Patrick Hutchinson

Patrick Hutchinson

@patrickndg.bsky.social

Musician (trad to noo wave), accidental sound tech, writer who should write more, occasional educator, former bike courier and rubber-stamp maker, immigrant, Montréalais, has always had an accent from somewhere else, son, father, etc.

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Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

A blind eye was turned to Russian influence in the UK Conservative Party, in the lead-up to Brexit. The writer of this piece is a former Con fundraiser, with first hand experience.

Byline Times@bylinetimes.bsky.social

The Conviction of Estonia’s ‘Lord Haw-Haw’ Links Russian Intelligence to Moscow’s Interference on Brexit A 'diplomat' who launched the 'Conservative Friends of… https://bylinetimes.com/2026/10/26/the-conviction-of-estonias-lord-haw-haw-links-russian-intelligence-to-moscows-interference-on-brexit/

bylinetimes.comThe Conviction of Estonia’s ‘Lord Haw-Haw’ Links Russian Intelligence to Moscow’s Interference on BrexitA 'diplomat' who launched the 'Conservative Friends of Russia' group has now been identified as a Russian intelligence officer involved in an attempted European disinformation campaign

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George Monbiot
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

Monstrous beyond all reckoning. The US is using remote sensing *designed for humanitarian purposes* for the opposite purpose, potentially drowning civilians en masse. Trump hates Somalis. His troops appear to be exploiting the weather to help slaughter them. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

theguardian.comUS forces accused of ‘weaponising’ Somalia’s floods by trapping women and children in the path of El NiñoExclusive: Coordinated airstrikes on territory held by al-Shabaab are driving the civilian population to find refuge alongside a river where rising water levels are a threat to safety. Is it a deliber...

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Dread Pirate Sex Badger
@badgercult.bsky.social

It looks like Chuck has a problem with Muslims, tbh.

Truthout@truthout.org

Chuck Schumer — one of the most powerful Democrats in the country — has not issued statements to the press or through his social media channels about the administration’s attack on Ilhan Omar, which critics have described as a five alarm fire for the state of democracy in the U.S.

truthout.orgChuck Schumer Hasn’t Said a Word About Trump’s Attempt to Deport Ilhan OmarEthics lawyers say the raid violated the Hatch Act. Schumer has been silent.
Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

This smarmy hypocritical toady really is one of the worst, playing to the lowest possible denominator of gutter racism. Careers like this don’t generally end well, and the afterlife he allegedly believes in won’t be much fun either.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance calls El-Sayed "a little weasel who should shut his mouth and show a little gratitude"

Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

As with the Putin deal, this is another clear sign that the mask is off, and it’s full-on racism and fascism with these fkrs.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

off the fucking rails. a rogue government.

apnews.comFederal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources sayFederal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter.

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Carole Cadwalladr
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social

Replying to @carolecadwalla.bsky.social

‘For years the Observer tried to get to the truth of Russian interference until we sacked the reporter involved for participating in union activities’

Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

Just incredible, I’m the literal sense

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

KARL: You've been a strong supporter of Ukraine & voted for sanctions on Russia. What do you make of Trump's plan to buy Russian diesel? EMMER: Well, it's another example of our president thinking out of the box. He's listening to the American people. They're hurting. He's the president of peace.

Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

@bylinetimes.bsky.social continues with excellent reporting and analysis. This article is even more relevant, given trump’s treacherous diesel deal with Putin.

Byline Times@bylinetimes.bsky.social

🔎 From the archive: Putin’s Plot Against ‘Great’ Britain – And How He Got Away With It Now Andy Burnham has revealed there was key evidence Russia interfered in the Brexit Referendum

bylinetimes.comPutin’s Plot Against ‘Great’ Britain – And How He Got Away With ItPeter Jukes tracks Vladimir Putin’s long war against the West and the allies he has found in the pro-Brexit establishment in the plot to derail Britain
Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

Excellent piece by @charlieangus104.bsky.social, correctly calling out some pernicious shit.

Charlie Angus@charlieangus104.bsky.social

The National Post attack on NDP Leader Avi Lewis crosses the line into threat. They invoke the same religious code words used by extremists who assassinated Yitzhak Rabin. It is unacceptable to use religious intimidation to shut down debate on Gaza. charlieangus.substack.com/p/national-p...

charlieangus.substack.comNATIONAL POST CROSSES LINE ON THREAT AGAINST LEWISA recent editorial on NDP leader Avi Lewis crossed the line into an extremist hate threat. It needs to be called out.

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦
@emmettmacfarlane.com

Funny, because the Truckers got three weeks to hang out before police lifted a finger. Interesting.

Judy Trinh@judytrinh.bsky.social

Seniors who were protesting Mark Carney’s Bill c39 and fast tracking of environmental reviews arrested and charged with trespassing on Parliament Hill.

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Byline Times
@bylinetimes.bsky.social

An apocalyptic worldview – blending racial hierarchy, genetic “optimisation” and even climate-driven population culling – circulated inside the elite, founder-linked networks shaping Silicon Valley (and the AI industry) today. @nafeez.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/h...

bylinetimes.comHow Epstein Channelled Race Science and 'Climate Culling' Into Silicon Valley’s AI EliteThe Epstein files expose how racial hierarchy, genetic “optimisation” and even climate-driven population culling circulated inside Big Tech circles

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Jason Reid
@jasonreiduk.bsky.social

The first Orangeman to back a united Ireland.

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Trump says he would ‘love’ to see unified Ireland and ‘it may as well happen now’ as he visits Dublin – live

theguardian.comTrump says he would ‘love’ to see unified Ireland and ‘it may as well happen now’ as he visits Dublin – liveUS president is meeting politicians and business leaders – and playing golf – during two-day trip to Ireland
Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

Shameful indeed, an awful story.

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

I'm deeply ashamed of my profession. Its treatment of Jason Arday - right across the board - fills me with disgust and horror. The tormenting of a highly vulnerable man was seen as monetisable entertainment. This is a stain that won't wash off. bylinetimes.com/2026/08/19/j...

bylinetimes.comJason Arday: We Must Rage – Rage Against the Journalism of CrueltyThe death of the academic shows the casual conversion of humiliation into entertainment by a media running on monetised hate and cruelty
Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

A great and necessary piece, thank you RR for cutting through the spin and propaganda: “There is no middle ground between fascist corporatism and democracy.”

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Third Way — which has declared "war" on progressives — is a Trojan Horse for corporate America. Their funding sources are a Star Wars cantina of billionaire megadonors, Fortune 500 CEOs, giant corporations, and corporate dark money bundlers.

robertreich.substack.comThe Moronic Bullshit of the "Third Way" There's no "middle" between neofascist corporatism and democracy
Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

Gillian Brockell is doing valuable but horrifying work, detailing the cretinous cruelty of the ice deportation programme:

Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com

Overnight, this plane flew to Senegal to refuel and has now made its first removal stop, to Sierra Leone. This is very likely the third third-country removal to Sierra Leone.

Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

Incredible vileness, masks-off neo-naziism being mainstreamed.

Byline Times@bylinetimes.bsky.social

"The network around 55 Tufton Street that built the infrastructure of Thatcherism is now platforming open advocates of far-right 'remigration'." ✍️ @nafeez.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/06/18/r...

bylinetimes.comRevealed: The 'Right-Wing Arms Race' to Deport Non-White Britons - Backed By the Tufton Street Brexit LobbyEXCLUSIVE: A dark money lobbying network backed by a Reform UK donor is hosting figures pushing for the forced removal of millions of ethnic-minority citizens from the UK, reports Nafeez Ahmed
Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

Fffffffffs!!

Luke LeBrun@lukelebrun.ca

Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich, who is a convicted criminal, is asking a judge to grant her an exemption to her house arrest sentence so she can visit the Trump White House, go on a 7-day Caribbean cruise with Rebel Media and meet Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo star Rob Schneider in Arizona

cbc.caConvoy leader Tamara Lich asking court's permission to visit White House, go on cruise | CBC NewsTamara Lich, a key figure in the 2022 convoy protest that paralyzed downtown Ottawa for nearly a month, is back in town Wednesday to ask a court for permission to travel internationally, including goi...
Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

Nail hit firmly on head, these people are so repressed….

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Balint on Hegseth's obsession with testosterone and his attacks on women in combat: "I think it is indicative of the fact that there are so many people in this administration that have some weird, intense, homoerotic, feelings towards men while also being incredibly homophobic..."

Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

Dr. Strangelove levels of insanity, beyond parody, “you have been wedged in the balance and found wanking.”

Matthew Gault@mjgault.bsky.social

Hegseth announced they're gonna start screening for T and administering testosterone treatment for warriors found wanting

Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

This is an astute and accurate take on where Carney is taking the LPC, and by extension the country. I would much preferred if it had been the CPC turned themselves into Progressive Conservatives meself, rather than the Liberals…

Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social

The Canadian political landscape is fundamentally shifting under Prime Minister Mark Carney. To be informed participants in our democracy, Canadians have GOT to recognize this reality. Let me explain:

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T. Filson Rogers
@tfilson59.bsky.social

The identity of the mastermind behind Algae-fa has been outed.

Mondo Mascots@mondomascots.bsky.social

Marimu-chan, a mascot from Lake Akan in Kushiro City, is a sentient ball of algae wearing a traditional local Ainu costume.

Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

This is great reporting, shining light and connecting dots on the transnational tech bro /hard right axis. No surprise that the contemptible pseud Jordan Peterson was a guest, but I’m disappointed to see John Cleese’s name there.

Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social

A six-month investigation by Byline Times reveals that with the support of Palantir's Peter Thiel, Reform's policy chief James Orr has used the University of Cambridge as a student recruitment ground for a hard-right, theocratic political project aimed at bolstering talent in Farage’s party

bylinetimes.comPalantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel and Reform UK's Cambridge University Recruitment Pipeline Project RevealedThe world-renowned academic institution has nothing to say in response to a six-month investigation by Byline Times raising serious concerns about the safeguarding of students and foreign influence at...
Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

Nice to hear a journalist cut through the bs and the sanewashing. “Have you no self-respect?” is a question that should be asked loudly and often, of many public figures.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

WOW -- Danish reporter *goes there* with Rutte "You sit next to Trump when he talks about conquering Greenland, lashes out at allies like Spain -- things it doesn't seem like the old Mark Rutte would approve of. Does this have any affect on your self-respect when you sit there and say nothing?"

Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

So much for the 4D chess argument…

Charlie Angus@charlieangus104.bsky.social

The PM tried to find a"win-win" scenario with Canada's oil giants. This is why he rolled back the modest regulations that would have lowered emissions. But big Oil doesn't do "win-win". They win. End of story. My latest on the politics of a petro state. substack.com/home/post/p-...

substack.comIn the Summer of Heat, the Oil Giants Play for KeepsDo you remember the summers we grew up with? Before the Super El Niño, a destabilized ocean and the multitude of urban deaths in heat-stressed cities all over the world?
Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

“I am not a criminal” - Richard Nixon “Not by today’s standards, anyway” - jd vance. He’s not wrong, but kinda taking the wrong inference…

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."

Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

A comprehensive primer in Russian connections not only to Tommy Rot, but also many other far-right anti-immigrant organizations across Europe.

Dr Nafeez Ahmed@nafeez.bsky.social

EXCLUSIVE: @bylinetimes.bsky.social exposes the Russian neo-Nazi network – promoted by Tommy Robinson – pushing 'White Lives Matter' propaganda to sow division and race war across the UK and Europe. Founded by a sanctioned oligarch close to Putin bylinetimes.com/2026/06/10/r...

bylinetimes.comRevealed: The Russian Neo-Nazi Network Pushing ‘White Lives Matter’ Division in Britain – Promoted by Tommy RobinsonAs riots spread across Belfast, Tommy Robinson promoted a movement founded by a sanctioned Russian oligarch, which has pushed white supremacist propaganda about the death of Henry Nowak

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Owen Jones
@owenjones.bsky.social

Absolutely wild how right-wing commentators and politicians are just completely ignoring the attempted pogrom in Belfast. Families with kids rescued from homes set on fire. And these same people who smear peaceful protests against genocide as hate marches say NOTHING

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DC🕊🌍🔥🌱
@dcminx.bsky.social

🚨 “The global far right have spent the past few years using a billionaire-owned social media platform to deliberately whip up racist violence on Britain’s streets & now they are finally starting to succeed.” @adambienkov.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/06/10/t... #Belfast

bylinetimes.comTommy Robinson, Nigel Farage and the ‘Pure Cold Rage’ Used to Trigger a Racist Pogrom in BelfastMainstream politicians have stood by as the global far-right campaigns for anti-migrant violence on our streets. Now we're suffering the consequences, argues Adam Bienkov
Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

Evil, barefaced lies about who the detainees are , and concentration camp commandant talking points: who else used to to talk in terms of “calorie standards” for detainees?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Markwayne Mullin: "This isn't a Holiday Inn. We're not providing luxury housing. What we're doing is providing a sanitary place for them to be detained. We're detaining murderers, rapists, pedophiles, drug dealers. We're meeting the calorie standard."

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘
@kojamf.bsky.social

Richard Sidey "When Pack Ice Orca surround your zodiac and you have your telephoto lens attached. An epic encounter with the rare Type B1 Killer Whales in Antarctica. These orca are spy hopping our inflatable boat, the exact same way they check out seals on ice floes."

Patrick Hutchinson
@patrickndg.bsky.social

This is a great piece, well worth reading. In these times of flooding the zone with bullshit, we need intelligent culturally informed analysis more than ever.

Karen Attiah@karenattiah.bsky.social

My latest: I wrote about Trump's Golden Statue. And as a former Christian, let me hold y'all's hand when I say...the Trump figure is not the modern version of "golden calf". If you know your Bible, the statue represents something far worse. karenattiah.substack.com/p/trump-is-n...

karenattiah.substack.comTrump Is Not the Golden Calf. He’s King Nebuchadnezzar.Trump’s Golden 'Don Colossus' is a yet another warning sign of America's imperial decline.