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JenW

@stuckatlights.bsky.social

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Retired public servant, history/politics tutor; carer. Married. Anti far-right, autocrats and their enablers. Politics, health, ME, animals, environment, music and some 😊. Born Sheffield, now Cambs. No DMs, sleaze, GoFund or crypto please! 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇿

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JenW @stuckatlights.bsky.social · Jan 19

"We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
FDR, Address at Madison Square Garden, New York City 1936.
Quoted in voice- of- sanity William Keegan's column
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

First Brexit, now Trump and Musk: ignorance is back with a vengeance | William Keegan

The aggression from the Tesla billionaire is new; but Britain has years of experience in the consequences of falling for misleading promises

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Russian interference case heads to Europe's 'Supreme Court'

Ex-MPs with @the-citizens.bsky.social take landmark case to Grand Chamber.

Case claims UK govt in breach of law for refusing to investigate foreign interference.
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UK Russian interference case heads to 'Europe's Supreme Court'

THREE former MPs have lodged a case with “Europe’s Supreme Court”, accusing the UK Government of failing in its duty to protect elections from…

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson's refusal to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva four weeks after her victory is one more reminder that Republicans don't accept elections when they lose. To them, participation in democracy is only a means to destroy democracy.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva has still not been sworn in four weeks after her win. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is suing House Speaker Mike Johnson, citing “taxation without representation.”

Arizona Attorney General’s Office confirms lawsuit against House Speaker Johnson

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JenW @stuckatlights.bsky.social · 2d

and goes on for several days. Lots of terrified animals, then November 5th season then New Year plus other random events. They make money but I wish private sales were banned and other events less noisy.

JenW @stuckatlights.bsky.social · 5d

Farage installed already.

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Jonathan Freedland @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social · 6d

“While the US president likes to play the peacemaker abroad, at home he is Trump, bringer of war.” Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Donald Trump claims to be the president of peace, but at home he is fomenting civil war | Jonathan Freedland

His ruthless use of the national guard to menace cities and political enemies is unprecedented. He is preparing for battle against the ‘enemy within’, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 8d

Not at all the most important part of this — but why is Young Republicans leadership using Telegram to communicate?

Whole thing is basically a front for Russian security services.

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JenW @stuckatlights.bsky.social · 9d

#StephenMiller
#Immigration

JenW @stuckatlights.bsky.social · 9d

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What happened to Stephen Miller?

Raised a liberal, he is now driving Trump's anti-immigration policies

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 9d

The 15 year old girl who was dragged from her car by ICE had recently had kidney surgery.

She was thrown to the ground despite screaming “I’m not resisting”

She had to return to the hospital.

These aggressive tactics will disable. They will kill.

They must be held accountable.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 9d

Musk is funding the legal battle of UK Far Right activist Tommy Robinson - real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon - as he faces charges brought by counterterrorism police.

Tommy Robinson claims Elon Musk is funding his legal battle — The Times and The Sunday Times

Tommy Robinson has claimed Elon Musk was paying his legal costs as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counterterrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year. Robins...

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10d

My corgi Clyde has selected his outfit for #NoKings Day.

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JenW @stuckatlights.bsky.social · 10d

😂

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 12d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Mandoline Blue 🕸️ @mandolineblue.bsky.social · 13d

Please, let the cease fire hold, and become a true peace 🕊️ I do not feel very optimistic, but not to hope would be to give evil total power over my mind.

Millions, billions, even, of us, all over the world, praying for Gaza, for Palestine, for peace ♥️ 🇪🇭

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 12d

To be fair, the government doesn’t talk nearly enough about the economic fallout from Farage’s pet project, Brexit - either what it’s already cost us or what’s still to come.

In both cases, the answer is pretty much the same: a bit shit.

This feels well overdue.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES
Keir Starmer's plan to blame Nigel Farage for budget tax rises With Reform UK threatening the end of' two-party politics, both Labour and the Tories are fighting to stay relevant as conference season comes to an end

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Fat Rambo @chiefjim.bsky.social · 13d

Trump is going to Walter Reed to be treated for Nobel Peace Prize Derangement Syndrome

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JenW @stuckatlights.bsky.social · 13d

Less democratic representation and little evidence to show submerging districts into unitary councils would be more economic or efficient.
"Closer to the people"?

#LocalGovernment
#LocalDemocracy

JenW @stuckatlights.bsky.social · 13d

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English democracy relies on local councillors. So why are so many facing the axe? | Polly Toynbee

Government plans to merge councils may not save money, and do nothing to solve the very real problems they face, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Jo from Rotherfield @equalityearthling.bsky.social · 14d

Shocking & shameful. A party that championed press freedom is now trying to censor the media because it doesn’t like what they’re saying about them. Maybe review what you’re saying instead of using authoritarian tactics to avoid bad press.
@bylinetimes.bsky.social is reporting where others won’t.

Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 14d

BREAKING: The National Union of Journalists describe the Conservative Party's banning of Byline Times journalists from covering their conference as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference

The National Union of Journalists described the bans as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"

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JenW @stuckatlights.bsky.social · 13d

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Trump is Destroying American Democracy

Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics: US · 09/10/2025 · 32m

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Coda Story @codastory.bsky.social · 14d

Apple caves in to Pam Bondi and removes an ICE-tracking app, just like it once caved to the Kremlin and removed Alexei Navalny’s smart voting app. Also: Trump scratches his Bagram itch, and Europe’s Gaza test.

Subscribe to Coda Currents: buff.ly/AuDxfze

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JenW @stuckatlights.bsky.social · 14d

“No one laughs at God in a hospital”

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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 16d

Text messages reveal Jihad al-Shamie had a complicated personal life - involving three wives - which appears to have fallen apart in the years before the attack

➡️ Read more: trib.al/tPlnWCM

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JenW @stuckatlights.bsky.social · 17d

“The president sounded incoherent, exhausted, rabidly partisan, at times stupid, meandering, couldn’t hold a thought together,” McCaffrey said.
#DonaldTrump

JenW @stuckatlights.bsky.social · 17d

The address ( to military commanders) prompted immediate concern, including from former military members. Barry McCaffrey, a retired general, told MSNBC that Trump’s performance was “one of the most bizarre, unsettling events I’ve ever encountered”.