Julian Mellor
@biscuitwood.bsky.social
Lefty greeny Europhile, living with family in rural SW England, helping communities realise their dreams while managing 10ha of wildish space, trying not to get distracted by social media!
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By searching for "Farage" in the Epstein Files database (justice.gov/epstein), 38 results come up.
In one, Steve Bannon suggests to Epstein that his advisory roles to European political parties means he can influence European Parliament…. 1/3
In one, Steve Bannon suggests to Epstein that his advisory roles to European political parties means he can influence European Parliament…. 1/3
justice.gov
February 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
By searching for "Farage" in the Epstein Files database (justice.gov/epstein), 38 results come up.
In one, Steve Bannon suggests to Epstein that his advisory roles to European political parties means he can influence European Parliament…. 1/3
In one, Steve Bannon suggests to Epstein that his advisory roles to European political parties means he can influence European Parliament…. 1/3
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ICE at the polls! Bannon is basically yelling “fire” in a crowded theater here. His objective is to cause chaos (and suppress votes on the left). And it’s already working.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
Steve Bannon says the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms.
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
ICE at the polls! Bannon is basically yelling “fire” in a crowded theater here. His objective is to cause chaos (and suppress votes on the left). And it’s already working.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
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‘Many of these new groups want their communities to own, manage and profit from enterprises far larger than the pubs and post offices once associated with community control. They want to take on the town.’
www.ft.com/content/a604...
www.ft.com/content/a604...
Power to the parish: can community ownership successfully scale up?
The UK government has hopes of doubling the size of the co-operative sector, evolving the model beyond post offices and pubs to brownfield sites and storied estates
www.ft.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:39 AM
‘Many of these new groups want their communities to own, manage and profit from enterprises far larger than the pubs and post offices once associated with community control. They want to take on the town.’
www.ft.com/content/a604...
www.ft.com/content/a604...
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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 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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..
The first of many mergers to come? And then a trajectory of a few mega-groups, acquisitions, international brands and big returns for big investors. Tomorrow's student places just a product to be sold.
Greenwich and Kent announce merger to become UK’s first ‘super-university’
Formal approval given for new university group to operate from August, with both institutions keeping their names
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The first of many mergers to come? And then a trajectory of a few mega-groups, acquisitions, international brands and big returns for big investors. Tomorrow's student places just a product to be sold.
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Very telling as someone who knew him well.
Farage is a narcissist out to care about no one else except himself.
Farage is a narcissist out to care about no one else except himself.
February 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Very telling as someone who knew him well.
Farage is a narcissist out to care about no one else except himself.
Farage is a narcissist out to care about no one else except himself.
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Globe and Mail cartoon
February 2, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Globe and Mail cartoon
Much water in Somerset this week
January 31, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Much water in Somerset this week
I’m not clear as to what these docs actually are (a DOJ summary?) but they suggest some really deep and nasty shit
DOJ has since killed this link. This is what was there:
January 31, 2026 at 11:45 AM
I’m not clear as to what these docs actually are (a DOJ summary?) but they suggest some really deep and nasty shit
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The billions to DHS have built the for-profit panopticon surveillance state they were unable to fully push through after 9/11 because people fought back.
It took 25 years but they have it now.
This cannot be reformed. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
It took 25 years but they have it now.
This cannot be reformed. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The billions to DHS have built the for-profit panopticon surveillance state they were unable to fully push through after 9/11 because people fought back.
It took 25 years but they have it now.
This cannot be reformed. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
It took 25 years but they have it now.
This cannot be reformed. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
Trying to reconcile Goldsmith's green credentials with Reform's climate scepticism, hostility to renewables and their drive to scrap regulations (inc. nature protections). Green wash alert!
Reform UK enlists Boris Johnson ally to write party nature policies
Exclusive: Ben Goldsmith will work on issues including fishing and green belt preservation to attract green Tories
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Trying to reconcile Goldsmith's green credentials with Reform's climate scepticism, hostility to renewables and their drive to scrap regulations (inc. nature protections). Green wash alert!
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Halachically the first in his family to go to university.
Matt Goodwin makes a living out of railing against university educated elites & his whole schtick is "he was the first person in his family to go to university", which is a bit weird given that his Dad, now being heavily invoked for his Manchester connection, appears to have a string of degrees.
January 27, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Halachically the first in his family to go to university.
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Both of these were taken in the last 24 hours. I'll let you decide which represents the future of politics in this country...
January 26, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Both of these were taken in the last 24 hours. I'll let you decide which represents the future of politics in this country...
As we prepare to take on responsibility for managing our library, this is a reminder of why we should do it
Went to my local library this morning to do a bit of research for my current book project and my goodness such a life-affirming space! There was an adult being taught to read on the next table, children enjoying story time, countless people taking out books. So grateful for our libraries ❤️
January 26, 2026 at 5:52 PM
As we prepare to take on responsibility for managing our library, this is a reminder of why we should do it
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Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
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CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
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RIP Mark Tully. Born in Calcutta in 1935, under the British Raj, he returned as the BBC's voice in India for thirty years after 1964 trusted not just by British but by so many in India as the chronicler of a country & of Anglo-Indian relationships transformed in many ways during his lifetime.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
RIP Mark Tully. Born in Calcutta in 1935, under the British Raj, he returned as the BBC's voice in India for thirty years after 1964 trusted not just by British but by so many in India as the chronicler of a country & of Anglo-Indian relationships transformed in many ways during his lifetime.
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“Totalitarianism begins when the law is replaced by the rule of violence.” - Hannah Arendt
“Fascism takes power by legitimizing violence carried out by unofficial or semi-official forces.” - Robert Paxton
“When power loses legitimacy, it relies increasingly on force.” - Vaclav Havel
“Fascism takes power by legitimizing violence carried out by unofficial or semi-official forces.” - Robert Paxton
“When power loses legitimacy, it relies increasingly on force.” - Vaclav Havel
January 24, 2026 at 6:09 PM
“Totalitarianism begins when the law is replaced by the rule of violence.” - Hannah Arendt
“Fascism takes power by legitimizing violence carried out by unofficial or semi-official forces.” - Robert Paxton
“When power loses legitimacy, it relies increasingly on force.” - Vaclav Havel
“Fascism takes power by legitimizing violence carried out by unofficial or semi-official forces.” - Robert Paxton
“When power loses legitimacy, it relies increasingly on force.” - Vaclav Havel
Events in Minneapolis are terrifying. Affidavits are showing the USGov lies. Intimidation and oppression seem to be the ICE objectives. That is not democracy.
January 25, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Events in Minneapolis are terrifying. Affidavits are showing the USGov lies. Intimidation and oppression seem to be the ICE objectives. That is not democracy.
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3/ "Instead of doing either of those things [checking for a pulse and administering CPR], the ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds.
I asked the ICE agents if the victim had a pulse, and they said they did not know."
Link: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I asked the ICE agents if the victim had a pulse, and they said they did not know."
Link: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#109 in Tincher v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:25-cv-04669) – CourtListener.com
DECLARATION of Witness No. 2 re 108 Declaration in Support by John Biestman, Alan Crenshaw, Janet Lee, Abdikadir Noor, Susan Tincher, Lucia Webb . (Fisher, Caitlinrose) (Entered: 01/24/2026)
storage.courtlistener.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:06 AM
3/ "Instead of doing either of those things [checking for a pulse and administering CPR], the ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds.
I asked the ICE agents if the victim had a pulse, and they said they did not know."
Link: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I asked the ICE agents if the victim had a pulse, and they said they did not know."
Link: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
January 25, 2026 at 2:56 AM
“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
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The term martyr means “witness.” The man was murdered for bearing witness, literally bearing it, not arms but a camera. Murdered for seeing.
January 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The term martyr means “witness.” The man was murdered for bearing witness, literally bearing it, not arms but a camera. Murdered for seeing.
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In case you missed it: My suggestion that Farage was whispering to Trump behind the scenes while Trump was going after Greenland has been essentially confirmed.
As @jamesdaustin.bsky.social notes: Working against your country's interest with a semi-hostile state - there's a word for that.
As @jamesdaustin.bsky.social notes: Working against your country's interest with a semi-hostile state - there's a word for that.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 AM
In case you missed it: My suggestion that Farage was whispering to Trump behind the scenes while Trump was going after Greenland has been essentially confirmed.
As @jamesdaustin.bsky.social notes: Working against your country's interest with a semi-hostile state - there's a word for that.
As @jamesdaustin.bsky.social notes: Working against your country's interest with a semi-hostile state - there's a word for that.
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Analyzing Trump’s musings is a fool’s errand— he’s incoherent, he lies as he breathes, and he makes stuff up. We cannot use his speech to guess whether he plans to use force against Greenland, wants to keep NATO, etc. There’s no point in headlines announcing « Trump rules out/plans XYZ »
January 21, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Analyzing Trump’s musings is a fool’s errand— he’s incoherent, he lies as he breathes, and he makes stuff up. We cannot use his speech to guess whether he plans to use force against Greenland, wants to keep NATO, etc. There’s no point in headlines announcing « Trump rules out/plans XYZ »