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Political Downfalls: A Spectator Sport
#fired
Political Downfalls: A Spectator Sport
Watching politicians get fired—sorry, “resign to spend more time with family”—is like watching a reality show finale. One minute, they’re making grand speeches about their “dedication to the people,” and the next, they’re awkwardly packing up their office plants while pretending it was totally their idea to leave. Some go down with a defiant rant, others vanish like they were never there, and a few reappear six months later as “political analysts” on TV. It’s a cycle as predictable as election promises—big talk, big fall, and a suspiciously cushy job waiting at a lobbying firm.
Met Police Officer Fired Over Anti-Israel Posts on Instagram
- Sunday, 13 April 2025
A Metropolitan Police officer, Detective Constable Ibrahim Khan, has been fired without notice after sharing an image on Instagram of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu morphing into Adolf Hitler. The post, made in October 2023, also included additional text suggesting that the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel's border were a fabrication and expressing dislike for Israel. A gross misconduct panel found Khan in breach of professional standards due to his deliberate and sustained conduct over several days, which drew explicit comparisons between contemporary Israeli policy and the Nazis.
