Andy Birss
@andybirss.bsky.social
Retired lab tech and four times Covid champion-Don't get the bug-Get vaccinated!
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January 26, 2026 at 6:31 AM
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ICE agents in Colorado have been leaving ace of spades cards behind when they detain someone, a psychological warfare technique the United States Armed Forces used against its mortal enemies during the Vietnam War.
If you do not think Donald Trump is at war with his country, think again.
If you do not think Donald Trump is at war with his country, think again.
January 26, 2026 at 6:07 AM
If #r4today editors and presenters had any scientific background they would take apart how Reform are denying reality re the climate emergency www.politico.eu/article/dona... But the show is more obsessed with covering political gossip than the issue of the age.
The Trump-aligned climate skeptics advising Britain’s Nigel Farage
The U.K. boss of the Heartland Institute said she had been influencing Reform UK “at the highest level.”
www.politico.eu
January 26, 2026 at 5:54 AM
If #r4today editors and presenters had any scientific background they would take apart how Reform are denying reality re the climate emergency www.politico.eu/article/dona... But the show is more obsessed with covering political gossip than the issue of the age.
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The Atlantic finally catching up with what some of us have been saying for *years*
January 26, 2026 at 5:23 AM
The Atlantic finally catching up with what some of us have been saying for *years*
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Ah yes, Stalinism - where famously everything is on your doorstep and life is happier and more convenient and you don't have to waste whole years of your life in a car, polluting the environment.
Absolutely, that was what Stalinism was all about.
Absolutely, that was what Stalinism was all about.
January 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Ah yes, Stalinism - where famously everything is on your doorstep and life is happier and more convenient and you don't have to waste whole years of your life in a car, polluting the environment.
Absolutely, that was what Stalinism was all about.
Absolutely, that was what Stalinism was all about.
Trump 'making America normal again' by allowing his secret police to assassinate an I.C.U. nurse? #Americast #r4today
January 25, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Trump 'making America normal again' by allowing his secret police to assassinate an I.C.U. nurse? #Americast #r4today
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P.S.: Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law."
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I had hoped to have a chapter in my upcoming book all about this, but it's too big a topic for an already-too-big book, so I'll get to it some time in the future. But here's a section that economically gets the point across: "good guys" are SUPPOSED TO bring guns to protest. "Bad guys" cannot.
January 25, 2026 at 6:17 PM
P.S.: Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law."
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It's not about enforcing immigration law, go figure.
In the wake of another fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
January 25, 2026 at 5:40 PM
It's not about enforcing immigration law, go figure.
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There is nothing about ICE in Minneapolis that is equal to "law enforcement."
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 5:14 PM
There is nothing about ICE in Minneapolis that is equal to "law enforcement."
Perhaps Justin Webb thinks that Trump's masked goons shooting civilians is part of him 'making America normal again'. Maybe he thinks that Democrats are the extremists for not wanting to see people killed. We do know Ms Good and Mr Pretti won't be around to hear 'Both Sides!' shouted on #Americast
January 25, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Perhaps Justin Webb thinks that Trump's masked goons shooting civilians is part of him 'making America normal again'. Maybe he thinks that Democrats are the extremists for not wanting to see people killed. We do know Ms Good and Mr Pretti won't be around to hear 'Both Sides!' shouted on #Americast
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They murdered a nurse who cared for military veterans & then called him a terrorist.
January 25, 2026 at 2:39 PM
They murdered a nurse who cared for military veterans & then called him a terrorist.
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I have to say that the "Trump narrative" needs exposing for what it is, an autocratic lie.
But the way the BBC does it is appalling.
But the way the BBC does it is appalling.
January 25, 2026 at 9:26 AM
I have to say that the "Trump narrative" needs exposing for what it is, an autocratic lie.
But the way the BBC does it is appalling.
But the way the BBC does it is appalling.
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This mendacious drivel should be a resigning issue, for both the author and anyone who thought it was right to publish it
January 25, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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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 25, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 25, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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January 25, 2026 at 9:59 AM
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The man ICE officers shot and killed in Minneapolis is 37 yr old Alex Pretti
Mr Pretti is a US citizen and worked as a nurse
10 shots were fired. The video of what happened is out there
Mr Pretti is a US citizen and worked as a nurse
10 shots were fired. The video of what happened is out there
January 25, 2026 at 10:07 AM
The man ICE officers shot and killed in Minneapolis is 37 yr old Alex Pretti
Mr Pretti is a US citizen and worked as a nurse
10 shots were fired. The video of what happened is out there
Mr Pretti is a US citizen and worked as a nurse
10 shots were fired. The video of what happened is out there
To cheer you up at this bleak time here is a picture of 'some old ugly bloke' at the East Lancs Hospice 10k from last week. My god it was muddy but enjoyable!
January 25, 2026 at 8:19 AM
To cheer you up at this bleak time here is a picture of 'some old ugly bloke' at the East Lancs Hospice 10k from last week. My god it was muddy but enjoyable!
Re BBC News coverage of the Alex Pretti killing-I'm looking out of my window now and it is raining but for the BBC I suppose they would say 'There are conflicting narratives regarding whether water is falling from the sky'. #bbclaurak #bbcnews
January 25, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Re BBC News coverage of the Alex Pretti killing-I'm looking out of my window now and it is raining but for the BBC I suppose they would say 'There are conflicting narratives regarding whether water is falling from the sky'. #bbclaurak #bbcnews
Shooting protesters on the streets, lying about what happened and then covering up the evidence. Trump 'making America normal again' Justin Webb? #Americast #AlexPretti #ReneeGood
January 25, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Shooting protesters on the streets, lying about what happened and then covering up the evidence. Trump 'making America normal again' Justin Webb? #Americast #AlexPretti #ReneeGood
Emily Maitlis gets what the current crew of #Americast don't get (or they pretend they don't)-For Trump and the vast majority of the Republican Party the cruelty is the point www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Or... T
'The cruelty is the point': Emily Maitlis on Trump's deportations
YouTube video by LBC
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January 25, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Emily Maitlis gets what the current crew of #Americast don't get (or they pretend they don't)-For Trump and the vast majority of the Republican Party the cruelty is the point www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Or... T
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Pussyfooting BBC News coverage of a Minneapolis shooting, with "disputed" or "conflicting" accounts. The apparent truth emerges, but they don't associate themselves with it.
January 25, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Pussyfooting BBC News coverage of a Minneapolis shooting, with "disputed" or "conflicting" accounts. The apparent truth emerges, but they don't associate themselves with it.
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The lies are the point. The lack of investigation is the point. Gaslighting us about videos we've all seen is the point. Disobeying courts is the point. Falsely calling protesters domestic terrorists is the point.
You've never wanted anything as much as Donald Trump wants a civil war.
You've never wanted anything as much as Donald Trump wants a civil war.
January 25, 2026 at 2:54 AM
The lies are the point. The lack of investigation is the point. Gaslighting us about videos we've all seen is the point. Disobeying courts is the point. Falsely calling protesters domestic terrorists is the point.
You've never wanted anything as much as Donald Trump wants a civil war.
You've never wanted anything as much as Donald Trump wants a civil war.
Regarding the 'soul' of the Republican Party @driftglass.bsky.social is spot on driftglass.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-tr... and has been for decades.
A Trump-Shaped Hole
There has been a Trump-shaped hole in the Republican soul for as long as I can remember. And, more importantly, this vicious d...
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January 25, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Regarding the 'soul' of the Republican Party @driftglass.bsky.social is spot on driftglass.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-tr... and has been for decades.
Excellent analysis of the Alex Pretti shooting and its aftermath by Heather Cox Richardson until she speaks to the 'better nature of elected Republicans'-On that point I profoundly disagree with her. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2501... #bbclaurak #Americast
The Killing of Alex Pretti | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Excellent analysis of the Alex Pretti shooting and its aftermath by Heather Cox Richardson until she speaks to the 'better nature of elected Republicans'-On that point I profoundly disagree with her. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2501... #bbclaurak #Americast