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Paul Hilton
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I like a liminal space.
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Post a banger not in English
youtu.be/bPGct0yRPM8?...
February 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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cole1.bsky.social
10/10 this, incredible
February 9, 2026 at 7:41 AM
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davidclewis.bsky.social
same energy
February 9, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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sethabramson.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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lrb.co.uk
‘Peter Mandelson is a case study for the way the Westminster ecosystem protects its own.

Protecting the system, and the powerful men who feel entitled to benefit from it, matters more than protecting the people it harms.’

New from @judeinlondon.com:

www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/fe...
Jude Wanga | The centre shrinks
Peter Mandelson is a case study for the way the Westminster ecosystem protects its own until it is forced, by leakage...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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jamesbfg.bsky.social
We have a choice:
Let the rot spread, cower to the US, let techno fascist control our institutions and hope we won’t get eaten alive, or
Draw a line in the sand, remove ourselves from toxic contracts, forge balanced relationships with ethical partners and take back our critical infrastructure.
zackpolanski.bsky.social Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 6d
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.

Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’

I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
February 5, 2026 at 5:53 PM
paulhilton.bsky.social
Share a photo of mountains you've taken.
Photo of the Swiss Glarus Alps with two people in the foreground.
January 22, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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danniemcq.bsky.social
Cat wandered in front of the camera during the #aurora long exposure
January 20, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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joelhs.bsky.social
“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
From Senator Chris McDaniel: “Lately, some folks have taken to calling ICE “the Gestapo.” It sounds fierce. It feels righteous. But it isn’t true, and it isn’t harmless. The Gestapo was a secret police force. No warrants. No courts. No lawyers. And no appeals. People vanished in the night, not because they broke the law, but because the law no longer meant anything. The knock on the door was the sentence. ICE isn’t that. Not even close. ICE is a public agency enforcing laws passed by elected officials. Its agents file reports. They seek warrants. They lose cases. Judges stop them. Lawyers challenge them. Some detainees go home. That’s not tyranny. That’s bureaucracy, for better and worse. You can hate immigration policy. You can argue enforcement is too harsh, too sloppy, or too broad. You can work to have the law changed if you wish. That’s a republic doing what it’s supposed to do. But when you call ordinary law enforcement “the Gestapo,” you cheapen real evil. You turn history into a slogan and suffering into a metaphor. And once every badge is tyranny, no tyranny is left to recognize. In Mississippi, I was raised to believe words should earn their weight. This one hasn't yet. It throws around the language of dictatorship while living under a system where courts still rule, lawyers still argue, and the government still loses. That difference matters. Because the day enforcement becomes secret, unchecked, and answerable to no one, we won’t need to borrow names from history. We’ll know exactly what we’re dealing with. And we’ll wish we’d kept our words honest.”
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
Jennings: Let's not get our knickers in a twist here

McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
January 20, 2026 at 4:08 AM
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balconyshirts.co.uk
Trump with the Nobel Peace prize standing next to John Terry in a chelsea kit and María Corina Machado.
January 16, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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louisehaighmp.bsky.social
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
paulhilton.bsky.social
No cheating. Post your most recent pic of your pet.
January 3, 2026 at 10:16 PM
paulhilton.bsky.social
Day 20. A song you think is clever.

youtu.be/ktvJ2PiBgtQ?...

#BlueskyMusicChallenge
#31daySongChallenge
#MusicChallenge
#DecemberMusicChallenge
Julia Jacklin - Body (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by julia jacklin
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 8:44 AM
paulhilton.bsky.social
Day 19. A song you can clean to.

youtu.be/WY1bZjXKKWA?...

#BlueskyMusicChallenge
#31daySongChallenge
#MusicChallenge
#DecemberMusicChallenge
Sofia Kourtesis - 'La Perla' (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Ninja Tune
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
paulhilton.bsky.social
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.

Shit.
December 20, 2025 at 8:33 AM
paulhilton.bsky.social
Day 18. If you had to delete one song from your playlist.

I'm doing a 2025 playlist and did have this on there, but then I thought: it's just a less good version of Yazoo.

youtu.be/nTeUNlpGrsY?...

#BlueskyMusicChallenge
#31daySongChallenge
#MusicChallenge
#DecemberMusicChallenge
How Bad Do U Want Me
YouTube video by Lady Gaga - Topic
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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atrupar.com
January 6 was like a much dumber version of Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch and yet a plurality of American voters were like, Yeah, let’s give that guy the nuke codes again. An absolutely world historical debacle of societal ignorance. I’ll never understand it.
December 18, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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bikefit.bsky.social
Cycling UK have recently stated that their annual 100 Women in Cycling award won’t include any trans women or non-binary

Over 50 current nominees and previous winners have rejected or returned their awards. I know many of them personally

I’m proud of my cycling sisters. All of them
December 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
paulhilton.bsky.social
Day 17. A song that's magical.

youtu.be/PJwt2dxx9yg

#BlueskyMusicChallenge
#31daySongChallenge
#MusicChallenge
#DecemberMusicChallenge
Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
YouTube video by JoeJacksonVEVO
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
paulhilton.bsky.social
Day 16 (a day late). A song that makes you feel rich.

youtu.be/sCz5y84dwuA

#BlueskyMusicChallenge
#31daySongChallenge
#MusicChallenge
#DecemberMusicChallenge
Peggy Gou - (It Goes Like) Nanana - Official Video
YouTube video by Peggy Gou
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
paulhilton.bsky.social
Day 15. Your most played song of all time.

youtu.be/xxDv_RTdLQo

#BlueskyMusicChallenge
#31daySongChallenge
#MusicChallenge
#DecemberMusicChallenge
New Order - Temptation (Official Music Video) [HD Upgrade]
YouTube video by New Order
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
paulhilton.bsky.social
Day 14. A song with a violin.

youtu.be/3c7QRP8mIt8?...

#BlueskyMusicChallenge
#31daySongChallenge
#MusicChallenge
#DecemberMusicChallenge
City Sickness [Tindersticks]
YouTube video by tindersticksofficial
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
paulhilton.bsky.social
Day 13. A song you can't believe your friend doesn't like.

youtube.com/watch?v=TzYM...

#BlueskyMusicChallenge
#31daySongChallenge
#MusicChallenge
#DecemberMusicChallenge
The Opposite of Hallelujah
YouTube video by Jens Lekman - Topic
youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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flyingrodent.bsky.social
I think Manufacturing Consent was probably correct but, if we are forced to ditch it so we can snare the world’s governing class in a despicable sexual abuse ring where they all lied to protect each other from accountability, then I will just have to accept that as collateral damage.
December 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM