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November Admin Update: Fifty Months and 900 Posts
Five Months I give a brief update on life, writing, illness, hope, gratitude and the incredible growth of this community.
5 hrs ago • 
The Bear
An Island of Strangers, Led by a Party of Strangers
A Labour government with a historic majority has somehow decided the best way to beat the far right is to imitate its homework. Badly.
8 hrs ago • 
The Bear
Trumplethinskin Goes After the BBC - Because Facts Keep Hurting His Feelings
The man who demanded people "fight like hell" now insists the real injury was a slightly compressed quote on Panorama.
Nov 15 • 
The Bear
The Night I Got Gently Radicalised at the Tabernacle by Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynskey
An Origin Story live show, a plastic cup of red wine and more questions than answers - in the best way possible.
Nov 14 • 
The Bear
"Should These People Exist?" Live on the BBC at Ten
The surreal, exhausting, frustrating battle of pretending "both sidesing" is a form of legitimate debate
Nov 13 • 
The Bear
This Week, I’m Handing Over the Mic
In a week where I’m too swamped to write, here are the voices keeping the conversation alive - and why they matter.
Nov 12 • 
The Bear
The Beeb Bleeds, the Telegraph Cheers, and Trump Claps From the Balcony
The people who always hated public broadcasting finally smell blood - and the BBC seems too tired and compromised to fight back.
Nov 10 • 
The Bear
A Socialist in New York and a Green in Britain Walk Into a Polling Booth
The full recording of me talking uncomfortably at my laptop - about Mamdani, the Greens, Labour’s mood problem, and why hope isn’t naïve.
Nov 9 • 
The Bear
Bearly Newsworthy: Issue Four
Good reporting, bad politics, and one very flammable flag situation in Kent.
Nov 7 • 
The Bear
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Zoe Grunewald
The X-periment: Sky News Proves Elon’s Algorithm Does Pick a Side
Nine fake British users, ninety-thousand posts and one undeniable conclusion - X is boosting the far right, and the rest of us were never meant to win…
Nov 6 • 
The Bear
Right-Wing America Has a Total Breakdown Over Brown Mayor, Film at 11
From “Marxist Takeover!” to “Thoughts and Prayers for NYC,” a guided tour through the most deranged reactions to Zohran Mamdani’s win, dedicated to my…
Nov 5 • 
The Bear
Why I Now Own £500 Picture of Nigel Farage
On the price of getting it wrong, learning how to write properly, and why shouting on the internet doesn’t count as journalism.
Nov 5 • 
The Bear
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