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It's a sad commentary about America, and one of the reasons trump was elected, that, after all those others, it took two white people being murdered by i.c.e. before there was a major uproar.
January 30, 2026 at 5:17 AM
It's a sad commentary about America, and one of the reasons trump was elected, that, after all those others, it took two white people being murdered by i.c.e. before there was a major uproar.
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I sometimes despair that the camera can never really capture just how amazing the natural world can be. But sometimes, just sometimes, the winter light hits those reeds and all those reflections pop... #birds #birdphotography #birding #photooftheday #photography #NatureIsAmazing
January 30, 2026 at 9:59 AM
I sometimes despair that the camera can never really capture just how amazing the natural world can be. But sometimes, just sometimes, the winter light hits those reeds and all those reflections pop... #birds #birdphotography #birding #photooftheday #photography #NatureIsAmazing
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Elon Musk, refusing: "Hey man, when can I come to Epstein Island"
January 30, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Elon Musk, refusing: "Hey man, when can I come to Epstein Island"
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If Andrew can be stripped of his royal title, surely it's not beyond the bounds of possibility to strip Mandelson of his peerage?
January 31, 2026 at 12:12 AM
If Andrew can be stripped of his royal title, surely it's not beyond the bounds of possibility to strip Mandelson of his peerage?
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President Trump, your Melania movie has bombed
January 30, 2026 at 8:01 PM
President Trump, your Melania movie has bombed
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“I’m not even sure it qualifies as a documentary, exactly, so much as an elaborate piece of designer taxidermy, horribly overpriced and ice-cold to the touch and proffered like a medieval tribute to placate the greedy king on his throne.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing – there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:29 PM
“I’m not even sure it qualifies as a documentary, exactly, so much as an elaborate piece of designer taxidermy, horribly overpriced and ice-cold to the touch and proffered like a medieval tribute to placate the greedy king on his throne.”
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
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Trump, Trump's son and Elon Musk allegedly present at an event at Mar-a-Lago where children were auctioned off, and forced to have sex with Trump at the age of 13. Again, this appears to be an entirely separate account by a different accuser. They all seem very similar.
January 30, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Trump, Trump's son and Elon Musk allegedly present at an event at Mar-a-Lago where children were auctioned off, and forced to have sex with Trump at the age of 13. Again, this appears to be an entirely separate account by a different accuser. They all seem very similar.
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great story from Jim Pickard and Peter Foster www.ft.com/content/c950...
Jeffrey Epstein sent thousands of pounds to Peter Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payments starting in 2009
www.ft.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:29 PM
great story from Jim Pickard and Peter Foster www.ft.com/content/c950...
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Repubs: Children being mowed down in schools is acceptable price for having guns.
Also Repubs: If you carry a gun and we don’t like you, we will execute you and blame you for your own murder bc you had a gun.
Also Repubs: If you carry a gun and we don’t like you, we will execute you and blame you for your own murder bc you had a gun.
January 29, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Repubs: Children being mowed down in schools is acceptable price for having guns.
Also Repubs: If you carry a gun and we don’t like you, we will execute you and blame you for your own murder bc you had a gun.
Also Repubs: If you carry a gun and we don’t like you, we will execute you and blame you for your own murder bc you had a gun.
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Plaque with Jeweled Cross and the Bust of an Emperor
Mid-10th century Constantinople
At Dumbarton Oaks
Mid-10th century Constantinople
At Dumbarton Oaks
January 29, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Plaque with Jeweled Cross and the Bust of an Emperor
Mid-10th century Constantinople
At Dumbarton Oaks
Mid-10th century Constantinople
At Dumbarton Oaks
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Older women ‘disappear’ from BBC presenting roles, internal review finds
Older women ‘disappear’ from BBC presenting roles, internal review finds
Older men seen as ‘gaining wisdom’ but women must keep looking younger or be ‘idiosyncratic’, review hears
Older women disappear from presenting roles across the BBC while older men are regarded as “gaining gravitas and wisdom”, according to an internal review of the broadcaster’s record on representation.
A “noticeable mismatch” in the number of staff and freelance male and female presenters over the age of 60 was uncovered by the review. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Older women ‘disappear’ from BBC presenting roles, internal review finds
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Remembering Dr. Gladys West (1930-2026), the mathematician whose complex algorithms modeling Earth's shape and satellite data became the foundation for GPS. A true "hidden figure" whose brilliance transformed how billions navigate the world.
#GladysWest #GPS #WomenInSTEM #HiddenFigures #STEM #Tech
#GladysWest #GPS #WomenInSTEM #HiddenFigures #STEM #Tech
January 27, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Remembering Dr. Gladys West (1930-2026), the mathematician whose complex algorithms modeling Earth's shape and satellite data became the foundation for GPS. A true "hidden figure" whose brilliance transformed how billions navigate the world.
#GladysWest #GPS #WomenInSTEM #HiddenFigures #STEM #Tech
#GladysWest #GPS #WomenInSTEM #HiddenFigures #STEM #Tech
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Then Trump should rescind the order!
January 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Then Trump should rescind the order!
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Freeze peach
🚨 NEW: Reform UK has threatened to sue Kemi Badenoch unless she publicly apologises to Suella Braverman by 4pm tomorrow over the Tories’ now-retracted mental health reference
January 29, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Freeze peach
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NEW ANALYSIS: UK household electricity bills have risen over the last 5 years.
BUT: Despite frequent claims that net zero is to blame: 2/3 of the increase is because of high gas prices shows new @ukerc.bsky.social report.
Arguably without renewable energy the UK would see even higher bills today.
BUT: Despite frequent claims that net zero is to blame: 2/3 of the increase is because of high gas prices shows new @ukerc.bsky.social report.
Arguably without renewable energy the UK would see even higher bills today.
January 28, 2026 at 6:20 PM
NEW ANALYSIS: UK household electricity bills have risen over the last 5 years.
BUT: Despite frequent claims that net zero is to blame: 2/3 of the increase is because of high gas prices shows new @ukerc.bsky.social report.
Arguably without renewable energy the UK would see even higher bills today.
BUT: Despite frequent claims that net zero is to blame: 2/3 of the increase is because of high gas prices shows new @ukerc.bsky.social report.
Arguably without renewable energy the UK would see even higher bills today.
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Marble that looks wet. This jaw-dropping detail comes from “The Nymph” (La Ninfa) by Italian sculptor Giovanni Battista Lombardi (1823–1880) where solid stone is carved to mimic water rippling around her bare feet. The full sculpture was executed in 1858 for Palazzo Facchi in Brescia.
January 28, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Marble that looks wet. This jaw-dropping detail comes from “The Nymph” (La Ninfa) by Italian sculptor Giovanni Battista Lombardi (1823–1880) where solid stone is carved to mimic water rippling around her bare feet. The full sculpture was executed in 1858 for Palazzo Facchi in Brescia.
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No response yet from Reform pundit and activist Tim Montgomerie about his party's selection in Gorton and Denton
January 28, 2026 at 10:55 AM
No response yet from Reform pundit and activist Tim Montgomerie about his party's selection in Gorton and Denton
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If Kamala had been elected Minneapolis would not have been turned into a war zone where people are gunned down in the streets.
January 28, 2026 at 10:45 PM
If Kamala had been elected Minneapolis would not have been turned into a war zone where people are gunned down in the streets.
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I just finished reading and it is so much worse than I even imagined. Palantir effectively controls some of our most sensitive data - from nukes to the NHS - and Palantir is loyal to the US.
NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
January 28, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I just finished reading and it is so much worse than I even imagined. Palantir effectively controls some of our most sensitive data - from nukes to the NHS - and Palantir is loyal to the US.
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Goodwin went to the University of Salford, so this is tantamount to me claiming to be a Geordie (I do not claim to be a Geordie). He then buggered off. Living for three years or so in Greater Manchester does not constitute "coming home."
Goodwin was born in St Albans in Hertfordshire.
Farage needs a geography lesson.
Farage needs a geography lesson.
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Goodwin went to the University of Salford, so this is tantamount to me claiming to be a Geordie (I do not claim to be a Geordie). He then buggered off. Living for three years or so in Greater Manchester does not constitute "coming home."
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Hislop boasting about his work in 2006
January 28, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Hislop boasting about his work in 2006