Meg Howarth
@howarthm.bsky.social
☀️ Campaigner. 🕊️⚖️ Philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways. The point is to change it 🕊️⚖️ In order to do so we must understand and change ourselves ☀️
Zohran Mamdani has hit the ground running, taking on junk fees and wage theft to make NYC more affordable. I recently spoke with his Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice (and fellow former Labor Secretary) Julie Su about these early wins and what to expect next.
Zohran Mamdani’s Fight for Economic Justice Is a Model for the Country (Ft. Julie Su)
Zohran Mamdani has hit the ground running, taking on junk fees and wage theft to make NYC more affordable.I recently spo
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February 11, 2026 at 7:55 PM
#ImmigrationMatters
🌞 #IanMcKellen over 'Sir' #JimRatcliffe any time. The last 15-20mins of this extended I/view from a recent #LateShow w/ #StephenColbert should be enough to put the hideous anti-immigrant Rat-cliffe back in his #Ineos box. McKellen a sheer delight.
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🌞 #IanMcKellen over 'Sir' #JimRatcliffe any time. The last 15-20mins of this extended I/view from a recent #LateShow w/ #StephenColbert should be enough to put the hideous anti-immigrant Rat-cliffe back in his #Ineos box. McKellen a sheer delight.
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February 11, 2026 at 6:43 PM
#ImmigrationMatters
🌞 #IanMcKellen over 'Sir' #JimRatcliffe any time. The last 15-20mins of this extended I/view from a recent #LateShow w/ #StephenColbert should be enough to put the hideous anti-immigrant Rat-cliffe back in his #Ineos box. McKellen a sheer delight.
youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...
🌞 #IanMcKellen over 'Sir' #JimRatcliffe any time. The last 15-20mins of this extended I/view from a recent #LateShow w/ #StephenColbert should be enough to put the hideous anti-immigrant Rat-cliffe back in his #Ineos box. McKellen a sheer delight.
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Prosecutors ‘in close contact’ with police investigating Andrew and Mandelson links to Epstein
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Prosecutors ‘in close contact’ with police investigating Andrew and Mandelson links to Epstein
Head of Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales says he is working with Thames Valley and Met forces
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Prosecutors ‘in close contact’ with police investigating Andrew and Mandelson links to Epstein
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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our FT story from June 2023 showed:
Mandelson stayed at Epstein’s $77m townhouse in Manhattan in June 2009 while the financier was in prison for soliciting prostitution from minor
in 2010 and 2011 Epstein noted that “Petie” was with him in Paris, where the financier owned a sumptuous apartment
Mandelson stayed at Epstein’s $77m townhouse in Manhattan in June 2009 while the financier was in prison for soliciting prostitution from minor
in 2010 and 2011 Epstein noted that “Petie” was with him in Paris, where the financier owned a sumptuous apartment
February 11, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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It was obvious Matthew Doyle didn’t belong in the House of Lords. As I wrote just over a month ago app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/72007/...
The PM vowed to abolish the Lords. Why is he stuffing it with allies instead?
In Matthew Doyle, we are about to get another less than stellar peer. Now is the time for change
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February 10, 2026 at 10:30 PM
It was obvious Matthew Doyle didn’t belong in the House of Lords. As I wrote just over a month ago app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/72007/...
The key Atlantic current that could change Europe’s climate forever
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The key Atlantic current that could change Europe’s climate forever
Western Europe could face winters as cold as Canada because of the impact of climate change on a key Atlantic current, known as the AMOC, which helps regulate our weather.
www.channel4.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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My piece in Middle East Eye on Wes Streeting and what he said on Israel. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/wes-...
Wes Streeting has utterly exposed the UK's complicity in Israel's crimes
In messages last summer, the Labour minister acknowledged that Tel Aviv had gone 'rogue', even as his government continued shipping arms
www.middleeasteye.net
February 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
My piece in Middle East Eye on Wes Streeting and what he said on Israel. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/wes-...
🚨 #Sudan #LestWeForget 🚨
Particularly moved by #Amal's story: "..she and her husband resisted [the #RSF]. He was shot dead, she was beaten. Their house was destroyed. Two of their sons are dead...she struggles to get out of bed each day. *💔I was a big woman, now my health is not like before*💔 "
Particularly moved by #Amal's story: "..she and her husband resisted [the #RSF]. He was shot dead, she was beaten. Their house was destroyed. Two of their sons are dead...she struggles to get out of bed each day. *💔I was a big woman, now my health is not like before*💔 "
I think this is the most important article I've written for a while: a trip to Sudan to report on the UN's refugee agency.
Battered by Trump's cuts and western retreat, can humanitarianism survive?
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Battered by Trump's cuts and western retreat, can humanitarianism survive?
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February 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM
🚨 #Sudan #LestWeForget 🚨
Particularly moved by #Amal's story: "..she and her husband resisted [the #RSF]. He was shot dead, she was beaten. Their house was destroyed. Two of their sons are dead...she struggles to get out of bed each day. *💔I was a big woman, now my health is not like before*💔 "
Particularly moved by #Amal's story: "..she and her husband resisted [the #RSF]. He was shot dead, she was beaten. Their house was destroyed. Two of their sons are dead...she struggles to get out of bed each day. *💔I was a big woman, now my health is not like before*💔 "
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
🚨 #SarahRogers, #Trump’s under-secretary for public 'diplomacy' [sic - oxymoronic in #MAGA world, of course], called the #UK’s online safety law “tyrannical” and openly backs #NigelFarage’s #ReformUK🚨
@annpettifor.bsky.social @annettedittert.bsky.social
♥️ #London ♥️
@annpettifor.bsky.social @annettedittert.bsky.social
♥️ #London ♥️
February 10, 2026 at 12:46 PM
🚨 #SarahRogers, #Trump’s under-secretary for public 'diplomacy' [sic - oxymoronic in #MAGA world, of course], called the #UK’s online safety law “tyrannical” and openly backs #NigelFarage’s #ReformUK🚨
@annpettifor.bsky.social @annettedittert.bsky.social
♥️ #London ♥️
@annpettifor.bsky.social @annettedittert.bsky.social
♥️ #London ♥️
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 PM
🔴 Russian aerial bombs hit Slovyansk, Donetsk region, killing a child and his mother.
Donetsk Regional Military Administration says an 11-year-old boy and his mother died, with 14 others injured in the strike.
Donetsk Regional Military Administration says an 11-year-old boy and his mother died, with 14 others injured in the strike.
February 10, 2026 at 12:37 PM
🚨 #Palantir 🚨 #PeterMandelson 🚨
#Petition to sign/share. Did #Mandelson use his position as #UK ambassador to benefit the #US #SpyTech firm?
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social
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#Petition to sign/share. Did #Mandelson use his position as #UK ambassador to benefit the #US #SpyTech firm?
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social
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The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove
Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?
www.foxglove.org.uk
February 10, 2026 at 11:50 AM
🚨 #Palantir 🚨 #PeterMandelson 🚨
#Petition to sign/share. Did #Mandelson use his position as #UK ambassador to benefit the #US #SpyTech firm?
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social
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#Petition to sign/share. Did #Mandelson use his position as #UK ambassador to benefit the #US #SpyTech firm?
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social
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🚨 #GhislaineMaxwell
Another Brit at the centre of the #Epstein scandal... The arrogance and self-assurance of a convicted felon expecting to be released 😡
Another Brit at the centre of the #Epstein scandal... The arrogance and self-assurance of a convicted felon expecting to be released 😡
WATCH: Ghislaine Maxwell refuse to answer qtns about Epstein at a Congrssional hearing yesterday
Maxwell appeared virtually from the Texas prison where she is serving 20 yrs for sex trafficking
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Maxwell appeared virtually from the Texas prison where she is serving 20 yrs for sex trafficking
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February 10, 2026 at 11:37 AM
🚨 #GhislaineMaxwell
Another Brit at the centre of the #Epstein scandal... The arrogance and self-assurance of a convicted felon expecting to be released 😡
Another Brit at the centre of the #Epstein scandal... The arrogance and self-assurance of a convicted felon expecting to be released 😡
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context: Labour had previously pledged £3bn for community green energy schemes
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February 10, 2026 at 7:46 AM
context: Labour had previously pledged £3bn for community green energy schemes
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“If the murder of Alex Pretti…cannot be called murder, an authoritarian regime has passed one of its crucial tests: it can reverse all meanings…making the victim the perpetrator, the perpetrator the victim.” —@fotoole.bsky.social
The Crime of Witness | Fintan O’Toole
Renée Good and Alex Pretti were murdered for daring to interfere with the Trump administration’s efforts to normalize abductions and state violence.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:58 AM
“If the murder of Alex Pretti…cannot be called murder, an authoritarian regime has passed one of its crucial tests: it can reverse all meanings…making the victim the perpetrator, the perpetrator the victim.” —@fotoole.bsky.social
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By searching for "Farage" in the Epstein Files database (justice.gov/epstein), 38 results come up.
In one, Steve Bannon suggests to Epstein that his advisory roles to European political parties means he can influence European Parliament…. 1/3
In one, Steve Bannon suggests to Epstein that his advisory roles to European political parties means he can influence European Parliament…. 1/3
justice.gov
February 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
By searching for "Farage" in the Epstein Files database (justice.gov/epstein), 38 results come up.
In one, Steve Bannon suggests to Epstein that his advisory roles to European political parties means he can influence European Parliament…. 1/3
In one, Steve Bannon suggests to Epstein that his advisory roles to European political parties means he can influence European Parliament…. 1/3
64 was the original official death toll for Puerto Rico during Hurricane Maria. It was later revised to 2,975.
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Hurricane Maria death toll controversy - Wikipedia
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February 9, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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"If you want to set aside resources for your future productivity, that means setting aside consumption" @gilesyb.bsky.social is right: gileswilkes.substack.com/p/be-more-ro... I suspect decades of mass unemployment has blinded politicians to this awkward implication of full employment.
Be more Roy Jenkins
on the absence of "win wins", Growth, Labour's predicament
gileswilkes.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
"If you want to set aside resources for your future productivity, that means setting aside consumption" @gilesyb.bsky.social is right: gileswilkes.substack.com/p/be-more-ro... I suspect decades of mass unemployment has blinded politicians to this awkward implication of full employment.
Bomb threats in Springfield, Ohio. Much like what happened after Vance, Trump, and Nazis told lies about Haitians in September 2024. Reportage here. See my substack for background.
www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/bomb-th...
www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/bomb-th...
Bomb threats, suspicious packages in Springfield prompt evacuations
Bomb threats that said Haitian immigrants should be gone from Springfield were sent to several Clark County offices Monday morning, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said at a press conference.
www.springfieldnewssun.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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#NoNoNo
😡 Ms. Maxwell is prepared to speak fully and honestly if
granted clemency by President Trump 😡 Elitist arrogance on full display here.
If 'only she can provide the complete account', then she needs to get talking.
@cathynewman.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @c4ciaran.bsky.social
😡 Ms. Maxwell is prepared to speak fully and honestly if
granted clemency by President Trump 😡 Elitist arrogance on full display here.
If 'only she can provide the complete account', then she needs to get talking.
@cathynewman.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @c4ciaran.bsky.social
Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer says his client will only speak if Trump grants her clemency
February 9, 2026 at 4:59 PM
#NoNoNo
😡 Ms. Maxwell is prepared to speak fully and honestly if
granted clemency by President Trump 😡 Elitist arrogance on full display here.
If 'only she can provide the complete account', then she needs to get talking.
@cathynewman.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @c4ciaran.bsky.social
😡 Ms. Maxwell is prepared to speak fully and honestly if
granted clemency by President Trump 😡 Elitist arrogance on full display here.
If 'only she can provide the complete account', then she needs to get talking.
@cathynewman.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @c4ciaran.bsky.social
#TimAllan ⬇️ #LestWeForget
(from September 2025)
ht @pickardje.bsky.social
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social @islingtonsouth.bsky.social
(from September 2025)
ht @pickardje.bsky.social
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social @islingtonsouth.bsky.social
a reminder that Tim Allan, who quit Starmer's Downing St today, previously spun for....not only Kazakhstan and Qatar but also Vladimir Putin’s government
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From Blair to Putin to Starmer: PR chief Tim Allan’s CV
Former New Labour spin-doctor has faced criticism over his choice of clients, including Russia’s government
www.ft.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM