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· Aug 11
Video shows the aftermath of the Israeli strike on a tent for media workers that assassinated five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza City.
Watching Al Jazeera news tonight. The channel calls out the Israeli govt's actions for what they are: acts of genocide. The targetted assassination of journalist Anas Al Sharif is despicable. My prayers are for him and for his 3 AJ colleagues murdered, and for what remains of their families. 💔🙏🙏🙏🙏
From my FB timeline from this day 18th Feb 2021. 5 years ago, little did we know of Edwards', or indeed of Cuomo!
February 18, 2026 at 2:16 PM
From my FB timeline from this day 18th Feb 2021. 5 years ago, little did we know of Edwards', or indeed of Cuomo!
Learnt a new word today: KAKISTOCRACY! Thank you @hollyvalakresch.bsky.social!
Post from last year re: current US Republican administration under the arch-kakistocrat!
Let us in the UK not be fooled by such incompetent charlatans of Reform/ex-Tory/Tory who chant similarly dangerously deluded "kak"!
Post from last year re: current US Republican administration under the arch-kakistocrat!
Let us in the UK not be fooled by such incompetent charlatans of Reform/ex-Tory/Tory who chant similarly dangerously deluded "kak"!
For anyone unaware that we are currently living in a Kakistocracy, it means we’re under the rule of the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous members of society.
February 18, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Learnt a new word today: KAKISTOCRACY! Thank you @hollyvalakresch.bsky.social!
Post from last year re: current US Republican administration under the arch-kakistocrat!
Let us in the UK not be fooled by such incompetent charlatans of Reform/ex-Tory/Tory who chant similarly dangerously deluded "kak"!
Post from last year re: current US Republican administration under the arch-kakistocrat!
Let us in the UK not be fooled by such incompetent charlatans of Reform/ex-Tory/Tory who chant similarly dangerously deluded "kak"!
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Victoria Derbyshire allowing Zia Yusuf to tie himself in absolute knots by asking him simple questions about Reform policy.
A masterclass in quality journalism.
A masterclass in quality journalism.
"So will it be the same act but with a different label?"
Victoria Derbyshire humiliates Zia Yusuf on Reform UK's plan to scrap the Equalities Act, because, as she reads each of the things from the Equalities act he confirms they'll still be protected 🤷♂️
Victoria Derbyshire humiliates Zia Yusuf on Reform UK's plan to scrap the Equalities Act, because, as she reads each of the things from the Equalities act he confirms they'll still be protected 🤷♂️
February 17, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Victoria Derbyshire allowing Zia Yusuf to tie himself in absolute knots by asking him simple questions about Reform policy.
A masterclass in quality journalism.
A masterclass in quality journalism.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
RIP Jesse Jackson 🙏✊🏿
RIP Jesse Jackson 🙏✊🏿
Video: Jesse Jackson Dies at 84
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and impassioned orator, died on Tuesday at 84. He was hospitalized in November for a rare neurodegenerative condition.
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:19 PM
www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
RIP Jesse Jackson 🙏✊🏿
RIP Jesse Jackson 🙏✊🏿
Actor #RobertDuvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
RIP Robert Duvall 😥
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
RIP Robert Duvall 😥
Actor Robert Duvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95
Actor Robert Duvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Actor #RobertDuvall, who starred in The Godfather, dies aged 95
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
RIP Robert Duvall 😥
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
RIP Robert Duvall 😥
#WinterOlympics #Curling The commentating team of Jackie Lockheart Steve Cram are excellent. But so rustrating that in the developing 3rd end of the GBR v SUI match they spent 5 mins or so chatting about the Canada controversy & what officials are up to in the other matches! 😠 Stick to the GB match!
February 15, 2026 at 9:54 PM
#WinterOlympics #Curling The commentating team of Jackie Lockheart Steve Cram are excellent. But so rustrating that in the developing 3rd end of the GBR v SUI match they spent 5 mins or so chatting about the Canada controversy & what officials are up to in the other matches! 😠 Stick to the GB match!
#MattWeston: Skeleton pilot wins emphatic Olympic gold for first medal GB medal of games
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
Fantastic! Congratulations to Matt Weston! 👏😊🥇
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
Fantastic! Congratulations to Matt Weston! 👏😊🥇
Matt Weston: Skeleton pilot wins emphatic Olympic gold for first medal GB medal of games
Matt Weston cements his status as the best skeleton racer in the world as he makes history by winning Olympic gold in emphatic fashion in Cortina, securing Team GB’s first medal of the 2026 Winter Gam...
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
#MattWeston: Skeleton pilot wins emphatic Olympic gold for first medal GB medal of games
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
Fantastic! Congratulations to Matt Weston! 👏😊🥇
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
Fantastic! Congratulations to Matt Weston! 👏😊🥇
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'One in a billion': Dawson's Creek stars lead tributes to James Van Der Beek
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sad to hear. So young. Thinking of his wife and their six kids (aged from 4 to 15).
RIP James Van Der Beek.🙏
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sad to hear. So young. Thinking of his wife and their six kids (aged from 4 to 15).
RIP James Van Der Beek.🙏
Dawson's Creek stars lead tributes to James Van Der Beek
Van Der Beek's co-star Busy Philipps urged people to support the actor's family through an online fundraiser.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 7:22 AM
'One in a billion': Dawson's Creek stars lead tributes to James Van Der Beek
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sad to hear. So young. Thinking of his wife and their six kids (aged from 4 to 15).
RIP James Van Der Beek.🙏
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sad to hear. So young. Thinking of his wife and their six kids (aged from 4 to 15).
RIP James Van Der Beek.🙏
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
#WinterOlympics #Curling The last two matches were a difficult watch. In the semi-final Sweden & Italy - whom they'd beaten in the round robin - played brilliantly. Dodds & Mouat were superb and were top of the table. So gutted for them and Team GB - another 4th place.😥
#WinterOlympics #Curling The last two matches were a difficult watch. In the semi-final Sweden & Italy - whom they'd beaten in the round robin - played brilliantly. Dodds & Mouat were superb and were top of the table. So gutted for them and Team GB - another 4th place.😥
Winter Olympics 2026: Bruce Mouat & Jen Dodds denied curling bronze as GB medal wait continues
Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat suffer Winter Olympic heartbreak in the mixed doubles curling for the second time in four years after losing out on bronze to hosts Italy.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
#WinterOlympics #Curling The last two matches were a difficult watch. In the semi-final Sweden & Italy - whom they'd beaten in the round robin - played brilliantly. Dodds & Mouat were superb and were top of the table. So gutted for them and Team GB - another 4th place.😥
#WinterOlympics #Curling The last two matches were a difficult watch. In the semi-final Sweden & Italy - whom they'd beaten in the round robin - played brilliantly. Dodds & Mouat were superb and were top of the table. So gutted for them and Team GB - another 4th place.😥
BBC Quiz: Can you name every Winter Olympics host city?
I scored 23/25.
Missed Squaw Valley USA 1960 and Sapporo Japan 1972.
I scored 23/25.
Missed Squaw Valley USA 1960 and Sapporo Japan 1972.
February 9, 2026 at 6:27 AM
BBC Quiz: Can you name every Winter Olympics host city?
I scored 23/25.
Missed Squaw Valley USA 1960 and Sapporo Japan 1972.
I scored 23/25.
Missed Squaw Valley USA 1960 and Sapporo Japan 1972.
Former Scottish health secretary #JeaneFreeman dies aged 72
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
So sad to hear this. I watched her pandemic briefings with Nicola Sturgeon as the UK govt was so inept. Finding out now about her public service.
Thoughts with her partner Susan & her family. RIP Jeane Freeman🙏
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
So sad to hear this. I watched her pandemic briefings with Nicola Sturgeon as the UK govt was so inept. Finding out now about her public service.
Thoughts with her partner Susan & her family. RIP Jeane Freeman🙏
Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman dies aged 72
The SNP politician was a key figure in the Scottish government's response to the Covid pandemic.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Former Scottish health secretary #JeaneFreeman dies aged 72
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
So sad to hear this. I watched her pandemic briefings with Nicola Sturgeon as the UK govt was so inept. Finding out now about her public service.
Thoughts with her partner Susan & her family. RIP Jeane Freeman🙏
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
So sad to hear this. I watched her pandemic briefings with Nicola Sturgeon as the UK govt was so inept. Finding out now about her public service.
Thoughts with her partner Susan & her family. RIP Jeane Freeman🙏
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Glad they voted to lift the two-child benefit cap. Unwittingly.🤡🤡
👏😂
👏😂
February 4, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Glad they voted to lift the two-child benefit cap. Unwittingly.🤡🤡
👏😂
👏😂
Mandelson in 2001: "I am a fighter, not a quitter."
Mandelson in 2026: Proven to be a liar, traitor and complete disgrace.
Besotted with power, wealth and celebrity. Gruesome!
Mandelson in 2026: Proven to be a liar, traitor and complete disgrace.
Besotted with power, wealth and celebrity. Gruesome!
February 4, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Mandelson in 2001: "I am a fighter, not a quitter."
Mandelson in 2026: Proven to be a liar, traitor and complete disgrace.
Besotted with power, wealth and celebrity. Gruesome!
Mandelson in 2026: Proven to be a liar, traitor and complete disgrace.
Besotted with power, wealth and celebrity. Gruesome!
Snooker legend Virgo dies aged 79
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooke...
So sad & shocked to hear this. I was thinking about him just yesterday, a superb entertainer & commentator, let alone his distinguished snooker career. We were only just listening to his commentary on the Masters final 17 days ago. RIP🙏
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooke...
So sad & shocked to hear this. I was thinking about him just yesterday, a superb entertainer & commentator, let alone his distinguished snooker career. We were only just listening to his commentary on the Masters final 17 days ago. RIP🙏
John Virgo dies aged 79
John Virgo, who co-presented TV show Big Break and commentated on the BBC for 47 years, has died.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Snooker legend Virgo dies aged 79
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooke...
So sad & shocked to hear this. I was thinking about him just yesterday, a superb entertainer & commentator, let alone his distinguished snooker career. We were only just listening to his commentary on the Masters final 17 days ago. RIP🙏
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooke...
So sad & shocked to hear this. I was thinking about him just yesterday, a superb entertainer & commentator, let alone his distinguished snooker career. We were only just listening to his commentary on the Masters final 17 days ago. RIP🙏
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Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Black History Month is a time to recognize the lived, shared experience of all Black folks who have fundamentally shaped, challenged, and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so that we can create a better future.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis...
Ecstatic!
Ecstatic!
Carlos Alcaraz: How Australian Open champion made history as youngest to win career Grand Slam
Before Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam, he was simply Carlitos from Murcia. This is his story.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis...
Ecstatic!
Ecstatic!
#FaithKipyegon plans for maternity ward
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...
"While growing up in Keringet and actually still today, I see something that breaks my heart far too often. I see women go into labour full of hope, carrying life, carrying dreams and too many times, they come back empty-handed."🙏
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...
"While growing up in Keringet and actually still today, I see something that breaks my heart far too often. I see women go into labour full of hope, carrying life, carrying dreams and too many times, they come back empty-handed."🙏
Faith Kipyegon: Kenyan runner announces plans for maternity ward in hometown
Kenyan middle-distance runner Faith Kipyegon plans to build a maternity facility in her hometown Keringet in partnership with her shoe sponsor.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 10:19 PM
#FaithKipyegon plans for maternity ward
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...
"While growing up in Keringet and actually still today, I see something that breaks my heart far too often. I see women go into labour full of hope, carrying life, carrying dreams and too many times, they come back empty-handed."🙏
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...
"While growing up in Keringet and actually still today, I see something that breaks my heart far too often. I see women go into labour full of hope, carrying life, carrying dreams and too many times, they come back empty-handed."🙏
It's bad enough having to get a rail replacement bus to treble your journey time. But then to find #Thameslink have laid on a bus where the on-board toilet is out of order. Unacceptable! 😡
January 31, 2026 at 2:35 PM
It's bad enough having to get a rail replacement bus to treble your journey time. But then to find #Thameslink have laid on a bus where the on-board toilet is out of order. Unacceptable! 😡
#AusOpen I could only bare to listen to the last 10 minutes of thr match on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Extraordinary match! Congratulations, #CarlosAlcaraz, winning 7-5 in the 5th set after #Zverev served at 5-3. After 5 hours of such demanding tennis, it shows how brutal this sport is at the elite level!
Extraordinary match! Congratulations, #CarlosAlcaraz, winning 7-5 in the 5th set after #Zverev served at 5-3. After 5 hours of such demanding tennis, it shows how brutal this sport is at the elite level!
January 30, 2026 at 9:21 AM
#AusOpen I could only bare to listen to the last 10 minutes of thr match on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Extraordinary match! Congratulations, #CarlosAlcaraz, winning 7-5 in the 5th set after #Zverev served at 5-3. After 5 hours of such demanding tennis, it shows how brutal this sport is at the elite level!
Extraordinary match! Congratulations, #CarlosAlcaraz, winning 7-5 in the 5th set after #Zverev served at 5-3. After 5 hours of such demanding tennis, it shows how brutal this sport is at the elite level!
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More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
January 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
What's with the odd spelling of astronaut in the middle here as "astronaught"? 🤷♂️
It doesn't appear anywhere else!
#Horizon
#TimPeake
#HowToBeAnAstronaut
It doesn't appear anywhere else!
#Horizon
#TimPeake
#HowToBeAnAstronaut
January 27, 2026 at 7:24 AM
What's with the odd spelling of astronaut in the middle here as "astronaught"? 🤷♂️
It doesn't appear anywhere else!
#Horizon
#TimPeake
#HowToBeAnAstronaut
It doesn't appear anywhere else!
#Horizon
#TimPeake
#HowToBeAnAstronaut
Sad to watch the final #PressPreview on #SkyNews presented by Barbara Serra, with reviewers Theo Usherwood and Carolyn Quinn.
It's been for me the most important news programme I've watched avidly the past two years after the demise of BBC News #ThePapers, much missed, which last aired on 2/1/2023.😥
It's been for me the most important news programme I've watched avidly the past two years after the demise of BBC News #ThePapers, much missed, which last aired on 2/1/2023.😥
January 26, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Sad to watch the final #PressPreview on #SkyNews presented by Barbara Serra, with reviewers Theo Usherwood and Carolyn Quinn.
It's been for me the most important news programme I've watched avidly the past two years after the demise of BBC News #ThePapers, much missed, which last aired on 2/1/2023.😥
It's been for me the most important news programme I've watched avidly the past two years after the demise of BBC News #ThePapers, much missed, which last aired on 2/1/2023.😥
Sad to watch #SkyNews #PressPreview for the final time with Anna Botting, who's been one of the presenters for 20 years! Gutted it's ending on Sunday night. After BBC News ended The Papers, this became my go to programme for a news catch-up. The Wrap won't be the same! Congratulations, Anna Botting👏
January 22, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Sad to watch #SkyNews #PressPreview for the final time with Anna Botting, who's been one of the presenters for 20 years! Gutted it's ending on Sunday night. After BBC News ended The Papers, this became my go to programme for a news catch-up. The Wrap won't be the same! Congratulations, Anna Botting👏