John Lydon
@john-lydon.bsky.social
UK, north-west England based.
Likes: fairness, democracy, nature, people-first transport
Dislikes: stuff that messes up the above
Likes: fairness, democracy, nature, people-first transport
Dislikes: stuff that messes up the above
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Productivity increases between 5% and 13% with working from home, and worker wellbeing improves hugely too.
But Farage doesn't care about reality. Or productivity. Or your wellbeing.
He cares about the workplace property investors who bankroll him.
www.greatplacetowork.com/resources/bl...
But Farage doesn't care about reality. Or productivity. Or your wellbeing.
He cares about the workplace property investors who bankroll him.
www.greatplacetowork.com/resources/bl...
February 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Productivity increases between 5% and 13% with working from home, and worker wellbeing improves hugely too.
But Farage doesn't care about reality. Or productivity. Or your wellbeing.
He cares about the workplace property investors who bankroll him.
www.greatplacetowork.com/resources/bl...
But Farage doesn't care about reality. Or productivity. Or your wellbeing.
He cares about the workplace property investors who bankroll him.
www.greatplacetowork.com/resources/bl...
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Ceintuurbaan, Amsterdam in 1969 and today. Pedestrians now have a clear, continuous footway and cycles have a clear continuous cycleway, making it clear that drivers give way to anyone walking or cycling
February 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Ceintuurbaan, Amsterdam in 1969 and today. Pedestrians now have a clear, continuous footway and cycles have a clear continuous cycleway, making it clear that drivers give way to anyone walking or cycling
Fabulous.
Bad Bunny… Makes Super Bowl History With Record-Breaking Halftime Viewership of Around 135-141 Million… 🌎🔥
February 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Fabulous.
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"you might stumble over a whole collective of people resisting in ways you didn't think of. There's a crew of carpenters just going around fixing kicked-in doors. There are tow truck drivers taking cars of detained people away for free...."
February 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
"you might stumble over a whole collective of people resisting in ways you didn't think of. There's a crew of carpenters just going around fixing kicked-in doors. There are tow truck drivers taking cars of detained people away for free...."
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When are they going to learn that if you exclude people with these skills, house building for example won't happen?
As importantly it will scare others from going to work there
It's going to be an economic disaster for the USA
Now remind me what happened post-Brexit vote in the UK?
As importantly it will scare others from going to work there
It's going to be an economic disaster for the USA
Now remind me what happened post-Brexit vote in the UK?
ICE HELL
Irishman 🇮🇪 lived in 🇺🇸 for 20 yrs. Built own plastering business in Boston. Valid work permit. Married to 🇺🇸 citizen. No convictions “not even a parking ticket”. Green card application underway since April 2025. Would normally be granted.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Irishman 🇮🇪 lived in 🇺🇸 for 20 yrs. Built own plastering business in Boston. Valid work permit. Married to 🇺🇸 citizen. No convictions “not even a parking ticket”. Green card application underway since April 2025. Would normally be granted.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:57 AM
When are they going to learn that if you exclude people with these skills, house building for example won't happen?
As importantly it will scare others from going to work there
It's going to be an economic disaster for the USA
Now remind me what happened post-Brexit vote in the UK?
As importantly it will scare others from going to work there
It's going to be an economic disaster for the USA
Now remind me what happened post-Brexit vote in the UK?
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"It took decades of painstaking work at the US Naval Weapons Laboratory for her to come up with the geodesic systems that would allow the precise measurements and mapping needed for the technology – her work nevertheless transformed modern life."
Gladys West obituary
Mathematician whose work at the US Naval Weapons Laboratory was pivotal to the development of GPS
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 AM
"It took decades of painstaking work at the US Naval Weapons Laboratory for her to come up with the geodesic systems that would allow the precise measurements and mapping needed for the technology – her work nevertheless transformed modern life."
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The strikingly soft tone in stark contrast to ICE aggression is very effective.
Reminds me of the Estonian Singing Revolution.
Keep it up #Minneapolis. Sing your way to peace and a better world.
#IceOut
Reminds me of the Estonian Singing Revolution.
Keep it up #Minneapolis. Sing your way to peace and a better world.
#IceOut
A 2,000 strong MN choir sing outside #Minneapolis Marriott to the ICE paramilitary . Be "Minnesota nice." ICE can't handle it.
February 9, 2026 at 8:41 AM
The strikingly soft tone in stark contrast to ICE aggression is very effective.
Reminds me of the Estonian Singing Revolution.
Keep it up #Minneapolis. Sing your way to peace and a better world.
#IceOut
Reminds me of the Estonian Singing Revolution.
Keep it up #Minneapolis. Sing your way to peace and a better world.
#IceOut
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The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
The cartoon that appeared this week on the front page of France’s most influential national newspaper, Le Monde
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
Brilliant work by the cartoonist, Guffo.
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This is an immensely significant document that continues to get virtually no attention in US media—but lots abroad. In Jul 2015, Epstein arranged a meeting between a known highest-level Russian intel operative, Sergey Belyakov and Peter Thiel,
February 6, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This is an immensely significant document that continues to get virtually no attention in US media—but lots abroad. In Jul 2015, Epstein arranged a meeting between a known highest-level Russian intel operative, Sergey Belyakov and Peter Thiel,
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Farage’s inner circle - all of them had direct contact with Epstein’s confidant, Bannon, or with Epstein himself.
Do media hacks call for Farage to get the fuck out of UK politics?
Source: Don McGowan #UKPolitics
Do media hacks call for Farage to get the fuck out of UK politics?
Source: Don McGowan #UKPolitics
February 6, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Farage’s inner circle - all of them had direct contact with Epstein’s confidant, Bannon, or with Epstein himself.
Do media hacks call for Farage to get the fuck out of UK politics?
Source: Don McGowan #UKPolitics
Do media hacks call for Farage to get the fuck out of UK politics?
Source: Don McGowan #UKPolitics
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
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It is worth recalling that the position of U.K. Ambassador to the US was not vacant at the time the Prime Minister chose to appoint Peter Mandelson to the role. A highly competent and respected woman was replaced.
February 4, 2026 at 1:05 PM
It is worth recalling that the position of U.K. Ambassador to the US was not vacant at the time the Prime Minister chose to appoint Peter Mandelson to the role. A highly competent and respected woman was replaced.
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Thank you Spain 🇪🇸
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/spain-s...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/spain-s...
Spain says it 'absolutely' supports the UK rejoining the EU
Spain's prime minister Pedro Sánchez has said he would "absolutely" support the UK rejoining the European Union.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Thank you Spain 🇪🇸
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/spain-s...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/spain-s...
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The ICE killings in Minneapolis evoke Selma but the day-to-day tactics in Minneapolis remind me of the Birmingham Bus Boycott: a grinding, continuous, citywide and logistically demanding effort of non-cooperation over months to break an unjust status quo.
A manager for the Immigrant Defense Network told MPR News that back in November, 2,500 people were trained as constitutional observers. Now, the total is nearly 30,000 trained observers in 77 of Minnesota's 87 counties.
Nearly 30,000 Minnesotans trained as constitutional observers
The Immigrant Defense Network works with more than 100 organizations to help train constitutional observers. At the end of November, there were 2,500 trained observers. That number has soared as more ...
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM
The ICE killings in Minneapolis evoke Selma but the day-to-day tactics in Minneapolis remind me of the Birmingham Bus Boycott: a grinding, continuous, citywide and logistically demanding effort of non-cooperation over months to break an unjust status quo.
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Dear Film Industry,
Wouldn't it be nice to have a film version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS that was:
1. Filmed in Yorkshire
2. With actors that one could plausibly believe to be from Yorkshire
3. Of the right age (teens and 20s)
4. Actually scripted by someone who has read the book ALL the way through?
Wouldn't it be nice to have a film version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS that was:
1. Filmed in Yorkshire
2. With actors that one could plausibly believe to be from Yorkshire
3. Of the right age (teens and 20s)
4. Actually scripted by someone who has read the book ALL the way through?
February 4, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Dear Film Industry,
Wouldn't it be nice to have a film version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS that was:
1. Filmed in Yorkshire
2. With actors that one could plausibly believe to be from Yorkshire
3. Of the right age (teens and 20s)
4. Actually scripted by someone who has read the book ALL the way through?
Wouldn't it be nice to have a film version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS that was:
1. Filmed in Yorkshire
2. With actors that one could plausibly believe to be from Yorkshire
3. Of the right age (teens and 20s)
4. Actually scripted by someone who has read the book ALL the way through?
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I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
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One might interpret the Washington Post news as consistent with my ongoing claim that our legacy institutions, once thought to be the bulwark of civil society, will not save our democracy. They are simply too vulnerable to the extortion leveled by the ruling regime.
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
One might interpret the Washington Post news as consistent with my ongoing claim that our legacy institutions, once thought to be the bulwark of civil society, will not save our democracy. They are simply too vulnerable to the extortion leveled by the ruling regime.
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Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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More and more, the American oligarchy, once content to operate from the shadows, has stepped into the light, no longer hiding its intentions. It seeks to anoint an authoritarian government designed for its own benefit, accountable only to itself and not to the citizens of the country.
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
More and more, the American oligarchy, once content to operate from the shadows, has stepped into the light, no longer hiding its intentions. It seeks to anoint an authoritarian government designed for its own benefit, accountable only to itself and not to the citizens of the country.
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worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
Horrific.
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Horrific.
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There’s an interview going round where one of the ‘elites’ is saying that if only most people would start work one year earlier and work one year more or even continue working well after retirement age if they are fit & well to generate more for the economy.
Fvck off and pay more tax you twat.
Fvck off and pay more tax you twat.
February 3, 2026 at 11:28 AM
There’s an interview going round where one of the ‘elites’ is saying that if only most people would start work one year earlier and work one year more or even continue working well after retirement age if they are fit & well to generate more for the economy.
Fvck off and pay more tax you twat.
Fvck off and pay more tax you twat.
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So Reform UK are admitting they lied.
Reform council admits Elon Musk-inspired 'Doge' efforts failed to uncover major savings despite promises
Reform council admits Elon Musk-inspired 'Doge' efforts failed to uncover major savings despite promises
Reform UK admits Kent County Council 'Doge' efforts failed to uncover major savings despite promises
Councillors concede Elon Musk-inspired review failed to uncover major savings at county council
www.gbnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:33 AM
So Reform UK are admitting they lied.
Reform council admits Elon Musk-inspired 'Doge' efforts failed to uncover major savings despite promises
Reform council admits Elon Musk-inspired 'Doge' efforts failed to uncover major savings despite promises
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A lot going on here and all ugly, but one thing I still can't get my head around is how any British government can do business with Thiel at this point.
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
A lot going on here and all ugly, but one thing I still can't get my head around is how any British government can do business with Thiel at this point.
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Reminder that "jaywalking" was literally made up by american car manufacturers to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrians. "Jay" was a slang term meaning "idiot" or "rube".
“Jaywalking is permitted in London. In 1966, the police tried to crack down on it, but gave up after three months.”
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Self-driving taxis are coming to London – should we be worried? | Jack Stilgoe
Waymo’s cars were first rolled out in San Francisco, but the English capital’s old roads, pelican crossings and jaywalkers may pose issues for AI, says science and technology professor Jack Stilgoe
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Reminder that "jaywalking" was literally made up by american car manufacturers to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrians. "Jay" was a slang term meaning "idiot" or "rube".