Martin
@magpie1.bsky.social
🇪🇺🇲🇽🇪🇸🏴🇨🇿- Interested in EU, UK, US and Global politics. On a local level, following urban and social news from Edinburgh, Prague and Mexico City.
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Some Tories, after 14 years in power…
…are saying nothing now works in the UK.
So they’re joining Reform, so they can complain about the Tory record - and you can vote them right back in, in a few years’ time, under new anti-Tory branding.
🤷🏻♂️
…are saying nothing now works in the UK.
So they’re joining Reform, so they can complain about the Tory record - and you can vote them right back in, in a few years’ time, under new anti-Tory branding.
🤷🏻♂️
January 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Some Tories, after 14 years in power…
…are saying nothing now works in the UK.
So they’re joining Reform, so they can complain about the Tory record - and you can vote them right back in, in a few years’ time, under new anti-Tory branding.
🤷🏻♂️
…are saying nothing now works in the UK.
So they’re joining Reform, so they can complain about the Tory record - and you can vote them right back in, in a few years’ time, under new anti-Tory branding.
🤷🏻♂️
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“We’re gonna need a bigger bus”
January 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
“We’re gonna need a bigger bus”
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I tend to repost Cold War Steve mostly when things are at its peak shit. This weekend fortunately I could finish two pending issues that had me worried. Happy Sunday.
January 11, 2026 at 11:16 AM
I tend to repost Cold War Steve mostly when things are at its peak shit. This weekend fortunately I could finish two pending issues that had me worried. Happy Sunday.
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Strange isn't it... the people who actually live in London overwhelmingly think it's safe.... almost like everyone else is falling for a lie
I wonder what Londoners know that the rest of the country don’t?
January 11, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Strange isn't it... the people who actually live in London overwhelmingly think it's safe.... almost like everyone else is falling for a lie
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Reports and videos show ICE agents asking American citizens whether they’ve “learned their lesson over the last few days” are deeply troubling. Language like this implies intent and raises serious questions about premeditation and mindset on the scene.
January 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Reports and videos show ICE agents asking American citizens whether they’ve “learned their lesson over the last few days” are deeply troubling. Language like this implies intent and raises serious questions about premeditation and mindset on the scene.
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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I will remind politicians that sucking up to Trump and ignoring anything he does wrong doesn't make him respect you.
It makes him think you are weak and can be pushed around and bullied as much as he likes.
You are painting a target on your head.
It makes him think you are weak and can be pushed around and bullied as much as he likes.
You are painting a target on your head.
January 4, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I will remind politicians that sucking up to Trump and ignoring anything he does wrong doesn't make him respect you.
It makes him think you are weak and can be pushed around and bullied as much as he likes.
You are painting a target on your head.
It makes him think you are weak and can be pushed around and bullied as much as he likes.
You are painting a target on your head.
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Donald Trump says he’ll run Venezuela, so by his business record, it’ll soon be shut down
January 4, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Donald Trump says he’ll run Venezuela, so by his business record, it’ll soon be shut down
¿Final de la pesadilla en Venezuela o el inicio de algo peor?
YouTube video by Preguntas Incómodas
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Maduro forgot that if you're an ally of Russia, 1 of 2 things will happen:
1. Russia will attack you
2. Russia will do nothing when someone else does
1. Russia will attack you
2. Russia will do nothing when someone else does
January 4, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Maduro forgot that if you're an ally of Russia, 1 of 2 things will happen:
1. Russia will attack you
2. Russia will do nothing when someone else does
1. Russia will attack you
2. Russia will do nothing when someone else does
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With the initial shock of Maduro’s capture subsiding, today I look at what it does to the rest of the world at war.
youtu.be/e4SVt3B0UE8
youtu.be/e4SVt3B0UE8
How Maduro’s Capture Upends the World at War
YouTube video by William Spaniel
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 6:23 PM
With the initial shock of Maduro’s capture subsiding, today I look at what it does to the rest of the world at war.
youtu.be/e4SVt3B0UE8
youtu.be/e4SVt3B0UE8
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Tesco makes nearly £4bn profit.
Nearly 50% of its workforce are on Universal Credit, receiving about £600m a year.
Why isn't Tesco paying?
Nearly 50% of its workforce are on Universal Credit, receiving about £600m a year.
Why isn't Tesco paying?
December 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tesco makes nearly £4bn profit.
Nearly 50% of its workforce are on Universal Credit, receiving about £600m a year.
Why isn't Tesco paying?
Nearly 50% of its workforce are on Universal Credit, receiving about £600m a year.
Why isn't Tesco paying?
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This is one of our favorites!
December 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is one of our favorites!
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This is ridiculous. There clearly has not been a 660% increase in terrorism
in the UK over the past year.
How much is it costing the criminal justice system to arrest and prosecute all these people for the crime of wearing a t-shirt or holding a placard?
news.sky.com/story/terror...
in the UK over the past year.
How much is it costing the criminal justice system to arrest and prosecute all these people for the crime of wearing a t-shirt or holding a placard?
news.sky.com/story/terror...
Terrorism arrests soar by 660% after Palestine Action ban
Official figures show 1,630, or 86%, of the 1,886 arrests for terrorism-related activity in the year to the end of September 2025 were linked to supporting the group.
news.sky.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This is ridiculous. There clearly has not been a 660% increase in terrorism
in the UK over the past year.
How much is it costing the criminal justice system to arrest and prosecute all these people for the crime of wearing a t-shirt or holding a placard?
news.sky.com/story/terror...
in the UK over the past year.
How much is it costing the criminal justice system to arrest and prosecute all these people for the crime of wearing a t-shirt or holding a placard?
news.sky.com/story/terror...
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Today I have mostly been a petulant, attention-seeking cry baby.
December 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Today I have mostly been a petulant, attention-seeking cry baby.
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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A newly released batch of images shows the rich and powerful people with whom convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein socialized, and other glimpses of his lifestyle.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A newly released batch of images shows the rich and powerful people with whom convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein socialized, and other glimpses of his lifestyle.
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Wow does North Korea asks this much?
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Wow does North Korea asks this much?
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@fesshole.bsky.social posts tickle me silly, but sometimes they also give very sound advice
December 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
@fesshole.bsky.social posts tickle me silly, but sometimes they also give very sound advice
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Little Girl, "My Mommy says you (Nigel Farage) hate foreigners."
TV Presenter, "No, no, no little girl you're not supposed to say that!"
TV Presenter, "No, no, no little girl you're not supposed to say that!"
December 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Little Girl, "My Mommy says you (Nigel Farage) hate foreigners."
TV Presenter, "No, no, no little girl you're not supposed to say that!"
TV Presenter, "No, no, no little girl you're not supposed to say that!"
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this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
this shit is just beyond parody, man