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Sean Bell

@SeanCMBell

Journalist. Bylines at @theintercept @jacobin @telesurenglish @heraldscotland @ScotNational @SunScotNational @SourceScot He/Him

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Joined February 2012
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This is my family's city, and it has been for a long time. Play nice. #indyref
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Replying to @kath_krueger @SeanCMBell @theintercept
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Francesca Hong’s “Thanksgiving-Gate” Shows Her Detractors Are Totally Out of Ideas

Francesca Hong’s “Thanksgiving-Gate” Shows Her Detractors Are Totally Out of Ideas

By digging up a years-old tweet from the Wisconsin Democrat about Thanksgiving, Francesca Hong’s opponents show they’re totally out of ideas.

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come for @SeanCMBell on Francesca Hong's Thanksgiving-gate, stay for lines that point out how much Americans love trying and failing to deep-fry turkeys on @theintercept
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Today’s Democratic gubernatorial primary in Wisconsin has featured increasingly desperate attacks against the frontrunner. interc.pt/4cgtrJ3
Francesca Hong’s “Thanksgiving-Gate” Shows Her Detractors Are Totally Out of Ideas

Francesca Hong’s “Thanksgiving-Gate” Shows Her Detractors Are Totally Out of Ideas

By digging up a years-old tweet from the Wisconsin Democrat about Thanksgiving, Francesca Hong’s opponents show they’re totally out of ideas.

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As Labour leader, Starmer’s role was essentially pest control: He was installed as head of a party that has historically pretended to belong to a species of socialism, and was tasked with disinfecting Labour of any threat it might genuinely embody that ideology.
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It should not need to be spelled out, but Starmer and his backers have shown time and again that it still does — if the mythic Overton window shifts to the right, and you obligingly follow suit, it will simply move further toward that extreme, and reward only the tip of the spear. Those in the U.S. who saw Kamala Harris struck mute on trans rights and blind in the face of genocide in Gaza know too well the stakes of “moderating” to the right in the interest of “consensus.” interc.pt/3SwJDyV
Keir Starmer’s Downfall Is the Only Reward for Simpering Centrism

Keir Starmer’s Downfall Is the Only Reward for Simpering Centrism

As head of Labour, Starmer served his role ignobly: weeding out the left and paving the way for the far right.

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As head of Labour, Starmer served his role ignobly: weeding out the Left and paving the way for the far right. interc.pt/4apmkNL
Keir Starmer’s Downfall Is the Only Reward for Simpering Centrism

Keir Starmer’s Downfall Is the Only Reward for Simpering Centrism

As head of Labour, Starmer served his role ignobly: weeding out the left and paving the way for the far right.

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My latest for @theintercept on the downfall of Keir Starmer
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@theinterceptJun 27
As head of Labour, Starmer served his role ignobly: weeding out the Left and paving the way for the far right. interc.pt/4apmkNL
Keir Starmer’s Downfall Is the Only Reward for Simpering Centrism

Keir Starmer’s Downfall Is the Only Reward for Simpering Centrism

As head of Labour, Starmer served his role ignobly: weeding out the left and paving the way for the far right.

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No, this misses the entire point of writing and creativity in general. Obviously for certain rote informational copy this is possible (though it is currently bad at much of this) but for any high level writing the human expression is the point. It’s the entire WHY of the exchange
Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) profile pictureJoe Weisenthal
@TheStalwartJun 25
Unfortunately, I think that in the near future, not using LLMs to write for you will be like someone refusing to use Google Maps for directions in a new city. A bizarre idiosyncratic choice that's just completely incomprehensible to the vast majority of people.
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maybe this didn’t hurt her because people broadly agree with the sentiment. just an idea, probably nothing
Will 🦥 Menaker (@willmenaker) profile pictureWill 🦥 Menaker@willmenakerJun 24
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@HeerJeetApr 12
Unfortunately, this strategy only ever worked in Blazing Saddles.
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Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) profile pictureRepublicans against Trump
@RpsAgainstTrumpApr 12
Trump: Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz.
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Wow it’s almost like there was a deeply engaged protest movement by college students 2yrs ago that was the largest in 50yrs and the publication you work for—along with every other major outlet—smeared them as antisemites, then they were all systematically kicked out of school.
Thomas Chatterton Williams (@thomaschattwill) profile pictureThomas Chatterton Williams
@thomaschattwillMar 25
A lot of the problems in the world right now can be explained by this video. For one thing, it’s a big reason why the US government is so unaccountable to public opinion. These are *college students.* A significant amount of the country is totally checked out and comfortable enough not to think it matters.
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It was a giant wooden horse
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) profile pictureAaron Rupar
@atruparMar 24
Trump on Iranian leaders: "They're gonna make a deal. They did something yesterday that was amazing actually. They gave us a present, and the present arrived today. It was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. I'm not gonna tell you what that present is but it was very significant prize."
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Is it enough that Mayor Mamdani recorded a video detailing how Ireland's own anti-colonial history is a foundation for a larger emancipatory worldview where people's right to self-determination and not subjugation is the highest form of expression? No! hellgatenyc.com/come-out-ye-…
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“It is now the world's duty to constrain the United States of America.” Great piece from @SeanCMBell thenational.scot/news/259174…
It is now the world's duty to constrain the United States of America

It is now the world's duty to constrain the United States of America

IN 1999, Tony Blair appeared in the United States to give a speech.

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Sean Bell (@SeanCMBell) profile pictureSean Bell@SeanCMBellMar 8
My latest for @ScotNational: thenational.scot/news/259174…
It is now the world's duty to constrain the United States of America

It is now the world's duty to constrain the United States of America

IN 1999, Tony Blair appeared in the United States to give a speech.

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My latest for @ScotNational: thenational.scot/news/259174…
It is now the world's duty to constrain the United States of America

It is now the world's duty to constrain the United States of America

IN 1999, Tony Blair appeared in the United States to give a speech.

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"All [Iran has] is guts" really isn't the insult Trump thinks it is
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bookmarking this for later
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@FTMar 4
Israel expects weeks-long war against Iran ft.trib.al/ARd8fgi
Israel expects weeks-long war against Iran

Israel expects weeks-long war against Iran

Officials and analysts say joint operation with US seeks to destroy key capabilities of Islamic regime

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Absolute definition of saying the quiet part out loud. Anyone confused by the meekness of European leaders in the face of this insane war – a war that is not in any way compatible with European interests – should consider the statement below.
Jonathon Shafi (@Jonathon_Shafi) profile pictureJonathon Shafi@Jonathon_ShafiMar 5
Secretary General Mark Rutte: "Nato is a platform for the United States to project power on the world stage." Exactly as anti-war critics have long argued, to a cacophony of insults and hostility from our opponents. Good to have it rubber stamped.
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My latest for @theintercept: on the Ellisons, the future of CNN, and Bari fucking Weiss
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@theinterceptMar 3
With Paramount’s takeover of CNN owner Warner Bros. Discovery, the network might become the next CBS News. interc.pt/4aNH16A
CNN Could Be Next Up for a Right-Wing Reboot Thanks to the Ellisons

CNN Could Be Next Up for a Right-Wing Reboot Thanks to the Ellisons

With Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN could be the next media property slated for a right-wing turn.

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