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Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp
@kenneththarp.bsky.social
British/Nigerian Arts & Culture Professional / former professional dancer / loves music, dance, theatre, art, literature, tennis, sea-kayaking, outdoor swimming.
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Review of the Week: Our Town (on tour)

@welshnattheatre.bsky.social’s first large-scale show, starring its artistic director Michael Sheen @mchshe.bsky.social, brings a shimmering Celtic quality to Wilder’s tale of smalltown America, writes @juderogers.bsky.social

www.thenerve.news/p/review-of-...
February 1, 2026 at 8:31 PM
‘Peter Thiel's data surveillance company Palantir is powering Trump's ICE operation in the US. Carole Cadwalladr argues that the UK will be next.’

The idea of Palantir being imbedded into UK systems and government contracts is really somewhere I wouldn’t want us to go. Big red flags.
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
‘More than 300 demonstrations are expected to take place across all 50 states and Washington DC, today, in what organizers are calling “ICE Out of Everywhere” … [in] response to a series of recent deaths involving federal immigration agents’

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
More than 300 anti-ICE protests planned across US this weekend
‘ICE Out of Everywhere’ demonstrations, including vigils and marches, follow Friday’s national strike
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Watch Joel Ross & Good Vibes featuring Josh Johnson, Maria Grand, Jeremy Corren, Kanoa Mendenhall & Jeremy Dutton perform "Wisdom Is Eternal (For Barry Harris)" live in the studio: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-zH...

The vibraphonist's new album "Gospel Music" is out today: joelross.lnk.to/GospelMusic
January 30, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Minneapolis Mayor, Jacob Frey, won loud applause as he accused the Trump administration of staging an “invasion” of his city and pursuing a “might makes right” philosophy, which he said was championed by Stephen Miller, Trump’s most powerful aide.

#Minneapolis

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Minneapolis mayor warns others to ‘speak up’ against Trump or ‘your city is next’
Jacob Frey accused the Trump administration of pursuing a ‘might is right’ policy and staging an ‘invasion’ of his city
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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In 2025, I set up London’s Nightlife Taskforce to examine the challenges facing our city after dark. Today, it’s published its independent report - the most comprehensive picture we’ve ever had of London’s nightlife.
London Nightlife Taskforce
London Nightlife Taskforce Report.
nightlife-research.london
January 27, 2026 at 9:36 PM
This 🇺🇸 ….
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 26, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
Noem's lies are mind blowing: "This individual attacked those officers, had a weapon on him and multiple, dozens of rounds of ammunition, wishing to inflict harm on these officers, coming, brandishing like that.
January 24, 2026 at 10:56 PM
“This federal occupation of Minnesota, long ago, stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. It’s a campaign of organised brutality against the people of our state. And today, that campaign claimed another life.“

Minnesota Governor,Tim Waltz.

24th Jan 2026.

#Minneapolis #Minnesota
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called on President Trump to put an end to ICE presence in Minnesota during a news conference about a fatal shooting involving a federal agent in Minneapolis this morning.

Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/45xFU82
January 24, 2026 at 9:20 PM
May Alex Pretti rest in peace. 🌷

How sad to see the USA descend to such barbarism …

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Man shot in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as VA nurse: ‘He wanted to help people’
Alex Pretti, 37, worked in the ICU at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and had assisted on scientific research
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Meanwhile in the USA 🇺🇸 …

#Minesota
3 hours in MN & 2 things are crystal clear

1. People are traumatized. ICE fascists are succeeding in striking fear into children, Black & brown people, & immigrants.

2. People are resilient. They’re recognizing the critical need of unity against fascism—and far from backing down, they’re building.
January 22, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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The Arlington Bar on the ground floor of a tenement which was originally known as Arlington Place when it was built around 1860 (and still bears this name on a nameplate on its roofline).

Cont./

#glasgow #tenement #glasgowpubs #woodlands #architecture #scotland #scottishhistory
January 22, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Last night Lisa Nandy @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social announces £1.5b #arts #heritage funding @barbican.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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The dresses of Frida Kahlo on display in Mexico City. The artist adopted a brightly coloured folk style reflecting her promotion of indigenous arts embraced by the Mexican Renaissance movement and symbolic of cultural identity #womensart
January 22, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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The world has entered “an era of global water bankruptcy” with irreversible consequences, according to a new United Nations report. https://cnn.it/4qxGTNX
January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Meanwhile in the USA 🇺🇸 …
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“The Trump administration has turned legions of ICE agents into a violent and unaccountable domestic police force, empowered by claims of immunity to exercise force against American citizens and immigrants alike,” Thomas Edsall writes.
Opinion | ‘This Is Trump’s Goon Squad, for Christ’s Sake’
Who will watch the watchmen?
nyti.ms
January 20, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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A friend from Mexico City just sent me this pic of a Dr. Martin Luther King statue holding a sign that says "Please save the USA."

Sigh...
January 19, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Congratulations to Senegal on your Africa Cup of Nations win 🏆

London’s Senegalese diaspora is celebrating with you 🇸🇳
January 18, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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It was an honour to take part in the 45th anniversary service of the #NewCrossFire where the names of the 14 young victims were read out and candles lit in their memories. It was very emotional and they should never be forgotten. We live in hope that the crime will be solved🙏🏾
January 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM
‘The Martha Graham Dance Company will no longer perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts this spring as part of the troupe’s centennial tour across the USA.’

The company did not give a reason for the withdrawal.

@nytimes.com

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/a...
Martha Graham Dance Company Won’t Celebrate Centennial at Kennedy Center
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:30 PM
For a British newspaper, hitherto obsessed with notions of sovereignty, this is a shamefully servile stance, that suggests the UK should be little more than Trump’s lap dog.

#Telegraph
January 18, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Meanwhile in the USA 🇺🇸…

"improper ideology"

This is monstrous ‘Orwellian’ interference from The White House.

“Orthodoxy means not thinking - not needing to think.”

- George Orwell, 1984.
January 14, 2026 at 9:20 PM
BREAKING: Three Palestine Action hunger strikers have ended their 73-day action after they claimed a key demand was met.

It was announced today that Elbit Systems lost out on a £2 billion contract that would have seen them train 60,000 British troops a year.

news.sky.com/story/palest...
Three Palestine Action members end 73-day hunger strike
Three Palestine Action hunger strikers have ended their 73-day action after they claimed a key demand was met.
news.sky.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:11 PM