Darkening Skies
@disturbedsleep.bsky.social
Septuagenarian relocated to South Lanarkshire, where it's wet , windy and wonderful, though I didn't expect quite so much wind!
I don't understand what woke is but I have a feeling I'm kind of woke-ish, as I don't like those that keep going on about it.
I don't understand what woke is but I have a feeling I'm kind of woke-ish, as I don't like those that keep going on about it.
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Such a comfort that The Guardian provides some guidance. I hope Keir Starmer reads it as he seems surprisingly unsure.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Is there any legal justification for the US attack on Venezuela?
International law experts expect Washington to claim self-defence and face little serious pushback
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Such a comfort that The Guardian provides some guidance. I hope Keir Starmer reads it as he seems surprisingly unsure.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 6:55 AM
This is insane!
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www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Venezuelan president Maduro captured and flown out of country following ‘large scale’ US attack, Trump says – live
US president says ‘the United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela’
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:09 AM
This is insane!
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Some good letters today in the Guardian.
While I recognise in some parts of the world it is to hard to grow vegetables, in the global market it is not impossible to become at least vegetarian. Meat eating is a lazy, thoughtless and cruel attitude towards life.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
While I recognise in some parts of the world it is to hard to grow vegetables, in the global market it is not impossible to become at least vegetarian. Meat eating is a lazy, thoughtless and cruel attitude towards life.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
If you really care about animals, stop eating them | Letters
Letters: Dean Weston says we are still killing animals by the billion, but praising ourselves for marginally reducing panic and pain, while Jo Barlow calls for transparency and truth about where our f...
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December 31, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Some good letters today in the Guardian.
While I recognise in some parts of the world it is to hard to grow vegetables, in the global market it is not impossible to become at least vegetarian. Meat eating is a lazy, thoughtless and cruel attitude towards life.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
While I recognise in some parts of the world it is to hard to grow vegetables, in the global market it is not impossible to become at least vegetarian. Meat eating is a lazy, thoughtless and cruel attitude towards life.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Animal food standards are terrible in America. Trump wants to bring us down to their level which will also impact food trade with EU. We must retain higher quality food standards. Please sign.
38d.gs/cc-df
38d.gs/cc-df
Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...
38d.gs
December 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Animal food standards are terrible in America. Trump wants to bring us down to their level which will also impact food trade with EU. We must retain higher quality food standards. Please sign.
38d.gs/cc-df
38d.gs/cc-df
Oh, How I hope this comes to pass; America wakes up and rejects #Trump and all he represents.
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Americans are waking up. A grand reckoning awaits us | Robert Reich
I’d like to believe that the horrific darkness of this past year is a necessary prelude to a brighter and saner future
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December 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Oh, How I hope this comes to pass; America wakes up and rejects #Trump and all he represents.
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Uplifting piece in The Guardian on how the tide is turning against #Trump although there are also warning bells for what a losing narcissist might do after being trashed in the mid-terms.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Dragged down by an unpopular president, Republicans are bracing for a midterm trouncing
As Americans tire of Donald Trump, a Democratic midterm ‘tsunami’ could sweep the GOP out of power
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Uplifting piece in The Guardian on how the tide is turning against #Trump although there are also warning bells for what a losing narcissist might do after being trashed in the mid-terms.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Many animals kill other animals , they have no choice but we do. Humans slaughter on an industrial scale 24 hrs a day with as little regard as possible for most of those we rear for food . From birth to an all too early death. This cruelty should stop.
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The Guardian view on animal welfare: a timely reminder that cruelty is wrong | Editorial
Editorial: New protections for hares, and more humane conditions on farms, should be welcomed by all
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December 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Many animals kill other animals , they have no choice but we do. Humans slaughter on an industrial scale 24 hrs a day with as little regard as possible for most of those we rear for food . From birth to an all too early death. This cruelty should stop.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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@bsky.app has something happened to Bluesky servers? I get error when I use "Discover" for new posts. My profile seems ok, as do most of my saved searches but "Bluesky Team" also produces an error.
December 24, 2025 at 7:46 AM
@bsky.app has something happened to Bluesky servers? I get error when I use "Discover" for new posts. My profile seems ok, as do most of my saved searches but "Bluesky Team" also produces an error.
Very pleased to read that the case against Reginald D Hunter has been thrown out. The activist group, CAA, has been shown to be "a vexatious litigant".
I hope to see Mr Hunter back on programs like HIGNFY in the very near future and wish him all the best for 2026.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
I hope to see Mr Hunter back on programs like HIGNFY in the very near future and wish him all the best for 2026.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Reginald D Hunter court summons quashed for attempt to have him ‘cancelled’
Judge says Campaign Against Antisemitism misled him when bringing ‘abusive’ private prosecution of comedian
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Very pleased to read that the case against Reginald D Hunter has been thrown out. The activist group, CAA, has been shown to be "a vexatious litigant".
I hope to see Mr Hunter back on programs like HIGNFY in the very near future and wish him all the best for 2026.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
I hope to see Mr Hunter back on programs like HIGNFY in the very near future and wish him all the best for 2026.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
God this make me angry. They should be personally liable.
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PPE company linked to ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone goes into liquidation
PPE Medpro owes government £148m for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during Covid-19 pandemic
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
God this make me angry. They should be personally liable.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
December 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Still in a state of shock trying to process the tragic loss of one of the most gifted men in the entertainment industry & his wife when the Embarrassment-in-Chief disgraces common human decency with this repulsive, deranged statement.
#NoWords 🤮
#NoWords 🤮
C'mon America, stop treating your idiot president as a demi-god. This is stupidity personified. He's taking you and the rest of the world on the highway to Hell. Is this the plan for all those believers in the fallacy of "End of Days"?
"Might is Right", really?
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"Might is Right", really?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Donald Trump sues BBC for up to $10bn over edit of January 6 speech
President accuses corporation of ‘intentionally, maliciously and deceptively’ editing speech in Panorama broadcast
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:18 AM
C'mon America, stop treating your idiot president as a demi-god. This is stupidity personified. He's taking you and the rest of the world on the highway to Hell. Is this the plan for all those believers in the fallacy of "End of Days"?
"Might is Right", really?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Might is Right", really?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Can't help thinking this is a bad idea. Privatisation and shifting jobs abroad to Greece moves the focus to maximising profits and away from improving a British skilled workforce.
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City & Guilds to shrink UK workforce amid £22m cost-cutting drive
Training and qualifications body, acquired by private Greek firm in October, to become ‘leaner organisation’
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Can't help thinking this is a bad idea. Privatisation and shifting jobs abroad to Greece moves the focus to maximising profits and away from improving a British skilled workforce.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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UK-EU:
"Public communications and understanding around the relationship must be improved, whether that is in terms of negotiating progress, realistic options for both sides, care with overly-simplistic messaging, or particular terminology with often multiple meanings"
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"Public communications and understanding around the relationship must be improved, whether that is in terms of negotiating progress, realistic options for both sides, care with overly-simplistic messaging, or particular terminology with often multiple meanings"
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Negotiating Uncertainty in UK-EU Relations: Past, Present, and Future
Ten key points to negotiating the UK-EU relationshipEurope has been weakened by difficult UK-EU relations at a time of international challenge. Eight years after the Brexit referendum a new UK gover
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December 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
UK-EU:
"Public communications and understanding around the relationship must be improved, whether that is in terms of negotiating progress, realistic options for both sides, care with overly-simplistic messaging, or particular terminology with often multiple meanings"
ecipe.org/publications...
"Public communications and understanding around the relationship must be improved, whether that is in terms of negotiating progress, realistic options for both sides, care with overly-simplistic messaging, or particular terminology with often multiple meanings"
ecipe.org/publications...
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At some point politicians and commentators in Europe might want to start defending our system as really not too bad and far better than any realistic alternative notwithstanding frustration that we aren't all richer.
Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU
December 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
At some point politicians and commentators in Europe might want to start defending our system as really not too bad and far better than any realistic alternative notwithstanding frustration that we aren't all richer.
Outrageous interference from the US.
It is clear they have embraced a dog eat dog mentality and are incapable of being trusted.
I only hope that the world survives this monster that it's own people voted for, not just once but twice.
Shame on you, America.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
It is clear they have embraced a dog eat dog mentality and are incapable of being trusted.
I only hope that the world survives this monster that it's own people voted for, not just once but twice.
Shame on you, America.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Cultivate resistance’: policy paper lays bare Trump support for Europe’s far right
Text signed by president seems to echo ‘great replacement’ theory, saying Europe faces ‘civilisational erasure’
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Outrageous interference from the US.
It is clear they have embraced a dog eat dog mentality and are incapable of being trusted.
I only hope that the world survives this monster that it's own people voted for, not just once but twice.
Shame on you, America.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
It is clear they have embraced a dog eat dog mentality and are incapable of being trusted.
I only hope that the world survives this monster that it's own people voted for, not just once but twice.
Shame on you, America.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Gladdens the heart, doesn't it?
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Millions across all 50 US states march in No Kings protests against Trump
Crowds of Americans, many in costumes, aligned behind message that US is sliding into authoritarianism
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Gladdens the heart, doesn't it?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The Secret Country.
TRUMP IS NOT AN AMERICAN
A new way to see the global Far Right elite
chadbourn.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The Secret Country.
The UK FTSE is sliding and apparently it's entirely due to the insanity gripping America.
Why are our big institutions still investing in an increasingly shaky nation?
There should be more investment in the UK, which is slowly but surely growing, and would grow faster with greater investment.
Why are our big institutions still investing in an increasingly shaky nation?
There should be more investment in the UK, which is slowly but surely growing, and would grow faster with greater investment.
October 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The UK FTSE is sliding and apparently it's entirely due to the insanity gripping America.
Why are our big institutions still investing in an increasingly shaky nation?
There should be more investment in the UK, which is slowly but surely growing, and would grow faster with greater investment.
Why are our big institutions still investing in an increasingly shaky nation?
There should be more investment in the UK, which is slowly but surely growing, and would grow faster with greater investment.
Racist chants at Israeli soccer matches have surged by 71% this season, with fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv leading the rise, according to a report released by the "Kicking Racism and Violence Out of Soccer" program.
If this provocation is brought to the Aston Villa game, then maybe they should be banned.
If this provocation is brought to the Aston Villa game, then maybe they should be banned.
October 17, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Racist chants at Israeli soccer matches have surged by 71% this season, with fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv leading the rise, according to a report released by the "Kicking Racism and Violence Out of Soccer" program.
If this provocation is brought to the Aston Villa game, then maybe they should be banned.
If this provocation is brought to the Aston Villa game, then maybe they should be banned.
As expected, Hamas can't find all the bodies, now that Israel has reduced most of Gaza to unrecognizable rubble and unexploded ordinance, giving Israel the excuse to restart the carnage.
Hamas seem to have fallen into an obvious trap & so the nightmare continues.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Hamas seem to have fallen into an obvious trap & so the nightmare continues.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Hamas says all reachable hostage bodies recovered amid Israel threat to resume Gaza fighting
Israel’s defence minister has said the country could resume fighting if Hamas does not honour the terms of the ceasefire deal
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:54 AM
As expected, Hamas can't find all the bodies, now that Israel has reduced most of Gaza to unrecognizable rubble and unexploded ordinance, giving Israel the excuse to restart the carnage.
Hamas seem to have fallen into an obvious trap & so the nightmare continues.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Hamas seem to have fallen into an obvious trap & so the nightmare continues.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Once again, the Israelis lie. They lie and they lie and they lie. They know we know they lie. Why treat people this way? It does not improve anyone's situation and just exposes Israel's callous cruelty and lack of morality.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Gaza flotilla passengers allege poor conditions in detention as Israel prepares to deport dozens of activists
Families of some aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla say they are being held without access to clean water or legal representation
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Once again, the Israelis lie. They lie and they lie and they lie. They know we know they lie. Why treat people this way? It does not improve anyone's situation and just exposes Israel's callous cruelty and lack of morality.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
