Tony Dexter
@timbleman.bsky.social
Yorkshire artist. RNLI supporter. Nobody knows what I do, until I don't do it. Anti Tory with their sewage politics
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Palantir, which Wes Streeting is giving your health care records to, and which Labour has given a contract for military analytics to, is working with ICE in the United States to work out who to raid. www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 16, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Palantir, which Wes Streeting is giving your health care records to, and which Labour has given a contract for military analytics to, is working with ICE in the United States to work out who to raid. www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
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The BBC is set to design and premiere programmes on YouTube.
Not only does this mean pushing the extraordinary success of iPlayer to the sidelines, it means our audience data and licence fee will now go to improve YouTube's algorithm and AI.
This is a public asset quietly handed to Big Tech.
Not only does this mean pushing the extraordinary success of iPlayer to the sidelines, it means our audience data and licence fee will now go to improve YouTube's algorithm and AI.
This is a public asset quietly handed to Big Tech.
BBC to show programmes on YouTube in landmark deal
British public sector broadcaster will make unique shows for the platform and generate revenue from ads overseas
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The BBC is set to design and premiere programmes on YouTube.
Not only does this mean pushing the extraordinary success of iPlayer to the sidelines, it means our audience data and licence fee will now go to improve YouTube's algorithm and AI.
This is a public asset quietly handed to Big Tech.
Not only does this mean pushing the extraordinary success of iPlayer to the sidelines, it means our audience data and licence fee will now go to improve YouTube's algorithm and AI.
This is a public asset quietly handed to Big Tech.
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Mark Carney is explaining the new world in a way that is beyond any other leader I've heard speak. Hard to think of more than a handful of politicians with this level of awareness across Europe as a whole.
Mark Carney basically explaining that the US under Trump is destabilising the world and that a new world order for trade is being created
Don't Americans understand how much damage Trump is doing to the international world order, and that it'll take years to repair and rebuild relations of trust?
Don't Americans understand how much damage Trump is doing to the international world order, and that it'll take years to repair and rebuild relations of trust?
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Mark Carney is explaining the new world in a way that is beyond any other leader I've heard speak. Hard to think of more than a handful of politicians with this level of awareness across Europe as a whole.
Time for decent American military to decide which side they are on?
fraudulent administration finally collapses under the weight of its own corruption. He can see the bars. He can hear the door. And he is absolutely panicked.
So he rattles the saber of the Insurrection Act like a drunk with a gun in a crowded room.
So he rattles the saber of the Insurrection Act like a drunk with a gun in a crowded room.
January 16, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Time for decent American military to decide which side they are on?
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Jill in the village shop says she’s thinking of defecating to Reform.
She has started baking Clacton Baps, told us London has fallen & keeps asking for the migration status of every customer.
She says Dubai is where she longs to be as she is a committed Christian.
WHAT DO I DO?😱
She has started baking Clacton Baps, told us London has fallen & keeps asking for the migration status of every customer.
She says Dubai is where she longs to be as she is a committed Christian.
WHAT DO I DO?😱
January 16, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Jill in the village shop says she’s thinking of defecating to Reform.
She has started baking Clacton Baps, told us London has fallen & keeps asking for the migration status of every customer.
She says Dubai is where she longs to be as she is a committed Christian.
WHAT DO I DO?😱
She has started baking Clacton Baps, told us London has fallen & keeps asking for the migration status of every customer.
She says Dubai is where she longs to be as she is a committed Christian.
WHAT DO I DO?😱
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Danish and allied special forces have begun arriving into Nuuk, Greenland's capital. Any attack on the Island would result in Article 5 of NATO being activated and a 31 country military response towards the aggressor country.
January 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Danish and allied special forces have begun arriving into Nuuk, Greenland's capital. Any attack on the Island would result in Article 5 of NATO being activated and a 31 country military response towards the aggressor country.
'braves rain'
'braves rain'
'braves rain'
'braves rain'
'braves rain'
January 16, 2026 at 9:45 AM
'braves rain'
'braves rain'
'braves rain'
'braves rain'
'braves rain'
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Time to dump Trump? Europeans whisper last-resort options to save Greenland
The alliance is already broken, officials say, so why not threaten to cut ties with America on military collaboration?
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
The alliance is already broken, officials say, so why not threaten to cut ties with America on military collaboration?
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Time to dump Trump? Europeans whisper last-resort options to save Greenland
The alliance is already broken, officials say, so why not threaten to cut ties with America on military collaboration?
www.politico.eu
January 16, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Time to dump Trump? Europeans whisper last-resort options to save Greenland
The alliance is already broken, officials say, so why not threaten to cut ties with America on military collaboration?
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
The alliance is already broken, officials say, so why not threaten to cut ties with America on military collaboration?
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
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A new @ecfr.eu survey has found that the proportion of Europeans who view the US as an ally or an adversary are approaching the same levels as how they feel about China.
Only 16% of Europeans still see the US as an ally, new survey finds
An ECFR survey published today finds a dramatic shift in how Europeans view America. More now see the US as a rival or enemy than as a friend. Conversely, Russians no longer see the US as an enemy.
open.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:54 AM
A new @ecfr.eu survey has found that the proportion of Europeans who view the US as an ally or an adversary are approaching the same levels as how they feel about China.
Today Trump has forgotten who she is...
We may be reaching levels of embarrassment not yet witnessed on Planet Earth.
January 16, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Today Trump has forgotten who she is...
“I like the frame, gold frame, great frame and big, big frame, bigly frame. It’ll look great hung up in the White House next to the other gold things. Love gold, lots of gold. Did I tell you I’ve got lots of gold. Anyway thanks for coming. What’s your name again?”
January 16, 2026 at 9:07 AM
“I like the frame, gold frame, great frame and big, big frame, bigly frame. It’ll look great hung up in the White House next to the other gold things. Love gold, lots of gold. Did I tell you I’ve got lots of gold. Anyway thanks for coming. What’s your name again?”
Don’t let us forget what is happening in Ukraine
❗️There is not a single intact power plant left in Ukraine, — Energy Minister Shmyhal.
Redistribution of reserve power equipment is underway between regions to ensure stable operation of critical facilities.
Redistribution of reserve power equipment is underway between regions to ensure stable operation of critical facilities.
January 16, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Don’t let us forget what is happening in Ukraine
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❗️There is not a single intact power plant left in Ukraine, — Energy Minister Shmyhal.
Redistribution of reserve power equipment is underway between regions to ensure stable operation of critical facilities.
Redistribution of reserve power equipment is underway between regions to ensure stable operation of critical facilities.
January 16, 2026 at 8:53 AM
❗️There is not a single intact power plant left in Ukraine, — Energy Minister Shmyhal.
Redistribution of reserve power equipment is underway between regions to ensure stable operation of critical facilities.
Redistribution of reserve power equipment is underway between regions to ensure stable operation of critical facilities.
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I’m back in Moscow…and back with the Russian newspapers which report on “Galloping Inflation. Food prices rise markedly [in Russia] since the start of 2026.” One paper links rising prices to a recent VAT hike to help finance Russia’s war in Ukraine. #ReadingRussia
"Galloping inflation. Russian food prices rise markedly in 2026" writes Russian paper.
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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January 16, 2026 at 8:55 AM
I’m back in Moscow…and back with the Russian newspapers which report on “Galloping Inflation. Food prices rise markedly [in Russia] since the start of 2026.” One paper links rising prices to a recent VAT hike to help finance Russia’s war in Ukraine. #ReadingRussia
Man enters room in total bewilderment. Fortunately a nurse nearby looks at his badge and sees it is Mr Trump and gently escorts him back to padded cell.
January 16, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Man enters room in total bewilderment. Fortunately a nurse nearby looks at his badge and sees it is Mr Trump and gently escorts him back to padded cell.
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The Crimewatch wall. All it needs is Nick Ross reading each ex Tory's record in office and telling viewers not to have nightmares.
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 AM
The Crimewatch wall. All it needs is Nick Ross reading each ex Tory's record in office and telling viewers not to have nightmares.
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Trump’s plan has been clear: terrorize Americans, attack them, shoot them in the face, and create as much chaos as possible — whatever it takes. Then use the chaos he manufactured to invoke the Insurrection Act.
January 15, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Trump’s plan has been clear: terrorize Americans, attack them, shoot them in the face, and create as much chaos as possible — whatever it takes. Then use the chaos he manufactured to invoke the Insurrection Act.
The decline in BBC political reporting continues apace.
January 16, 2026 at 8:35 AM
The decline in BBC political reporting continues apace.
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American grandeur and influence is shrinking even faster than Trump’s base and popularity.
President Macron:
Whereas Ukraine was overwhelmingly dependent on American intelligence capabilities a year ago, today two-thirds are provided by France. Two-thirds.
Whereas Ukraine was overwhelmingly dependent on American intelligence capabilities a year ago, today two-thirds are provided by France. Two-thirds.
January 16, 2026 at 8:21 AM
American grandeur and influence is shrinking even faster than Trump’s base and popularity.
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Letters to the Times on Jenrick’s defection to Reform.
They are very much not impressed. And make the point that switching parties without triggering a by-election is not democratic.
So he can shove his bullshit sense of ‘public duty’ where the sun don’t shine. Or take his choice to the voters.
They are very much not impressed. And make the point that switching parties without triggering a by-election is not democratic.
So he can shove his bullshit sense of ‘public duty’ where the sun don’t shine. Or take his choice to the voters.
January 16, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Letters to the Times on Jenrick’s defection to Reform.
They are very much not impressed. And make the point that switching parties without triggering a by-election is not democratic.
So he can shove his bullshit sense of ‘public duty’ where the sun don’t shine. Or take his choice to the voters.
They are very much not impressed. And make the point that switching parties without triggering a by-election is not democratic.
So he can shove his bullshit sense of ‘public duty’ where the sun don’t shine. Or take his choice to the voters.