Archiving: Trump at the Rubicon

On Wednesday 17 November US time, Alexander Macris published “Trump at the Rubicon”. The article became a reference document among the most hardcore Trump supporters in the weeks leading up to the Capitol attack of January 6, 2021. I reproduce it here for historical and archival purposes: Trump at the Rubicon: How the Insurrection Act […]

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Catching up

Well, I suppose I haven’t been very active around here recently. Most of my writing now is on the Hat Tip, my fortnightly newsletter. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do! Recent newsletters covered: Trump Media, RightForge and why the alt-tech stack wants its own Internet A sceptical look at ‘injection spiking’ For the […]

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Tipping my hat

Recently I’ve been writing mostly at The Hat Tip. If you’re interested in a weekly newsletter which usually includes a long article as well as a few bits and bobs, sign up. Paying subscribers get additional content, but the weekly newsletter is free. Subscribe now!

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Four More Years? Why Jeremy Corbyn will resign

Labour MPs began their move against Jeremy Corbyn partly because they were worried about a snap General Election in October or November, called by new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to strengthen his mandate, taking advantage of the weak Labour party to increase his small majority. The other consideration is that the short time until the […]

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Could Galloway’s by-election victory have been voided like Rahman’s?

I’ve been reading the fascinating judgment(pdf) that today resulted in Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman being removed and barred from office and his election being voided. The judgment is long but well-written and genuinely interesting. It covers a lot of ground specific to Tower Hamlets – internal Labour party splits, vote-tampering and personation, and the use of public […]

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