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Shaun howard
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Husband, father, train driver, football-music-art-books-psychogeography-literature follower. I live with the reality of the world as it is but you’ll never stop me hoping for a kinder, cleaner, peaceful and equal world for everyone, free from tyranny.
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Breaking news: The EU has launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s xAI following a public outcry over how its Grok chatbot spread sexualised images of women and children. ft.trib.al/vo4sV5z
January 26, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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The amazing pros at Bellingcat, a collective of investigative journalists and superbly skilled tech geeks, have now posted their detailed analysis of the shooting of Alex Pretti based upon all available images and video. They leave zero doubt that every word uttered by the Trump Admin is a lie.
Alex Pretti: Analysing Footage of Minneapolis CBP Shooting - bellingcat
Bellingcat has analysed video of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The footage appears to contradict statements made by the Department of Homeland Security.
www.bellingcat.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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We're all looking forward to this 🎶✊
Video for 'Rise Up! Rise Up!' featuring @commonerschoir.bsky.social drops Monday 2nd February with album pre-order following on the 6th @bandcamp.com Friday.

Can't wait to get new music out to you x
January 23, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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An insane, perfect encapsulation of it all:

The same day Trump’s agents kill a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse in broad daylight, the CEOs of Apple and Amazon join Trump to watch a private screening of a film about his wife directed by an alleged sexual abuser who was seen shirtless in the Epstein Files
January 25, 2026 at 3:28 AM
youtu.be/f8MDV0aW7O4?...
Today I will mainly be playing….
From Ashes Rise - In A Free Land
YouTube video by Jani Selar
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January 25, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Why is Donald Trump sending a “massive Amada” to prevent Iran from killing its unarmed citizens whilst sending ICE to kill American nurses and poets?.
January 25, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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He was executed in the street in cold blood
January 25, 2026 at 7:08 AM
If you’re a football supporter and dismayed at fifa and their peace prize and looking for an alternative to the World Cup then don’t forget the 21st homeless World Cup also happens this year, playing for real change to peoples lives rather than more gold trinkets for daddy Midas .
January 24, 2026 at 8:22 PM
A quick trip to Tallinn , Estonia. With windchill it was -25•c and quite frankly lovely.
January 24, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Sorry USA it’s the best I could do to help you.
January 24, 2026 at 7:22 PM
January 24, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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From self-styled crypto expert to digital illiterate in the space of a few hours is quite the journey.
January 21, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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Just going to leave this here…

It’s certainly more accurate than their last effort.
January 5, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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January 24, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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La realidad: 🔴“Trump ya manipuló las elecciones presidenciales de 2028”: US Defence Insider

Independientemente del voto popular, las posibilidades de que un gobierno demócrata llegue al poder en 2029 son prácticamente nulas, argumenta @brynntannehill.bsky.social

bylinetimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
January 23, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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Trump administration takes aim at satellite that measures carbon dioxide and crops : NPR share.google/RVwnyGFBpim4...
Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose
The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
share.google
January 23, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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Deadly ICE raids in the US rely on Palantir tools that mine health records to produce real-time data on people’s location – a chilling prospect for the NHS:
https://goodlaw.social/ym7q
Palantir uses medical records to target people for ICE in the US – will the UK be next? | Good Law Project
Deadly ICE raids in the US rely on Palantir tools that mine health records to produce real-time data on people’s location – a chilling prospect for the NHS
goodlaw.social
January 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Sounds like reform party members I hear giving every reason for why they back farage
January 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Interesting that Stanley Johnson met with Farage to chat about Brexit & came to this conclusion
January 2, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism
Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism
Creative Commons image by Rob Bogaerts, via the National Archives in Holland One of the key questions facing both journalists and loyal oppositions these days is how do we stay honest as euphemisms an...
www.openculture.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
It used to be that Facebook,X and the like harvested our data to target advertising and manipulate our views. Nowadays I can’t help feeling it’s to sort out who are the enemies of the new fascist state arising in the west.
March 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Having been a regular visitor to psv Eindhoven I thought I’d go to the match against Arsenal last night. I ate at the same place I always eat before the match but being in the north stand for the first time went the opposite way around the stadium than I always have. Let that be a lesson to me
March 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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