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• Your friendly reminder that Lord Mandelson is still a member of the Parliamentary Labour Party and retains the Labour Whip.
• Worth reflecting on all the MPs who lost the Labour Whip are were suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party for voting against the 2 Child Cap.
• Worth reflecting on all the MPs who lost the Labour Whip are were suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party for voting against the 2 Child Cap.
January 31, 2026 at 9:40 AM
• Your friendly reminder that Lord Mandelson is still a member of the Parliamentary Labour Party and retains the Labour Whip.
• Worth reflecting on all the MPs who lost the Labour Whip are were suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party for voting against the 2 Child Cap.
• Worth reflecting on all the MPs who lost the Labour Whip are were suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party for voting against the 2 Child Cap.
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BTW, folks: You may have heard that since trump's pal bought TikTok, that platform is going to shit with censorship.
I've decided to try out its new competitor, UpScrolled. It's brand new, so if you join, you're an early adopter.
Find me there: share.upscrolled.com/en/user/3484...
I've decided to try out its new competitor, UpScrolled. It's brand new, so if you join, you're an early adopter.
Find me there: share.upscrolled.com/en/user/3484...
BrooklynDad_Defiant (@mmpadellan) / UpScrolled
Follow @mmpadellan on UpScrolled
share.upscrolled.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:51 AM
BTW, folks: You may have heard that since trump's pal bought TikTok, that platform is going to shit with censorship.
I've decided to try out its new competitor, UpScrolled. It's brand new, so if you join, you're an early adopter.
Find me there: share.upscrolled.com/en/user/3484...
I've decided to try out its new competitor, UpScrolled. It's brand new, so if you join, you're an early adopter.
Find me there: share.upscrolled.com/en/user/3484...
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And they never run the headline "oh, if we didn't build those windfarms, it would cost >4 tn building new coal plants".
I am getting increasingly infuriated at this general notion that everything is free, except evil climate policy, that is costly and the cause of the world's ills.
I am getting increasingly infuriated at this general notion that everything is free, except evil climate policy, that is costly and the cause of the world's ills.
January 30, 2026 at 9:59 PM
And they never run the headline "oh, if we didn't build those windfarms, it would cost >4 tn building new coal plants".
I am getting increasingly infuriated at this general notion that everything is free, except evil climate policy, that is costly and the cause of the world's ills.
I am getting increasingly infuriated at this general notion that everything is free, except evil climate policy, that is costly and the cause of the world's ills.
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:D :D :D :D
January 31, 2026 at 11:29 AM
:D :D :D :D
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Opinion | The impending destruction of the Kurdish community in Syria - and their betrayal by the US - has made few headlines. It should
🖋 By Patrick Cockburn
Read more: trib.al/OOImMuw
🖋 By Patrick Cockburn
Read more: trib.al/OOImMuw
January 31, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Opinion | The impending destruction of the Kurdish community in Syria - and their betrayal by the US - has made few headlines. It should
🖋 By Patrick Cockburn
Read more: trib.al/OOImMuw
🖋 By Patrick Cockburn
Read more: trib.al/OOImMuw
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PATRIOT PRODUCTION TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY
The US just signed a $9 billion deal to provide Patriot PAC-3 missiles and systems to Saudi Arabia. 900 missiles by 2032. This comes on the news that production will increase from the 750 annually now to 2,200 a year by 2030.
Demand for the missile
The US just signed a $9 billion deal to provide Patriot PAC-3 missiles and systems to Saudi Arabia. 900 missiles by 2032. This comes on the news that production will increase from the 750 annually now to 2,200 a year by 2030.
Demand for the missile
January 31, 2026 at 11:51 AM
PATRIOT PRODUCTION TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY
The US just signed a $9 billion deal to provide Patriot PAC-3 missiles and systems to Saudi Arabia. 900 missiles by 2032. This comes on the news that production will increase from the 750 annually now to 2,200 a year by 2030.
Demand for the missile
The US just signed a $9 billion deal to provide Patriot PAC-3 missiles and systems to Saudi Arabia. 900 missiles by 2032. This comes on the news that production will increase from the 750 annually now to 2,200 a year by 2030.
Demand for the missile
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Do not pass this off as the ravings of a looney, old, narcissist. These false reports are going to be used to try and corrupt the 2026 elections by increasing White House Power over the vote. It could spark off the greatest crisis in the USA since the Civil War.
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Do not pass this off as the ravings of a looney, old, narcissist. These false reports are going to be used to try and corrupt the 2026 elections by increasing White House Power over the vote. It could spark off the greatest crisis in the USA since the Civil War.
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Lecturer in Ecology and Evolution position available in Biology Department at Stanford University. Apply by April 1, 2026. (Photo by Rick Morris)
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31606
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31606
January 30, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Lecturer in Ecology and Evolution position available in Biology Department at Stanford University. Apply by April 1, 2026. (Photo by Rick Morris)
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31606
academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31606
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There’s so much need in Minnesota right now. Businesses are closing and rent is due soon.
If you want to help people here, there are links to rent relief & other vetted mutual aid funds on standwithminnesota.com. Please boost and donate what you can.
Thank you 🫶🏻
If you want to help people here, there are links to rent relief & other vetted mutual aid funds on standwithminnesota.com. Please boost and donate what you can.
Thank you 🫶🏻
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
standwithminnesota.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
There’s so much need in Minnesota right now. Businesses are closing and rent is due soon.
If you want to help people here, there are links to rent relief & other vetted mutual aid funds on standwithminnesota.com. Please boost and donate what you can.
Thank you 🫶🏻
If you want to help people here, there are links to rent relief & other vetted mutual aid funds on standwithminnesota.com. Please boost and donate what you can.
Thank you 🫶🏻
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Konstantin Kisin: son of Vadim Kisin, who fled Russia after being accused of wholesale corruption. Vadim was the son-in-law of Viktor Chebrikov, head of the KGB in the 80s.
Konstantin, who claims the accusations were false, was privately educated in Britain. Wonder what attracted him to Reform UK?
Konstantin, who claims the accusations were false, was privately educated in Britain. Wonder what attracted him to Reform UK?
January 30, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Konstantin Kisin: son of Vadim Kisin, who fled Russia after being accused of wholesale corruption. Vadim was the son-in-law of Viktor Chebrikov, head of the KGB in the 80s.
Konstantin, who claims the accusations were false, was privately educated in Britain. Wonder what attracted him to Reform UK?
Konstantin, who claims the accusations were false, was privately educated in Britain. Wonder what attracted him to Reform UK?
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Jobs! Incredible stuff. Good to see.
Wonderful news from Birkbeck's School of Historical Studies. We're hiring not one but TWO open-ended, full-time roles: Medieval Studies, and History of Art! cis7.bbk.ac.uk/home.html#fi...
Current Vacancies - Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck
cis7.bbk.ac.uk
January 30, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Jobs! Incredible stuff. Good to see.
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I'm somewhat staggered* the UK government have walked into this one, given the EXACT SAME CHANGES were made in Scotland almost a decade ago, and we didn't have the same thing with LBTT...
* not actually staggered. The amount of cross-border policy learning in the UK is dismal.
* not actually staggered. The amount of cross-border policy learning in the UK is dismal.
New report: a serious unintended consequence of the Government’s tenancy reforms.
Hundreds of thousands of ordinary tenants will be dragged into an annual stamp duty calculation and filing regime.
Hundreds of thousands of ordinary tenants will be dragged into an annual stamp duty calculation and filing regime.
January 30, 2026 at 9:51 AM
I'm somewhat staggered* the UK government have walked into this one, given the EXACT SAME CHANGES were made in Scotland almost a decade ago, and we didn't have the same thing with LBTT...
* not actually staggered. The amount of cross-border policy learning in the UK is dismal.
* not actually staggered. The amount of cross-border policy learning in the UK is dismal.
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In case you missed it: Job Ad: ATLEU are recruiting a Community Lawyer (Immigration) | Free Movement
Job Ad: ATLEU are recruiting a Community Lawyer (Immigration) - Free Movement
Community Lawyer (Immigration)
freemovement.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 12:02 PM
In case you missed it: Job Ad: ATLEU are recruiting a Community Lawyer (Immigration) | Free Movement
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Boycott the Epstein class' AI rape bots, and sue their makers into oblivion
That's it, that's the skeet. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
That's it, that's the skeet. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Millions creating deepfake nudes on Telegram as AI tools drive global wave of digital abuse
Analysis finds at least 150 channels on messaging app that are distributing AI-generated images and video
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Boycott the Epstein class' AI rape bots, and sue their makers into oblivion
That's it, that's the skeet. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
That's it, that's the skeet. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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@msalexbaker.bsky.social 👇#WASPI no pension for 6yrs.
Shame on you all😠
Shame on you all😠
While we can and should celebrate Keir Starmer securing visa free travel to China
Today Labour doubled down on denying WASPI women compensation, even though Keir Starmer himself called for compensation and campaigned with WASPI women for it
Today Labour doubled down on denying WASPI women compensation, even though Keir Starmer himself called for compensation and campaigned with WASPI women for it
January 29, 2026 at 5:13 PM
@msalexbaker.bsky.social 👇#WASPI no pension for 6yrs.
Shame on you all😠
Shame on you all😠
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Ice Out solidarity protest in Paris tonight. ✊️✊️✊️
I just want you to know that we are not alone. The world knows that what is happening in the US with ICE is not ok.
I just want you to know that we are not alone. The world knows that what is happening in the US with ICE is not ok.
January 29, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Ice Out solidarity protest in Paris tonight. ✊️✊️✊️
I just want you to know that we are not alone. The world knows that what is happening in the US with ICE is not ok.
I just want you to know that we are not alone. The world knows that what is happening in the US with ICE is not ok.
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Two songs about the situation in Minneapolis. Both worth a listen
First one is Bruce Springsteen - the second the Marsh family from the UK
Minneapolis we are thinking of you 🤜🏼
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
youtu.be/BRHxXHZmVAM?...
First one is Bruce Springsteen - the second the Marsh family from the UK
Minneapolis we are thinking of you 🤜🏼
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
youtu.be/BRHxXHZmVAM?...
"Minnesota" - Marsh Family adaptation of "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)"
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Two songs about the situation in Minneapolis. Both worth a listen
First one is Bruce Springsteen - the second the Marsh family from the UK
Minneapolis we are thinking of you 🤜🏼
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
youtu.be/BRHxXHZmVAM?...
First one is Bruce Springsteen - the second the Marsh family from the UK
Minneapolis we are thinking of you 🤜🏼
youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...
youtu.be/BRHxXHZmVAM?...
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🚨🚨This is welcome: Europe must build its own military power to survive a more dangerous world and a less reliable US, @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu warned on Wednesday, countering rightly NATO chief Mark #Rutte's remarks on #US reliance for European security. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...
EU heavyweights deepen rift with Rutte over Europe’s military power
The bloc’s defense commissioner calls for building a European pillar in NATO — challenging the alliance chief who says America’s role is essential.
www.politico.eu
January 29, 2026 at 7:52 AM
🚨🚨This is welcome: Europe must build its own military power to survive a more dangerous world and a less reliable US, @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu warned on Wednesday, countering rightly NATO chief Mark #Rutte's remarks on #US reliance for European security. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...
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The placement of Jupiter's moons around it tonight is really pretty. I have some pictures from my DSLR that are better but this one was with my phone
January 28, 2026 at 12:16 AM
The placement of Jupiter's moons around it tonight is really pretty. I have some pictures from my DSLR that are better but this one was with my phone
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New 'Cash Lab' will explore whether giving people direct financial support - without conditions on how they spend it - can break the cycle of poverty and improve life outcomes.
Launched today by King's @schoolforgovt.bsky.social.
Read the story 🔗⬇️
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-cas...
Launched today by King's @schoolforgovt.bsky.social.
Read the story 🔗⬇️
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-cas...
New 'Cash Lab' to test whether direct cash transfers can break cycle of poverty | King's College London
Researchers are testing whether direct financial support could offer a simpler, more effective response to the problems caused by poverty
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 4:40 PM
New 'Cash Lab' will explore whether giving people direct financial support - without conditions on how they spend it - can break the cycle of poverty and improve life outcomes.
Launched today by King's @schoolforgovt.bsky.social.
Read the story 🔗⬇️
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-cas...
Launched today by King's @schoolforgovt.bsky.social.
Read the story 🔗⬇️
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-cas...
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ICE are alllll over Harlem right now, 116 & Frederick Douglass, checking IDs and targeting the area’s African community. Multiple people have been detained.
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
ICE are alllll over Harlem right now, 116 & Frederick Douglass, checking IDs and targeting the area’s African community. Multiple people have been detained.
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
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NEW Nerve investigation reveals extent of Palantir's enmeshment in UK state operations
Peter Thiel's surveillance company has deals with government bodies amounting to at least £670m – inc. £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency
By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Charlie Young & Max Colbert
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Peter Thiel's surveillance company has deals with government bodies amounting to at least £670m – inc. £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency
By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Charlie Young & Max Colbert
🔗⏬
January 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
NEW Nerve investigation reveals extent of Palantir's enmeshment in UK state operations
Peter Thiel's surveillance company has deals with government bodies amounting to at least £670m – inc. £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency
By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Charlie Young & Max Colbert
🔗⏬
Peter Thiel's surveillance company has deals with government bodies amounting to at least £670m – inc. £15m contract with nuclear weapons agency
By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Charlie Young & Max Colbert
🔗⏬
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Further detail of how the 34+ UK state contracts and extensions with Palantir break down.
Note on Infographic 1 (post 1): where amount/share of a contract/contract extension is unknown, that contract has not been included in the overall £672m+ spend.
Note on Infographic 1 (post 1): where amount/share of a contract/contract extension is unknown, that contract has not been included in the overall £672m+ spend.
January 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Further detail of how the 34+ UK state contracts and extensions with Palantir break down.
Note on Infographic 1 (post 1): where amount/share of a contract/contract extension is unknown, that contract has not been included in the overall £672m+ spend.
Note on Infographic 1 (post 1): where amount/share of a contract/contract extension is unknown, that contract has not been included in the overall £672m+ spend.