Ems
@swiftplotter.bsky.social
Mum, head of comms/content, digi-geek, gardener and swift watcher. Finding solace and wisdom in poetry and nature. Says “content” and “pillars of democracy” a lot. Lucky to love what I do 💚
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You didn’t think all those concentration camps they want to build are only for immigrants, did you? (Gift article)
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
You didn’t think all those concentration camps they want to build are only for immigrants, did you? (Gift article)
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So is this enough to scare the shit out of you yet? The government is spying on all of us while they try to rig elections to stay in power. They want trump as the dictator king. He is their patsy to come in and be able to take control of America and its citizens. WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!
February 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
So is this enough to scare the shit out of you yet? The government is spying on all of us while they try to rig elections to stay in power. They want trump as the dictator king. He is their patsy to come in and be able to take control of America and its citizens. WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!
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The cruelty of this regime in a nutshell.
February 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The cruelty of this regime in a nutshell.
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UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
The co-founder of Palestine Action has won a legal challenge to the home secretary’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws.
The proscription of Palestine Action, which categorised it alongside the likes of Islamic State, was the first of a direct action protest group and attracted widespread condemnation as well as a civil disobedience campaign defying the ban, during which more than 2,000 people have been arrested. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:49 AM
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
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Massie: "Here is an email that was sent by the victims' lawyers to the DOJ. It was a list of names not to release. What did the DOJ do with this email? They released it! Literally the worst thing you could do the survivors you did."
February 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Massie: "Here is an email that was sent by the victims' lawyers to the DOJ. It was a list of names not to release. What did the DOJ do with this email? They released it! Literally the worst thing you could do the survivors you did."
Swifts are incredible birds who visit from Africa every summer to breed. They travel 1000s of miles in perilous conditions, returning to the same nests year-on-year. Sadly, due to modern construction and repairs, they’re often shut out of their homes. Let’s do all we can to reverse their decline!
I just signed the campaign calling to save our swifts, by calling for the UK Government to follow Scotland's lead and make it the law for all new houses to be built with "swift bricks" - safe places for these birds to nest. Will you join me?
February 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Swifts are incredible birds who visit from Africa every summer to breed. They travel 1000s of miles in perilous conditions, returning to the same nests year-on-year. Sadly, due to modern construction and repairs, they’re often shut out of their homes. Let’s do all we can to reverse their decline!
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Many people on this platform just aren't getting it.
The jig is up.
The party's over.
Unless Labour MPs eject Starmer PDQ, recover Labour values, show how they'll fix our chronic problems, give us hope and inspiration instead of disappointment and frustration, they're finished.
No more denial. ⏰👃☕
The jig is up.
The party's over.
Unless Labour MPs eject Starmer PDQ, recover Labour values, show how they'll fix our chronic problems, give us hope and inspiration instead of disappointment and frustration, they're finished.
No more denial. ⏰👃☕
February 9, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Many people on this platform just aren't getting it.
The jig is up.
The party's over.
Unless Labour MPs eject Starmer PDQ, recover Labour values, show how they'll fix our chronic problems, give us hope and inspiration instead of disappointment and frustration, they're finished.
No more denial. ⏰👃☕
The jig is up.
The party's over.
Unless Labour MPs eject Starmer PDQ, recover Labour values, show how they'll fix our chronic problems, give us hope and inspiration instead of disappointment and frustration, they're finished.
No more denial. ⏰👃☕
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
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We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?
October 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM
We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?
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Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown
Palantir and Deloitte among beneficiaries of spending by government agencies
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
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Farage - a total hypocrite on the Mandelson appointment. And, besides, the Epstein files expose him too.
A grubby apologist to Trump. A useful idiot to Bannon. And a traitor to the UK.
open.substack.com/pub/adambien...
A grubby apologist to Trump. A useful idiot to Bannon. And a traitor to the UK.
open.substack.com/pub/adambien...
Nigel Farage’s Epstein Hypocrisy
The Reform leader's own connections to the Jeffrey Epstein story are far deeper than he now pretends
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Farage - a total hypocrite on the Mandelson appointment. And, besides, the Epstein files expose him too.
A grubby apologist to Trump. A useful idiot to Bannon. And a traitor to the UK.
open.substack.com/pub/adambien...
A grubby apologist to Trump. A useful idiot to Bannon. And a traitor to the UK.
open.substack.com/pub/adambien...
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This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
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The duplicity and irony of Nigel Farage - grandstanding on our news channels lecturing about morality and errors of judgement.
February 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
The duplicity and irony of Nigel Farage - grandstanding on our news channels lecturing about morality and errors of judgement.
A useful ‘what not to do’ when piecing together content and user experience. My, oh my…
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 9:38 AM
A useful ‘what not to do’ when piecing together content and user experience. My, oh my…
Really excited about this coming together. There are so many people doing brilliant things in charity finance and operations - time to shine a bright light on their work 🩷
CFG Awards are back!
Inspiring, celebrating and honouring financial excellence in the charitable sector is at the heart of our mission. On 8 October 2026, we will be hosting its first awards event in more than six years.
Entries open on Wednesday 25 February https://loom.ly/BeHDxA8
Inspiring, celebrating and honouring financial excellence in the charitable sector is at the heart of our mission. On 8 October 2026, we will be hosting its first awards event in more than six years.
Entries open on Wednesday 25 February https://loom.ly/BeHDxA8
February 2, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Really excited about this coming together. There are so many people doing brilliant things in charity finance and operations - time to shine a bright light on their work 🩷
Poem OTD: Warsan Shire’s ‘What They Did Yesterday Afternoon’. So long as I live, these words and the image will stay with me:
later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered
where does it hurt?
it answered
everywhere
everywhere
everywhere.
later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered
where does it hurt?
it answered
everywhere
everywhere
everywhere.
February 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Poem OTD: Warsan Shire’s ‘What They Did Yesterday Afternoon’. So long as I live, these words and the image will stay with me:
later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered
where does it hurt?
it answered
everywhere
everywhere
everywhere.
later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered
where does it hurt?
it answered
everywhere
everywhere
everywhere.
And in the anger of your impotence
You’ll burn the library down
Not knowing that the ashes will
fertilise the soil
💚🤎 Thank you 🤎💚@robinince.bsky.social
All power to the poets! 🖊️💪🏼
You’ll burn the library down
Not knowing that the ashes will
fertilise the soil
💚🤎 Thank you 🤎💚@robinince.bsky.social
All power to the poets! 🖊️💪🏼
In response to the murder of Renee Good by ICE in Minneapolis, Robin Ince has written a poem of defiance for Big Issue.
A poem of defiance for Renee Good, the woman killed by ICE
www.bigissue.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:48 PM
And in the anger of your impotence
You’ll burn the library down
Not knowing that the ashes will
fertilise the soil
💚🤎 Thank you 🤎💚@robinince.bsky.social
All power to the poets! 🖊️💪🏼
You’ll burn the library down
Not knowing that the ashes will
fertilise the soil
💚🤎 Thank you 🤎💚@robinince.bsky.social
All power to the poets! 🖊️💪🏼
Today’s WisLit from my bookshelf:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s ‘The Cry of the Children’. Browning exposed the cruelty of child labour and the suffering and poverty of the 19th century, questioning the narrative of Britain’s greatness.
Full poem: www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43725/...
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s ‘The Cry of the Children’. Browning exposed the cruelty of child labour and the suffering and poverty of the 19th century, questioning the narrative of Britain’s greatness.
Full poem: www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43725/...
January 31, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Today’s WisLit from my bookshelf:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s ‘The Cry of the Children’. Browning exposed the cruelty of child labour and the suffering and poverty of the 19th century, questioning the narrative of Britain’s greatness.
Full poem: www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43725/...
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s ‘The Cry of the Children’. Browning exposed the cruelty of child labour and the suffering and poverty of the 19th century, questioning the narrative of Britain’s greatness.
Full poem: www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43725/...
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Reform UK Councillor Mick Cockerham of Newton Abbot South making a pretty sick statement.
January 28, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Reform UK Councillor Mick Cockerham of Newton Abbot South making a pretty sick statement.
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🚨 Last chance to register!
Tomorrow, we'll be hosting a webinar to mark the launch of our UK Poverty 2026 report.
A panel of frontline practitioners and our analysts will discuss the findings and opportunities for action.
Not to be missed!
Sign up now: https://bit.ly/459R16V
Tomorrow, we'll be hosting a webinar to mark the launch of our UK Poverty 2026 report.
A panel of frontline practitioners and our analysts will discuss the findings and opportunities for action.
Not to be missed!
Sign up now: https://bit.ly/459R16V
January 28, 2026 at 7:43 AM
🚨 Last chance to register!
Tomorrow, we'll be hosting a webinar to mark the launch of our UK Poverty 2026 report.
A panel of frontline practitioners and our analysts will discuss the findings and opportunities for action.
Not to be missed!
Sign up now: https://bit.ly/459R16V
Tomorrow, we'll be hosting a webinar to mark the launch of our UK Poverty 2026 report.
A panel of frontline practitioners and our analysts will discuss the findings and opportunities for action.
Not to be missed!
Sign up now: https://bit.ly/459R16V
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Trump says Alex Pretti ‘shouldn’t have been carrying a gun’ and backs embattled homeland security chief Noem – live
Trump says Alex Pretti ‘shouldn’t have been carrying a gun’ and backs embattled homeland security chief Noem – live
US president says Noem is ‘doing a very good job’ amid growing criticism of administration’s immigration crackdown after two US citizens were killed
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Border patrol commander to leave Minneapolis after shooting of Alex Pretti
Melania Trump has called for “unity” in the wake of the fatal federal law enforcement shootings of US citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and widespread peaceful protests this month.
Asked about the tensions in Minneapolis on Fox News this morning, the first lady said:
We need to unify. I’m calling for unity. I know my husband, the president, had a great call yesterday with the governor and the mayor, and they’re working together to make it peaceful and without riots. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Trump says Alex Pretti ‘shouldn’t have been carrying a gun’ and backs embattled homeland security chief Noem – live
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ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
My vibe - The Gardener’s Resistance 🍁💚🌳
January 24, 2026 at 9:31 AM
My vibe - The Gardener’s Resistance 🍁💚🌳