Imran Bristol
@imranicus.bsky.social
On Bluesky now that it feels like what Twitter used to be.
Before Twitter became Musk's personal plaything.
Before Twitter became Musk's personal plaything.
Reposted by Imran Bristol
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
'Extraordinary discovery' at Orkney Neolithic site
The dig team at the Ness, one of the most important Neolithic sites in the British Isles, are not revealing what they believe the find to be until more work is done.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The dig team at the Ness, one of the most important Neolithic sites in the British Isles, are not revealing what they believe the find to be until more work is done.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Extraordinary discovery' at Orkney's Ness of Brodgar Neolithic site
Archaeologists are to resume digging at the site after 3D radar technology uncovered a mystery find.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
'Extraordinary discovery' at Orkney Neolithic site
The dig team at the Ness, one of the most important Neolithic sites in the British Isles, are not revealing what they believe the find to be until more work is done.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The dig team at the Ness, one of the most important Neolithic sites in the British Isles, are not revealing what they believe the find to be until more work is done.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"British government welcomes sharp dip in net migration"
"The Labour government celebrated a second consecutive year of declining long-term migration to the UK"
And yet it has difficulty communicating this fact in the face of challenges from populist parties.
www.dw.com/en/british-g...
"The Labour government celebrated a second consecutive year of declining long-term migration to the UK"
And yet it has difficulty communicating this fact in the face of challenges from populist parties.
www.dw.com/en/british-g...
British government welcomes sharp dip in net migration – DW – 11/27/2025
The Labour government celebrated a second consecutive year of declining long-term migration to the UK, as it faces mounting pressure on the issue from the populist, right-wing Reform UK party.
www.dw.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
"British government welcomes sharp dip in net migration"
"The Labour government celebrated a second consecutive year of declining long-term migration to the UK"
And yet it has difficulty communicating this fact in the face of challenges from populist parties.
www.dw.com/en/british-g...
"The Labour government celebrated a second consecutive year of declining long-term migration to the UK"
And yet it has difficulty communicating this fact in the face of challenges from populist parties.
www.dw.com/en/british-g...
"Russian spy network exploits Ukrainian teenagers in Europe"
The Russian state, well versed in the arts propaganda, persuasion and manipulation, is currently exploiting and recruiting Ukrainian teenagers across Europe through social media to carry out violent acts.
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
The Russian state, well versed in the arts propaganda, persuasion and manipulation, is currently exploiting and recruiting Ukrainian teenagers across Europe through social media to carry out violent acts.
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Russian spy network exploits Ukrainian teenagers in Europe
One hundred dollars for torching a van, a few hundred more for planting a bomb or quick cash for snapping a photo of a strategic location: Russian intelligence services have found a new, cheap – and…
www.france24.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
"Russian spy network exploits Ukrainian teenagers in Europe"
The Russian state, well versed in the arts propaganda, persuasion and manipulation, is currently exploiting and recruiting Ukrainian teenagers across Europe through social media to carry out violent acts.
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
The Russian state, well versed in the arts propaganda, persuasion and manipulation, is currently exploiting and recruiting Ukrainian teenagers across Europe through social media to carry out violent acts.
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Lindsay and Craig Foreman: Son of British couple detained in Iran says British government not doing enough to help his parents
"The couple, from East Sussex, were taken into custody in the Iranian city of Kerman in January, and are being held at Evin prison in Tehran."
news.sky.com/story/lindsa...
"The couple, from East Sussex, were taken into custody in the Iranian city of Kerman in January, and are being held at Evin prison in Tehran."
news.sky.com/story/lindsa...
Lindsay and Craig Foreman: Son of British couple detained in Iran says government not doing enough
The couple, from East Sussex, were taken into custody in the Iranian city of Kerman in January, and are being held at Evin prison in Tehran.
news.sky.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Lindsay and Craig Foreman: Son of British couple detained in Iran says British government not doing enough to help his parents
"The couple, from East Sussex, were taken into custody in the Iranian city of Kerman in January, and are being held at Evin prison in Tehran."
news.sky.com/story/lindsa...
"The couple, from East Sussex, were taken into custody in the Iranian city of Kerman in January, and are being held at Evin prison in Tehran."
news.sky.com/story/lindsa...
US will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, reports say
The US government had been marking the day since 1988, driven by the scale of the epidemic at the time and the need raise awareness and reduce stigma for those affected.
Now Trump's team are to ignore it.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The US government had been marking the day since 1988, driven by the scale of the epidemic at the time and the need raise awareness and reduce stigma for those affected.
Now Trump's team are to ignore it.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, reports say
State department has told employees and grant recipients to not publicly promote or make event on 1 December
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
US will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, reports say
The US government had been marking the day since 1988, driven by the scale of the epidemic at the time and the need raise awareness and reduce stigma for those affected.
Now Trump's team are to ignore it.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The US government had been marking the day since 1988, driven by the scale of the epidemic at the time and the need raise awareness and reduce stigma for those affected.
Now Trump's team are to ignore it.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘A Dreamer living a draconian nightmare’: Teen flying to see family at Thanksgiving deported to Honduras
"Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and sent to a country she has not revisited" since she was 8 years old.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
"Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and sent to a country she has not revisited" since she was 8 years old.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Teen flying to see family at Thanksgiving deported in ‘Draconian nightmare’
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and sent to a country she has not revisited since childhood
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
‘A Dreamer living a draconian nightmare’: Teen flying to see family at Thanksgiving deported to Honduras
"Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and sent to a country she has not revisited" since she was 8 years old.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
"Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and sent to a country she has not revisited" since she was 8 years old.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
As general rule, war veterans should be honoured for their actions during the war and should have adequate support from the state especially as they get older - however you shouldn't always put the words of a war veteran on a pedestal and feel unable to challenge them
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
As general rule, war veterans should be honoured for their actions during the war and should have adequate support from the state especially as they get older - however you shouldn't always put the words of a war veteran on a pedestal and feel unable to challenge them
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism discovered that Sri Lankan based influencer Geeth Sooriyapura was responsible for a significant amount of content on Facebook that radicalised people in the UK - particularly older people more suggestable to such content, like angry pensioners.
November 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism discovered that Sri Lankan based influencer Geeth Sooriyapura was responsible for a significant amount of content on Facebook that radicalised people in the UK - particularly older people more suggestable to such content, like angry pensioners.
And also, Mr Farage keeping an eye out for his untraceable money supply.
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
And also, Mr Farage keeping an eye out for his untraceable money supply.
British logic in the past 15 years:
The cure to bailing out the bankers was to vote Conservative so they implement austerity and "regain" the cash at.
The solution to austerity was to vote Brexit "to take back control."
The solution to the new economy created by Brexit is to vote Reform. 🙃
The cure to bailing out the bankers was to vote Conservative so they implement austerity and "regain" the cash at.
The solution to austerity was to vote Brexit "to take back control."
The solution to the new economy created by Brexit is to vote Reform. 🙃
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
British logic in the past 15 years:
The cure to bailing out the bankers was to vote Conservative so they implement austerity and "regain" the cash at.
The solution to austerity was to vote Brexit "to take back control."
The solution to the new economy created by Brexit is to vote Reform. 🙃
The cure to bailing out the bankers was to vote Conservative so they implement austerity and "regain" the cash at.
The solution to austerity was to vote Brexit "to take back control."
The solution to the new economy created by Brexit is to vote Reform. 🙃
"Bolsonaro ordered to start serving 27-year prison sentence for Brazil coup plot"
"Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday ruled that the case had reached its final judgement and that no further appeals were possible."
Brazil showing America how things should be done.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday ruled that the case had reached its final judgement and that no further appeals were possible."
Brazil showing America how things should be done.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Brazil: Bolsonaro ordered to start serving 27-year prison sentence for coup plot
The Supreme Court says the former leader has exhausted his appeals and will start his prison term at a police station in Brasilia.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"Bolsonaro ordered to start serving 27-year prison sentence for Brazil coup plot"
"Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday ruled that the case had reached its final judgement and that no further appeals were possible."
Brazil showing America how things should be done.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday ruled that the case had reached its final judgement and that no further appeals were possible."
Brazil showing America how things should be done.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Anti-Vaxx adherents following RFK's advice
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Anti-Vaxx adherents following RFK's advice
Paul Doyle in tears as he admits driving into fans at Liverpool FC trophy parade
Former Royal Marine hit more than 100 people in his Ford Galaxy Titanium in just seven minutes, with victims including children as young as six months.
news.sky.com/story/paul-d...
Former Royal Marine hit more than 100 people in his Ford Galaxy Titanium in just seven minutes, with victims including children as young as six months.
news.sky.com/story/paul-d...
Paul Doyle in tears as he admits driving into fans at Liverpool FC trophy parade
Former Royal Marine hit more than 100 people in his Ford Galaxy Titanium in just seven minutes, with victims including children as young as six months.
news.sky.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Paul Doyle in tears as he admits driving into fans at Liverpool FC trophy parade
Former Royal Marine hit more than 100 people in his Ford Galaxy Titanium in just seven minutes, with victims including children as young as six months.
news.sky.com/story/paul-d...
Former Royal Marine hit more than 100 people in his Ford Galaxy Titanium in just seven minutes, with victims including children as young as six months.
news.sky.com/story/paul-d...
Canada: ‘Inconvenient Indian’ author Thomas King says he is not Indigenous
A "genealogist working with the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds found no evidence of Cherokee ancestry in his family lineage" - I wonder if this included taking a DNA test.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
A "genealogist working with the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds found no evidence of Cherokee ancestry in his family lineage" - I wonder if this included taking a DNA test.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Canada: ‘Inconvenient Indian’ author Thomas King says he is not Indigenous
King has announced a genealogist working with the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds found no evidence of Cherokee ancestry in his family lineage
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Canada: ‘Inconvenient Indian’ author Thomas King says he is not Indigenous
A "genealogist working with the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds found no evidence of Cherokee ancestry in his family lineage" - I wonder if this included taking a DNA test.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
A "genealogist working with the Tribal Alliance Against Frauds found no evidence of Cherokee ancestry in his family lineage" - I wonder if this included taking a DNA test.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
"We might have just seen the first hints of dark matter"
Unexplained gamma ray radiation coming from the edge of the Milky Way galaxy could be produced by self-annihilating dark matter particles – but the idea requires further investigation.
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
Unexplained gamma ray radiation coming from the edge of the Milky Way galaxy could be produced by self-annihilating dark matter particles – but the idea requires further investigation.
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
We might have just seen the first hints of dark matter
Unexplained gamma ray radiation coming from the edge of the Milky Way galaxy could be produced by self-annihilating dark matter particles – but the idea requires further investigation
www.newscientist.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"We might have just seen the first hints of dark matter"
Unexplained gamma ray radiation coming from the edge of the Milky Way galaxy could be produced by self-annihilating dark matter particles – but the idea requires further investigation.
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
Unexplained gamma ray radiation coming from the edge of the Milky Way galaxy could be produced by self-annihilating dark matter particles – but the idea requires further investigation.
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
"More than 100 MPs urge Streeting to approve prostate cancer screening"
Interesting that a Tory MP is asking a Labour minister to approve health screening, although this comes in the wake of news about former Tory PM David Cameron's prostate cancer diagnosis.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Interesting that a Tory MP is asking a Labour minister to approve health screening, although this comes in the wake of news about former Tory PM David Cameron's prostate cancer diagnosis.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
More than 100 MPs urge Streeting to approve prostate cancer screening
Rishi Sunak hands health secretary open letter calling for testing for men at the highest risk
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"More than 100 MPs urge Streeting to approve prostate cancer screening"
Interesting that a Tory MP is asking a Labour minister to approve health screening, although this comes in the wake of news about former Tory PM David Cameron's prostate cancer diagnosis.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Interesting that a Tory MP is asking a Labour minister to approve health screening, although this comes in the wake of news about former Tory PM David Cameron's prostate cancer diagnosis.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"ICE detains relative of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt"
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security described Ferreira as a “criminal illegal alien from Brazil"
Leavitt likely doesn't care as Ferreira is the mother of her nephew*
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security described Ferreira as a “criminal illegal alien from Brazil"
Leavitt likely doesn't care as Ferreira is the mother of her nephew*
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
ICE detains relative of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt
Leavitt has not yet publicly commented on her relative’s arrest, while other family members have launched a GoFundMe page
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"ICE detains relative of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt"
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security described Ferreira as a “criminal illegal alien from Brazil"
Leavitt likely doesn't care as Ferreira is the mother of her nephew*
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security described Ferreira as a “criminal illegal alien from Brazil"
Leavitt likely doesn't care as Ferreira is the mother of her nephew*
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Mind-boggling that it's actually taken this long.
These 'revelations' surrounding Farage aren't new. They've been around for years. Why has it taken this long for them to gain traction?
He's a racist POS.
He's a racist POS.
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Mind-boggling that it's actually taken this long.
LONG overdue but finally Farage is getting the media scrutiny that has been missing for years.
Well said
Nothing that we didn't already know or suspect but I'm glad this story isn't going away. Farage is a nasty piece of work; a bully of the first order. It would be karma if his inability to be honest about his past was the thing which finally brought him down.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 AM
LONG overdue but finally Farage is getting the media scrutiny that has been missing for years.
"Politician named Adolf Hitler set to win Namibian election"
An unlikely name for a politician - who is decidedly not Aryan in appearance - in this former German colony.
Adolf's father was apparently unaware of the Führer's actions and views.
extra.ie/2025/11/25/n...
An unlikely name for a politician - who is decidedly not Aryan in appearance - in this former German colony.
Adolf's father was apparently unaware of the Führer's actions and views.
extra.ie/2025/11/25/n...
Politician named Adolf Hitler set to win Namibian election
A politician named after Adolf Hitler is set to win reelection in Namibia this week.
extra.ie
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"Politician named Adolf Hitler set to win Namibian election"
An unlikely name for a politician - who is decidedly not Aryan in appearance - in this former German colony.
Adolf's father was apparently unaware of the Führer's actions and views.
extra.ie/2025/11/25/n...
An unlikely name for a politician - who is decidedly not Aryan in appearance - in this former German colony.
Adolf's father was apparently unaware of the Führer's actions and views.
extra.ie/2025/11/25/n...
"Rich Reform bigwig wants fewer young to go to university - after going to top institution himself"
Zia Yusuf went on to attend the LSE after a 50% taxpayer funded scholarship.
The LSE had a policy of inclusion* for minority students at that time Yusuf attended.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Zia Yusuf went on to attend the LSE after a 50% taxpayer funded scholarship.
The LSE had a policy of inclusion* for minority students at that time Yusuf attended.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform UK bigwig who went to top university says fewer others should do the same
Reform UK's former chairman calls for "fewer people going to university" after benefiting from a degree from one of the country's most prestigious ones himself
www.mirror.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
"Rich Reform bigwig wants fewer young to go to university - after going to top institution himself"
Zia Yusuf went on to attend the LSE after a 50% taxpayer funded scholarship.
The LSE had a policy of inclusion* for minority students at that time Yusuf attended.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Zia Yusuf went on to attend the LSE after a 50% taxpayer funded scholarship.
The LSE had a policy of inclusion* for minority students at that time Yusuf attended.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Farage has long dogwhistled racist views while having the façade of respectability, thanks to largely passive British media - now however there is a chance of the media to do some investigative work.
However I fear he's been allowed to entrench himself too deeply in politics and has a support base
However I fear he's been allowed to entrench himself too deeply in politics and has a support base
Farage fell out of Musk's good bioks not because Farage was hanging out with Nazis but that he wasn't extreme enough.
But Farage prefers to dogwhislte while having the façade of some respectable - something the UK's media outlets seem loathe to comment on or investigate.
But Farage prefers to dogwhislte while having the façade of some respectable - something the UK's media outlets seem loathe to comment on or investigate.
This Byline Times story on Farage pictured with far-right activists has not been picked up by any established media outlet - including liberal/democratic/left publications. Why? Because people like being comfortable in their own power and status.
The newspaper I edit will keep sounding the alarm.
The newspaper I edit will keep sounding the alarm.
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Farage has long dogwhistled racist views while having the façade of respectability, thanks to largely passive British media - now however there is a chance of the media to do some investigative work.
However I fear he's been allowed to entrench himself too deeply in politics and has a support base
However I fear he's been allowed to entrench himself too deeply in politics and has a support base
I wonder if the BBC will be as robust in their coverage of Farage as they were about Rayner.
"Angela Rayner has resigned - so let's see what Nigel Farage has to say about it" - essentially the BBC's response as they platform him once again in preference to any other political leader.
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I wonder if the BBC will be as robust in their coverage of Farage as they were about Rayner.
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If you were a bully at school chances are you'll be a bully all your life #Яeform
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
If you were a bully at school chances are you'll be a bully all your life #Яeform
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...