Caryk
@caryk.bsky.social
PhD Genetics (Leeds). LibDem. Veteran of the pro-EU marches. Protect our NHS. Always European. Discworld fan.🇪🇺 No DMs unless you know me IRL or we have followed one another for years.
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Caryk
@caryk.bsky.social
· Oct 19
“Evil begins when you begin to treat people as things.” Sir Terry Pratchett.
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Reminder that Farage's friend, whose donation to him here was initially undeclared, is a convicted fraudster
… including payments for promoting gold, presenting on GB News and from his friend George Cottrell, within 28 days.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
January 21, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Reminder that Farage's friend, whose donation to him here was initially undeclared, is a convicted fraudster
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For well over a decade, Nigel Farage criticised Davos and just two years ago criticised Starmer for going and calling him a
"full-on globalist, hanging out with his mates at the World Economic Forum."
So, question. Where do you think Nigel Farage is going today?
"full-on globalist, hanging out with his mates at the World Economic Forum."
So, question. Where do you think Nigel Farage is going today?
January 19, 2026 at 7:55 AM
For well over a decade, Nigel Farage criticised Davos and just two years ago criticised Starmer for going and calling him a
"full-on globalist, hanging out with his mates at the World Economic Forum."
So, question. Where do you think Nigel Farage is going today?
"full-on globalist, hanging out with his mates at the World Economic Forum."
So, question. Where do you think Nigel Farage is going today?
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As @imcmillan.bsky.social is new to @bsky.app here is a lovely little podcast I did with him a while back. He talks about his family, his love of poetry and a talking parrot. 🌱
audioboom.com/posts/829055...
audioboom.com/posts/829055...
In conversation with Ian McMillan
Ian McMillan is an English poet, journalist, playwright, and broadcaster. He is known for his strong and distinctive Yorkshire accent and his incisive, friendly interview style on programmes such as B...
audioboom.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:49 AM
As @imcmillan.bsky.social is new to @bsky.app here is a lovely little podcast I did with him a while back. He talks about his family, his love of poetry and a talking parrot. 🌱
audioboom.com/posts/829055...
audioboom.com/posts/829055...
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Genuinely laughable that this sub-mediocre-opportunistic-as-they-come no-mark could insist he’s putting personal ambition to one side to join Reform.
He says no one could seriously make that argument. Oh they could, Robert. Your vainglorious ego seems to have cut off the oxygen to your brain.
He says no one could seriously make that argument. Oh they could, Robert. Your vainglorious ego seems to have cut off the oxygen to your brain.
Robert Jenrick, "I have chosen to put long standing party allegiance to one side and to put the country first"
Laura Kuenssberg, "You've done the opposite"
"You've joined the party that is ahead in the polls"
"Precisely because of your own personal ambition"
Laura Kuenssberg, "You've done the opposite"
"You've joined the party that is ahead in the polls"
"Precisely because of your own personal ambition"
January 17, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Genuinely laughable that this sub-mediocre-opportunistic-as-they-come no-mark could insist he’s putting personal ambition to one side to join Reform.
He says no one could seriously make that argument. Oh they could, Robert. Your vainglorious ego seems to have cut off the oxygen to your brain.
He says no one could seriously make that argument. Oh they could, Robert. Your vainglorious ego seems to have cut off the oxygen to your brain.
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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Jenrick "put more people in hotels than even this Labour government!"
Nigel says ... as he totally destroys the "fraud" Robert Jenrick MP....
Who er just defected to Reform
Nigel says ... as he totally destroys the "fraud" Robert Jenrick MP....
Who er just defected to Reform
'This Man Is A Fraud': Unearthed Video Reveals What Farage Used To Think About Robert Jenrick
January 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Jenrick "put more people in hotels than even this Labour government!"
Nigel says ... as he totally destroys the "fraud" Robert Jenrick MP....
Who er just defected to Reform
Nigel says ... as he totally destroys the "fraud" Robert Jenrick MP....
Who er just defected to Reform
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Reform should call itself Retory:
Nadhim Zahawi
Ben Bradley
Malcolm Offord
Jonathan Gullis
Chris Green
Lia Nici
Kruger
Dorries
David Jones
Sir Jake Berry
Graham Simpson
Marco Longhi
Ross Thomson
Andrea Jenkyns
Aidan Burley
Alan Amos
Lee Anderson
Ann Widdecombe
Maria Caulfield
And counting
Nadhim Zahawi
Ben Bradley
Malcolm Offord
Jonathan Gullis
Chris Green
Lia Nici
Kruger
Dorries
David Jones
Sir Jake Berry
Graham Simpson
Marco Longhi
Ross Thomson
Andrea Jenkyns
Aidan Burley
Alan Amos
Lee Anderson
Ann Widdecombe
Maria Caulfield
And counting
January 12, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Reform should call itself Retory:
Nadhim Zahawi
Ben Bradley
Malcolm Offord
Jonathan Gullis
Chris Green
Lia Nici
Kruger
Dorries
David Jones
Sir Jake Berry
Graham Simpson
Marco Longhi
Ross Thomson
Andrea Jenkyns
Aidan Burley
Alan Amos
Lee Anderson
Ann Widdecombe
Maria Caulfield
And counting
Nadhim Zahawi
Ben Bradley
Malcolm Offord
Jonathan Gullis
Chris Green
Lia Nici
Kruger
Dorries
David Jones
Sir Jake Berry
Graham Simpson
Marco Longhi
Ross Thomson
Andrea Jenkyns
Aidan Burley
Alan Amos
Lee Anderson
Ann Widdecombe
Maria Caulfield
And counting
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These are object lessons for anyone who writes to how the normal and often ignored is a rich, continuous seam of poetic imagery. It’s also a brilliant way to connect with the world around you.
If you are a poet, follow Ian. You will learn a very great deal, and you will improve your work.
If you are a poet, follow Ian. You will learn a very great deal, and you will improve your work.
Early stroll. The sky has a flannel over its face. A blackbird’s alarm call rattles the morning. That upside down yogurt pot looks like an alien spacecraft. A bloke and I exchange raised thumbs. I blow my nose like the foghorn of a ship passing Girvan.
January 13, 2026 at 8:18 AM
These are object lessons for anyone who writes to how the normal and often ignored is a rich, continuous seam of poetic imagery. It’s also a brilliant way to connect with the world around you.
If you are a poet, follow Ian. You will learn a very great deal, and you will improve your work.
If you are a poet, follow Ian. You will learn a very great deal, and you will improve your work.
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Powell said the investigation is a result of the Federal Reserve refusing to adhere to the President’s preferences on sharply slashing interest rates.
DOJ Opens Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell—He Vows To Stand Firm In ‘Face Of Threats’
Powell said the investigation is a result of the Federal Reserve refusing to adhere to the President’s preferences on sharply slashing interest rates.
www.forbes.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Powell said the investigation is a result of the Federal Reserve refusing to adhere to the President’s preferences on sharply slashing interest rates.
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I insisted that Nadhim Zahawi delete this tweet before joining us, because one of our rules is that everyone in Reform UK has to pretend that I’m not racist.
January 13, 2026 at 9:28 AM
I insisted that Nadhim Zahawi delete this tweet before joining us, because one of our rules is that everyone in Reform UK has to pretend that I’m not racist.
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ICE just indiscriminately stopped a citizen at a bus stop in front of the co-op. If this is how they treat the President of the Minneapolis City Council who is legally observing, just think of what they’re doing to everyone else in our City.
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 AM
ICE just indiscriminately stopped a citizen at a bus stop in front of the co-op. If this is how they treat the President of the Minneapolis City Council who is legally observing, just think of what they’re doing to everyone else in our City.
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Gallego: "What type of man decides to walk around with a phone camera & at same time tries to make life & death decisions, then decides to pump one bullet that may have been forward-facing, but clearly the other 2 were on the side. Who is he? Clearly not someone who should be in law enforcement."
January 13, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Gallego: "What type of man decides to walk around with a phone camera & at same time tries to make life & death decisions, then decides to pump one bullet that may have been forward-facing, but clearly the other 2 were on the side. Who is he? Clearly not someone who should be in law enforcement."
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They refused to probe a murder. The people with consciences walked out.
🚨 NEW: At least four leaders of the DOJ Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
🚨 NEW: At least four leaders of the DOJ Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
January 13, 2026 at 4:31 AM
They refused to probe a murder. The people with consciences walked out.
🚨 NEW: At least four leaders of the DOJ Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
🚨 NEW: At least four leaders of the DOJ Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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Richest man on the planet ~ owned by a cat!
Richest man on the planet ~ owned by a cat!
January 9, 2026 at 10:25 AM
😸💥😸💥😸💥😸💥
Richest man on the planet ~ owned by a cat!
Richest man on the planet ~ owned by a cat!
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How does Moscow view Donald Trump at the end of 2025? One Russian paper today: “The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World…he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold to be destroyed…” #ReadingRussia youtu.be/7EwZNk6KgHU
"Russian industry has entered a perfect storm" warns Russian paper.
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
How does Moscow view Donald Trump at the end of 2025? One Russian paper today: “The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World…he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold to be destroyed…” #ReadingRussia youtu.be/7EwZNk6KgHU
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Man who bought up 33,000 acres of farmland to avoid tax and moved his business to Singapore after the Brexit he voted for wants your sympathy.
December 28, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Man who bought up 33,000 acres of farmland to avoid tax and moved his business to Singapore after the Brexit he voted for wants your sympathy.
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Former Wessex Water boss received £170,000 bonus despite ban on performance pay
Former Wessex Water boss received £170,000 bonus despite ban on performance pay
Company owners say bonus was unrelated to water business and complied with ban after pollution conviction
The former chief executive of Wessex Water received a £170,000 bonus from its parent company last year despite a ban on performance-related pay after criminal pollution failures on his watch.
Colin Skellett received a total of £693,000 in pay from the water company’s Malaysian-owned parent company, YTL Utilities (UK), including the bonus, according to its accounts up to June 2025. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Former Wessex Water boss received £170,000 bonus despite ban on performance pay
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“Farage had an uneasy end to the year”
Where “uneasy” = exposed as racist with corrupt/traitorous links to Russia and useless at running councils.
But no worries. They’ll just join forces with the failed Tories to “end the left wing tyranny.”
They can all go to hell.
(Sunday Times)
Where “uneasy” = exposed as racist with corrupt/traitorous links to Russia and useless at running councils.
But no worries. They’ll just join forces with the failed Tories to “end the left wing tyranny.”
They can all go to hell.
(Sunday Times)
December 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
“Farage had an uneasy end to the year”
Where “uneasy” = exposed as racist with corrupt/traitorous links to Russia and useless at running councils.
But no worries. They’ll just join forces with the failed Tories to “end the left wing tyranny.”
They can all go to hell.
(Sunday Times)
Where “uneasy” = exposed as racist with corrupt/traitorous links to Russia and useless at running councils.
But no worries. They’ll just join forces with the failed Tories to “end the left wing tyranny.”
They can all go to hell.
(Sunday Times)
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#StrongMessageHere is now on its 50th ep. @nataliehaynes.bsky.social and I discuss our words and phrases of the year. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Strong Message Here - Words of the Year (with Natalie Haynes) - BBC Sounds
Armando Iannucci and Natalie pick through some of the words of the year.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
#StrongMessageHere is now on its 50th ep. @nataliehaynes.bsky.social and I discuss our words and phrases of the year. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...