Jo Thomas
@dukestjo.bsky.social
Retired. Hate Tories,Brexit and all that stuff. Enjoy family, politics, podcasts, books and making slightly odd amateur ceramics.
Baffled by what seems to be diminishing empathy in the world.
Baffled by what seems to be diminishing empathy in the world.
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BREAKING: The DOJ just DELETED a document in the Epstein Files that contained allegations made against Donald Trump.
But we saved it. 👇
But we saved it. 👇
DOJ Just DELETED This Document from the Epstein Files. We Saved It.
The Trump Department of Justice has done it again.
www.meidasplus.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:57 PM
BREAKING: The DOJ just DELETED a document in the Epstein Files that contained allegations made against Donald Trump.
But we saved it. 👇
But we saved it. 👇
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Amazon has spent over $70M on Melania Trump’s Eva Braun “documentary” while also laying off 16,000 workers. These are choices. So is how you buy stuff. Vote with your wallet.
January 29, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Amazon has spent over $70M on Melania Trump’s Eva Braun “documentary” while also laying off 16,000 workers. These are choices. So is how you buy stuff. Vote with your wallet.
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Not going to end well is it.
"UK-born people from minority ethnic backgrounds were not always British"
Matt Goodwin, Reform UK Ltd candidate
Braverman - parents from Mauritius and Kenya
Zahawi - born in Iraq
Kruger - South African parents
Marco Longhi - Italian father
Lia Nici - Italian father
Zia Yusuf - Sri Lankan parents
Matt Goodwin, Reform UK Ltd candidate
Braverman - parents from Mauritius and Kenya
Zahawi - born in Iraq
Kruger - South African parents
Marco Longhi - Italian father
Lia Nici - Italian father
Zia Yusuf - Sri Lankan parents
Reform byelection candidate refuses to disown claim that people born in UK not necessarily British
Matthew Goodwin, who is standing in Gorton and Denton, said UK-born people from minority ethnic backgrounds were not always British
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Not going to end well is it.
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Make him famous!
January 28, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Make him famous!
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Imagine watching the president declare an entire African community unworthy of the American dream, while readily granting asylum to only white South Africans, and still believing this is about solving our immigration issues.
January 28, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Imagine watching the president declare an entire African community unworthy of the American dream, while readily granting asylum to only white South Africans, and still believing this is about solving our immigration issues.
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Just a thought for @joebiden @BarackObama @BillClinton, and @GeorgeHWBush but today would be a great day for all former living Presidents to go together to Minnesota and to help defend Democracy.
January 24, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Just a thought for @joebiden @BarackObama @BillClinton, and @GeorgeHWBush but today would be a great day for all former living Presidents to go together to Minnesota and to help defend Democracy.
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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Swalwell just slammed his Republican colleagues for calling Trump a scumbag in private while spreading his lies at this farce of a hearing about Jack Smith’s investigation. Good for him.
January 22, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Swalwell just slammed his Republican colleagues for calling Trump a scumbag in private while spreading his lies at this farce of a hearing about Jack Smith’s investigation. Good for him.
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Lord Bethell: "I'm a full-blooded capitalist." (Mar 2024)
He also happens to be a hereditary peer who was educated at Harrow. But I'm sure he's entirely self-made.
#politicslive
He also happens to be a hereditary peer who was educated at Harrow. But I'm sure he's entirely self-made.
#politicslive
January 22, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Lord Bethell: "I'm a full-blooded capitalist." (Mar 2024)
He also happens to be a hereditary peer who was educated at Harrow. But I'm sure he's entirely self-made.
#politicslive
He also happens to be a hereditary peer who was educated at Harrow. But I'm sure he's entirely self-made.
#politicslive
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Mafia goon: Nice house you got here...it'd be a shame if something happened to it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
January 21, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Mafia goon: Nice house you got here...it'd be a shame if something happened to it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
Media outlets: Mafia goon rules out use of force. Expresses regret at the mere thought of it
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What is happening in Venezuela now? There is total media silence. I can’t believe everyone there just accepts what has happened, even if many didn’t support the previous regime. There must be some unrest, some resistance to a US takeover surely ?
January 21, 2026 at 1:25 PM
What is happening in Venezuela now? There is total media silence. I can’t believe everyone there just accepts what has happened, even if many didn’t support the previous regime. There must be some unrest, some resistance to a US takeover surely ?
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Kyiv is under attack.
First, the power went out.
Now, the heating too.
-12 °C outside.
I want the world to know what russia does.
First, the power went out.
Now, the heating too.
-12 °C outside.
I want the world to know what russia does.
January 20, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Kyiv is under attack.
First, the power went out.
Now, the heating too.
-12 °C outside.
I want the world to know what russia does.
First, the power went out.
Now, the heating too.
-12 °C outside.
I want the world to know what russia does.
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Another covid fraudster held to account for fraudulently taking out 3 COVID loans worth £150k - on top of legitmately taking out over £50k of loans.
And he has only ever paid back £2,722.
He now faces up to 2 years in prison if he fails to pay back £197k within the next 3 months.
And he has only ever paid back £2,722.
He now faces up to 2 years in prison if he fails to pay back £197k within the next 3 months.
Convicted Covid fraudster who ran mobile phone shops ordered to repay almost £200,000
He was handed a suspended sentence last year
www.gov.uk
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Another covid fraudster held to account for fraudulently taking out 3 COVID loans worth £150k - on top of legitmately taking out over £50k of loans.
And he has only ever paid back £2,722.
He now faces up to 2 years in prison if he fails to pay back £197k within the next 3 months.
And he has only ever paid back £2,722.
He now faces up to 2 years in prison if he fails to pay back £197k within the next 3 months.
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Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
January 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff.
Game on.
Game on.
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I feel I should consume more BBC politics to understand better what most people will be taking in in the UK, and how the BBC are dealing with it. But every time I try I just can't bear it. The combination of superficiality and toe-curling ceding of the ground to populism is too much.
January 18, 2026 at 12:14 PM
I feel I should consume more BBC politics to understand better what most people will be taking in in the UK, and how the BBC are dealing with it. But every time I try I just can't bear it. The combination of superficiality and toe-curling ceding of the ground to populism is too much.
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NHS appointments
Please, if you are not able to make an appoint, cancel ahead of time.
If gives the NHS time to find someone else to take that appointment.
Like my wife, who yesterday had a call asking if she could make an appointment this morning.
It's how we can all help cut waiting lists.
Please, if you are not able to make an appoint, cancel ahead of time.
If gives the NHS time to find someone else to take that appointment.
Like my wife, who yesterday had a call asking if she could make an appointment this morning.
It's how we can all help cut waiting lists.
January 16, 2026 at 9:56 AM
NHS appointments
Please, if you are not able to make an appoint, cancel ahead of time.
If gives the NHS time to find someone else to take that appointment.
Like my wife, who yesterday had a call asking if she could make an appointment this morning.
It's how we can all help cut waiting lists.
Please, if you are not able to make an appoint, cancel ahead of time.
If gives the NHS time to find someone else to take that appointment.
Like my wife, who yesterday had a call asking if she could make an appointment this morning.
It's how we can all help cut waiting lists.
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This notion of 'politics as drama or entertainment', and then the chase for audience numbers, rather than 'how our society is structured' is where things went wrong at the BBC.
January 16, 2026 at 10:28 AM
This notion of 'politics as drama or entertainment', and then the chase for audience numbers, rather than 'how our society is structured' is where things went wrong at the BBC.
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Labour announcement today: NHS waiting lists down by 86,000 in one month
Reform announcement today: another failed senior Conservative has joined
Reform are busy recruiting the people who got the country in a huge mess - Labour is busy clearing it up and renewing Britain
Reform announcement today: another failed senior Conservative has joined
Reform are busy recruiting the people who got the country in a huge mess - Labour is busy clearing it up and renewing Britain
January 15, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Labour announcement today: NHS waiting lists down by 86,000 in one month
Reform announcement today: another failed senior Conservative has joined
Reform are busy recruiting the people who got the country in a huge mess - Labour is busy clearing it up and renewing Britain
Reform announcement today: another failed senior Conservative has joined
Reform are busy recruiting the people who got the country in a huge mess - Labour is busy clearing it up and renewing Britain
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This Tweet is evergreen Nigel Farage
January 15, 2026 at 8:13 PM
This Tweet is evergreen Nigel Farage
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Flying to Minneapolis tomorrow to cover the ICE raids for News Agents, what is unfolding and the politics which flows from it. If you’re there or know the city and know people/organisations we should be speaking to, please get in touch.
DMs open.
DMs open.
January 15, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Flying to Minneapolis tomorrow to cover the ICE raids for News Agents, what is unfolding and the politics which flows from it. If you’re there or know the city and know people/organisations we should be speaking to, please get in touch.
DMs open.
DMs open.
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Because you’d never know from the British media. The two big National stories are:
Northern Rail Link. Linking 5 Major Northern Cities gets the go ahead.
Wind Power. Ed Miliband brings Britain significantly closer to Net Zero in 2030.
Don’t let the media’s indifference make you not value these
Northern Rail Link. Linking 5 Major Northern Cities gets the go ahead.
Wind Power. Ed Miliband brings Britain significantly closer to Net Zero in 2030.
Don’t let the media’s indifference make you not value these
January 15, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Because you’d never know from the British media. The two big National stories are:
Northern Rail Link. Linking 5 Major Northern Cities gets the go ahead.
Wind Power. Ed Miliband brings Britain significantly closer to Net Zero in 2030.
Don’t let the media’s indifference make you not value these
Northern Rail Link. Linking 5 Major Northern Cities gets the go ahead.
Wind Power. Ed Miliband brings Britain significantly closer to Net Zero in 2030.
Don’t let the media’s indifference make you not value these
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HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
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Minister of State Alex Norris tells the BBC he won't personally come off X because it's important for communicating with voters.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
January 13, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Minister of State Alex Norris tells the BBC he won't personally come off X because it's important for communicating with voters.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.