Rachael Unsworth
@leedstours.bsky.social
Urban geographer & walking tour guide in Leeds 🌍 - local, in a global setting
https://www.leedscitywalkingtours.co.uk/
Researcher, writer ('Leeds: Cradle of Innovation'), presenter, Leeds Phil & Lit, musician 🎻 European
Professional chat posts only
https://www.leedscitywalkingtours.co.uk/
Researcher, writer ('Leeds: Cradle of Innovation'), presenter, Leeds Phil & Lit, musician 🎻 European
Professional chat posts only
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Yes, the current municipal election in Paris, less than 50 days away, is a crucial choice about lifestyle.
Returning to using cars everywhere, falling into populism, mistrusting others because of their skin colour or origin? Paris must remain pioneering, innovative, open, popular, lively and proud.
Returning to using cars everywhere, falling into populism, mistrusting others because of their skin colour or origin? Paris must remain pioneering, innovative, open, popular, lively and proud.
February 11, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Yes, the current municipal election in Paris, less than 50 days away, is a crucial choice about lifestyle.
Returning to using cars everywhere, falling into populism, mistrusting others because of their skin colour or origin? Paris must remain pioneering, innovative, open, popular, lively and proud.
Returning to using cars everywhere, falling into populism, mistrusting others because of their skin colour or origin? Paris must remain pioneering, innovative, open, popular, lively and proud.
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Targeting 'Bad Landlords,' Mamdani Invites New Yorkers to Testify at 'Rental Ripoff' Hearings www.commondreams.org/news/mamdani...
Targeting 'Bad Landlords,' Mamdani Invites New Yorkers to Testify at 'Rental Ripoff' Hearings | Common Dreams
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is taking action against "bad landlords" in NYC with Rental Ripoff Hearings, giving tenants a platform to share their struggles. Will this initiative lead to real change for rente...
www.commondreams.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Targeting 'Bad Landlords,' Mamdani Invites New Yorkers to Testify at 'Rental Ripoff' Hearings www.commondreams.org/news/mamdani...
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We're in a mind-blowing period of history, and I'm guessing it's like this from here on out for various reasons.
youtu.be/U_zWBOV_bng
youtu.be/U_zWBOV_bng
Ro Khanna reveals 6 redacted coconspirators in the Epstein files on the House floor
YouTube video by Rep. Ro Khanna
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 7:04 PM
We're in a mind-blowing period of history, and I'm guessing it's like this from here on out for various reasons.
youtu.be/U_zWBOV_bng
youtu.be/U_zWBOV_bng
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Raskin to Bondi: "You're not showing a lot interest in the victims. Whether it's Epstein's human trafficking ring or the homicidal government violence against citizens in Minneapolis, as AG you're siding with the perpetrators and ignoring the victims."
February 11, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Raskin to Bondi: "You're not showing a lot interest in the victims. Whether it's Epstein's human trafficking ring or the homicidal government violence against citizens in Minneapolis, as AG you're siding with the perpetrators and ignoring the victims."
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We don’t have a functioning democracy when the people who lied to our faces to ‘get Brexit done’ are never held to account for the damage they’ve caused… and, worse still, are rewarded for life, for cynically or moronically selling our country out.
They deserve nothing but our contempt. Forever.
They deserve nothing but our contempt. Forever.
Toby Young, Matthew Elliott, Daniel Moylan, Claire Fox, Daniel Hannan, Michael Gove, Therese Coffey (a Brexit convert), Paul Goodman, John Moynihan, Ruth Lea, Stewart Jackson, Michael Hintze, Charles Moore, David Frost, Theo Agnew; & now John Redwood.
Rewarded for the Brexit calamity with peerages.
Rewarded for the Brexit calamity with peerages.
Ex Tory MP John Redwood has been made a peer, as Lord Redwood on 31 January, and was formally introduced in the Lords on Tuesday
February 11, 2026 at 8:12 PM
We don’t have a functioning democracy when the people who lied to our faces to ‘get Brexit done’ are never held to account for the damage they’ve caused… and, worse still, are rewarded for life, for cynically or moronically selling our country out.
They deserve nothing but our contempt. Forever.
They deserve nothing but our contempt. Forever.
A politically incorrect thought, but is the Mother of the House receiving calls from supplicants (or outriders thereof) that she might gracefully retire & open up a suitable seat for a Labour leadership challenger?
February 11, 2026 at 9:26 AM
A politically incorrect thought, but is the Mother of the House receiving calls from supplicants (or outriders thereof) that she might gracefully retire & open up a suitable seat for a Labour leadership challenger?
Page 94: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnCe...
With insightful musings in the final section about which hats might be thrown into the ring re Labour leadership, why it isn't a good moment for anyone to try to replace KS & whether any potential replacement has a coherent vision to offer.
With insightful musings in the final section about which hats might be thrown into the ring re Labour leadership, why it isn't a good moment for anyone to try to replace KS & whether any potential replacement has a coherent vision to offer.
Mandy Lifeboats! Private Eye on Peter Mandelson, Epstein & Keir Starmer's Chances
YouTube video by Private Eye Magazine
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Page 94: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnCe...
With insightful musings in the final section about which hats might be thrown into the ring re Labour leadership, why it isn't a good moment for anyone to try to replace KS & whether any potential replacement has a coherent vision to offer.
With insightful musings in the final section about which hats might be thrown into the ring re Labour leadership, why it isn't a good moment for anyone to try to replace KS & whether any potential replacement has a coherent vision to offer.
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?First demonstration in the new King's Cross.
Support Google workers standing up for Palestine!
WHEN: Feb 12th, 8.30am until 1.30pm
WHERE: Lewis Cubitt Park, Handyside St, N1C 4UZ
Support Google workers standing up for Palestine!
WHEN: Feb 12th, 8.30am until 1.30pm
WHERE: Lewis Cubitt Park, Handyside St, N1C 4UZ
February 7, 2026 at 10:23 AM
?First demonstration in the new King's Cross.
Support Google workers standing up for Palestine!
WHEN: Feb 12th, 8.30am until 1.30pm
WHERE: Lewis Cubitt Park, Handyside St, N1C 4UZ
Support Google workers standing up for Palestine!
WHEN: Feb 12th, 8.30am until 1.30pm
WHERE: Lewis Cubitt Park, Handyside St, N1C 4UZ
'Transatlantic Apocalyptic Populism' - overall result:
"This was not collusion but a single information ecosystem, animated by theology & executed by networked propaganda.
Ideologues sought spiritual war; politicians sought power; media entrepreneurs sought clicks; algorithms sought engagement".
"This was not collusion but a single information ecosystem, animated by theology & executed by networked propaganda.
Ideologues sought spiritual war; politicians sought power; media entrepreneurs sought clicks; algorithms sought engagement".
If you're wondering what on earth connects Silicon Valley, the Trump Government and Russian destabilisation of the West, this might help - or not
The Apocalypse Network: Dugin, Bannon, Thiel and the Media Machinery of the Dark Enlightenment open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
The Apocalypse Network: Dugin, Bannon, Thiel and the Media Machinery of the Dark Enlightenment open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
The Apocalypse Network: Dugin, Bannon, Thiel and the Media Machinery of the Dark Enlightenment
More background around the important meeting of minds between Steve Bannon and Alexander Dugin on the eve of the Maidan Revolution, as Bannon forges his new ‘weapons’ of Breitbart/Cambridge Analytica
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:39 AM
'Transatlantic Apocalyptic Populism' - overall result:
"This was not collusion but a single information ecosystem, animated by theology & executed by networked propaganda.
Ideologues sought spiritual war; politicians sought power; media entrepreneurs sought clicks; algorithms sought engagement".
"This was not collusion but a single information ecosystem, animated by theology & executed by networked propaganda.
Ideologues sought spiritual war; politicians sought power; media entrepreneurs sought clicks; algorithms sought engagement".
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Thiel, Musk, Epstein, Bannon - all state explicitly that they want to destroy democracy worldwide.
That, IMO, is worthy of investigation by EVERY nation they are messing with.
Isn’t taking down governments either treason, sedition, or an act of war?
That, IMO, is worthy of investigation by EVERY nation they are messing with.
Isn’t taking down governments either treason, sedition, or an act of war?
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Thiel, Musk, Epstein, Bannon - all state explicitly that they want to destroy democracy worldwide.
That, IMO, is worthy of investigation by EVERY nation they are messing with.
Isn’t taking down governments either treason, sedition, or an act of war?
That, IMO, is worthy of investigation by EVERY nation they are messing with.
Isn’t taking down governments either treason, sedition, or an act of war?
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What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collective effort
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:06 AM
What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
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Sharing this amazing poem with the kind permission of the author. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
If They Call Me A Domestic Terrorist
This morning, I stumbled across an amazing poem by a wonderful man named Michael F.
open.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Sharing this amazing poem with the kind permission of the author. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Come on Staffordshire folks, we know from talking to people on our streets that Brexit was never as popular as the press made out & now we know it was a total failure. No need to suffer in silence. Stand up and make your voice heard #JoinTheEuropeanMovement
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership-2...
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership-2...
January 31, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Come on Staffordshire folks, we know from talking to people on our streets that Brexit was never as popular as the press made out & now we know it was a total failure. No need to suffer in silence. Stand up and make your voice heard #JoinTheEuropeanMovement
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership-2...
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership-2...
In a minor way, a timeless scene.
👀- no 🙌
But changing hour by hour, as the new entrance to Leeds Station is constructed.
👀- no 🙌
But changing hour by hour, as the new entrance to Leeds Station is constructed.
January 29, 2026 at 11:51 AM
In a minor way, a timeless scene.
👀- no 🙌
But changing hour by hour, as the new entrance to Leeds Station is constructed.
👀- no 🙌
But changing hour by hour, as the new entrance to Leeds Station is constructed.
Can't get enough of the deep & wide wisdom of @timothysnyder.bsky.social.
Here's more of him being asked some very searching questions & bringing his unique corpus of historical knowledge & insights to bear on the pressing questions of today:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jstB...
Here's more of him being asked some very searching questions & bringing his unique corpus of historical knowledge & insights to bear on the pressing questions of today:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jstB...
Meet the Thinker: Timothy Snyder | Bozar Brussels
YouTube video by Hannah Arendt Instituut
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Can't get enough of the deep & wide wisdom of @timothysnyder.bsky.social.
Here's more of him being asked some very searching questions & bringing his unique corpus of historical knowledge & insights to bear on the pressing questions of today:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jstB...
Here's more of him being asked some very searching questions & bringing his unique corpus of historical knowledge & insights to bear on the pressing questions of today:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jstB...
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The term “law enforcement” should not be used by media, except perhaps in quotations. It has sadly become an Orwellian term that is used to magically sanctify violence. Language matters. Be specific. Describe individuals with names and ranks. Say exactly what they did. Don’t repeat fascist hocum.
January 24, 2026 at 10:59 PM
The term “law enforcement” should not be used by media, except perhaps in quotations. It has sadly become an Orwellian term that is used to magically sanctify violence. Language matters. Be specific. Describe individuals with names and ranks. Say exactly what they did. Don’t repeat fascist hocum.
If Harari (historian) and Tegmark (physicist) are wary of 'super intelligence' ...
"It's not a tool, it's an agent.
We are creating a non-organic species".
"It doesn't usually end well for the less intelligent species".
"We've swished past the Turing test".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGAA...
"It's not a tool, it's an agent.
We are creating a non-organic species".
"It doesn't usually end well for the less intelligent species".
"We've swished past the Turing test".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGAA...
Harari and Tegmark on Humanity and AI
YouTube video by Bloomberg Live
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:48 AM
If Harari (historian) and Tegmark (physicist) are wary of 'super intelligence' ...
"It's not a tool, it's an agent.
We are creating a non-organic species".
"It doesn't usually end well for the less intelligent species".
"We've swished past the Turing test".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGAA...
"It's not a tool, it's an agent.
We are creating a non-organic species".
"It doesn't usually end well for the less intelligent species".
"We've swished past the Turing test".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGAA...
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Do not miss this. Absolutely fascinating for anyone who loves political cartoons.
How we draw the age of Trump and turmoil: two cartoonists go head-to-head | Martin Rowson and Ella Baron
Martin Rowson has been drawing for the Guardian since the 1980s; Ella Baron since 2022. In paint and pixels, each is tasked with capturing the chaos and absurdity of our political moment
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Do not miss this. Absolutely fascinating for anyone who loves political cartoons.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Eventbrite research www.eventbrite.com/social-study...:
79% of participants say it's important that events feel spontaneous or unpredictable
44% say spontaneity helps them feel more present ...
My tours are researched & planned but free-flowing & unique to the occasion & participants.
79% of participants say it's important that events feel spontaneous or unpredictable
44% say spontaneity helps them feel more present ...
My tours are researched & planned but free-flowing & unique to the occasion & participants.
January 22, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Eventbrite research www.eventbrite.com/social-study...:
79% of participants say it's important that events feel spontaneous or unpredictable
44% say spontaneity helps them feel more present ...
My tours are researched & planned but free-flowing & unique to the occasion & participants.
79% of participants say it's important that events feel spontaneous or unpredictable
44% say spontaneity helps them feel more present ...
My tours are researched & planned but free-flowing & unique to the occasion & participants.
First tiny daffodils out when I got back home on a wet January evening.
January 22, 2026 at 7:42 PM
First tiny daffodils out when I got back home on a wet January evening.
Finished a walking tour on ‘energy transitions’ at The Climate Innovation District, where a friend lives and spends v little on energy because of triple glazing, thick insulation + heat recovery in ventilation system.
View from her top floor.
View from her top floor.
January 22, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Finished a walking tour on ‘energy transitions’ at The Climate Innovation District, where a friend lives and spends v little on energy because of triple glazing, thick insulation + heat recovery in ventilation system.
View from her top floor.
View from her top floor.
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Suggested EU response:
- US airbases now represent an armed presence, inside our borders, of a nation that is openly threatening to invade our territory
- Withdraw the threat or we have no choice but to close those bases
- This turns USA from a global power to a regional one, overnight
1/5
- US airbases now represent an armed presence, inside our borders, of a nation that is openly threatening to invade our territory
- Withdraw the threat or we have no choice but to close those bases
- This turns USA from a global power to a regional one, overnight
1/5
January 19, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Suggested EU response:
- US airbases now represent an armed presence, inside our borders, of a nation that is openly threatening to invade our territory
- Withdraw the threat or we have no choice but to close those bases
- This turns USA from a global power to a regional one, overnight
1/5
- US airbases now represent an armed presence, inside our borders, of a nation that is openly threatening to invade our territory
- Withdraw the threat or we have no choice but to close those bases
- This turns USA from a global power to a regional one, overnight
1/5
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We are “radical change” says the man who is wholesale importing the fetid dregs of the party that was in power for 14 of the last 15.5 years
January 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
We are “radical change” says the man who is wholesale importing the fetid dregs of the party that was in power for 14 of the last 15.5 years
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From the nation’s first president, a reminder that openness to those seeking freedom has been part of the American idea from the beginning.
January 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
From the nation’s first president, a reminder that openness to those seeking freedom has been part of the American idea from the beginning.