So. If you are not following the Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface showdown in British politics then I recommend you start doing so.
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The thing is, Farage is fucked either way. Sure, he will probably win the by-election, but he is standing against Count Binface, a satirical candidate who calls himself an “independent space warrior”. That’s hardly the resounding political victory he wanted. And if Binface gets any significant proportion of the votes, which he likely will, then that’s voters who would rather have a man with a bin on his head than Farage.
To be fair to Count Binface, he’s smart as hell and knows exactly what he is doing, and I (with Kemi fucking Badenoch, apparently) wish him all the luck in the world.
@astronomerritt there was a fabulous interview with Count Binface after the Makerfield by-election where the aging Sky News reporter obviously didn't know much about him, and got absolutely schooled.
Do not take the political satirist lightly, they tend to know their stuff
(Editted to use the honourable gentleman's correct title)
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@passenger Right?? Shocker of the month.
@astronomerritt @passenger she's still (and I do not use the word lightly) a cunt, though.
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@debbie He’s intelligent and eloquent. I would legitimately trust him over Farage, a thousand times. Also his cape is cool!
@astronomerritt @debbie he's also wearing the bin and that tight black heavy suit in july, which is more than farridge ever suffered for anyone
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@astronomerritt there was a fabulous interview with Count Binface after the Makerfield by-election where the aging Sky News reporter obviously didn't know much about him, and got absolutely schooled.
Do not take the political satirist lightly, they tend to know their stuff
(Editted to use the honourable gentleman's correct title)
@WiteWulf Yes!! Do not underestimate Count Binface. I look forward to many Binface interviews in the coming days.
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Ventura was actually mostly neutral as governor. But since then he has spent his time promoting conspiracist nonsense and selling weed.
So. Yeah.
@michael_w_busch @astronomerritt
My understanding of Ventura is that he wouldn't even crack the top 100 worst living politicians in America list (which says a lot)
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@WiteWulf Yes!! Do not underestimate Count Binface. I look forward to many Binface interviews in the coming days.
@astronomerritt ooo....yesssssss, the BBC's policy of "balanced representation" will mean that for every Farage interview they must have a Binface one, too!
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@unchartedworlds Except in this case the candidate in the pocket of dodgy Big Tech billionaires is Farage…
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@linuxandyarn @astronomerritt to take part in any election, definitely for the local ones, you need two people who live in the area to support you. That is it. I think for Parliment there is also a deposit that you need to pay.
If you emailed or DM'd Count Binface he might be supportive. Worth a try.
@debbie @linuxandyarn @astronomerritt You need more than that to sign a parliamentary nomination. But those in the know will know that you can get these signatures by door knocking - there are sufficiently many people who will sign *anything* if that's the quickest way to get you off their doorstep.
Or he could just set up a trestle table on the sea front and collect enough signatures from passers-by in a morning.
Unlike Farage's party. His candidate in my ward one year was unable to find ten fascists to sign the nomination papers and forged some of the signatures. He got caught.
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@markhburton I love Binface.
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The thing is, Farage is fucked either way. Sure, he will probably win the by-election, but he is standing against Count Binface, a satirical candidate who calls himself an “independent space warrior”. That’s hardly the resounding political victory he wanted. And if Binface gets any significant proportion of the votes, which he likely will, then that’s voters who would rather have a man with a bin on his head than Farage.
To be fair to Count Binface, he’s smart as hell and knows exactly what he is doing, and I (with Kemi fucking Badenoch, apparently) wish him all the luck in the world.
@astronomerritt
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The leader of the Conservative Party is backing Binface. You can’t make it up.
@astronomerritt It would be extra hilarious if the Tories and Labour and LibDems get their local activists out posting leaflets and doing other campaign stuff for Binface. Don't let that party machinery go to waste when the country needs it!
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@Rhodium103 We do. I’m kind of thrilled at the idea of Binface getting his deposit back, even.
@astronomerritt
I'd love a Binface win, driven by a record high turnout and protest vote brought around by the attention it'll get -- live by the media circus, die by the media circus.Realistically, it'll be a Farage win, and probably not even close. And he'll rah-rah-bark about how The People support him, while quietly ignoring a record high number of votes going to Binface, record high spoilt ballots, and a record low turnout, I'd guess him getting as low as 15% of the actual eligible vote?
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The thing is, Farage is fucked either way. Sure, he will probably win the by-election, but he is standing against Count Binface, a satirical candidate who calls himself an “independent space warrior”. That’s hardly the resounding political victory he wanted. And if Binface gets any significant proportion of the votes, which he likely will, then that’s voters who would rather have a man with a bin on his head than Farage.
To be fair to Count Binface, he’s smart as hell and knows exactly what he is doing, and I (with Kemi fucking Badenoch, apparently) wish him all the luck in the world.
@astronomerritt I won't allow myself to hope, but the opportunity here to do something even funnier than Four Seasons Total Landscaping is undeniable ...
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@astronomerritt there was a fabulous interview with Count Binface after the Makerfield by-election where the aging Sky News reporter obviously didn't know much about him, and got absolutely schooled.
Do not take the political satirist lightly, they tend to know their stuff
(Editted to use the honourable gentleman's correct title)
@WiteWulf @astronomerritt
That interview was one for the Bill Grundy files. Everyone else at Sky News knew exactly who Count Binface was. -
@linuxandyarn @astronomerritt to take part in any election, definitely for the local ones, you need two people who live in the area to support you. That is it. I think for Parliment there is also a deposit that you need to pay.
If you emailed or DM'd Count Binface he might be supportive. Worth a try.
@debbie @linuxandyarn @astronomerritt
Just don't try his Mastodon account, which looks to be abandoned. -
So. If you are not following the Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface showdown in British politics then I recommend you start doing so.
The short version: Nigel Farage, MP and leader of the far-right Reform Party, resigns from his seat to halt investigation into his dodgy finances. Then announces he will stand in the ensuing by-election, essentially because if he wins his (safe) seat again it proves the people don’t care about his finances.
As this is obviously a bullshit stunt, every single other major party refuses to put up a candidate for the by-election.
This means Farage is now running against one other candidate only: Count Binface, a man with a bin on his head.
Clacton-on-Sea now have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
@astronomerritt And by God I hope they do!
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@astronomerritt My only concern is what'll happen when he arrives at Westminster to be inducted as an MP. I don't think "bin" is valid headwear in the Hansard procedures.
@Two9A @astronomerritt Thinking that, if it isn't EXPLICITLY already banned, it will be acceptable. I mean, unless it is deemed to be 'wearing armour', which I believe is banned, but I think that's only if it includes the sword.
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@astronomerritt ooo....yesssssss, the BBC's policy of "balanced representation" will mean that for every Farage interview they must have a Binface one, too!
@WiteWulf @astronomerritt I'm expecting the Brexit Broadcasting Company to claim that they should include past numbers of votes received in their balancing, so will still give Farceage more airtime than Binface, even if Badenoch really endorsed and not just this ambiguous comment.
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So. If you are not following the Nigel Farage vs. Count Binface showdown in British politics then I recommend you start doing so.
The short version: Nigel Farage, MP and leader of the far-right Reform Party, resigns from his seat to halt investigation into his dodgy finances. Then announces he will stand in the ensuing by-election, essentially because if he wins his (safe) seat again it proves the people don’t care about his finances.
As this is obviously a bullshit stunt, every single other major party refuses to put up a candidate for the by-election.
This means Farage is now running against one other candidate only: Count Binface, a man with a bin on his head.
Clacton-on-Sea now have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
@astronomerritt Can you explain why other parties don't put up a candidate?
