Marta
@martamcd.bsky.social
🏴🇨🇦
Left-of-centre
Feisty
Hopeful
Don't do Trump
Don't do Brexit
Don't do lawyering
Don't do podcasting
Don't do columning
Don't do meringue
Don't mind a rainy day
Left-of-centre
Feisty
Hopeful
Don't do Trump
Don't do Brexit
Don't do lawyering
Don't do podcasting
Don't do columning
Don't do meringue
Don't mind a rainy day
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Maxwell's lawyer publicly offering a quid pro quo: She'll clear Trump of wrongdoing related to Epstein if granted clemency by Trump.
This suggests that if Maxwell doesn't "clear" Trump, things will come out that will further implicate him. Otherwise, the offer makes no sense.
This suggests that if Maxwell doesn't "clear" Trump, things will come out that will further implicate him. Otherwise, the offer makes no sense.
February 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Maxwell's lawyer publicly offering a quid pro quo: She'll clear Trump of wrongdoing related to Epstein if granted clemency by Trump.
This suggests that if Maxwell doesn't "clear" Trump, things will come out that will further implicate him. Otherwise, the offer makes no sense.
This suggests that if Maxwell doesn't "clear" Trump, things will come out that will further implicate him. Otherwise, the offer makes no sense.
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“You were not a bystander”
February 9, 2026 at 3:31 PM
“You were not a bystander”
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Maybe they thought GB News wasn’t a news channel, because that’s what they say every time they are reported to Ofcom for blatant bias and propaganda?
February 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Maybe they thought GB News wasn’t a news channel, because that’s what they say every time they are reported to Ofcom for blatant bias and propaganda?
I read posts like this filled with jealousy, as I absent mindedly chew on a slice of honey roast ham, looking into the abyss that is my fridge.
Go on without me, fine human 💙🏴
Go on without me, fine human 💙🏴
Cheddar bacon ranch dip is prepped, chili is simmering and brownies are baked.
ASU cooler loaded with pie hole porter and gummies.
Ready for my dad’s one and only annual party.
ASU cooler loaded with pie hole porter and gummies.
Ready for my dad’s one and only annual party.
February 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I read posts like this filled with jealousy, as I absent mindedly chew on a slice of honey roast ham, looking into the abyss that is my fridge.
Go on without me, fine human 💙🏴
Go on without me, fine human 💙🏴
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Last week, we voted to lift 450,000 children out of poverty and selected 500 schools to get free breakfast clubs.
That's the change we should be focused on, that's the change voters want, and it's only possible because Keir Starmer secured a five year mandate.
He must see it through.
That's the change we should be focused on, that's the change voters want, and it's only possible because Keir Starmer secured a five year mandate.
He must see it through.
February 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Last week, we voted to lift 450,000 children out of poverty and selected 500 schools to get free breakfast clubs.
That's the change we should be focused on, that's the change voters want, and it's only possible because Keir Starmer secured a five year mandate.
He must see it through.
That's the change we should be focused on, that's the change voters want, and it's only possible because Keir Starmer secured a five year mandate.
He must see it through.
Anas Sarwar - a wee fearty, desperate not to have Douglas Alexander take over as Scottish Labour leader.
Sarwar has been MIA in Scotland since the GE.
Starmer has my loyalty.
Sarwar has been MIA in Scotland since the GE.
Starmer has my loyalty.
February 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Anas Sarwar - a wee fearty, desperate not to have Douglas Alexander take over as Scottish Labour leader.
Sarwar has been MIA in Scotland since the GE.
Starmer has my loyalty.
Sarwar has been MIA in Scotland since the GE.
Starmer has my loyalty.
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People like to pick out Sir Keir Starmer's leadership pledges and say he has dropped most of them...
...but is that really true?
I broke the pledge card down to 50 different items and assessed each.
I would say:
+ 9 are delivered (18%) - work done, promise kept
1/4
...but is that really true?
I broke the pledge card down to 50 different items and assessed each.
I would say:
+ 9 are delivered (18%) - work done, promise kept
1/4
February 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
People like to pick out Sir Keir Starmer's leadership pledges and say he has dropped most of them...
...but is that really true?
I broke the pledge card down to 50 different items and assessed each.
I would say:
+ 9 are delivered (18%) - work done, promise kept
1/4
...but is that really true?
I broke the pledge card down to 50 different items and assessed each.
I would say:
+ 9 are delivered (18%) - work done, promise kept
1/4
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Soldiers to get new AI capable radios, headsets and tablets with futuristic sensor data, which will enable them to make faster, better decisions on the battlefield.
The MOD has awarded a contract worth up to £86 million to British-based SME for these advanced tactical communication systems.
The MOD has awarded a contract worth up to £86 million to British-based SME for these advanced tactical communication systems.
Soldiers to get new AI capable radios, headsets and tablets with futuristic sensor data
British soldiers will be able to make faster, better decisions on the battlefield through thousands of new radios, headsets and tablets.
www.gov.uk
February 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Soldiers to get new AI capable radios, headsets and tablets with futuristic sensor data, which will enable them to make faster, better decisions on the battlefield.
The MOD has awarded a contract worth up to £86 million to British-based SME for these advanced tactical communication systems.
The MOD has awarded a contract worth up to £86 million to British-based SME for these advanced tactical communication systems.
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February 8, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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This is what ought to be the biggest news of the week!
Labour launched their National Cancer Plan.
It's big and will revolutionise cancer care and cancer research.
open.substack.com/pub/warrenoa...
Labour launched their National Cancer Plan.
It's big and will revolutionise cancer care and cancer research.
open.substack.com/pub/warrenoa...
Labour launch National Cancer Plan
This week, Labour launched their National Cancer Plan
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:25 AM
This is what ought to be the biggest news of the week!
Labour launched their National Cancer Plan.
It's big and will revolutionise cancer care and cancer research.
open.substack.com/pub/warrenoa...
Labour launched their National Cancer Plan.
It's big and will revolutionise cancer care and cancer research.
open.substack.com/pub/warrenoa...
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Susie Cooper OBE ( 1902-1995), prolific English ceramic designer whose designs gained international acclaim #Womensart
February 8, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Susie Cooper OBE ( 1902-1995), prolific English ceramic designer whose designs gained international acclaim #Womensart
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February 7, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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Leah Gardner, contemporary Chicago-based oil painter #WomensArt #Sunday
February 8, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Leah Gardner, contemporary Chicago-based oil painter #WomensArt #Sunday
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"Trump for Europeans conjures up the pre-war era when what we now call populism but then was called fascism engulfed country after country and led to a continent-wide catastrophe that killed millions of people."
Anne Applebaum on Trump's betrayal of Europe
"They’re bewildered we’ve allowed this to happen."
www.publicnotice.co
February 7, 2026 at 11:59 PM
"Trump for Europeans conjures up the pre-war era when what we now call populism but then was called fascism engulfed country after country and led to a continent-wide catastrophe that killed millions of people."
A poisonous bag of narcissistic racism.
Trump responds to backlash over video showing Obamas as apes
Donald Trump has refused to apologise for a social media post depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes, saying he "didn't make a mistake".
news.sky.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:33 AM
A poisonous bag of narcissistic racism.
Sad that I will likely be dead and buried before the truth of the poison Trump and his enablers have wrought is fully known.
I found the dumbest most pathetic post on the internet today:
February 7, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Sad that I will likely be dead and buried before the truth of the poison Trump and his enablers have wrought is fully known.
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“Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common.”
- Dorothy Parker
U.S poet, writer, critic, and satirist #womensart
- Dorothy Parker
U.S poet, writer, critic, and satirist #womensart
February 7, 2026 at 5:44 AM
“Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common.”
- Dorothy Parker
U.S poet, writer, critic, and satirist #womensart
- Dorothy Parker
U.S poet, writer, critic, and satirist #womensart
Genuine passion and the ability to speak in full sentences, with a welcome lack of self-aggrandising.
OBAMA: “People make excuses for him. They say he’s not serious. Everything a president says is serious!”🔥
February 7, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Genuine passion and the ability to speak in full sentences, with a welcome lack of self-aggrandising.
John Byrne was uniquely witty and eccentric, and creatively brilliant in words and paint. Droll in the best possible way💙🏴
Self Portrait in Stetson by Paisley-born artist John Byrne (1940–2023).
February 7, 2026 at 8:47 AM
John Byrne was uniquely witty and eccentric, and creatively brilliant in words and paint. Droll in the best possible way💙🏴
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Late 16th century baroque pearl and gold enamel salamander pendant from the V&A jewelry collection.
Since antiquity, the salamander was believed to survive fire and even extinguish flames, becoming a devoted symbol.
#art #jewelry #gold #pearl #salamander
Since antiquity, the salamander was believed to survive fire and even extinguish flames, becoming a devoted symbol.
#art #jewelry #gold #pearl #salamander
February 7, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Late 16th century baroque pearl and gold enamel salamander pendant from the V&A jewelry collection.
Since antiquity, the salamander was believed to survive fire and even extinguish flames, becoming a devoted symbol.
#art #jewelry #gold #pearl #salamander
Since antiquity, the salamander was believed to survive fire and even extinguish flames, becoming a devoted symbol.
#art #jewelry #gold #pearl #salamander
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Milton is pissed in his rain suit
February 6, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Milton is pissed in his rain suit
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Jana Shortal
@janashortal.bsky.social
@janashortal.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Jana Shortal
@janashortal.bsky.social
@janashortal.bsky.social
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I think the media and opposition parties, including the Lib Dems and Greens have gone too far with their attacks on Keir Starmer this week.
People's reactions are showing us the impact! I am seeing so many who are:
+ posting their support for the PM
1/2
People's reactions are showing us the impact! I am seeing so many who are:
+ posting their support for the PM
1/2
February 5, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I think the media and opposition parties, including the Lib Dems and Greens have gone too far with their attacks on Keir Starmer this week.
People's reactions are showing us the impact! I am seeing so many who are:
+ posting their support for the PM
1/2
People's reactions are showing us the impact! I am seeing so many who are:
+ posting their support for the PM
1/2
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Given the number of people I'm seeing who say they have just joined the Labour Party in the last couple of days, I think this link may well be useful to more of you!
join.labour.org.uk/join
join.labour.org.uk/join
Join Labour to change Britain
By becoming a Labour Party member, you can be a vital part of the team that will get Britain its future back.
join.labour.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Given the number of people I'm seeing who say they have just joined the Labour Party in the last couple of days, I think this link may well be useful to more of you!
join.labour.org.uk/join
join.labour.org.uk/join