Michael
@peckhamkiwi.bsky.social
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I wrote about this last month. Overshooting on reducing migration is going to be very costly.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:56 AM
I wrote about this last month. Overshooting on reducing migration is going to be very costly.
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“Should we target Reform voters or ‘left’ voters?” - this is babytalk. Do your job!
January 9, 2026 at 3:59 PM
“Should we target Reform voters or ‘left’ voters?” - this is babytalk. Do your job!
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Only I may tread.
ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed an unarmed civilian, flew a don't-tread-on-me Gadsden flag at his house, per the Daily Mail.
January 9, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Only I may tread.
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Accurate headline - Woman to give bobble to man baby as he won't stop crying
January 9, 2026 at 4:29 AM
Accurate headline - Woman to give bobble to man baby as he won't stop crying
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Bristol Patriots are holding an anti-Keir Starmer march in Bristol on Saturday. Anti-racism campaigners are calling their counter-protest 'We Hate Keir Starmer More Than You' in response.
Full story here:
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Full story here:
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Bristol Patriots plan march through city centre again
A counter protest is planned
www.bristolpost.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Bristol Patriots are holding an anti-Keir Starmer march in Bristol on Saturday. Anti-racism campaigners are calling their counter-protest 'We Hate Keir Starmer More Than You' in response.
Full story here:
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Full story here:
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
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The gambling industry needs to be run out of town with pitchforks and torches
Number crunching: Pay and dividends of Bet365 chief executive v total fiscal cost of gambling-related harm.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
January 9, 2026 at 12:16 PM
The gambling industry needs to be run out of town with pitchforks and torches
Surely a more accurate headline would be 'Grok seeks to increase profit from sexualised imagery'
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Surely a more accurate headline would be 'Grok seeks to increase profit from sexualised imagery'
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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“Today, the US appears to be embracing an approach that had been developed specifically to counter US ideals and interests. This adoption of spheres of interests is even more baffling, as it reduces America’s status in the world from that of a global power to that of a regional power among several”
Europe’s Place in the New ‘Spheres of Influence’ World
For Europe, the Trump administration’s embrace of a world dominated by great powers represents a completely new challenge.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:14 PM
“Today, the US appears to be embracing an approach that had been developed specifically to counter US ideals and interests. This adoption of spheres of interests is even more baffling, as it reduces America’s status in the world from that of a global power to that of a regional power among several”
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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Actions have consequences.
January 7, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Actions have consequences.
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It's so quaint how in the 90s we worried that kids were gonna get fucked up by tamagotchis and now they're just giving every kid a free robot that generates child porn and tells you how to commit suicide
January 7, 2026 at 8:55 AM
It's so quaint how in the 90s we worried that kids were gonna get fucked up by tamagotchis and now they're just giving every kid a free robot that generates child porn and tells you how to commit suicide
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So proud of Bristol's Green councillors delivering more affordable homes that Bristolians desperately need - Bristol is now the best council outside of London for building affordable homes. More to do but this is a brilliant start.
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Bristol smashed affordable homes records in 2025
In the first half of the year, 286 affordable homes were completed - 54 of which were built by the council
www.bristol247.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:58 AM
So proud of Bristol's Green councillors delivering more affordable homes that Bristolians desperately need - Bristol is now the best council outside of London for building affordable homes. More to do but this is a brilliant start.
www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
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And on this kind of garbage hang the fates of nations
January 5, 2026 at 4:07 AM
And on this kind of garbage hang the fates of nations
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In a study following 23 million people age 18-59 (pretty young) for 4 years…despite the fact that the ones who got the COVID vaccine were overall older and sicker at baseline, they not only had 74% lower risk of dying from COVID than the unvaccinated but 25% lower risk of dying from any other cause!
January 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
In a study following 23 million people age 18-59 (pretty young) for 4 years…despite the fact that the ones who got the COVID vaccine were overall older and sicker at baseline, they not only had 74% lower risk of dying from COVID than the unvaccinated but 25% lower risk of dying from any other cause!
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My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
January 4, 2026 at 2:02 AM
My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
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The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
August 6, 2024 at 12:36 PM
The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943.
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
Only one cat has ever received the award.
This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25
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Donald Trump is so obviously going to annex Greenland.
And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
January 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Donald Trump is so obviously going to annex Greenland.
And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
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Can see why Starmer would have wanted to ditch Love Actually....
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Copyright Thwarts Plan To Recreate Love Actually Moment In Prime Minister's TikTok
A plan for Keir Starmer to pay tribute to a scene from the Christmas film Love Actually in his first TikTok video was scrapped over copyright conce...
www.politicshome.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Can see why Starmer would have wanted to ditch Love Actually....
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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January 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Keir Starmer says he wants to establish facts by *watching Donald Trumps press conference.*
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
January 3, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Keir Starmer says he wants to establish facts by *watching Donald Trumps press conference.*
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
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There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
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Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women
People are asking Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to alter images to depict women being sexually abused, humiliated, and even killed.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
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Tried and true tactic of fossil fuel disinformation machine. An excerpt from #ScienceUnderSiege:
December 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Tried and true tactic of fossil fuel disinformation machine. An excerpt from #ScienceUnderSiege:
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Mel - quoted in the manifesto of a fascist mass shooter who murdered seventy seven people, including a large number of teenagers he specifically targeted as children of socialists - says incitement to murder is disqualifying. Every day, these papers are rubbing everyone’s faces in their impunity.
December 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Mel - quoted in the manifesto of a fascist mass shooter who murdered seventy seven people, including a large number of teenagers he specifically targeted as children of socialists - says incitement to murder is disqualifying. Every day, these papers are rubbing everyone’s faces in their impunity.
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career