@sevebalo.bsky.social
Qualified ACA. More recently, Data Consultant (SQL, Excel, PowerQuery, Python, R, Modelling, ETL, Machine Learning), mainly in Financial Services. Guitar, Piano. Colchester United FC. Occasional runner. Pun-tastic
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This is 100% FALSE. Immigration judges do NOT play any role in issuing administrative warrants. They are generated and signed by ICE officers themselves. ICE’s own training materials say they can’t be used for a search of a home!
Here’s a blank warrant form. Note who signs it.
Here’s a blank warrant form. Note who signs it.
January 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM
This is 100% FALSE. Immigration judges do NOT play any role in issuing administrative warrants. They are generated and signed by ICE officers themselves. ICE’s own training materials say they can’t be used for a search of a home!
Here’s a blank warrant form. Note who signs it.
Here’s a blank warrant form. Note who signs it.
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So it was Badenoch *personally* who stabbed Britain in the back during the Greenland crisis! Simply unbelievable. Ought to be a resignation matter.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
How Badenoch’s meeting with Mike Johnson led to Trump’s Chagos deal rant
A brief encounter set off a chain of events that culminated in a public rebuff to the US president from Keir Starmer
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:58 AM
So it was Badenoch *personally* who stabbed Britain in the back during the Greenland crisis! Simply unbelievable. Ought to be a resignation matter.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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US law requires 2/3 Senate approval for international treaties
Trump’s Board of Peace has now officially been recognized as an international organization, according to the White House.
January 22, 2026 at 11:48 AM
US law requires 2/3 Senate approval for international treaties
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“We’ve invented a magic computer. It uses all of the earth’s resources, we’ve spent trillions on it and it’s the sole growth area of the US economy.”
“What does it do?”
“We were hoping you could tell us.”
“What does it do?”
“We were hoping you could tell us.”
Delicious to me
January 22, 2026 at 7:36 AM
“We’ve invented a magic computer. It uses all of the earth’s resources, we’ve spent trillions on it and it’s the sole growth area of the US economy.”
“What does it do?”
“We were hoping you could tell us.”
“What does it do?”
“We were hoping you could tell us.”
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Thank you Mr President, that clears things up.
January 22, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Thank you Mr President, that clears things up.
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As with all things Trump, wait until you see a signed agreement with specifics, and wait until you see who signs it. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Rutte says the status of Greenland was not discussed as part of the “framework” deal Trump announced
January 22, 2026 at 1:09 AM
As with all things Trump, wait until you see a signed agreement with specifics, and wait until you see who signs it. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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IF ONLY THERE WAS A SNAPPY ACRONYM
January 21, 2026 at 8:24 PM
IF ONLY THERE WAS A SNAPPY ACRONYM
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Farage has the unbelievable nerve to talk at Davos about Britain’s “moral decline”.
This repulsive piece of shit IS Britain’s moral decline. He’s betrayed our country for self-interest, prejudice and greed. Shame on everyone who’s allowed that.
#NeverPM
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
This repulsive piece of shit IS Britain’s moral decline. He’s betrayed our country for self-interest, prejudice and greed. Shame on everyone who’s allowed that.
#NeverPM
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
World would be a ‘better place’ if US took over Greenland, says Nigel Farage
Reform leader says he agrees ‘strategically’ with Trump but adds that views of Greenlanders must be respected
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Farage has the unbelievable nerve to talk at Davos about Britain’s “moral decline”.
This repulsive piece of shit IS Britain’s moral decline. He’s betrayed our country for self-interest, prejudice and greed. Shame on everyone who’s allowed that.
#NeverPM
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
This repulsive piece of shit IS Britain’s moral decline. He’s betrayed our country for self-interest, prejudice and greed. Shame on everyone who’s allowed that.
#NeverPM
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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the thing is that AI is very good at confident bullshit, which becomes more a part of your job toward the top of the ladder
The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
🤷
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:15 PM
the thing is that AI is very good at confident bullshit, which becomes more a part of your job toward the top of the ladder
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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UEFA and European FAs deeply concerned about Greenland crisis. Informal talks held this week about what a response could look like if things escalate in fast-moving situation. Military aggression likely red line for serious World Cup boycott talk. Story: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Concerned European football chiefs discuss response to Trump over Greenland
European football’s leaders are increasingly concerned about Donald Trump’s wish to annex Greenland and have held initial discussions about how the sport could respond
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:56 PM
UEFA and European FAs deeply concerned about Greenland crisis. Informal talks held this week about what a response could look like if things escalate in fast-moving situation. Military aggression likely red line for serious World Cup boycott talk. Story: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
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I think this is my core geopolitical belief.
Frankly: it is ridiculous that Russia (population circa 145 million, awful demographics, GDP of about the same size as Italy) is a security threat to Europe that requires US help to manage. But it currently is.
Reversing that is the first aim. And very very achievable.
Reversing that is the first aim. And very very achievable.
January 20, 2026 at 8:47 PM
I think this is my core geopolitical belief.
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Liberal Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who faces a Democratic primary challenger this year, is calling for President Trump to be removed from power under the 25th Amendment after Trump acknowledged he would be less likely to pressure Denmark to give up Greenland had he won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
thehill.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Liberal Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who faces a Democratic primary challenger this year, is calling for President Trump to be removed from power under the 25th Amendment after Trump acknowledged he would be less likely to pressure Denmark to give up Greenland had he won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
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was briefly so excited reading this until I realised he meant Davos
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 PM
was briefly so excited reading this until I realised he meant Davos
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Keir Starmer walks slowly out of Number 10. He grips the lectern, knuckles white, methodically calls Donald Trump every expletive he can think of and then, without taking any questions, walks back inside. Everybody nods. Better out than in.
January 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Keir Starmer walks slowly out of Number 10. He grips the lectern, knuckles white, methodically calls Donald Trump every expletive he can think of and then, without taking any questions, walks back inside. Everybody nods. Better out than in.
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www.ft.com/content/c36a... Israel bulldozes UN agency for Palestinian refugees @jamesshotter.bsky.social
Israel bulldozes UN agency for Palestinian refugees
Demolition of buildings in East Jerusalem is escalation in Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign against UNRWA
www.ft.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:02 PM
www.ft.com/content/c36a... Israel bulldozes UN agency for Palestinian refugees @jamesshotter.bsky.social
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FWIW, the one and only time Article 5 has formally been invoked was following 9/11 -- by NATO and on behalf of the United States, without it having to make any request.
Trump: "The big fear I have with NATO is we spend tremendous amounts of money with NATO and I know we'll come to their rescue, but I just really do question whether or not they'll come to ours. Just saying."
January 20, 2026 at 8:36 PM
FWIW, the one and only time Article 5 has formally been invoked was following 9/11 -- by NATO and on behalf of the United States, without it having to make any request.
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Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world.
January 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world.
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“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
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The woman shouting "shame!" was the wife of Renee Nicole Good who had just watched her being murdered by an ICE agent. That reaction was remarkably mild.
Trump on Renee Good: "When she was shot, there was another woman that was screaming 'Shame. Shame Shame Shame.' So loud. Like a professional opera singer. She was so loud. And so professional. She wasn't a woman that was hurt like, 'Oh my heart is injured.' She was a professional."
January 20, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The woman shouting "shame!" was the wife of Renee Nicole Good who had just watched her being murdered by an ICE agent. That reaction was remarkably mild.