Jo Parker
@joteam.bsky.social
Lover of creativity, theatre, Shakespeare and human potential. Worried about the planet.
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A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
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This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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Epstein saw Brexit as incredible opportunity: "Descent into “tribalism”, as he called it, would open the door to millions of back door deals among the wealthy who would be the only remaining bidders in the fire sale of the UK’s collapsing assets"
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Power, Money, Deception, and Brexit: A Short History of the Oligarchy vs The People
It should never be surprising when governments allow billionaires to have their way, given that government itself was invented by the wealthy in the first place.
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February 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Epstein saw Brexit as incredible opportunity: "Descent into “tribalism”, as he called it, would open the door to millions of back door deals among the wealthy who would be the only remaining bidders in the fire sale of the UK’s collapsing assets"
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“Matt Goodwin, Reform UK candidate, claimed if Farage became PM support for him would “collapse quickly”…In 2024…telling an online event that Farage does not have the answers to Britain's problems” & the "Reform party doesn't have the answers to Britain’s problems”.”
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Farage accused of having no answer to UK's problems by his own candidate
In posts from just last year, Matt Goodwin, the Reform UK candidate, claimed if Mr Farage became Prime Minister support for him would 'collapse quickly' due to him being 'fairly divisive in the countr...
www.mirror.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 10:24 PM
“Matt Goodwin, Reform UK candidate, claimed if Farage became PM support for him would “collapse quickly”…In 2024…telling an online event that Farage does not have the answers to Britain's problems” & the "Reform party doesn't have the answers to Britain’s problems”.”
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Keir Starmer is not mentioned in the Epstein files. The men who are are, are not on the front pages. A man who wasn’t, is. Says everything about how fucked up this all is. He doesn’t deserve to have this anger thrown at him. Save that for the scum who abused.
February 9, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Keir Starmer is not mentioned in the Epstein files. The men who are are, are not on the front pages. A man who wasn’t, is. Says everything about how fucked up this all is. He doesn’t deserve to have this anger thrown at him. Save that for the scum who abused.
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
Basically we are at war on all fronts …
European countries are going to have to recognize the reality that over the next 3 years the US govt is going to operate like Russia - engaging in systematic efforts to tamper in their elections to elect far-right parties & candidates. It will be worse if Vance becomes president.
February 6, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Basically we are at war on all fronts …
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European countries are going to have to recognize the reality that over the next 3 years the US govt is going to operate like Russia - engaging in systematic efforts to tamper in their elections to elect far-right parties & candidates. It will be worse if Vance becomes president.
February 6, 2026 at 12:50 PM
European countries are going to have to recognize the reality that over the next 3 years the US govt is going to operate like Russia - engaging in systematic efforts to tamper in their elections to elect far-right parties & candidates. It will be worse if Vance becomes president.
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Dear voter, sick of the other parties and tempted by Reform UK? Don’t be daft. Don’t do it. They’re not your friends. Unless you are already rich, this report proves that they will only make your life and your family’s lives worse talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/28/d...
Dear voter, sick of the other parties and tempted by Reform UK? Don’t be daft. Don’t do it. They’re not your friends. Unless you are already rich, this report proves that they will only make your life...
From the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) yesterday: Reform UK have announced plans for cuts to income tax in Scotland if they were to win the Scottish Parliament elections in May. They say they …
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January 28, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Dear voter, sick of the other parties and tempted by Reform UK? Don’t be daft. Don’t do it. They’re not your friends. Unless you are already rich, this report proves that they will only make your life and your family’s lives worse talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/01/28/d...
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🔺NEW: Renee Nicole Good was killed when an agent opened fire. Moment by moment, we recount the incident in maps and video
What happened in Minneapolis? How ICE shooting unfolded
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January 8, 2026 at 7:14 PM
🔺NEW: Renee Nicole Good was killed when an agent opened fire. Moment by moment, we recount the incident in maps and video
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Channel 4 News close to examplary this evening. It pains me to point out that some people working for the broadcast partner of Bari Weiss's CBS News, the BBC, could learn a lot from Matt Frei & Anushka Asthana. But I also wonder how much 'balance' we give to obvious liars, however powerful they are.
January 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Channel 4 News close to examplary this evening. It pains me to point out that some people working for the broadcast partner of Bari Weiss's CBS News, the BBC, could learn a lot from Matt Frei & Anushka Asthana. But I also wonder how much 'balance' we give to obvious liars, however powerful they are.
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Venezuela invasion & talk of taking more countries is a distraction from astronomical new cost of healthcare, cost of EVERYTHING, the Epstein stuff, jack Smith reveal, iCE cruelty, arrogance renaming Kennedy Center, ballroom & Arch for himself. Trump is doing nothing to help the American people.
January 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Venezuela invasion & talk of taking more countries is a distraction from astronomical new cost of healthcare, cost of EVERYTHING, the Epstein stuff, jack Smith reveal, iCE cruelty, arrogance renaming Kennedy Center, ballroom & Arch for himself. Trump is doing nothing to help the American people.
Serious question - is this the end of International Law?
January 4, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Serious question - is this the end of International Law?
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"List of aid groups working in Gaza that Israel is suspending":
1. Action Against Hunger
2. ActionAid
3. Alianza por la Solidaridad
4. Campaign for the Children of Palestine
5. CARE
6. DanChurchAid
7. Danish Refugee Council
8. Handicap International: Humanity & Inclusion
(cont)
1. Action Against Hunger
2. ActionAid
3. Alianza por la Solidaridad
4. Campaign for the Children of Palestine
5. CARE
6. DanChurchAid
7. Danish Refugee Council
8. Handicap International: Humanity & Inclusion
(cont)
December 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"List of aid groups working in Gaza that Israel is suspending":
1. Action Against Hunger
2. ActionAid
3. Alianza por la Solidaridad
4. Campaign for the Children of Palestine
5. CARE
6. DanChurchAid
7. Danish Refugee Council
8. Handicap International: Humanity & Inclusion
(cont)
1. Action Against Hunger
2. ActionAid
3. Alianza por la Solidaridad
4. Campaign for the Children of Palestine
5. CARE
6. DanChurchAid
7. Danish Refugee Council
8. Handicap International: Humanity & Inclusion
(cont)
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“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Think Eurovision debate is ‘nothing’?
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
The term ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ for Palestinians squeezed into the remaining 42% of their land behind Israel’s ‘yellow line’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Think Eurovision debate is ‘nothing’?
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Lying in a shelter during a russian missile attack — and still reeling from the latest NSS reading — and now this FIFA "peace prize."
This world is so tragically grotesque that if aliens showed up tomorrow to help "mediate peace", I wouldn't even be surprised.
This world is so tragically grotesque that if aliens showed up tomorrow to help "mediate peace", I wouldn't even be surprised.
December 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Lying in a shelter during a russian missile attack — and still reeling from the latest NSS reading — and now this FIFA "peace prize."
This world is so tragically grotesque that if aliens showed up tomorrow to help "mediate peace", I wouldn't even be surprised.
This world is so tragically grotesque that if aliens showed up tomorrow to help "mediate peace", I wouldn't even be surprised.
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Reform UK are raising Council Tax across the country. They claim they didn’t formally pledge to reduce it.
The graphic attached shows exactly what they campaigned on during the Local Elections.
‘Council tax rise cannot be ruled out, says Reform’
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The graphic attached shows exactly what they campaigned on during the Local Elections.
‘Council tax rise cannot be ruled out, says Reform’
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December 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Reform UK are raising Council Tax across the country. They claim they didn’t formally pledge to reduce it.
The graphic attached shows exactly what they campaigned on during the Local Elections.
‘Council tax rise cannot be ruled out, says Reform’
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The graphic attached shows exactly what they campaigned on during the Local Elections.
‘Council tax rise cannot be ruled out, says Reform’
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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A typical Reform councillor - owes his own council unpaid tax 😔
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Councillor Barry Elliott ordered to pay debts owed to own council - BBC News
Reform UK's Barry Elliott has business rates and council tax arrears of almost £40,000.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A typical Reform councillor - owes his own council unpaid tax 😔
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I cannot fathom how any one person would prefer Farage and his incompetents over Starmer and his very competent government.
They have met, or are on course to meet, 58 of their Manifesto commitments.
And they’re only 16 months into their term.
They have met, or are on course to meet, 58 of their Manifesto commitments.
And they’re only 16 months into their term.
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I cannot fathom how any one person would prefer Farage and his incompetents over Starmer and his very competent government.
They have met, or are on course to meet, 58 of their Manifesto commitments.
And they’re only 16 months into their term.
They have met, or are on course to meet, 58 of their Manifesto commitments.
And they’re only 16 months into their term.
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.