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Hillary was right about everything….
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Hillary was right about everything….
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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Nigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister.
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
February 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Nigel Farage tells GB News that Keir Starmer's decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador shows his judgement is "seriously wrong" and he should stand down as Prime Minister.
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
Here's what Farage said when Mandelson was appointed
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"The figure was Andrew. The photo was real. Maxwell knew it, but let those in power deny it."
"By denying it, she denied the story Virginia Giuffre tried to tell us."
@maitlis.bsky.social on the story behind 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 photo & why what was so obvious at the time now appears to be confirmed.
"By denying it, she denied the story Virginia Giuffre tried to tell us."
@maitlis.bsky.social on the story behind 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 photo & why what was so obvious at the time now appears to be confirmed.
February 5, 2026 at 5:34 PM
"The figure was Andrew. The photo was real. Maxwell knew it, but let those in power deny it."
"By denying it, she denied the story Virginia Giuffre tried to tell us."
@maitlis.bsky.social on the story behind 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 photo & why what was so obvious at the time now appears to be confirmed.
"By denying it, she denied the story Virginia Giuffre tried to tell us."
@maitlis.bsky.social on the story behind 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 photo & why what was so obvious at the time now appears to be confirmed.
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So true. Also, many of the Americans doing literally nothing about Epstein’s American ‘associates’ are precisely the ones lying about Europe & particularly the UK being overrun with child-rapists. It’s insane.
This is preying on my mind a bit. Jeffrey Epstein was not primarily a British scandal! So far we've removed a Prince from the Royal family, fired our US ambassador who was one of the most important political figures of the last few decades and banned the CEO of Barclays from the financial industry..
One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
February 5, 2026 at 6:10 PM
So true. Also, many of the Americans doing literally nothing about Epstein’s American ‘associates’ are precisely the ones lying about Europe & particularly the UK being overrun with child-rapists. It’s insane.
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It’s happening. Tell me again about ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’…
Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"
February 3, 2026 at 7:51 PM
It’s happening. Tell me again about ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’…
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I know I keep writing about this,but the level of delusion is staggering. How do so many people think Reform will 'save the country' when it’s led by defected Tories from the worst cabinet in UK history?It’s not change, just same failures,new logo,and people cheering like it’s a revival,not a rerun.
January 26, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I know I keep writing about this,but the level of delusion is staggering. How do so many people think Reform will 'save the country' when it’s led by defected Tories from the worst cabinet in UK history?It’s not change, just same failures,new logo,and people cheering like it’s a revival,not a rerun.
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Same in the UK, probably getting worse with the disappearance of ‘intellectual’ Tories & Reform’s glorification of pig ignorance. I never know how to articulate this without making the problem worse! (As demonstrated above.)
January 27, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Same in the UK, probably getting worse with the disappearance of ‘intellectual’ Tories & Reform’s glorification of pig ignorance. I never know how to articulate this without making the problem worse! (As demonstrated above.)
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Great to see TfL’s five year plan to transform how London’s streets operate. Cutting-edge technology will reduce congestion & speed up bus journeys - vital steps towards my goal for 80% of journeys to be made by walking, cycling or public transport.
TfL Unveils 5-Year Plan to Improve Bus Journeys and Reduce Congestion in London
Transport for London (TfL) has launched 'London on the move,' a five-year plan to improve the capital’s road network and bus services.
bus-news.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Great to see TfL’s five year plan to transform how London’s streets operate. Cutting-edge technology will reduce congestion & speed up bus journeys - vital steps towards my goal for 80% of journeys to be made by walking, cycling or public transport.
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Johnson culled the Tory Party of all but its grimmest dregs & now the grimmest of the grimmest dregs are defecting to Reform. It would be funny if it didn't alllow them, along with Farage, to pretend that they're not responsible for the state of the nation.
January 26, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Johnson culled the Tory Party of all but its grimmest dregs & now the grimmest of the grimmest dregs are defecting to Reform. It would be funny if it didn't alllow them, along with Farage, to pretend that they're not responsible for the state of the nation.
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Just like Nigel Farage, Suella Braverman idolises Donald Trump.
We can’t let them turn our United Kingdom into their version of Trump’s America.
We can’t let them turn our United Kingdom into their version of Trump’s America.
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Just like Nigel Farage, Suella Braverman idolises Donald Trump.
We can’t let them turn our United Kingdom into their version of Trump’s America.
We can’t let them turn our United Kingdom into their version of Trump’s America.
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'The Minnesota man who was killed by federal agents on Saturday has been identified as Alex Pretti, 37, a registered nurse working in the intensive care unit at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, which serves veterans.'
January 24, 2026 at 9:30 PM
'The Minnesota man who was killed by federal agents on Saturday has been identified as Alex Pretti, 37, a registered nurse working in the intensive care unit at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, which serves veterans.'
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
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Now is the time to fight for our values.
January 22, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Now is the time to fight for our values.
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Today is the most humiliating day in the history of the United States of America.
At least until tomorrow.
At least until tomorrow.
January 21, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Today is the most humiliating day in the history of the United States of America.
At least until tomorrow.
At least until tomorrow.
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Another proud day for America.
January 21, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Another proud day for America.
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Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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January 19, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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At Minneapolis airport, @maitlis.bsky.social watches on as shackled ICE deportees board an aircraft.
"It's one of the most dystopian, the most chilling things, I think i've ever witnessed."
"The plane doesn’t have a name or number, it’s a 'dark plane' - it doesn’t officially exist."
"It's one of the most dystopian, the most chilling things, I think i've ever witnessed."
"The plane doesn’t have a name or number, it’s a 'dark plane' - it doesn’t officially exist."
January 20, 2026 at 9:40 AM
At Minneapolis airport, @maitlis.bsky.social watches on as shackled ICE deportees board an aircraft.
"It's one of the most dystopian, the most chilling things, I think i've ever witnessed."
"The plane doesn’t have a name or number, it’s a 'dark plane' - it doesn’t officially exist."
"It's one of the most dystopian, the most chilling things, I think i've ever witnessed."
"The plane doesn’t have a name or number, it’s a 'dark plane' - it doesn’t officially exist."
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If Labour won’t nationalise water, their “big overhaul” is a con.
Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.
Public services should be in public hands.
Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.
Public services should be in public hands.
January 20, 2026 at 9:09 AM
If Labour won’t nationalise water, their “big overhaul” is a con.
Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.
Public services should be in public hands.
Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.
Public services should be in public hands.
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Have they all forgotten that they need us more than we need them?
January 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Have they all forgotten that they need us more than we need them?
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There was, of course, absolutely nothing to stop these Tories resigning when their own Party was literally in the middle of doing all the things they now claim to be so unhappy about.
(Come on Higgins!)
(Come on Higgins!)
January 18, 2026 at 9:26 PM
There was, of course, absolutely nothing to stop these Tories resigning when their own Party was literally in the middle of doing all the things they now claim to be so unhappy about.
(Come on Higgins!)
(Come on Higgins!)
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Inheritance tax only affects the wealthiest 4.6% and is paid on wealth being transferred to people who haven’t themselves earned it.
'Can we at least agree that inheritance tax is on unearned wealth?'
'...no, we can't.'
@benkentish.bsky.social tries repeatedly to explain how inheritance tax works, but caller John isn't having any of it.
'...no, we can't.'
@benkentish.bsky.social tries repeatedly to explain how inheritance tax works, but caller John isn't having any of it.
August 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Inheritance tax only affects the wealthiest 4.6% and is paid on wealth being transferred to people who haven’t themselves earned it.
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“Trump ended 6 wars.”
“Name 2.”
“Russia Russia Russia… fake news….”
A+ exchange on British 🇬🇧 radio
“Name 2.”
“Russia Russia Russia… fake news….”
A+ exchange on British 🇬🇧 radio
August 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
“Trump ended 6 wars.”
“Name 2.”
“Russia Russia Russia… fake news….”
A+ exchange on British 🇬🇧 radio
“Name 2.”
“Russia Russia Russia… fake news….”
A+ exchange on British 🇬🇧 radio
