Matt
@itsmattagain.bsky.social
Twitter emigrant and irritant
A plague of locusts spotted in the northern quarter
February 3, 2026 at 6:53 PM
A plague of locusts spotted in the northern quarter
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The powerful front page of the reformist newspaper Sazandegi features the names of 3,000 individuals who, according to government reports, were killed during the protests in Iran. #Iran #IranProtests2026
February 1, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The powerful front page of the reformist newspaper Sazandegi features the names of 3,000 individuals who, according to government reports, were killed during the protests in Iran. #Iran #IranProtests2026
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Very important and detailed peer-reviewed critique of the Sullivan Review.
📣 Today @felicitycallard.bsky.social and I have published the first peer-reviewed response to the 'Sullivan Review' of research and data on sex and gender.
doi.org/10.1111/tran...
The Review could threaten trans rights and inclusion, erode academic freedom, and undermine research quality.
doi.org/10.1111/tran...
The Review could threaten trans rights and inclusion, erode academic freedom, and undermine research quality.
February 3, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Very important and detailed peer-reviewed critique of the Sullivan Review.
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I like to call this "doing a Biden". Pretending you're just another Joe Public who wants something to happen and not the leader of the nation with the power to make it happen
BREAKING: Keir Starmer has urged House of Lords to urgently modernise disciplinary procedures so that Peter Mandelson can be stripped of his peerage and removed from upper chamber.
February 3, 2026 at 10:09 AM
I like to call this "doing a Biden". Pretending you're just another Joe Public who wants something to happen and not the leader of the nation with the power to make it happen
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Hopefully it's not too unpopular opinion to think that public transport is vastly more important than anything to do with horses.
Flipping boomers and nimbys who no doubt drive everywhere, get stuffed.
Flipping boomers and nimbys who no doubt drive everywhere, get stuffed.
BBC strikes again! At least 3/4 of the article dedicated to people complaining. I know it's a bit of a stretch to blame the media for high construction costs, but I genuinely believe they should bear some responsibility, with their hostile reporting and giving excessive copy to opponents. 1/2
February 3, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Hopefully it's not too unpopular opinion to think that public transport is vastly more important than anything to do with horses.
Flipping boomers and nimbys who no doubt drive everywhere, get stuffed.
Flipping boomers and nimbys who no doubt drive everywhere, get stuffed.
I've just realised I'm not working a full week this month. Gorgeous.
February 2, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I've just realised I'm not working a full week this month. Gorgeous.
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"Newly released body camera footage of the fatal police shooting of Roberto Calvario Jr. in West Ridge late last year 'contradicts the narrative' put forth by the police department."
"[T]he officers' actions — not Calvario's — 'posed a threat to the community.'"
#Illinois #USA #Policing
"[T]he officers' actions — not Calvario's — 'posed a threat to the community.'"
#Illinois #USA #Policing
New Video Shows Man Killed By Chicago Cops 'Posed No Threat,' Lawyers For Family Say
Chicago police said Roberto Calvario Jr. accelerated his car and dragged an officer last month, prompting the officer to fire his weapon. But lawyers for Calvario's family say body cam footage contradicts that narrative.
blockclubchicago.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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These allegations are incredibly serious, it is now only right that the police investigate Peter Mandelson for potential misconduct in public office.
Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans. ft.trib.al/dT7pS1s
February 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
These allegations are incredibly serious, it is now only right that the police investigate Peter Mandelson for potential misconduct in public office.
Abolish the Lords and the monarchy.
How many times does the failure of these institutions need to be highlighted.
How many times does the failure of these institutions need to be highlighted.
February 2, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Abolish the Lords and the monarchy.
How many times does the failure of these institutions need to be highlighted.
How many times does the failure of these institutions need to be highlighted.
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If only we could vote out people we don't like
February 2, 2026 at 1:09 PM
If only we could vote out people we don't like
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I would just reiterate, that it seems unlikely that I, Just A Guy, A Regular Guy, knew more in-depth detail about Peter Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein than the Prime Minister off the United Kingdom who was at the time considering appointing him as Ambassador to the United States.
I would never have appointed Mandelson had I known full Epstein links - PM
I would never have appointed Mandelson had I known full Epstein links - PM
The PM says a due diligence process was gone through before Lord Mandelson was appointed US ambassador.
www.bbc.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:56 AM
I would just reiterate, that it seems unlikely that I, Just A Guy, A Regular Guy, knew more in-depth detail about Peter Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein than the Prime Minister off the United Kingdom who was at the time considering appointing him as Ambassador to the United States.
Really not a good news week for the Labour Party.
They promoted someone back into government roles that they knew was friends with a paedophile and had shared government info with that paedo. They made him a Lord.
Additionally a former labour MP and mayor is arrested over yet more rape accusations
They promoted someone back into government roles that they knew was friends with a paedophile and had shared government info with that paedo. They made him a Lord.
Additionally a former labour MP and mayor is arrested over yet more rape accusations
February 2, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Really not a good news week for the Labour Party.
They promoted someone back into government roles that they knew was friends with a paedophile and had shared government info with that paedo. They made him a Lord.
Additionally a former labour MP and mayor is arrested over yet more rape accusations
They promoted someone back into government roles that they knew was friends with a paedophile and had shared government info with that paedo. They made him a Lord.
Additionally a former labour MP and mayor is arrested over yet more rape accusations
The amount of misogyny being directed at the Green Party's candidate in Gorton and Denton is genuinely shocking.
I never expect good things from Reform louts but bloody hell.
I never expect good things from Reform louts but bloody hell.
February 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The amount of misogyny being directed at the Green Party's candidate in Gorton and Denton is genuinely shocking.
I never expect good things from Reform louts but bloody hell.
I never expect good things from Reform louts but bloody hell.
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Nobody in Britain pays any attention to Australian politics, but One Nation overtaking the Coalition in the polls has distinct parallels with Reform leading the Conservatives. Parties on the radical right are coming for centre right parties across the world...
Poll via AFR / RedBridge Accent.
Poll via AFR / RedBridge Accent.
February 1, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Nobody in Britain pays any attention to Australian politics, but One Nation overtaking the Coalition in the polls has distinct parallels with Reform leading the Conservatives. Parties on the radical right are coming for centre right parties across the world...
Poll via AFR / RedBridge Accent.
Poll via AFR / RedBridge Accent.
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Corbyn was thrown out of the party for standing as an independent in 2024 in the seat he’d held since 1983 (he won it really easily again btw) while Mandelson got to resign after being best mates with a peadophile who did nothing but pedo and give Mandelson’s hubbo money.
February 2, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Corbyn was thrown out of the party for standing as an independent in 2024 in the seat he’d held since 1983 (he won it really easily again btw) while Mandelson got to resign after being best mates with a peadophile who did nothing but pedo and give Mandelson’s hubbo money.
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Wow thanks for resigning from the Labour Party now, Peter Mandelson, good of you to “save further embarrassment for the party” by doing that. If you hadn’t done that last night your endless appointments by the party while they knew you had proper links to Epstein would look iffy.
February 2, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Wow thanks for resigning from the Labour Party now, Peter Mandelson, good of you to “save further embarrassment for the party” by doing that. If you hadn’t done that last night your endless appointments by the party while they knew you had proper links to Epstein would look iffy.
I cannot believe I've had my house for a year now.
What the actual fuck, that's flown by.
There's still so much to do 😂
What the actual fuck, that's flown by.
There's still so much to do 😂
February 2, 2026 at 9:44 AM
I cannot believe I've had my house for a year now.
What the actual fuck, that's flown by.
There's still so much to do 😂
What the actual fuck, that's flown by.
There's still so much to do 😂
My house was built in 1904 and I can guarantee it wasn't built by slaves.
Anyone who invests in Dubai should be sanctioned. Scum.
Anyone who invests in Dubai should be sanctioned. Scum.
February 1, 2026 at 2:14 AM
My house was built in 1904 and I can guarantee it wasn't built by slaves.
Anyone who invests in Dubai should be sanctioned. Scum.
Anyone who invests in Dubai should be sanctioned. Scum.
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Fabulous 10/10 no notes
January 31, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Fabulous 10/10 no notes
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Right yes, this seems like the sort of thing a trustworthy and impartial government body normally says.
January 31, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Right yes, this seems like the sort of thing a trustworthy and impartial government body normally says.
This is just objectively sneering classism.
This isn't meant to convince someone that Farage is ripping them off. This is meant for middle class people who want to sneer.
This isn't meant to convince someone that Farage is ripping them off. This is meant for middle class people who want to sneer.
Millionaire, 13 jobs, multiple homes,
Brexit liar, expenses hider,
racist taunting, tax avoider,
paedophile friend, interview excuses,
open access to luxury yachts & private jets,
just like all of us ...
"Nigel Farage, Man of the People"
Brexit liar, expenses hider,
racist taunting, tax avoider,
paedophile friend, interview excuses,
open access to luxury yachts & private jets,
just like all of us ...
"Nigel Farage, Man of the People"
January 30, 2026 at 8:51 PM
This is just objectively sneering classism.
This isn't meant to convince someone that Farage is ripping them off. This is meant for middle class people who want to sneer.
This isn't meant to convince someone that Farage is ripping them off. This is meant for middle class people who want to sneer.
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BREAKING: Judge dismisses murder, weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealth CEO killer Mangione reut.rs/45Fin56
January 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
BREAKING: Judge dismisses murder, weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealth CEO killer Mangione reut.rs/45Fin56