Maggie Atkinson
@matkinson956.bsky.social
Proud former public servant now in consultancy/service advice/improvement. NED, charity trustee & Chair. Lifelong passion for & work on REAL social justice & equity. Gobby northern cat mum. Barnsley my heart's home. Radio ham. Musician. Gardener.
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How far we have fallen that a party puts forward as a serious by-election candidate a man who will not disown his previous remarks that UK-born Black and Asian Brits are not necessarily British
Let’s hope the decent majority in Gorton and Denton vote in a decent Labour MP
Let’s hope the decent majority in Gorton and Denton vote in a decent Labour MP
January 27, 2026 at 7:07 PM
How far we have fallen that a party puts forward as a serious by-election candidate a man who will not disown his previous remarks that UK-born Black and Asian Brits are not necessarily British
Let’s hope the decent majority in Gorton and Denton vote in a decent Labour MP
Let’s hope the decent majority in Gorton and Denton vote in a decent Labour MP
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(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS (NYT): Donald Trump Comes Out in Opposition to All Concealed Carry Laws, Betraying the Very Voters He Once Tried to Incite to Kill Hillary Clinton for Him
There appears to be nothing left of the 2016 Trump. Not sure what today's MAGAs think they're supporting.
There appears to be nothing left of the 2016 Trump. Not sure what today's MAGAs think they're supporting.
January 27, 2026 at 8:04 PM
(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS (NYT): Donald Trump Comes Out in Opposition to All Concealed Carry Laws, Betraying the Very Voters He Once Tried to Incite to Kill Hillary Clinton for Him
There appears to be nothing left of the 2016 Trump. Not sure what today's MAGAs think they're supporting.
There appears to be nothing left of the 2016 Trump. Not sure what today's MAGAs think they're supporting.
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BIG CHANGES NEED TO HAPPEN BY #MIDTERMS 🗳️
WATCHING ALL IN HOUSE AND SENATE.
AMERICANS WE MUST VOTE OUT ALL COMPLICIT LAWMAKERS WHO ARE SILENT. 🤬
WATCHING ALL IN HOUSE AND SENATE.
AMERICANS WE MUST VOTE OUT ALL COMPLICIT LAWMAKERS WHO ARE SILENT. 🤬
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
BIG CHANGES NEED TO HAPPEN BY #MIDTERMS 🗳️
WATCHING ALL IN HOUSE AND SENATE.
AMERICANS WE MUST VOTE OUT ALL COMPLICIT LAWMAKERS WHO ARE SILENT. 🤬
WATCHING ALL IN HOUSE AND SENATE.
AMERICANS WE MUST VOTE OUT ALL COMPLICIT LAWMAKERS WHO ARE SILENT. 🤬
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Bovino was forced out of Minnesota because the American people stood firm. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in below-freezing temps to peacefully defend their neighbors & freedoms.
We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.
We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.
Greg Bovino Loses His Job
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Bovino was forced out of Minnesota because the American people stood firm. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in below-freezing temps to peacefully defend their neighbors & freedoms.
We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.
We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.
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The move comes about two weeks after a formal request for X to retain all internal data related to Grok under the Digital Services Act
EU Launches Investigation Into Grok After Weeks Of Tension
The move comes about two weeks after a formal request for X to retain all internal data related to Grok under the Digital Services Act
www.forbes.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The move comes about two weeks after a formal request for X to retain all internal data related to Grok under the Digital Services Act
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Rep. Veronica Escobar on a homicide in a Texas immigrant detention facility: "I've learned nothing else from DHS, and I think what's also very telling is DHS tried to deport the witnesses to this homicide"
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Rep. Veronica Escobar on a homicide in a Texas immigrant detention facility: "I've learned nothing else from DHS, and I think what's also very telling is DHS tried to deport the witnesses to this homicide"
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There is no point trying to expose the truth about Reform via legacy media. Bullying allegations, antisemitism, Russian interference, appalling local council performances and links to anti abortion groups have all been massively downplayed. The only thing we can do is tell as many ppl as we can.
January 27, 2026 at 2:18 PM
There is no point trying to expose the truth about Reform via legacy media. Bullying allegations, antisemitism, Russian interference, appalling local council performances and links to anti abortion groups have all been massively downplayed. The only thing we can do is tell as many ppl as we can.
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Abolish. ice. 💔
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Abolish. ice. 💔
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Frank McKenna: “Trying to force net migration towards zero ignores demographic trends, undermines productivity, and risks signalling that Britain is closed to the world when we should be competing to attract global talent.”
https://bestforbritain.substack.com/p/net-zero-migration-is-an-economic
https://bestforbritain.substack.com/p/net-zero-migration-is-an-economic
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Frank McKenna: “Trying to force net migration towards zero ignores demographic trends, undermines productivity, and risks signalling that Britain is closed to the world when we should be competing to attract global talent.”
https://bestforbritain.substack.com/p/net-zero-migration-is-an-economic
https://bestforbritain.substack.com/p/net-zero-migration-is-an-economic
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Ellison: "We have the right as a state, as a co-sovereign, to do our own business with our own tax money. What the federal govt has said is, 'if you don't do it our way, we're gonna saturate your state with 4,000 ICE agents until you cry uncle and obey us.' That's unconstitutional and illegal."
January 27, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Ellison: "We have the right as a state, as a co-sovereign, to do our own business with our own tax money. What the federal govt has said is, 'if you don't do it our way, we're gonna saturate your state with 4,000 ICE agents until you cry uncle and obey us.' That's unconstitutional and illegal."
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If this is true (and that’s not a small if), it is reasonable to posit that Bezos is trying to offload the Post. Or kill it altogether.
Sports is a top driver of traffic and subscriptions for most news sites.
And we’ve seen how Bezos and Lewis have mangled the Opinion section.
Sports is a top driver of traffic and subscriptions for most news sites.
And we’ve seen how Bezos and Lewis have mangled the Opinion section.
January 25, 2026 at 2:48 AM
If this is true (and that’s not a small if), it is reasonable to posit that Bezos is trying to offload the Post. Or kill it altogether.
Sports is a top driver of traffic and subscriptions for most news sites.
And we’ve seen how Bezos and Lewis have mangled the Opinion section.
Sports is a top driver of traffic and subscriptions for most news sites.
And we’ve seen how Bezos and Lewis have mangled the Opinion section.
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I think this is basically correct - they are failing and flailing and very unlikely to succeed at consolidation through violent repression
but they are doing and will continue to do an enormous amount of damage as they try
but they are doing and will continue to do an enormous amount of damage as they try
This is a clarifying moment: one that reveals the particularly vicious form of authoritarianism taking root in America today www.vox.com/policy/47639...
The killing of Alex Pretti is a grim turning point
Trump’s authoritarianism is becoming less subtle — and more vicious.
www.vox.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I think this is basically correct - they are failing and flailing and very unlikely to succeed at consolidation through violent repression
but they are doing and will continue to do an enormous amount of damage as they try
but they are doing and will continue to do an enormous amount of damage as they try
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I will say, watching Blanche, Scalise, Bessent, and Noem today, that it's clear the administration knows it's losing. The combo of "This was a tragedy"/"Who can really tell what's on that video?"/"But he had a gun"/"This would only happen in Minneapolis" was flailing and panicky. They're scared.
January 25, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I will say, watching Blanche, Scalise, Bessent, and Noem today, that it's clear the administration knows it's losing. The combo of "This was a tragedy"/"Who can really tell what's on that video?"/"But he had a gun"/"This would only happen in Minneapolis" was flailing and panicky. They're scared.
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He was a Good Samaritan — and they murdered him for it. Now they’re trying to rewrite his history. They want to smear him. To dehumanize him.
Don’t let them. 2/2
Don’t let them. 2/2
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 PM
He was a Good Samaritan — and they murdered him for it. Now they’re trying to rewrite his history. They want to smear him. To dehumanize him.
Don’t let them. 2/2
Don’t let them. 2/2
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Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/
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WSJ says ICE is lying.
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
January 25, 2026 at 3:03 PM
WSJ says ICE is lying.
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies
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January 24, 2026
Emergency protest, after ICE murdered a 2nd person in Minneapolis today. Thousands march through downtown Manhattan in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis. "Shout it loud, make it clear, immigrants are welcome here"!
Emergency protest, after ICE murdered a 2nd person in Minneapolis today. Thousands march through downtown Manhattan in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis. "Shout it loud, make it clear, immigrants are welcome here"!
January 24, 2026 at 11:08 PM
January 24, 2026
Emergency protest, after ICE murdered a 2nd person in Minneapolis today. Thousands march through downtown Manhattan in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis. "Shout it loud, make it clear, immigrants are welcome here"!
Emergency protest, after ICE murdered a 2nd person in Minneapolis today. Thousands march through downtown Manhattan in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis. "Shout it loud, make it clear, immigrants are welcome here"!
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We must seek to document ICE agent activity because the agents refuse to do it themselves. The Washington Post report on body cams linked to here is damning! (Maryland requires law enforcement body cams--does ICE obey our state law? Doubt it.) wapo.st/3ZuRBIZ ⭐#MDIndivisible
Many ICE and Border Patrol officers still don’t wear body cameras
A string of violent incidents has added fresh urgency to calls for more body-worn cameras. But DHS proposed reducing spending on them in its initial budget proposal.
wapo.st
January 24, 2026 at 11:47 PM
We must seek to document ICE agent activity because the agents refuse to do it themselves. The Washington Post report on body cams linked to here is damning! (Maryland requires law enforcement body cams--does ICE obey our state law? Doubt it.) wapo.st/3ZuRBIZ ⭐#MDIndivisible
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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January 25, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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They murdered a nurse who cared for military veterans & then called him a terrorist.
January 25, 2026 at 2:39 PM
They murdered a nurse who cared for military veterans & then called him a terrorist.
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This situation is not, in fact, evolving. It’s over. This is not fog of war. It’s “who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?”
Q: It doesn't seem like he pulled a weapon at any point. So does that account come from the agent? When does it come out?
BOVINO: This situation is evolving. Those facts will come to light. But let's take a look at the gun.
BOVINO: This situation is evolving. Those facts will come to light. But let's take a look at the gun.
January 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
This situation is not, in fact, evolving. It’s over. This is not fog of war. It’s “who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?”