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BREAKING: Keir Starmer tells Labour MPs that he is "not prepared to walk away" from power or "plunge us into chaos" as previous prime ministers have done.
PM says that "every fight I've ever been in, I have won" and that this time will be no different - despite his detractors
PM says that "every fight I've ever been in, I have won" and that this time will be no different - despite his detractors
February 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
BREAKING: Keir Starmer tells Labour MPs that he is "not prepared to walk away" from power or "plunge us into chaos" as previous prime ministers have done.
PM says that "every fight I've ever been in, I have won" and that this time will be no different - despite his detractors
PM says that "every fight I've ever been in, I have won" and that this time will be no different - despite his detractors
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
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When you remove through-traffic from city centres, everyone wins. Cafés get more trade, kids can cycle safely, walking feels relaxed, homes are quieter, and streets become places people actually want to spend time. Design for people and cities come alive.
February 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
When you remove through-traffic from city centres, everyone wins. Cafés get more trade, kids can cycle safely, walking feels relaxed, homes are quieter, and streets become places people actually want to spend time. Design for people and cities come alive.
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I hope the abyss in @stephenkb.bsky.social's newsletter becomes a returning character
February 6, 2026 at 11:20 AM
I hope the abyss in @stephenkb.bsky.social's newsletter becomes a returning character
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With the un-consulted deployment of autonomous vehicles planned for London this year, it is well worth your time having a watch of this video from Dr Nick Reed who gives a very rounded appraisal of things from the UK perspective.
youtu.be/Vd-7yQCx2xQ?...
youtu.be/Vd-7yQCx2xQ?...
Self-Driving Vehicles: Safer Roads for All? | Dr Nick Reed | Surrey Cyber Security Cluster
YouTube video by Surrey Cyber Security Cluster
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
With the un-consulted deployment of autonomous vehicles planned for London this year, it is well worth your time having a watch of this video from Dr Nick Reed who gives a very rounded appraisal of things from the UK perspective.
youtu.be/Vd-7yQCx2xQ?...
youtu.be/Vd-7yQCx2xQ?...
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Hello to all our lovely new followers! Many of you, mysteriously, seem to be in America. You all okay there?! (We read the news)
This is us, if you want to know more. Greetings, from Oxford, UK.
oxfordclarion.uk/we-are-all-t...
This is us, if you want to know more. Greetings, from Oxford, UK.
oxfordclarion.uk/we-are-all-t...
We are all the Clarion
Occasionally we are asked “Who is behind the Oxford Clarion?”
At our core is a small writing team who work for free – we have no funding from anyone. Among them are people with backgrounds in journal...
oxfordclarion.uk
February 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Hello to all our lovely new followers! Many of you, mysteriously, seem to be in America. You all okay there?! (We read the news)
This is us, if you want to know more. Greetings, from Oxford, UK.
oxfordclarion.uk/we-are-all-t...
This is us, if you want to know more. Greetings, from Oxford, UK.
oxfordclarion.uk/we-are-all-t...
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🔴In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage, reports @peterjukes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage, reports @peterjukes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage
bylinetimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
🔴In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage, reports @peterjukes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage, reports @peterjukes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
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There's a different way of looking at the situation analysed by @peterwalker99.bsky.social here www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Can you imagine Keir Starmer being involved with Epstein? No of course not. But were are in a period when any event at all leads to the qu 'how long has Starmer got?'
Can you imagine Keir Starmer being involved with Epstein? No of course not. But were are in a period when any event at all leads to the qu 'how long has Starmer got?'
Mandelson scandal shortens odds on Starmer following him out the door
Appointment of the ex-ambassador despite tarnished past raises potentially fatal doubts about judgment of PM and his team
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
There's a different way of looking at the situation analysed by @peterwalker99.bsky.social here www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Can you imagine Keir Starmer being involved with Epstein? No of course not. But were are in a period when any event at all leads to the qu 'how long has Starmer got?'
Can you imagine Keir Starmer being involved with Epstein? No of course not. But were are in a period when any event at all leads to the qu 'how long has Starmer got?'
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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Folks, please retweet this. Trump, Noem, and the rest are lying everywhere about what ICE is doing in MN. We have to do everything we can to make sure the country has a clear picture of what is going on.
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Folks, please retweet this. Trump, Noem, and the rest are lying everywhere about what ICE is doing in MN. We have to do everything we can to make sure the country has a clear picture of what is going on.
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In 2017, at the height of the #MeToo movement, six actresses told the Los Angeles Times that a prominent Hollywood director was sexually violent toward them.
They were talking about Brett Ratner, who just celebrated the premiere of Melania, his eponymous documentary about the First Lady.
They were talking about Brett Ratner, who just celebrated the premiere of Melania, his eponymous documentary about the First Lady.
What women said "Melania" director Brett Ratner did to them
The First Lady’s documentary premiere marks the return of a director accused of sexual violence by six actresses in 2017.
www.motherjones.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
In 2017, at the height of the #MeToo movement, six actresses told the Los Angeles Times that a prominent Hollywood director was sexually violent toward them.
They were talking about Brett Ratner, who just celebrated the premiere of Melania, his eponymous documentary about the First Lady.
They were talking about Brett Ratner, who just celebrated the premiere of Melania, his eponymous documentary about the First Lady.
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"Jaywalking is permitted in London." Nope!
We call it ... "the general public using public roads, paid for by the general public, maintained by the general public, for the benefit of ... *ALL* the general public".
Waymo do *NOT* get to change that. Ever.
We call it ... "the general public using public roads, paid for by the general public, maintained by the general public, for the benefit of ... *ALL* the general public".
Waymo do *NOT* get to change that. Ever.
February 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM
"Jaywalking is permitted in London." Nope!
We call it ... "the general public using public roads, paid for by the general public, maintained by the general public, for the benefit of ... *ALL* the general public".
Waymo do *NOT* get to change that. Ever.
We call it ... "the general public using public roads, paid for by the general public, maintained by the general public, for the benefit of ... *ALL* the general public".
Waymo do *NOT* get to change that. Ever.
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Nixon couldn’t have dreamed of all of Trump’s abuses of power.
The list of impeachable offenses keeps growing
Nixon couldn't have dreamed of all of Trump's abuses of power.
www.motherjones.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Nixon couldn’t have dreamed of all of Trump’s abuses of power.
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Trump is working hard to set/reinforce a frame that connects immigration, financial fraud, & election fraud. He and the right wing propaganda machine will keep producing “evidence” to fit this frame, then use it to justify attempts to suppress voters, kick voters off rolls, and delegitimize results.
Trump: "Minnesota is a mess. There's something in the water up there. I won the 3 three times but I got no credit for it. It's a rigged state. Really rigged badly w/ the Somalians, and the Somalians & the theft. We gotta get 'em out, most of them. 92% don't work. Many of them drive Mercedes-Benzes."
February 2, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Trump is working hard to set/reinforce a frame that connects immigration, financial fraud, & election fraud. He and the right wing propaganda machine will keep producing “evidence” to fit this frame, then use it to justify attempts to suppress voters, kick voters off rolls, and delegitimize results.
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The last time he started talking like this, his allies minimized the risks and we ended up with January 6. This time we must take him literally and seriously. These comments are a five-alarm fire for democracy. In a functioning republic, he would be impeached and removed from office today.
February 2, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The last time he started talking like this, his allies minimized the risks and we ended up with January 6. This time we must take him literally and seriously. These comments are a five-alarm fire for democracy. In a functioning republic, he would be impeached and removed from office today.
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"Measles Outbreak at Child Concentration Camp" is a pretty fucking awful look for America, to be honest.
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
"Measles Outbreak at Child Concentration Camp" is a pretty fucking awful look for America, to be honest.
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There is no “human right” to DRIVE wherever you chose whenever you chose.
That is policed every single day.
Traffic lights, congestion zones, bus and taxi lanes, toll roads, pedestrian areas, private roads, etc etc
It is entirely normal for there to be rules around road use.
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That is policed every single day.
Traffic lights, congestion zones, bus and taxi lanes, toll roads, pedestrian areas, private roads, etc etc
It is entirely normal for there to be rules around road use.
16/
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 AM
There is no “human right” to DRIVE wherever you chose whenever you chose.
That is policed every single day.
Traffic lights, congestion zones, bus and taxi lanes, toll roads, pedestrian areas, private roads, etc etc
It is entirely normal for there to be rules around road use.
16/
That is policed every single day.
Traffic lights, congestion zones, bus and taxi lanes, toll roads, pedestrian areas, private roads, etc etc
It is entirely normal for there to be rules around road use.
16/
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a tribute to everyone who hasn’t forgotten how to love their neighbors 💙
www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
Americans Love Their Neighbors
Statistics say this is a time of disconnection. Minnesota’s response to ICE shows otherwise.
www.theatlantic.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:17 PM
a tribute to everyone who hasn’t forgotten how to love their neighbors 💙
www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
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Popping out of the vehicle guns drawn and pointing them at a legal observer exercising her constitutional rights.
Everything about this is reckless, dangerous, the opposite of law & order and keeping anyone safe… how do people see this and not see masked secret police style terror on US streets
Everything about this is reckless, dangerous, the opposite of law & order and keeping anyone safe… how do people see this and not see masked secret police style terror on US streets
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Popping out of the vehicle guns drawn and pointing them at a legal observer exercising her constitutional rights.
Everything about this is reckless, dangerous, the opposite of law & order and keeping anyone safe… how do people see this and not see masked secret police style terror on US streets
Everything about this is reckless, dangerous, the opposite of law & order and keeping anyone safe… how do people see this and not see masked secret police style terror on US streets
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#GVerse #Minneapolis In an attempt by this regime to divide the nation and turn us against one another, it appears the country is instead beginning to unite against the regime.
Now if only Congress would do the same.
Now if only Congress would do the same.
January 31, 2026 at 5:06 AM
#GVerse #Minneapolis In an attempt by this regime to divide the nation and turn us against one another, it appears the country is instead beginning to unite against the regime.
Now if only Congress would do the same.
Now if only Congress would do the same.
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Iran protests: why it’s different this time - Omid Djalili
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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British-Iranian actor Omid Djalili: “The world needs to put pressure on this regime.” #Iran #Protests iroon.com/irtn/vlog/57...
January 21, 2026 at 3:56 PM
British-Iranian actor Omid Djalili: “The world needs to put pressure on this regime.” #Iran #Protests iroon.com/irtn/vlog/57...
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Omid Djalili, the UK comedian said yesterday that during a brief few hours that the internet was back on in Iran, he was sent videos and pictures of hundreds and hundreds of dead people in black bags piled up at the sides of roads. All killed by the régime during their protests. Happening every day.
January 26, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Omid Djalili, the UK comedian said yesterday that during a brief few hours that the internet was back on in Iran, he was sent videos and pictures of hundreds and hundreds of dead people in black bags piled up at the sides of roads. All killed by the régime during their protests. Happening every day.
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"Fun" fact: a few years ago i wrote an article explaining the 15 minute city concept (a fairly benign Urban design method that has been around in other forms for donkeys).
Someone writing to my Dean imploring them to sack me, and we got offered campus security for a week.
And who are the nutters?
Someone writing to my Dean imploring them to sack me, and we got offered campus security for a week.
And who are the nutters?
The idea that *checks notes* ...stuff like some shops, the park or your doctors... be a short walk from your house is, of course the thin end of the wedge for communism.
Or is it every village and small town the length and breadth of the nation.
I guess we'll never know.
Or is it every village and small town the length and breadth of the nation.
I guess we'll never know.
Someone from the Tories’ Lords team really needs to change Sharron Davies’ X log in.
As an aside, how *would* 15 minute cities be “thrust on us overnight”?
As an aside, how *would* 15 minute cities be “thrust on us overnight”?
January 30, 2026 at 7:52 PM
"Fun" fact: a few years ago i wrote an article explaining the 15 minute city concept (a fairly benign Urban design method that has been around in other forms for donkeys).
Someone writing to my Dean imploring them to sack me, and we got offered campus security for a week.
And who are the nutters?
Someone writing to my Dean imploring them to sack me, and we got offered campus security for a week.
And who are the nutters?