Charlotte Luckhurst
@charlotteluckhurst.bsky.social
Lecturer and SEM at OU.
Active travel and outdoors enthusiast.
🚲🏃♀️🚶♀️🚅 wherever possible.
Active travel and outdoors enthusiast.
🚲🏃♀️🚶♀️🚅 wherever possible.
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RIP Alex Pretti. The nurse was shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis as he wss filming & protesting agents involved in the Trump ICE deportation effort. Guardian
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Man killed in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as VA nurse Alex Pretti: ‘He wanted to help people’
Alex Pretti, 37, worked in the ICU at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and had assisted on scientific research
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
RIP Alex Pretti. The nurse was shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis as he wss filming & protesting agents involved in the Trump ICE deportation effort. Guardian
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
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The 'sharply contradictory narratives' of truth and lies.
BBC having a totally normal one again, granting respectability and credence to their sworn enemies.
January 24, 2026 at 10:54 PM
The 'sharply contradictory narratives' of truth and lies.
A tip from the best TV commentator out there, the peerless @scottygb.bsky.social - thank you!
Highly recommended series
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Highly recommended series
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC One - Waiting for the Out, Series 1, Episode 1
Dan’s first day in prison unravels as he underestimates his class – and his own past.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 10:08 AM
A tip from the best TV commentator out there, the peerless @scottygb.bsky.social - thank you!
Highly recommended series
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Highly recommended series
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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imagine being the father or mother or son or daughter or sibling of one of those brave British troops who died in Afghanistan, and having to listen to this crass ignorance
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 AM
imagine being the father or mother or son or daughter or sibling of one of those brave British troops who died in Afghanistan, and having to listen to this crass ignorance
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If this happens, it will make literally everything better. All of it. Everything in the world.
@nigella.bsky.social in our living rooms every Tuesday throughout Autumn - genuinely life-changing stuff.
@nigella.bsky.social in our living rooms every Tuesday throughout Autumn - genuinely life-changing stuff.
January 22, 2026 at 1:08 PM
If this happens, it will make literally everything better. All of it. Everything in the world.
@nigella.bsky.social in our living rooms every Tuesday throughout Autumn - genuinely life-changing stuff.
@nigella.bsky.social in our living rooms every Tuesday throughout Autumn - genuinely life-changing stuff.
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I understand the logic of providing Trump an off-ramp so he can back out with some dignity, but I think it's dangerous to do so. Each time these issues are resolved this way, he will be tempted to conduct himself this way again. What he needs is a public spanking.
January 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I understand the logic of providing Trump an off-ramp so he can back out with some dignity, but I think it's dangerous to do so. Each time these issues are resolved this way, he will be tempted to conduct himself this way again. What he needs is a public spanking.
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how far is Davos from Dignitas
January 21, 2026 at 2:29 PM
how far is Davos from Dignitas
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Say what you will about Hitler, at least he knew which countries he was invading.
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Say what you will about Hitler, at least he knew which countries he was invading.
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Mark Carney's speech is now only the second most acute analysis of where the world is at right now:
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Mark Carney's speech is now only the second most acute analysis of where the world is at right now:
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Let tonight be a lesson to all of us: Make sure you have established your own, and are aware of your loved ones', advance directives.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
January 21, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Let tonight be a lesson to all of us: Make sure you have established your own, and are aware of your loved ones', advance directives.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
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After one day of unity over Trump the Mail, the Telegraph, Times and Badenoch have decided the Chagos are more important than the destruction of the western alliance and backed the insane ramblings of a rogue president who was fine with the deal last year. We see you #collaborators
Choosing sides between a rogue president bent on destroying the Western alliance and UK and EU governments finally standing up to him shouldn’t be difficult for mainstream political parties or news organisations. So come on Telegraph, Times, Badenoch and yes you Farage if you want to be PM…
January 21, 2026 at 6:21 AM
After one day of unity over Trump the Mail, the Telegraph, Times and Badenoch have decided the Chagos are more important than the destruction of the western alliance and backed the insane ramblings of a rogue president who was fine with the deal last year. We see you #collaborators
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is there a law against mark carney becoming British PM
not to lib out but if anybody in labour made a speech that demonstrated even 70% of the understanding of what’s happening and, importantly, the willingness to explain what’s happening as that mark carney one, they should obvs just coronate them leader now and save everybody the faff
January 20, 2026 at 10:12 PM
is there a law against mark carney becoming British PM
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If only there had been some clue that he was like this.
January 19, 2026 at 8:18 PM
If only there had been some clue that he was like this.
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1️⃣ He didn't say that.
2️⃣ He said it, but you misunderstood him.
3️⃣ He said what you understood, but he was just trolling.
4️⃣ He was serious but he's just negotiating, not going to do it.
5️⃣ He's going to do it for grand strategy reasons I've invented.
6️⃣ Look what you liberals made him do.
2️⃣ He said it, but you misunderstood him.
3️⃣ He said what you understood, but he was just trolling.
4️⃣ He was serious but he's just negotiating, not going to do it.
5️⃣ He's going to do it for grand strategy reasons I've invented.
6️⃣ Look what you liberals made him do.
January 19, 2026 at 10:34 AM
1️⃣ He didn't say that.
2️⃣ He said it, but you misunderstood him.
3️⃣ He said what you understood, but he was just trolling.
4️⃣ He was serious but he's just negotiating, not going to do it.
5️⃣ He's going to do it for grand strategy reasons I've invented.
6️⃣ Look what you liberals made him do.
2️⃣ He said it, but you misunderstood him.
3️⃣ He said what you understood, but he was just trolling.
4️⃣ He was serious but he's just negotiating, not going to do it.
5️⃣ He's going to do it for grand strategy reasons I've invented.
6️⃣ Look what you liberals made him do.
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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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We regret to inform you that Keir Starmer has once again told a joke. My SKETCH of PMQs.
thecritic.co.uk/come...
thecritic.co.uk/come...
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
We regret to inform you that Keir Starmer has once again told a joke. My SKETCH of PMQs.
thecritic.co.uk/come...
thecritic.co.uk/come...
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I've never had a colonoscopy but I imagine reading the news in America is like having one but the tube has metal spikes on it and the opening is lined with honey and ants.
January 14, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I've never had a colonoscopy but I imagine reading the news in America is like having one but the tube has metal spikes on it and the opening is lined with honey and ants.
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Yeah, you voted for it.
“.. Are we really gonna be the Gestapo, 'Where's your papers?' Is that what we've come to?"
January 13, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Yeah, you voted for it.
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Sport England suspends X account over abuse of women and girls
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
Sport England suspends X account over 'abhorrent' output
Public funding agency Sport England suspends its account on Elon Musk's X, claiming it
www.bbc.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Sport England suspends X account over abuse of women and girls
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
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Sport England are leaving X/Twitter.
Chris Boardman explains it is because it has become a toxic environment - exemplified by the unlawful stripping & harassment of women and girls
But also one where effective & useful communication is less and less possible
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
Chris Boardman explains it is because it has become a toxic environment - exemplified by the unlawful stripping & harassment of women and girls
But also one where effective & useful communication is less and less possible
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
Sport England suspends X social media account and takes aim at Elon Musk
Sport England has revealed that it has suspended its account on the social media platform X
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Sport England are leaving X/Twitter.
Chris Boardman explains it is because it has become a toxic environment - exemplified by the unlawful stripping & harassment of women and girls
But also one where effective & useful communication is less and less possible
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
Chris Boardman explains it is because it has become a toxic environment - exemplified by the unlawful stripping & harassment of women and girls
But also one where effective & useful communication is less and less possible
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
January 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Tuesday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.