Lady Smidge (HH to friends)
@ladysmidge.bsky.social
Servant to a tuxedo rescue cat 🐈⬛
Likes facts and Science 🤓
And ☕️🥂
Likes facts and Science 🤓
And ☕️🥂
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Yes, Trump is deranged and delusional. But from Greenland to destroying NATO Putin has always been pulling the strings. My latest ⬇️
mdavis19881.substack.com/p/russia-rus...
mdavis19881.substack.com/p/russia-rus...
January 20, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Yes, Trump is deranged and delusional. But from Greenland to destroying NATO Putin has always been pulling the strings. My latest ⬇️
mdavis19881.substack.com/p/russia-rus...
mdavis19881.substack.com/p/russia-rus...
Bloody hell - he’s good isn’t he?
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Bloody hell - he’s good isn’t he?
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that” - Martin Luther King Jr.
#MartinLutherKingJr #MLKDay
#MartinLutherKingJr #MLKDay
January 19, 2026 at 9:46 PM
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that” - Martin Luther King Jr.
#MartinLutherKingJr #MLKDay
#MartinLutherKingJr #MLKDay
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Terrible damage to energy facilities in Odesa too.
About 100,000 people were left without power this morning.
"The destruction is significant and repair work will take a long time" said a spokesman for power company DTEK.
About 100,000 people were left without power this morning.
"The destruction is significant and repair work will take a long time" said a spokesman for power company DTEK.
January 19, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Terrible damage to energy facilities in Odesa too.
About 100,000 people were left without power this morning.
"The destruction is significant and repair work will take a long time" said a spokesman for power company DTEK.
About 100,000 people were left without power this morning.
"The destruction is significant and repair work will take a long time" said a spokesman for power company DTEK.
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70 years ago, the Thames was declared “biologically dead”.
Now it’s thriving with life, with everything from harbour porpoises to wading birds.
Proof that when we choose long-term action, London’s nature prospers.
Now it’s thriving with life, with everything from harbour porpoises to wading birds.
Proof that when we choose long-term action, London’s nature prospers.
River Thames cleaner but at risk from climate change, report says - BBC News
A report finds the river is in good condition, but experts warn of climate change threat.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 3:31 PM
70 years ago, the Thames was declared “biologically dead”.
Now it’s thriving with life, with everything from harbour porpoises to wading birds.
Proof that when we choose long-term action, London’s nature prospers.
Now it’s thriving with life, with everything from harbour porpoises to wading birds.
Proof that when we choose long-term action, London’s nature prospers.
Had this pad for Christmas- seems particularly apt for today 🤨
January 19, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Had this pad for Christmas- seems particularly apt for today 🤨
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The message of Trump’s letter to the prime minister of Norway signals that the president “genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues.
Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw
Will Republicans in Congress ever step in?
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The message of Trump’s letter to the prime minister of Norway signals that the president “genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues.
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‘Hang on, who are you? This is MY big weekend!”
‘Sorry can’t talk - the humans are counting me. They’re so excited.’
‘But...I’M ON THE POSTERS!’
#BigGardenBirdwatch
‘Sorry can’t talk - the humans are counting me. They’re so excited.’
‘But...I’M ON THE POSTERS!’
#BigGardenBirdwatch
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
‘Hang on, who are you? This is MY big weekend!”
‘Sorry can’t talk - the humans are counting me. They’re so excited.’
‘But...I’M ON THE POSTERS!’
#BigGardenBirdwatch
‘Sorry can’t talk - the humans are counting me. They’re so excited.’
‘But...I’M ON THE POSTERS!’
#BigGardenBirdwatch
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Great to see Bristol's Green councillors making case for a trial Universal Basic Income - a guaranteed payment that would have huge benefits for groups like care leavers, and give a massive boost to culture and the arts. bristolgreenparty.org.uk/greens-call-...
Greens Call for Universal Basic Income Trial for Bristol - Bristol Green Party
Bristol Green councillors have put forward a motion to Bristol City Council calling for the Government to fund a trial of universal basic income (UBI) in the city. A universal...
bristolgreenparty.org.uk
January 19, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Great to see Bristol's Green councillors making case for a trial Universal Basic Income - a guaranteed payment that would have huge benefits for groups like care leavers, and give a massive boost to culture and the arts. bristolgreenparty.org.uk/greens-call-...
The sad & frustrating irony of Schindler’s List being on BBC2 tonight is not lost on me…
January 18, 2026 at 9:44 PM
The sad & frustrating irony of Schindler’s List being on BBC2 tonight is not lost on me…
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Reform's opponents need to keep punching this bruise.
It's a real problem for a would-be nationalist leader when they start looking like the lapdog of a hostile power.
This did a lot of damage to Oswald Mosley in the 1930s, and it could become a serious issue for Farage.
It's a real problem for a would-be nationalist leader when they start looking like the lapdog of a hostile power.
This did a lot of damage to Oswald Mosley in the 1930s, and it could become a serious issue for Farage.
It’s a real shame that Nigel Farage is too unwell to do interviews the morning after Donald Trump threatens us with sanctions.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
January 18, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Reform's opponents need to keep punching this bruise.
It's a real problem for a would-be nationalist leader when they start looking like the lapdog of a hostile power.
This did a lot of damage to Oswald Mosley in the 1930s, and it could become a serious issue for Farage.
It's a real problem for a would-be nationalist leader when they start looking like the lapdog of a hostile power.
This did a lot of damage to Oswald Mosley in the 1930s, and it could become a serious issue for Farage.
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After internet shutdowns inside Iran following escalating anti-government protests, 1,300 fake profiles seeking to influence discourse on Scottish independence, Brexit and institutional collapse went dark.
UK politics ‘constantly suffering’ from online disinformation, says Labour MP
Emily Thornberry says risk posed to British democracy by bot farms and biased algorithms requires action
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM
After internet shutdowns inside Iran following escalating anti-government protests, 1,300 fake profiles seeking to influence discourse on Scottish independence, Brexit and institutional collapse went dark.
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Reform Party candidate defending murder of a protester. When people show you who they are...
🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀
1.This is an actual Reform candidate.
2.This is what iCE have been allowed to do
3.This is #Farage’s future ICEUK army
And the media is avidly preparing the country for exactly this.
Some of us warned and warned you. You didn’t believe us. I will be dead by then. Good luck.
1.This is an actual Reform candidate.
2.This is what iCE have been allowed to do
3.This is #Farage’s future ICEUK army
And the media is avidly preparing the country for exactly this.
Some of us warned and warned you. You didn’t believe us. I will be dead by then. Good luck.
January 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Reform Party candidate defending murder of a protester. When people show you who they are...
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Stop the vile profiteers! Commissioner demands end to getting rich off care kids.
Strong stuff, in the Express of all places.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
Strong stuff, in the Express of all places.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
Stop the profiteers - Commissioner demands end to getting rich off care kids
More than £350million has been spent on putting vulnerable children in 'illegal' care homes, often far from their families
www.express.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Stop the vile profiteers! Commissioner demands end to getting rich off care kids.
Strong stuff, in the Express of all places.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
Strong stuff, in the Express of all places.
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
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OTD in 1945, Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved 15,000 Jews in WW2, was kidnapped by the Soviet NKVD who took him to Moscow & killed him.
Cos we're the real anti-fascists
Cos we're the real anti-fascists
January 17, 2026 at 9:12 AM
OTD in 1945, Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved 15,000 Jews in WW2, was kidnapped by the Soviet NKVD who took him to Moscow & killed him.
Cos we're the real anti-fascists
Cos we're the real anti-fascists
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I wonder why Nigel Farage has pulled out of The Laura Kuenssberg TV programme this morning?
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January 18, 2026 at 9:30 AM
I wonder why Nigel Farage has pulled out of The Laura Kuenssberg TV programme this morning?
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Love this film ❤️
Playing at games, acting out names, guessing the parts we played...
#CaryGrant #AudreyHepburn #WalterMatthau in CHARADE (1963) 1:10pm
Expect the unexpected in this stylish thriller #TPTVsubtitles directed by #StanleyDonen
#CaryGrant #AudreyHepburn #WalterMatthau in CHARADE (1963) 1:10pm
Expect the unexpected in this stylish thriller #TPTVsubtitles directed by #StanleyDonen
January 18, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Love this film ❤️
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It’s a real shame that Nigel Farage is too unwell to do interviews the morning after Donald Trump threatens us with sanctions.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
January 18, 2026 at 10:51 AM
It’s a real shame that Nigel Farage is too unwell to do interviews the morning after Donald Trump threatens us with sanctions.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
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1. The tariffs are paid by US consumers
2. Greenland isn't for sale
3. Go f**k yourself
2. Greenland isn't for sale
3. Go f**k yourself
BREAKING: Trump says eight European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing U.S. control of Greenland.
Trump says 8 European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
President Donald Trump says he'll charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European countries because of opposition to U.S. control of Greenland.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM
1. The tariffs are paid by US consumers
2. Greenland isn't for sale
3. Go f**k yourself
2. Greenland isn't for sale
3. Go f**k yourself
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Starmer’s US policy lies in tatters. Trump is now punishing the UK and NATO allies just for doing the right thing.
Time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House, and work with European and Commonwealth allies to make him back down from this reckless plan.
Time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House, and work with European and Commonwealth allies to make him back down from this reckless plan.
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Starmer’s US policy lies in tatters. Trump is now punishing the UK and NATO allies just for doing the right thing.
Time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House, and work with European and Commonwealth allies to make him back down from this reckless plan.
Time for the PM to stand firm against the bully in the White House, and work with European and Commonwealth allies to make him back down from this reckless plan.
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I’ve been stalwart backer of transatlantic alliance all my life. I understand why Europeans have so far trod softly/tried to keep Trump onside. But, there comes a time when you have to face reality. The US is no longer our ally. Its defense guarantee is worthless. Time to kick ass back🧵
January 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I’ve been stalwart backer of transatlantic alliance all my life. I understand why Europeans have so far trod softly/tried to keep Trump onside. But, there comes a time when you have to face reality. The US is no longer our ally. Its defense guarantee is worthless. Time to kick ass back🧵
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Please SHARE if you agree!
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Please SHARE if you agree!
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try to keep this going - we've doubled the number of signatures since yesterday. It is surely worthy of at least a debate in the commons.
In light of recent events, this should surely get some more traction
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
try to keep this going - we've doubled the number of signatures since yesterday. It is surely worthy of at least a debate in the commons.
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Chaos is the distraction. Power is the goal. And for once, we have a window to stop it.
Virginia voters can block election rigging - BUT ONLY if we act now.
VOTE YES and donate here to fund the official fight if you can:
Virginia voters can block election rigging - BUT ONLY if we act now.
VOTE YES and donate here to fund the official fight if you can:
Support fair elections in Virginia!
act.link
January 16, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Chaos is the distraction. Power is the goal. And for once, we have a window to stop it.
Virginia voters can block election rigging - BUT ONLY if we act now.
VOTE YES and donate here to fund the official fight if you can:
Virginia voters can block election rigging - BUT ONLY if we act now.
VOTE YES and donate here to fund the official fight if you can: