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@harrisonwriter.bsky.social I prefer Dylan's folky finger picking to the Amimals' strict 6/8 time.
February 8, 2026 at 10:33 AM
@harrisonwriter.bsky.social I prefer Dylan's folky finger picking to the Amimals' strict 6/8 time.
This is the list of prominent suspects that the FBI compiled last summer with Trump in pole position. Ghislaine Maxwell went to court to try to force further investigation but the Department of Justice, protecting the White House rapist, opposed and the craven Supreme Court sided with the DoJ.
February 8, 2026 at 8:40 AM
This is the list of prominent suspects that the FBI compiled last summer with Trump in pole position. Ghislaine Maxwell went to court to try to force further investigation but the Department of Justice, protecting the White House rapist, opposed and the craven Supreme Court sided with the DoJ.
Who would ever believe that a platform owned by Musk would provide truthful and decent answers to questions posed? Just look how deeply he has degraded Twitter.
Inside Musk’s bet to hook users that turned Grok into a porn generator
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Inside Musk’s bet to hook users that turned Grok into a porn generator
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Inside Musk’s bet to hook users that turned Grok into a porn generator
Under pressure to boost its popularity, Elon Musk’s xAI loosened guardrails and relaxed controls on sexual content, setting off internal concern.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Who would ever believe that a platform owned by Musk would provide truthful and decent answers to questions posed? Just look how deeply he has degraded Twitter.
Inside Musk’s bet to hook users that turned Grok into a porn generator
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Inside Musk’s bet to hook users that turned Grok into a porn generator
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
The papers released yesterday reveal that, 4 years after Epstein was convicted of sex offences involving children, Elon Musk was begging to go to one of the wildest parties on the island. Previously on Twitter, Musk has claimed that Epstein pressed him to go but that he REFUSED (Musk's caps).
February 1, 2026 at 7:56 AM
The papers released yesterday reveal that, 4 years after Epstein was convicted of sex offences involving children, Elon Musk was begging to go to one of the wildest parties on the island. Previously on Twitter, Musk has claimed that Epstein pressed him to go but that he REFUSED (Musk's caps).
Until today I thought Julie Samuel rather perceptive but, if she thinks the Tories future is to be found fighting with Reform over the rather small section of the British electorate that admires Trump, she is getting it badly wrong now.
www.thetimes.com/article/7488...
www.thetimes.com/article/7488...
Reheated centrism is no way for Tories to prosper
Ruth Davidson and her band of has-beens have had their day and lack the radicalism required to shake Britain out of its stifling malaise
www.thetimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Until today I thought Julie Samuel rather perceptive but, if she thinks the Tories future is to be found fighting with Reform over the rather small section of the British electorate that admires Trump, she is getting it badly wrong now.
www.thetimes.com/article/7488...
www.thetimes.com/article/7488...
Politics was certainly made more horrible when, in the 2016 London mayoral election, Goldsmith tried to smear Sadiq Khan as sympathetic to Islamic terrorism. Of course Sadiq won that election and two more since while Zac is a has been pretending to be a sculptor.
www.thetimes.com/article/5af9...
www.thetimes.com/article/5af9...
Zac Goldsmith: Politics is horrible. Now I’m a sculptor
Zac Goldsmith is the environmentalist and mayoral candidate who sells his own animal sculptures. He talks politics, antisemitism and his mother Annabel’s death
www.thetimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Politics was certainly made more horrible when, in the 2016 London mayoral election, Goldsmith tried to smear Sadiq Khan as sympathetic to Islamic terrorism. Of course Sadiq won that election and two more since while Zac is a has been pretending to be a sculptor.
www.thetimes.com/article/5af9...
www.thetimes.com/article/5af9...
Trump has promised to spend 2026 revenues from his tariff increases 30 times over! He is going to be $5.7 TRILLION short.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
Opinion | Trump’s tariffs can’t cover a bill this staggering
Trump’s promises about tariff revenue don’t add up. Here’s the math.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Trump has promised to spend 2026 revenues from his tariff increases 30 times over! He is going to be $5.7 TRILLION short.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
DEATH SQUADS STALK THE STREETS - not of Caracas (recently 'liberated' by Trump) but in Minneapolis.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
Man Killed by Federal Agents in Minneapolis Was Holding a Phone, Not a Gun
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:06 AM
DEATH SQUADS STALK THE STREETS - not of Caracas (recently 'liberated' by Trump) but in Minneapolis.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
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January 24, 2026 at 10:03 AM
What an utterly gruesome luncheon party - Farage, Truss, Mike Graham (obese Murdoch TV presenter - now sacked), barking mad historian Starkey, the smoked salmon bloke. All hosted by the cranks at the Heartland Institute.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Red meat, no lettuce: Nigel Farage and Liz Truss attend private lunch after week of Tory defections
Meal at Mayfair club took place on day Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick criticised former PM’s mini-budget
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:46 AM
What an utterly gruesome luncheon party - Farage, Truss, Mike Graham (obese Murdoch TV presenter - now sacked), barking mad historian Starkey, the smoked salmon bloke. All hosted by the cranks at the Heartland Institute.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tell the EU to protect our biometric data from Trump action.eko.org/a/don-t-hand...
EU leaders must cancel the biometric data deal with Trump — now
Donald Trump is about to get a terrifying gift from the European Union: direct access to our biometric data and, possibly, our DNA.EU officials are quietly negotiating a deal that would let US agencie
action.eko.org
January 23, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Tell the EU to protect our biometric data from Trump action.eko.org/a/don-t-hand...
Voters Are Split on Deportations but Disapprove of ICE, Poll Finds
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:49 PM
It's very sad that two thirds of UK voters are ill informed morons.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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 8:08 PM
It's very sad that two thirds of UK voters are ill informed morons.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
This videos and accompanying analysis make it totally clear that the ICE agent who shot Ms Good was not threatened by her.
Also the ICE agent did not go to her aid, would not permit anyone to attend to her and left the scene before the emergency services arrived.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Also the ICE agent did not go to her aid, would not permit anyone to attend to her and left the scene before the emergency services arrived.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
This videos and accompanying analysis make it totally clear that the ICE agent who shot Ms Good was not threatened by her.
Also the ICE agent did not go to her aid, would not permit anyone to attend to her and left the scene before the emergency services arrived.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Also the ICE agent did not go to her aid, would not permit anyone to attend to her and left the scene before the emergency services arrived.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
I was born and grew up in the countyside, a farmer's son. I lived in London in my working life and, retired, am mainly in the country again. As for people, I prefer city dwellers. Country folk moan incessantly and believe the world owes them a living.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘They are going after everything rural’: inheritance tax U-turn does little to dampen farmers’ anger at Labour
At the Oxford farming conference there were signs the government has much to do to win back farmers’ trust
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I was born and grew up in the countyside, a farmer's son. I lived in London in my working life and, retired, am mainly in the country again. As for people, I prefer city dwellers. Country folk moan incessantly and believe the world owes them a living.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Poor old lettuce. She does seem to be moving towards being fixed in the public mind as bitter and not very well hinged.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The world is in chaos. So thank God for the UK’s lone fixed point: Liz Truss
Nine episodes in, Radon Liz’s YouTube show is as laughably deranged as ever
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Poor old lettuce. She does seem to be moving towards being fixed in the public mind as bitter and not very well hinged.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The dreadful consequences of the Met's failure to vet applicants responsibly was caused by the disastrous series of post 2010 Tory Govt's, that first, recklessly slashed police numbers and later exerted massive pressure on the Met to replace them fast.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Failure to properly vet officers resulted in serial rapists within Met ranks, review finds
Abandoning checks on staff and officers was ‘a dereliction of the Met’s duty to keep London safe’, says home secretary
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:50 AM
The dreadful consequences of the Met's failure to vet applicants responsibly was caused by the disastrous series of post 2010 Tory Govt's, that first, recklessly slashed police numbers and later exerted massive pressure on the Met to replace them fast.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Alice doesn't even mention that having Jenrick waiting in the wings is a very powerful incentive for the Tories not to dump Ms Badenoch. However hopeless she is at the practice of politics, she is preferable to the terminal disaster that Honest Bob would be.
www.thetimes.com/article/19f3...
www.thetimes.com/article/19f3...
This is the year we’ll see Kemi Badenoch at her best
While Reform may have hit its high watermark, the Tory leader is winning plaudits with a distinct economic message
www.thetimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Alice doesn't even mention that having Jenrick waiting in the wings is a very powerful incentive for the Tories not to dump Ms Badenoch. However hopeless she is at the practice of politics, she is preferable to the terminal disaster that Honest Bob would be.
www.thetimes.com/article/19f3...
www.thetimes.com/article/19f3...
It is bizarre that a US President should care that a banana republic dictator makes fun of his dancing.
It is truly astonishing that he is prepared to demean himself by admitting to such a juvenile reaction.
www.rawstory.com/trump-267485...
It is truly astonishing that he is prepared to demean himself by admitting to such a juvenile reaction.
www.rawstory.com/trump-267485...
Trump whines that Maduro stole his moves: 'He tries to imitate my dance!'
Speaking at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump openly criticized Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro – whom his administration had arrested just days prior in an unprecede...
www.rawstory.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:56 PM
It is bizarre that a US President should care that a banana republic dictator makes fun of his dancing.
It is truly astonishing that he is prepared to demean himself by admitting to such a juvenile reaction.
www.rawstory.com/trump-267485...
It is truly astonishing that he is prepared to demean himself by admitting to such a juvenile reaction.
www.rawstory.com/trump-267485...
12% of the casualties in all car accidents have passed their 70th birthday. Since this age group accounts for about 14% of the UK population (and about 18% of those old enough to drive) why are elderly being identified as a special road safety problem?
www.thetimes.com/article/4230...
www.thetimes.com/article/4230...
Enforced eye tests and stricter alcohol limits in road safety reforms
Older drivers must take eye tests and will not be allowed to self-report visual diseases, and penalty points could be given if passengers do not wear seatbelts
www.thetimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:18 AM
12% of the casualties in all car accidents have passed their 70th birthday. Since this age group accounts for about 14% of the UK population (and about 18% of those old enough to drive) why are elderly being identified as a special road safety problem?
www.thetimes.com/article/4230...
www.thetimes.com/article/4230...
It is said that the Venezuelan Vice President is in Moscow. What will Trump do if a few thousand Russian troops arrive in Caracas at her invitation?
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
WATCH: Trump holds news conference after announcing U.S. has captured Venezuelan leader Maduro
President Donald Trump declared Saturday's military operation that led to the ouster of Nicolás Maduro a major success as he offered a vague plan for his administration “to run” Venezuela until a tran...
www.pbs.org
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 PM
It is said that the Venezuelan Vice President is in Moscow. What will Trump do if a few thousand Russian troops arrive in Caracas at her invitation?
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
One senses that one would bump into a lot of the same people at Ally Pally and at a Nigel Farage rally. Maybe, even a Tommy Robinson one?
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/...
Luke Littler thanks booing crowd for 'paying prize money' at PDC World Darts Championship
Defending champion Luke Littler thanks booing crowd for
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December 30, 2025 at 4:27 AM
One senses that one would bump into a lot of the same people at Ally Pally and at a Nigel Farage rally. Maybe, even a Tommy Robinson one?
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/...
