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his dynamic chart that showed how everyone who has ever took the piss out of him or fallen out with the Labour Party neatly fits into a network of Putin/CCP stooges was as a clear an illustration of someone losing their fucking mind as you can get

it's hard to tell if he's deluded or a factionally-motivated liar, i guess he can be both

I think even the people who he declares as his allies see him as an unserious clown

at the very least Mason and his ilk have thrown around "Putin apologist" so cavalierly as to render it meaningless

I don't see many actual Putin apologists in the wild. Some people have some thoughtful and considered opinions on Ukraine that aren't the usual kneejerk liberal hawk takes that are the only the ones Mason finds acceptable. But it's a grey area for me - I just stfu about it!

that's Putin apologist talk

"Putin apologist" is the new "apologist for terrorism".

world could do with a bit more unapologetic terrorism amirite?

more Real IRA, less led by donkeys!

a lot of people from a broad section of the centre + the right have been calling Hitchens a Putin apologist for years, even before the Ukrainian invasion.

Quit coffee 4 years ago and its honestly one of the best decisions I've ever made. Better sleep, mental clarity and emotional regulation. I used to drink 15 espressi a day (!) but as I got older I just...couldn't.

If you have anxiety or insomnia really give it a go.

— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) February 24, 2023

Better mental clarity is when you appear on right-wing media.

if i was on 15 espressos a day it simply would not occur to me that this might be related to my anxiety and insomnia

this Big Boy Bas post was sponsored by Horlicks

ugh Horlicks

That was the ad slogan in the 70s

wrongly bcz it's delicious

It was only widely available in seaside caffs in the era when I didn't like hot drinks

It's my goto option when I've already had 6 coffees and need hot drink. You can make it very strong and add a bit of honey and it's as good as a meal.

it's rich in *checks label* anti-caking agent

That's the best kind of agent

I love that malty aroma. like when you are walking past a huge factory brewery

A heaping teaspoon of Horlicks into a chocolate milkshake is the closest thing there is to a drugstore malted milkshake.

'Mental clarity and emotional regulation'

It is quite an odd thing to claim, implying that he was worse in these regards 4+ years ago.

Still, he is sincere in his tip. I'm afraid I won't take it as I like coffee.

That was the ad slogan in the 70s

― satori enabler (Noodle Vague), Friday, 24 February 2023 bookmarkflaglink

wrongly bcz it's delicious

― mark s, Friday, 24 February 2023 bookmarkflaglink

I assumed Horlicks went bust as I can't see it in the supermarket. Maybe I blocked its existence out.

Or remember the last I saw it, that is..

I ordered some from Morrisons and it was unavailable + substituted with vegan Horlicks. It remains unused in my cupboard because it's bloody awful and will no doubt remain there until it turns into a solid block. But honestly, the real stuff is good.

I can vaguely remember Horlicks sweets a long long time ago. I don't think they make them anymore.

http://futuremuseum.co.uk/imageGen.ashx?image=%2fmedia%2f6395%2f8051.jpg&width=356&constrain=true

obv not these ones!

https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/attachments/equipment-field-gear/108961d1275159418t-british-horlicks-tablets-ration-tin-horlicks-tablets-tin..jpg?s=c2ec3f3b7a101ed36ad1b68a90b8d47a

or even these

I think they used to sell tubes of Horlicks tablets in Boots in the 70's or this might be a phantom memory

I remember asking Paul Mason why he was fascinated by defence and security policy (it surprised me given his books had covered labour movements and technological change). The answer included “I liked playing with toy soldiers as a kid”.

— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) February 26, 2023

This is why I think the government needs to do more about dungeons and dragons

it seems Ash Sakar is now a regular on The Moral Maze, that show where idiots and bigots feign intellectual curiosity about this week's hot right-wing talking points. I bet if there was Radios back in the 1850s then her apparent hero, Karl Marx, would have found better ways of paying for his cigars than helping to legitimise ideological enemies like this!

She’s been on there for a couple of years!

I thought she was just an occasional guest rather than a weekly regular, but I do tend to switch to a music channel as soon as it comes on.

*engels the cheque-writer gritting his teeth and sighing every time karl turns down a lucrative media slot*

he could have purchased some decent chairs then. I was reading a quote from a report from a Prussian spy on the state of KM's filthy flat. Apparently every chair in the gaff had a three legs and the only unbroken one was reserved for guests!

The people who own the Kentish Town house once lived in by Marx refuse to have a blue plaque for it because: tourists and Insta.

A wealthy Englishman wants to be the MP in a rural Welsh seat with 29% child poverty.

His link to the constituency? He has a second home there. You honestly can’t make this stuff up. pic.twitter.com/v3UTXtRxJ5

— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) March 3, 2023

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/11/23/09/35996002-8977149-image-a-5_1606123788582.jpg

I think a third selection failure for Mason might be a sign that he should put his parliamentary aspirations on hold for now, it's getting a bit desperate and the chances don't look too good for him. Not even a case that the CLP might not be too enthusiastic for a 2nd home owning English guy, they will almost certainly hate the fucker!

His Twitter bio is now half in Welsh.

he will soon be disclosing the discovery that he is in fact descended from Welsh peasantry, a humble clan of weavers who lived in the same cave for generations.

@stoya dewch i canolbarth a de sir benfro -- mae'r chwyldro yn digwydd!

lol.. Stoya .. come to Rhyl ... I'm about to get me head kicked in by some Cardiff fans

@ paul mason news pic.twitter.com/N55FASyEqk

— wariotifo (@wariotifo) March 3, 2023

Good commentary on PM from the Calzino / Sinker double act here !

And what did Campbell do to the BBC?

Finally some honesty about the disgusting treatment Jeremy Corbyn received from figures at the BBC. And it’s coming from…Alistair Campbell. pic.twitter.com/sBhNOMFrIL

— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) March 10, 2023

Obv it's a knowing tweet - it doesn't mean you promote it.