Ken Matheson
@kenem.bsky.social
Too old to be noticed / Too much experience to be ignored / Always see the bigger picture / Often out of place, now running out of time / Traditional left leaning
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Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
January 30, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
I'm looking forward to 'Fucked After 80' but it might be a shorter read.
January 31, 2026 at 8:37 AM
I'm looking forward to 'Fucked After 80' but it might be a shorter read.
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I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payment in 2009
www.ft.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
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The Reform Party chair of Warks County Council has been exposed as a slum landlord. He let out two HMOs that had no central heating or hot water - amongst other problems.
They were so bad that Tamworth Council closed them with emergency prohibition orders.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They were so bad that Tamworth Council closed them with emergency prohibition orders.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Warwickshire Reform UK councillor illegally let unsafe Tamworth homes
Edward Harris is described as a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The Reform Party chair of Warks County Council has been exposed as a slum landlord. He let out two HMOs that had no central heating or hot water - amongst other problems.
They were so bad that Tamworth Council closed them with emergency prohibition orders.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They were so bad that Tamworth Council closed them with emergency prohibition orders.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The @bikepackingcom.bsky.social folks put together a map of all the Alex Pretti memorial rides happening this weekend. Find one near you!
@bikesky.social
@bikesky.social
This Weekend, We Ride in Remembrance of Alex Pretti (+ Event Map)
Bike shops and groups across the United States are hosting memorial rides this weekend for slain bikepacker Alex Pretti...
bikepacking.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
The @bikepackingcom.bsky.social folks put together a map of all the Alex Pretti memorial rides happening this weekend. Find one near you!
@bikesky.social
@bikesky.social
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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The best way to read this is: "Myself and others on the fruitier side of the British right are terrified that our previous vocal support for Donald Trump is going to bite us viciously on the arse. There are skin diseases that poll better than he does in the UK."
January 19, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The best way to read this is: "Myself and others on the fruitier side of the British right are terrified that our previous vocal support for Donald Trump is going to bite us viciously on the arse. There are skin diseases that poll better than he does in the UK."
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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Never forget: never let anyone else forget either.
January 19, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Never forget: never let anyone else forget either.
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From @faisalislam.bsky.social
Surreal, but heard at Davos:
Official Danish archives show Woodrow Wilson’s 1916 signature & Secretary of State Robert Lansing, committing US by treaty that Denmark has right to “whole of Greenland”, after Trump written denial of right.
Surreal, but heard at Davos:
Official Danish archives show Woodrow Wilson’s 1916 signature & Secretary of State Robert Lansing, committing US by treaty that Denmark has right to “whole of Greenland”, after Trump written denial of right.
January 19, 2026 at 12:40 PM
From @faisalislam.bsky.social
Surreal, but heard at Davos:
Official Danish archives show Woodrow Wilson’s 1916 signature & Secretary of State Robert Lansing, committing US by treaty that Denmark has right to “whole of Greenland”, after Trump written denial of right.
Surreal, but heard at Davos:
Official Danish archives show Woodrow Wilson’s 1916 signature & Secretary of State Robert Lansing, committing US by treaty that Denmark has right to “whole of Greenland”, after Trump written denial of right.
Sunday Best 👇
"Jenrick’s incredible journey – from self-centred halfwit to self-centred halfwit"
John Crace
"Jenrick’s incredible journey – from self-centred halfwit to self-centred halfwit"
John Crace
January 18, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Sunday Best 👇
"Jenrick’s incredible journey – from self-centred halfwit to self-centred halfwit"
John Crace
"Jenrick’s incredible journey – from self-centred halfwit to self-centred halfwit"
John Crace
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At this point it's difficult to know what would break the weaker-minded bit of SW1's addiction to X. Live executions might do it. But probably wouldn't.
January 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
At this point it's difficult to know what would break the weaker-minded bit of SW1's addiction to X. Live executions might do it. But probably wouldn't.
I've concluded that an interest in current affairs and politics (in the hope that I can influence anything) is futile and depressing.
Retreating into anonymity and local community as far as possible, adopting a Luddite mentality, avoiding Amazon, Google & Apple are probably more positive actions.
Retreating into anonymity and local community as far as possible, adopting a Luddite mentality, avoiding Amazon, Google & Apple are probably more positive actions.
January 12, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I've concluded that an interest in current affairs and politics (in the hope that I can influence anything) is futile and depressing.
Retreating into anonymity and local community as far as possible, adopting a Luddite mentality, avoiding Amazon, Google & Apple are probably more positive actions.
Retreating into anonymity and local community as far as possible, adopting a Luddite mentality, avoiding Amazon, Google & Apple are probably more positive actions.
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This is a good read. Cory Doctorow on how Trump Tariffs are actually an opportunity for the rest of the world to break the grip of US tech companies.
Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow
The US president is weaponising tech, but his tariffs and Brexit provide a surprising opportunity to gain back digital control of our lives, says science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory D...
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:20 AM
This is a good read. Cory Doctorow on how Trump Tariffs are actually an opportunity for the rest of the world to break the grip of US tech companies.
Dear USA citizens,
What are you waiting for?
Your sincerely,
A UK Old Timer
What are you waiting for?
Your sincerely,
A UK Old Timer
January 11, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Dear USA citizens,
What are you waiting for?
Your sincerely,
A UK Old Timer
What are you waiting for?
Your sincerely,
A UK Old Timer
The economy and control of the USA relies on the income from wars - anywhere but the USA.
January 4, 2026 at 10:51 AM
The economy and control of the USA relies on the income from wars - anywhere but the USA.
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This 73 year old cartoon by Yuliy Ganf called "At This Restaurant Only One Person Is Served," is as true today as it ever was.
January 1, 2026 at 8:23 PM
This 73 year old cartoon by Yuliy Ganf called "At This Restaurant Only One Person Is Served," is as true today as it ever was.
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"A RAND study found that nearly $79 trillion has been transferred from the bottom 90 percent of Americans to the top 1 percent since the late 1970s...hoarded, financialized, and weaponized against the very people who produced it." www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-old-ma...
The Old Man Along The Highway
A short story that encompasses what must change in our United States of America
www.qasimrashid.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"A RAND study found that nearly $79 trillion has been transferred from the bottom 90 percent of Americans to the top 1 percent since the late 1970s...hoarded, financialized, and weaponized against the very people who produced it." www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-old-ma...
I didn’t expect to be cooking Christmas dinner for 6 at 81 years old, which could be said for other things. And yet here we are.
December 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I didn’t expect to be cooking Christmas dinner for 6 at 81 years old, which could be said for other things. And yet here we are.
Just re-watched this. Was nobody listening?
December 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Just re-watched this. Was nobody listening?
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Toddler wants new toys.
“Trump-class” Golden Fleet AI-controlled battleships will be the largest "in the history of the world ever built" with hypersonic weapons, the most-sophisticated lasers and Cruise nuclear missiles and "ultimately there'll be 20 to 25 of these," announces the president.
December 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Toddler wants new toys.
The Clown Who Broke The World.
(Note: It was already fragile.)
(Note: It was already fragile.)
December 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The Clown Who Broke The World.
(Note: It was already fragile.)
(Note: It was already fragile.)