alfandalf
@alfandalf.bsky.social
People are crazy & times are strange,
I'm locked in tight, I’m out of range,
I used to care.. but things have changed.
- Bob Dylan
👀 Reshares and likes may not be endorsements.
❗️Sorry… 'gofund / donations.'.. will probably be muted
I'm locked in tight, I’m out of range,
I used to care.. but things have changed.
- Bob Dylan
👀 Reshares and likes may not be endorsements.
❗️Sorry… 'gofund / donations.'.. will probably be muted
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Wes Streeting has suggested Britain should join a customs union with Europe, as a poll for The Times shows eight out of ten Labour voters support the move 👏
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Wes Streeting: Britain needs to join customs union with EU
The health secretary’s remarks are being seen as a direct challenge to Sir Keir Starmer, who has repeatedly ruled out a policy favoured by many Labour voters
www.thetimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Wes Streeting has suggested Britain should join a customs union with Europe, as a poll for The Times shows eight out of ten Labour voters support the move 👏
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Boxing day hunts to be thing of the past with trail hunting set to be banned
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Boxing day hunts to be thing of the past with trail hunting set to be banned
Trail hunting sees a scent laid out for the hunt to follow rather than a real animal, and was introduced as a replacement for fox hunting, which was banned by Labour in 2004
www.mirror.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Boxing day hunts to be thing of the past with trail hunting set to be banned
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Cycling in booming in London but fairly stagnant UK-wide. What’s going on? I spoke to some people who know about these sorts of things.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
Cycling is changing at speed – but is Britain keeping pace?
Emulating the bike-friendly highways enjoyed by our continental neighbours will take a lot more money and political will
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Cycling in booming in London but fairly stagnant UK-wide. What’s going on? I spoke to some people who know about these sorts of things.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
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English hospitals that cut registered nurses saw more deaths while those hiring nurses saw more patients survive. Even when hospitals tried to fill gaps with non-nurses, deaths still went up. Major new study exposes dangerous NHS variation
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Death rates rise when NHS cuts back on nursing
Using lower-paid workers to plug the gaps left by a failure to hire registered nurses damages safety, new research has shown
www.thetimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
English hospitals that cut registered nurses saw more deaths while those hiring nurses saw more patients survive. Even when hospitals tried to fill gaps with non-nurses, deaths still went up. Major new study exposes dangerous NHS variation
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Cycling is changing at speed – but is Britain keeping pace?
Emulating the bike-friendly highways
enjoyed by continental neighbours
will take a lot more money and political will.
🚲Getting more people out on their bikes
requires them to feel safe, away from cars.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
Emulating the bike-friendly highways
enjoyed by continental neighbours
will take a lot more money and political will.
🚲Getting more people out on their bikes
requires them to feel safe, away from cars.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
Cycling is changing at speed – but is Britain keeping pace?
Emulating the bike-friendly highways enjoyed by our continental neighbours will take a lot more money and political will
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Cycling is changing at speed – but is Britain keeping pace?
Emulating the bike-friendly highways
enjoyed by continental neighbours
will take a lot more money and political will.
🚲Getting more people out on their bikes
requires them to feel safe, away from cars.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
Emulating the bike-friendly highways
enjoyed by continental neighbours
will take a lot more money and political will.
🚲Getting more people out on their bikes
requires them to feel safe, away from cars.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
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Johnson didn’t unleash Britain’s potential - he unleashed Covid -19 on our families in order to mitigate the damage of his, Putin pleasing, Brexit: A chancer who used Farage to gain the power he so rapidly abused.This Mussolini pose tells us all we need to know. Like Farage, he has no shame.
December 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Johnson didn’t unleash Britain’s potential - he unleashed Covid -19 on our families in order to mitigate the damage of his, Putin pleasing, Brexit: A chancer who used Farage to gain the power he so rapidly abused.This Mussolini pose tells us all we need to know. Like Farage, he has no shame.
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BBC Rado 4's Dead Ringers mock President Trump on The Royal Variety Show:
"The Donald is not a guest"
"I am the new Lord of the Manor"
"I have bought Downtun Abbey"
"I am going to turn this place into a golf resort"
"And change the name to Downtun-a-lago"
"The Donald is not a guest"
"I am the new Lord of the Manor"
"I have bought Downtun Abbey"
"I am going to turn this place into a golf resort"
"And change the name to Downtun-a-lago"
December 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
BBC Rado 4's Dead Ringers mock President Trump on The Royal Variety Show:
"The Donald is not a guest"
"I am the new Lord of the Manor"
"I have bought Downtun Abbey"
"I am going to turn this place into a golf resort"
"And change the name to Downtun-a-lago"
"The Donald is not a guest"
"I am the new Lord of the Manor"
"I have bought Downtun Abbey"
"I am going to turn this place into a golf resort"
"And change the name to Downtun-a-lago"
The West Bank Taybeh Brewery,
battling Israeli controls,
settler attacks and
a struggling local economy,
to export rare Palestinian beer
to the UK and beyond.
Sales have plummeted
by 70 per cent since 7 Oct.
- Alex Croft writes
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
battling Israeli controls,
settler attacks and
a struggling local economy,
to export rare Palestinian beer
to the UK and beyond.
Sales have plummeted
by 70 per cent since 7 Oct.
- Alex Croft writes
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
The West Bank brewery battling Israeli blocks to export Palestinian beer to the UK
Taybeh Brewery, which exports to the UK and beyond, has seen sales plummet by 70 per cent since 7 October. Its staff tell The Independent about how Israeli export controls, settler attacks and a strug...
www.independent.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The West Bank Taybeh Brewery,
battling Israeli controls,
settler attacks and
a struggling local economy,
to export rare Palestinian beer
to the UK and beyond.
Sales have plummeted
by 70 per cent since 7 Oct.
- Alex Croft writes
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
battling Israeli controls,
settler attacks and
a struggling local economy,
to export rare Palestinian beer
to the UK and beyond.
Sales have plummeted
by 70 per cent since 7 Oct.
- Alex Croft writes
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
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Dozens of Epstein files have disappeared from government website
Dozens of Epstein files have disappeared from government website
One of the files that no longer appears on the US Department of Justice's website includes a photograph of United States President Donald Trump.
www.euronews.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Dozens of Epstein files have disappeared from government website
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Have you ever heard someone go off, and their words are so perfectly chosen, so well said in that moment, that you’re in awe? You think, “There’s nothing to add here,” and you applaud in your head.
That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
December 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Have you ever heard someone go off, and their words are so perfectly chosen, so well said in that moment, that you’re in awe? You think, “There’s nothing to add here,” and you applaud in your head.
That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Starry, starry night - Happy Solstice Everyone.
December 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Starry, starry night - Happy Solstice Everyone.
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Israel approves 19 new Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank
Israel approves 19 new Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank
Decision takes the total number of new settlements to 69 in past few years as construction binge continues
Israel has approved a proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank as the government pushes ahead with a construction binge in the territory that further threatens the possibility of a Palestinian state.
It brings the total number of new settlements over the past few years to 69, a new record, according to the far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, who has pushed a settlement expansion agenda in the West Bank. The latest ones include two that were previously evacuated during a 2005 disengagement plan. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Israel approves 19 new Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank
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Modern-day colonial theft - while nostalgic supporters of British, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, German Empires drool in envy
"US special envoy Steve Witkoff & Jared Kushner have presented a $112 billion reconstruction proposal for Ga-za to officials from Qatar, the UAE, Egypt, and Turkiye"
"US special envoy Steve Witkoff & Jared Kushner have presented a $112 billion reconstruction proposal for Ga-za to officials from Qatar, the UAE, Egypt, and Turkiye"
December 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Modern-day colonial theft - while nostalgic supporters of British, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, German Empires drool in envy
"US special envoy Steve Witkoff & Jared Kushner have presented a $112 billion reconstruction proposal for Ga-za to officials from Qatar, the UAE, Egypt, and Turkiye"
"US special envoy Steve Witkoff & Jared Kushner have presented a $112 billion reconstruction proposal for Ga-za to officials from Qatar, the UAE, Egypt, and Turkiye"
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NEW:
🇺🇸 All photos of Donald #Trump in the #EpsteinFiles have been redacted.
Even those already available to the public.
Via @Megatron_ron (Telegram)
🇺🇸 All photos of Donald #Trump in the #EpsteinFiles have been redacted.
Even those already available to the public.
Via @Megatron_ron (Telegram)
December 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
NEW:
🇺🇸 All photos of Donald #Trump in the #EpsteinFiles have been redacted.
Even those already available to the public.
Via @Megatron_ron (Telegram)
🇺🇸 All photos of Donald #Trump in the #EpsteinFiles have been redacted.
Even those already available to the public.
Via @Megatron_ron (Telegram)
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And may every day be another wonderful secret.
December 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
And may every day be another wonderful secret.
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Farage’s silence on Parry’s racism becomes a confession of historical guilt, the longer he does nothing:
•Farage hasn’t publicly condemned the comment.
•He hasn’t issued a statement distancing himself from it.
•He hasn’t said the candidate should apologise or be removed.👇
•Farage hasn’t publicly condemned the comment.
•He hasn’t issued a statement distancing himself from it.
•He hasn’t said the candidate should apologise or be removed.👇
December 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Farage’s silence on Parry’s racism becomes a confession of historical guilt, the longer he does nothing:
•Farage hasn’t publicly condemned the comment.
•He hasn’t issued a statement distancing himself from it.
•He hasn’t said the candidate should apologise or be removed.👇
•Farage hasn’t publicly condemned the comment.
•He hasn’t issued a statement distancing himself from it.
•He hasn’t said the candidate should apologise or be removed.👇
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Here's my other #cartoon from the previous @privateeyenews.bsky.social - new, bumper #christmas edition is out now and I'm delighted to be in that too. #pirates #shadowpuppets #onboardentertainment
December 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Here's my other #cartoon from the previous @privateeyenews.bsky.social - new, bumper #christmas edition is out now and I'm delighted to be in that too. #pirates #shadowpuppets #onboardentertainment
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We need to talk about Farage.
The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We need to talk about Farage.
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Keir Starmer’s Labour government is prepared to let Palestine hunger strikers die.
We cannot allow that.
We must stand with the hunger strikers and immediate bail for the remand prisoners — now.
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free 🇵🇸
We cannot allow that.
We must stand with the hunger strikers and immediate bail for the remand prisoners — now.
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free 🇵🇸
December 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Keir Starmer’s Labour government is prepared to let Palestine hunger strikers die.
We cannot allow that.
We must stand with the hunger strikers and immediate bail for the remand prisoners — now.
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free 🇵🇸
We cannot allow that.
We must stand with the hunger strikers and immediate bail for the remand prisoners — now.
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free 🇵🇸
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Lyman (Donetsk oblast, Eastern Ukraine) fully covered in a web of fiber-optic cables left by Ukrainian and Russian drone operators.
December 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Lyman (Donetsk oblast, Eastern Ukraine) fully covered in a web of fiber-optic cables left by Ukrainian and Russian drone operators.
🚨Metropolitan police🚨
Met using outdated powers
to police pro-Palestine protests, say legal experts.
Lawyers argue ‘cumulative disruption’ regulations
were quashed in May and
thus the force is overstepping its legal powers
in relation to some protests
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Met using outdated powers
to police pro-Palestine protests, say legal experts.
Lawyers argue ‘cumulative disruption’ regulations
were quashed in May and
thus the force is overstepping its legal powers
in relation to some protests
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Met using outdated powers to police pro-Palestine protests, say legal experts
Lawyers argue ‘cumulative disruption’ regulations were quashed in May and should therefore not be used
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🚨Metropolitan police🚨
Met using outdated powers
to police pro-Palestine protests, say legal experts.
Lawyers argue ‘cumulative disruption’ regulations
were quashed in May and
thus the force is overstepping its legal powers
in relation to some protests
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Met using outdated powers
to police pro-Palestine protests, say legal experts.
Lawyers argue ‘cumulative disruption’ regulations
were quashed in May and
thus the force is overstepping its legal powers
in relation to some protests
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Opinion
Palestine Action
Editorial
The Guardian view on the Palestine Action hunger strikers:
the government is trying to ignore this protest
Doctors have warned that lives of these prisoners
are now in danger.
Pretending this is not happening
is not good enough
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Palestine Action
Editorial
The Guardian view on the Palestine Action hunger strikers:
the government is trying to ignore this protest
Doctors have warned that lives of these prisoners
are now in danger.
Pretending this is not happening
is not good enough
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the Palestine Action hunger strikers: the government is trying to ignore this protest | Editorial
Editorial: Doctors have warned that the lives of these prisoners are now in danger. Pretending this is not happening is not good enough
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Opinion
Palestine Action
Editorial
The Guardian view on the Palestine Action hunger strikers:
the government is trying to ignore this protest
Doctors have warned that lives of these prisoners
are now in danger.
Pretending this is not happening
is not good enough
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Palestine Action
Editorial
The Guardian view on the Palestine Action hunger strikers:
the government is trying to ignore this protest
Doctors have warned that lives of these prisoners
are now in danger.
Pretending this is not happening
is not good enough
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
👁️Ineos👁️
The billionaire Jim Ratcliffe chemical firms
received up to £70m of UK state aid
in last four years.
The government is preparing
a £50m bailout for
Ineos’s Grangemouth plant,
after billionaire Jim Ratcliffe
asked for help in October.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The billionaire Jim Ratcliffe chemical firms
received up to £70m of UK state aid
in last four years.
The government is preparing
a £50m bailout for
Ineos’s Grangemouth plant,
after billionaire Jim Ratcliffe
asked for help in October.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Jim Ratcliffe chemical firms received up to £70m of UK state aid in last four years
The government is preparing a £50m bailout for Ineos’s Grangemouth plant, after Jim Ratcliffe asked for help in October
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
👁️Ineos👁️
The billionaire Jim Ratcliffe chemical firms
received up to £70m of UK state aid
in last four years.
The government is preparing
a £50m bailout for
Ineos’s Grangemouth plant,
after billionaire Jim Ratcliffe
asked for help in October.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The billionaire Jim Ratcliffe chemical firms
received up to £70m of UK state aid
in last four years.
The government is preparing
a £50m bailout for
Ineos’s Grangemouth plant,
after billionaire Jim Ratcliffe
asked for help in October.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Transparency at last 🙄
December 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Transparency at last 🙄