Owain Sutton
@owainsutton.bsky.social
Former Green Party councillor for Hale, on Trafford Council. My own views. He/him.
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The great thing about being a transit nerd is that I’ve never respected Elon Musk
January 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The great thing about being a transit nerd is that I’ve never respected Elon Musk
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The real question here: why is Rory Stewart living rent free in his head?
January 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The real question here: why is Rory Stewart living rent free in his head?
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i have written this a few times now but the reason JD Vance spends all day posting is that they barely tolerate his presence in the white house and have locked him out of every decision of consequence. he is basically unemployed
January 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
i have written this a few times now but the reason JD Vance spends all day posting is that they barely tolerate his presence in the white house and have locked him out of every decision of consequence. he is basically unemployed
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This is all so unsavoury. If true, why isn't JD Vance saying it? If true, why isn't JD Vance acting on it? And why is David Lammy stanning for him in the meantime?
David Lammy: JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI images on X are ‘unacceptable’
Exclusive: US vice-president ‘sympathetic’ to concerns over Grok-generated pornography, says deputy PM
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
This is all so unsavoury. If true, why isn't JD Vance saying it? If true, why isn't JD Vance acting on it? And why is David Lammy stanning for him in the meantime?
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"When I was a very small child, I had a sense, whereof I know not, that William the Conqueror was the first king of England and that history began in 1066. When I was a slightly less small child, I was delighted to learn that this wasn’t so..."
Regarding a surprisingly complicated question
Regarding a surprisingly complicated question
Who was the first king of England?
A surprisingly complicated question.
jonn.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
"When I was a very small child, I had a sense, whereof I know not, that William the Conqueror was the first king of England and that history began in 1066. When I was a slightly less small child, I was delighted to learn that this wasn’t so..."
Regarding a surprisingly complicated question
Regarding a surprisingly complicated question
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The literal definition of a dictatorship.
January 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The literal definition of a dictatorship.
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Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.
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Have deleted a reply elsewhere with glinner approvingly sharing a call to revoke the 19th amendment (women’s right to vote btw) by a wee 4chan loser nazi on X, cos it was full of lies and ableist slurs. Here it is again with the irrelevant disgusting stuff removed and just the relevant info.
January 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Have deleted a reply elsewhere with glinner approvingly sharing a call to revoke the 19th amendment (women’s right to vote btw) by a wee 4chan loser nazi on X, cos it was full of lies and ableist slurs. Here it is again with the irrelevant disgusting stuff removed and just the relevant info.
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The man with this has his online avatar is now retweeting conservatives calling for the abolishment of women's right to vote in the US.
January 10, 2026 at 12:21 PM
The man with this has his online avatar is now retweeting conservatives calling for the abolishment of women's right to vote in the US.
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Who needs pedals or a chain... 🚲
#bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #自転車 #art #design #streetstyle #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo 🚲🚴
#bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #自転車 #art #design #streetstyle #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo 🚲🚴
January 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Who needs pedals or a chain... 🚲
#bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #自転車 #art #design #streetstyle #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo 🚲🚴
#bikesky #bici #vintage #photography #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #自転車 #art #design #streetstyle #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle #vélo 🚲🚴
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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“Those damn lefties”, Lt. Col G.J.B. ‘Algy’ Shyte-Muchly (Retired) tells the Telegraph, “They’ve gone and seized the mean of acceleration. They’ll be coming for your essential fluids next, mark my words”
January 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
“Those damn lefties”, Lt. Col G.J.B. ‘Algy’ Shyte-Muchly (Retired) tells the Telegraph, “They’ve gone and seized the mean of acceleration. They’ll be coming for your essential fluids next, mark my words”
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This guy is in Minneapolis standing before an American citizen in an SUV.
The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence.
This is not protection. This is occupation.
The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence.
This is not protection. This is occupation.
January 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
This guy is in Minneapolis standing before an American citizen in an SUV.
The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence.
This is not protection. This is occupation.
The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence.
This is not protection. This is occupation.
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There’s no issue with biking in winter when you’ve got first-class maintenance like this
Just a reminder that on the bike & footh paths here in Oulu 🇫🇮, 2 cm of new snowfall must always be gone within 3 hours, on entire 166 km main 🚲🚶 network, 24/7. Maintenance needs to be fast, reliable & efficient 👌 Join our Urbanism Masterclasses to learn more! 🤗
#MeanwhileInOulu #CityMasterclass
#MeanwhileInOulu #CityMasterclass
January 10, 2026 at 6:17 PM
There’s no issue with biking in winter when you’ve got first-class maintenance like this
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📮 Help us deliver hope one letterbox at a time.
Join us and join in ⤵️
Join us and join in ⤵️
January 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
📮 Help us deliver hope one letterbox at a time.
Join us and join in ⤵️
Join us and join in ⤵️
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Graham Linehan made a willing place in his heart for evil, and once you open that door wide all the horrors come in.
January 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Graham Linehan made a willing place in his heart for evil, and once you open that door wide all the horrors come in.
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like, the Linehan of even a decade ago would not be cheering on the murder of a woman in the street by a fascist U.S. government. But he is now!
January 9, 2026 at 4:39 PM
like, the Linehan of even a decade ago would not be cheering on the murder of a woman in the street by a fascist U.S. government. But he is now!
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you know how if you try and make LLMs more racist, they also end up more sexist and pro-genocide? this is the human example of that. evil isn't a single thing, if you start down one path you keep ending up at the same destination.
January 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
you know how if you try and make LLMs more racist, they also end up more sexist and pro-genocide? this is the human example of that. evil isn't a single thing, if you start down one path you keep ending up at the same destination.
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Not sure why John has made up that I have a "first preference."
In fact I've repeatedly said - including to the Independent - it's not my role to pick the future Labour leader.
I'm focused on growing the Green Party.
Not convinced people should be allowed to make things up and publish them....
In fact I've repeatedly said - including to the Independent - it's not my role to pick the future Labour leader.
I'm focused on growing the Green Party.
Not convinced people should be allowed to make things up and publish them....
Zack Polanski thinks he can dictate who should be Labour leader www.independent.co.uk/voices/ed-da...
January 10, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Not sure why John has made up that I have a "first preference."
In fact I've repeatedly said - including to the Independent - it's not my role to pick the future Labour leader.
I'm focused on growing the Green Party.
Not convinced people should be allowed to make things up and publish them....
In fact I've repeatedly said - including to the Independent - it's not my role to pick the future Labour leader.
I'm focused on growing the Green Party.
Not convinced people should be allowed to make things up and publish them....
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What the MSM may or may not realise is that the intense fear they are displaying of the Greens is a good sign for those of us frustrated by their destructive role in the decline of the UK as a prosperous and fair country.
Not sure why John has made up that I have a "first preference."
In fact I've repeatedly said - including to the Independent - it's not my role to pick the future Labour leader.
I'm focused on growing the Green Party.
Not convinced people should be allowed to make things up and publish them....
In fact I've repeatedly said - including to the Independent - it's not my role to pick the future Labour leader.
I'm focused on growing the Green Party.
Not convinced people should be allowed to make things up and publish them....
Zack Polanski thinks he can dictate who should be Labour leader www.independent.co.uk/voices/ed-da...
January 10, 2026 at 10:49 AM
What the MSM may or may not realise is that the intense fear they are displaying of the Greens is a good sign for those of us frustrated by their destructive role in the decline of the UK as a prosperous and fair country.
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Masonic membership carries a perception of unfairness—real or not—in decision-making, undermining trust and confidence.
If you belong to an Org you believe in, transparency should not be an issue.
I am not, have never been, and will never be a Mason. Openness matters.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If you belong to an Org you believe in, transparency should not be an issue.
I am not, have never been, and will never be a Mason. Openness matters.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Freemasons to sue Met Police over membership declaration
Freemason organisations urge the Met to drop plans to force officers to declare their membership.
www.bbc.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Masonic membership carries a perception of unfairness—real or not—in decision-making, undermining trust and confidence.
If you belong to an Org you believe in, transparency should not be an issue.
I am not, have never been, and will never be a Mason. Openness matters.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If you belong to an Org you believe in, transparency should not be an issue.
I am not, have never been, and will never be a Mason. Openness matters.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I’ve seen first-hand the utter devastation road deaths cause — families shattered in seconds, lives permanently changed. To dismiss this as an “utter non-problem” is wrong and deeply offensive.
The acceptance of this devastation reflects a lack of knowledge and ambition. We can do so much better.
The acceptance of this devastation reflects a lack of knowledge and ambition. We can do so much better.
According to David Frost, a road casualty toll which involves an average of 80+ people *every single day* either dying or suffering injuries which could change their life forever is an "utter non-problem".
January 10, 2026 at 7:53 AM
I’ve seen first-hand the utter devastation road deaths cause — families shattered in seconds, lives permanently changed. To dismiss this as an “utter non-problem” is wrong and deeply offensive.
The acceptance of this devastation reflects a lack of knowledge and ambition. We can do so much better.
The acceptance of this devastation reflects a lack of knowledge and ambition. We can do so much better.
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This is why MPs get thrown off balance when they come on Bluesky.
They aren't slavishly followed but still get engagement and held to account by real people and they've totally forgotten that a) people exist independently of the media class and b) they *talk*.
They aren't slavishly followed but still get engagement and held to account by real people and they've totally forgotten that a) people exist independently of the media class and b) they *talk*.
The idea that journalists, politicians, groups or - you know, women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ people - should "stay on the pitch" doesn't really hold up.
Foreign Minister's account has 60k followers - 40 likes, 13k views?
Blue ticks straight to the top of the queue with misogyny, bile.
Foreign Minister's account has 60k followers - 40 likes, 13k views?
Blue ticks straight to the top of the queue with misogyny, bile.
This is the 'engagement' that the Irish government has been using to justify remaining on X. These are the top replies to a randomly chosen recent post.
January 10, 2026 at 10:33 AM
This is why MPs get thrown off balance when they come on Bluesky.
They aren't slavishly followed but still get engagement and held to account by real people and they've totally forgotten that a) people exist independently of the media class and b) they *talk*.
They aren't slavishly followed but still get engagement and held to account by real people and they've totally forgotten that a) people exist independently of the media class and b) they *talk*.