Stephen Phillips
@sidthekid1965.bsky.social
🔶️ Overly sarcastic and cynical personal views. Also Secretary of Fylde Lib Dems & St. Anne's Town Councillor
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The Telegraph’s political editor is saying, more subtly, what others are saying brutally.
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 PM
The Telegraph’s political editor is saying, more subtly, what others are saying brutally.
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Protesters in Los Angeles projected an anti-ICE video onto the Twin Towers, an ICE-linked detention facility where the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department actively collaborates with ICE for deportation screenings.
January 25, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Protesters in Los Angeles projected an anti-ICE video onto the Twin Towers, an ICE-linked detention facility where the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department actively collaborates with ICE for deportation screenings.
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That’s a shocking decision from the Labour Party
It only makes the PM look weaker.
Andy Burnham should be allowed to stand.
It only makes the PM look weaker.
Andy Burnham should be allowed to stand.
January 25, 2026 at 12:09 PM
That’s a shocking decision from the Labour Party
It only makes the PM look weaker.
Andy Burnham should be allowed to stand.
It only makes the PM look weaker.
Andy Burnham should be allowed to stand.
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Andy Burnham returning to his safe job having started a civil war in the Labour Party
elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire
ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire
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January 25, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Andy Burnham returning to his safe job having started a civil war in the Labour Party
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Deputy Labour Leader Lucy Powell was the only National Executive Committee member to vote for allowing Andy Burnham to stand
BREAKING: Andy Burnham has been BLOCKED from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on the NEC group it was 8-1 against him
January 25, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Deputy Labour Leader Lucy Powell was the only National Executive Committee member to vote for allowing Andy Burnham to stand
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NEW: Andy Burnham blocked for standing in the Denton by-election.
8-1 against.
Lucy Powell only vote in favour.
8-1 against.
Lucy Powell only vote in favour.
January 25, 2026 at 12:04 PM
NEW: Andy Burnham blocked for standing in the Denton by-election.
8-1 against.
Lucy Powell only vote in favour.
8-1 against.
Lucy Powell only vote in favour.
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Andy Burnham blocked from byelection race by Labour ruling committee
Decision likely to set off ferocious row between Keir Starmer loyalists and allies of Greater Manchester mayor
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Decision likely to set off ferocious row between Keir Starmer loyalists and allies of Greater Manchester mayor
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Andy Burnham blocked from byelection race by Labour ruling committee
Decision likely to set off ferocious row between Keir Starmer loyalists and allies of Greater Manchester mayor
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Andy Burnham blocked from byelection race by Labour ruling committee
Decision likely to set off ferocious row between Keir Starmer loyalists and allies of Greater Manchester mayor
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Decision likely to set off ferocious row between Keir Starmer loyalists and allies of Greater Manchester mayor
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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From The Guardian:
Andy Burnham blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group it was 8-1 against him.
Andy Burnham blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group it was 8-1 against him.
January 25, 2026 at 12:18 PM
From The Guardian:
Andy Burnham blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group it was 8-1 against him.
Andy Burnham blocked from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group it was 8-1 against him.
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Labour's ruling committee, which is stuffed full of allies of Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney, has just blocked Andy Burnham from standing to be an MP in Gorton and Denton.
The odds of Labour losing this previously safe seat to Reform now look much higher
The odds of Labour losing this previously safe seat to Reform now look much higher
January 25, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Labour's ruling committee, which is stuffed full of allies of Keir Starmer and Morgan McSweeney, has just blocked Andy Burnham from standing to be an MP in Gorton and Denton.
The odds of Labour losing this previously safe seat to Reform now look much higher
The odds of Labour losing this previously safe seat to Reform now look much higher
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Blocking Andy Burnham from fighting the Gorton by-election is another gift to Reform from a Labour leadership whose entire strategy has so far played directly into their hands
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
Morgan McSweeney’s 0% Strategy
The plot to block Andy Burnham's return to Westminster tells you everything you need to know about how Keir Starmer's Government got itself into this mess
www.adambienkov.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Blocking Andy Burnham from fighting the Gorton by-election is another gift to Reform from a Labour leadership whose entire strategy has so far played directly into their hands
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
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I know not what to say after this day. Please accept some natural beauty.
We are but nothing,
We return to the great void,
Make the best of it.
#Photography #Auroraborealis #Haiku
We are but nothing,
We return to the great void,
Make the best of it.
#Photography #Auroraborealis #Haiku
January 25, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I know not what to say after this day. Please accept some natural beauty.
We are but nothing,
We return to the great void,
Make the best of it.
#Photography #Auroraborealis #Haiku
We are but nothing,
We return to the great void,
Make the best of it.
#Photography #Auroraborealis #Haiku
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Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
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The deadly shooting in Minneapolis today was a straight-up execution of a protester by Trump's federal brownshirts.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The deadly shooting in Minneapolis today was a straight-up execution of a protester by Trump's federal brownshirts.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
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Quite glad that the big story in British politics is whether Andy Burnham will apply to stand in a by-election and not people being gunned down by state militias.
Solidarity with Minnesotans resisting this barbarity.
Solidarity with Minnesotans resisting this barbarity.
January 24, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Quite glad that the big story in British politics is whether Andy Burnham will apply to stand in a by-election and not people being gunned down by state militias.
Solidarity with Minnesotans resisting this barbarity.
Solidarity with Minnesotans resisting this barbarity.
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Trump one week ago: "It's a good thing for him [Carney] to sign a trade deal. If he can get a deal with China, he should do that."
Trump today: "If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A."
Trump today: "If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A."
January 24, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Trump one week ago: "It's a good thing for him [Carney] to sign a trade deal. If he can get a deal with China, he should do that."
Trump today: "If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A."
Trump today: "If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the U.S.A."
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Tell me Canadian Prime Minister Carney's Davos speech received worldwide acclaim without telling me Canadian Prime Minister Carney's Davos speech received worldwide acclaim.
Keep standing your ground, Canada. Decent Americans are with you! 🇺🇸💙🇨🇦
Keep standing your ground, Canada. Decent Americans are with you! 🇺🇸💙🇨🇦
January 24, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Tell me Canadian Prime Minister Carney's Davos speech received worldwide acclaim without telling me Canadian Prime Minister Carney's Davos speech received worldwide acclaim.
Keep standing your ground, Canada. Decent Americans are with you! 🇺🇸💙🇨🇦
Keep standing your ground, Canada. Decent Americans are with you! 🇺🇸💙🇨🇦
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It’s posts like this that make Canada and other countries want to do deals with China and leave the United States all alone. This is the language of an abusive ex.
January 24, 2026 at 2:54 PM
It’s posts like this that make Canada and other countries want to do deals with China and leave the United States all alone. This is the language of an abusive ex.
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Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
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January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
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Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever: “It’s time to develop a diversified range of strategic partnerships based on mutual respect and supported by maximum free trade.
“And that can indeed be done with middle powers such as Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.
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“And that can indeed be done with middle powers such as Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.
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January 23, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever: “It’s time to develop a diversified range of strategic partnerships based on mutual respect and supported by maximum free trade.
“And that can indeed be done with middle powers such as Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.
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“And that can indeed be done with middle powers such as Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.
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Khanna: "I do think the Epstein issue is what most concerns Donald Trump ... Donald Trump knows this has broken into the culture. It's broken into the culture because he said he was gonna hold people accountable, hold the elites accountable, and now he and Pam Bondi are protecting the elites."
January 23, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Khanna: "I do think the Epstein issue is what most concerns Donald Trump ... Donald Trump knows this has broken into the culture. It's broken into the culture because he said he was gonna hold people accountable, hold the elites accountable, and now he and Pam Bondi are protecting the elites."
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For the celsius folk, this is minus 22 degrees
And the people will not be deterred 💪
And the people will not be deterred 💪
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:24 PM
For the celsius folk, this is minus 22 degrees
And the people will not be deterred 💪
And the people will not be deterred 💪
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Kasparov gets it
January 23, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Kasparov gets it
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Trump’s polls are in the toilet, he was a laughingstock at Davos, forced to surrender on Greenland, nobody wanted to join his Bored of Peace club, late-night comics are picking on him, Gavin is stalking him, Melania sleeps in a separate house, & nobody will give him real prizes.
January 23, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Trump’s polls are in the toilet, he was a laughingstock at Davos, forced to surrender on Greenland, nobody wanted to join his Bored of Peace club, late-night comics are picking on him, Gavin is stalking him, Melania sleeps in a separate house, & nobody will give him real prizes.
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Trump is a senile embarrassment to America. He forgot the name of the country he wants to invade and said "Iceland" four times.
He also went to the German speaking part of Switzerland and said if it wasn't for the US, they would all be speaking German right now.
He also went to the German speaking part of Switzerland and said if it wasn't for the US, they would all be speaking German right now.
January 23, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Trump is a senile embarrassment to America. He forgot the name of the country he wants to invade and said "Iceland" four times.
He also went to the German speaking part of Switzerland and said if it wasn't for the US, they would all be speaking German right now.
He also went to the German speaking part of Switzerland and said if it wasn't for the US, they would all be speaking German right now.
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When will Reform UK and Nigel Farage condemn Donald Trump for his comments about British veterans?
January 23, 2026 at 6:14 PM
When will Reform UK and Nigel Farage condemn Donald Trump for his comments about British veterans?