Philip (Flip) Marsh
@flipmarsh.bsky.social
Curmudgeonly retired Chap living in the UK who wants nothing more than to read, drink tea, listen to classical music and interact with good friends, be they in USA, Norway, Spain, Australia or on planet Zog. Love is Love, folks.
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Pressure is growing on the Royal Society to expel Elon Musk from its fellowship after more than a thousand scientists signed an open letter expressing dismay at its lack of action on the matter
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Royal Society urged to expel Elon Musk as fellows sign open letter
More than 1,700 academics complain about X owner’s behaviour, citing his ‘assault on scientific research’
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Pressure is growing on the Royal Society to expel Elon Musk from its fellowship after more than a thousand scientists signed an open letter expressing dismay at its lack of action on the matter
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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🔴Nigel Farage Says He Is ‘Open to Anything’ When It Comes to Replacing NHS With ‘Insurance-Based Model’
It’s the latest hint that Reform UK would privatise the NHS
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/27/n...
It’s the latest hint that Reform UK would privatise the NHS
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/27/n...
Nigel Farage Says He Is 'Open to Anything' When It Comes to Replacing NHS With 'Insurance-Based Model'
It's the latest hint that Reform UK would privatise the NHS
bylinetimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🔴Nigel Farage Says He Is ‘Open to Anything’ When It Comes to Replacing NHS With ‘Insurance-Based Model’
It’s the latest hint that Reform UK would privatise the NHS
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/27/n...
It’s the latest hint that Reform UK would privatise the NHS
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/27/n...
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Heaven help us
NEW: Downing Street refuses to condemn the Trump administration for withdrawing from the Paris climate accord, saying it will not give a “running commentary” on executive orders. Also no comment on Elon Musk’s Nazi salutes. No 10 spokesman says he has not seen them.
January 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Heaven help us
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This is ridiculous. Rat infested prison that may never reopen pays Prince William’s Duchy £1.5m a year
HMP Dartmoor, which closed in August over toxic gas fears, has 24 years left on its lease
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
HMP Dartmoor, which closed in August over toxic gas fears, has 24 years left on its lease
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rat-infested prison that may never reopen pays Prince William’s Duchy £1.5m a year
HMP Dartmoor, which closed in August over toxic gas fears, has 24 years left on its lease
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
This is ridiculous. Rat infested prison that may never reopen pays Prince William’s Duchy £1.5m a year
HMP Dartmoor, which closed in August over toxic gas fears, has 24 years left on its lease
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
HMP Dartmoor, which closed in August over toxic gas fears, has 24 years left on its lease
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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The People’s March in Washington 👏
The People’s March is moving through the streets of Washington: “We won’t go back!”
A broad coalition of activists — among them climate, women’s rights, immigration, anti-war, LGBT, D.C. statehood, racial justice — are mobilizing in unison against Trump, three days before his inauguration. 🧵
A broad coalition of activists — among them climate, women’s rights, immigration, anti-war, LGBT, D.C. statehood, racial justice — are mobilizing in unison against Trump, three days before his inauguration. 🧵
January 19, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The People’s March in Washington 👏
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Sounds like a plan
January 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Sounds like a plan
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Let’s be clear.
Donald Trump isn’t interested in a better world… he’s interested in a better world for Donald Trump.
The next four years will be about him settling scores and creating a world in his own image. The man doesn’t have an altruistic bone in his body.
Get ready for ugly!
Donald Trump isn’t interested in a better world… he’s interested in a better world for Donald Trump.
The next four years will be about him settling scores and creating a world in his own image. The man doesn’t have an altruistic bone in his body.
Get ready for ugly!
January 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Let’s be clear.
Donald Trump isn’t interested in a better world… he’s interested in a better world for Donald Trump.
The next four years will be about him settling scores and creating a world in his own image. The man doesn’t have an altruistic bone in his body.
Get ready for ugly!
Donald Trump isn’t interested in a better world… he’s interested in a better world for Donald Trump.
The next four years will be about him settling scores and creating a world in his own image. The man doesn’t have an altruistic bone in his body.
Get ready for ugly!
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Those who follow me know I’ve been calling out lies & challenging misinformation for many years. But even at its worst I’ve never known it this bad. I know many are feeling hopeless right now. But that’s what they want - to wear you down & make you give up. Don’t let them. We can beat this, TOGETHER
January 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Those who follow me know I’ve been calling out lies & challenging misinformation for many years. But even at its worst I’ve never known it this bad. I know many are feeling hopeless right now. But that’s what they want - to wear you down & make you give up. Don’t let them. We can beat this, TOGETHER
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Vauxhall owner plans to shut Luton van factory, putting 1,100 jobs at risk
Vauxhall owner plans to shut Luton van factory, putting 1,100 jobs at risk
Stellantis says it will shift production from Bedfordshire to plant at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
* Business live – latest updates
The owner of Vauxhall has announced that it plans to close its van factory at Luton, in a decision that will put 1,100…
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Vauxhall owner plans to shut Luton van factory, putting 1,100 jobs at risk
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That’s not good news for Luton.
Thoughts with all those affected.
Thoughts with all those affected.
November 26, 2024 at 4:10 PM
That’s not good news for Luton.
Thoughts with all those affected.
Thoughts with all those affected.
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“I think the [winter fuel payment] means testing was too tight..to set it at pensioners who have annual income of less than £11,400 is too tight”
Martin Lewis says the winter fuel payment should have been extended to those pensioners with around “£20,000-25,000” annual income
Martin Lewis says the winter fuel payment should have been extended to those pensioners with around “£20,000-25,000” annual income
November 23, 2024 at 11:00 AM
“I think the [winter fuel payment] means testing was too tight..to set it at pensioners who have annual income of less than £11,400 is too tight”
Martin Lewis says the winter fuel payment should have been extended to those pensioners with around “£20,000-25,000” annual income
Martin Lewis says the winter fuel payment should have been extended to those pensioners with around “£20,000-25,000” annual income
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Under the guise of defending free speech, Musk has turned X into one of the most restrictive, deceptive and manipulative platforms on the internet.
He promised to make X a source of truth. He was called out by his own AI for being one of the most prolific amplifiers of misinformation.
...🧵
He promised to make X a source of truth. He was called out by his own AI for being one of the most prolific amplifiers of misinformation.
...🧵
November 23, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Under the guise of defending free speech, Musk has turned X into one of the most restrictive, deceptive and manipulative platforms on the internet.
He promised to make X a source of truth. He was called out by his own AI for being one of the most prolific amplifiers of misinformation.
...🧵
He promised to make X a source of truth. He was called out by his own AI for being one of the most prolific amplifiers of misinformation.
...🧵
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If you go to a Wicked showing and start singing they should be allowed to beat you with popcorn bags. Them babies came to hear Ariana Grande and Cynthia Eviro, not Pam from the community theater troupe. GROW UP.
November 22, 2024 at 10:38 PM
If you go to a Wicked showing and start singing they should be allowed to beat you with popcorn bags. Them babies came to hear Ariana Grande and Cynthia Eviro, not Pam from the community theater troupe. GROW UP.
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Do you see what they’re doing? Tell me you do.
November 22, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Do you see what they’re doing? Tell me you do.
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🔴Who is ‘Posh George’? Meet the Aristocrat and Convicted Fraudster Close to Nigel Farage
George Cottrell was Farage’s Chief of Staff until he was found guilty of wire fraud in 2017. He’s now returned to the Reform leader’s side as an advisor
bylinetimes.com/2024/06/06/w...
George Cottrell was Farage’s Chief of Staff until he was found guilty of wire fraud in 2017. He’s now returned to the Reform leader’s side as an advisor
bylinetimes.com/2024/06/06/w...
Who is ‘Posh George’? Meet the Aristocrat and Convicted Fraudster Close to Nigel Farage
George Cottrell was Farage's Chief of Staff until he was found guilty of wire fraud in 2017. He's now returned to the Reform leader's side as an advisor
bylinetimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:09 AM
🔴Who is ‘Posh George’? Meet the Aristocrat and Convicted Fraudster Close to Nigel Farage
George Cottrell was Farage’s Chief of Staff until he was found guilty of wire fraud in 2017. He’s now returned to the Reform leader’s side as an advisor
bylinetimes.com/2024/06/06/w...
George Cottrell was Farage’s Chief of Staff until he was found guilty of wire fraud in 2017. He’s now returned to the Reform leader’s side as an advisor
bylinetimes.com/2024/06/06/w...
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🔴Under Fire Reform MP James McMurdock ‘Lied’ to Voters, Former Colleague Alleges
James McMurdock’s LinkedIn profile and Reform Party UK bio details “roles at prestigious institutions” but a former colleague tells a very different story
bylinetimes.com/2024/07/17/r...
James McMurdock’s LinkedIn profile and Reform Party UK bio details “roles at prestigious institutions” but a former colleague tells a very different story
bylinetimes.com/2024/07/17/r...
Reform MP James McMurdock 'Lied' to Voters, Former Colleague Alleges
James McMurdock's LinkedIn profile and Reform Party UK bio details "roles at prestigious institutions" - a former colleague tells a very different story
bylinetimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:32 AM
🔴Under Fire Reform MP James McMurdock ‘Lied’ to Voters, Former Colleague Alleges
James McMurdock’s LinkedIn profile and Reform Party UK bio details “roles at prestigious institutions” but a former colleague tells a very different story
bylinetimes.com/2024/07/17/r...
James McMurdock’s LinkedIn profile and Reform Party UK bio details “roles at prestigious institutions” but a former colleague tells a very different story
bylinetimes.com/2024/07/17/r...
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🔴Nigel Farage and an ‘Extraordinary Lack of Curiosity’ from Intelligence Services Over Possible Russian Interference in Brexit
“It did strike me as ridiculous that, given the overt nationalism of the Leave.EU campaign, it was involved in discussions with representatives of the Russian Government”
“It did strike me as ridiculous that, given the overt nationalism of the Leave.EU campaign, it was involved in discussions with representatives of the Russian Government”
Nigel Farage and an 'Extraordinary Lack of Curiosity' from UK Government and Intelligence Services Over Possible Russian Interference in Brexit
"It did strike me as ridiculous that, given the overt nationalism of the Leave.EU campaign, it was involved in discussions with representatives of the Russian Government"
bylinetimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:54 AM
🔴Nigel Farage and an ‘Extraordinary Lack of Curiosity’ from Intelligence Services Over Possible Russian Interference in Brexit
“It did strike me as ridiculous that, given the overt nationalism of the Leave.EU campaign, it was involved in discussions with representatives of the Russian Government”
“It did strike me as ridiculous that, given the overt nationalism of the Leave.EU campaign, it was involved in discussions with representatives of the Russian Government”
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🔴More Than a Million Pallets of Unusable Covid PPE Costing £8 Billion Have So Far Gone up in Smoke
Billions of pounds were spent on unusable protective equipment, with priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
Billions of pounds were spent on unusable protective equipment, with priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
More Than a Million Pallets of Unusable Covid PPE Costing £8 Billion Have So Far Gone Up in Smoke
Billions of pounds were spent on unusable protective equipment, with priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com
November 20, 2024 at 11:14 AM
🔴More Than a Million Pallets of Unusable Covid PPE Costing £8 Billion Have So Far Gone up in Smoke
Billions of pounds were spent on unusable protective equipment, with priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
Billions of pounds were spent on unusable protective equipment, with priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
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I still don’t understand why Labour is cutting the winter fuel payments back in this stark manner
No problem at all with wealthy pensioners (I’m almost at that age now) who don’t need it not receiving it obviously
But for only those on Pension Credit to receive it .. is wrong
No problem at all with wealthy pensioners (I’m almost at that age now) who don’t need it not receiving it obviously
But for only those on Pension Credit to receive it .. is wrong
NEW: Tens of thousands of pensioners are expected to be driven into poverty by cuts to winter fuel payments, according to forecasts by DWP published today
The figures do not factor in the increased uptake of the pension credit benefit
By me, for the Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
The figures do not factor in the increased uptake of the pension credit benefit
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DWP admits winter fuel cuts will push thousands of pensioners into poverty
Tens of thousands of pensioners are expected to be driven into poverty by cuts to winter fuel payments, according to forecasts by the DWP.
www.bigissue.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:23 PM
I still don’t understand why Labour is cutting the winter fuel payments back in this stark manner
No problem at all with wealthy pensioners (I’m almost at that age now) who don’t need it not receiving it obviously
But for only those on Pension Credit to receive it .. is wrong
No problem at all with wealthy pensioners (I’m almost at that age now) who don’t need it not receiving it obviously
But for only those on Pension Credit to receive it .. is wrong
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🚨Health Secretary Wes Streeting has now ordered a review of what physician associates do in the NHS amid growing alarm in the medical profession about patient safety👏
If you are not familiar with this scandal watch this report
youtu.be/zgBrrMmx4yg?...
If you are not familiar with this scandal watch this report
youtu.be/zgBrrMmx4yg?...
🚨Important update on the physician associates scandal
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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November 20, 2024 at 6:53 AM
🚨Health Secretary Wes Streeting has now ordered a review of what physician associates do in the NHS amid growing alarm in the medical profession about patient safety👏
If you are not familiar with this scandal watch this report
youtu.be/zgBrrMmx4yg?...
If you are not familiar with this scandal watch this report
youtu.be/zgBrrMmx4yg?...