LesleyS #FBPE
@lesleys.bsky.social
Anti-Brexit, left leaning , always a European🇪🇺 #FBPE #FBR Lead a cycling group🚴♀️ Knitting is keeping me sane right now🧶 Kindness makes the world a better place. Slava Ukraini🇺🇦No DMs please.
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🇪🇺 Nicolas Bloom, Stanford University: "The most obvious (reason Brexit failed) is you just make it harder to trade. Regulations have gone up a lot with Europe."
❓"The second was uncertainty. If you can't predict, you tend to pause on investing.
⌛ "And finally, the enormous amount of wasted time."
❓"The second was uncertainty. If you can't predict, you tend to pause on investing.
⌛ "And finally, the enormous amount of wasted time."
January 26, 2026 at 5:37 PM
🇪🇺 Nicolas Bloom, Stanford University: "The most obvious (reason Brexit failed) is you just make it harder to trade. Regulations have gone up a lot with Europe."
❓"The second was uncertainty. If you can't predict, you tend to pause on investing.
⌛ "And finally, the enormous amount of wasted time."
❓"The second was uncertainty. If you can't predict, you tend to pause on investing.
⌛ "And finally, the enormous amount of wasted time."
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I get out of court after a typically gruesome day at the blunt end of our ailing justice system, to find that dreams can and do come true.
@nigella.bsky.social makes everything better. I’m so happy.
@nigella.bsky.social makes everything better. I’m so happy.
If this happens, it will make literally everything better. All of it. Everything in the world.
@nigella.bsky.social in our living rooms every Tuesday throughout Autumn - genuinely life-changing stuff.
@nigella.bsky.social in our living rooms every Tuesday throughout Autumn - genuinely life-changing stuff.
January 26, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I get out of court after a typically gruesome day at the blunt end of our ailing justice system, to find that dreams can and do come true.
@nigella.bsky.social makes everything better. I’m so happy.
@nigella.bsky.social makes everything better. I’m so happy.
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Labour have given away our data to a company that is allowing ICE to use the data to target people. What were you thinking? #NoToPalantir
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social goodlawproject.org/palantir-use...
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social goodlawproject.org/palantir-use...
Palantir uses medical records to target people for ICE in the US – will the UK be next? | Good Law Project
Deadly ICE raids in the US rely on Palantir tools that mine health records to produce real-time data on people’s location – a chilling prospect for the NHS
goodlawproject.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Labour have given away our data to a company that is allowing ICE to use the data to target people. What were you thinking? #NoToPalantir
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social goodlawproject.org/palantir-use...
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social goodlawproject.org/palantir-use...
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This tells you all you need to know. I really worry for the future of the UK. People welcoming this level of hatred here 😔
www.lbc.co.uk/article/ice-...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/ice-...
Reform Councillor slammed after tweeting 'I stand with ICE' after fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti | LBC
A Reform councillor has sparked fury after showing support for ICE following the brutal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti.
www.lbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 5:46 PM
This tells you all you need to know. I really worry for the future of the UK. People welcoming this level of hatred here 😔
www.lbc.co.uk/article/ice-...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/ice-...
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It is excellent. Minnesota is a case study on how to turn people who don’t see the point of protesting into determined protestors.
I am blown away by their courage in the face of a rogue, murderous state. The other America.
Try this link
archive.is/2026.01.26-0...
I am blown away by their courage in the face of a rogue, murderous state. The other America.
Try this link
archive.is/2026.01.26-0...
January 26, 2026 at 9:50 AM
It is excellent. Minnesota is a case study on how to turn people who don’t see the point of protesting into determined protestors.
I am blown away by their courage in the face of a rogue, murderous state. The other America.
Try this link
archive.is/2026.01.26-0...
I am blown away by their courage in the face of a rogue, murderous state. The other America.
Try this link
archive.is/2026.01.26-0...
These are crimes against humanity. It’s America!
Trump regime ICE forces are mutilating unarmed civilians. Regime forces are firing kinetic impact projectiles at close range, causing severe injuries that can result in permanent disability or death. Today, they tore off part of a woman’s hand. #3E #GoodvsEvil
January 26, 2026 at 7:46 AM
These are crimes against humanity. It’s America!
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The ICE murders in Minneapolis are a “glimpse of what happens when fear and loathing of migrants curdles into toxic tribalism, another grim warning for all those European voters flirting with the far-right and dark forces of nationalism.”
That’s Reform in the UK.
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/418...
That’s Reform in the UK.
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/418...
Trump’s ICE spreads mayhem and misery – and sounds a dark warning for Europe
This is another glimpse of what happens when fear and loathing of migrants curdles into toxic tribalism
liveapp.inews.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 7:22 AM
The ICE murders in Minneapolis are a “glimpse of what happens when fear and loathing of migrants curdles into toxic tribalism, another grim warning for all those European voters flirting with the far-right and dark forces of nationalism.”
That’s Reform in the UK.
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/418...
That’s Reform in the UK.
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/418...
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This is excellent, careful, ruthlessly calm effective reporting from @bbcrosatkins.bsky.social in stark contrast to the earlier both-siding bollox from other BBC colleagues.
BBC New's BBC Verify with Ros Atkins
Prove that President Trump and Kristi Noem lied
When they both claimed that Alex Pretti was a domestic terrorist
As the video evidence which they present, shows otherwise
Prove that President Trump and Kristi Noem lied
When they both claimed that Alex Pretti was a domestic terrorist
As the video evidence which they present, shows otherwise
January 25, 2026 at 11:14 PM
This is excellent, careful, ruthlessly calm effective reporting from @bbcrosatkins.bsky.social in stark contrast to the earlier both-siding bollox from other BBC colleagues.
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Historian Simon Schama:
"America is no longer an ally of Europe. Trump has set his marks on enfeebling NATO and destroying the European Union. He said many times that the EU was founded to screw the USA; he always hated it.
In the nuclear age, power is an immense, ferociously dangerous thing."
"America is no longer an ally of Europe. Trump has set his marks on enfeebling NATO and destroying the European Union. He said many times that the EU was founded to screw the USA; he always hated it.
In the nuclear age, power is an immense, ferociously dangerous thing."
America is ‘no longer an ally’ | Historian Sir Simon Schama
YouTube video by Times News
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January 25, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Historian Simon Schama:
"America is no longer an ally of Europe. Trump has set his marks on enfeebling NATO and destroying the European Union. He said many times that the EU was founded to screw the USA; he always hated it.
In the nuclear age, power is an immense, ferociously dangerous thing."
"America is no longer an ally of Europe. Trump has set his marks on enfeebling NATO and destroying the European Union. He said many times that the EU was founded to screw the USA; he always hated it.
In the nuclear age, power is an immense, ferociously dangerous thing."
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3/3
Yesterday, I contributed a letter.
If you want to as well, here's Ben's website 'Reasons To Stay':
www.reasonstostay.co.uk/write-a-lett...
Yesterday, I contributed a letter.
If you want to as well, here's Ben's website 'Reasons To Stay':
www.reasonstostay.co.uk/write-a-lett...
Write a letter | Reasons To Stay
Reasons to Stay is a suicide prevention project reaching people at difficult moments through anonymous letters written by volunteers. Each letter on this site was written by a real person and delivere...
www.reasonstostay.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 5:36 AM
3/3
Yesterday, I contributed a letter.
If you want to as well, here's Ben's website 'Reasons To Stay':
www.reasonstostay.co.uk/write-a-lett...
Yesterday, I contributed a letter.
If you want to as well, here's Ben's website 'Reasons To Stay':
www.reasonstostay.co.uk/write-a-lett...
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2/3
A few days later, Ben followed up with this video.
A few days later, Ben followed up with this video.
January 25, 2026 at 5:36 AM
2/3
A few days later, Ben followed up with this video.
A few days later, Ben followed up with this video.
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Today's morning message comes in 3 parts. Bear with me.
We all have dark days. Days of sadness or loss that echo at every anniversary, any time we're reminded. Ben West has those & decided to do something good when they happen.
#GoodMorning, everyone
[Content warning: mentions of suicide]
We all have dark days. Days of sadness or loss that echo at every anniversary, any time we're reminded. Ben West has those & decided to do something good when they happen.
#GoodMorning, everyone
[Content warning: mentions of suicide]
January 25, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Today's morning message comes in 3 parts. Bear with me.
We all have dark days. Days of sadness or loss that echo at every anniversary, any time we're reminded. Ben West has those & decided to do something good when they happen.
#GoodMorning, everyone
[Content warning: mentions of suicide]
We all have dark days. Days of sadness or loss that echo at every anniversary, any time we're reminded. Ben West has those & decided to do something good when they happen.
#GoodMorning, everyone
[Content warning: mentions of suicide]
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Renee Nicole Good and Alex Jeffrey Pretti.
Say their names.
Remember their names.
Two American citizens who were murdered in cold blood by ICE and are now being dehumanized by Republicans as "domestic terrorists for peacefully standing up for their neighbors.
Say their names.
Remember their names.
Two American citizens who were murdered in cold blood by ICE and are now being dehumanized by Republicans as "domestic terrorists for peacefully standing up for their neighbors.
January 24, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Renee Nicole Good and Alex Jeffrey Pretti.
Say their names.
Remember their names.
Two American citizens who were murdered in cold blood by ICE and are now being dehumanized by Republicans as "domestic terrorists for peacefully standing up for their neighbors.
Say their names.
Remember their names.
Two American citizens who were murdered in cold blood by ICE and are now being dehumanized by Republicans as "domestic terrorists for peacefully standing up for their neighbors.
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Minnesota organizers confirm 50,000+ marched in Minneapolis amid brutally cold subzero temps around −20 °F. Protestors stood against impunity, ICE, and the Trump regime’s occupation.
They paid respects to Renee Good who was murdered and then publicly defamed by the regime. #3E
They paid respects to Renee Good who was murdered and then publicly defamed by the regime. #3E
January 24, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Minnesota organizers confirm 50,000+ marched in Minneapolis amid brutally cold subzero temps around −20 °F. Protestors stood against impunity, ICE, and the Trump regime’s occupation.
They paid respects to Renee Good who was murdered and then publicly defamed by the regime. #3E
They paid respects to Renee Good who was murdered and then publicly defamed by the regime. #3E
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UK Armed Forces Undersecretary Alistair Carns on Trump’s statement that they stayed behind the front lines in Afghanistan: “I served 5 tours alongside Americans. We shed blood, sweat and tears together. There’s only one thing worse than working with allies - and that is working without them.”
January 23, 2026 at 6:14 PM
UK Armed Forces Undersecretary Alistair Carns on Trump’s statement that they stayed behind the front lines in Afghanistan: “I served 5 tours alongside Americans. We shed blood, sweat and tears together. There’s only one thing worse than working with allies - and that is working without them.”
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Please share with any “Starmer is Hitler” morons you may be unfortunate enough to know.
Because these are the people they plan to elect.
Because these are the people they plan to elect.
Guess who haven’t condemned Dump’s Afghanistan comments disrespecting 447 British deaths and countless wounded?
Nigel Farage.
Richard Tice.
Rupert Lowe.
Robert Jenrick.
Kemi Badenoch.
Nahim Zawahi.
These people hate Britain.
Wake up.
Nigel Farage.
Richard Tice.
Rupert Lowe.
Robert Jenrick.
Kemi Badenoch.
Nahim Zawahi.
These people hate Britain.
Wake up.
January 23, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Please share with any “Starmer is Hitler” morons you may be unfortunate enough to know.
Because these are the people they plan to elect.
Because these are the people they plan to elect.
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2 year old daughter and father in Minneapolis taken by ICE Thursday 1/22. Her family filed a motion for her to be returned. But then they found out she already had been flown commercially to a detention center in Texas. This is so outrageous! They are all sociopaths.
January 23, 2026 at 9:25 PM
2 year old daughter and father in Minneapolis taken by ICE Thursday 1/22. Her family filed a motion for her to be returned. But then they found out she already had been flown commercially to a detention center in Texas. This is so outrageous! They are all sociopaths.
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Weekly country wide protest marches were key in bringing down the East German dictatorship.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_...
Monday demonstrations in East Germany - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
April 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Weekly country wide protest marches were key in bringing down the East German dictatorship.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday_...
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
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Since being sworn in as US President a year ago, Donald Trump has used the office of the presidency to go after his enemies and to make at least $1.4 billion for himself according to a new New York Times analysis.
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NYT hits 'brazen' Trump for exploiting presidency to make 'at least $1.4 billion'
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 marks the first anniversary of Donald Trump's second presidency, which has been even more chaotic and turbulent than his first. During his 2024 campaign, Trump argued that th...
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January 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Since being sworn in as US President a year ago, Donald Trump has used the office of the presidency to go after his enemies and to make at least $1.4 billion for himself according to a new New York Times analysis.
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Canadian soldiers returning from Afghanistan after “doing nothing for the USA.”
Fuck YOU Donald Trump! 🤬
Fuck YOU Donald Trump! 🤬
January 23, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Canadian soldiers returning from Afghanistan after “doing nothing for the USA.”
Fuck YOU Donald Trump! 🤬
Fuck YOU Donald Trump! 🤬
This is truly shocking and horrific. Such cruelty.
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:41 AM
This is truly shocking and horrific. Such cruelty.