Jessica Smith
@jessicajsalmon.bsky.social
Isle of Wight native in the Cotswolds. 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
Pushed out 2 sons. Living the cat lady life and enjoying my allotment. Mildly sarcastic.
Sun-loving ex-goth. Travel. Food. Nerd Stuff. Swearing. Cricket. Global Politics.
Following doesn’t indicate endorsement.
Pushed out 2 sons. Living the cat lady life and enjoying my allotment. Mildly sarcastic.
Sun-loving ex-goth. Travel. Food. Nerd Stuff. Swearing. Cricket. Global Politics.
Following doesn’t indicate endorsement.
Oh my god I thought this was satire.
Is it real????
Is it real????
Trump: "I'm pleased to announce that Visa is creating a brand new platform that will allow credit card holders to deposit their cash back rewards directly into Trump Accounts. Where's the head of Visa? Thank you very much."
January 29, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Oh my god I thought this was satire.
Is it real????
Is it real????
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There’s something weirdly convenient about discovering that Britain is broken only after you yourself have spent years running the place.
A coincidence, I’m certain.
(Warning: Swearier than usual).
A coincidence, I’m certain.
(Warning: Swearier than usual).
Britain Is Broken. No One Knows How. No One Was There.
An amazing coincidence involving five former Conservative MPs who have shambled over to Reform UK. Weird.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 11:45 AM
There’s something weirdly convenient about discovering that Britain is broken only after you yourself have spent years running the place.
A coincidence, I’m certain.
(Warning: Swearier than usual).
A coincidence, I’m certain.
(Warning: Swearier than usual).
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Private equity – “decimated” US hospitals – now targeting the NHS.
Neglected investment
Asset-stripping
Staff/Wage cuts
Tax dodges
Profiteering
Didn't pay suppliers leading to lack of equipment, disposables
Lack of food for patients
Building maintenance neglected
High patient reinfections
Neglected investment
Asset-stripping
Staff/Wage cuts
Tax dodges
Profiteering
Didn't pay suppliers leading to lack of equipment, disposables
Lack of food for patients
Building maintenance neglected
High patient reinfections
Private equity - "decimated" US hospitals according to report - now targeting the NHS - The Lowdown
In late August the release of a report by US senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) on the destruction of hospitals in his home state of Connecticut, and across the US by private equity companies highlights on...
lowdownnhs.info
January 27, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Private equity – “decimated” US hospitals – now targeting the NHS.
Neglected investment
Asset-stripping
Staff/Wage cuts
Tax dodges
Profiteering
Didn't pay suppliers leading to lack of equipment, disposables
Lack of food for patients
Building maintenance neglected
High patient reinfections
Neglected investment
Asset-stripping
Staff/Wage cuts
Tax dodges
Profiteering
Didn't pay suppliers leading to lack of equipment, disposables
Lack of food for patients
Building maintenance neglected
High patient reinfections
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When they tell you are, believe them.
Reform Councillor slammed after tweeting 'I stand with ICE' after fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti
Joseph Boam, 22, tweeted a graphic of the US Department of Homeland Security with the words 'I Stand With Ice' on Sunday afternoon.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/ice-...
Joseph Boam, 22, tweeted a graphic of the US Department of Homeland Security with the words 'I Stand With Ice' on Sunday afternoon.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/ice-...
Reform Councillor slammed after tweeting 'I stand with ICE' after fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti | LBC
A Reform councillor has sparked fury after showing support for ICE following the brutal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti.
www.lbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 7:27 PM
When they tell you are, believe them.
Hypothetically could enough right wingers defect from Tories to Reform to detoxify them into a moderate centre right party with a Pro EU / business friendly economic focus or are they completely doomed to try and play in the nasty space with Reform?
This is not endorsement just political musing.
This is not endorsement just political musing.
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Hypothetically could enough right wingers defect from Tories to Reform to detoxify them into a moderate centre right party with a Pro EU / business friendly economic focus or are they completely doomed to try and play in the nasty space with Reform?
This is not endorsement just political musing.
This is not endorsement just political musing.
Shocked! Not! Vile woman.
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Braverman defects to Reform UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Braverman defects to Reform UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Shocked! Not! Vile woman.
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Braverman defects to Reform UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Braverman defects to Reform UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells the BBC that he "would not object" to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells the BBC that he "would not object" to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance
For my own sanity - the sun has just come out and there are snowdrops in the garden.
January 25, 2026 at 11:59 AM
For my own sanity - the sun has just come out and there are snowdrops in the garden.
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Hmmm remember that unidentified Canadian sniper that made the 3,540m record kill shot?
Just idly wondering if he’s busy.
Just idly wondering if he’s busy.
January 24, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Hmmm remember that unidentified Canadian sniper that made the 3,540m record kill shot?
Just idly wondering if he’s busy.
Just idly wondering if he’s busy.
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
Whether he was armed or not - they are all over him and 6 of them could easily have disarmed him.
‘Defensive shots’ my arse.
‘Defensive shots’ my arse.
January 24, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Whether he was armed or not - they are all over him and 6 of them could easily have disarmed him.
‘Defensive shots’ my arse.
‘Defensive shots’ my arse.
Minnesota getting coverage on the BBC in the UK for their action.
Minnesota holds economic strike to protest ICE presence www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Minnesota holds economic strike to protest ICE presence www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Minnesota holds economic strike to protest ICE presence
Organisers called on businesses to close for the day in protest at immigration enforcement activity.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Minnesota getting coverage on the BBC in the UK for their action.
Minnesota holds economic strike to protest ICE presence www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Minnesota holds economic strike to protest ICE presence www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Nigel Farage attended Davos as adviser to Iranian billionaire ft.trib.al/iYjrEx4
Nigel Farage attended Davos as adviser to Iranian billionaire
Reform UK leader’s pass and hotel costs for World Economic Forum event were paid for by Sasan Ghandehari
ft.trib.al
January 23, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Nigel Farage attended Davos as adviser to Iranian billionaire ft.trib.al/iYjrEx4
He’s such a hypocritical weasel.
When they talk about respecting the armed forces they don’t mean it.
When they talk about protecting women and girls they don’t mean it. When they talk about what’s best for Britain they don’t mean it.
When they talk about respecting the armed forces they don’t mean it.
When they talk about protecting women and girls they don’t mean it. When they talk about what’s best for Britain they don’t mean it.
Nigel Farage couldn't find the courage to criticise Trump
insulting British troops
Saying his remark was 'not quite fair'
Remember that next time they're waving union jacks 🇬🇧
insulting British troops
Saying his remark was 'not quite fair'
Remember that next time they're waving union jacks 🇬🇧
January 23, 2026 at 7:52 PM
He’s such a hypocritical weasel.
When they talk about respecting the armed forces they don’t mean it.
When they talk about protecting women and girls they don’t mean it. When they talk about what’s best for Britain they don’t mean it.
When they talk about respecting the armed forces they don’t mean it.
When they talk about protecting women and girls they don’t mean it. When they talk about what’s best for Britain they don’t mean it.
This is well weird - Barron Trump on a call with a Russian woman in London that he has some kind of relationship with. What is it with Trumps and Russians.
Barron Trump may have saved woman’s life with police call, London court hears
Barron Trump may have saved woman’s life with police call, London court hears
Youngest son of US president raised alarm after woman was allegedly attacked during video call last January
Barron Trump, the youngest son of the US president, alerted police in London after witnessing a woman allegedly being attacked by a former boyfriend, possibly saving her life, a court has heard.
Trump was on a video call a year ago with the woman, who cannot be named, when he saw Matvei Rumiantsev, a Russian citizen, repeatedly punch her, Snaresbrook crown court was told on Wednesday, according to reports. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:07 PM
This is well weird - Barron Trump on a call with a Russian woman in London that he has some kind of relationship with. What is it with Trumps and Russians.
Trump insanely rambling at Davos - mad old man shouting about windmills, Scotland, getting Greenland and Iceland mixed up…
Hard to listen to, even harder to make any sense of it.
Hard to listen to, even harder to make any sense of it.
January 21, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Trump insanely rambling at Davos - mad old man shouting about windmills, Scotland, getting Greenland and Iceland mixed up…
Hard to listen to, even harder to make any sense of it.
Hard to listen to, even harder to make any sense of it.
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A little statistical tweak, so nobody can say "Ah, but.. "
Police fatal shootings per million of population
Canada 7.314
France 3. 396
Germany 1.189
Australia 1.920
UK 0.316
US 43.921
Police fatal shootings per million of population
Canada 7.314
France 3. 396
Germany 1.189
Australia 1.920
UK 0.316
US 43.921
January 12, 2026 at 8:27 AM
A little statistical tweak, so nobody can say "Ah, but.. "
Police fatal shootings per million of population
Canada 7.314
France 3. 396
Germany 1.189
Australia 1.920
UK 0.316
US 43.921
Police fatal shootings per million of population
Canada 7.314
France 3. 396
Germany 1.189
Australia 1.920
UK 0.316
US 43.921
Just caught up on the #Strictly Final . I love Karen, have supported her all the way through and I’m happy that she won but actually thought George had the better night tonight.
He pulled out all the stops and all 3 of his dances were great but the show dance was brilliant. Well done to all.
He pulled out all the stops and all 3 of his dances were great but the show dance was brilliant. Well done to all.
December 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Just caught up on the #Strictly Final . I love Karen, have supported her all the way through and I’m happy that she won but actually thought George had the better night tonight.
He pulled out all the stops and all 3 of his dances were great but the show dance was brilliant. Well done to all.
He pulled out all the stops and all 3 of his dances were great but the show dance was brilliant. Well done to all.
#Strictly I want Karen to win - she’s come from being a sports person with no performance experience to being a cracking, authentic dancer who is completely herself. Love it.
December 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
#Strictly I want Karen to win - she’s come from being a sports person with no performance experience to being a cracking, authentic dancer who is completely herself. Love it.
63 not out. RIP Phil Hughes. 🏏
November 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
63 not out. RIP Phil Hughes. 🏏
Dear folks of the US. Get a grip.
I work in London every week - it’s not a war zone. We are not living under Sharia law. Gangs of immigrants do not roam stabbing and doing worse to women.
*Per capita* UK knife crime stats are equivalent or lower than the US and we have extremely low gun homicides.
I work in London every week - it’s not a war zone. We are not living under Sharia law. Gangs of immigrants do not roam stabbing and doing worse to women.
*Per capita* UK knife crime stats are equivalent or lower than the US and we have extremely low gun homicides.
November 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Dear folks of the US. Get a grip.
I work in London every week - it’s not a war zone. We are not living under Sharia law. Gangs of immigrants do not roam stabbing and doing worse to women.
*Per capita* UK knife crime stats are equivalent or lower than the US and we have extremely low gun homicides.
I work in London every week - it’s not a war zone. We are not living under Sharia law. Gangs of immigrants do not roam stabbing and doing worse to women.
*Per capita* UK knife crime stats are equivalent or lower than the US and we have extremely low gun homicides.
Nooooo not Celia - you monster Carr!!! #Celebritytraitors
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Nooooo not Celia - you monster Carr!!! #Celebritytraitors
Rest in Peace the incomparable ‘Dickie’ Bird
It is with profound sadness that The Yorkshire County Cricket Club announces the passing of Harold Dennis “Dickie” Bird MBE OBE, one of cricket’s most beloved figures, who died peacefully at home at the age of 92.
Read more: yorkshireccc.com/news/harold-...
Read more: yorkshireccc.com/news/harold-...
September 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Rest in Peace the incomparable ‘Dickie’ Bird