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Trash can-clad comedian Count Binface steals spotlight as Farage’s approval rating hits new low
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Brisbane Times
· Jul 9, 2026
Farage’s biggest opponent? A rubbish bin
When Nigel Farage seeks reelection, his most prominent opponent is likely to be comedian Jonathan Harvey, aka Count Binface.
Tucker Carlson
· Jul 5, 2026
Randy Fine’s Disgusting Comments
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The Week
· Jul 2, 2026
The Truth: a ‘seat-shakingly funny’ farce
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Daily Mail
· Jul 8, 2026
Could Farage lose his seat to Count Binface? By-election descends into farce as everyone except comedy candidate pulls out
Could Farage lose his seat to Count Binface? By-election descends into farce as everyone except comedy candidate pulls out
Metro
· Jul 7, 2026
Only Count Binface willing to take on Farage in his ‘fake and pathetic’ by-election
As it stands, only Count Binface will run against Farage
JOE.co.uk
· Jul 7, 2026
Nigel Farage has meltdown after being asked about undeclared gifts from convicted criminal
He claimed to have been harassed by journalists Nigel Farage was filmed having an almighty meltdown after he was asked about undeclared gifts from convicted criminal George Cottrell. In its essence, the most recent Farage controversy (yes, there have been plenty) revolves around the Reform UK leader receiving gifts from Cottrell in the year before []
The Daily Beast
· Jul 4, 2026
How Larry David Helped Rob Reiner Get the Last Word on Trump
Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty Images/HBORob Reiner was one of Donald Trump’s longest-running and harshest critics, calling him “the single-most unqualified human being to ever assume the presidency of the United States” and “mentally unfit.” When Reiner and his wife, Michele, were murdered in December 2025 (allegedly by their son Nick), the president showed his true colors by slamming the celebrated comedian as “a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star” who suffered from a “massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind-crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.”Nonetheless, in their war of words, it’s Reiner who gets the last laugh—courtesy of Larry David.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Daily Dot
· Jul 1, 2026
Video Of Person Knocking A Hat Off A Trump Mannequin Has The Internet Divided Over Whether It Went Too Far
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· Jul 5, 2026
UK hard-right leader Farage faces new allegations over gifts
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politicalbetting.com
· Jul 8, 2026
Can Nigel Farage win as the anti-establishment candidate when his only opponent is a man with a dustbin on his head?
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Slate Magazine
· Jun 30, 2026
Louis C.K. Is Back With His First Major Stand-Up Special Since #MeToo. He Hasn’t Really Changed.
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The West Australian
· Jul 8, 2026
Rivals to boycott UK by-election as Farage stands again
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· Jul 3, 2026
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· Jul 12, 2026
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The Big Picture
· Jun 21, 2026
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Spiked
· Jul 8, 2026
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New Musical Express
· Jul 10, 2026
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· Jul 10, 2026
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The i Paper
· Jun 23, 2026
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The Standard
· Jul 10, 2026
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· Jul 9, 2026
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· Jun 29, 2026
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· Jun 27, 2026
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· Jul 9, 2026
Ridicule, Reform, and Recall – the dangerous political power of laughter
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Novara Media
· Jul 7, 2026
Farage Does Not Want You Talking About His Donations
Nigel Farage has been caught threatening a Sky News reporter who was asking questions about his undeclared finances at an airport. The Reform leader has been referred to the standards watchdog in connection to the £5m gift he received from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne, while the the Electoral Commission has been urged to investigate donations he received from convicted criminal George Cottrell. On Novara Live, Ash Sarkar argues that the £270,000 that Farage earned through advertising gold bullion might sit within the same category. Why would a business spend so much money on adverts that she says “nobody seems to watch”?
RedState
· Jul 9, 2026
Gross Media Attempt to Undercut Platner's Accuser Backfires Spectacularly
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AMBCrypto
· Jul 6, 2026
Nigel Farage faces questions over support from convicted crypto donor: Report
Will the latest disclosure allegations overshadow Farage's crypto advocacy?
Lawyers, Guns & Money
· Jun 24, 2026
LGM Night at the Movies
Y’all may recollect that one of the prizes in the LGM Auction was a night at the movies. The winner of that prize has determined that we shall watch Ruthless People, a 1986 black comedy directed by the team of Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker (their last full collaboration): A couple cheated by a vile businessman [] The post LGM Night at the Movies appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.
Off The Press
· Jun 26, 2026
Buttigieg calls targeting by child protective services a dirty trick
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