Ian
@ianpatterson.com
We live in a funny world: just making the most of it, one day at a time. Tweeter. Liberaler. Quiddler. Un buveur d’encre. A recovering frog after slowly cooking in Musks cauldron for too long.
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Ian
@ianpatterson.com
· Nov 17
Mt current wish list for @bsky.app new features - when they can find the time:
- draft posts, that work cross device. Let me save tweets and come back to them
- bookmarks
- ability to mute reposts selectively ie per account. Some people post a lot of RTs, but I dont want to mute them entirely
- draft posts, that work cross device. Let me save tweets and come back to them
- bookmarks
- ability to mute reposts selectively ie per account. Some people post a lot of RTs, but I dont want to mute them entirely
After the Nazi occupation of Denmark in 1940, the Danish Ambassador to the US, loyal to the King and preNazi govt, asked the US to defend Greenland. The end result was a host of US bases on Greenland, only Thule now operational still.
www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15...
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January 12, 2026 at 9:50 AM
After the Nazi occupation of Denmark in 1940, the Danish Ambassador to the US, loyal to the King and preNazi govt, asked the US to defend Greenland. The end result was a host of US bases on Greenland, only Thule now operational still.
www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15...
mdpi-res.com/remotesensin...
www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15...
mdpi-res.com/remotesensin...
More on bans on smartphones in schools #bbr4today but where will we get to? A ban on Socials apps on public transport ? Damage to adults is way more costly .
January 12, 2026 at 7:40 AM
More on bans on smartphones in schools #bbr4today but where will we get to? A ban on Socials apps on public transport ? Damage to adults is way more costly .
Imagine how this evolves: unless you prove you’re gay, if you’re not coupled by 30 you lose your right to many benefits. And, medical issues aside, sprogs must follow: 3 by 40. Otherwise your tax rate is upped to compensate for extra support you will need.
bsky.app/profile/jame...
bsky.app/profile/jame...
As a moderate, I think it would be more sensible to leave dating apps up to the private sector, but with a publicly owned dating service of last resort run by the Post Office, to match up people who are particularly ugly or unpleasant.
Just read a substack by a young policy type advocating for a "government-run dating service"
to support "couple creation" to address the fertility crisis and honestly I can think of nothing worse or more *incredibly* risky on the zero-to-eugenics front
to support "couple creation" to address the fertility crisis and honestly I can think of nothing worse or more *incredibly* risky on the zero-to-eugenics front
January 12, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Imagine how this evolves: unless you prove you’re gay, if you’re not coupled by 30 you lose your right to many benefits. And, medical issues aside, sprogs must follow: 3 by 40. Otherwise your tax rate is upped to compensate for extra support you will need.
bsky.app/profile/jame...
bsky.app/profile/jame...
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As a moderate, I think it would be more sensible to leave dating apps up to the private sector, but with a publicly owned dating service of last resort run by the Post Office, to match up people who are particularly ugly or unpleasant.
Just read a substack by a young policy type advocating for a "government-run dating service"
to support "couple creation" to address the fertility crisis and honestly I can think of nothing worse or more *incredibly* risky on the zero-to-eugenics front
to support "couple creation" to address the fertility crisis and honestly I can think of nothing worse or more *incredibly* risky on the zero-to-eugenics front
January 12, 2026 at 12:06 AM
As a moderate, I think it would be more sensible to leave dating apps up to the private sector, but with a publicly owned dating service of last resort run by the Post Office, to match up people who are particularly ugly or unpleasant.
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Properly funding the court system would clear the backlog even more quickly.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Slashing jury trials could clear courts backlog within a decade, says Lammy
Exclusive: Lord chancellor urges MPs to back judge-only trials in thousands of criminal cases in England and Wales
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Properly funding the court system would clear the backlog even more quickly.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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It looks like what is going on in Tehran, but it's the United States of America.
Tonight in Minneapolis.
Federal agents are deploying tear gas and sting balls against activists on the street outside the Whipple Building, where ICE operations are based.
Tonight in Minneapolis.
Federal agents are deploying tear gas and sting balls against activists on the street outside the Whipple Building, where ICE operations are based.
January 12, 2026 at 1:25 AM
It looks like what is going on in Tehran, but it's the United States of America.
Tonight in Minneapolis.
Federal agents are deploying tear gas and sting balls against activists on the street outside the Whipple Building, where ICE operations are based.
Tonight in Minneapolis.
Federal agents are deploying tear gas and sting balls against activists on the street outside the Whipple Building, where ICE operations are based.
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Hellhole not actually a hellhole.
London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade
London’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decade
Sadiq Khan says ‘public health’ approach has made the capital one of the safest cities in the western world
London’s murder rate has dropped to its lowest in more than a decade with police in the capital and the mayor saying it is now one of the safest cities in the western world.
The figures come as those on the radical right criticise the city for having a crime problem, hoping to gain politically from such claims being believed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Hellhole not actually a hellhole.
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Free speech news
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Free speech news
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Increased activity around Iran’s hidden ballistic-missile launchers, which began before the current protests but has ramped up in the past two weeks, has prompted Israel to put its forces on high alert
Israel hopes for regime change in Iran
But its main concern remains Iran’s ballistic missiles and nuclear programme
econ.st
January 12, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Increased activity around Iran’s hidden ballistic-missile launchers, which began before the current protests but has ramped up in the past two weeks, has prompted Israel to put its forces on high alert
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Trump has just declared himself the "acting president of Venezuela" over on Truth Social in case you're wondering about his mental health.
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Trump has just declared himself the "acting president of Venezuela" over on Truth Social in case you're wondering about his mental health.
1 in 7 homes sold in London last year were sold at a loss wrt purchase price, the worst performing region of the UK, overtaking the North East.
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Share of London homes sold at a loss higher than anywhere else in England and Wales
Lossmaking sales are the latest sign of weakness in the capital’s property market
giftarticle.ft.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:16 AM
1 in 7 homes sold in London last year were sold at a loss wrt purchase price, the worst performing region of the UK, overtaking the North East.
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These are Musk’s useful British idiots… you know, the ones who wang on endlessly about patriotism, sovereignty and ‘protecting our girls’.
The ones being paid - by Musk - to betray us.
The ones being paid - by Musk - to betray us.
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
These are Musk’s useful British idiots… you know, the ones who wang on endlessly about patriotism, sovereignty and ‘protecting our girls’.
The ones being paid - by Musk - to betray us.
The ones being paid - by Musk - to betray us.
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Nazi Germany saw Jewish people blamed for many of society ills: stealing jobs, ripping off etc. it saw them randomly murdered by state forces, businesses destroyed, & afraid to be on streets. 2020s America, much? And you didn’t have to be Jewish to be caught up- just look it
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History is repeating itself.
This 👇🏼
This 👇🏼
This is f*cked up!
There isn’t any law in this country that requires you to provide proof of citizenship on the interior, but unfortunately ICE is racially profiling.
And they don’t care if you say you’re a US citizen.
So where does this leave everyone? If you don’t look white, you’re in danger.
There isn’t any law in this country that requires you to provide proof of citizenship on the interior, but unfortunately ICE is racially profiling.
And they don’t care if you say you’re a US citizen.
So where does this leave everyone? If you don’t look white, you’re in danger.
January 12, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Nazi Germany saw Jewish people blamed for many of society ills: stealing jobs, ripping off etc. it saw them randomly murdered by state forces, businesses destroyed, & afraid to be on streets. 2020s America, much? And you didn’t have to be Jewish to be caught up- just look it
bsky.app/profile/thed...
bsky.app/profile/thed...
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History is repeating itself.
This 👇🏼
This 👇🏼
This is f*cked up!
There isn’t any law in this country that requires you to provide proof of citizenship on the interior, but unfortunately ICE is racially profiling.
And they don’t care if you say you’re a US citizen.
So where does this leave everyone? If you don’t look white, you’re in danger.
There isn’t any law in this country that requires you to provide proof of citizenship on the interior, but unfortunately ICE is racially profiling.
And they don’t care if you say you’re a US citizen.
So where does this leave everyone? If you don’t look white, you’re in danger.
January 12, 2026 at 5:59 AM
History is repeating itself.
This 👇🏼
This 👇🏼
Many UK Challenger 2 tanks will be upgraded to Challenger3s. But 140 won’t be. We gave Ukraine 14 near the start of the war, and they have proved themselves despite the small number. Can’t we give them more? bsky.app/profile/euro...
The UK hasn’t decided what to do with 140 Challenger 2 tanks not being upgraded — even as Ukraine continues using them in battle.
They could be scrapped, stored, or transferred, but for now, they remain in limbo.
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/12/u...
They could be scrapped, stored, or transferred, but for now, they remain in limbo.
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/12/u...
UK has 140 Challenger 2 tanks with no clear future as Ukraine needs armor
While some are being upgraded, many remain in limbo with options like scrapping, storage, or possible donation.
euromaidanpress.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Many UK Challenger 2 tanks will be upgraded to Challenger3s. But 140 won’t be. We gave Ukraine 14 near the start of the war, and they have proved themselves despite the small number. Can’t we give them more? bsky.app/profile/euro...
London has the lowest murder rate since records began (in the 1997, for statistical comparisons) with just 97 murders in 2025, 1.1 per 100000 population. Thats lower than any US state let alone US city. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Police chief says London is ‘extraordinarily safe’ as murder rate hits historic low
Metropolitan Police chief rejects claims the capital has descended into lawlessness
giftarticle.ft.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:49 AM
London has the lowest murder rate since records began (in the 1997, for statistical comparisons) with just 97 murders in 2025, 1.1 per 100000 population. Thats lower than any US state let alone US city. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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NOEM: “We can’t trust the government anymore.”
BASH: “You are the government.”
NOEM: “Yes, that’s what I’m saying.”🤔
The only honest thing @KristiNoem said today
BASH: “You are the government.”
NOEM: “Yes, that’s what I’m saying.”🤔
The only honest thing @KristiNoem said today
January 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM
NOEM: “We can’t trust the government anymore.”
BASH: “You are the government.”
NOEM: “Yes, that’s what I’m saying.”🤔
The only honest thing @KristiNoem said today
BASH: “You are the government.”
NOEM: “Yes, that’s what I’m saying.”🤔
The only honest thing @KristiNoem said today
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sorry but hahahahahahahaha
New: Sources close to Jeremy Corbyn said he didn’t give permission for his name to be used on this slate and a specific request was put in that his name was not included. Sources said Corbyn is “very upset” that this was done without his consent.
New: A new group - Grassroots Left - has launched a slate of candidates ahead of Your Party’s central executive committee elections. The slate is backed by Your Party co-founder Zarah Sultana and has called for “no more top-down party”.
Nominations for the CEC elections close next week.
Nominations for the CEC elections close next week.
January 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
sorry but hahahahahahahaha
… and Graves wrote about 2M words every year. He said he had to do it, not just because he was a poet - He had 4 kids to get through school.
January 11, 2026 at 11:35 PM
… and Graves wrote about 2M words every year. He said he had to do it, not just because he was a poet - He had 4 kids to get through school.
Not often Steven Hawking mentioned ina history prog and he’s not the main event: R4 just now has a prog on Robert Graves. Graves’ son was at school with Hawking (2 years apart). Hawking at that age (9 or so) like throwing those bangers things. Graves hated them, for the wartime reminder
January 11, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Not often Steven Hawking mentioned ina history prog and he’s not the main event: R4 just now has a prog on Robert Graves. Graves’ son was at school with Hawking (2 years apart). Hawking at that age (9 or so) like throwing those bangers things. Graves hated them, for the wartime reminder
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ICE recruitment is going well.
January 11, 2026 at 2:12 AM
ICE recruitment is going well.
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They'd rather Nationalise the dating market than stop being weird about/to women.
Just read a substack by a young policy type advocating for a "government-run dating service"
to support "couple creation" to address the fertility crisis and honestly I can think of nothing worse or more *incredibly* risky on the zero-to-eugenics front
to support "couple creation" to address the fertility crisis and honestly I can think of nothing worse or more *incredibly* risky on the zero-to-eugenics front
January 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
They'd rather Nationalise the dating market than stop being weird about/to women.
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The brutality of state force is in the streets, it’s on video, and it’s being defended at the highest levels of government. If we do not act now with united, powerful resistance, the normalization of militarized state power will become irreversible.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 32 people who died in custody
The deaths came as the Trump administration ramped up immigration enforcement, detaining a record number of people
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The brutality of state force is in the streets, it’s on video, and it’s being defended at the highest levels of government. If we do not act now with united, powerful resistance, the normalization of militarized state power will become irreversible.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...