Alex Rhind 🏴
@mrsrhino.bsky.social
Designer and doodler. Working with social, environmental and conservation charities.
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Gemini's Top 10 incompetent UK govt list:
1. 2022 Mini-Budget Crisis
2. COVID-19 Fraud
3. Overspending on HS2
4. Asylum System Failures
5. NHS Waiting List Crisis
6. Post-Brexit Borders
7. Grenfell Tower Cladding
8. Universal Credit Taper
9. IT Project Wastage
10. Post Office scandal
OBR not close!
1. 2022 Mini-Budget Crisis
2. COVID-19 Fraud
3. Overspending on HS2
4. Asylum System Failures
5. NHS Waiting List Crisis
6. Post-Brexit Borders
7. Grenfell Tower Cladding
8. Universal Credit Taper
9. IT Project Wastage
10. Post Office scandal
OBR not close!
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Gemini's Top 10 incompetent UK govt list:
1. 2022 Mini-Budget Crisis
2. COVID-19 Fraud
3. Overspending on HS2
4. Asylum System Failures
5. NHS Waiting List Crisis
6. Post-Brexit Borders
7. Grenfell Tower Cladding
8. Universal Credit Taper
9. IT Project Wastage
10. Post Office scandal
OBR not close!
1. 2022 Mini-Budget Crisis
2. COVID-19 Fraud
3. Overspending on HS2
4. Asylum System Failures
5. NHS Waiting List Crisis
6. Post-Brexit Borders
7. Grenfell Tower Cladding
8. Universal Credit Taper
9. IT Project Wastage
10. Post Office scandal
OBR not close!
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Timeline cleanse—sound on.
Watch these woodpecker nestlings enjoying their first rain days before leaving the nest.
I live in a region where these beauties are common. My dad used to feed them from his deck. He rigged a pulley system that carried a can of suet into the trees.🌲
📸Michael Fogelman
Watch these woodpecker nestlings enjoying their first rain days before leaving the nest.
I live in a region where these beauties are common. My dad used to feed them from his deck. He rigged a pulley system that carried a can of suet into the trees.🌲
📸Michael Fogelman
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Timeline cleanse—sound on.
Watch these woodpecker nestlings enjoying their first rain days before leaving the nest.
I live in a region where these beauties are common. My dad used to feed them from his deck. He rigged a pulley system that carried a can of suet into the trees.🌲
📸Michael Fogelman
Watch these woodpecker nestlings enjoying their first rain days before leaving the nest.
I live in a region where these beauties are common. My dad used to feed them from his deck. He rigged a pulley system that carried a can of suet into the trees.🌲
📸Michael Fogelman
@lewisgoodall.com thanks for the excellent Ken Clark interview. Oh boy do we miss his ilk.
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
@lewisgoodall.com thanks for the excellent Ken Clark interview. Oh boy do we miss his ilk.
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With the budget and immigration policy under such intense criticism from Labour MPs before either is even officially happened and questions over Starmer’s leadership you do have to wonder if this is a dead government walking.
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
With the budget and immigration policy under such intense criticism from Labour MPs before either is even officially happened and questions over Starmer’s leadership you do have to wonder if this is a dead government walking.
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:
[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]
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CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us.
2
CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.
3
CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-
BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister
4
BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?
5
HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill
6
HITLER:
What we are proposing -
CHURCHILL:
Hang on
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HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -
8
CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here
BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate
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CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate
You don't debate fascists
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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!
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HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...
CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-
12
HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!
BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreibw4ldc3fhslbvxgy2oqrof2oys5kpgh7zu6a5f3usmx3lf4547qm@jpeg)
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Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis).
Critically endangered, native to East and Southern Africa, known for its hooked upper lip used for browsing on leaves and branches.
1,800-3,000 lbs (800-1,400 kg).
Killed for crooks pushing "traditional" (vile, bullshit) medicine & ornamental carvings. Sick
Critically endangered, native to East and Southern Africa, known for its hooked upper lip used for browsing on leaves and branches.
1,800-3,000 lbs (800-1,400 kg).
Killed for crooks pushing "traditional" (vile, bullshit) medicine & ornamental carvings. Sick
November 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis).
Critically endangered, native to East and Southern Africa, known for its hooked upper lip used for browsing on leaves and branches.
1,800-3,000 lbs (800-1,400 kg).
Killed for crooks pushing "traditional" (vile, bullshit) medicine & ornamental carvings. Sick
Critically endangered, native to East and Southern Africa, known for its hooked upper lip used for browsing on leaves and branches.
1,800-3,000 lbs (800-1,400 kg).
Killed for crooks pushing "traditional" (vile, bullshit) medicine & ornamental carvings. Sick
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Combining a couple of thoughts from this, perhaps a good way to do electoral reform (and what LDs should have demanded in 2010) is an (Irish-style) two-stage process where an independent Citizens' Assembly ponders the best system and then their choice is put to the rest of the public in a referendum
My interview with @iandunt.bsky.social on how the UK government got to be so bad.
It's not individuals but bad incentives and bad systems that make effective governance impossible.
We run through the UK's many institutional absurdities and how to fix them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yfo...
It's not individuals but bad incentives and bad systems that make effective governance impossible.
We run through the UK's many institutional absurdities and how to fix them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yfo...
Why Governments Can’t Get Anything Done and How We Can Fix It | Ian Dunt
YouTube video by 80,000 Hours
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Combining a couple of thoughts from this, perhaps a good way to do electoral reform (and what LDs should have demanded in 2010) is an (Irish-style) two-stage process where an independent Citizens' Assembly ponders the best system and then their choice is put to the rest of the public in a referendum
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75 years ago, the ECHR was signed after the horrors of the war.
Today, Nigel Farage and many Westminster politicians want to tear up the laws that protect our basic human rights.
Our rights are not Westminster’s to take away. We will stand firmly against that.
Today, Nigel Farage and many Westminster politicians want to tear up the laws that protect our basic human rights.
Our rights are not Westminster’s to take away. We will stand firmly against that.
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
75 years ago, the ECHR was signed after the horrors of the war.
Today, Nigel Farage and many Westminster politicians want to tear up the laws that protect our basic human rights.
Our rights are not Westminster’s to take away. We will stand firmly against that.
Today, Nigel Farage and many Westminster politicians want to tear up the laws that protect our basic human rights.
Our rights are not Westminster’s to take away. We will stand firmly against that.
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I did a lecture on the impact of Brexit on British politics. Watch it here if you're really bored www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztqL...
Reflections on the Brexit Revolution: 2025-26 Mackenzie-Stuart Lecture
YouTube video by Cambridge Law Faculty
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I did a lecture on the impact of Brexit on British politics. Watch it here if you're really bored www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztqL...
Enjoy. Shouty Brummie complains loudly about the Royals...
November 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Enjoy. Shouty Brummie complains loudly about the Royals...
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🙌 Huge double digit lead for Scottish independence in a latest poll.
🔎 This is a (+3%) boost in a month, from the same pollster.
🏴 The harder we work, the stronger the movement.
🔎 This is a (+3%) boost in a month, from the same pollster.
🏴 The harder we work, the stronger the movement.
October 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🙌 Huge double digit lead for Scottish independence in a latest poll.
🔎 This is a (+3%) boost in a month, from the same pollster.
🏴 The harder we work, the stronger the movement.
🔎 This is a (+3%) boost in a month, from the same pollster.
🏴 The harder we work, the stronger the movement.
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for the Guardian.
[Scene is BBC BREAKFAST with two presenters and a guest on the sofa].
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PRESENTER:
Now - some disturbing new research has shown
2
PRESENTER:
that as many as 10 non-Reform political parties may currently operating ‘under the radar’ across the UK.
[Show on screen logos for Greens, Lib Dems, Conservatives
3
PRESENTER:
In the studio to discuss this, Nigel Farage
[We see the guest on the sofa is indeed Nigel Farage]
4
PRESENTER:
Nigel, what’s your view?
FARAGE:
Well I think this very worrying.
5
FARAGE:
And just another reason why we should ban all immigration.
6
PRESENTER:
I won’t push back on that
FARAGE:
Absolutely!
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PRESENTER:
Funnily enough, this is what your new show’s about, isn’t it?
FARAGE:
Oop - plug time!
PRESENTER:
Ha ha
8
FARAGE:
Yes it’s a 12-part BBC documentary called ‘In Search Of The Political Parties That Aren’t My One’.
9
[Show on the TV screen Farage presenting a documentary series titled In Search Of The Political Parties That Aren’t My One. He is wearing his farmer's getup and looking dreamily at the UK from hillsides, visiting pubs and chatting with the locals, etc]
FARAGE:
It’s a really emotional journey
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FARAGE:
with lots of dreamy footage of me looking relatable...
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FARAGE:
as I answer the question:
*Am I the only option for Britain?*
12
[Cut back to studio]
PRESENTER:
I won’t push back on that
FARAGE:
Absolutely!
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OK, who did this?!!! 🤣
October 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
OK, who did this?!!! 🤣
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This is the ad Donald Trump woke up furious about.
Would be a shame if it went viral.
Would be a shame if it went viral.
October 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This is the ad Donald Trump woke up furious about.
Would be a shame if it went viral.
Would be a shame if it went viral.
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"The SNP are on a very dangerous tack. What they are doing is trying to build up a situation in Scotland where the services are manifestly better than south of the border in a number of areas.”
When asked whether that was a bad thing, Lord Foulkes replied:
“No, but they are doing it deliberately.”
When asked whether that was a bad thing, Lord Foulkes replied:
“No, but they are doing it deliberately.”
October 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
"The SNP are on a very dangerous tack. What they are doing is trying to build up a situation in Scotland where the services are manifestly better than south of the border in a number of areas.”
When asked whether that was a bad thing, Lord Foulkes replied:
“No, but they are doing it deliberately.”
When asked whether that was a bad thing, Lord Foulkes replied:
“No, but they are doing it deliberately.”
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In the last 10 years Swiss glaciers lost a quarter of their ice volume
The warming is accelerating!
From now on, I publish my articles in English as well
Free accessible. The only thing I ask is a push on the repost button
(the donation button is ❤️)
reportersonline.eu/2025-another...
The warming is accelerating!
From now on, I publish my articles in English as well
Free accessible. The only thing I ask is a push on the repost button
(the donation button is ❤️)
reportersonline.eu/2025-another...
2025 another disastrous year for glaciers in Switzerland - Reporters Online
The glaciers in the Swiss Alps suffered significant damage again last summer. In the melt season of 2025 a total of 1.4 cubic kilometers of ice has melted – a reduction of 3 percent of Switzerland's t...
reportersonline.eu
October 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
In the last 10 years Swiss glaciers lost a quarter of their ice volume
The warming is accelerating!
From now on, I publish my articles in English as well
Free accessible. The only thing I ask is a push on the repost button
(the donation button is ❤️)
reportersonline.eu/2025-another...
The warming is accelerating!
From now on, I publish my articles in English as well
Free accessible. The only thing I ask is a push on the repost button
(the donation button is ❤️)
reportersonline.eu/2025-another...
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Vote Reform and get a shit-show. To no one's surprise, hard right idiots motivated by a hatred of immigration are incompetents in government, consumed by in-fighting, egoism and back-biting. Let's hope the wheels come off Farage's latest vehicle before 2029.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Suck it up’: leaked video exposes bitter infighting at Reform UK’s flagship Kent council
Exclusive: Footage reveals Kent leader berating councillors amid rows over budgets and bullying claims
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Vote Reform and get a shit-show. To no one's surprise, hard right idiots motivated by a hatred of immigration are incompetents in government, consumed by in-fighting, egoism and back-biting. Let's hope the wheels come off Farage's latest vehicle before 2029.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Ooh look, an actual mainstream politician taking the fight to Farage. Who knew it was possible?
“Nigel Farage needs to come clean and explain if Reform UK would weaken women’s rights if he came to power.” @libdemdaisy.bsky.social urges Farage to expjain his ties to the US anti-choice movement.
Farage urged to explain anti-abortion links to meeting with Trump officials
Lib Dems accuse Reform leader of wanting to water down women’s rights after reports of help from advocacy group
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Ooh look, an actual mainstream politician taking the fight to Farage. Who knew it was possible?
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NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
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Rupert Lowe on Nathan Gill, former Reform leader in Wales, who has pleaded guilty to taking bribes from pro-Russian proxies:
"I had absolutely no idea. I was new to the European Parliament, Nathan had been there for years alongside Farage - they were very close."
Shots fired. ~AA
"I had absolutely no idea. I was new to the European Parliament, Nathan had been there for years alongside Farage - they were very close."
Shots fired. ~AA
October 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Rupert Lowe on Nathan Gill, former Reform leader in Wales, who has pleaded guilty to taking bribes from pro-Russian proxies:
"I had absolutely no idea. I was new to the European Parliament, Nathan had been there for years alongside Farage - they were very close."
Shots fired. ~AA
"I had absolutely no idea. I was new to the European Parliament, Nathan had been there for years alongside Farage - they were very close."
Shots fired. ~AA
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Wind turbine base install
October 13, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Wind turbine base install
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About to give evidence to the House of Lords sub-committee on the new proposed criminal offence of failing to disclose tax avoidance schemes.
It’s something I called for. But I now think there’s a better way. More to follow.
It’s something I called for. But I now think there’s a better way. More to follow.
October 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
About to give evidence to the House of Lords sub-committee on the new proposed criminal offence of failing to disclose tax avoidance schemes.
It’s something I called for. But I now think there’s a better way. More to follow.
It’s something I called for. But I now think there’s a better way. More to follow.