Maggie Atkinson
@matkinson956.bsky.social
Proud former public servant now in consultancy/service advice/improvement. NED, charity trustee & Chair. Lifelong passion for & work on REAL social justice & equity. Gobby northern cat mum. Barnsley my heart's home. Radio ham. Musician. Gardener.
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“Many countries would simply play along, knowing Trump’s playbook. Sign a vague deal, make sure there are some lucrative money-making prospects for some of Trump’s friends, and wait for his attention to lapse.
“Iran is different. The regime is extreme, well entrenched, and determined to cling on.”
“Iran is different. The regime is extreme, well entrenched, and determined to cling on.”
Fragile Trump cannot see that Iran will make the Iraq War look like child's play
Trump wants conflicts he can win quickly and easily, at no personal or political cost to himself. But in Iran, he could not have picked a worse target
inews.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
“Many countries would simply play along, knowing Trump’s playbook. Sign a vague deal, make sure there are some lucrative money-making prospects for some of Trump’s friends, and wait for his attention to lapse.
“Iran is different. The regime is extreme, well entrenched, and determined to cling on.”
“Iran is different. The regime is extreme, well entrenched, and determined to cling on.”
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Pardoned J6er Jake Lang, who was chased out of Minneapolis a few weeks ago after trying to publicly burn a Quran, was arrested after he destroyed an anti-ICE sign in St. Paul yesterday.
February 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Pardoned J6er Jake Lang, who was chased out of Minneapolis a few weeks ago after trying to publicly burn a Quran, was arrested after he destroyed an anti-ICE sign in St. Paul yesterday.
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These are the worst people empowered to do the worst possible things.
I really do not see how we can have a functioning democracy & keep DHS.
I really do not see how we can have a functioning democracy & keep DHS.
A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
Transplant recipient arrested by federal agents in Rochester needs medicine, state representative says
State Rep. Kim Hicks told MPR News she drove to the Whipple Federal Building near Ft. Snelling Thursday night to give the man his medication but authorities wouldn't take it without a doctor's note. S...
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:14 PM
These are the worst people empowered to do the worst possible things.
I really do not see how we can have a functioning democracy & keep DHS.
I really do not see how we can have a functioning democracy & keep DHS.
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One of the things we learned during our High Court case against Reform is its propensity, nakedly and without embarassment, to lie. Only the blissfully naive would take its explanation for this at face value.
Reform faces police investigation over ‘concerned neighbour’ byelection letters
Material distributed in Gorton and Denton did not have legally required imprint stating it was funded by party
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
One of the things we learned during our High Court case against Reform is its propensity, nakedly and without embarassment, to lie. Only the blissfully naive would take its explanation for this at face value.
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EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK just broke electoral law in Gorton and Denton.
The party confirmed they sent out campaign materials without proper party imprint, something it insists was a mistake.
The party confirmed they sent out campaign materials without proper party imprint, something it insists was a mistake.
February 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK just broke electoral law in Gorton and Denton.
The party confirmed they sent out campaign materials without proper party imprint, something it insists was a mistake.
The party confirmed they sent out campaign materials without proper party imprint, something it insists was a mistake.
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Trump’s funding a MAGA invasion of UK & EU
🚨 Code fucking red 🚨
'A report from the Financial Times last night made my stomach drop
'The FT revealed that Trump’s State Department is pulling together a “slush fund” to bankroll pro-MAGA groups in the UK and Europe'
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
🚨 Code fucking red 🚨
'A report from the Financial Times last night made my stomach drop
'The FT revealed that Trump’s State Department is pulling together a “slush fund” to bankroll pro-MAGA groups in the UK and Europe'
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
Trump’s funding a MAGA invasion of UK and EU
🚨 Code f*cking red 🚨
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Trump’s funding a MAGA invasion of UK & EU
🚨 Code fucking red 🚨
'A report from the Financial Times last night made my stomach drop
'The FT revealed that Trump’s State Department is pulling together a “slush fund” to bankroll pro-MAGA groups in the UK and Europe'
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
🚨 Code fucking red 🚨
'A report from the Financial Times last night made my stomach drop
'The FT revealed that Trump’s State Department is pulling together a “slush fund” to bankroll pro-MAGA groups in the UK and Europe'
open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Does 74 year old Patricia Clegg from Gorton and Denton even exist in real life?
EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK just broke electoral law in Gorton and Denton.
The party confirmed they sent out campaign materials without proper party imprint, something it insists was a mistake.
The party confirmed they sent out campaign materials without proper party imprint, something it insists was a mistake.
February 6, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Does 74 year old Patricia Clegg from Gorton and Denton even exist in real life?
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Most definitely worth reading.
There has been lots of reporting on this, it’s really worth checking out @peterjukes.bsky.social article in @bylinetimes.bsky.social.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Most definitely worth reading.
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🇲🇩🇺🇦 Moldovan President Sandu said that she is against her nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, because there are more worthy candidates - Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
February 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
🇲🇩🇺🇦 Moldovan President Sandu said that she is against her nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize, because there are more worthy candidates - Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
Sandu emphasized that it is Ukrainians who are truly sacrificing themselves for the sake of peace and security in Ukraine and the EU.
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True art. True humanity. What the struggle is all about.
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 6, 2026 at 8:41 PM
True art. True humanity. What the struggle is all about.
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“Westminster silly-bugger toy-soldiers hyperbrain bullshit” is such a beautiful turn of phrase and I may have to start using it
February 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM
“Westminster silly-bugger toy-soldiers hyperbrain bullshit” is such a beautiful turn of phrase and I may have to start using it
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"comparable to an average Boris Johnson Tuesday"😂
February 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM
"comparable to an average Boris Johnson Tuesday"😂
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Ian is also right: this is the absolute WORST SCANDAL to rock a British government since.... well... since.... ummm.... since the last Conservative government under Boris Johnson.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Ian is also right: this is the absolute WORST SCANDAL to rock a British government since.... well... since.... ummm.... since the last Conservative government under Boris Johnson.
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They did the same in Caerffili in October 2025. Mistake? No way.
nation.cymru/news/decepti...
nation.cymru/news/decepti...
'Deceptive' dear neighbour letter from Reform sparks anger among Caerphilly residents
Emily Price Reform election propaganda claiming to be from a “neighbour” has caused uproar amongst voters in Caerphilly. Nigel Farage’s party hopes to gain a Senedd seat in the by-election on October...
nation.cymru
February 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
They did the same in Caerffili in October 2025. Mistake? No way.
nation.cymru/news/decepti...
nation.cymru/news/decepti...
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There’s a v cynical media and political blindspot in the Epstein shitshow. A feeding frenzy to get rid of Starmer while red-carpeting Farage into No10. Who is named in the files. As is Candy, Reform’s treasurer. With Bannon. And Brexit.
Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.
Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.
February 5, 2026 at 7:44 AM
There’s a v cynical media and political blindspot in the Epstein shitshow. A feeding frenzy to get rid of Starmer while red-carpeting Farage into No10. Who is named in the files. As is Candy, Reform’s treasurer. With Bannon. And Brexit.
Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.
Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.
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This is true & seriously frustrating & dangerous.
Our msm is running the show. 🤬
Our msm is running the show. 🤬
There’s a v cynical media and political blindspot in the Epstein shitshow. A feeding frenzy to get rid of Starmer while red-carpeting Farage into No10. Who is named in the files. As is Candy, Reform’s treasurer. With Bannon. And Brexit.
Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.
Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.
February 5, 2026 at 7:51 AM
This is true & seriously frustrating & dangerous.
Our msm is running the show. 🤬
Our msm is running the show. 🤬
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Yes, we do need to see this but by God it stinks that the party that made Johnson (who partied with Russians with an envelope stuffed full of God knows what, then ennobled the son of a KGB spy, took backhanders & loans and gave govt. contracts to mates throughout his premiership) their leader.
Kemi Badenoch demands release of Mandelson vetting process amid Epstein ties
The Tory leader claimed concerns were “waived away†in order to appoint “a man who is a close friend of a convicted paedophileâ€
abcly.us
February 5, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Yes, we do need to see this but by God it stinks that the party that made Johnson (who partied with Russians with an envelope stuffed full of God knows what, then ennobled the son of a KGB spy, took backhanders & loans and gave govt. contracts to mates throughout his premiership) their leader.
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Also morally wrong.
🚨🚨Given current situation and with the sharply deteriorating situation in #trumpland, I think it is unwise, imprudent and just a very bad idea for the EU to go ahead with plans to grant #US border authorities unprecedented access to Europeans’ data. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...
EU plan to share data with US border force sparks surveillance fears
Washington is demanding access to sensitive data as ICE heightens fears in Europe.
www.politico.eu
February 5, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Also morally wrong.
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Ahem . Didn't the Tories start all that off? I guess if they push for us to lose Palentir - no bad thing - they can also tell the taxpayer...
February 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Ahem . Didn't the Tories start all that off? I guess if they push for us to lose Palentir - no bad thing - they can also tell the taxpayer...
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He's doing it again folks. 🙄
February 4, 2026 at 8:37 PM
He's doing it again folks. 🙄
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Great work by Greg Sargent. We are, right now, deciding whether we want to be a land of giant concentration camps and ethnic cleanings.
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country
The next phase of ICE’s big ramp-up: a nationwide network of vast detention facilities. But guess what? Even parts of Red America are saying no.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Great work by Greg Sargent. We are, right now, deciding whether we want to be a land of giant concentration camps and ethnic cleanings.
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
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Keith Porter was killed by an off-duty ICE officer on New Year's Eve & it's not even being investigated!
He was celebrating the new year by firing a weapon when an off-duty, ICE savage killed him.
ICE has no respect for the value of human life.
Demand Congress
#FundHealthcareOverICE
202-224-3121
He was celebrating the new year by firing a weapon when an off-duty, ICE savage killed him.
ICE has no respect for the value of human life.
Demand Congress
#FundHealthcareOverICE
202-224-3121
February 4, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Keith Porter was killed by an off-duty ICE officer on New Year's Eve & it's not even being investigated!
He was celebrating the new year by firing a weapon when an off-duty, ICE savage killed him.
ICE has no respect for the value of human life.
Demand Congress
#FundHealthcareOverICE
202-224-3121
He was celebrating the new year by firing a weapon when an off-duty, ICE savage killed him.
ICE has no respect for the value of human life.
Demand Congress
#FundHealthcareOverICE
202-224-3121
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Trump is betraying America, Ukraine, and NATO because Putin is blackmailing him. Long ago, our DOJ, FBI, CIA, and Pentagon chiefs told us on TV that Trump is compromised, that "Putin has something on him," and now these American experts are being persecuted. We have become an outpost of the Kremlin!
Jeffrey Epstein investigated for being a Russian spy
Polish PM says photographs suggest financier was recruited to supply Moscow with kompromat — as Christopher Steele notes Robert Maxwell connection
www.thetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Trump is betraying America, Ukraine, and NATO because Putin is blackmailing him. Long ago, our DOJ, FBI, CIA, and Pentagon chiefs told us on TV that Trump is compromised, that "Putin has something on him," and now these American experts are being persecuted. We have become an outpost of the Kremlin!