Peter Arnott
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Peter Arnott
@peterarnott.bsky.social
· Jan 28
FACE
www.eigenproductions.co.uk
Links to filmed extracts of two plays of mine. Fine performances and direction, neither of which had anything to do with me.
www.eigenproductions.co.uk/face/#film
www.eigenproductions.co.uk/signalman/#f...
www.eigenproductions.co.uk/face/#film
www.eigenproductions.co.uk/signalman/#f...
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And there it is. All your fault, Minnesota, that there will be no midterm elections....
January 15, 2026 at 2:13 PM
And there it is. All your fault, Minnesota, that there will be no midterm elections....
The level of contempt she must have for him can be measured in the contempt she is allowing us to feel for her.
Grinning like a 5-year old getting his participation trophy at the post-season T-ball pizza party.
January 16, 2026 at 8:35 AM
The level of contempt she must have for him can be measured in the contempt she is allowing us to feel for her.
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Because of Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill,” the annual ICE budget — at $28 billion — is now larger than the annual budgets of the FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Prisons COMBINED.
No. The American people do not want Trump's domestic army.
No. The American people do not want Trump's domestic army.
January 15, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Because of Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill,” the annual ICE budget — at $28 billion — is now larger than the annual budgets of the FBI, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Prisons COMBINED.
No. The American people do not want Trump's domestic army.
No. The American people do not want Trump's domestic army.
Jenrick is all over the news now, talking full blown Fash. Sorry. Junior Bake Off is calling...
NEW: Top pollster John Curtice has said the Labour UK Government's poor record continues to 'hang like a cloud' over Scottish leader Anas Sarwar following a fresh Holyrood poll pointing to a pro-independence majority
John Curtice gives verdict on poll predicting pro-independence majority
www.thenational.scot
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Jenrick is all over the news now, talking full blown Fash. Sorry. Junior Bake Off is calling...
An authoritarian rule of thumb is to accuse your opponents of doing what you're already doing yourself.
ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is
January 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
An authoritarian rule of thumb is to accuse your opponents of doing what you're already doing yourself.
And the people of Iran, like the Palestinians?
👀🇺🇸🇮🇷 Arab governments believe tensions between the US and Iran have eased after intense diplomacy urged Trump to avoid military action. Regional states warned a strike could destabilise the Gulf and raise global energy prices, - FT
January 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM
And the people of Iran, like the Palestinians?
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I also enjoy the opportunity to praise some of my fav plays... the deep scotland literary conference will be forthcoming im sure
January 15, 2026 at 4:13 PM
I also enjoy the opportunity to praise some of my fav plays... the deep scotland literary conference will be forthcoming im sure
Apparently, a copy of Jenrick's defection speech was left in a printer at Tory HQ...
January 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Apparently, a copy of Jenrick's defection speech was left in a printer at Tory HQ...
Timothy was tipped to join Reform.
NEW: Kemi Badenoch confirms that Nick Timothy -Theresa May's former chief of staff at No 10 - will be the new shadow justice secretary.
January 15, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Timothy was tipped to join Reform.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Kwarteng writes in the Telegraph that Badenoch is weakened by the sacking. He was clearly defecting next.
Fight Fight Fight!
Kwarteng writes in the Telegraph that Badenoch is weakened by the sacking. He was clearly defecting next.
Fight Fight Fight!
Robert Jenrick sacked by Kemi Badenoch over ‘clear evidence he was plotting to defect’ – UK politics live
‘I have sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect,’ Tory leader says
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Kwarteng writes in the Telegraph that Badenoch is weakened by the sacking. He was clearly defecting next.
Fight Fight Fight!
Kwarteng writes in the Telegraph that Badenoch is weakened by the sacking. He was clearly defecting next.
Fight Fight Fight!
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For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
Liebe Medien, ich kann die Schlagzeile "Keine Einigung zwischen USA und Dänemark" nicht mehr sehen. Wenn ein Bewaffneter eine Bank stürmt, titelt ihr doch auch nicht: "Räuber und Kassiererin finden keinen Konsens über Geldübergabe." Hört auf, imperiale Aggression als normale Diplomatie zu framen.
January 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
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Starmer keeps using this line, & it's bonkers.
Most importantly, it's untrue: the party that ended Free Movement, ran the "hostile environment" & made Suella Braverman Home Sec did not run "an experiment in open borders".
It's also politically mad. Voters who believe this will not vote for Starmer
Most importantly, it's untrue: the party that ended Free Movement, ran the "hostile environment" & made Suella Braverman Home Sec did not run "an experiment in open borders".
It's also politically mad. Voters who believe this will not vote for Starmer
!["And this is what Keir Starmer’s press secretary has said about Robert Jenrick at the lobby briefing this morning.
[Highlighted] Robert Jenrick was the immigration minister in a government that presided over an open borders experiment [Highlighted], a health minister who left people stuck on waiting lists, and a Treasury minister during the worst decline in living standards on record.”
While Reform continues to welcome failed Tory retreads, this Labor government is putting the country back on track."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cixgmtrg7nzy4gkmyfeosaox/bafkreibe3jczrmbmzfnhj2adl4qe432lbpmcbn6m6qrentwih7vxj4fu7y@jpeg)
January 15, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Starmer keeps using this line, & it's bonkers.
Most importantly, it's untrue: the party that ended Free Movement, ran the "hostile environment" & made Suella Braverman Home Sec did not run "an experiment in open borders".
It's also politically mad. Voters who believe this will not vote for Starmer
Most importantly, it's untrue: the party that ended Free Movement, ran the "hostile environment" & made Suella Braverman Home Sec did not run "an experiment in open borders".
It's also politically mad. Voters who believe this will not vote for Starmer
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I have now made a Stage 1b Complaint under the BBC's Complaints Procedure.
Amazing you have to make THREE internal complaints before you can access someone who is not self-interested.
Amazing you have to make THREE internal complaints before you can access someone who is not self-interested.
January 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I have now made a Stage 1b Complaint under the BBC's Complaints Procedure.
Amazing you have to make THREE internal complaints before you can access someone who is not self-interested.
Amazing you have to make THREE internal complaints before you can access someone who is not self-interested.
And thinks that US soldiers (and taxpayers) should get it for him. It's ALL about the grift.
Denmark/Greenland will let us do anything we want militarily to protect our interests in Greenland with current and abandoned US military bases. We can move any assets we want there. So all the arguments about security are BS. Trump wants to OWN Greenland, not protect it.
January 15, 2026 at 2:27 PM
And thinks that US soldiers (and taxpayers) should get it for him. It's ALL about the grift.
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His 6 month old stopped breathing!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
January 15, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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America has tried to be a real multiracial democracy for just over 60 years and that attempt has been contested at every step along the way.
The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
Indiana University Cancels MLK Celebration Dinner
Indiana University in Indianapolis canceled a dinner in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. hosted annually in January by the Black Student Union, Mirror Indy reported.
www.insidehighered.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
America has tried to be a real multiracial democracy for just over 60 years and that attempt has been contested at every step along the way.
The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
The dinner has been held every year, without fail, since 1969.
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
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Flashbangs burn hotter then lava.
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
January 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Flashbangs burn hotter then lava.
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
So we're done with Iraq, Venezuela, Ukraine and Greenland?
Did Donald Trump just demand Pam Bondi follow the law? Nope.
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act After Minneapolis Protests
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:22 PM
So we're done with Iraq, Venezuela, Ukraine and Greenland?
Americans will learn domestically, as the authorities in Caracas, Tehran, Beijing and Moscow already know perfectly well, that Trump is a Paper Tiger. He blusters and threatens, but he doesn't have enough troops to hold any of these foreign "bad guys" to account. Can ICE take the WHOLE USA?
January 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Americans will learn domestically, as the authorities in Caracas, Tehran, Beijing and Moscow already know perfectly well, that Trump is a Paper Tiger. He blusters and threatens, but he doesn't have enough troops to hold any of these foreign "bad guys" to account. Can ICE take the WHOLE USA?
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It doesn't get more corrupt than this.
January 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
It doesn't get more corrupt than this.
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Turns out it was quite a good day to launch our defection tracker
www.bestforbritain.org/tory_reformu...
www.bestforbritain.org/tory_reformu...
Tory to Reform UK Defection Tracker
Reform UK are presenting themselves as an insurgent political party, yet their adoption of former Conservatives shows they are nothing more than the 'Tories in disguise'.
www.bestforbritain.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Turns out it was quite a good day to launch our defection tracker
www.bestforbritain.org/tory_reformu...
www.bestforbritain.org/tory_reformu...
As goes Minnesota, so will go Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Oregon...and anywhere else which might have the temerity to vote against the Leader's wishes in November.
🚨President Trump threatens to invoke in Minnesota the Insurrection Act, which would allow soldiers to make arrests, detain individuals and seize property. (10 U.S.C. §§ 251–255)
January 15, 2026 at 2:09 PM
As goes Minnesota, so will go Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Oregon...and anywhere else which might have the temerity to vote against the Leader's wishes in November.
Maduro's comrades, like the Mullahs in Tehran, have worked out that if you make one phone call to Trump and tell him that he's won, he'll fuck off and leave you alone.
‘There’s a yearning to celebrate Maduro’s removal. Hope that a transition to democracy is near. Contempt for Trump who may have emboldened Maduro’s loyalists to entrench themselves in power. Bewilderment about what exactly this foreign President plans to do with Venezuelan oil.’
🔴The Missing Voice
A Venezuelan journalist, who is desperate to speak out about recent events, but cannot for fear for their family, writes anonymously about what could happen next
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-missin...
A Venezuelan journalist, who is desperate to speak out about recent events, but cannot for fear for their family, writes anonymously about what could happen next
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-missin...
January 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Maduro's comrades, like the Mullahs in Tehran, have worked out that if you make one phone call to Trump and tell him that he's won, he'll fuck off and leave you alone.