Tim H
@downwtsot.bsky.social
Physicist in a former life, but now IT. Vegan. Yes, I can hear you, Clem Fandango. British/Dutch EU citizen living in Denmark 🇩🇰🇳🇱🇪🇺🇬🇧 #FBPE
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Tim H
@downwtsot.bsky.social
· Oct 9
On 24th June 2016 we decided to leave the UK. It was a long, hard struggle but we made it just before the Brexit door closed.
The financial and emotional cost was huge. I have only empathy and love for those we left and only fury and, yes, hatred for those who are deliberately destroying my country.
The financial and emotional cost was huge. I have only empathy and love for those we left and only fury and, yes, hatred for those who are deliberately destroying my country.
A parcel arrived today and our tin is now restocked and ready! Vegan chocolates from Catherine's Originals in the UK.
November 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A parcel arrived today and our tin is now restocked and ready! Vegan chocolates from Catherine's Originals in the UK.
On the train home after work Xmas do. Train is absolutely rammed. At the moment overcrowding seems to just be worsening on DSB trains.
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
On the train home after work Xmas do. Train is absolutely rammed. At the moment overcrowding seems to just be worsening on DSB trains.
Strange how all the information about Russian money is not cutting through, or maybe they just don't care.
Eastern Daily Press: Reform win Norfolk by-election (as Labour get just FORTY votes)
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2565802...
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2565802...
Reform win Norfolk by-election (as Labour get just FORTY votes)
Reform UK has gained another seat on a Norfolk council after its candidate won a coastal by-election.
www.edp24.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Strange how all the information about Russian money is not cutting through, or maybe they just don't care.
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They think they can balance the country being totally hostile to a relatively small number of asylum seekers; marginally hostile to migrants needed to fill work in key sectors (health, care etc) and international students; and very attractive to high skilled migrants in high pay sectors. They can't.
November 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
They think they can balance the country being totally hostile to a relatively small number of asylum seekers; marginally hostile to migrants needed to fill work in key sectors (health, care etc) and international students; and very attractive to high skilled migrants in high pay sectors. They can't.
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This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
I just watched the episode of the documentary series, South Park, which covered this.
In newly leaked audio, Peter Thiel admits he urged JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral questions — including the ethical development of AI.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I just watched the episode of the documentary series, South Park, which covered this.
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Bolsonaro is what happens when six Supreme Court justices aren't co-conspirators.
November 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Bolsonaro is what happens when six Supreme Court justices aren't co-conspirators.
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Taxes to do not pay for public services. Govt money creation, mainly via the issuing of bonds, does. But, putting aside that lie, I would pay more tax for better public services. The problem is so much has been privatised that our taxes are creamed off by profiteering private firms. That I object to
November 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Taxes to do not pay for public services. Govt money creation, mainly via the issuing of bonds, does. But, putting aside that lie, I would pay more tax for better public services. The problem is so much has been privatised that our taxes are creamed off by profiteering private firms. That I object to
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Trump envoy Steve Witkoff has been outed as a Russian asset. This is traitorous stuff.
Steve Witkoff helped Russia derail Ukraine’s access to Tomahawk missiles. He tipped off the Kremlin about Zelensky’s U.S. visit, giving Moscow time to arrange a call that convinced Trump to block the deal. Witkoff actively works against Ukraine’s defense, in coordination with Putin’s regime.
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff has been outed as a Russian asset. This is traitorous stuff.
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The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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The Petition to investigate Russian influence in U.K. politics has already reached over 37,000 signatures.
Please add your signature.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please add your signature.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The Petition to investigate Russian influence in U.K. politics has already reached over 37,000 signatures.
Please add your signature.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please add your signature.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Routine visit to the local hospital. It's snowing. No roads have been gritted. Traffic queues everywhere. The hospital car park has not been cleared or gritted. Elderly people very tentatively crossing to the entrance. Not everything is better here. They seem less prepared for snow than in England.
November 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Routine visit to the local hospital. It's snowing. No roads have been gritted. Traffic queues everywhere. The hospital car park has not been cleared or gritted. Elderly people very tentatively crossing to the entrance. Not everything is better here. They seem less prepared for snow than in England.
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I think its good that brazil punished people that tried to overthrow democracy with jail and i think this should be a thing!
November 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I think its good that brazil punished people that tried to overthrow democracy with jail and i think this should be a thing!
Just a lovable buffoon though eh? Where are the consequences for him?
Boris Johnson’s lack of leadership over the seriousness of Covid led to the first lockdown being introduced too late, which contributed to the loss of 23,000 lives, the official inquiry into his handling of the pandemic has concluded
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Boris Johnson's lack of leadership blamed for 23,000 Covid deaths
A scathing report by inquiry chair Baroness Hallett also criticises the Department of Health, led by the current Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald and the then minister Matt Hancock
inews.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Just a lovable buffoon though eh? Where are the consequences for him?
I'm not sure the "meanwhile" is needed. Labour is on this trajectory, albeit with a probably steeper curve, and it seems to be the one they want to be on.
We must copy Denmark Social Democrats' hardline anti-asylum measures in order to win back voters' trust, says Shabana Mahmood.
Meanwhile in Denmark:
Meanwhile in Denmark:
November 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I'm not sure the "meanwhile" is needed. Labour is on this trajectory, albeit with a probably steeper curve, and it seems to be the one they want to be on.
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👏 Congratulations to @sissemariewe.bsky.social who was just elected as the new mayor of Copenhagen.
💚Congratulations to all of the SF members re-elected or newly elected and for the incredible 17.9% of votes across the country.
🌻Denmark’s people and nature will have a Greener future.
💚Congratulations to all of the SF members re-elected or newly elected and for the incredible 17.9% of votes across the country.
🌻Denmark’s people and nature will have a Greener future.
November 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
👏 Congratulations to @sissemariewe.bsky.social who was just elected as the new mayor of Copenhagen.
💚Congratulations to all of the SF members re-elected or newly elected and for the incredible 17.9% of votes across the country.
🌻Denmark’s people and nature will have a Greener future.
💚Congratulations to all of the SF members re-elected or newly elected and for the incredible 17.9% of votes across the country.
🌻Denmark’s people and nature will have a Greener future.
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I swear a lot of the Government's problems would be solved by just taking themselves off of Twitter
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I swear a lot of the Government's problems would be solved by just taking themselves off of Twitter
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One should always be suspicious when the state resists disclosure of documents.
And one should be more suspicious when the state suddenly purports to agree to the disclosure of documents.
And one should be more suspicious when the state suddenly purports to agree to the disclosure of documents.
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
One should always be suspicious when the state resists disclosure of documents.
And one should be more suspicious when the state suddenly purports to agree to the disclosure of documents.
And one should be more suspicious when the state suddenly purports to agree to the disclosure of documents.
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At the Budget, the Green Party's message is clear: Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
At the Budget, the Green Party's message is clear: Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
Today I get to vote for the first time since we moved to Denmark. It's a more complicated decision process than in the UK, but there is certainly a lot of choice on the left and they are predicted to do well in Copenhagen.
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Today I get to vote for the first time since we moved to Denmark. It's a more complicated decision process than in the UK, but there is certainly a lot of choice on the left and they are predicted to do well in Copenhagen.
Endorsed by all of the very worst figures in UK politics. Appalling.
Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh praises Shabana Mahmood's anti-asylum policies as a "good effort" and gives them a "seven out of ten".
"Clearly she has strong Conservative instincts."
"Clearly she has strong Conservative instincts."
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Endorsed by all of the very worst figures in UK politics. Appalling.
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State-endorsed robbery is no way to fix the asylum system.
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
State-endorsed robbery is no way to fix the asylum system.
It just keeps feeling as though the Labour party watched the Tories getting annihilated and thought "how can we have some of that?"
To reiterate, this is about making life immeasurably more miserable and stressful for some of the most vulnerable people, in the almost certainly vain hope of winning over the votes of racists.
Anything more shabby and shameful is difficult to envisage.
Anything more shabby and shameful is difficult to envisage.
Asylum in UK to be made temporary under Home Secretary’s plans
Shabana Mahmood will lay out reforms modelled on the Danish system on Monday.
www.independent.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It just keeps feeling as though the Labour party watched the Tories getting annihilated and thought "how can we have some of that?"
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The BBC should counter-sue! Stand up to him. He’s got no grounds for his action but the BBC have been threatened & their reputation undermined by his actions & comments.
£6bn for starters sounds a good number!🤔
www.bbc.com/news/article...
£6bn for starters sounds a good number!🤔
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What next as Donald Trump says he will take legal action against the BBC
Anyone who thought an apology to Donald Trump was going to stop his threat of a lawsuit was deluded, writes Culture and Media Editor Katie Razzall.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The BBC should counter-sue! Stand up to him. He’s got no grounds for his action but the BBC have been threatened & their reputation undermined by his actions & comments.
£6bn for starters sounds a good number!🤔
www.bbc.com/news/article...
£6bn for starters sounds a good number!🤔
www.bbc.com/news/article...