Clara Hayes
@claracha.bsky.social
Woman, 65, in SW England. Absolutely anti-disinformation! Loves loads of music, ptcly classical - ptcly Rossini - husband, films, cat(s) and trees. Hates right-wing politics and horrors of global warming. NO DMs.
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Imagine a world where the economic effects of a major set of policy announcements are viewed as of secondary importance to the resignation of an anonymous civil servant or an arcane debate about whether people said things a month ago as part of normal political messaging.
Oh, we live in that world.
Oh, we live in that world.
December 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Imagine a world where the economic effects of a major set of policy announcements are viewed as of secondary importance to the resignation of an anonymous civil servant or an arcane debate about whether people said things a month ago as part of normal political messaging.
Oh, we live in that world.
Oh, we live in that world.
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"Since orders to kill survivors of an attack at sea are 'patently illegal,' anyone who issues or follows such orders ... should be prosecuted for war crimes, murder, or both."
Members of Congress have launched a bicameral, bipartisan effort to sharpen oversight of the Pentagon after a report on an alleged order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “kill everybody” in the military’s boat strike campaign spurred widespread condemnation over the weekend.
Republicans Probe Alleged Hegseth Order to “Kill Everybody” as War Crimes Mount
“Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder,” one lawmaker said.
truthout.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:34 AM
"Since orders to kill survivors of an attack at sea are 'patently illegal,' anyone who issues or follows such orders ... should be prosecuted for war crimes, murder, or both."
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I assume she means everyone who isn’t white.
December 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I assume she means everyone who isn’t white.
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Here is the joint EU Canada statement on the agreement on SAFE, though without concrete information on the conditions for the participation:
Welcome to SAFE, Canada!
When like-minded partners join forces on security and defence in a turbulent world, our countries grow stronger, our industries benefit and our citizens are safer.
Our Joint Statement ↓
link.europa.eu/QCDtpr
When like-minded partners join forces on security and defence in a turbulent world, our countries grow stronger, our industries benefit and our citizens are safer.
Our Joint Statement ↓
link.europa.eu/QCDtpr
December 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Here is the joint EU Canada statement on the agreement on SAFE, though without concrete information on the conditions for the participation:
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"The change promised by Labour at the last general election doesn’t seem to be materialising, with the gaps between rich and poor and North and South as wide as ever.
An opinion poll from Find out Now published on 19 November contained sobering news for Kier Starmer’s Labour Party..."
An opinion poll from Find out Now published on 19 November contained sobering news for Kier Starmer’s Labour Party..."
Where do progressives go from here? Part one
Truly progressive government policies would help to make Britain a much better, fairer, and more decent society
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
"The change promised by Labour at the last general election doesn’t seem to be materialising, with the gaps between rich and poor and North and South as wide as ever.
An opinion poll from Find out Now published on 19 November contained sobering news for Kier Starmer’s Labour Party..."
An opinion poll from Find out Now published on 19 November contained sobering news for Kier Starmer’s Labour Party..."
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Our economic woes are caused by Brexit, (Ukraine), Covid, Brexit’s ugly baby - our dismal immigration policy, Truss budget, 14yrs of austerity…
All rightwing policies.
Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of
that👆shit.
All rightwing policies.
Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of
that👆shit.
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Our economic woes are caused by Brexit, (Ukraine), Covid, Brexit’s ugly baby - our dismal immigration policy, Truss budget, 14yrs of austerity…
All rightwing policies.
Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of
that👆shit.
All rightwing policies.
Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of
that👆shit.
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This is helpful.
January 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is helpful.
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Die Dauerregenflut in #Thailand, #Malaysia und #Sumatra (Indonesien) hat riesige Schäden verursacht und hunderten Menschen das Leben gekostet - laut Guardian mindestens 350:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
In Thailand gibt es inzwischen noch höhere Schätzungen der Totenzahlen😥🖤
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
In Thailand gibt es inzwischen noch höhere Schätzungen der Totenzahlen😥🖤
Indonesia and Thailand flooding death toll tops 350 as rescuers struggle to reach worst-hit areas
More than 100 still missing on Sumatra island, where authorities to start cloud seeding to reduce rain, as Thailand sees one of worst floods in a decade
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Die Dauerregenflut in #Thailand, #Malaysia und #Sumatra (Indonesien) hat riesige Schäden verursacht und hunderten Menschen das Leben gekostet - laut Guardian mindestens 350:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
In Thailand gibt es inzwischen noch höhere Schätzungen der Totenzahlen😥🖤
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
In Thailand gibt es inzwischen noch höhere Schätzungen der Totenzahlen😥🖤
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This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
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Agree or disagree?
November 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Agree or disagree?
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Jonathan Swift, Writer, Cleric, #BornOnThisDay in 1667, in Dublin
“Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect”
(from ‘The Examiner No. XIV’, 1710)
“Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect”
(from ‘The Examiner No. XIV’, 1710)
November 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Jonathan Swift, Writer, Cleric, #BornOnThisDay in 1667, in Dublin
“Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect”
(from ‘The Examiner No. XIV’, 1710)
“Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it, so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale hath had its effect”
(from ‘The Examiner No. XIV’, 1710)
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OTD in 1951 3rd wave of Operation Osen deportations began. 20,000 Lithuanians were forcibly deported to Siberia as USSR continued to "liberate them from fascism" 6 years after WW2 ended
Imagine mass deportations happening today...
Imagine mass deportations happening today...
November 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
OTD in 1951 3rd wave of Operation Osen deportations began. 20,000 Lithuanians were forcibly deported to Siberia as USSR continued to "liberate them from fascism" 6 years after WW2 ended
Imagine mass deportations happening today...
Imagine mass deportations happening today...
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I wrote about the profoundly depressing response to a decision to take hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty
The reaction to lifting kids out of poverty tells us a lot
Political Editor Liam Thorp reflects on the reaction to Labour's decision to remove the two-child benefit cap and improve the life chances of hundreds of thousands of children
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I wrote about the profoundly depressing response to a decision to take hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty
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Thank you for being an almost lone voice on this, Liam. This morning, I was quite shocked (I know, silly me) to hear Adam Boulton on Times Radio refer to claimants as 'parasites on the state' while interviewing someone from the Greens. She rightly pulled him up on it and he withdrew it, but my God!
November 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Thank you for being an almost lone voice on this, Liam. This morning, I was quite shocked (I know, silly me) to hear Adam Boulton on Times Radio refer to claimants as 'parasites on the state' while interviewing someone from the Greens. She rightly pulled him up on it and he withdrew it, but my God!
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Plan to reduce jury trials an ‘irremediable error’, lawyers say in MoJ letter
More than 100 lawyers have accused the Ministry of Justice of ignoring the legal profession’s objections
More than 100 lawyers have accused the Ministry of Justice of ignoring the legal profession’s objections
Plan to reduce jury trials an ‘irremediable error’, lawyers say in MoJ letter
More than 100 lawyers have accused the Ministry of Justice of ignoring the legal profession’s objections
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Plan to reduce jury trials an ‘irremediable error’, lawyers say in MoJ letter
More than 100 lawyers have accused the Ministry of Justice of ignoring the legal profession’s objections
More than 100 lawyers have accused the Ministry of Justice of ignoring the legal profession’s objections
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* The budget calms Labour – for now * Reform’s polling bubble is leaking * Green Party numbers swell * Lib Dems whisper the forbidden ‘B’ word * Reform unveils its black shirt cosplay
All this and more in this week's political diary ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
All this and more in this week's political diary ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
Pecksniff : A budget to save Starmer and Reeves, though they were never in present danger
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
* The budget calms Labour – for now * Reform’s polling bubble is leaking * Green Party numbers swell * Lib Dems whisper the forbidden ‘B’ word * Reform unveils its black shirt cosplay
All this and more in this week's political diary ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
All this and more in this week's political diary ⤵️
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
When oh when will be the bonfire of the inanities?
November 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
When oh when will be the bonfire of the inanities?
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"If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed."
-- Mark Twain, born #OTD 1835
Analysis: Fox News has been exposed as a dishonest organization terrified of its own audience | CNN Business share.google/S7T76N2c269M...
-- Mark Twain, born #OTD 1835
Analysis: Fox News has been exposed as a dishonest organization terrified of its own audience | CNN Business share.google/S7T76N2c269M...
Analysis: Fox News has been exposed as a dishonest organization terrified of its own audience | CNN Business
Fox News has been exposed like never before.
share.google
November 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed."
-- Mark Twain, born #OTD 1835
Analysis: Fox News has been exposed as a dishonest organization terrified of its own audience | CNN Business share.google/S7T76N2c269M...
-- Mark Twain, born #OTD 1835
Analysis: Fox News has been exposed as a dishonest organization terrified of its own audience | CNN Business share.google/S7T76N2c269M...
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New post from @ldfreedman.bsky.social
"Can Ukraine find a deal that works?"
Post looks at developments in negotations over the past week. Challenges with the US team. And wher Ukraine needs to go next.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/c...
"Can Ukraine find a deal that works?"
Post looks at developments in negotations over the past week. Challenges with the US team. And wher Ukraine needs to go next.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/c...
Can Ukraine find a deal that works?
In my last post on the curious peace plan drafted by Steve Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriev I urged that in its response Ukraine should not be panicked into arbitrary deadlines (Trump had suggested Thanksg...
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:40 AM
New post from @ldfreedman.bsky.social
"Can Ukraine find a deal that works?"
Post looks at developments in negotations over the past week. Challenges with the US team. And wher Ukraine needs to go next.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/c...
"Can Ukraine find a deal that works?"
Post looks at developments in negotations over the past week. Challenges with the US team. And wher Ukraine needs to go next.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/c...
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It’s going to happen!
House Republicans in disarray—their majority is so thin that if just three more retire or quit, Speaker Johnson loses the gavel before midterms.
House Republicans in disarray—their majority is so thin that if just three more retire or quit, Speaker Johnson loses the gavel before midterms.
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It’s going to happen!
House Republicans in disarray—their majority is so thin that if just three more retire or quit, Speaker Johnson loses the gavel before midterms.
House Republicans in disarray—their majority is so thin that if just three more retire or quit, Speaker Johnson loses the gavel before midterms.