Barbs
@bobobski.bsky.social
Environmentalist, Socialist, WOKE and proud, retired NHS worker and keen gardener..
Green voter and believer in a better world for all
Green voter and believer in a better world for all
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@alexhh.bsky.social:
~ Trump's Downfall Will Come Much Quicker Than Anyone Thinks – Byline Times ~
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/27/trumps-downfall-will-come-much-quicker-than-anyone-thinks/
~ Trump's Downfall Will Come Much Quicker Than Anyone Thinks – Byline Times ~
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/27/trumps-downfall-will-come-much-quicker-than-anyone-thinks/
Trump's Downfall Will Come Much Quicker Than Anyone Thinks – Byline Times
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 12:30 PM
@alexhh.bsky.social:
~ Trump's Downfall Will Come Much Quicker Than Anyone Thinks – Byline Times ~
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/27/trumps-downfall-will-come-much-quicker-than-anyone-thinks/
~ Trump's Downfall Will Come Much Quicker Than Anyone Thinks – Byline Times ~
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/27/trumps-downfall-will-come-much-quicker-than-anyone-thinks/
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Suella Braverman’s parents emigrated (those horrible economic migrants not from a war zone she hates).
She went to Cambridge for free and didn’t collect £27k debt like everyone else. Scrounger.
She used the Erasmus scheme to study in France. Which she has blocked.
Horrible.
She went to Cambridge for free and didn’t collect £27k debt like everyone else. Scrounger.
She used the Erasmus scheme to study in France. Which she has blocked.
Horrible.
January 26, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Suella Braverman’s parents emigrated (those horrible economic migrants not from a war zone she hates).
She went to Cambridge for free and didn’t collect £27k debt like everyone else. Scrounger.
She used the Erasmus scheme to study in France. Which she has blocked.
Horrible.
She went to Cambridge for free and didn’t collect £27k debt like everyone else. Scrounger.
She used the Erasmus scheme to study in France. Which she has blocked.
Horrible.
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Reform sticking to its principles with the usual vigor
January 27, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Reform sticking to its principles with the usual vigor
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There’s something weirdly convenient about discovering that Britain is broken only after you yourself have spent years running the place.
A coincidence, I’m certain.
(Warning: Swearier than usual).
A coincidence, I’m certain.
(Warning: Swearier than usual).
Britain Is Broken. No One Knows How. No One Was There.
An amazing coincidence involving five former Conservative MPs who have shambled over to Reform UK. Weird.
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January 27, 2026 at 11:45 AM
There’s something weirdly convenient about discovering that Britain is broken only after you yourself have spent years running the place.
A coincidence, I’m certain.
(Warning: Swearier than usual).
A coincidence, I’m certain.
(Warning: Swearier than usual).
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Private equity – “decimated” US hospitals – now targeting the NHS.
Neglected investment
Asset-stripping
Staff/Wage cuts
Tax dodges
Profiteering
Didn't pay suppliers leading to lack of equipment, disposables
Lack of food for patients
Building maintenance neglected
High patient reinfections
Neglected investment
Asset-stripping
Staff/Wage cuts
Tax dodges
Profiteering
Didn't pay suppliers leading to lack of equipment, disposables
Lack of food for patients
Building maintenance neglected
High patient reinfections
Private equity - "decimated" US hospitals according to report - now targeting the NHS - The Lowdown
In late August the release of a report by US senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) on the destruction of hospitals in his home state of Connecticut, and across the US by private equity companies highlights on...
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January 27, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Private equity – “decimated” US hospitals – now targeting the NHS.
Neglected investment
Asset-stripping
Staff/Wage cuts
Tax dodges
Profiteering
Didn't pay suppliers leading to lack of equipment, disposables
Lack of food for patients
Building maintenance neglected
High patient reinfections
Neglected investment
Asset-stripping
Staff/Wage cuts
Tax dodges
Profiteering
Didn't pay suppliers leading to lack of equipment, disposables
Lack of food for patients
Building maintenance neglected
High patient reinfections
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January 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
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I am sure the mass surveillance bit would be thanks to Palantir.
Labour is currently busy handing Palantir our NHS data
Labour is currently busy handing Palantir our NHS data
January 26, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I am sure the mass surveillance bit would be thanks to Palantir.
Labour is currently busy handing Palantir our NHS data
Labour is currently busy handing Palantir our NHS data
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Left: Nigel Farage suggests that Alex Pretti was openly carrying a gun
Right: Evidence shows Alex Pretti had a phone in one hand, and the other hand was empty
Right: Evidence shows Alex Pretti had a phone in one hand, and the other hand was empty
January 26, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Left: Nigel Farage suggests that Alex Pretti was openly carrying a gun
Right: Evidence shows Alex Pretti had a phone in one hand, and the other hand was empty
Right: Evidence shows Alex Pretti had a phone in one hand, and the other hand was empty
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January 27, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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Adam Parsons: "... the reality in Gaza where so many people are living in such difficult miserable conditions, where so many tens of thousands have been killed by war"
They weren't killed by 'war'. They were killed by Israel.
They weren't killed by 'war'. They were killed by Israel.
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Adam Parsons: "... the reality in Gaza where so many people are living in such difficult miserable conditions, where so many tens of thousands have been killed by war"
They weren't killed by 'war'. They were killed by Israel.
They weren't killed by 'war'. They were killed by Israel.
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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It should freak the American people out that Trump, Noem and Bovino lie so enthusiastically. He wasn't "brandishing a weapon". He wasn't attending a "riot" or "interfering in a crime scene". He was an ICU nurse exercising his constitutional rights.
We saw what we saw.
We saw what we saw.
January 25, 2026 at 10:20 PM
It should freak the American people out that Trump, Noem and Bovino lie so enthusiastically. He wasn't "brandishing a weapon". He wasn't attending a "riot" or "interfering in a crime scene". He was an ICU nurse exercising his constitutional rights.
We saw what we saw.
We saw what we saw.
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The new leader of the free world and Trump hates him for it
January 25, 2026 at 1:08 PM
The new leader of the free world and Trump hates him for it
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BREAKING: On the decision to block Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection:
“This isn’t the way any democratic organisation should be run”
Andrea Egan UNISON
General Secretary
“This isn’t the way any democratic organisation should be run”
Andrea Egan UNISON
General Secretary
January 25, 2026 at 12:47 PM
BREAKING: On the decision to block Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection:
“This isn’t the way any democratic organisation should be run”
Andrea Egan UNISON
General Secretary
“This isn’t the way any democratic organisation should be run”
Andrea Egan UNISON
General Secretary
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'The Minnesota man who was killed by federal agents on Saturday has been identified as Alex Pretti, 37, a registered nurse working in the intensive care unit at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, which serves veterans.'
January 24, 2026 at 9:30 PM
'The Minnesota man who was killed by federal agents on Saturday has been identified as Alex Pretti, 37, a registered nurse working in the intensive care unit at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System, which serves veterans.'
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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
www.nytimes.com
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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A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
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What’s this bullshit, now?
Look, we all know that Trump’s “Board of Peace” is a financial scam at best, a dictatorial world power play at worst, and has so far been indulged by the world’s worst countries with the sort of leaders you wouldn’t wee on if they were aflame.
Tell him to fuck off.
Look, we all know that Trump’s “Board of Peace” is a financial scam at best, a dictatorial world power play at worst, and has so far been indulged by the world’s worst countries with the sort of leaders you wouldn’t wee on if they were aflame.
Tell him to fuck off.
January 23, 2026 at 4:38 PM
What’s this bullshit, now?
Look, we all know that Trump’s “Board of Peace” is a financial scam at best, a dictatorial world power play at worst, and has so far been indulged by the world’s worst countries with the sort of leaders you wouldn’t wee on if they were aflame.
Tell him to fuck off.
Look, we all know that Trump’s “Board of Peace” is a financial scam at best, a dictatorial world power play at worst, and has so far been indulged by the world’s worst countries with the sort of leaders you wouldn’t wee on if they were aflame.
Tell him to fuck off.
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🔥🇺🇸🔥🇺🇸🔥 Minnesotans showed up!
❤️ IF U STAND WITH MINNESOTA AND WANT ICE OUT!!!!!
❤️ IF U STAND WITH MINNESOTA AND WANT ICE OUT!!!!!
January 24, 2026 at 2:54 PM
🔥🇺🇸🔥🇺🇸🔥 Minnesotans showed up!
❤️ IF U STAND WITH MINNESOTA AND WANT ICE OUT!!!!!
❤️ IF U STAND WITH MINNESOTA AND WANT ICE OUT!!!!!
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January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM