Dr Jackie Turvey Tait
@jaxtait.bsky.social
PhD in Natural Law Theory, not a medical doctor. #SSCE
Green Party (views are my own & don't necessarily represent GPEW policy)
#CRPS
Aka Jax
Green Party (views are my own & don't necessarily represent GPEW policy)
#CRPS
Aka Jax
Pinned
💯 #Strongmen by @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social makes the case that tyrants have a great deal in common, & Trump fits the pattern. Their drive to dominate requires "spheres of influence", annexation of territory, predatory sexual behaviour & disregard for established norms & the rule of law.
Wait, we've known about this for a year & no one ran "Zombie Apocalypse" headlines?
Viral protein fragments may unlock mystery behind serious COVID-19 outcomes
‘Zombie’ virus fragments continue to cause inflammation after the virus is destroyed.
newsroom.ucla.edu
January 30, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Wait, we've known about this for a year & no one ran "Zombie Apocalypse" headlines?
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🗓️ It's 30 days to the parliamentary by-election - and 100 days to the May local elections.
Help us win in Manchester, the Senedd, and all around the country.
Join us. And join in. ⤵️
🎥 @jeremyclancy.bsky.social
Help us win in Manchester, the Senedd, and all around the country.
Join us. And join in. ⤵️
🎥 @jeremyclancy.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 PM
🗓️ It's 30 days to the parliamentary by-election - and 100 days to the May local elections.
Help us win in Manchester, the Senedd, and all around the country.
Join us. And join in. ⤵️
🎥 @jeremyclancy.bsky.social
Help us win in Manchester, the Senedd, and all around the country.
Join us. And join in. ⤵️
🎥 @jeremyclancy.bsky.social
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This is the moment. The Gorton and Denton by-election is a battle for the soul of our country — community power versus billionaire backers, hate versus hope.
January 27, 2026 at 7:59 PM
This is the moment. The Gorton and Denton by-election is a battle for the soul of our country — community power versus billionaire backers, hate versus hope.
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Same Tory MPs, same austerity-led ideology, same failure.
January 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Same Tory MPs, same austerity-led ideology, same failure.
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Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚
January 30, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚
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"Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform"
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Never Fight Alone
Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:47 AM
"Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform"
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The goal, quite explicitly, is to silence dissent with violence
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The goal, quite explicitly, is to silence dissent with violence
She couldn't make this look more shady if she was doing it on purpose!
Why is Tulsi Gabbard at an FBI raid on an elections office in Fulton County?
January 29, 2026 at 1:03 PM
She couldn't make this look more shady if she was doing it on purpose!
Explain to me like I'm five years old: why doesn't Congress impeach him?
This infographic-heavy NYT piece on Trump's 2nd term grift is clear and effective: 1.4 billion. Pretty soon, you are talking about real money! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Much Can One Man Make From Being President?
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Explain to me like I'm five years old: why doesn't Congress impeach him?
"Nato has activated its collective defence clause precisely once: at the request of the United States, in the wake of 9/11. Our troops fought and died in all their stoopid wars – but now, apparently, we have to listen to Trump’s whiny little rants about how nobody really put themselves on the line."
Masked thugs, sneering elites and terrified citizens: a picture of the US today. We used to have a name for this | Marina Hyde
Truly, I am the country’s biggest fan. But in the spirit of free speech its leaders apparently love, here’s a few things the rest of the world needs them to know, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:08 AM
"Nato has activated its collective defence clause precisely once: at the request of the United States, in the wake of 9/11. Our troops fought and died in all their stoopid wars – but now, apparently, we have to listen to Trump’s whiny little rants about how nobody really put themselves on the line."
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A big thank you to local #Preston organisations who deal with victims of Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG), for coming down to attend my Westminster Hall debate on ‘Tackling digital exploitation of women and girls.’
Watch from 16:30: bit.ly/VAWGAdjdebat...
Read at: bit.ly/VAWGAdjdebate
Watch from 16:30: bit.ly/VAWGAdjdebat...
Read at: bit.ly/VAWGAdjdebate
January 29, 2026 at 9:37 AM
A big thank you to local #Preston organisations who deal with victims of Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG), for coming down to attend my Westminster Hall debate on ‘Tackling digital exploitation of women and girls.’
Watch from 16:30: bit.ly/VAWGAdjdebat...
Read at: bit.ly/VAWGAdjdebate
Watch from 16:30: bit.ly/VAWGAdjdebat...
Read at: bit.ly/VAWGAdjdebate
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A yellow weather warning for rain comes into force from midday today. This is likely to add to the effects of Storm Chandra, so please be careful and check the @metoffice.gov.uk for further updates: weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...
UK weather warnings
Met Office UK weather warnings for rain, wind, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm, lightning and extreme heat.
weather.metoffice.gov.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:53 AM
A yellow weather warning for rain comes into force from midday today. This is likely to add to the effects of Storm Chandra, so please be careful and check the @metoffice.gov.uk for further updates: weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...
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AI “nudification” on X isn’t a tech failure, it's violence against women and girls.
This is techno-capitalism putting profit before safety.
We need a Bill that protects our Rights which ensures guardrails around humans.
My Left Foot Forward article👇🏾
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/dawn...
This is techno-capitalism putting profit before safety.
We need a Bill that protects our Rights which ensures guardrails around humans.
My Left Foot Forward article👇🏾
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/dawn...
Dawn Butler MP: As AI develops at an eye-watering pace and abuse increases, we need a digital bill of rights
We must legislate to place firm guardrails around the individual, ensuring that our rights are protected regardless of how technology changes. We need to bolster our civil rights.
leftfootforward.org
January 29, 2026 at 10:09 AM
AI “nudification” on X isn’t a tech failure, it's violence against women and girls.
This is techno-capitalism putting profit before safety.
We need a Bill that protects our Rights which ensures guardrails around humans.
My Left Foot Forward article👇🏾
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/dawn...
This is techno-capitalism putting profit before safety.
We need a Bill that protects our Rights which ensures guardrails around humans.
My Left Foot Forward article👇🏾
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/dawn...
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We know subsea cables, particularly those supplying our Northern Isles, are targets or potential targets for sabotage.
Protecting our waters and our telecommunication infrastructure from the operations of rogue nations like Russia is vitally important.
Protecting our waters and our telecommunication infrastructure from the operations of rogue nations like Russia is vitally important.
January 29, 2026 at 10:20 AM
We know subsea cables, particularly those supplying our Northern Isles, are targets or potential targets for sabotage.
Protecting our waters and our telecommunication infrastructure from the operations of rogue nations like Russia is vitally important.
Protecting our waters and our telecommunication infrastructure from the operations of rogue nations like Russia is vitally important.
Reform have no answers.
Ask them how they’ll rebuild the NHS.
Ask them how they’ll lower bills.
Ask them how they’ll build homes.
You’ll only hear slogans, blame, and outrage, because they have nothing else. They are simply:
Turquoise Tories.
Ask them how they’ll rebuild the NHS.
Ask them how they’ll lower bills.
Ask them how they’ll build homes.
You’ll only hear slogans, blame, and outrage, because they have nothing else. They are simply:
Turquoise Tories.
January 29, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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Industrial fishing, climate change and offshore drilling are destroying marine ecosystems.
And only 3.1% of the global ocean is fully protected.
This week, I joined @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social on their ship The Witness to support the campaign to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.
And only 3.1% of the global ocean is fully protected.
This week, I joined @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social on their ship The Witness to support the campaign to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.
January 28, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Industrial fishing, climate change and offshore drilling are destroying marine ecosystems.
And only 3.1% of the global ocean is fully protected.
This week, I joined @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social on their ship The Witness to support the campaign to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.
And only 3.1% of the global ocean is fully protected.
This week, I joined @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social on their ship The Witness to support the campaign to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030.
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Reposted by Dr Jackie Turvey Tait
Harrased by ICE when leaving church...
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Harrased by ICE when leaving church...
"Badenoch was clear on her direction, setting out a Reform-adjacent policy platform based around cutting immigration, opposition to net zero policies, slashing social security and lower taxes."
Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:08 AM
"Badenoch was clear on her direction, setting out a Reform-adjacent policy platform based around cutting immigration, opposition to net zero policies, slashing social security and lower taxes."
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Trump can forget, but we will always remember them, Crawley Observer Column, Wednesday 28th January 2025
Trump can forget, but we will always remember them, Crawley Observer Column, Wednesday 28th January 2025
When you consider what makes up the UK’s national identity, what comes to mind? The Royal Family? Fish and chips? Our National Health Service. Expert queuing? Great answers, but for me nothing quite embodies our national character as much as Remembrance Sunday. The UK is far from alone in having a day dedicated to remembrance, but the day unites people across every part of our nation in taking the time to reflect upon the sacrifices made so those of us here today can live free from tyranny.
peterlamb.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Trump can forget, but we will always remember them, Crawley Observer Column, Wednesday 28th January 2025
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This administration is stark raving mad, and it is controlled by men - Vance, Miller, Bovino - are all-but-publicly taking orders from neo-Nazis bent on violent removal of nonwhite Americans. The admin barely hides many of these links. And it is driving a campaign of ethnic violence in our country.
January 28, 2026 at 11:45 PM
This administration is stark raving mad, and it is controlled by men - Vance, Miller, Bovino - are all-but-publicly taking orders from neo-Nazis bent on violent removal of nonwhite Americans. The admin barely hides many of these links. And it is driving a campaign of ethnic violence in our country.
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These Danish soldiers died fighting for America after 9/11.
The Trump regime is dishonoring their memory in service of Dear Leader’s deranged obsession.
The Trump regime is dishonoring their memory in service of Dear Leader’s deranged obsession.
The U.S. Embassy in Denmark removed 44 Danish flags honoring Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan outside the building, drawing outrage from the country’s veterans amid heightened tensions between Copenhagen and Washington.
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
Removal of flags for fallen Danish soldiers at U.S. Embassy sparks backlash
There was no malicious intent in removing the flags, said a State Department spokesperson, who added that the flags had been replaced.
wapo.st
January 29, 2026 at 12:24 AM
These Danish soldiers died fighting for America after 9/11.
The Trump regime is dishonoring their memory in service of Dear Leader’s deranged obsession.
The Trump regime is dishonoring their memory in service of Dear Leader’s deranged obsession.
Just like there's "no malicious intent" when Trump threatens to invade the sovereign territory of a NATO ally, denigrates the service of their veterans & spits on the graves of their war dead.
The U.S. Embassy in Denmark removed 44 Danish flags honoring Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan outside the building, drawing outrage from the country’s veterans amid heightened tensions between Copenhagen and Washington.
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
Removal of flags for fallen Danish soldiers at U.S. Embassy sparks backlash
There was no malicious intent in removing the flags, said a State Department spokesperson, who added that the flags had been replaced.
wapo.st
January 29, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Just like there's "no malicious intent" when Trump threatens to invade the sovereign territory of a NATO ally, denigrates the service of their veterans & spits on the graves of their war dead.
"(Former?) allies let it be known that they were finished capitulating. Eight NATO nations deployed troops to Greenland to participate in military exercises. The Danish prime minister declared that “Europe will not be blackmailed" ... Trump caved."
#TACO
#TACO
Trump Can’t Stop Backing Down
Where the bully encounters strength, he withdraws. Constantly.
www.thebulwark.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:38 PM
"(Former?) allies let it be known that they were finished capitulating. Eight NATO nations deployed troops to Greenland to participate in military exercises. The Danish prime minister declared that “Europe will not be blackmailed" ... Trump caved."
#TACO
#TACO
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Yet again, people in South East Cornwall have to face storm damage, and I’d like to thank the dedicated emergency services who continue to do incredible work supporting communities across our area.
I was out over the weekend with local councillors to assess the impact
I was out over the weekend with local councillors to assess the impact
January 28, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Yet again, people in South East Cornwall have to face storm damage, and I’d like to thank the dedicated emergency services who continue to do incredible work supporting communities across our area.
I was out over the weekend with local councillors to assess the impact
I was out over the weekend with local councillors to assess the impact