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All that is solid melts into air, all that is sacred is profaned. #FBPE
Why we won't be using X anymore ⬇️
January 13, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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Why we won't be using X anymore ⬇️
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Reform will take anyone - as long as they are corrupt, on the take or unspeakable grifters.
Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi admits taxpayers paid power bill for his stables
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi admits taxpayers paid power bill for his stables
MP promises to repay the part of £5,822.27 expenses claim for second home energy bills that relates to electricity for stables
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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There it is.

Farage and Reform would end our NHS.

Millions of people could not afford to be ill under a Reform government.
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 AM
He's right (for once)

Politicians are not simply at the mercy of forces outside of our control
Wes Streeting attacks centre-left for ‘excuses culture’ of blaming civil service
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Wes Streeting attacks centre-left for ‘excuses culture’ of blaming civil service
In remarks that will be seen as criticism of Starmer allies, health secretary says own side are helping right ‘roll the pitch’
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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A group of European countries, led by the UK and Germany, is discussing plans to boost their military presence in Greenland to show US President Donald Trump that they are serious about Arctic security and tamp down American threats to take over the self-ruling Danish territory.
UK, Germany Discuss NATO Forces in Greenland to Calm US Threat
A group of European countries, led by the UK and Germany, is discussing plans for a military presence in Greenland to show US President Donald Trump that the continent is serious about Arctic security and to try to tamp down American threats to take over the self-ruling Danish territory.
bloom.bg
January 11, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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Brexit was not only costly to the UK, it also forced EU member states to spend money on border infrastructure that wasn't needed before.

It's a reminder why the EU is cautious about the UK.

Also, we need to replace FPTP with Proportional Representation!

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
EU wants ‘Farage clause’ in Brexit ‘reset’ talks with UK
Move would mean Brussels would receive compensation if future government reneged on deal Starmer is negotiating
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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A question for Nigel Farage on next week's #bbclaurak -

When are you going to announce what the national celebrations are going to consist of for the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum in June?
January 11, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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Day 2172 of #Brexit: ‘New polling suggests that if another Brexit referendum were to take place, a majority of voters would support rejoining the EU. According to the Deltapoll survey [], nearly six in 10 people, or 58%, would vote to return to the bloc.’ www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/news-op...
Do you want Britain to reverse Brexit and rejoin the EU?
A new poll found that 58 percent of people would vote to rejoin the EU in a second Brexit referendum, with strong support for reversing Brexit among younger and pro Remain voters
www.coventrytelegraph.net
January 11, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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"In this daunting geopolitical context, Brexit no longer looks like just a stupid mistake. It looks almost suicidal."

In this age of rising autocracy the choice facing European democracies is not just whether to speak truth to power, it is to unite or to die!

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What unites Greenland, Venezuela and Ukraine? Trump's immoral lies and Europe's chronic weakness | Simon Tisdall
The president’s inability to tell right from wrong fuels his increasingly dictatorial, illegal and erratic behaviour, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Who can blame them? Farage is a millstone
EU wants ‘Farage clause’ in Brexit ‘reset’ talks with UK
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
EU wants ‘Farage clause’ in Brexit ‘reset’ talks with UK
Move would mean Brussels would receive compensation if future government reneged on deal Starmer is negotiating
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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It's almost as if years of relentless media saturation bombing of flat-out lies, demonisation and blaming don't help the public to understand what is actually happening.
January 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Time for a review? 🤔

“NATO’s 2022 Strategic Concept states that the strategic nuclear forces of the Alliance, particularly those of the US, are the supreme guarantee of the security of the Alliance”.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-rules-out...
UK rules out expanding nuclear deterrent via F-35A
The government has said it has no plans to expand the UK’s nuclear deterrent beyond its submarine-based system.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
January 10, 2026 at 11:23 PM
A colossal own goal’: Trump’s exit from global climate treaties will have little effect outside US
Nor alter the reality a push to a low-carbon world is proving an engine of growth for many countries. Investment in low-carbon energy outstrips fossil fuels by 2to1
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A colossal own goal’: Trump’s exit from global climate treaties will have little effect outside US
For much of the last 30 years, the rest of the world has been forced to persevere with climate action in the face of US intransigence
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:13 PM
In which case the government is a fault for failing to get the message across
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising
Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
Exclusive: Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:02 PM
If Brazil can do it so can the UK - assuming they have the guts to ban paedophilia

Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X
The platform agrees to appoint a legal representative in Brazil, pays fines and takes down user accounts that the court had ordered removed
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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The United Kingdom is the second largest owner of US government debt after Japan.

If America wants to bankrupt us, we should simply dump the debt & watch America burn.
January 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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if NATO countries dump US treasuries, it would crash us. It’s like $3 trillion our interest rate rates would go bananas.

this threat should be a response to every mention of Greenland
January 10, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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Like Caligula & Nero but in the Internet age.
January 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Blue Tick Paedos✔️
Downing Street has condemned the move by X to restrict its AI image creation tool to paying subscribers as insulting, saying it simply made the ability to generate explicit and unlawful images a premium service
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
No 10 condemns ‘insulting’ move by X to restrict Grok AI image tool
Spokesperson says limiting access to paying subscribers just makes ability to generate unlawful images a premium service
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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very disappointing.

There is a code of conduct for Royal Society fellows - it's not a value judgement to say that Musk has contravened it!

see relevant bits of code and the Royal Society stated values below.
January 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Elite Paedophiles
Spokesperson says limiting access to paying subscribers just makes ability to generate unlawful images a premium service
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
No 10 condemns ‘insulting’ move by X to restrict Grok AI image tool
Spokesperson says limiting access to paying subscribers just makes ability to generate unlawful images a premium service
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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If a new app was produced which had, as its core features, the generation of sexual deep fake images of children and calls for a violent global far-right revolution, then not only would it be swiftly banned, but you wouldn't have a single mainstream politician willing to associate themselves with it
January 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
January 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Government should stay on X despite the Grok scandal, Keir Starmer's former communications director has said

James Lyons, who worked at TikTok before serving in Downing St, told PolHome podcast The Rundown that quitting Elon Musk's platform would leave a "vacuum" for Labour's rivals to fill
Government Shouldn’t Quit X Over Grok Scandal, Says Former No10 Comms Director
The government should not quit X as doing so would leave a 'vacuum' for its political rivals to fill, Keir Starmer's former communications director...
www.politicshome.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM