Elaine
@laineyg.bsky.social
Was ElaineBKS on the other platform. Brexit was madness and as for America…not needing any handsome men looking for a relationship….
This is a great listen!!
New pod up, on #BBCSounds and everywhere else. @nataliehaynes.bsky.social and I take a vigorous trot over Andy Burnham, Suella Braverman, and Donald Trump in Davos, as we try and answer Trump’s question: Are you a stupid person? #StrongMessageHere
February 1, 2026 at 7:09 AM
This is a great listen!!
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Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.
January 31, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.
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Whenever Trump faces serious legal peril, one thing he says is "if they can do this to me, they can do this to you".
What all those in the US should realise is that if they can do this to Minnesotans, they can do this to you.
What all those in the US should realise is that if they can do this to Minnesotans, they can do this to you.
January 24, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Whenever Trump faces serious legal peril, one thing he says is "if they can do this to me, they can do this to you".
What all those in the US should realise is that if they can do this to Minnesotans, they can do this to you.
What all those in the US should realise is that if they can do this to Minnesotans, they can do this to you.
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Jack Smith testifies publicly on Thursday at 10am at House Judiciary Committee
Smith has been pushing to give OPEN and PUBLIC testimony about his probe of Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election results
Smith has been pushing to give OPEN and PUBLIC testimony about his probe of Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election results
January 19, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Jack Smith testifies publicly on Thursday at 10am at House Judiciary Committee
Smith has been pushing to give OPEN and PUBLIC testimony about his probe of Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election results
Smith has been pushing to give OPEN and PUBLIC testimony about his probe of Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election results
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I mean, Trump has just breached the EU (and UK) trade deal because of his obsession with Greenland. The deals are already dead as a result of his actions.
January 17, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I mean, Trump has just breached the EU (and UK) trade deal because of his obsession with Greenland. The deals are already dead as a result of his actions.
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An unreliable ally isn’t an ally
January 17, 2026 at 10:38 PM
An unreliable ally isn’t an ally
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"One of Us" was ABBA's final parting single - so we've adapted it into a 🎶 parody we're calling "Exodus" to reflect on the urinary trickle of Tory departures to Reform UK, most notably two driplets this week from the very bottom of the last government's barrel.
youtu.be/GRQrQr198to
youtu.be/GRQrQr198to
"Exodus" - Marsh Family parody of "One of Us" by ABBA - about failed Tories defecting to Reform UK
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 10:38 PM
"One of Us" was ABBA's final parting single - so we've adapted it into a 🎶 parody we're calling "Exodus" to reflect on the urinary trickle of Tory departures to Reform UK, most notably two driplets this week from the very bottom of the last government's barrel.
youtu.be/GRQrQr198to
youtu.be/GRQrQr198to
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Also worth mentioning that whilst X/Grok AI will no longer allow users to make sexualised images of real people including children; nothing was said about sexualised images of AI generated humans including children. That door still appears to be open. 😣
January 15, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Also worth mentioning that whilst X/Grok AI will no longer allow users to make sexualised images of real people including children; nothing was said about sexualised images of AI generated humans including children. That door still appears to be open. 😣
I just tested this in the UK without a VPN and it all seems to work exactly as it did before.
January 15, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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I think a lot of Americans have (understandably) assumed that this kind of brutal randomized street-level "papers please" enforcement has been how ICE has always done business.
It very much was not, until the past year.
It very much was not, until the past year.
Can confirm I have personally seen three attempts just today of agents in a convoy of ICE vehicles trying to snatch random POCs along Central Ave - and then being chased off by neighbors with whistles. It's blatant racial profiling.
Minneapolis city council member says POC should stay home:
Minneapolis city council member says POC should stay home:
Dear neighbor,
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
January 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I think a lot of Americans have (understandably) assumed that this kind of brutal randomized street-level "papers please" enforcement has been how ICE has always done business.
It very much was not, until the past year.
It very much was not, until the past year.
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❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
January 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
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Not a single person on this post agrees with Olivia Petter.
And that doesn't surprise me because its a piss poor view.
And that doesn't surprise me because its a piss poor view.
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Not a single person on this post agrees with Olivia Petter.
And that doesn't surprise me because its a piss poor view.
And that doesn't surprise me because its a piss poor view.
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This is everything you need to know, clearly and exhaustively recounted.
A Longtime Criminal Defense Attorney Breaks Down the Viral Video of the Renee Good Killing
Every frame is worse than the last. This is one of the most egregious examples of U.S. government violence caught on tape in this century, and we Americans are right to be extremely angry about it.
sethabramson.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
This is everything you need to know, clearly and exhaustively recounted.
Oh, not our Jonathan Ross
January 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Oh, not our Jonathan Ross
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BBC Persian verifies that one of Iranian state broadcaster IRIB buildings in Isfahan has been set on fire by the protestors.
January 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
BBC Persian verifies that one of Iranian state broadcaster IRIB buildings in Isfahan has been set on fire by the protestors.
@glennyrodge.bsky.social Ref your I feel sick joke. Have sent this to my DiL who has norovirus. This could go either way.
January 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
@glennyrodge.bsky.social Ref your I feel sick joke. Have sent this to my DiL who has norovirus. This could go either way.
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Why do ICE agents wear clothing that says 'Police' on it?
Are they police?
Are they police?
This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face.
January 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Why do ICE agents wear clothing that says 'Police' on it?
Are they police?
Are they police?
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I just left the Venezuela briefing.
It's worse than you thought.
Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.
We need public Senate hearings NOW.
It's worse than you thought.
Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.
We need public Senate hearings NOW.
January 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I just left the Venezuela briefing.
It's worse than you thought.
Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.
We need public Senate hearings NOW.
It's worse than you thought.
Oil company executives seem to know more about Trump's secret plan to "run" Venezuela than the American people.
We need public Senate hearings NOW.
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Maduro successor Delcy Rodriguez banned from UK for targeting political opponents
The interim president of Venezuela was added to the UK sanction list back in 2020, and is still there, having been sworn in after Maduro's capture. She is one of many members of the Maduro regime designated by the UK.
The interim president of Venezuela was added to the UK sanction list back in 2020, and is still there, having been sworn in after Maduro's capture. She is one of many members of the Maduro regime designated by the UK.
January 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Maduro successor Delcy Rodriguez banned from UK for targeting political opponents
The interim president of Venezuela was added to the UK sanction list back in 2020, and is still there, having been sworn in after Maduro's capture. She is one of many members of the Maduro regime designated by the UK.
The interim president of Venezuela was added to the UK sanction list back in 2020, and is still there, having been sworn in after Maduro's capture. She is one of many members of the Maduro regime designated by the UK.
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Even as the world changes dramatically, UK discussion of Brexit goes round the same old loops. I wrote a piece on the @ukandeu.bsky.social site in *2016* about the 'sector-by-sector' approach Starmer's now raising. Some details no longer hold, but the basic points do: ukandeu.ac.uk/is-a-sector-...
January 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Even as the world changes dramatically, UK discussion of Brexit goes round the same old loops. I wrote a piece on the @ukandeu.bsky.social site in *2016* about the 'sector-by-sector' approach Starmer's now raising. Some details no longer hold, but the basic points do: ukandeu.ac.uk/is-a-sector-...
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Take five minutes to watch this video by the always excellent Prof. Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social to understand under-the-radar authoritarian actions that you may have missed in these last few weeks.
While all the attention is on Trump's actions in Venezuela right now, here are some stories you might have missed over the holiday period told in 5 minutes.
youtu.be/-G7ZHqLiNu4
youtu.be/-G7ZHqLiNu4
Authoritarian actions over the Holidays
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Take five minutes to watch this video by the always excellent Prof. Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social to understand under-the-radar authoritarian actions that you may have missed in these last few weeks.
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I feel sick. Do any of you have any unusual hobbies?
January 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I feel sick. Do any of you have any unusual hobbies?
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By way of background, here is my @prospectmagazine.co.uk post on when is an order an "unlawful command" about that video of the six members of Congress.
bsky.app/profile/davi...
bsky.app/profile/davi...
NEW
When is an order an ‘unlawful command’?
And why has Trump reacted so furiously to six members of Congress correctly stating the law?
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
(In which I go and look at the actual law and guidance in US and also UK.)
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
When is an order an ‘unlawful command’?
And why has Trump reacted so furiously to six members of Congress correctly stating the law?
By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
(In which I go and look at the actual law and guidance in US and also UK.)
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
January 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
By way of background, here is my @prospectmagazine.co.uk post on when is an order an "unlawful command" about that video of the six members of Congress.
bsky.app/profile/davi...
bsky.app/profile/davi...
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Good data-driven thread
🚨🧵on Venezuela
While the final US military operation last weekend might have been under cover of darkness, the build-up to it was out in the open for all to see.
I've constructed some timelines of the immediate build-up covering both the strikes and the supporting actions...
1/11
While the final US military operation last weekend might have been under cover of darkness, the build-up to it was out in the open for all to see.
I've constructed some timelines of the immediate build-up covering both the strikes and the supporting actions...
1/11
January 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Good data-driven thread