Morgan GD
@morgangd.com
Cymro yn Hackney. Policy wonk, specialising in girls' & womens' rights in the UK for an NGO.
A lot of personal posting - photographer, Pokémon, and Pop Punk kid actually in my 30s. Films and folklore. LibDem for my sins. ND. 🥃
https://linktr.ee/morgangd
A lot of personal posting - photographer, Pokémon, and Pop Punk kid actually in my 30s. Films and folklore. LibDem for my sins. ND. 🥃
https://linktr.ee/morgangd
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Morgan GD
@morgangd.com
· Nov 17
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Introduction
So, might be helpful to introduce myself
I’m a policy wonk at heart who worked in politics
I want BSky to be more personal so you'll see me posting about...
Photography
Pokémon
Whisky
Star Wars
Tarot
Doctor Who
Sci-fi & Solarpunk
You can find me at: www.linktr.ee/morgangd
So, might be helpful to introduce myself
I’m a policy wonk at heart who worked in politics
I want BSky to be more personal so you'll see me posting about...
Photography
Pokémon
Whisky
Star Wars
Tarot
Doctor Who
Sci-fi & Solarpunk
You can find me at: www.linktr.ee/morgangd
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Most valuable company in the world btw.
Jensen Huang of Nvidia, $NVDA, has said relentless negativity around AI is hurting society and has done a lot of damage, per Techspot.
January 21, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Most valuable company in the world btw.
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Al Gore loudly booing a US Commerce Secretary at a bankers’ forum should be a Futurama joke instead of real life.
January 21, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Al Gore loudly booing a US Commerce Secretary at a bankers’ forum should be a Futurama joke instead of real life.
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Prue Leith is stepping down from Bake Off after a decade on the show, Channel 4 says.
January 21, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Prue Leith is stepping down from Bake Off after a decade on the show, Channel 4 says.
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I was heckled by another MP while asking about inclusive relationship education in schools
Sickened but not really surprised that homophobia is alive and well on the bench behind me
'They're primary school kids' he says - as if no primary school kids have lesbian or gay parents!
Sickened but not really surprised that homophobia is alive and well on the bench behind me
'They're primary school kids' he says - as if no primary school kids have lesbian or gay parents!
January 21, 2026 at 11:32 AM
I was heckled by another MP while asking about inclusive relationship education in schools
Sickened but not really surprised that homophobia is alive and well on the bench behind me
'They're primary school kids' he says - as if no primary school kids have lesbian or gay parents!
Sickened but not really surprised that homophobia is alive and well on the bench behind me
'They're primary school kids' he says - as if no primary school kids have lesbian or gay parents!
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Smallbones died in 1976. He seems never to have talked about what he did. I suspect like others he felt guilt at not saving more.
The British Government acknowledged the existence of the Smallbones Scheme in 2008.
He was posthumously awarded the medal of a British Hero of the Holocaust in 2013 /22
The British Government acknowledged the existence of the Smallbones Scheme in 2008.
He was posthumously awarded the medal of a British Hero of the Holocaust in 2013 /22
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Smallbones died in 1976. He seems never to have talked about what he did. I suspect like others he felt guilt at not saving more.
The British Government acknowledged the existence of the Smallbones Scheme in 2008.
He was posthumously awarded the medal of a British Hero of the Holocaust in 2013 /22
The British Government acknowledged the existence of the Smallbones Scheme in 2008.
He was posthumously awarded the medal of a British Hero of the Holocaust in 2013 /22
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For 9 months he worked 18hr days signing visas and arguing with the Gestapo.
"After two hours sleep my conscience pricked me. The feeling was horrible that there were people in concentration camp whom I could get out and that I was comfortable in bed. I returned to my desk and stayed there" /15
"After two hours sleep my conscience pricked me. The feeling was horrible that there were people in concentration camp whom I could get out and that I was comfortable in bed. I returned to my desk and stayed there" /15
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM
For 9 months he worked 18hr days signing visas and arguing with the Gestapo.
"After two hours sleep my conscience pricked me. The feeling was horrible that there were people in concentration camp whom I could get out and that I was comfortable in bed. I returned to my desk and stayed there" /15
"After two hours sleep my conscience pricked me. The feeling was horrible that there were people in concentration camp whom I could get out and that I was comfortable in bed. I returned to my desk and stayed there" /15
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Smallbones then turned the entire Frankfurt British Consulate into a machine with one job: getting Jews out of Germany to safety in Britain. But the bottleneck remained:
The Consul (Smallbones himself) had to sign EVERYTHING, and often the Gestapo would only release people if he went personally /14
The Consul (Smallbones himself) had to sign EVERYTHING, and often the Gestapo would only release people if he went personally /14
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Smallbones then turned the entire Frankfurt British Consulate into a machine with one job: getting Jews out of Germany to safety in Britain. But the bottleneck remained:
The Consul (Smallbones himself) had to sign EVERYTHING, and often the Gestapo would only release people if he went personally /14
The Consul (Smallbones himself) had to sign EVERYTHING, and often the Gestapo would only release people if he went personally /14
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Smallbones then informed the Gestapo that if he approved a visa, that immediately placed that Jewish person under the protection of the British and he expected them to be IMMEDIATELY released when he asked.
It was a lie, and a gamble. But it worked. The Gestapo fumed about it, but complied. /13
It was a lie, and a gamble. But it worked. The Gestapo fumed about it, but complied. /13
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Smallbones then informed the Gestapo that if he approved a visa, that immediately placed that Jewish person under the protection of the British and he expected them to be IMMEDIATELY released when he asked.
It was a lie, and a gamble. But it worked. The Gestapo fumed about it, but complied. /13
It was a lie, and a gamble. But it worked. The Gestapo fumed about it, but complied. /13
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This is how it should be for trans people coming out. Everyone knows it. None of us are doing anyone any harm, just dealing with a life event. It should be no more dramatic than getting married or having kids.
And it is like that, when you're not on Terf Island, as it turns out.
Imagine.
And it is like that, when you're not on Terf Island, as it turns out.
Imagine.
I’m a British trans woman but I live in Switzerland. I work for a Swiss-German multinational company as a senior leader. My coming out was entirely friction-free, and I was treated with respect and admiration by everyone with whom I interact (several hundred people).
January 21, 2026 at 1:39 PM
This is how it should be for trans people coming out. Everyone knows it. None of us are doing anyone any harm, just dealing with a life event. It should be no more dramatic than getting married or having kids.
And it is like that, when you're not on Terf Island, as it turns out.
Imagine.
And it is like that, when you're not on Terf Island, as it turns out.
Imagine.
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what do you MEAN Al Gore heckled Lutnick at Davos
January 21, 2026 at 12:49 PM
what do you MEAN Al Gore heckled Lutnick at Davos
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Ref to the AJR on Smallbones:
kitchenercamp.co.uk/research/nov...
Extracted as a PDF here: fromnumberstonames.com/wp-content/u...
kitchenercamp.co.uk/research/nov...
Extracted as a PDF here: fromnumberstonames.com/wp-content/u...
January 21, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Ref to the AJR on Smallbones:
kitchenercamp.co.uk/research/nov...
Extracted as a PDF here: fromnumberstonames.com/wp-content/u...
kitchenercamp.co.uk/research/nov...
Extracted as a PDF here: fromnumberstonames.com/wp-content/u...
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Fascinating thread: I had not heard about Robert Smallbones before, whose effort was not acknowledged in his lifetime
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Fascinating thread: I had not heard about Robert Smallbones before, whose effort was not acknowledged in his lifetime
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I've read this thread from @garius.bsky.social before, but it's worth reading again. An excellent reminder that sometimes heroism is just a matter of determinedly doing what you can.
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I've read this thread from @garius.bsky.social before, but it's worth reading again. An excellent reminder that sometimes heroism is just a matter of determinedly doing what you can.
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The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
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This thread? This thread is beautiful. It shows that a person who is just an ordinary, imperfect person can choose to do right, even though they are imperfect and have not always chosen right before, and it can have a massive impact.
If you see injustice? Choose to do right.
If you see injustice? Choose to do right.
The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 1:22 PM
This thread? This thread is beautiful. It shows that a person who is just an ordinary, imperfect person can choose to do right, even though they are imperfect and have not always chosen right before, and it can have a massive impact.
If you see injustice? Choose to do right.
If you see injustice? Choose to do right.
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One simply cannot underestimate the Liberal Party of Canada's ability to completely reinvent itself and achieve victory in the space of a single election cycle through sheer force of will
January 21, 2026 at 12:46 AM
One simply cannot underestimate the Liberal Party of Canada's ability to completely reinvent itself and achieve victory in the space of a single election cycle through sheer force of will
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Alchemy. Sure. Why not 2026, why not
Scientists mimicking the Big Bang accidentally turn lead into gold
Scientists mimicking the Big Bang accidentally turn lead into gold
Scientists mimicking the Big Bang accidentally turn lead into gold
www.independent.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Alchemy. Sure. Why not 2026, why not
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i'm sure all podcasts now get constant AI-generated interview requests to their email, but our podcast is so stupid that even the AI is like "uhhh i don't really know how to transition this but fuck it"
January 20, 2026 at 6:58 PM
i'm sure all podcasts now get constant AI-generated interview requests to their email, but our podcast is so stupid that even the AI is like "uhhh i don't really know how to transition this but fuck it"
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Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
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Good news - I'm hiring at Durham University!
1-year full time postdoc in Space Security - looking for someone to join me at the Space Research Centre and a Northeast England based space tracking/analytics company to work on geopolitical analysis in Space Domain Awareness.
Details 👇👇👇
1-year full time postdoc in Space Security - looking for someone to join me at the Space Research Centre and a Northeast England based space tracking/analytics company to work on geopolitical analysis in Space Domain Awareness.
Details 👇👇👇
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Space Security
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
durham.taleo.net
January 20, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Good news - I'm hiring at Durham University!
1-year full time postdoc in Space Security - looking for someone to join me at the Space Research Centre and a Northeast England based space tracking/analytics company to work on geopolitical analysis in Space Domain Awareness.
Details 👇👇👇
1-year full time postdoc in Space Security - looking for someone to join me at the Space Research Centre and a Northeast England based space tracking/analytics company to work on geopolitical analysis in Space Domain Awareness.
Details 👇👇👇
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Jan 1899: Kodak Camera ad from Eastman Photographic Materials Co.
(+Kodak Cameras)
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January 20, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Jan 1899: Kodak Camera ad from Eastman Photographic Materials Co.
(+Kodak Cameras)
«Kodak»
(+Kodak Cameras)
«Kodak»
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Guys I don’t understand why you have to give people attention because they come on this site to complain about this site
January 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Guys I don’t understand why you have to give people attention because they come on this site to complain about this site
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bluesky is the #1 app for introspection
June 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
bluesky is the #1 app for introspection
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Editors everywhere thumping the desk demanding the video of the awkward Beckham wedding dance like JJ Jameson wanting pictures of Spiderman
There must be a video of that dance somewhere.
January 19, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Editors everywhere thumping the desk demanding the video of the awkward Beckham wedding dance like JJ Jameson wanting pictures of Spiderman