@moira31mudlarks.bsky.social
Muddy walks are more fun, aging back - fallen trees can be climbed 🙂Nature lover, in my back yard, especially trees. They’re magic
Like a bit of gentle politics too. Makes terrible typos 😳
Like a bit of gentle politics too. Makes terrible typos 😳
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Republicans defending ICE terrorism telling me "there are consequences to breaking the law."
That's rich coming from people who knowingly voted for a convicted felon.
That's rich coming from people who knowingly voted for a convicted felon.
January 22, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Republicans defending ICE terrorism telling me "there are consequences to breaking the law."
That's rich coming from people who knowingly voted for a convicted felon.
That's rich coming from people who knowingly voted for a convicted felon.
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90% of people in China own their own homes.
In the UK/USA it is only 65%.
The reason, they don't have for profit housing in China and homes are therefore not a ridiculously overpriced commodity.
In the UK/USA it is only 65%.
The reason, they don't have for profit housing in China and homes are therefore not a ridiculously overpriced commodity.
January 22, 2026 at 8:39 PM
90% of people in China own their own homes.
In the UK/USA it is only 65%.
The reason, they don't have for profit housing in China and homes are therefore not a ridiculously overpriced commodity.
In the UK/USA it is only 65%.
The reason, they don't have for profit housing in China and homes are therefore not a ridiculously overpriced commodity.
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UK tourist Becky Burke was arrested by ICE in the USA and kept in handcuffs and chains for 19 days before being deported back to Wales.
Her 'crime', doing unpaid work in return for accomodation (which isn't illegal).
This is the evil of Donald Trump's USA, DON'T GO.
Her 'crime', doing unpaid work in return for accomodation (which isn't illegal).
This is the evil of Donald Trump's USA, DON'T GO.
January 22, 2026 at 10:19 AM
UK tourist Becky Burke was arrested by ICE in the USA and kept in handcuffs and chains for 19 days before being deported back to Wales.
Her 'crime', doing unpaid work in return for accomodation (which isn't illegal).
This is the evil of Donald Trump's USA, DON'T GO.
Her 'crime', doing unpaid work in return for accomodation (which isn't illegal).
This is the evil of Donald Trump's USA, DON'T GO.
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Weaponised trade, coercive finance and fragile supply chains have changed the game. Mark Carney’s answer at Davos is “values-based realism”: rebuilding domestic strength while cooperating with other mid-sized states to resist pressure together.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
The Carney Doctrine: ‘live in truth’ not illusion
Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, calls for middle ranking countries to "live in truth", and abandon the useful fiction of a world order
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Weaponised trade, coercive finance and fragile supply chains have changed the game. Mark Carney’s answer at Davos is “values-based realism”: rebuilding domestic strength while cooperating with other mid-sized states to resist pressure together.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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let's GO!
sorry but public finance outperforms are not seen that often
sorry but public finance outperforms are not seen that often
January 22, 2026 at 1:09 PM
let's GO!
sorry but public finance outperforms are not seen that often
sorry but public finance outperforms are not seen that often
Dreadful - Trumps America
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Dreadful - Trumps America
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"Look, I get it, he's mental but what the fuck do you want me to do?"
- Labour +45%
- Labour +45%
January 20, 2026 at 10:31 AM
"Look, I get it, he's mental but what the fuck do you want me to do?"
- Labour +45%
- Labour +45%
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The UK did this deal, btw, at significant political and financial cost, so that the US could keep operating a crucial regional military base at Diego Garcia.
Donald Trump and Marco Rubio both welcomed the deal. There is nothing in it for the UK other than helping the US relationship. So: hmmmm.
Donald Trump and Marco Rubio both welcomed the deal. There is nothing in it for the UK other than helping the US relationship. So: hmmmm.
Trump on his website laying in to the UK over Diego Garcia as an act of “GREAT STUPIDITY”, cites it as a reason the US should “acquire” Greenland
January 20, 2026 at 12:41 PM
The UK did this deal, btw, at significant political and financial cost, so that the US could keep operating a crucial regional military base at Diego Garcia.
Donald Trump and Marco Rubio both welcomed the deal. There is nothing in it for the UK other than helping the US relationship. So: hmmmm.
Donald Trump and Marco Rubio both welcomed the deal. There is nothing in it for the UK other than helping the US relationship. So: hmmmm.
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George Orwell "They will have tyranny and they will call it justice, lies and they call it truth, war and they call it peace."
2026 Donald Trump - 'Peace Board'
2026 Donald Trump - 'Peace Board'
January 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
George Orwell "They will have tyranny and they will call it justice, lies and they call it truth, war and they call it peace."
2026 Donald Trump - 'Peace Board'
2026 Donald Trump - 'Peace Board'
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Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
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Should things escalate further and today goes down in history as the end of American hegemony future UK historians may be surprised to find the papers focusing on the Beckhams falling out.
January 20, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Should things escalate further and today goes down in history as the end of American hegemony future UK historians may be surprised to find the papers focusing on the Beckhams falling out.
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The UK is almost as cheap to influence online as Russia.
Cambridge researchers have mapped the bot market.
The next move belongs to Parliament.
By Fred Lewsey
Cambridge researchers have mapped the bot market.
The next move belongs to Parliament.
By Fred Lewsey
Price of a bot army revealed across hundreds of online platforms
The first global index to track real-time prices for buying fake account verifications on 500+ online platforms in every country
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 8:08 AM
The UK is almost as cheap to influence online as Russia.
Cambridge researchers have mapped the bot market.
The next move belongs to Parliament.
By Fred Lewsey
Cambridge researchers have mapped the bot market.
The next move belongs to Parliament.
By Fred Lewsey
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If this greedy and ridiculous man were to become Prime Minister, he'd be responsible for our security, safety, our NHS, our economy, and the welfare of our children.
Meanwhile he can't be bothered to do even basic checks on the Cameos that rake in £141,000 for him
metro.co.uk/2026/01/15/i...
Meanwhile he can't be bothered to do even basic checks on the Cameos that rake in £141,000 for him
metro.co.uk/2026/01/15/i...
Nigel Farage ‘tricked into paying tribute to Ian Watkins’
It cost £98 for The Reform UK leader to film the clip on his Cameo account
metro.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 8:01 AM
If this greedy and ridiculous man were to become Prime Minister, he'd be responsible for our security, safety, our NHS, our economy, and the welfare of our children.
Meanwhile he can't be bothered to do even basic checks on the Cameos that rake in £141,000 for him
metro.co.uk/2026/01/15/i...
Meanwhile he can't be bothered to do even basic checks on the Cameos that rake in £141,000 for him
metro.co.uk/2026/01/15/i...
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if Nigel Farage is lazy enough to record a message for paedophile Ian Watkins in exchange for money, what else might he do for money without thinking too hard
January 16, 2026 at 7:54 AM
if Nigel Farage is lazy enough to record a message for paedophile Ian Watkins in exchange for money, what else might he do for money without thinking too hard
Telegraphs crass stupidity
This intro to David Frost's Telegraph column sums up so much that is wrong with British politics.
January 16, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Telegraphs crass stupidity
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And so it begins.
Reform has grown, and people with opinions and egos have been allowed into Farage’s one man band.
Won't end well... (going to be saying that a lot)
Reform has grown, and people with opinions and egos have been allowed into Farage’s one man band.
Won't end well... (going to be saying that a lot)
January 15, 2026 at 6:29 PM
And so it begins.
Reform has grown, and people with opinions and egos have been allowed into Farage’s one man band.
Won't end well... (going to be saying that a lot)
Reform has grown, and people with opinions and egos have been allowed into Farage’s one man band.
Won't end well... (going to be saying that a lot)
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Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
January 16, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
Is this why Trump is going after Denmark
The greedy guts tech oligarch?
The greedy guts tech oligarch?
As news publications across Europe signed licensing deals with U.S. tech giants to keep traffic flowing, Danish publishers formed a common front demanding a higher price for the use of their content.
But is the cost of sovereignty too high?
But is the cost of sovereignty too high?
Inside Denmark’s struggle to break up with Silicon Valley
From a media blockade to “nationalizing” government software, Denmark has become a laboratory for resisting U.S. Big Tech. But is the price of sovereignty too high?
www.politico.eu
January 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Is this why Trump is going after Denmark
The greedy guts tech oligarch?
The greedy guts tech oligarch?
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Brexit failed, and Farage was one of its key architects.
"In a sane world, Farage would not be able to show his face in parliament or in a TV studio without being reminded of two things. His adult life was devoted to a cause that his compatriots now regard as a mistake."
https://on.ft.com/4pEaXpC
"In a sane world, Farage would not be able to show his face in parliament or in a TV studio without being reminded of two things. His adult life was devoted to a cause that his compatriots now regard as a mistake."
https://on.ft.com/4pEaXpC
How Nigel Farage gets away with it
His two great liabilities, Brexit and Donald Trump, are unmentionable in British politics
www.ft.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Brexit failed, and Farage was one of its key architects.
"In a sane world, Farage would not be able to show his face in parliament or in a TV studio without being reminded of two things. His adult life was devoted to a cause that his compatriots now regard as a mistake."
https://on.ft.com/4pEaXpC
"In a sane world, Farage would not be able to show his face in parliament or in a TV studio without being reminded of two things. His adult life was devoted to a cause that his compatriots now regard as a mistake."
https://on.ft.com/4pEaXpC
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‘The settlers brought the violence’: the ethnic cleansing of a West Bank village
‘The settlers brought the violence’: the ethnic cleansing of a West Bank village
Ras ‘Ein al ‘Auja is a small community of about 135 families – and the only one remaining in this part of the Jordan valley
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:04 AM
‘The settlers brought the violence’: the ethnic cleansing of a West Bank village
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So this is what Farage wants to do with his precious Brexit ‘sovereignty’: sell out our NHS to Trump’s America and grub for power in the misery of its collapse.
Such a cynical, malignant politician. Happy to lie to our faces, weaken our rights and break what we value, if it enriches him.
(iPaper)
Such a cynical, malignant politician. Happy to lie to our faces, weaken our rights and break what we value, if it enriches him.
(iPaper)
January 14, 2026 at 7:53 AM
So this is what Farage wants to do with his precious Brexit ‘sovereignty’: sell out our NHS to Trump’s America and grub for power in the misery of its collapse.
Such a cynical, malignant politician. Happy to lie to our faces, weaken our rights and break what we value, if it enriches him.
(iPaper)
Such a cynical, malignant politician. Happy to lie to our faces, weaken our rights and break what we value, if it enriches him.
(iPaper)
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British public strongly back caps on donations to political parties
electoral-reform.org.uk/british-publ...
electoral-reform.org.uk/british-publ...
British public strongly back caps on donations to political parties
Polling published in the last few weeks reveals that the British public are worried about the influence of money in politics, with a majority wanting to see the introduction of caps
electoral-reform.org.uk
January 14, 2026 at 6:53 AM
British public strongly back caps on donations to political parties
electoral-reform.org.uk/british-publ...
electoral-reform.org.uk/british-publ...
All those marching In London - banging drums in local towns for Gaza - where are they supporting the Iranian ppl. Or is it only ppl living in repressive regimes supported by Iranian money they support?
January 14, 2026 at 8:38 AM
All those marching In London - banging drums in local towns for Gaza - where are they supporting the Iranian ppl. Or is it only ppl living in repressive regimes supported by Iranian money they support?
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Thames Water is going bankrupt, AGAIN.
It can be nationalised very easily and for free.
Freeze their bills, watch them go bankrupt, takeover water supply as soon as they stop, as the law already states.
Job done.
It can be nationalised very easily and for free.
Freeze their bills, watch them go bankrupt, takeover water supply as soon as they stop, as the law already states.
Job done.
January 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Thames Water is going bankrupt, AGAIN.
It can be nationalised very easily and for free.
Freeze their bills, watch them go bankrupt, takeover water supply as soon as they stop, as the law already states.
Job done.
It can be nationalised very easily and for free.
Freeze their bills, watch them go bankrupt, takeover water supply as soon as they stop, as the law already states.
Job done.