Kathy
@kathywatts.bsky.social
Artist, designer, gardener, collector of Bamboo( both plants and artefacts) and lots of other things. Scottish, British, European. Like interiors, gardens and interesting houses.
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So much in here that's so fascinating. But this, for me at least, really stood out:
"Nigel Farage, meanwhile, has stood – consistently, and often alone – for what’s needed. Ending mass migration. Cheap energy. Cutting waste and taxes and red tape."
Not a single solitary mention of #Brexit....
"Nigel Farage, meanwhile, has stood – consistently, and often alone – for what’s needed. Ending mass migration. Cheap energy. Cutting waste and taxes and red tape."
Not a single solitary mention of #Brexit....
I’ve joined Reform, and you should too
The Conservative Party is broken. Nigel Farage is building a team of people that can finally deliver change to Britain
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 7:59 AM
So much in here that's so fascinating. But this, for me at least, really stood out:
"Nigel Farage, meanwhile, has stood – consistently, and often alone – for what’s needed. Ending mass migration. Cheap energy. Cutting waste and taxes and red tape."
Not a single solitary mention of #Brexit....
"Nigel Farage, meanwhile, has stood – consistently, and often alone – for what’s needed. Ending mass migration. Cheap energy. Cutting waste and taxes and red tape."
Not a single solitary mention of #Brexit....
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Ian Watkins the child rapist btw! The man that raped babies as young as 1 years old for fun!.
This is disgusting & Farage is the REAL EVIL among us!.
This is disgusting & Farage is the REAL EVIL among us!.
If this greedy and ridiculous man were to become Prime Minister, he'd be responsible for our security, safety, our NHS, our economy, and the welfare of our children.
Meanwhile he can't be bothered to do even basic checks on the Cameos that rake in £141,000 for him
metro.co.uk/2026/01/15/i...
Meanwhile he can't be bothered to do even basic checks on the Cameos that rake in £141,000 for him
metro.co.uk/2026/01/15/i...
Nigel Farage ‘tricked into paying tribute to Ian Watkins’
It cost £98 for The Reform UK leader to film the clip on his Cameo account
metro.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Ian Watkins the child rapist btw! The man that raped babies as young as 1 years old for fun!.
This is disgusting & Farage is the REAL EVIL among us!.
This is disgusting & Farage is the REAL EVIL among us!.
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Reform is rapidly becoming a sequel to the Conservatives with an even worse cast and terrible plot. Anyone thinking of voting for them should remember how the Tories broke Britain, the damage to our NHS, our schools, the sewage in our rivers and Liz Truss’s disastrous budget.
January 16, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Reform is rapidly becoming a sequel to the Conservatives with an even worse cast and terrible plot. Anyone thinking of voting for them should remember how the Tories broke Britain, the damage to our NHS, our schools, the sewage in our rivers and Liz Truss’s disastrous budget.
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No surprise to learn X is still permitting users to post these images generated by Grok despite claiming it had taken action. Enough is enough. @ofcom.bsky.social MUST use its powers to shut this down www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool
Despite restrictions announced this week, Guardian reporters find standalone app continues to allow posting of nonconsensual content
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:44 AM
No surprise to learn X is still permitting users to post these images generated by Grok despite claiming it had taken action. Enough is enough. @ofcom.bsky.social MUST use its powers to shut this down www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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First Medvedev, and now Benny Johnson.
Russia has truly activated all its assets to defend Trump’s ambitions in Greenland, because Russia and China benefit the most from it
Russia has truly activated all its assets to defend Trump’s ambitions in Greenland, because Russia and China benefit the most from it
January 15, 2026 at 8:29 AM
First Medvedev, and now Benny Johnson.
Russia has truly activated all its assets to defend Trump’s ambitions in Greenland, because Russia and China benefit the most from it
Russia has truly activated all its assets to defend Trump’s ambitions in Greenland, because Russia and China benefit the most from it
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A Farage clause would reflect "standard international practice" & would be a "rational response to years of Brexit-related instability in UK politics".
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
‘Once bitten, twice shy’: Readers say EU is right to futureproof Brexit reset deal
Our community rejected Nigel Farage’s claim that he could simply ‘break’ any EU reset deal, arguing that the so-called Farage clause reflects standard international law and the EU’s justified attempt ...
www.independent.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 6:52 AM
A Farage clause would reflect "standard international practice" & would be a "rational response to years of Brexit-related instability in UK politics".
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham tells Faisal Islam that Reform are “anti-North” over its plan to scrap the £45bn northern corridor rail link & “breathtakingly arrogant” to tell investors to shun the North of England.
“Look at them… There’s nothing northern about them,” he said
“Look at them… There’s nothing northern about them,” he said
January 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham tells Faisal Islam that Reform are “anti-North” over its plan to scrap the £45bn northern corridor rail link & “breathtakingly arrogant” to tell investors to shun the North of England.
“Look at them… There’s nothing northern about them,” he said
“Look at them… There’s nothing northern about them,” he said
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BBC report at a headline level that Grok will now not make sexually exploitative images any more. An actual reporter comes on and explains that it will do no such thing, and will just make the images invisible in the UK. These are two very, very different things.
January 15, 2026 at 6:44 AM
BBC report at a headline level that Grok will now not make sexually exploitative images any more. An actual reporter comes on and explains that it will do no such thing, and will just make the images invisible in the UK. These are two very, very different things.
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When Trump says things that are stupid, false, and traitorous, it’s worth remembering that Epstein emails indicate Epstein helped Russia blackmail him.
Trump is compromised by Russia
Trump is compromised by Russia
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 AM
When Trump says things that are stupid, false, and traitorous, it’s worth remembering that Epstein emails indicate Epstein helped Russia blackmail him.
Trump is compromised by Russia
Trump is compromised by Russia
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On Jan. 14, a U.S. Senate committee will hold a hearing framed as an inquiry into the safety of medication abortion. In reality, it will be an opportunity for the committee’s antiabortion majority to showcase junk science and misleading narratives to undermine access to mifepristone.
Junk In, Junk Out: What to Expect From the Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Medication Abortion
What to expect from the Senate HELP Committee hearing on medication abortion: undermining decades of scientific consensus on the safety of mifepristone
msmagazine.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:14 AM
On Jan. 14, a U.S. Senate committee will hold a hearing framed as an inquiry into the safety of medication abortion. In reality, it will be an opportunity for the committee’s antiabortion majority to showcase junk science and misleading narratives to undermine access to mifepristone.
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Further embarrassment.
January 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Further embarrassment.
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Farage backed Boris Johnson's disastrous Brexit deal and Liz Truss's catastrophic mini-budget.
No wonder he’s welcoming Nadhim Zahawi, someone who enthusiastically supported both.
No wonder he’s welcoming Nadhim Zahawi, someone who enthusiastically supported both.
January 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Farage backed Boris Johnson's disastrous Brexit deal and Liz Truss's catastrophic mini-budget.
No wonder he’s welcoming Nadhim Zahawi, someone who enthusiastically supported both.
No wonder he’s welcoming Nadhim Zahawi, someone who enthusiastically supported both.
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Nadhim Zahawi and family fled to the UK from Saddam Hussein's Iraq as a child refugee in 1978. Unable to speak English when he arrived, he became a hugely successful businessman and an MP before serving as Chancellor of the Exchequor.
His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.
His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.
January 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Nadhim Zahawi and family fled to the UK from Saddam Hussein's Iraq as a child refugee in 1978. Unable to speak English when he arrived, he became a hugely successful businessman and an MP before serving as Chancellor of the Exchequor.
His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.
His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.
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An index of sexism. As a general rule, the more misogynistic a society, the lower the female labour income share. As you can see, misogyny is everywhere.
From the World Inequality Report 2026.
From the World Inequality Report 2026.
January 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
An index of sexism. As a general rule, the more misogynistic a society, the lower the female labour income share. As you can see, misogyny is everywhere.
From the World Inequality Report 2026.
From the World Inequality Report 2026.
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They should have called it Rebrand UK.
ReTories are telling voters, really quite directly, that this is now a rebranding exercise, a quick change of costume.
Zahawi on why Badenoch won't be the next PM: "She's got the baggage of a defunct brand; a brand that the nation has decided it can no longer trust." ~AA
Zahawi on why Badenoch won't be the next PM: "She's got the baggage of a defunct brand; a brand that the nation has decided it can no longer trust." ~AA
January 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
They should have called it Rebrand UK.
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Kemi going to bat for the non-consensual, violent, child porn app formerly known as X.
January 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Kemi going to bat for the non-consensual, violent, child porn app formerly known as X.
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Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
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"The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first attack on a 'drug boat,' killing 11 ... the laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then killing them. That is a war crime."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:54 AM
"The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first attack on a 'drug boat,' killing 11 ... the laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then killing them. That is a war crime."
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Zahawi reveals some truths about Reform www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
Zahawi reveals some truths about Reform
As the Guardian has reported:
Nadhim Zahawi was rejected for a peerage by the Conservatives just weeks before he defected to Reform UK, Tory sources have told the Guardian.
The former chancellor aske...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Zahawi reveals some truths about Reform www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
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The government sits and watches as Heba dies. It's heartbreaking, horrible, almost impossible to compute. Didn't people vote in the hope (however forlorn) of ending the Tories' psychopathic mode of government? Yet on it goes, under Keir Starmer. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’
Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, in a Wakefield prison at the weekend and says ‘her body is shutting down’
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The government sits and watches as Heba dies. It's heartbreaking, horrible, almost impossible to compute. Didn't people vote in the hope (however forlorn) of ending the Tories' psychopathic mode of government? Yet on it goes, under Keir Starmer. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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These two are the crackpots currently demanding senior police resign for being in cahoots with radical Islamists. The guy on the left was one of the key figures in an absurd all-channels national panic about The Muslims taking over jihadifying schools. Do we see what is happening here?
January 12, 2026 at 8:47 AM
These two are the crackpots currently demanding senior police resign for being in cahoots with radical Islamists. The guy on the left was one of the key figures in an absurd all-channels national panic about The Muslims taking over jihadifying schools. Do we see what is happening here?
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January 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
“Please note that buying this will not in any direct way support Jerome Powell, but if we sell a decent number we’ll donate the profits to the FT’s Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign, to slightly reduce the chance this happens again.”