Iain
@ikmc.bsky.social
Retired brewer, loves all good food, beer and wine. Enjoys cooking, veg growing, music (blues), photography & green travel. 7 rescue cats also keep me busy. Socialist/liberal, very pro-EU, and most definitely Woke. No profile no follow.
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Iain
@ikmc.bsky.social
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Thinking about all the inequality, persecution, racism, bigotry and such going on in the world today - just remember that we are nothing without other people.
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Measles has one of the highest basic reproduction numbers (R₀) of any disease (12 to 18), meaning one infected person can spread it to 12 to 18 others in a fully susceptible population, making it extremely contagious. Need 95% vaccination status to achieve herd immunity. Get vaccinated!!
February 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Measles has one of the highest basic reproduction numbers (R₀) of any disease (12 to 18), meaning one infected person can spread it to 12 to 18 others in a fully susceptible population, making it extremely contagious. Need 95% vaccination status to achieve herd immunity. Get vaccinated!!
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The arrest of Don Lemon is textbook fascism—a brazen attempt to silence reporting on a criminal regime. Stand up for Don, because our rights stand and fall with those of courageous journalists throughout this country.
January 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The arrest of Don Lemon is textbook fascism—a brazen attempt to silence reporting on a criminal regime. Stand up for Don, because our rights stand and fall with those of courageous journalists throughout this country.
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When the engineers say, "It's not safe. Something bad will happen," it's always best to listen and err on the side of caution.
'It's going to be catastrophic': The inside story of the Challenger disaster
Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after lift-off. A small team of engineers tried to prevent the tragedy.
www.abc.net.au
January 27, 2026 at 8:04 PM
When the engineers say, "It's not safe. Something bad will happen," it's always best to listen and err on the side of caution.
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#GVerse Congressman Jared Huffman Launches Fierce Attack on #Shit4Brains
“if we're real, if we're honest about what's going on, we have a madman in the White House."
“if we're real, if we're honest about what's going on, we have a madman in the White House."
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 AM
#GVerse Congressman Jared Huffman Launches Fierce Attack on #Shit4Brains
“if we're real, if we're honest about what's going on, we have a madman in the White House."
“if we're real, if we're honest about what's going on, we have a madman in the White House."
I thought she looked fabulous. And the stammer made the connection with her much more real and likeable than with the other contestants. Hope she gets good opportunities after this. #jessie #traitors
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...
You’ve got heat on you: how Jessie’s Traitors makeup is inspiring the new ‘bold beauty’
Goodbye, clean girl; hello, blazing icon! Hairstylist Jessie’s mismatched red-and-yellow look has been a joyful shot of warmth on our screens, and makeup artists say they’re here for it
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I thought she looked fabulous. And the stammer made the connection with her much more real and likeable than with the other contestants. Hope she gets good opportunities after this. #jessie #traitors
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...
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If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it?
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
[Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]
Starmer's supporters initiate plan to lose the next election:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer’s allies launch ‘Stop Andy Burnham’ campaign to block parliamentary return
Speculation has spread over whether Burnham will attempt to return to pursue a Labour leadership bid
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Starmer's supporters initiate plan to lose the next election:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This is terrifying:
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
How screen time affects toddlers: ‘We’re losing a big part of being human’
In the UK, 98% of two-year-olds watch screens on a typical day, on average for more than two hours – and almost 40% of three- to five-year-olds use social media. Could this lead to alarming outcomes?
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:07 PM
This is terrifying:
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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This has been the longest week so far.
January 21, 2026 at 7:14 AM
This has been the longest week so far.
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Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Maybe Greenland could invade us instead?
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You have to admit these letters from Trump to foreign governments would actually seem less bizarre if they had been written in crayon
January 20, 2026 at 1:44 AM
You have to admit these letters from Trump to foreign governments would actually seem less bizarre if they had been written in crayon
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Norman Rockwell, American (1894-1978), The Problem We AlI Live With, illustration for LOOK, January 14, 1964, 1963, oil on canvas, 36 x 58 in, Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA
January 19, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Norman Rockwell, American (1894-1978), The Problem We AlI Live With, illustration for LOOK, January 14, 1964, 1963, oil on canvas, 36 x 58 in, Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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Today I was Kidnapped By ICE - Dawokefarmer
January 18, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Today I was Kidnapped By ICE - Dawokefarmer
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Thank you for your attention to this matter
open.substack.com/pub/fightthe...
open.substack.com/pub/fightthe...
Thank you for your attention to this matter
Cartoon by Shields
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Thank you for your attention to this matter
open.substack.com/pub/fightthe...
open.substack.com/pub/fightthe...
Thinking about all the inequality, persecution, racism, bigotry and such going on in the world today - just remember that we are nothing without other people.
January 16, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Thinking about all the inequality, persecution, racism, bigotry and such going on in the world today - just remember that we are nothing without other people.
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It’s crazy how it’s suddenly “wow we live in a police state” when it happens to white people
January 16, 2026 at 6:24 AM
It’s crazy how it’s suddenly “wow we live in a police state” when it happens to white people
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This is a level of competence that makes him an ideal Reform convert.
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:48 PM
This is a level of competence that makes him an ideal Reform convert.
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