Brigitte Scammell
@scammell.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor Orthopaedic Surgery. NHS > 40 years. Work in clinical education and for a charity for homeless people. All views my own.
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NEW Nerve investigation reveals extent of Palantir's enmeshment in UK state operations
Peter Thiel's surveillance company has deals with government bodies amounting to at least £670m – inc. £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency
By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Charlie Young & Max Colbert
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Peter Thiel's surveillance company has deals with government bodies amounting to at least £670m – inc. £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency
By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Charlie Young & Max Colbert
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January 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
NEW Nerve investigation reveals extent of Palantir's enmeshment in UK state operations
Peter Thiel's surveillance company has deals with government bodies amounting to at least £670m – inc. £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency
By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Charlie Young & Max Colbert
🔗⏬
Peter Thiel's surveillance company has deals with government bodies amounting to at least £670m – inc. £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency
By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Charlie Young & Max Colbert
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Lincolnshire County Council is asking what should happen to vital Housing Related Support services. Your feedback is urgently needed to help understand the real human and community consequences if this support is changed or withdrawn. Please complete the survey→ act.frameworkha.org/page/182539/...
act.frameworkha.org
February 1, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Lincolnshire County Council is asking what should happen to vital Housing Related Support services. Your feedback is urgently needed to help understand the real human and community consequences if this support is changed or withdrawn. Please complete the survey→ act.frameworkha.org/page/182539/...
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In our blood. In our water. In our babies. 🩸☠️💧Ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAs👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
Let’s flood the consultation to ban these poisons!
Linked to cancer, fertility issues, and birth defects -- forever chemicals (PFAS) are now found in our food, drinking water, and even our blood. When we reach 100k signatures, 38 Degrees will submit o...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 27, 2026 at 9:40 AM
In our blood. In our water. In our babies. 🩸☠️💧Ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAs👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
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Force the government to listen to Umer, before it’s too late. Take action now 👇
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
January 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Force the government to listen to Umer, before it’s too late. Take action now 👇
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
Force the government to meet with the Palestine Action hunger strikers NOW
goodlaw.social/8f6640
goodlaw.social/8f6640
Force the government to meet with the Palestine Action hunger strikers NOW
Update 26/01/2026: Umer is on day 4 of thirst strike, and day 17 of hunger strike. Doctors fear he might not have much time left. Force the government to listen to him, before it’s too late. Palestine...
goodlaw.social
January 26, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Force the government to meet with the Palestine Action hunger strikers NOW
goodlaw.social/8f6640
goodlaw.social/8f6640
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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Everything is awful but the creativity behind some of these handmade posters gives me a glimmer of hope in humanity.
January 25, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Everything is awful but the creativity behind some of these handmade posters gives me a glimmer of hope in humanity.
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Customer complaints over water bills up by 50% in England & Wales.
Don't be fooled by social tariffs, cost passed to other customers.
Billions extracted in dividends, exec pay; fines announced, not paid; customers fleeced. No one protects people.
Privatisation is a scam.
Don't be fooled by social tariffs, cost passed to other customers.
Billions extracted in dividends, exec pay; fines announced, not paid; customers fleeced. No one protects people.
Privatisation is a scam.
Customer complaints over water bills surge by 50% in England and Wales
Number of households complaining rises to 16,000 in 2025, with Southern Water the biggest target
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Customer complaints over water bills up by 50% in England & Wales.
Don't be fooled by social tariffs, cost passed to other customers.
Billions extracted in dividends, exec pay; fines announced, not paid; customers fleeced. No one protects people.
Privatisation is a scam.
Don't be fooled by social tariffs, cost passed to other customers.
Billions extracted in dividends, exec pay; fines announced, not paid; customers fleeced. No one protects people.
Privatisation is a scam.
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Kyiv.
Afternoon after the attack.
The Dnipro River is still frozen.
No heat, water, or electricity in homes.
But hope lives.
We have much to fight for and to live for.
Afternoon after the attack.
The Dnipro River is still frozen.
No heat, water, or electricity in homes.
But hope lives.
We have much to fight for and to live for.
January 24, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Kyiv.
Afternoon after the attack.
The Dnipro River is still frozen.
No heat, water, or electricity in homes.
But hope lives.
We have much to fight for and to live for.
Afternoon after the attack.
The Dnipro River is still frozen.
No heat, water, or electricity in homes.
But hope lives.
We have much to fight for and to live for.
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From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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Two hard hours in Kyiv.
russia attacked our critical infrastructure again.
Drones are still snooping around.
My words change nothing, but at least you’ll know.
russia attacked our critical infrastructure again.
Drones are still snooping around.
My words change nothing, but at least you’ll know.
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Two hard hours in Kyiv.
russia attacked our critical infrastructure again.
Drones are still snooping around.
My words change nothing, but at least you’ll know.
russia attacked our critical infrastructure again.
Drones are still snooping around.
My words change nothing, but at least you’ll know.
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The last two weeks felt like a year.
Two massive attacks that left Kyiv cold and dark.
We switched to survival mode.
I’ve just realized I hardly read or learned anything in these two weeks that felt like a year.
Wow.
Survival mode put my curiosity into a cave.
Two massive attacks that left Kyiv cold and dark.
We switched to survival mode.
I’ve just realized I hardly read or learned anything in these two weeks that felt like a year.
Wow.
Survival mode put my curiosity into a cave.
January 23, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The last two weeks felt like a year.
Two massive attacks that left Kyiv cold and dark.
We switched to survival mode.
I’ve just realized I hardly read or learned anything in these two weeks that felt like a year.
Wow.
Survival mode put my curiosity into a cave.
Two massive attacks that left Kyiv cold and dark.
We switched to survival mode.
I’ve just realized I hardly read or learned anything in these two weeks that felt like a year.
Wow.
Survival mode put my curiosity into a cave.
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Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich.
They know that a hostile environment is not conducive to accumulation. They can increase real wages for workers.
Govt can tax super-rich at higher rates, impose wealth tax and redistribute.
They know that a hostile environment is not conducive to accumulation. They can increase real wages for workers.
Govt can tax super-rich at higher rates, impose wealth tax and redistribute.
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich.
They know that a hostile environment is not conducive to accumulation. They can increase real wages for workers.
Govt can tax super-rich at higher rates, impose wealth tax and redistribute.
They know that a hostile environment is not conducive to accumulation. They can increase real wages for workers.
Govt can tax super-rich at higher rates, impose wealth tax and redistribute.
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My four favourite facts about the cockchafer beetle:
1. It's called a cockchafer beetle.
2. It’s also sometimes known as a “billywitch”.
3. It’s unusually loud and clumsy by beetle standards and bangs into lots of things when it flies into your house by mistake.
4. It looks like this, close up.
1. It's called a cockchafer beetle.
2. It’s also sometimes known as a “billywitch”.
3. It’s unusually loud and clumsy by beetle standards and bangs into lots of things when it flies into your house by mistake.
4. It looks like this, close up.
January 20, 2026 at 8:07 AM
My four favourite facts about the cockchafer beetle:
1. It's called a cockchafer beetle.
2. It’s also sometimes known as a “billywitch”.
3. It’s unusually loud and clumsy by beetle standards and bangs into lots of things when it flies into your house by mistake.
4. It looks like this, close up.
1. It's called a cockchafer beetle.
2. It’s also sometimes known as a “billywitch”.
3. It’s unusually loud and clumsy by beetle standards and bangs into lots of things when it flies into your house by mistake.
4. It looks like this, close up.
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The Empire State Building is shining in red, black and green tonight in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
January 20, 2026 at 1:11 AM
The Empire State Building is shining in red, black and green tonight in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Bats (order Chiroptera) comprise 20% of all mammal species with 1200 known types of bat. With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more manoeuvrable than birds. #bat #bats #mammal #mammals #wildlife #nature #chiroptera 🦇
January 20, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Bats (order Chiroptera) comprise 20% of all mammal species with 1200 known types of bat. With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more manoeuvrable than birds. #bat #bats #mammal #mammals #wildlife #nature #chiroptera 🦇
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
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Billionaire wealth jumps to highest ever at $18.3 trillion, up 16% in 2025, up 81% since 2020
Half the world lives in poverty.
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people.
Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m.
Concentration of wealth is a danger.
Half the world lives in poverty.
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people.
Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m.
Concentration of wealth is a danger.
‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Billionaire wealth jumps to highest ever at $18.3 trillion, up 16% in 2025, up 81% since 2020
Half the world lives in poverty.
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people.
Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m.
Concentration of wealth is a danger.
Half the world lives in poverty.
Billionaires are 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than normal people.
Richest 56 Britons hold more wealth than 27m.
Concentration of wealth is a danger.
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Kyiv is under attack.
First, the power went out.
Now, the heating too.
-12 °C outside.
I want the world to know what russia does.
First, the power went out.
Now, the heating too.
-12 °C outside.
I want the world to know what russia does.
January 20, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Kyiv is under attack.
First, the power went out.
Now, the heating too.
-12 °C outside.
I want the world to know what russia does.
First, the power went out.
Now, the heating too.
-12 °C outside.
I want the world to know what russia does.
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People here are outside patrolling their neighborhoods in this, trying to keep their neighbors safe from lawless armed masked goons. Armed with whistles and vests, they are essentially fighting a war against their own government and its ethnic cleansing campaign.
January 19, 2026 at 12:43 PM
People here are outside patrolling their neighborhoods in this, trying to keep their neighbors safe from lawless armed masked goons. Armed with whistles and vests, they are essentially fighting a war against their own government and its ethnic cleansing campaign.
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Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
January 16, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
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You know reality is biting hard when the Telegraph publishes this
🚨🇪🇺 Brexit WOW moment 🇪🇺🚨
The Brexitgraph Telegraph published a full-blown obituary for Brexit:
📉 GDP down 8%
📉 Investment down 18%
📉 Productivity down 4%
📉 Employment down 4%
❌ No trade benefits
❌ No regulatory freedom
❌ No upside whatsoever
Do you agree it’s time to end Brexit?
The Brexitgraph Telegraph published a full-blown obituary for Brexit:
📉 GDP down 8%
📉 Investment down 18%
📉 Productivity down 4%
📉 Employment down 4%
❌ No trade benefits
❌ No regulatory freedom
❌ No upside whatsoever
Do you agree it’s time to end Brexit?
January 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
You know reality is biting hard when the Telegraph publishes this