David 🏴🇺🇦🇪🇺🇯🇴🇨🇦🏴🌍
@metta2u.bsky.social
Retired health education professional, Triratna Buddhist, Scottish Green in Greenpeace and working towards a better world. Love yoga, gardening, country walks.
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Today should be another reminder that when billionaires take control of vital platforms for communication, it’s not a win for free speech or "free markets."
It’s a win for oligarchy.
It’s a win for oligarchy.
Truly hilarious headline from the Bezos-owned Washington Post yesterday.
Never, ever let the guys who control half the wealth in America and just got billions of dollars in tax breaks tell you we shouldn't tax the rich.
Never, ever let the guys who control half the wealth in America and just got billions of dollars in tax breaks tell you we shouldn't tax the rich.
February 4, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Today should be another reminder that when billionaires take control of vital platforms for communication, it’s not a win for free speech or "free markets."
It’s a win for oligarchy.
It’s a win for oligarchy.
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Tom Homan: "My goal is a complete drawdown and end this surge [in Minneapolis] as soon as we can. But that is largely contingent upon the end of the illegal and threatening activities against ICE in the community."
Translation: The beatings will continue until morale improves.
Translation: The beatings will continue until morale improves.
February 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Tom Homan: "My goal is a complete drawdown and end this surge [in Minneapolis] as soon as we can. But that is largely contingent upon the end of the illegal and threatening activities against ICE in the community."
Translation: The beatings will continue until morale improves.
Translation: The beatings will continue until morale improves.
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Reflect on this . .
Tusk is the man.
A leader.
Tusk is the man.
A leader.
On February 3, 2026, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced a special analytical group to investigate whether Epstein’s network was actually a Russian-backed "honeytrap" operation.
February 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Reflect on this . .
Tusk is the man.
A leader.
Tusk is the man.
A leader.
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They're building concentration camps. They got billions from the billionaire bill.
It aint just gonna be us brown people in them.
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
It aint just gonna be us brown people in them.
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country
The next phase of ICE’s big ramp-up: a nationwide network of vast detention facilities. But guess what? Even parts of Red America are saying no.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:14 PM
They're building concentration camps. They got billions from the billionaire bill.
It aint just gonna be us brown people in them.
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
It aint just gonna be us brown people in them.
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
The House of Lords puts cronies, donors and disgraced politicians like Lord Mandelson in positions of immense power over our country for life.
Unelected and unaccountable. Abolish this relic.
Unelected and unaccountable. Abolish this relic.
February 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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Farage was photographed with Epstein..it's deep..whole govts,royalty,Mandelson,English..no SNP..not a peep from the English branch offices in HR!! SARWAR ,you're awfy quiet
While Mandelson hits the headlines
don't let Reform Ltd get away with
its Epstein and lunatic far right connections
don't let Reform Ltd get away with
its Epstein and lunatic far right connections
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Farage was photographed with Epstein..it's deep..whole govts,royalty,Mandelson,English..no SNP..not a peep from the English branch offices in HR!! SARWAR ,you're awfy quiet
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Total crime down by third and violent crime down by a quarter since 2007 but still as many police officers after 19 years of SNP rule
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/04/t...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/04/t...
Total crime down by third and violent crime down by a quarter since 2007 but still as many police officers after 19 years of SNP rule
Support Talking-up Scotland to keep rebutting the lies almost every day of the year, at From Police officer quarterly strength statistics: 31 December 2025, published yesterday: There were 16,416 …
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Total crime down by third and violent crime down by a quarter since 2007 but still as many police officers after 19 years of SNP rule
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/04/t...
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/04/t...
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I have written to the First Minister to seek clarity on the Government’s position on Rosebank oil field.
For years, the SNP said that Rosebank had no place in Scotland. Clarity has been replaced by silence.
We should not be complicit in climate breakdown or the displacement of Palestinian people.
For years, the SNP said that Rosebank had no place in Scotland. Clarity has been replaced by silence.
We should not be complicit in climate breakdown or the displacement of Palestinian people.
February 4, 2026 at 10:46 AM
I have written to the First Minister to seek clarity on the Government’s position on Rosebank oil field.
For years, the SNP said that Rosebank had no place in Scotland. Clarity has been replaced by silence.
We should not be complicit in climate breakdown or the displacement of Palestinian people.
For years, the SNP said that Rosebank had no place in Scotland. Clarity has been replaced by silence.
We should not be complicit in climate breakdown or the displacement of Palestinian people.
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Saddo that I am, I'm just watching the start of the Commons debate on Epstien etc. Am I SO glad our SNP government did not agree to release our NHS etc data to Palantir - it's just been said that Peter Mandelson had a large interest in that company.
Scotland had a close shave.
Scotland had a close shave.
February 4, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Saddo that I am, I'm just watching the start of the Commons debate on Epstien etc. Am I SO glad our SNP government did not agree to release our NHS etc data to Palantir - it's just been said that Peter Mandelson had a large interest in that company.
Scotland had a close shave.
Scotland had a close shave.
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EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK are under pressure to explain why their treasurer appears numerous times in the Epstein files over more than a decade
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
February 4, 2026 at 10:41 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK are under pressure to explain why their treasurer appears numerous times in the Epstein files over more than a decade
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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And the annual Brass Neck Award goes, once again, to Anas Sarwar. #Scotland #Holyrood26
February 4, 2026 at 2:47 PM
And the annual Brass Neck Award goes, once again, to Anas Sarwar. #Scotland #Holyrood26
Follow up 🌍😉
NEW: Plans for a huge AI data centre on the outskirts of the capital have been rejected after concerns were raised about its 'green' credentials
Council rejects proposal for huge Edinburgh AI data centre raising climate fears
www.thenational.scot
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Follow up 🌍😉
The government's Joint Intelligence Committee identified 6 ecosystems critical to our national security. All 6 face collapse, starting as early as 2030.
Every time we roll back environmental protections or delay action, the future costs get higher and the damage more severe.
Every time we roll back environmental protections or delay action, the future costs get higher and the damage more severe.
Nature loss is a national security risk, intelligence groups warn
The degradation of ecosystems around the world threatens UK food security, a long-awaited report says.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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The government's Joint Intelligence Committee identified 6 ecosystems critical to our national security. All 6 face collapse, starting as early as 2030.
Every time we roll back environmental protections or delay action, the future costs get higher and the damage more severe.
Every time we roll back environmental protections or delay action, the future costs get higher and the damage more severe.
Nature loss is a national security risk, intelligence groups warn
The degradation of ecosystems around the world threatens UK food security, a long-awaited report says.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The government's Joint Intelligence Committee identified 6 ecosystems critical to our national security. All 6 face collapse, starting as early as 2030.
Every time we roll back environmental protections or delay action, the future costs get higher and the damage more severe.
Every time we roll back environmental protections or delay action, the future costs get higher and the damage more severe.
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A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
I never repost profanity. That goodness for the buzzer.
February 4, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I never repost profanity. That goodness for the buzzer.
I don't usually repost conspiracy stuff but I feel I can make an exception #trump #russianasset
February 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I don't usually repost conspiracy stuff but I feel I can make an exception #trump #russianasset
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Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
February 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
Hello?
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INVOKE THE 25TH AMENDMENT.
He's too out of control & the "puppet" congress is enabling him. Every time he opens his mouth, "insanity" rolls off his tongue. His cruelty, disrespect, corruption, lawlessness unprecedented. He's destroying the country. He is a true and present danger. It is time .....
He's too out of control & the "puppet" congress is enabling him. Every time he opens his mouth, "insanity" rolls off his tongue. His cruelty, disrespect, corruption, lawlessness unprecedented. He's destroying the country. He is a true and present danger. It is time .....
February 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
INVOKE THE 25TH AMENDMENT.
He's too out of control & the "puppet" congress is enabling him. Every time he opens his mouth, "insanity" rolls off his tongue. His cruelty, disrespect, corruption, lawlessness unprecedented. He's destroying the country. He is a true and present danger. It is time .....
He's too out of control & the "puppet" congress is enabling him. Every time he opens his mouth, "insanity" rolls off his tongue. His cruelty, disrespect, corruption, lawlessness unprecedented. He's destroying the country. He is a true and present danger. It is time .....
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1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
Mandelson’s Fifth Column
The British government’s business department exists to undermine democracy.
www.monbiot.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 AM
1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
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Let’s call it hybrid and forget it ever happened. That is the way to deter aggression, right?
#UkrainianView
#UAView
#UkrainianView
#UAView
🇵🇱 An unidentified drone crashed near a weapons storage facility on the grounds of an intelligence military unit near the Polish city of Przasnysz.
militarnyi.com/en/news/unkn...
militarnyi.com/en/news/unkn...
Unknown Drone Crashes Into Polish Military Radio Intelligence Base
An unidentified drone crashed near a weapons storage facility on the grounds of an intelligence military unit near the Polish city of Przasnysz.
militarnyi.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Let’s call it hybrid and forget it ever happened. That is the way to deter aggression, right?
#UkrainianView
#UAView
#UkrainianView
#UAView
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This is our CHP plant in Kyiv after another tonight attack.
Is this even close to the peace? Considering that we have permanent frost and this night it also will be -22°C?
If it isn't genocide then what?
#Ukrainianview
Is this even close to the peace? Considering that we have permanent frost and this night it also will be -22°C?
If it isn't genocide then what?
#Ukrainianview
February 3, 2026 at 12:36 PM
This is our CHP plant in Kyiv after another tonight attack.
Is this even close to the peace? Considering that we have permanent frost and this night it also will be -22°C?
If it isn't genocide then what?
#Ukrainianview
Is this even close to the peace? Considering that we have permanent frost and this night it also will be -22°C?
If it isn't genocide then what?
#Ukrainianview
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#UkrainianView
#UaView
#NAFO
This report holds the similar information that I have read earlier from other eyewihitnesses.
Mariupol suffered a crime against humanity. russians destroyed the city by burning people alive with shells and burrying them under the rubble.
🔽
#UaView
#NAFO
This report holds the similar information that I have read earlier from other eyewihitnesses.
Mariupol suffered a crime against humanity. russians destroyed the city by burning people alive with shells and burrying them under the rubble.
🔽
February 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
#UkrainianView
#UaView
#NAFO
This report holds the similar information that I have read earlier from other eyewihitnesses.
Mariupol suffered a crime against humanity. russians destroyed the city by burning people alive with shells and burrying them under the rubble.
🔽
#UaView
#NAFO
This report holds the similar information that I have read earlier from other eyewihitnesses.
Mariupol suffered a crime against humanity. russians destroyed the city by burning people alive with shells and burrying them under the rubble.
🔽
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Where Is The OUTRAGE ? Chump
Must Be Held Accountable......
Must Be Held Accountable......
February 4, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Where Is The OUTRAGE ? Chump
Must Be Held Accountable......
Must Be Held Accountable......
⚖️ We're in court today ⚖️
When voters asked Reform about their data, the party ignored them – now they’ll have to explain in court why they don’t listen
goodlawproject.org/update/landm...
When voters asked Reform about their data, the party ignored them – now they’ll have to explain in court why they don’t listen
goodlawproject.org/update/landm...
Landmark case against Nigel Farage’s Reform reaches the High Court
When voters asked Reform about their data, the party ignored them – now they’ll have to explain in court why they don’t listen
goodlawproject.org
February 4, 2026 at 2:26 PM