Mary Phillips
@bingonanny.bsky.social
Retired journalist, sailor, lifelong Labour, animal lover 🐶🐴🦊. Hates Brexit 🇪🇺 Bingo is my dogs name, not my game.
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What a legacy, eh? Created the grim conditions in which this toxic, insidious parasite could thrive and grow. A canker on the body politic.
“With Brexit, Farage helped embed the poor growth and state dysfunction that are even now providing fuel for his return.Britain has already spent one decade struggling to get by in the world Farage created. It can ill afford a second”
Ffs. How much failure can we take?
economist.com/leaders/2025...
Ffs. How much failure can we take?
economist.com/leaders/2025...
The man Britain cannot ignore
Nigel Farage’s return means a new, more volatile era in British politics
economist.com
April 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
What a legacy, eh? Created the grim conditions in which this toxic, insidious parasite could thrive and grow. A canker on the body politic.
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One is a TV star-turned-hero of the free world.
One is a Putin-appeasing orange shitclown who should be in prison.
#TeamZelensky
One is a Putin-appeasing orange shitclown who should be in prison.
#TeamZelensky
February 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
One is a TV star-turned-hero of the free world.
One is a Putin-appeasing orange shitclown who should be in prison.
#TeamZelensky
One is a Putin-appeasing orange shitclown who should be in prison.
#TeamZelensky
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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
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New data shows UK could be £26bn better off with ‘closer EU alignment’
If the governments mission is “growth, growth, growth” what are we waiting for?
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/cos...
If the governments mission is “growth, growth, growth” what are we waiting for?
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/cos...
New data shows UK could be £26bn better off with 'closer EU alignment'
Is the Brexit fantasy falling apart after less than a decade? Dissent is growing rapidly - and closer EU alignment has its financial benefits.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
New data shows UK could be £26bn better off with ‘closer EU alignment’
If the governments mission is “growth, growth, growth” what are we waiting for?
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/cos...
If the governments mission is “growth, growth, growth” what are we waiting for?
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/cos...
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Bayards Cove is the quay in Dartmouth from where the Mayflower set sail for America. A boatful of Bayards ?
Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
February 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Bayards Cove is the quay in Dartmouth from where the Mayflower set sail for America. A boatful of Bayards ?
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“Make no mistake, what’s happening right now is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private agency operating with a broad mandate and no concerns for the stability of the United States or the interests of the average American.”
Hostile Takeover
“Department of Government Efficiency” Hijacks The Federal Government
www.avindman.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:58 AM
“Make no mistake, what’s happening right now is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private agency operating with a broad mandate and no concerns for the stability of the United States or the interests of the average American.”
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In other news, Nigel Farage didn't bother to turn up to the debate on grooming gangs in the House of Commons just now
January 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In other news, Nigel Farage didn't bother to turn up to the debate on grooming gangs in the House of Commons just now
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NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.
Illinois shut out of Medicaid after Trump administration halts federal grants and loans chicago.suntimes.com/politics/don...
Illinois shut out of Medicaid after Trump administration halts federal grants and loans
The Trump administration's federal freeze has shut Illinois out of Medicaid, according to Gov. JB. Pritzker's office. The government-funded health insurance program covered about 3.9 million people in...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.
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🔥BREAKING🔥: Brilliant to see the UK slap #sanctions on 3️⃣ notorious kleptocrats as part of a new government campaign against corruption and dirty money at home and overseas. The sanctions target Isabel dos Santos 🇦🇴, Dmitry Firtash 🇺🇦 , Aivars Lembergs 🇱🇻 and their friends, family and fixers.
UK cracks down on dirty money with fresh sanctions
UK sanctions kleptocrats, firing starting gun on a new Foreign Secretary campaign against dirty money
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2024 at 12:16 PM
🔥BREAKING🔥: Brilliant to see the UK slap #sanctions on 3️⃣ notorious kleptocrats as part of a new government campaign against corruption and dirty money at home and overseas. The sanctions target Isabel dos Santos 🇦🇴, Dmitry Firtash 🇺🇦 , Aivars Lembergs 🇱🇻 and their friends, family and fixers.
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Elon Musk buys a pub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3t...
Elon Musk buys a pub
YouTube video by Matt Green Comedy
www.youtube.com
August 16, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Elon Musk buys a pub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3t...
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What a treat for 🦋
We are getting his fascinating 🧵 on materials, energy and politics/ economics.
Make sure you follow & buckle up for the stories 👇👇
We are getting his fascinating 🧵 on materials, energy and politics/ economics.
Make sure you follow & buckle up for the stories 👇👇
🧵SALT🧵
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
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It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
1/14
November 19, 2024 at 6:14 PM
What a treat for 🦋
We are getting his fascinating 🧵 on materials, energy and politics/ economics.
Make sure you follow & buckle up for the stories 👇👇
We are getting his fascinating 🧵 on materials, energy and politics/ economics.
Make sure you follow & buckle up for the stories 👇👇
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Narrator voice: “Little did he know…”
November 19, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Narrator voice: “Little did he know…”
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“Since election day in the US, usage of the Bluesky app is more than 500% higher in the US and over 350% higher in the UK.”
This is really getting quite remarkable
• BlueSky user numbers have doubled in the past week and now total 3.5 million across US & UK 🚀
• Number of people deleting their X/Twitter account remains way up
And the next chart is particularly notable...
• BlueSky user numbers have doubled in the past week and now total 3.5 million across US & UK 🚀
• Number of people deleting their X/Twitter account remains way up
And the next chart is particularly notable...
November 19, 2024 at 10:31 PM
“Since election day in the US, usage of the Bluesky app is more than 500% higher in the US and over 350% higher in the UK.”
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Always struggle to accept Jeremy Clarkson is a real person and not someone designed to embody everything than annoys me.
November 19, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Always struggle to accept Jeremy Clarkson is a real person and not someone designed to embody everything than annoys me.
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“Well no one warned us”
Achem…..
Achem…..
This article was written 112 years ago. 112 years, and we still aren't doing what we need to do to address the climate crisis.
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#Climate #energy #ClimateEmergency #renewables #COP29
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#Climate #energy #ClimateEmergency #renewables #COP29
November 19, 2024 at 8:36 AM
“Well no one warned us”
Achem…..
Achem…..
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As farmers descend on Westminster today to protest against inheritance tax changes announced at Budget, this is a very thoughtful explainer by #HelenaHorton 🚜
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What are the inheritance tax changes affecting UK farmers?
Farmers to protest in central London as they say changes will destroy family farms
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:25 PM
As farmers descend on Westminster today to protest against inheritance tax changes announced at Budget, this is a very thoughtful explainer by #HelenaHorton 🚜
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
