Interesting - the division of social media into disjoint worlds continues, with the right now having a completely separate platform. (View Post)

Yes, that's a good summary of my impressions too, from multiple visits and discussions with Chinese people living in Britain who are generally not fans of the Chinese authorities. It's an a… (View Post)

Well said. I see that the YouGov poll shows that 45% of Republican voters think that the storming of the Capitol was a good idea (vs 43% who don't, 6% who aren't sure, and an endearingly ob… (View Post)

Yes. Why do people like Romney continue to be registered Republicans in this situation? The tradition of floor-crossing if you don't agree with your party is actually quite rare in the US (and i… (View Post)

What's striking and a little reassuring about the Trump insurrection is the lack of organisation and leadership - basically it's a bunch of angry people trying to make out what the supreme … (View Post)