Debbie
@debbien1.bsky.social
Scientist, walking, travelling, talking, wine. European.
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Trump has removed signs at George Washington’s house in Philadelphia that inform the public about the history of slavery and signs at Fort Sumter that inform the public that the fort is at risk due to climate change.
Because history and science are like COVID: If you ignore them, they go away.
Because history and science are like COVID: If you ignore them, they go away.
January 22, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Trump has removed signs at George Washington’s house in Philadelphia that inform the public about the history of slavery and signs at Fort Sumter that inform the public that the fort is at risk due to climate change.
Because history and science are like COVID: If you ignore them, they go away.
Because history and science are like COVID: If you ignore them, they go away.
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Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
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"Stop calling ICE the Gestapo! ICE is nothing like the Gestapo. Now, let me innumerate all the many ways ICE is exactly like the Gestapo. Thank you for your attention to this matter."
January 22, 2026 at 2:44 AM
"Stop calling ICE the Gestapo! ICE is nothing like the Gestapo. Now, let me innumerate all the many ways ICE is exactly like the Gestapo. Thank you for your attention to this matter."
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Let's not blow this out of proportion. It was just an admin error. Two admin errors. A few admin errors. Seventeen admin errors worth £380,000.
… including payments for promoting gold, presenting on GB News and from his friend George Cottrell, within 28 days.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
January 21, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Let's not blow this out of proportion. It was just an admin error. Two admin errors. A few admin errors. Seventeen admin errors worth £380,000.
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It is important to acknowledge who is standing up and who is just trying to get by. Every day Americans are standing up while the powerful are mostly standing by.
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 AM
It is important to acknowledge who is standing up and who is just trying to get by. Every day Americans are standing up while the powerful are mostly standing by.
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
Why aren't law firms standing up and sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Why aren't the corporations speaking out? Why isn't the media?
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A sad reminder that so much of the media has succumbed to both-sides coverage. They are afraid of Trump and are paralyzed by the new challenges we face.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:31 AM
A sad reminder that so much of the media has succumbed to both-sides coverage. They are afraid of Trump and are paralyzed by the new challenges we face.
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Are you listening, GOP? Use your authority. Check the mad king.
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Are you listening, GOP? Use your authority. Check the mad king.
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I fear for this country. Not because the president is a madman, but because the people who could stop him aren’t.
January 20, 2026 at 6:37 AM
I fear for this country. Not because the president is a madman, but because the people who could stop him aren’t.
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This is NOT normal.
Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, "We only use those chemical agents when there’s violence happening and perpetuating and you need to be able to establish law in order to keep people safe.”
#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, "We only use those chemical agents when there’s violence happening and perpetuating and you need to be able to establish law in order to keep people safe.”
#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
January 19, 2026 at 2:02 PM
This is NOT normal.
Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, "We only use those chemical agents when there’s violence happening and perpetuating and you need to be able to establish law in order to keep people safe.”
#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, "We only use those chemical agents when there’s violence happening and perpetuating and you need to be able to establish law in order to keep people safe.”
#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
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Reminder: At any time, Republicans could end this nightmare. They could #ImpeachAndRemove him & start fresh w their next in line. They could blame “recent” dementia, his cardiovascular decline, they could say he wants to spend more time with his family (😂 )…
But they won’t so
#BlameRepublicans for
But they won’t so
#BlameRepublicans for
a man in a gray shirt is clapping his hands
ALT: a man in a gray shirt is clapping his hands
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Reminder: At any time, Republicans could end this nightmare. They could #ImpeachAndRemove him & start fresh w their next in line. They could blame “recent” dementia, his cardiovascular decline, they could say he wants to spend more time with his family (😂 )…
But they won’t so
#BlameRepublicans for
But they won’t so
#BlameRepublicans for
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January 19, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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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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Our dependence on the US for our security is a problem. What was once seen as a strength is now a vulnerability. The French were right to develop an independent deterrent. Time for fabled brains at our top universities to figure out how we can address this.
Re PM’s statement, I get need to stay focused, avoid precipitate acts or over-heated rhetoric. But, it hewed too close to pretence that this is just normal diplomatic spat. It should’ve acknowledged we’re in seriously different territory, and shown more underlying steel. www.gov.uk/government/s...
PM statement on international affairs and cost of living issues: 19 January 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's remarks at the press conference in 9 Downing Street this morning (Monday 19 January).
www.gov.uk
January 19, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Our dependence on the US for our security is a problem. What was once seen as a strength is now a vulnerability. The French were right to develop an independent deterrent. Time for fabled brains at our top universities to figure out how we can address this.
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“…if the crisis caused by Trump is seized as an opportunity for Britain to rejoin the EU on terms that bind the UK to the mainland. This would make both parties safer – and stop Putin from dancing a happy jig around the Kremlin”
Time to fix stupid.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/19/2...
Time to fix stupid.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/19/2...
January 19, 2026 at 7:41 AM
“…if the crisis caused by Trump is seized as an opportunity for Britain to rejoin the EU on terms that bind the UK to the mainland. This would make both parties safer – and stop Putin from dancing a happy jig around the Kremlin”
Time to fix stupid.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/19/2...
Time to fix stupid.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/19/2...
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Taking pictures of detainees for humiliation is a *war crime*
#abolishice
#abolishice
“They took trophy pictures with their personal phones,” a man detained by ICE says.
More immigrants detained by ICE recount harsh and cruel treatment
One man targeted at home says agents took "trophy pictures" of him on their personal phones.
www.motherjones.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Taking pictures of detainees for humiliation is a *war crime*
#abolishice
#abolishice
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Concentration camps are seldom concerned about deaths.
January 18, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Concentration camps are seldom concerned about deaths.
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Not just creepy- against everything this nation was built on. Freedom of religion AND Freedom from religion
It seems beyond creepy to me to have an official U.S. government social media feed pimping religion.
January 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Not just creepy- against everything this nation was built on. Freedom of religion AND Freedom from religion
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I'm not saying Trump is a Russian asset, just that I can't think of anything he'd be doing differently if he were.
January 18, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I'm not saying Trump is a Russian asset, just that I can't think of anything he'd be doing differently if he were.
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This is so important. If you persist in misrepresenting or misunderstanding reality you give even more ammunition to populist liars who understand nothing.
It is really important to understand that the asylum hotel chaos of 2022-24 is a *failed experiment in closed borders* (in contrast to the liberal visa policy)
The hotel chaos comes from passing multiple laws that all claims will be refused & to stop processing claims
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The hotel chaos comes from passing multiple laws that all claims will be refused & to stop processing claims
bsky.app/profile/pete...
“Robert Jenrick is the man who as Immigration Minister oversaw the open borders experiment that led to the biggest increase in illegal immigration in our country”
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
January 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM
This is so important. If you persist in misrepresenting or misunderstanding reality you give even more ammunition to populist liars who understand nothing.
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🚨🚨"Surprise, surprise": X has continued to allow users to post highly sexualised videos of women in bikinis generated by its AI tool Grok, despite the company’s claim to have cracked down on misuse. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool
Despite restrictions announced this week, Guardian reporters find standalone app continues to allow posting of nonconsensual content
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 AM
🚨🚨"Surprise, surprise": X has continued to allow users to post highly sexualised videos of women in bikinis generated by its AI tool Grok, despite the company’s claim to have cracked down on misuse. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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X has a UK office.
They are committing crimes daily under UK law.
If this were anyone else, would an investigation be taking place or would there be arrests?
So much for the Online Safety Act - something which can be ignored if you're a rich and powerful entity.
They are committing crimes daily under UK law.
If this were anyone else, would an investigation be taking place or would there be arrests?
So much for the Online Safety Act - something which can be ignored if you're a rich and powerful entity.
🚨🚨"Surprise, surprise": X has continued to allow users to post highly sexualised videos of women in bikinis generated by its AI tool Grok, despite the company’s claim to have cracked down on misuse. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool
Despite restrictions announced this week, Guardian reporters find standalone app continues to allow posting of nonconsensual content
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:32 AM
X has a UK office.
They are committing crimes daily under UK law.
If this were anyone else, would an investigation be taking place or would there be arrests?
So much for the Online Safety Act - something which can be ignored if you're a rich and powerful entity.
They are committing crimes daily under UK law.
If this were anyone else, would an investigation be taking place or would there be arrests?
So much for the Online Safety Act - something which can be ignored if you're a rich and powerful entity.
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I think it's important to point out that this is not misuse. The tool was created with an ability to do that, in full knowledge of the consequences of how it would be used. It also would not be able to produce these kinds of images if not trained on this kind of data.
🚨🚨"Surprise, surprise": X has continued to allow users to post highly sexualised videos of women in bikinis generated by its AI tool Grok, despite the company’s claim to have cracked down on misuse. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool
Despite restrictions announced this week, Guardian reporters find standalone app continues to allow posting of nonconsensual content
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:25 AM
I think it's important to point out that this is not misuse. The tool was created with an ability to do that, in full knowledge of the consequences of how it would be used. It also would not be able to produce these kinds of images if not trained on this kind of data.
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Seems like forever since Dec 19th when the #Epsteinfiles were due!
What's up with that????
What's up with that????
January 16, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Seems like forever since Dec 19th when the #Epsteinfiles were due!
What's up with that????
What's up with that????
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