn.com/2026/10/13/politics/katie-zacharia-press-briefing

White House official calls Katie Zacharia’s first press briefing ‘brutal’
Several White House officials are questioning how long Katie Zacharia will keep the press secretary job after her first briefing Tuesday, noting her performance was unlikely to satisfy President Donald Trump.

Wünsche allen, die wissen, was die Berliner Linke machen sollte, eine Woche deren Verhandlungspensum.
Ja Kritik, aber ich hab noch nicht erlebt, mit welcher Begeisterung ein eigener politischer Sieg so dermaßen selber zerschossen wurde. 5 vor 12.
Ich hätte immer noch gern Berlin bezahlbar.

@… :
The most reliable way to lose in politics is letting your adversary set terms.
For example, if you're an artist and you let your boss define the fight over AI,
he'll make it all about
"Intellectual Property" (not labor)
and ask you to help secure a victory that will make him richer and you poorer:

Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic@mamot.fr)
Attached: 1 image The most reliable way to lose in politics is letting your adversary set terms. For example, if you're an artist and you let your boss define the fight over AI, he'll make it all about "IP" (not labor) and ask you to help secure a victory that will make him richer and you poorer: https://pluralistic.net/2026/09/02/scrape-scrope-scrap/ -- If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read/share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-fre…

Almost 20 months into Trump’s second term, his long-running media clashes have grown into a sweeping campaign to control speech in America
that stands out for applying so many levers, so fast, all at once.
The Justice Department has sent F.B.I. agents to reporters’ homes to serve subpoenas and, in at least one case,
flashed a warrant to seize devices. The Pentagon has fired the editor and publisher of its traditionally independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes,
and blo…

How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.

CBS Sunday Morning partners with New York City's 92nd Street Y for a series of live interviews with actors, politicians, and others starting September 28 (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-ne

CBS News Pushes Into Live Events as ‘Sunday Morning’ Teams With 92nd Street Y (Exclusive)
The long-running morning show will collaborate with the Upper East Side cultural institution on live interviews and programming that will stream on both their platforms.

Republicans are keeping a tight grip on their pearls.
“Mamdani and AOC seem to be having the time of their lives while everyone else is paying respects to the deceased,” wrote Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on X.
“I was standing next to them the whole time. The camera just caught her greeting him hello,” Ragusa wrote on X. “Multiple other politicians were laughing and joking behind me. Republicans and Democrats.
“And for the record I am a life long republican who has been very…

Republicans’ 9/11 Smear About AOC and Mamdani Instantly Collapses
One of Rudy Giuliani’s aides debunked the claim.

The Ontario Science Centre has
laid off 30 workers
-- including the entire science department
https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/politics/queens-park/article/ontario-science-centre-laying-off-entire-science-depa…

Ontario Science Centre laying off entire science department
The Ontario Science Centre has laid off 30 workers including the entire science department, The Canadian Press has learned. Science centre CEO Paul Kortenaar told employees at a meeting Thursday that the organization is being restructured.