alidila.bsky.social
@alidila.bsky.social
Family first. Whippet friend. Cottage gardener. Rejoiner - European to the core. A bit ‘lefty’
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Entirely understandably!

"The Green and Left Alliance and Azione have started petitions calling on the Italian government and the Olympic organising committee to prevent the ICE agents’ entry and involvement in the security operations."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘A militia that kills’: uproar in Italy over ICE security role at Winter Olympics
Milan’s mayor says agents’not welcome’ in co-host city and that Italy can take care of security itself
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Lovely hatchet job on the monstrosity that is Suella Braverman. Crace covers it all;
her dishonesty, disloyalty, nastiness, incompetence, her wild vanity… and her deep stupidity.
How dare these utter arses think we’d be persuaded by their swaggering nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Suella makes the ultimate sacrifice as she ditches Tories for Reform | John Crace
Most of those at Monday’s event had to remind themselves that Braverman hadn’t defected long ago
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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Gold light spills where the cold tide sighs.
A castle dreams under bruised purple skies.
Footsteps stitch silence, the shoreline hums low.
Time holds its breath in the ebb and the flow.
January 28, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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Trump:

"Two percent of the population causes 90% of the crime. So when you start decimating that two percent - boom."

This is straight up Nazi language.

And on International Holocaust Memorial Day.
January 27, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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Tory Legacy

14.2m Britons live in poverty, highest in 30 yrs.

6.8m in "very deep poverty".

34% of universal credit claimants are in work. No curbs on profiteering.

Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.

1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Number of people in 'very deep poverty' at highest level in more than 30 years, charity warns
Very deep poverty is defined by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as earning below 40% of the median household income. According to its latest report, 6.8 million people - almost half of all of those in ...
news.sky.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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I endorse this completely.
January 27, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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UK veterinary sector reforms planned to tackle high costs of pet care

The biggest shake-up of the UK veterinary sector for 60 years should push down costs for pet owners by requiring practices to make their pricing clearer, the government has said.

www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
UK veterinary sector reforms planned to tackle high costs of pet care
Proposals would require clearer pricing and transparency as CMA finds fees have risen at nearly twice rate of inflation
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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January 27, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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🔴Trump’s Downfall Will Come Much Quicker Than Anyone Thinks

The growing backlash against ICE’s killing of Alex Pretti will be a turning point in public opinion towards the President, predicts @alexhh.bsky.social

bylinetimes.com/2026/01/27/t...
Trump's Downfall Will Come Much Quicker Than Anyone Thinks
The growing backlash against ICE's killing of Alex Pretti will be a turning point in public opinion towards the President, predicts Alexandra Hall Hall
bylinetimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM
They look right together. Sooo well suited!
January 27, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Two people killed, 35 more injured by the Russian strike on Odesa last night.

Russia kills #Ukrainian civilians every single day.
January 27, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Political cartoon from 1953.

Still relevant today.

Maybe one day we’ll learn to build our society upon the pillars of healthcare, education, science, and the arts.

Instead, we get endless wars and greedy insatiable billionaires.
September 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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👇 38d.gs/fc_bs
January 27, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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Chris Madel Republican candidate for Minnesota Governor: “I can’t look my daughters in the eye & say I’m running as a Republican, when they’re pulling over Hispanics & Asians because of the color of the skin — I did not sign up for that”
January 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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"Britain is suffering, she is not well," said Suella Braverman, announcing her defection to Reform UK.

Emily Maitlis says that after "slagging off Britain's broken-ness," the former Tory is in for one hell of a shock when she finds out who's responsible...

www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/tory...
‘Tory defectors tell us Britain is broken – but they are the culprits’ | The News Agents
Suella Braverman becomes the latest Tory MP to jump ship and join Reform UK. Does her defection damage the Conservatives – or is it Nigel Farage who should be worried?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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Amid constant power outages in Ukraine, one man finds a simple way to help - sharing electricity so his neighbors can stay connected.
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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It has been more than 30 days since the Department of Justice was required by federal law to make all of the Epstein Files public. According to the DOJ’s own estimates, it has released less than 1% so far. The last time the Department of Justice released any documents was Dec. 23, 2025.
The DOJ offers only excuses as the Epstein Files remain secret
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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All to please a wannabe king who is demented and thrives on violence.
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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Zack Polanski stood outside Palantir HQ to demand that the spy-tech firm - which has supported deadly ICE raids and enabled genocide in Gaza - gets out of our NHS

Say no to Palantir in the NHS ❌👇
goodlaw.social/658abc
January 23, 2026 at 8:17 AM
January 23, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Compare and contrast with the treatment given to Angela Rayner, who was hounded out of her job for a far more trivial amount. 200k from #GBNews alone - where is this coming from? Is it Russian money laundering? US money covertly funding the far right? #Farage

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Nigel Farage failed to declare ‘£380,000 external earnings’ on time
The Reform leader blamed the 17 errors on an aide, claiming he relied on others to register his outside earnings because: ‘I don’t do computers’
www.independent.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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These 3 men are the architects of a new alliance that will change the west, help Ukraine and impact our world. I’m ready. I bet most of you are too.
Starmer Carney and Macron.

Men with integrity and principles.
January 22, 2026 at 8:43 AM