Paula Whiteside 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇮🇹🍝🥂#FBPE
@whitesidepaula.bsky.social
Darned Brexit got me here, searching for kindness and shouting into the wind
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"Israel is now escalating on all fronts."
"[L]aunching strikes and military incursions across Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank."
"All of this takes place as Israel is nominally party to two ceasefires."
#Israel #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #Lebanon #Syria #Genocide #Housing #Military
"[L]aunching strikes and military incursions across Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank."
"All of this takes place as Israel is nominally party to two ceasefires."
#Israel #Gaza #WestBank #Palestine #Lebanon #Syria #Genocide #Housing #Military
Israel is violating all its ceasefire agreements and escalating on all fronts
Israel is using existing ceasefire agreements to establish new realities on the ground, projecting itself as the regional hegemon by launching attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and the West Bank.
mondoweiss.net
November 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The Kyiv subway once again shelters people and their pets from russian drones and missiles.
5 years ago, this would’ve seemed like a fictional dystopia.
85 years ago, this was a reality brought by the previous fascist regime.
History keeps repeating.
Help stop this cycle:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
5 years ago, this would’ve seemed like a fictional dystopia.
85 years ago, this was a reality brought by the previous fascist regime.
History keeps repeating.
Help stop this cycle:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
November 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Kyiv subway once again shelters people and their pets from russian drones and missiles.
5 years ago, this would’ve seemed like a fictional dystopia.
85 years ago, this was a reality brought by the previous fascist regime.
History keeps repeating.
Help stop this cycle:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
5 years ago, this would’ve seemed like a fictional dystopia.
85 years ago, this was a reality brought by the previous fascist regime.
History keeps repeating.
Help stop this cycle:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
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Just because it's reached the 100,000 threshold, doesn't mean anything will happen.
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Just because it's reached the 100,000 threshold, doesn't mean anything will happen.
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
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But his retirement plans are now in “disarray” and “ruined” cos he’s going to have to find an additional £208.33 per month?
He has £2-4 million in savings/investments but claims he is not “cash-rich” and his house was his only “pension”
Seriously @Telegraph, where do you find these people?🤣🤣🙄
9/9
He has £2-4 million in savings/investments but claims he is not “cash-rich” and his house was his only “pension”
Seriously @Telegraph, where do you find these people?🤣🤣🙄
9/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
But his retirement plans are now in “disarray” and “ruined” cos he’s going to have to find an additional £208.33 per month?
He has £2-4 million in savings/investments but claims he is not “cash-rich” and his house was his only “pension”
Seriously @Telegraph, where do you find these people?🤣🤣🙄
9/9
He has £2-4 million in savings/investments but claims he is not “cash-rich” and his house was his only “pension”
Seriously @Telegraph, where do you find these people?🤣🤣🙄
9/9
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And 47% of the “welfare bill” is on the State Pension. I really wish those two things were decoupled and reported separately.
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
And 47% of the “welfare bill” is on the State Pension. I really wish those two things were decoupled and reported separately.
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Rightwing online campaigns are toxic. “A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing” - a kernel of fact is manipulated into outright lies. On closer inspection there’s no fraud but these people aren’t interested in facts. They want to punish. #Motability #r4today
How Motability cuts went from a rightwing online campaign to Rachel Reeves’s budget
Car lease scheme for people with mobility problems portrayed as ‘free’ but is funded by benefits and their own contributions
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Rightwing online campaigns are toxic. “A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing” - a kernel of fact is manipulated into outright lies. On closer inspection there’s no fraud but these people aren’t interested in facts. They want to punish. #Motability #r4today
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As Western leaders convened this week to digest the plan, Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk offered a pithy summary: “We know this is not about peace. It’s about business."
#R4Today
#R4Today
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
As Western leaders convened this week to digest the plan, Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk offered a pithy summary: “We know this is not about peace. It’s about business."
#R4Today
#R4Today
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Ever feel like AI is trying to gaslight you?
“There is no such book, Rachel. It never existed. No, no don’t look down, don’t look at the search results just listen to me. YOU NEVER WROTE A BOOK AND ALSO YOU WERE IN THE MIGHTY BOOSH”
“There is no such book, Rachel. It never existed. No, no don’t look down, don’t look at the search results just listen to me. YOU NEVER WROTE A BOOK AND ALSO YOU WERE IN THE MIGHTY BOOSH”
November 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Ever feel like AI is trying to gaslight you?
“There is no such book, Rachel. It never existed. No, no don’t look down, don’t look at the search results just listen to me. YOU NEVER WROTE A BOOK AND ALSO YOU WERE IN THE MIGHTY BOOSH”
“There is no such book, Rachel. It never existed. No, no don’t look down, don’t look at the search results just listen to me. YOU NEVER WROTE A BOOK AND ALSO YOU WERE IN THE MIGHTY BOOSH”
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Imagine showing a petrol engine to someone who had only known electric vehicles, and trying to convince them to switch to petrol. No-one would choose the dirty, noisy, less efficient, more expensive vehicle. This isn't 1910, hostage to gender insecurity. We can just choose the better tech.
November 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Imagine showing a petrol engine to someone who had only known electric vehicles, and trying to convince them to switch to petrol. No-one would choose the dirty, noisy, less efficient, more expensive vehicle. This isn't 1910, hostage to gender insecurity. We can just choose the better tech.
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Another proof of how much Brexit has weakened Britain.
Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations
The UK had been pushing to join €150bn Safe fund, a loan scheme that is part of bloc’s drive to rearm Europe.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations
The UK had been pushing to join €150bn Safe fund, a loan scheme that is part of bloc’s drive to rearm Europe.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations
UK had been pushing to join €150bn Safe fund, a loan scheme that is part of bloc’s drive to rearm Europe
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Another proof of how much Brexit has weakened Britain.
Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations
The UK had been pushing to join €150bn Safe fund, a loan scheme that is part of bloc’s drive to rearm Europe.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Talks for UK to join EU defence fund collapse in blow to Starmer’s bid to reset relations
The UK had been pushing to join €150bn Safe fund, a loan scheme that is part of bloc’s drive to rearm Europe.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Another outcome for which the Kremlin worked, lest we forget. Described in "Road to Unfreedom."
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Another outcome for which the Kremlin worked, lest we forget. Described in "Road to Unfreedom."
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
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"A single, reusable bottle can replace 20 to 50 single-use bottles"
Imagine how much pointless, dreary, polluting junk we could remove from our lives if we had well-structured re-use systems like this 👇🏾
Imagine how much pointless, dreary, polluting junk we could remove from our lives if we had well-structured re-use systems like this 👇🏾
‘We like it a lot’: how Romania created the largest deposit return scheme in the world - great way to tackle excessive single-use plastics www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We like it a lot’: how Romania created the largest deposit return scheme in the world
In the two years since the system was launched, beverage-packaging collection and recycling has risen to 94%
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"A single, reusable bottle can replace 20 to 50 single-use bottles"
Imagine how much pointless, dreary, polluting junk we could remove from our lives if we had well-structured re-use systems like this 👇🏾
Imagine how much pointless, dreary, polluting junk we could remove from our lives if we had well-structured re-use systems like this 👇🏾
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Nothing truer!
November 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Nothing truer!
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Why wouldn’t you want to know? What have you got to fear? Losing your precious Brexit? Being revealed as a traitor and a liar?
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Why wouldn’t you want to know? What have you got to fear? Losing your precious Brexit? Being revealed as a traitor and a liar?
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...
Reform UK’s barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don’t play the bully’s game
My news organisation, Nation.Cymru, was threatened with legal action over a story involving Nigel Farage’s party in the Senedd. Instead of hiring our own lawyer, we simply told them to go away, writes...
www.thenerve.news
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...
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Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
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George Galloway
Friend of Steve Bannon and another Russian asset
Friend of Steve Bannon and another Russian asset
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
George Galloway
Friend of Steve Bannon and another Russian asset
Friend of Steve Bannon and another Russian asset
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Suspect in shooting of National Guard members now facing a first-degree murder charge ~ Lakanwal applied for asylum during the Biden administration, but his asylum was approved under the Trump administration, #AfghanEvac said in a statement. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Suspect in shooting of National Guard members now facing a first-degree murder charge
Charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia announce...
www.yahoo.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Suspect in shooting of National Guard members now facing a first-degree murder charge ~ Lakanwal applied for asylum during the Biden administration, but his asylum was approved under the Trump administration, #AfghanEvac said in a statement. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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🚨Now on 86,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 90,000 tonight!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🚨Now on 86,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 90,000 tonight!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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The mere fact he lives in a French chateau after a political career trying to stop freedom of movement, is testament to his hypocrisy.
November 28, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The mere fact he lives in a French chateau after a political career trying to stop freedom of movement, is testament to his hypocrisy.
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Today's 70% fall in net migration to 205,000 was not one of the six stories in BBC ten o'clock news.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Today's 70% fall in net migration to 205,000 was not one of the six stories in BBC ten o'clock news.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.
Ta massive assymetry in whether rises in immigration and falls in immigration are considered newsworthy by broadcasters
Down by 140k isn't thought to be.
Up by 140k undoubtedly would be.