Amanda Forsyth
@pedaltrill.bsky.social
Charity Trustee, Choral singer, retired investment manager.
Unlikely to follow an account that's not identified with an identifiable person/institution/No. 10 cat.
Every time you're angry, you're working for the Russians.
Unlikely to follow an account that's not identified with an identifiable person/institution/No. 10 cat.
Every time you're angry, you're working for the Russians.
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I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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 8:17 AM
I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
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Biggest story today? Oh just the US military flying over our heads to seize a Russian-flagged tanker off the Scottish coast after breaking the Venezuela oil blockade
Full recap of our live reporting 👇
Full recap of our live reporting 👇
RECAP: US military seize 'Russian' oil tanker north of Scotland
US forces are reportedly attempting to seize the Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella-1
www.thenational.scot
January 7, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Biggest story today? Oh just the US military flying over our heads to seize a Russian-flagged tanker off the Scottish coast after breaking the Venezuela oil blockade
Full recap of our live reporting 👇
Full recap of our live reporting 👇
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We used to have a Constitution, Congress, and the law. Now the limits of Trump’s power are self-determined. This is why we called our rallies ‘No Kings’.
January 8, 2026 at 11:37 PM
We used to have a Constitution, Congress, and the law. Now the limits of Trump’s power are self-determined. This is why we called our rallies ‘No Kings’.
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There are always Trumps.
And so that is why the United States constitution has checks and balances for the misuse of presidential power.
The real story of Trump’s presidency is not only what he has done, but also what Congress and the Supreme Court have not done.
And so that is why the United States constitution has checks and balances for the misuse of presidential power.
The real story of Trump’s presidency is not only what he has done, but also what Congress and the Supreme Court have not done.
January 9, 2026 at 12:14 AM
There are always Trumps.
And so that is why the United States constitution has checks and balances for the misuse of presidential power.
The real story of Trump’s presidency is not only what he has done, but also what Congress and the Supreme Court have not done.
And so that is why the United States constitution has checks and balances for the misuse of presidential power.
The real story of Trump’s presidency is not only what he has done, but also what Congress and the Supreme Court have not done.
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Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
January 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
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"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
There is no evidence that the officer who shot the woman was injured at ALL, despite Trump’s claim here that he is “recovering in the hospital.”
Immediately after the shooting you can see him walking completely normally, and he stayed on the scene for a while before driving off.
Immediately after the shooting you can see him walking completely normally, and he stayed on the scene for a while before driving off.
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
January 8, 2026 at 9:56 AM
"The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
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I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
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Spain's Youth and Children's Minister has asked the Public Prosecutor (DPP rough equivalent) to investigate X for peddling child pornography
Desde el Ministerio de Juventud e Infancia hemos remitido un escrito a la Fiscalía General del Estado para solicitar que investigue a la inteligencia artificial de X (antes Twitter) por presuntos delitos de difusión de material de violencia sexual contra la infancia.
January 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Spain's Youth and Children's Minister has asked the Public Prosecutor (DPP rough equivalent) to investigate X for peddling child pornography
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The US government is now freely killing people at sea, in other lands, and on its own streets.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
January 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The US government is now freely killing people at sea, in other lands, and on its own streets.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
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“Do you have no decency? Do you have no decency? We have someone dead in their car for no reason whatsoever... Enough. Enough is enough.” —Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz
January 7, 2026 at 9:07 PM
“Do you have no decency? Do you have no decency? We have someone dead in their car for no reason whatsoever... Enough. Enough is enough.” —Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz
Giri/Haji.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Giri/Haji.
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The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
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I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
January 6, 2026 at 7:10 AM
I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
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free speech news
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
free speech news
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Trump's Razor: The pettiest explanation is usually the correct one.
Insanity: Sources close to the White House told the Washington Post Trump lost interest in backing Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to lead the country because she accepted her Nobel Peace Prize rather than demanding it be given to Trump, which was viewed as an “ultimate sin.”
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Trump's Razor: The pettiest explanation is usually the correct one.
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Denmark hits back at US over Greenland with its PM saying US rhetoric was “entirely unacceptable”. “Enough is enough. No more pressure. No more insinuations. No more fantasies of annexation.” - rpt by @richardmilne.ft.com www.ft.com/content/daae...
Denmark tells Donald Trump to stop threatening to seize Greenland
Danish prime minister says US has no right to annex Arctic island
www.ft.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Denmark hits back at US over Greenland with its PM saying US rhetoric was “entirely unacceptable”. “Enough is enough. No more pressure. No more insinuations. No more fantasies of annexation.” - rpt by @richardmilne.ft.com www.ft.com/content/daae...
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Trump: "They emptied out, if you think about it, they emptied out all of their mental institutions into our country." (Trump doesn't understand the difference between insane asylums and political asylum claims.)
January 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Trump: "They emptied out, if you think about it, they emptied out all of their mental institutions into our country." (Trump doesn't understand the difference between insane asylums and political asylum claims.)
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Could also be illegal content in the EU - which is the sole possible basis for banning a platform under the Digital Services Act
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Could also be illegal content in the EU - which is the sole possible basis for banning a platform under the Digital Services Act
Thread.
1. Russia isn’t winning in Ukraine.
January 1, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Thread.
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If you were personally not racist but you ran a party that contained this level of racism, you'd resign on the basis you had somehow ended up organising racists into a serious campaigning force, which had never been your intention.
On the other hand, if you *are* a racist...
On the other hand, if you *are* a racist...
"More than a third (37%) of Reform UK voters said they would be prouder of Britain if there were fewer people from minority ethnic backgrounds in a decade’s time, and 10% [compared to 3% overall] said it was important to have white skin to be a good British citizen."
Number of people who say Britons must be born in UK is rising, study shows
Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you were personally not racist but you ran a party that contained this level of racism, you'd resign on the basis you had somehow ended up organising racists into a serious campaigning force, which had never been your intention.
On the other hand, if you *are* a racist...
On the other hand, if you *are* a racist...
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If you like seabirds, living with the people you work with & weather that rolls in fresh off the Atlantic @scotwildlife.bsky.social are looking for a ranger on Handa
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New ranger wanted for isolated uninhabited island of Handa
The job comes with a few challenges - including weekly boat trips to mainland for washing and shopping.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
If you like seabirds, living with the people you work with & weather that rolls in fresh off the Atlantic @scotwildlife.bsky.social are looking for a ranger on Handa
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Asss you may know I’m chilled re Farage & Reform..😉
However them planning to cut adult services in Kent impacting 19,000 vulnerable elderly, disabled, sick ppl
And now hearing days before Xmas Reform Derbyshire council plans to shut Eight care homes, taking 200 jobs, throwing elderly ppl out 😤🤬
However them planning to cut adult services in Kent impacting 19,000 vulnerable elderly, disabled, sick ppl
And now hearing days before Xmas Reform Derbyshire council plans to shut Eight care homes, taking 200 jobs, throwing elderly ppl out 😤🤬
Reform council’s plan to shut eight care homes ‘a betrayal of local people’
Announcement after proposed sale falls through prompts backlash and union says more than 200 jobs at risk
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Asss you may know I’m chilled re Farage & Reform..😉
However them planning to cut adult services in Kent impacting 19,000 vulnerable elderly, disabled, sick ppl
And now hearing days before Xmas Reform Derbyshire council plans to shut Eight care homes, taking 200 jobs, throwing elderly ppl out 😤🤬
However them planning to cut adult services in Kent impacting 19,000 vulnerable elderly, disabled, sick ppl
And now hearing days before Xmas Reform Derbyshire council plans to shut Eight care homes, taking 200 jobs, throwing elderly ppl out 😤🤬
