The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #1201

Carl and Harry are joined by the Basket-weaver's Mark Houghton to discuss Trump's big beautiful deportation machine, how Britain is getting a Muslim party, and the need for alternate institutions.

Reading List

• Trump’s Deportation Machine

  • Political realignment trends in the West - WesternLensman - Twitter

  • Victor Davis Hanson on civilizational collapse - Victor Davis Hanson - YouTube

  • Archived article on Western decline - Archive

  • NPR article on GOP immigration and ICE funding bill - NPR

  • List of countries with highest military spending - Wikipedia

  • NapoleonBonabot on U.S. troop movements and geopolitical tension - NapoleonBonabot - Twitter

  • EricLDaugh on media narratives and public perception - EricLDaugh - Twitter

  • EndWokeness on national pride and cultural shifts - EndWokeness - Twitter

  • LeftismForU on historical context of ideology - LeftismForU - Twitter

  • Scott Presler promoting voter registration efforts - ScottPresler - Twitter

  • GuntherEagleman on Biden administration criticism - GuntherEagleman - Twitter

  • Breaking911 on new Supreme Court ruling - Breaking911 - Twitter

  • MilaLovesJoe on inflation and grocery prices - MilaLovesJoe - Twitter

  • ChiefTrumpster on Trump’s appeal to voters - ChiefTrumpster - Twitter

  • BBC article on French military and political power - BBC

  • CantEverDie on cultural values and masculinity - CantEverDie - Twitter

• Jeremy Corbyn’s Palestine Party

  • Rachel Reeves says she is 'cracking on with the job' after emotional Commons moment - The Guardian

  • Miliband plans garden windfarm revolution to boost green energy - The Telegraph

  • Labour scraps Rwanda deportation plan - BBC

  • aldamu_jo on UK Parliament and Gaza conflict - aldamu_jo - Twitter

  • Bob Vylan missed Glastonbury due to US visa denial - CNN

  • Critics of UK’s role in Gaza war consider independent tribunal - The Guardian

  • Jeremy Corbyn launches new left-wing political party - The Telegraph

  • UK ends oil and gas licensing as part of climate push - BBC

  • Gaza ceasefire talks underway as Hamas responds to Israel deal - The Guardian

  • Likud ministers push Netanyahu to annex parts of West Bank - The Jewish Chronicle

  • Aaron Bastani on UK political strategy shift - AaronBastani - Twitter

• The Most Dangerous Secret Society You’ve Never Heard Of

  • Year of the Rat by Harry Shukman – Book page - Penguin

  • Screenshot showing a profile from Basketweavers forum - Gyazo

  • Hope Not Hate 2025 report on the Basketweavers - Hope Not Hate

  • Explainer on who the Basketweavers are - Hope Not Hate

  • Basketweavers official website - Basketweavers

  • Basketweavers Dot Net main account - BWDotNet - Twitter

  • Hope Not Hate official Twitter account - hopenothate - Twitter

  • Rupert Lowe profiled as Britain’s most extreme MP - Hope Not Hate