Radical Embroiderer
@radicalembroiderer.bsky.social
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The Angela Rayner Story - In A Nutshell.
I made this last April
I believe it still stands.
#embroidery
I made this last April
I believe it still stands.
#embroidery
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I was shocked to find out how much public money has been spent with companies cited in the Grenfell Inquiry. New powers in the Procurement Act can help - here is my comment to @jessicaelgot.bsky.social in @theguardian.com today:
December 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I was shocked to find out how much public money has been spent with companies cited in the Grenfell Inquiry. New powers in the Procurement Act can help - here is my comment to @jessicaelgot.bsky.social in @theguardian.com today:
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Just the most obviously absurd, vexatious, arse-about-face nonsense being solemnly reported by the BBC, without a breath of a suggestion of what's actually going on
We really are through the fucking looking glass
December 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Just the most obviously absurd, vexatious, arse-about-face nonsense being solemnly reported by the BBC, without a breath of a suggestion of what's actually going on
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A late but magnificent footnote to the Fanny Cradock stuff
Fanny!…as a bauble on the Christmas Tree because why not?!
One I made earlier
#embroidery
#fannycradock
One I made earlier
#embroidery
#fannycradock
December 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
A late but magnificent footnote to the Fanny Cradock stuff
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Lush's soap most of the money from which goes to funding Medical Services for Palestinians in Gaza.
Let everybody know.
Let everybody know.
December 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Lush's soap most of the money from which goes to funding Medical Services for Palestinians in Gaza.
Let everybody know.
Let everybody know.
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He isn't "losing" this money. This is called "paying tax like a responsible citizen and not hiding your money offshore" and we need to start recognising and applauding it.
December 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
He isn't "losing" this money. This is called "paying tax like a responsible citizen and not hiding your money offshore" and we need to start recognising and applauding it.
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And the finest Christmas tradition has arrived — #DuvetKnowItsChristmas is today! 1) Follow @rhodri.biz 2) post your pics of your makeshift Christmas Eve sleeping arrangements and 3) give money to the homeless @centrepointuk.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
And the finest Christmas tradition has arrived — #DuvetKnowItsChristmas is today! 1) Follow @rhodri.biz 2) post your pics of your makeshift Christmas Eve sleeping arrangements and 3) give money to the homeless @centrepointuk.bsky.social
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For the love of Bill Mauldin's ghost, stop creating these shitty AI fake editorial cartoons. There are plenty of us still around who could draw something unique. Hire an actual cartoonist. Ask a cartoonist for a reprint. Open a box of crayons and draw something yourself.
Don't fucking use AI.
Don't fucking use AI.
THE PULITZER BOARD JUST SAID “OH, YOU WANT TO SUE? GREAT. COUGH UP EVERYTHING.”
By The Unredacted Bastard — Independent Journalist • Democracy’s Fire Alarm • Professional Shit-Stirrer
Dec 16, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/theunred...
By The Unredacted Bastard — Independent Journalist • Democracy’s Fire Alarm • Professional Shit-Stirrer
Dec 16, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/theunred...
THE PULITZER BOARD JUST SAID “OH, YOU WANT TO SUE? GREAT. COUGH UP EVERYTHING.”
By The Unredacted Bastard — Independent Journalist • Democracy’s Fire Alarm • Professional Shit-Stirrer
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
For the love of Bill Mauldin's ghost, stop creating these shitty AI fake editorial cartoons. There are plenty of us still around who could draw something unique. Hire an actual cartoonist. Ask a cartoonist for a reprint. Open a box of crayons and draw something yourself.
Don't fucking use AI.
Don't fucking use AI.
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But let's turn that around: Anyone who wants to call what they are doing "AI" should be accountable for making clear why their product (or research) isn't in fact slop. That's on them. The rest of us do not need to hold space for that.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
But let's turn that around: Anyone who wants to call what they are doing "AI" should be accountable for making clear why their product (or research) isn't in fact slop. That's on them. The rest of us do not need to hold space for that.
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Michel Mone linked firm goes bust bit.ly/3Yzqwns Liquidation means the money will not be repaid unless the govt can go after the personal assets in trust but that could be tricky.
PPE company linked to ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone goes into liquidation
PPE Medpro owes government £148m for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during Covid-19 pandemic
bit.ly
December 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Michel Mone linked firm goes bust bit.ly/3Yzqwns Liquidation means the money will not be repaid unless the govt can go after the personal assets in trust but that could be tricky.
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Sorry for language but what the f*ck is the point of Electoral Commission if they don’t bother investigating Farage’s alleged illegal excess spending during Clacton election❓😡
And why the f*ck did the police investigation over it & HMRC investigation over stamp duty on Clacton House both fade away🤷🏼♂️
And why the f*ck did the police investigation over it & HMRC investigation over stamp duty on Clacton House both fade away🤷🏼♂️
Nigel Farage told to ‘come out of hiding’ over alleged election overspending
Labour chair urges Electoral Commission to investigate claims Reform leader spent too much in Clacton campaign
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Sorry for language but what the f*ck is the point of Electoral Commission if they don’t bother investigating Farage’s alleged illegal excess spending during Clacton election❓😡
And why the f*ck did the police investigation over it & HMRC investigation over stamp duty on Clacton House both fade away🤷🏼♂️
And why the f*ck did the police investigation over it & HMRC investigation over stamp duty on Clacton House both fade away🤷🏼♂️
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Context: AIPAC receives significant funding from an Israeli billionaire whose wealth is from Casinos in Las Vegas around the time the Russian mob was prominent. She sponsored Trump with more than $150 million in donations and is friends with individuals in the Epstein network.
The day before the Epstein files are set to release the Trump majority, AIPAC sponsored, US congress has abruptly given itself an early holiday break.
House GOP has cancelled all Friday votes, members are expected to flee DC throughout the day.
House GOP has cancelled all Friday votes, members are expected to flee DC throughout the day.
December 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Context: AIPAC receives significant funding from an Israeli billionaire whose wealth is from Casinos in Las Vegas around the time the Russian mob was prominent. She sponsored Trump with more than $150 million in donations and is friends with individuals in the Epstein network.
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I've been waiting to find out exactly how Trump was going to personally profit from the AI greed frenzy he has unleashed because there was no way he was *not* going to get a piece.
Now we know: a $6-billion merger of his failing media corp with an AI energy corp
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...
Now we know: a $6-billion merger of his failing media corp with an AI energy corp
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company to power AI
The all-stock deal comes amid growing energy needs for the tech sector.
www.aljazeera.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I've been waiting to find out exactly how Trump was going to personally profit from the AI greed frenzy he has unleashed because there was no way he was *not* going to get a piece.
Now we know: a $6-billion merger of his failing media corp with an AI energy corp
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...
Now we know: a $6-billion merger of his failing media corp with an AI energy corp
www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...
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MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’
Exclusive: Health select committee chair says UK government’s ‘naive belief’ Trump is a good faith actor ‘could cost UK taxpayer billions’
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
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Surprise!
Auditors and new officials have been turning over stones at the body in charge of Teesworks. Turns out the Tees Valley Combined Authority has been lending hundreds of millions of £ to connected orgs, without loan agreements, and those orgs are now struggling to repay
as.ft.com/r/ac457745-4...
as.ft.com/r/ac457745-4...
Auditors raise red flags at public body run by Ben Houchen
[FREE TO READ] EY said errors included ‘material misstatements’ in latest setback for Conservative metro mayor Lord Houchen
as.ft.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Surprise!
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The world's biggest earth science conference is happening right now, and there are literally hundreds of presentations involving NCAR people. It's impossible to understate how central the lab is to the climate and weather science enterprise
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The world's biggest earth science conference is happening right now, and there are literally hundreds of presentations involving NCAR people. It's impossible to understate how central the lab is to the climate and weather science enterprise
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Three days ago Starmer was arguing that the UK shouldn’t think about rejoining the EU because it would unpick all these great US trade deals.
US suspends technology deal with Britain, FT reports reut.rs/4aRbgK4
US suspends technology deal with Britain, FT reports
The United States has suspended a technology deal it struck with Britain earlier this year, which was intended to boost ties in artificial intelligence, quantum computing and civil nuclear energy, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
reut.rs
December 16, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Three days ago Starmer was arguing that the UK shouldn’t think about rejoining the EU because it would unpick all these great US trade deals.
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This whole thing was made so our gov could say 'see nobody cares' to the point most of the questions were leading to that outcome... And people still spoke almost universally against it.
The more you push shit on people they don't want, the more they'll push back!
The more you push shit on people they don't want, the more they'll push back!
🚨 The UK government just published a breakdown of the responses to its consultation on AI & copyright:
- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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December 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This whole thing was made so our gov could say 'see nobody cares' to the point most of the questions were leading to that outcome... And people still spoke almost universally against it.
The more you push shit on people they don't want, the more they'll push back!
The more you push shit on people they don't want, the more they'll push back!
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Hi folks, thanks very much to everyone who voted in #5debutalbums7074 It’s congratulations to Roxy Music who take the win with their self titled debut record. Here’s the final chart where the top 30 advance to the semi finals. See you at 7pm for details of what’s up next…
December 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi folks, thanks very much to everyone who voted in #5debutalbums7074 It’s congratulations to Roxy Music who take the win with their self titled debut record. Here’s the final chart where the top 30 advance to the semi finals. See you at 7pm for details of what’s up next…
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Christmas is fast approaching! 🌟❄️
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December 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Christmas is fast approaching! 🌟❄️
Still looking for gift ideas?
Get them Private Eye!
📕 2025 Annual available here: www.private-eye.co.uk/books/annual
➡️ Give a subscription: checkout.private-eye.co.uk/SingleItem?I...
Still looking for gift ideas?
Get them Private Eye!
📕 2025 Annual available here: www.private-eye.co.uk/books/annual
➡️ Give a subscription: checkout.private-eye.co.uk/SingleItem?I...
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This has popped up on my feed again so your occasional reminder that, if your business cannot turn a profit when acting within the law, you don’t have a legitimate business
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
December 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This has popped up on my feed again so your occasional reminder that, if your business cannot turn a profit when acting within the law, you don’t have a legitimate business
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Why is Keir Starmer so hellbent on digital ID? Two words: Tony Blair.
At @thenerve_news we’ve tracked Blair’s influence - & his billionaire backer Larry Ellison - behind a policy that nobody asked for & almost nobody wants.
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At @thenerve_news we’ve tracked Blair’s influence - & his billionaire backer Larry Ellison - behind a policy that nobody asked for & almost nobody wants.
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December 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Why is Keir Starmer so hellbent on digital ID? Two words: Tony Blair.
At @thenerve_news we’ve tracked Blair’s influence - & his billionaire backer Larry Ellison - behind a policy that nobody asked for & almost nobody wants.
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At @thenerve_news we’ve tracked Blair’s influence - & his billionaire backer Larry Ellison - behind a policy that nobody asked for & almost nobody wants.
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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"..the Lord said I was hungry and you told me I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you said 'fuck off back where you came from', I was sick and you said we should replace the NHS with private health insurance..."
December 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
"..the Lord said I was hungry and you told me I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you said 'fuck off back where you came from', I was sick and you said we should replace the NHS with private health insurance..."