JoanT #FBPE #PR
@birdingjoan.bsky.social
PE survivor Pro EU Lib Dem birder conservationist Family History Pensioner Standing with Ukraine
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The Fayed/Harrods case bears the hallmarks of sex trafficking
At least 400 women have come forward in the wake of the Harrods abuse scandal so why aren’t they being referred to the National Referral Mechanism?
@centralbylines.co.uk
At least 400 women have come forward in the wake of the Harrods abuse scandal so why aren’t they being referred to the National Referral Mechanism?
@centralbylines.co.uk
The Fayed/Harrods case bears the hallmarks of sex trafficking
At least 400 women have come forward in the wake of the Harrods abuse scandal so why aren’t they being refered to the National Referral Mechanism?
centralbylines.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The Fayed/Harrods case bears the hallmarks of sex trafficking
At least 400 women have come forward in the wake of the Harrods abuse scandal so why aren’t they being referred to the National Referral Mechanism?
@centralbylines.co.uk
At least 400 women have come forward in the wake of the Harrods abuse scandal so why aren’t they being referred to the National Referral Mechanism?
@centralbylines.co.uk
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The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence
With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
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(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: Republican-Appointed Federal Judge Rules That Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio "Illegally Conspired" to Arrest and Cage People Exercising Their First Amendment Rights—and Notes Rubio As Highest-Ranking U.S. Official Ever to Run Such a Conspiracy
Trump cabinet secretaries conspired to violate Constitution, judge says
“The cabinet secretaries and ostensibly, the president of the United States, are not honoring the First Amendment,” U.S. District Judge William Young declared.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: Republican-Appointed Federal Judge Rules That Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio "Illegally Conspired" to Arrest and Cage People Exercising Their First Amendment Rights—and Notes Rubio As Highest-Ranking U.S. Official Ever to Run Such a Conspiracy
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Please read this. The UK political & media establishment is asleep at the wheel.
We have made ourselves wholly dependent on a Trump ally for our national security at the exact moment Trump is threatening to invade a NATO ally
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
We have made ourselves wholly dependent on a Trump ally for our national security at the exact moment Trump is threatening to invade a NATO ally
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
January 11, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Please read this. The UK political & media establishment is asleep at the wheel.
We have made ourselves wholly dependent on a Trump ally for our national security at the exact moment Trump is threatening to invade a NATO ally
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
We have made ourselves wholly dependent on a Trump ally for our national security at the exact moment Trump is threatening to invade a NATO ally
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Couple Says ICE Agents Gassed Them as They Drove With 6 Children
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:21 AM
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Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
January 16, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
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BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Environment Agency considering use of satellite data to identify + tackle illegal waste sites.
Debate in Lords following question by @earlrussell.bsky.social (Liberal Democrat) who also suggested ring fencing income from landfill tax to fund cleanup of waste sites:
youtu.be/5pqDqQP6Bwc
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Debate in Lords following question by @earlrussell.bsky.social (Liberal Democrat) who also suggested ring fencing income from landfill tax to fund cleanup of waste sites:
youtu.be/5pqDqQP6Bwc
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January 15, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Environment Agency considering use of satellite data to identify + tackle illegal waste sites.
Debate in Lords following question by @earlrussell.bsky.social (Liberal Democrat) who also suggested ring fencing income from landfill tax to fund cleanup of waste sites:
youtu.be/5pqDqQP6Bwc
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Debate in Lords following question by @earlrussell.bsky.social (Liberal Democrat) who also suggested ring fencing income from landfill tax to fund cleanup of waste sites:
youtu.be/5pqDqQP6Bwc
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Trump is once again trying to flood Britain with chlorinated chicken. Absolutely disgusting. I just signed the petition calling on all major supermarkets to rule out stocking the stuff. Sign here if you agree! 38d.gs/hd_w
No chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves!
I just signed the campaign to say NO chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves!
38d.gs
January 15, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Trump is once again trying to flood Britain with chlorinated chicken. Absolutely disgusting. I just signed the petition calling on all major supermarkets to rule out stocking the stuff. Sign here if you agree! 38d.gs/hd_w
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A group of Epstein survivors just formally demanded that the DOJ Inspector General open an investigation into how the heavily redacted Epstein files were released. They’re demanding action now to release the files and we stand with them.
January 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM
A group of Epstein survivors just formally demanded that the DOJ Inspector General open an investigation into how the heavily redacted Epstein files were released. They’re demanding action now to release the files and we stand with them.
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She says ICE agents mocked her: “The ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said ‘you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian b—— is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock..."
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
‘I was flooded with fear’: Minnesotans describe their encounters with ICE, being detained
From an Uber driver to a school drop off, MPR News spoke with Minnesotans who were stopped or detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:42 PM
She says ICE agents mocked her: “The ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said ‘you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian b—— is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock..."
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
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Let’s not lose sight.
Release the rest of the Epstein files. NOW!
Release the rest of the Epstein files. NOW!
January 13, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Let’s not lose sight.
Release the rest of the Epstein files. NOW!
Release the rest of the Epstein files. NOW!
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NEW: The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster.
Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
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Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
January 11, 2026 at 11:29 PM
NEW: The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster.
Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Peter Thiel is now the third wheel in the US-UK ‘special relationship’.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Important and scary read by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social about ineptitude of UK leadership and incestuous relationships w evil people broligarchy.substack.com/p/peter-thie...
Peter Thiel's New Model Army
The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster
broligarchy.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Important and scary read by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social about ineptitude of UK leadership and incestuous relationships w evil people broligarchy.substack.com/p/peter-thie...
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Dealing with post-Brexit paperwork ‘pure hell’, shipping head tells MPs
Dealing with post-Brexit paperwork ‘pure hell’, shipping head tells MPs
Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport called Brexit a nightmare, and said he hoped a reset with the EU would mean ‘light at the end of the tunnel’
British vets have been forced to chase lorries down the motorway on their way to Dover due to the “pure hell” of Brexit paperwork needed by inspectors in Calais, MPs have been told.
Toby Ovens of Broughton Transport told the business and trade committee that Brexit has been a costly and logistic nightmare and hopes of a reset with the EU represented “light at the end of the tunnel”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Dealing with post-Brexit paperwork ‘pure hell’, shipping head tells MPs
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🔴'Pig Butchering’ Crypto Scams, Money Laundering, and a Missing Bus Station: Why the Isle of Man Is at High Risk of £2bn Moneyval Hit
The Isle of Man faces being ‘grey-listed’ by Europe’s financial crime watchdog for connections to corruption and terror financing
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/09/p...
The Isle of Man faces being ‘grey-listed’ by Europe’s financial crime watchdog for connections to corruption and terror financing
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/09/p...
'Pig Butchering' Crypto Scams, Money Laundering, and a Missing Bus Station: Why the Isle of Man Is at High Risk of £2bn Moneyval Hit
The Isle of Man, global HQ to household gambling brands like Ladbrokes and Coral, faces being ‘grey-listed’ by Europe's financial crime watchdog for connections to corruption and terror financing
bylinetimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
🔴'Pig Butchering’ Crypto Scams, Money Laundering, and a Missing Bus Station: Why the Isle of Man Is at High Risk of £2bn Moneyval Hit
The Isle of Man faces being ‘grey-listed’ by Europe’s financial crime watchdog for connections to corruption and terror financing
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/09/p...
The Isle of Man faces being ‘grey-listed’ by Europe’s financial crime watchdog for connections to corruption and terror financing
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/09/p...
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Ten years on, I’m not sure people voted for what Brexit has delivered.
The value of new trade deals? Around £14bn a year.
The cost of Brexit to the economy? Closer to £180bn a year.
See a clip from today's committee hearing here:
The value of new trade deals? Around £14bn a year.
The cost of Brexit to the economy? Closer to £180bn a year.
See a clip from today's committee hearing here:
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Ten years on, I’m not sure people voted for what Brexit has delivered.
The value of new trade deals? Around £14bn a year.
The cost of Brexit to the economy? Closer to £180bn a year.
See a clip from today's committee hearing here:
The value of new trade deals? Around £14bn a year.
The cost of Brexit to the economy? Closer to £180bn a year.
See a clip from today's committee hearing here:
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Seven Select Committee Chairs have urged the PM to ban cryptocurrency donations in the Elections Bill. This is about democratic integrity. Crypto is hard to trace, easy to abuse, and risks foreign interference. Other democracies have acted – the UK should too.
January 13, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Seven Select Committee Chairs have urged the PM to ban cryptocurrency donations in the Elections Bill. This is about democratic integrity. Crypto is hard to trace, easy to abuse, and risks foreign interference. Other democracies have acted – the UK should too.
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Police urged to investigate Elon Musk and X after deepfake scandal
Ed Davey said at a press conference today “I think is there is a case for a criminal investigation into Elon Musk and his platform”
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Ed Davey said at a press conference today “I think is there is a case for a criminal investigation into Elon Musk and his platform”
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Police urged to investigate Elon Musk and X after deepfake scandal
Ed Davey said at a press conference today “I think is there is a case for a criminal investigation into Elon Musk and his platform”
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Ed Davey said at a press conference today “I think is there is a case for a criminal investigation into Elon Musk and his platform”
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop foreign interference in British politics
British politics has a foreign interference problem. An undercover investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys has revealed how shockingly easy it is for secretive Chinese interests to pene...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM
🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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🧵 Social media has been used extensively by the far-right to attack democracy. Without social media, 21st century fascism wouldn't have been possible. But fascists are finding out that social media is a double-edged sword. Pro-democracy movements are also using social media to organise resistance.
January 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM
🧵 Social media has been used extensively by the far-right to attack democracy. Without social media, 21st century fascism wouldn't have been possible. But fascists are finding out that social media is a double-edged sword. Pro-democracy movements are also using social media to organise resistance.
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About time!
Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes
The watchdog said it had received reports of the platform's Grok AI chatbot creating undressed images of people.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 11:20 AM
About time!
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We cannot stand by and wait for Elon Musk to do the right thing while people are being abused and exploited.
Liberal Democrats are calling for a full criminal investigation into X’s UK operations.
Liberal Democrats are calling for a full criminal investigation into X’s UK operations.
January 9, 2026 at 7:16 PM
We cannot stand by and wait for Elon Musk to do the right thing while people are being abused and exploited.
Liberal Democrats are calling for a full criminal investigation into X’s UK operations.
Liberal Democrats are calling for a full criminal investigation into X’s UK operations.