Elsie Bennett
@loopylu101.bsky.social
European, Scientist, Patent Attorney, Gardener, Centrist, trainee eco-warrior, and cesspit migrant. All things rock music, former indie kid.
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These are precipitous times. History tells us that authoritarianism can be stopped early, procedurally, and collectively… or not at all.
We can all make a difference wherever we are.
A few thoughts on what each of us can do. 🧵
We can all make a difference wherever we are.
A few thoughts on what each of us can do. 🧵
January 25, 2026 at 12:55 PM
These are precipitous times. History tells us that authoritarianism can be stopped early, procedurally, and collectively… or not at all.
We can all make a difference wherever we are.
A few thoughts on what each of us can do. 🧵
We can all make a difference wherever we are.
A few thoughts on what each of us can do. 🧵
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Mark Rutte has handed Donald Trump a piece of paper with ‘turn over to read our Greenland offer’ on both sides & that will occupy him for weeks
January 21, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Mark Rutte has handed Donald Trump a piece of paper with ‘turn over to read our Greenland offer’ on both sides & that will occupy him for weeks
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Today is the most humiliating day in the history of the United States of America.
At least until tomorrow.
At least until tomorrow.
January 21, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Today is the most humiliating day in the history of the United States of America.
At least until tomorrow.
At least until tomorrow.
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🇨🇦PM Carney just schooled our cowardly European leaders at #Davos. This speech was clearly aimed at them:
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🇨🇦PM Carney just schooled our cowardly European leaders at #Davos. This speech was clearly aimed at them:
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
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I'm pleased to welcome Andrew Rosindell to Reform. With any luck most people will have forgotten he was a Tory MP, because he didn't come into Parliament for nearly two years while he was being investigated for sexual assault and rape.
January 18, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I'm pleased to welcome Andrew Rosindell to Reform. With any luck most people will have forgotten he was a Tory MP, because he didn't come into Parliament for nearly two years while he was being investigated for sexual assault and rape.
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I am delighted to welcome Nadhim Zahawi to Reform UK. He will bring useful experience, such as claiming £6,000 to heat his stables and avoiding £3.7m tax by hiding £27m offshore and threatening to sue anyone who asked about it.
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 AM
I am delighted to welcome Nadhim Zahawi to Reform UK. He will bring useful experience, such as claiming £6,000 to heat his stables and avoiding £3.7m tax by hiding £27m offshore and threatening to sue anyone who asked about it.
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For Jesus’ birthday this year, he’s asking for affordable housing, universal healthcare, and for people to stop using his name to explain why they’re being cruel to strangers.
December 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
For Jesus’ birthday this year, he’s asking for affordable housing, universal healthcare, and for people to stop using his name to explain why they’re being cruel to strangers.
So if Trump wins the FIFA prize for Peace, and Liz Truss is surely a shoe-in for Economics… who wins the prestigious FIFA awards for Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, and Literature?!
December 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
So if Trump wins the FIFA prize for Peace, and Liz Truss is surely a shoe-in for Economics… who wins the prestigious FIFA awards for Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, and Literature?!
Gonna go out on a limb here.. but I think this is a PEBKAC* error. No need for a cyber expert.
*Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤦♀️
*Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤦♀️
OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
Rachel Reeves's statement was thrown into chaos after journalists were able to access the document early.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Gonna go out on a limb here.. but I think this is a PEBKAC* error. No need for a cyber expert.
*Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤦♀️
*Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤦♀️
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I asked CGPT to rebrand it. #NailedIt
• “Eau de Ego”
• “Trump d’État”
• “Executive Odour”
• “Spraytan Musk”
• “Deplorable by Trump”
• “Unpresidented”
• “Tweet Musk”
• “Midnight Rant”
• “Stormy Seduction”
• “Hair Apparent”
• “Impeach Pour Homme”
• “Russian Oud”
• “Melania’s Regret”
• “Eau de Ego”
• “Trump d’État”
• “Executive Odour”
• “Spraytan Musk”
• “Deplorable by Trump”
• “Unpresidented”
• “Tweet Musk”
• “Midnight Rant”
• “Stormy Seduction”
• “Hair Apparent”
• “Impeach Pour Homme”
• “Russian Oud”
• “Melania’s Regret”
July 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I asked CGPT to rebrand it. #NailedIt
• “Eau de Ego”
• “Trump d’État”
• “Executive Odour”
• “Spraytan Musk”
• “Deplorable by Trump”
• “Unpresidented”
• “Tweet Musk”
• “Midnight Rant”
• “Stormy Seduction”
• “Hair Apparent”
• “Impeach Pour Homme”
• “Russian Oud”
• “Melania’s Regret”
• “Eau de Ego”
• “Trump d’État”
• “Executive Odour”
• “Spraytan Musk”
• “Deplorable by Trump”
• “Unpresidented”
• “Tweet Musk”
• “Midnight Rant”
• “Stormy Seduction”
• “Hair Apparent”
• “Impeach Pour Homme”
• “Russian Oud”
• “Melania’s Regret”
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Congratulations. You've found the link to the least accurate thing anyone has ever written about Brexit.
Daniel Hannan penned a piece 2 days before the referendum explaining what life would be like on 24 June 2025, ie today.
It's worth a read for the laughs.
www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...
Daniel Hannan penned a piece 2 days before the referendum explaining what life would be like on 24 June 2025, ie today.
It's worth a read for the laughs.
www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...
June 24, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Congratulations. You've found the link to the least accurate thing anyone has ever written about Brexit.
Daniel Hannan penned a piece 2 days before the referendum explaining what life would be like on 24 June 2025, ie today.
It's worth a read for the laughs.
www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...
Daniel Hannan penned a piece 2 days before the referendum explaining what life would be like on 24 June 2025, ie today.
It's worth a read for the laughs.
www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...
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Vote Vote Vote
@SimonCowell is right 👍 we need another referendum to take back control and end the madness.
VOTE 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
@SimonCowell is right 👍 we need another referendum to take back control and end the madness.
VOTE 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
May 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Vote Vote Vote
@SimonCowell is right 👍 we need another referendum to take back control and end the madness.
VOTE 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
@SimonCowell is right 👍 we need another referendum to take back control and end the madness.
VOTE 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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HAPPENING NOW: At the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, Judge Paula Xinis is set to begin a hearing on the government’s efforts – or lack thereof – to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was wrongly removed to El Salvador.
Follow along for updates ⬇️
Follow along for updates ⬇️
April 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
HAPPENING NOW: At the federal courthouse in Greenbelt, Maryland, Judge Paula Xinis is set to begin a hearing on the government’s efforts – or lack thereof – to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was wrongly removed to El Salvador.
Follow along for updates ⬇️
Follow along for updates ⬇️
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Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
April 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
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✍️I visited British Steel last week - just as workers were discovering that the plant's Chinese owners were effectively planning to starve the blast furnaces to death.
It was a strange, unsettling experience. With deep ramifications. Some thoughts: edconway.substack.com/p/the-strang...
It was a strange, unsettling experience. With deep ramifications. Some thoughts: edconway.substack.com/p/the-strang...
The Strange, Unsettling Story of British Steel
Why the fate of a blast furnace in Scunthorpe might have much deeper implications for this country
edconway.substack.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
✍️I visited British Steel last week - just as workers were discovering that the plant's Chinese owners were effectively planning to starve the blast furnaces to death.
It was a strange, unsettling experience. With deep ramifications. Some thoughts: edconway.substack.com/p/the-strang...
It was a strange, unsettling experience. With deep ramifications. Some thoughts: edconway.substack.com/p/the-strang...
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How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
April 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
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"He made $2.5bn and he made $900m, that's not bad."
The Founding Father's would have had all these guys in front of a firing squad.
The Founding Father's would have had all these guys in front of a firing squad.
April 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
"He made $2.5bn and he made $900m, that's not bad."
The Founding Father's would have had all these guys in front of a firing squad.
The Founding Father's would have had all these guys in front of a firing squad.
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Man thought he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much, whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water. Conversely dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man for the same reasons..
www.theguardian.com/science/vide...
www.theguardian.com/science/vide...
Dolphins welcome Nasa astronauts stuck in space back to Earth – video
A pod of dolphins welcome home Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who had spent the last nine months stuck on the International Space Station
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Man thought he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much, whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water. Conversely dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man for the same reasons..
www.theguardian.com/science/vide...
www.theguardian.com/science/vide...
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Go outside, ditch the phone, get humble: my top 10 Scandi life lessons after a decade in Denmark
Go outside, ditch the phone, get humble: my top 10 Scandi life lessons after a decade in Denmark
After 12 years, we’ve said goodbye to one of the happiest countries on Earth. From friluftsliv (the joy of the open air) to janteloven (realising you’re no better than others) here’s what I’ve learned
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Go outside, ditch the phone, get humble: my top 10 Scandi life lessons after a decade in Denmark
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.