Jayne
@jayn-5.bsky.social
Loather of tories. Retired nurse. Rejoiner. SE Cornwall. Cricket addict. Still a T.Rex fan.
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Presented without comment:
August 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Presented without comment:
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Phase 3 of Trump’s attempt to rig the midterms for an autocratic takeover of the Republic. He says he will sign an executive order on how states must conduct elections and they are required to follow it.
August 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Phase 3 of Trump’s attempt to rig the midterms for an autocratic takeover of the Republic. He says he will sign an executive order on how states must conduct elections and they are required to follow it.
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“Why won’t Zohran Mamdani denounce a dangerous slogan?” asks a headline in the Atlantic.
Meanwhile, Andrew Cuomo isn’t asked to denounce a dangerous war criminal whose legal team he joined.
Meanwhile, Andrew Cuomo isn’t asked to denounce a dangerous war criminal whose legal team he joined.
June 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“Why won’t Zohran Mamdani denounce a dangerous slogan?” asks a headline in the Atlantic.
Meanwhile, Andrew Cuomo isn’t asked to denounce a dangerous war criminal whose legal team he joined.
Meanwhile, Andrew Cuomo isn’t asked to denounce a dangerous war criminal whose legal team he joined.
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Someone's mad ,,,,in every sense of the word
June 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Someone's mad ,,,,in every sense of the word
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A few people have asked for a shorter summary of our piece on the Reform UK "Britannia card" proposal.
We've also updated our report with a full copy of the Reform UK paper. Quick thread:
We've also updated our report with a full copy of the Reform UK paper. Quick thread:
June 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A few people have asked for a shorter summary of our piece on the Reform UK "Britannia card" proposal.
We've also updated our report with a full copy of the Reform UK paper. Quick thread:
We've also updated our report with a full copy of the Reform UK paper. Quick thread:
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Senator Padilla makes an excellent point: if the FBI and Secret Service were willing to physically remove a Senator they had just escorted into the room, force him down on the floor and cuff him because he tried to ask a question
What do you think they & ICE do to regular people?
What do you think they & ICE do to regular people?
June 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Senator Padilla makes an excellent point: if the FBI and Secret Service were willing to physically remove a Senator they had just escorted into the room, force him down on the floor and cuff him because he tried to ask a question
What do you think they & ICE do to regular people?
What do you think they & ICE do to regular people?
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The National Institutes of Health is responsible for more than 80% of the world’s grant investment in biomedical research... The NIH has rarely revoked funding once it has been awarded...
Then Donald Trump was reelected.
#bbcpm
Then Donald Trump was reelected.
#bbcpm
NEW: The Trump administration said their research did not "enhance health, lengthen life, or reduce illness."
Thousands of scientists disagreed.
We heard from +150 researchers impacted by the NIH grant terminations on what is being lost in the cuts. 🧵👇
projects.propublica.org/nih-cuts-res...
Thousands of scientists disagreed.
We heard from +150 researchers impacted by the NIH grant terminations on what is being lost in the cuts. 🧵👇
projects.propublica.org/nih-cuts-res...
Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding
The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. More than 150 researchers shared with ProPu...
projects.propublica.org
June 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The National Institutes of Health is responsible for more than 80% of the world’s grant investment in biomedical research... The NIH has rarely revoked funding once it has been awarded...
Then Donald Trump was reelected.
#bbcpm
Then Donald Trump was reelected.
#bbcpm
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If these are the best conditions that the 🍊💩 and that drunk Hegseth could arrange for American troops in America, the US military better pray that neither is ever responsible for sending troops into an actual warzone.
June 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
If these are the best conditions that the 🍊💩 and that drunk Hegseth could arrange for American troops in America, the US military better pray that neither is ever responsible for sending troops into an actual warzone.
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"Tories: The End of an Error" will now be published by @bylinetimes.bsky.social before the Byline Festival (11 July). The lawyers have just signed off on it (yay!)
Thanks very much for the patience of all who pre-ordered it. Delays were out of my hands - my original publisher went bust, dammit.
Thanks very much for the patience of all who pre-ordered it. Delays were out of my hands - my original publisher went bust, dammit.
June 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
"Tories: The End of an Error" will now be published by @bylinetimes.bsky.social before the Byline Festival (11 July). The lawyers have just signed off on it (yay!)
Thanks very much for the patience of all who pre-ordered it. Delays were out of my hands - my original publisher went bust, dammit.
Thanks very much for the patience of all who pre-ordered it. Delays were out of my hands - my original publisher went bust, dammit.
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Kent County Council goes DOGE: the Musk-ification of local government
Reform’s first moves in charge of Kent County Council threaten budget chaos, with a vision for Kent’s governance that is doomed to fail | Richard Styles for @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
Reform’s first moves in charge of Kent County Council threaten budget chaos, with a vision for Kent’s governance that is doomed to fail | Richard Styles for @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
Kent County Council goes DOGE: the Musk-ification of local government
Reform’s first moves in charge of Kent County Council threaten budget chaos, with a vision for Kent’s governance that is doomed to fail
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Kent County Council goes DOGE: the Musk-ification of local government
Reform’s first moves in charge of Kent County Council threaten budget chaos, with a vision for Kent’s governance that is doomed to fail | Richard Styles for @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
Reform’s first moves in charge of Kent County Council threaten budget chaos, with a vision for Kent’s governance that is doomed to fail | Richard Styles for @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
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Please complain. Let’s flood the BBC complaints dept. They are planning to appeal to Reform voters and aren’t even hiding their bias now. This is not ok.
June 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Please complain. Let’s flood the BBC complaints dept. They are planning to appeal to Reform voters and aren’t even hiding their bias now. This is not ok.
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Monstrous
LAPD when they think no one’s looking
June 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Monstrous
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How is Stephen Miller supposed to keep in touch with his wife now?
Elmer unfollowed Stephen Miller & Charlie Kirk. This divorce is getting messy
June 6, 2025 at 4:55 AM
How is Stephen Miller supposed to keep in touch with his wife now?
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We need to get this petition to at least 10k sigs to get the issue talked about properly. We all know it greatly worries people. Please spread & get as many to sign as you can. Meantime we’ll be lobbying broadcasters, OFCOM + DCMS. May be write to your MP too. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all times
We want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for cover...
petition.parliament.uk
May 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We need to get this petition to at least 10k sigs to get the issue talked about properly. We all know it greatly worries people. Please spread & get as many to sign as you can. Meantime we’ll be lobbying broadcasters, OFCOM + DCMS. May be write to your MP too. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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A fragile, precarious existence that causes anxiety. Tragically the Reform Party benefits from this by claiming the cause is immigration when it is profiteering by private sector which pays poverty wages to many whilst making huge profits l.
May 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A fragile, precarious existence that causes anxiety. Tragically the Reform Party benefits from this by claiming the cause is immigration when it is profiteering by private sector which pays poverty wages to many whilst making huge profits l.
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No surprise there, that Nigel Farage's '£7 Billion DEI Savings' don't actually exist.
What is surprising, is how many people, especially in the #MSM, still refuse to call him out and help him instead, to keep spewing his lies and racism and his incitement to hate.
#TellTheTruth
#TaxTheRich
What is surprising, is how many people, especially in the #MSM, still refuse to call him out and help him instead, to keep spewing his lies and racism and his incitement to hate.
#TellTheTruth
#TaxTheRich
It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to learn that Nigel Farage’s ‘£7 Billion DEI Savings’ Don’t Actually Exist
bylinetimes.com/2025/05/30/n...
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Nigel Farage's '£7 Billion DEI Savings' Don't Actually Exist
The media is widely reporting Reform UK's claims they could save billions by cutting equality schemes. The real figure appears to be around 250 times smaller, reports Josiah Mortimer
bylinetimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
No surprise there, that Nigel Farage's '£7 Billion DEI Savings' don't actually exist.
What is surprising, is how many people, especially in the #MSM, still refuse to call him out and help him instead, to keep spewing his lies and racism and his incitement to hate.
#TellTheTruth
#TaxTheRich
What is surprising, is how many people, especially in the #MSM, still refuse to call him out and help him instead, to keep spewing his lies and racism and his incitement to hate.
#TellTheTruth
#TaxTheRich
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“What the Trump administration is doing to Rep. McIver is arguably the clearest evidence yet that American democracy is waning…”
May 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“What the Trump administration is doing to Rep. McIver is arguably the clearest evidence yet that American democracy is waning…”
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I'll be up shortly on the Talking Feds YouTube channel with my take on this morning's important Supreme Court case out of Oklahoma, affirming 4-4, but not creating precedent b/c court equally divided,, and holding that state could NOT use government funds to establish a religious charter school.
May 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I'll be up shortly on the Talking Feds YouTube channel with my take on this morning's important Supreme Court case out of Oklahoma, affirming 4-4, but not creating precedent b/c court equally divided,, and holding that state could NOT use government funds to establish a religious charter school.
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If you do in fact want Covid boosters for yourself or anyone, you can submit public comment to the FDA here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
May 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If you do in fact want Covid boosters for yourself or anyone, you can submit public comment to the FDA here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
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Musk can pay for votes, but celebrities are being investigated for endorsing Kamala Harris.
Trump lawsuit = dictatorship.
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Trump lawsuit = dictatorship.
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Can you imagine Obama demanding the DOJ invetigate celebrities who didn't support him?
MAGA would be coming unglued, but the raging hypocrites are perfectly fine with Trump's nazi regime wasting taxpayer dollars to investigate Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce, etc.
Trump lawsuit = dictatorship.
MAGA would be coming unglued, but the raging hypocrites are perfectly fine with Trump's nazi regime wasting taxpayer dollars to investigate Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce, etc.
Trump lawsuit = dictatorship.
May 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Musk can pay for votes, but celebrities are being investigated for endorsing Kamala Harris.
Trump lawsuit = dictatorship.
bsky.app/profile/kirc...
Trump lawsuit = dictatorship.
bsky.app/profile/kirc...
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In 3 months, bluefin tuna will be migrating back into our waters, where they'll be met with a fleet of commercial and recreational* fishers. It's a horrible way to welcome these magnificent, charismatic creatures. Let's try to get this to 250,000 before they arrive.
www.change.org/p/protect-bl...
www.change.org/p/protect-bl...
Sign the Petition
Protect bluefin tuna in UK waters
www.change.org
May 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
In 3 months, bluefin tuna will be migrating back into our waters, where they'll be met with a fleet of commercial and recreational* fishers. It's a horrible way to welcome these magnificent, charismatic creatures. Let's try to get this to 250,000 before they arrive.
www.change.org/p/protect-bl...
www.change.org/p/protect-bl...