M A Spiers
@maspiers.bsky.social
#Hills and #rivers and #maps and #sewers, not necessarily in that order.
Mostly in Sheffield, except when I'm not.
Mostly in Sheffield, except when I'm not.
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This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
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‘We’ve alchemised lead into gold by mistake’
January 21, 2026 at 10:44 PM
‘We’ve alchemised lead into gold by mistake’
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Trump’s Greenland speech at the WEF except it’s the voice of Pingu
January 21, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Trump’s Greenland speech at the WEF except it’s the voice of Pingu
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The effectiveness of any regulatory system will depend on the quality of people working on it, and the willingness of the regulated to meaningfully engage.
In other words: the devil's in the detail
www.gov.uk/government/n...
In other words: the devil's in the detail
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Government unveils biggest overhaul to water in a generation
A new once-in-a-generation plan to overhaul the water system and protect households from disruption has been unveiled today (Tuesday 20 January).
www.gov.uk
January 20, 2026 at 1:08 PM
The effectiveness of any regulatory system will depend on the quality of people working on it, and the willingness of the regulated to meaningfully engage.
In other words: the devil's in the detail
www.gov.uk/government/n...
In other words: the devil's in the detail
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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A joke for the history buffs.
January 20, 2026 at 12:39 AM
A joke for the history buffs.
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The message of Trump’s letter to the prime minister of Norway signals that the president “genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues.
Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw
Will Republicans in Congress ever step in?
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The message of Trump’s letter to the prime minister of Norway signals that the president “genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him,” @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues.
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3/Trump could become the first POTUS to direct U.S. military forces against American citizens during peacetime. & he’s doing it in a situation where the “unrest” is mostly peaceful protests resulting from Trump’s efforts to inflame, hardly the insurrection, or domestic violence the Act contemplates.
January 19, 2026 at 11:32 AM
3/Trump could become the first POTUS to direct U.S. military forces against American citizens during peacetime. & he’s doing it in a situation where the “unrest” is mostly peaceful protests resulting from Trump’s efforts to inflame, hardly the insurrection, or domestic violence the Act contemplates.
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Fantastic on the other handism.
January 19, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Fantastic on the other handism.
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There’s been
A delivery
Of vagueness
To the sky.
A delivery
Of vagueness
To the sky.
January 19, 2026 at 11:58 AM
There’s been
A delivery
Of vagueness
To the sky.
A delivery
Of vagueness
To the sky.
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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Anyway, if I were the Labour press team I would be digging up absolutely every single positive thing Nigel has said about Donald, every photo of the two of them hanging out etc etc and I would be preparing to dump it like a bucket of cold sick over his head.
January 19, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Anyway, if I were the Labour press team I would be digging up absolutely every single positive thing Nigel has said about Donald, every photo of the two of them hanging out etc etc and I would be preparing to dump it like a bucket of cold sick over his head.
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ICE is freely kidnapping, beating up and killing people. This is no accident. It is deliberate public policy, writes dag
The new ICE Age
The implications of the transition to lawlessness as general policy
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 12:13 PM
ICE is freely kidnapping, beating up and killing people. This is no accident. It is deliberate public policy, writes dag
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An excellent reminder that the best way to fix roads isn’t endless repairs, but rethinking how often - and why - we drive.
January 18, 2026 at 5:32 PM
An excellent reminder that the best way to fix roads isn’t endless repairs, but rethinking how often - and why - we drive.
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This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico.
January 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico.
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Wouldn't it be great if there was some injection you could have that would stop you catching measles in the first place
South Carolina’s measles outbreak surges to worst in the country #usnews
South Carolina’s measles outbreak surges to worst in the country
Reported measles cases in South Carolina surged by almost 30% in the last few days, state health officials said Friday.
www.live5news.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Wouldn't it be great if there was some injection you could have that would stop you catching measles in the first place
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They're investigating the victim's wife, the victim's friends, the mayor and the governor too, but no, they're not even going to glance in the direction of the murderer.
BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
January 18, 2026 at 10:16 PM
They're investigating the victim's wife, the victim's friends, the mayor and the governor too, but no, they're not even going to glance in the direction of the murderer.
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
January 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
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🎶I'm a geologist in a discordant throng,
I look at volcanoes all day long,
I chase tsunamis&I measure earthquakes,
Don't like death-tolls, but I love their shakes.
I'm a geologist in a discordant throng,
I like Godzilla&I hate King Kong,
I'm the coolest&that's no lie,
I'm pretty fly for a rock guy🎶
I look at volcanoes all day long,
I chase tsunamis&I measure earthquakes,
Don't like death-tolls, but I love their shakes.
I'm a geologist in a discordant throng,
I like Godzilla&I hate King Kong,
I'm the coolest&that's no lie,
I'm pretty fly for a rock guy🎶
Dreamt last night that I wrote a hit song and everywhere I went I was asked/requested/forced to shout out the chorus for fans? The chorus? I wrote it down upon awakening.
“I’M A GEOLOGIST IN A DISCORDANT THRONG!”
“I’M A GEOLOGIST IN A DISCORDANT THRONG!”
January 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM
🎶I'm a geologist in a discordant throng,
I look at volcanoes all day long,
I chase tsunamis&I measure earthquakes,
Don't like death-tolls, but I love their shakes.
I'm a geologist in a discordant throng,
I like Godzilla&I hate King Kong,
I'm the coolest&that's no lie,
I'm pretty fly for a rock guy🎶
I look at volcanoes all day long,
I chase tsunamis&I measure earthquakes,
Don't like death-tolls, but I love their shakes.
I'm a geologist in a discordant throng,
I like Godzilla&I hate King Kong,
I'm the coolest&that's no lie,
I'm pretty fly for a rock guy🎶
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Keep watching - Trump and his circle almost have their precious goal: invoking the Insurrection Act.
As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.
As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.
January 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Keep watching - Trump and his circle almost have their precious goal: invoking the Insurrection Act.
As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.
As per said before: a great deal of what is being done is simply Trump and his circle working backwards from this objective.
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Today Trump has expressly threatened invoking the Insurrection Act and is reported as saying there is no need for the mid-terms.
But of course he is only joking.
But of course he is only joking.
January 15, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Today Trump has expressly threatened invoking the Insurrection Act and is reported as saying there is no need for the mid-terms.
But of course he is only joking.
But of course he is only joking.
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I am enjoying all these Tories defecting to Reform and saying "omg look at what the previous governments have done to the country so terrible". Genuinely a constant rib-tickler.
January 13, 2026 at 11:56 AM
I am enjoying all these Tories defecting to Reform and saying "omg look at what the previous governments have done to the country so terrible". Genuinely a constant rib-tickler.
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Free speech latest.
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Free speech latest.
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PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP V BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION - a thread
This thread will be updated over time.
A far more detailed version at my Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/trump-v-bb... - copied to my personal blog davidallengreen.com/2026/01/trum...
This thread is of major developments.
This thread will be updated over time.
A far more detailed version at my Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/trump-v-bb... - copied to my personal blog davidallengreen.com/2026/01/trum...
This thread is of major developments.
January 13, 2026 at 11:58 AM
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP V BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION - a thread
This thread will be updated over time.
A far more detailed version at my Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/trump-v-bb... - copied to my personal blog davidallengreen.com/2026/01/trum...
This thread is of major developments.
This thread will be updated over time.
A far more detailed version at my Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/trump-v-bb... - copied to my personal blog davidallengreen.com/2026/01/trum...
This thread is of major developments.