colinheyburn.bsky.social
@colinheyburn.bsky.social
All the accountability of a reality TV personality.
He has the personal accountability of a child.
February 8, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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Good to see attention to the possible ethnic cleansing of Springfield, Ohio, and the people who are coming together to fight against it.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Opinion | In Ohio, I Caught a Glimpse of the New Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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Gestapos opened fire, striking Martinez 5 times in the arm, chest & both legs

1 gestapo had body cam ... Martinez has said in court that it shows an officer shouting "do something b--"

The gestapo who shot her, in a group text: "I fired 5 rounds & she had 7 holes. Put that in your book, boys."
'My own government attempted to execute me,' Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol testifies
Marimar Martinez said she believes that she survived her encounter with Border Patrol agents so she could share her story.
www.yahoo.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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Sounds like a plan.

Can the EU formally investigate Nigel’s ties to Russia too please?
February 4, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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Leaving the EU has provided 'golden' opportunities to poison children! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chicken in some Welsh school dinners imported from China and Thailand
Chicken from thousands of miles away is particularly prevalent in some Welsh counties.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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Its obscene that we need a dead man's emails to believe the testimonies of 1000 women.

#listentothevictims
#nobodysgirl
February 3, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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Nazir Afzal is the former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England. He prosecuted the Rochdale grooming gang case amongst others.

He knows what he’s talking about.

#listentosurvivors
#convicttheperpetrators
#nobodysgirl
February 3, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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❗️Ukraine is ready to make difficult concessions to stop the war — EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas.

At the same time, she noted that the problem lies in Russia's position:

“Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some of them three or four times.
February 2, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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Bellingcat's Discord community is still digging through the Epstein files and making sure they're all safely backed up. You can join the thread here:
discord.com/channels/709...
Some really weird stuff in there. New users can use this link to join the server:
discord.com/invite/belli...
Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
discord.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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When is a fine on a company not a fine?

When it is levied on England's water companies with nearly 1,200 criminal convictions.

Headline grabbing fines are announced but not collected for years, not even paid.

No pressure on water companies to obey laws.

Water companies indulged by govt. Why?
Public ownership of water is the only way to deliver security, efficiency, investment and value for money
37 years of privatisation has been a disaster
leftfootforward.org
January 31, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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Like I said
January 30, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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The destruction of the civil service can destroy democracy, too

the next episode of the AUTOCRACY IN AMERICA podcast has dropped:

www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Purge the Public Servants
The destruction of the civil service can destroy democracy, too.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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The destruction of the civil service can destroy democracy, too

the next episode of the AUTOCRACY IN AMERICA podcast has dropped:

www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Purge the Public Servants
The destruction of the civil service can destroy democracy, too.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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For anyone interested in digging through the new Epstein Files release our Discord community are going through the files at the moment
Thread - discord.com/channels/709...
Invite link for newbies - discord.com/invite/belli...
Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
discord.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Masked government agents arresting journalists is not a sign things are improving.
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Tory Legacy

14.2m Britons live in poverty, highest in 30 yrs.

6.8m in "very deep poverty".

34% of universal credit claimants are in work. No curbs on profiteering.

Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.

1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Number of people in 'very deep poverty' at highest level in more than 30 years, charity warns
Very deep poverty is defined by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as earning below 40% of the median household income. According to its latest report, 6.8 million people - almost half of all of those in ...
news.sky.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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The Certificate of Sponsorship scam exposed, for all to see
January 28, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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Tadeusz Borowski was an extraordinary, formative writer, whose main subject was Auschwitz. I am very proud of this forward to Yale UP’s excellent collection, translated by Madeline Levine.
www.nybooks.com/online/2021/...
The World of Tadeusz Borowski’s Auschwitz | Timothy Snyder
“Crematorium Esperanto.” When I first read that phrase, decades ago, I put my thumb on the page, let the book close on my hand, lay down in the grass, and
www.nybooks.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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Good bit of meta-analysis:
Videos showed Alex Pretti’s death – and undercut the government’s version of events

www.csmonitor.com/USA/2026/012...
Videos showed Alex Pretti’s death – and undercut the government’s version of events
Witness videos contradict the Trump administration’s description of Alex Pretti’s death in Minneapolis. Now, the administration is shifting course.
www.csmonitor.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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Private equity – “decimated” US hospitals – now targeting the NHS.

Neglected investment
Asset-stripping
Staff/Wage cuts
Tax dodges
Profiteering
Didn't pay suppliers leading to lack of equipment, disposables
Lack of food for patients
Building maintenance neglected
High patient reinfections
Private equity - "decimated" US hospitals according to report - now targeting the NHS - The Lowdown
In late August the release of a report by US senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) on the destruction of hospitals in his home state of Connecticut, and across the US by private equity companies highlights on...
lowdownnhs.info
January 27, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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I know I keep writing about this,but the level of delusion is staggering. How do so many people think Reform will 'save the country' when it’s led by defected Tories from the worst cabinet in UK history?It’s not change, just same failures,new logo,and people cheering like it’s a revival,not a rerun.
January 26, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.

His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Working with defendants (at the Nuremberg Trials 1945-1949) I searched for the nature of evil &I think I have discovered it: a lack of empathy is the one characteristic that connects the defendants- an inability to feel with their fellow men.
Evil is the absence of empathy.
-Captain G. M. Gilbert
January 26, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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We’re airing a new campaign ad, starting tomorrow.

Here it is:
January 25, 2026 at 11:08 PM