Graham Lambert
@onestarmoon.bsky.social
🌻Part time writer. Journalist. Politics. Blogger and traveller.
💙Full time lover of music and life. Carpe Diem.
🌻Live and let live. Unity not division
💙Full time lover of music and life. Carpe Diem.
🌻Live and let live. Unity not division
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, was a U.S. citizen with no criminal record, an official said. He was a registered nurse who worked in the intensive-care unit at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. nyti.ms/4t3ekJW
Alex Jeffrey Pretti Knew He Wanted to Help Others
Shot and killed by immigration agents on a Minneapolis street, he wanted to be a ‘force of good in the world.’
nyti.ms
January 24, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, was a U.S. citizen with no criminal record, an official said. He was a registered nurse who worked in the intensive-care unit at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. nyti.ms/4t3ekJW
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Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
Federal authorities said the slain man, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun. But videos show Mr. Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground.
nyti.ms
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.
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Federal agents had barred state investigators from the scene of Saturday’s shooting in Minneapolis, the head of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said, despite the agency taking the rare step of obtaining a search warrant. “We’re in uncharted territory here,” he said. Follow updates.
Minneapolis Live Updates: Videos of Shooting Appear to Contradict Federal Officials
An I.C.U. nurse shot by federal agents was an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said. A New York Times video analysis shows he was holding a phone, not a gun.
nyti.ms
January 25, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Federal agents had barred state investigators from the scene of Saturday’s shooting in Minneapolis, the head of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said, despite the agency taking the rare step of obtaining a search warrant. “We’re in uncharted territory here,” he said. Follow updates.
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“Heartbroken but also very angry… sickening lies by the administration… reprehensible and disgusting… Alex is clearly not holding a gun… please get the truth out about our son, he was a good man…”
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 AM
“Heartbroken but also very angry… sickening lies by the administration… reprehensible and disgusting… Alex is clearly not holding a gun… please get the truth out about our son, he was a good man…”
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NEW: this is how the US press would report on this if it was happening in a ‘shithole country’. It’s an execution. But it also reveals how weak Trump really is
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Death Squads Execute Second Dissident
Or what the US press would say if this was happening on the streets of a "shithole" country overseas
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:03 AM
NEW: this is how the US press would report on this if it was happening in a ‘shithole country’. It’s an execution. But it also reveals how weak Trump really is
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What is happening on the streets of Minneapolis is a test. The administration is testing the limits of its power and the strength of the resistance it encounters.
The intention is to provoke street violence in order for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act.
Carole Cadwalladr
The intention is to provoke street violence in order for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act.
Carole Cadwalladr
January 25, 2026 at 1:53 AM
What is happening on the streets of Minneapolis is a test. The administration is testing the limits of its power and the strength of the resistance it encounters.
The intention is to provoke street violence in order for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act.
Carole Cadwalladr
The intention is to provoke street violence in order for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act.
Carole Cadwalladr
The rising star in *Star*mer. 💫
It's difficult to imagine any other wannabe PM coming anywhere close to this PM's performance this week
Serious, calm, pragmatic, behind-the-scenes diplomacy in response to the chaotic world of Trump.
It matters here at home.
Failure is not an option
It's difficult to imagine any other wannabe PM coming anywhere close to this PM's performance this week
Serious, calm, pragmatic, behind-the-scenes diplomacy in response to the chaotic world of Trump.
It matters here at home.
Failure is not an option
January 24, 2026 at 11:33 PM
The rising star in *Star*mer. 💫
It's difficult to imagine any other wannabe PM coming anywhere close to this PM's performance this week
Serious, calm, pragmatic, behind-the-scenes diplomacy in response to the chaotic world of Trump.
It matters here at home.
Failure is not an option
It's difficult to imagine any other wannabe PM coming anywhere close to this PM's performance this week
Serious, calm, pragmatic, behind-the-scenes diplomacy in response to the chaotic world of Trump.
It matters here at home.
Failure is not an option
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People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
I'm old enough to remember the Tories/Reform, the instigators of Brexit, calling the UK-US bond "Indestructible" & built on shared values while describing the EU as undemocratic & a threat to UK sovereignty
There's enough egg on their faces to make the world's biggest omelette.
There's enough egg on their faces to make the world's biggest omelette.
January 18, 2026 at 5:39 AM
I'm old enough to remember the Tories/Reform, the instigators of Brexit, calling the UK-US bond "Indestructible" & built on shared values while describing the EU as undemocratic & a threat to UK sovereignty
There's enough egg on their faces to make the world's biggest omelette.
There's enough egg on their faces to make the world's biggest omelette.
There's no comparison between this government and what went before and what might come again.
Mistakes? There'll be some. Nobody sensible will claim that governing is easy, not least when there is a 14-year backlog of neglect.
But we've embarked on a renewed Britain.
I wish PM Starmer well in 2026.
Mistakes? There'll be some. Nobody sensible will claim that governing is easy, not least when there is a 14-year backlog of neglect.
But we've embarked on a renewed Britain.
I wish PM Starmer well in 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 9:56 AM
There's no comparison between this government and what went before and what might come again.
Mistakes? There'll be some. Nobody sensible will claim that governing is easy, not least when there is a 14-year backlog of neglect.
But we've embarked on a renewed Britain.
I wish PM Starmer well in 2026.
Mistakes? There'll be some. Nobody sensible will claim that governing is easy, not least when there is a 14-year backlog of neglect.
But we've embarked on a renewed Britain.
I wish PM Starmer well in 2026.
Happy New Year to one and all!
Wishing you joy, health, and peace.
Mostly peace.
Heres the new beginnings and 365 new chances. 🕯
Wishing you joy, health, and peace.
Mostly peace.
Heres the new beginnings and 365 new chances. 🕯
January 1, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Happy New Year to one and all!
Wishing you joy, health, and peace.
Mostly peace.
Heres the new beginnings and 365 new chances. 🕯
Wishing you joy, health, and peace.
Mostly peace.
Heres the new beginnings and 365 new chances. 🕯
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my theory: social media has whipped up impatience, scorn, hatred, anger, polarisation and frustration with anything other than immediate results
Glad the FT is asking the question. Even if I’m not convinced they found a compelling answer.
I get that Starmer & Reeves are unpopular, I really don’t understand the extent of the dislike.
www.ft.com/content/1995... ‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
I get that Starmer & Reeves are unpopular, I really don’t understand the extent of the dislike.
www.ft.com/content/1995... ‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
‘There’s a real dislike, even loathing’: why voters hate Starmer and Reeves
Allies concede the prime minister and chancellor have made mistakes yet the level of disdain towards them is still striking
www.ft.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:32 PM
my theory: social media has whipped up impatience, scorn, hatred, anger, polarisation and frustration with anything other than immediate results
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FTSE 100 scores best year since 2009 and outperforms Wall Street
FTSE 100 scores best year since 2009 and outperforms Wall Street
FTSE 100 scores best year since 2009 and outperforms Wall Street
www.independent.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
FTSE 100 scores best year since 2009 and outperforms Wall Street
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NEW: There have been several detailed complaints about the GB News interview with Trump - on impartiality, accuracy & lack of pushback.
Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.
Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.
Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Ofcom urged to investigate GB News Trump interview over inaccuracy claims
US president’s assertions climate change is ‘a hoax’ and London has police no-go areas left unchallenged, say critics
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NEW: There have been several detailed complaints about the GB News interview with Trump - on impartiality, accuracy & lack of pushback.
Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.
Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Ex-Ofcom official said they'd never seen anything like it.
Is this the moment Ofcom acts on increasingly politicised media?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
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Labour’s focus for 2026:
* growth with stability,
* stronger workers’ rights,
* a skills revolution,
* clean energy and nature recovery,
* fairer housing
* better public services
Rebuilding Britain
This time next year they’ll be half way through their first term!
* growth with stability,
* stronger workers’ rights,
* a skills revolution,
* clean energy and nature recovery,
* fairer housing
* better public services
Rebuilding Britain
This time next year they’ll be half way through their first term!
December 31, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Labour’s focus for 2026:
* growth with stability,
* stronger workers’ rights,
* a skills revolution,
* clean energy and nature recovery,
* fairer housing
* better public services
Rebuilding Britain
This time next year they’ll be half way through their first term!
* growth with stability,
* stronger workers’ rights,
* a skills revolution,
* clean energy and nature recovery,
* fairer housing
* better public services
Rebuilding Britain
This time next year they’ll be half way through their first term!
Finally, I made it into my new apartment just in time for the new year.
Exhausted, bearded, undernourished, and unwashed.
But the final push was worth it in the end.
Now, I can finally settle and embrace life's adventures again.
New beginnings
Happy New Year to one and all.
Peace✌️
Exhausted, bearded, undernourished, and unwashed.
But the final push was worth it in the end.
Now, I can finally settle and embrace life's adventures again.
New beginnings
Happy New Year to one and all.
Peace✌️
December 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Finally, I made it into my new apartment just in time for the new year.
Exhausted, bearded, undernourished, and unwashed.
But the final push was worth it in the end.
Now, I can finally settle and embrace life's adventures again.
New beginnings
Happy New Year to one and all.
Peace✌️
Exhausted, bearded, undernourished, and unwashed.
But the final push was worth it in the end.
Now, I can finally settle and embrace life's adventures again.
New beginnings
Happy New Year to one and all.
Peace✌️
To all who celebrate.
I wish you a merry Christmas filled with joy, peace, and happiness.
I wish you a merry Christmas filled with joy, peace, and happiness.
December 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
To all who celebrate.
I wish you a merry Christmas filled with joy, peace, and happiness.
I wish you a merry Christmas filled with joy, peace, and happiness.
Out of touch’ hereditary peers criticised for voting against workers’ rights.
The Lords voted to support a string of Conservative-backed amendments to the employment rights bill late on Monday for the third time running.
The Lords voted to support a string of Conservative-backed amendments to the employment rights bill late on Monday for the third time running.
November 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Out of touch’ hereditary peers criticised for voting against workers’ rights.
The Lords voted to support a string of Conservative-backed amendments to the employment rights bill late on Monday for the third time running.
The Lords voted to support a string of Conservative-backed amendments to the employment rights bill late on Monday for the third time running.
Breaking:
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has voted to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition.
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has voted to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition.
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Breaking:
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has voted to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition.
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has voted to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an outcome President Trump had fought for months before ending his opposition.
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GB News investor and Spectator owner Paul Marshall is in the running to buy the Telegraph now that the RedBird takeover plan has collapsed, the Guardian reports.
Hard to see this being anything other than a disaster for public discourse in Britain if that goes ahead.
Hard to see this being anything other than a disaster for public discourse in Britain if that goes ahead.
November 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
GB News investor and Spectator owner Paul Marshall is in the running to buy the Telegraph now that the RedBird takeover plan has collapsed, the Guardian reports.
Hard to see this being anything other than a disaster for public discourse in Britain if that goes ahead.
Hard to see this being anything other than a disaster for public discourse in Britain if that goes ahead.
Well, well.
Boris Johnson approved the China’s super-embassy proposal in 2018 welcoming “China’s largest overseas diplomatic investment”
The Chinese government bought the site for £255m the same month, after Johnson's assurances, it could proceed with a proposal
Boris Johnson approved the China’s super-embassy proposal in 2018 welcoming “China’s largest overseas diplomatic investment”
The Chinese government bought the site for £255m the same month, after Johnson's assurances, it could proceed with a proposal
October 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Well, well.
Boris Johnson approved the China’s super-embassy proposal in 2018 welcoming “China’s largest overseas diplomatic investment”
The Chinese government bought the site for £255m the same month, after Johnson's assurances, it could proceed with a proposal
Boris Johnson approved the China’s super-embassy proposal in 2018 welcoming “China’s largest overseas diplomatic investment”
The Chinese government bought the site for £255m the same month, after Johnson's assurances, it could proceed with a proposal
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Treasury warns employees not to take pictures of Trump’s White House demolition
Treasury warns employees not to take pictures of Trump’s White House demolition
Treasury warns employees not to take pictures of Trump’s White House demolition
www.independent.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Treasury warns employees not to take pictures of Trump’s White House demolition
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A Bulgarian minister has said his govt has evidence.
Yvette Cooper, the UK's foreign secretary, said: “It is clear that illegal migration into Europe and beyond is being driven not just by organised crime networks seeking to make a profit, but by hostile state actors seeking to destabilise Europe"
Yvette Cooper, the UK's foreign secretary, said: “It is clear that illegal migration into Europe and beyond is being driven not just by organised crime networks seeking to make a profit, but by hostile state actors seeking to destabilise Europe"
Russia ‘helping people smugglers flood Europe and UK with migrants’ | LBC
A Bulgarian minister has said his government has evidence of direct links between Russia's foreign intelligence agency and the criminal gangs helping illegal migrants to enter Europe.
www.lbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
A Bulgarian minister has said his govt has evidence.
Yvette Cooper, the UK's foreign secretary, said: “It is clear that illegal migration into Europe and beyond is being driven not just by organised crime networks seeking to make a profit, but by hostile state actors seeking to destabilise Europe"
Yvette Cooper, the UK's foreign secretary, said: “It is clear that illegal migration into Europe and beyond is being driven not just by organised crime networks seeking to make a profit, but by hostile state actors seeking to destabilise Europe"
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Starmer, Zelensky, EU leaders agree that Ukraine borders should not be changed by force
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Statement by President Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Starmer, Chancellor Merz, President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Prime Minister Tusk, President von der Leyen, President Costa, Prime Minister Støre,...
We are all united in our desire for a just and lasting peace, deserved by the people of Ukraine.\nWe strongly support President Trump\'s position that the fighting should stop immediately, and that th...
ec.europa.eu
October 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Starmer, Zelensky, EU leaders agree that Ukraine borders should not be changed by force
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Struggled to get back into my account. But anyway I'm in now.
Not long back from a wonderful holiday in Copenhagen.
We also visited a waffle house in Dragor. Yummy.
Which put me in mind of Boris Johnson, who is attending the Covid inquiry today.
Not long back from a wonderful holiday in Copenhagen.
We also visited a waffle house in Dragor. Yummy.
Which put me in mind of Boris Johnson, who is attending the Covid inquiry today.
October 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Struggled to get back into my account. But anyway I'm in now.
Not long back from a wonderful holiday in Copenhagen.
We also visited a waffle house in Dragor. Yummy.
Which put me in mind of Boris Johnson, who is attending the Covid inquiry today.
Not long back from a wonderful holiday in Copenhagen.
We also visited a waffle house in Dragor. Yummy.
Which put me in mind of Boris Johnson, who is attending the Covid inquiry today.