Pascal Jacquemain
@jacquep.bsky.social
French citizen in Brexitlandia.
Married to a Brit, 2 great daughters.
Left of centre.
Dislike the right.
SQL specialist
Married to a Brit, 2 great daughters.
Left of centre.
Dislike the right.
SQL specialist
Pinned
Dear Mr Farage, you stated during the Brexit campaign that we, bloody forrins, were responsible for traffic jams on British roads.
As it happens, I mostly work from home but you're against this now.
So, what do you prefer, me working from home, and being "less productive" or causing jams?
As it happens, I mostly work from home but you're against this now.
So, what do you prefer, me working from home, and being "less productive" or causing jams?
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Manchester Utd owner is giving media interviews claiming UK "colonised" by immigrants
He thinks population rose 12 million snce 2020!
11 million people born abroad; this was 9.5 million in 2020, so that is up 1.5 million (not 12 million) but rose 7 million in 30 years from 4m before 1997
He thinks population rose 12 million snce 2020!
11 million people born abroad; this was 9.5 million in 2020, so that is up 1.5 million (not 12 million) but rose 7 million in 30 years from 4m before 1997
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Manchester Utd owner is giving media interviews claiming UK "colonised" by immigrants
He thinks population rose 12 million snce 2020!
11 million people born abroad; this was 9.5 million in 2020, so that is up 1.5 million (not 12 million) but rose 7 million in 30 years from 4m before 1997
He thinks population rose 12 million snce 2020!
11 million people born abroad; this was 9.5 million in 2020, so that is up 1.5 million (not 12 million) but rose 7 million in 30 years from 4m before 1997
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
The Lady doth protest too much, methinks
(If Pam Bondi can be called a lady that is)
(If Pam Bondi can be called a lady that is)
When asked if Trump attended parties with Epstein and underage girls, Pam Bondi begins panicking and deflecting. What more do you need to see?
February 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
The Lady doth protest too much, methinks
(If Pam Bondi can be called a lady that is)
(If Pam Bondi can be called a lady that is)
Director appointed to deliver up to 450 new trains that will transform travel for Northern customers
media.northernrailway.co.uk/news/directo...
media.northernrailway.co.uk/news/directo...
Director appointed to deliver up to 450 new trains that will transform travel for Northern customers | Northern News
James Howard, who has taken charge of Northern’s plan to buy hundreds of new trains, said they will transform travel for millions of customers, by providing more reliable and comfortable journeys.
media.northernrailway.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Director appointed to deliver up to 450 new trains that will transform travel for Northern customers
media.northernrailway.co.uk/news/directo...
media.northernrailway.co.uk/news/directo...
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Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
www.404media.co/government-l...
www.404media.co/government-l...
Government Loses Hard Drives It Was Supposed to Put ICE Detention Center Footage On
A Kafkaesque saga in which the government has failed to produce critical video footage has reached new levels of absurdity.
www.404media.co
February 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
www.404media.co/government-l...
www.404media.co/government-l...
In "you can't park here" news today
Police issue update on incident that left police car flipped on its roof on A61 near Chesterfield www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/people/...
Police issue update on incident that left police car flipped on its roof on A61 near Chesterfield www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/people/...
Police issue update on incident that left police car flipped on its roof on A61 near Chesterfield
Derbyshire police have issued an update on an incident that left a police car flipped on its roof on the A61 near Chesterfield, closing the road for several hours.
www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 6:19 PM
In "you can't park here" news today
Police issue update on incident that left police car flipped on its roof on A61 near Chesterfield www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/people/...
Police issue update on incident that left police car flipped on its roof on A61 near Chesterfield www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/people/...
I dare "Sir" Jim Ratcliffe to remove all forrin Man United players.
Otherwise it's one rule for some, right?
Otherwise it's one rule for some, right?
February 11, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I dare "Sir" Jim Ratcliffe to remove all forrin Man United players.
Otherwise it's one rule for some, right?
Otherwise it's one rule for some, right?
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Is minimum wage guy going to drive his $50K EV to work? Will he use non-existent mass transit? How exactly is an economy only for the wealthy going to function?
I was in East Germany and saw a factory with a "dormitory" surrounded by security. You know, for the "workers." Convenient, right?
I was in East Germany and saw a factory with a "dormitory" surrounded by security. You know, for the "workers." Convenient, right?
February 11, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Is minimum wage guy going to drive his $50K EV to work? Will he use non-existent mass transit? How exactly is an economy only for the wealthy going to function?
I was in East Germany and saw a factory with a "dormitory" surrounded by security. You know, for the "workers." Convenient, right?
I was in East Germany and saw a factory with a "dormitory" surrounded by security. You know, for the "workers." Convenient, right?
Procès en appel de Marine Le Pen et du RN : la décision sera rendue le 7 juillet
www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
Procès en appel de Marine Le Pen et du RN : la décision sera rendue le 7 juillet
Alors que Marine Le Pen risque une peine d’inéligibilité – le parquet a requis quatre ans de prison, dont un an ferme, et cinq ans d’inéligibilité – l’empêchant de se présenter à l’élection présidenti...
www.lemonde.fr
February 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Procès en appel de Marine Le Pen et du RN : la décision sera rendue le 7 juillet
www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
November 2025: Reform UK councillor Tom Pickup has been suspended for being part of a WhatsApp group where participants allegedly called for a ‘mass Islam genocide’.
He was reinstated today.
Reform UK councillor suspended over WhatsApp messages | LocalGov share.google/tINYJg7cK8X2...
He was reinstated today.
Reform UK councillor suspended over WhatsApp messages | LocalGov share.google/tINYJg7cK8X2...
Reform UK councillor suspended over WhatsApp messages | LocalGov
Reform UK councillor Tom Pickup has been suspended for being part of a WhatsApp group where participants allegedly called for a ‘mass Islam genocide’.
share.google
February 11, 2026 at 5:21 PM
November 2025: Reform UK councillor Tom Pickup has been suspended for being part of a WhatsApp group where participants allegedly called for a ‘mass Islam genocide’.
He was reinstated today.
Reform UK councillor suspended over WhatsApp messages | LocalGov share.google/tINYJg7cK8X2...
He was reinstated today.
Reform UK councillor suspended over WhatsApp messages | LocalGov share.google/tINYJg7cK8X2...
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a society losing the plot in real time
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
a society losing the plot in real time
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If cemeteries create a community of both the living and the dead, what happens when the living get displaced?
Case in point: German cemeteries in the PL "Recovered Lands."
All Saints' Day is a good day to reflect on what happens to memory in the absence of those who remember.
🧵(not an easy read)
Case in point: German cemeteries in the PL "Recovered Lands."
All Saints' Day is a good day to reflect on what happens to memory in the absence of those who remember.
🧵(not an easy read)
November 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
If cemeteries create a community of both the living and the dead, what happens when the living get displaced?
Case in point: German cemeteries in the PL "Recovered Lands."
All Saints' Day is a good day to reflect on what happens to memory in the absence of those who remember.
🧵(not an easy read)
Case in point: German cemeteries in the PL "Recovered Lands."
All Saints' Day is a good day to reflect on what happens to memory in the absence of those who remember.
🧵(not an easy read)
House Defeats Republican Bid to Block Votes on Trump’s Tariffs
Three Republicans joined Democrats in rejecting a bid by G.O.P. leaders to continue skirting a law that requires the House to vote promptly on measures challenging President Trump’s tariffs.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Three Republicans joined Democrats in rejecting a bid by G.O.P. leaders to continue skirting a law that requires the House to vote promptly on measures challenging President Trump’s tariffs.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
House Defeats Republican Bid to Block Votes on Trump’s Tariffs
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:20 PM
House Defeats Republican Bid to Block Votes on Trump’s Tariffs
Three Republicans joined Democrats in rejecting a bid by G.O.P. leaders to continue skirting a law that requires the House to vote promptly on measures challenging President Trump’s tariffs.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Three Republicans joined Democrats in rejecting a bid by G.O.P. leaders to continue skirting a law that requires the House to vote promptly on measures challenging President Trump’s tariffs.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
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Why does a lie that has never been proven, never worked, and never been real still hold the power to undermine an entire democracy?
hartmannreport.com/p/is-voter-f...
hartmannreport.com/p/is-voter-f...
Is “Voter Fraud” the Most Dangerous Political Lie in American History?
Why does a lie that has never been proven, never worked, and never been real still hold the power to undermine an entire democracy?
hartmannreport.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Why does a lie that has never been proven, never worked, and never been real still hold the power to undermine an entire democracy?
hartmannreport.com/p/is-voter-f...
hartmannreport.com/p/is-voter-f...
Blackpool has the second-highest number of abandoned buildings in UK behind Torbay | Lancs Live share.google/I2hUsx3bFgt0...
Lancashire town has second-highest number of abandoned buildings in UK
The council insists it is tackling the issue
share.google
February 11, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Blackpool has the second-highest number of abandoned buildings in UK behind Torbay | Lancs Live share.google/I2hUsx3bFgt0...
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Imagine a President bulldozing 1/3 of our Historic White House pocketing $300 million and that doesn’t even crack the top 100 most destructive, vile, disgusting things he’s done, yet here we are
February 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Imagine a President bulldozing 1/3 of our Historic White House pocketing $300 million and that doesn’t even crack the top 100 most destructive, vile, disgusting things he’s done, yet here we are
Live Updates: F.A.A. Lifts Closure at El Paso Airport
The brief shutdown was related to a test of counter-drone technology at a nearby military base.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
The brief shutdown was related to a test of counter-drone technology at a nearby military base.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Live Updates: F.A.A. Lifts Closure at El Paso Airport
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Live Updates: F.A.A. Lifts Closure at El Paso Airport
The brief shutdown was related to a test of counter-drone technology at a nearby military base.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
The brief shutdown was related to a test of counter-drone technology at a nearby military base.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
I appear to have been added to lists including one used mostly by Dutch speakers.
Very honoured considering I do not speak the language. Maybe I should ask my wife's colleague to teach me the language.
Very honoured considering I do not speak the language. Maybe I should ask my wife's colleague to teach me the language.
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I appear to have been added to lists including one used mostly by Dutch speakers.
Very honoured considering I do not speak the language. Maybe I should ask my wife's colleague to teach me the language.
Very honoured considering I do not speak the language. Maybe I should ask my wife's colleague to teach me the language.
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“I don't want everybody to vote... As a matter of fact, our leverage in the election quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down.”
― Paul Weyrich, far right extremist Catholic and founder of Heritage Foundation.
This is voter suppression.
thiswillhold.substack.com/p/only-99-ca...
― Paul Weyrich, far right extremist Catholic and founder of Heritage Foundation.
This is voter suppression.
thiswillhold.substack.com/p/only-99-ca...
The Heritage Foundation: Only 99 Cases of Noncitizen Voting Since 1982
Action Item: Stop the SAVE Act—Ask Your Rep to Reject Chip Roy’s Attack on Women’s Voting Rights
thiswillhold.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 AM
“I don't want everybody to vote... As a matter of fact, our leverage in the election quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down.”
― Paul Weyrich, far right extremist Catholic and founder of Heritage Foundation.
This is voter suppression.
thiswillhold.substack.com/p/only-99-ca...
― Paul Weyrich, far right extremist Catholic and founder of Heritage Foundation.
This is voter suppression.
thiswillhold.substack.com/p/only-99-ca...
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i heard both of these today:
"what are we solutioning here"
"we don't have a solve for that"
nouns and verbs, two ships passing in the night
"what are we solutioning here"
"we don't have a solve for that"
nouns and verbs, two ships passing in the night
February 5, 2026 at 2:58 AM
i heard both of these today:
"what are we solutioning here"
"we don't have a solve for that"
nouns and verbs, two ships passing in the night
"what are we solutioning here"
"we don't have a solve for that"
nouns and verbs, two ships passing in the night
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The greatest decline in press freedom is occurring not in dictatorships, where proper journalism has long been almost impossible, but in places that still purport to be democratic
How democracies are using autocratic tools to muzzle journalism
As scrutiny of government withers, corruption thrives
econ.st
February 5, 2026 at 6:10 PM
The greatest decline in press freedom is occurring not in dictatorships, where proper journalism has long been almost impossible, but in places that still purport to be democratic
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Under Starmer, recognised refugees can no longer reunite with their children.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
What these “but why do people hate Starmer SO MUCH” takes come down to is so shallow.
Starmer doesn’t sound or look like a firebrand so what’s the big deal?
Immune to questions of SUBSTANCE - he’s liar, enabled a genocide, pandered to anti-migrant politics & global Fascism.
Starmer doesn’t sound or look like a firebrand so what’s the big deal?
Immune to questions of SUBSTANCE - he’s liar, enabled a genocide, pandered to anti-migrant politics & global Fascism.
February 11, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Under Starmer, recognised refugees can no longer reunite with their children.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
Recognised refugees.
Denied the right to reunite with their children.
It’s diabolical. Worse than anything the Tories did. & no, the racists are not & never will be satisfied.
So yes, he’s hated.
This is not a ladder
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 PM
This is not a ladder