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Ex Galway, Dublin ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช and UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Previously litigation lawyer, now living in Spain ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Parent of autistic/ADD son and trans son. FBPE๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Deleted my twitter account ๐Ÿ’ช

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Reform UK bars award-winning journalist from manifesto launch - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage Restriction is 'straight from Trump playbook' says writer

Reform have skin so thin you can see right through it.
www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2026/news/re...

09.03.2026 12:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 67 ๐Ÿ” 21 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The stars are aligning for proportional representation If it's ever going to happen, now is the time

The stars are aligning for proportional representation takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/the-stars-...

05.03.2026 14:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 44 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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WSJ: โ€œA WSJ investigation tracked U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive government campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.โ€

The Trump regime is cracking down on dissent. As authoritarians do.

www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...

08.03.2026 17:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1092 ๐Ÿ” 529 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 46 ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
Lewis Goodall: 'You would welcome Iranians on small boats?'
Lewis Goodall: 'You would welcome Iranians on small boats?' YouTube video by LBC

A reminder that if you back regime change (morally) you ought to accept the likely consequences. www.youtube.com/shorts/Uuber...

08.03.2026 20:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 557 ๐Ÿ” 134 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 78 ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
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๐ŸŒŠFantastic to see another council call for Thames Water to be brought back into public hands!

The public should decide what happens to our water, not shareholders!

Swindon Borough Council is now one of a dozen councils standing up for what 82% of the public want.

09.03.2026 11:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 39 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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This is an absolutely huge jump in oil prices.

It's also why Europe needs to get off fossil fuels asap (beyond climate change impact). We can't be beholden to this.

09.03.2026 08:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1222 ๐Ÿ” 333 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56 ๐Ÿ“Œ 25
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The British Rightโ€™s Permanent War Fantasy How the Telegraph, Mail and GB News turned a dangerous global conflict into another excuse to shout โ€œweaknessโ€ and a supplicating audition for Trumpโ€™s approval.

Trump bombs.
The Telegraph screams humiliation.
The Mail screams betrayal.
GB News screams weakness.

And all of a sudden a complex global crisis becomes yet another loyalty test to American power.

The UK deserves better than this performative war hysteria.

๐Ÿป

09.03.2026 07:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 381 ๐Ÿ” 114 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

I thought this was a joke, but "Ms Badenoch has ranked MPs based on how well they are performing on X" is an actual quote from this article.

09.03.2026 08:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 388 ๐Ÿ” 100 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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John Oliver Exposes Trumpโ€™s Confusion on War He Started The comedian also had cosmetic advice for the presidentโ€™s problematic hand.

The mixed messaging around President Donald Trumpโ€™s war in Iran has been โ€œreckless and chaotic,โ€ John Oliver says.

09.03.2026 11:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 48 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Why the USA can't afford anything.

09.03.2026 01:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1146 ๐Ÿ” 458 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17 ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
But, rather than receiving a formal
invite to meet Trump, Farage was in
fact invited to Mar-a-Lago by a
member of the club, according to
multiple people briefed on the matter


They said Farage had hoped he would
be able to catch Trump for a
conversation as the US president was
scheduled to travel to Mar-a-Lago that
evening. However, Trump had a
change in his itinerary and decided to
stay instead in Doral, about an hour`s
drive away


The Reform leader's failure to secure
an audience with the US president
underscores a weakening of ties
between the two populist leaders who
famously formed a close friendship in
the vears before and after the 2016

But, rather than receiving a formal invite to meet Trump, Farage was in fact invited to Mar-a-Lago by a member of the club, according to multiple people briefed on the matter They said Farage had hoped he would be able to catch Trump for a conversation as the US president was scheduled to travel to Mar-a-Lago that evening. However, Trump had a change in his itinerary and decided to stay instead in Doral, about an hour`s drive away The Reform leader's failure to secure an audience with the US president underscores a weakening of ties between the two populist leaders who famously formed a close friendship in the vears before and after the 2016

Massive humiliation for Farage, who tipped off the UK press that he was flying to Florida to have dinner with Trump... only for Trump to decide he had more interesting things to do when Nigel arrived.

09.03.2026 08:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1584 ๐Ÿ” 528 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 160 ๐Ÿ“Œ 76
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They are murdering civilians on the high seas.

They are murdering civilians in ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท.

They are murdering civilians in concentration camps.

They are murdering civilians on the streets of ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ cities.

These are not problems that can be fixed with new laws or more court orders.

bsky.app/profile/mcop...

09.03.2026 03:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1121 ๐Ÿ” 430 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29 ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
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Dubai is the front line of Britainโ€™s war with itself Theyโ€™re not laughing now, are they?

Emigrants always leave a mark on the country they depart. Usually, they are discussed in sorrow. By contrast, the flow from Britain to Dubai triggers apoplexy

09.03.2026 11:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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They must know some people. ๐Ÿคก

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

09.03.2026 10:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1872 ๐Ÿ” 678 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 109 ๐Ÿ“Œ 58

Genuinely canโ€™t think of a worse way to decide on performanceโ€ฆ
Badenoch thinks โ€˜likesโ€™ from bot farms and algorithmically promoted far-right grifters = public opinion.
Sheโ€™s lost it. And wonโ€™t be able to find her way back to reality or credibility from here.

09.03.2026 08:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 267 ๐Ÿ” 30 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Justin Fox Deposition (Part 3) in MLA-ACLS-AHA Lawsuit about the NEH
Justin Fox Deposition (Part 3) in MLA-ACLS-AHA Lawsuit about the NEH YouTube video by ModernLanguageAssoc

It's stunning how ignorant the DOGE bros were who were sent into agencies. Justin Fox cannot even articulate in his own words what his "present understanding of DEI" is: he can't even formulate a coherent sentence about it. I wouldn't hire him for basic tech support. #NEH
youtu.be/jomaMvItnew?...

07.03.2026 22:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2159 ๐Ÿ” 565 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 151 ๐Ÿ“Œ 147
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Richard Tice says that Reform UK would instruct the RAF to join the US and Israel to bomb Iran

08.03.2026 21:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 92 ๐Ÿ” 55 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 91 ๐Ÿ“Œ 33
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Sunday School: Mahmood Music Podcast Episode ยท Quiet Riot ยท 8 March ยท 1h 2m

๐Ÿ’ฅ NEW Quiet Riot: Sunday School ๐Ÿ’ฅ

๐Ÿ›ƒ Mahmood Music; Labour's new immigration policy
๐Ÿค  Noem You See Me; Kristi finally sacked
๐Ÿ“บ Unbinge worthy; The shows that top our list

With @pimlicat.bsky.social & @sturdyalex.bsky.social.

๐ŸŽง open.spotify.com/episode/6r4N...

๐Ÿ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...

08.03.2026 10:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 64 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

โ€œIf you want to look at the economics, then look at all of it. For example, I've never seen a calculation of how much capacity, how much GDP, a poorly-paid immigrant working in a care home frees up for the family and relatives of all the people there, by taking on their caring responsibilities.โ€

08.03.2026 10:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 173 ๐Ÿ” 44 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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REPUBLICAN REP. MASSIE: โ€œThe only people benefitting from any of this are Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, people making those dronesโ€ฆโ€๐Ÿ’ฐ

The war industry bomb makers are raking in our taxpayer dollars as people die.

#NoWarOnIran

08.03.2026 15:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1741 ๐Ÿ” 584 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 93 ๐Ÿ“Œ 32

The King is supposed to be visiting the USA *next month*. This is the definition of a diplomatic nightmare. In all seriousness, I would urge him to pull a sickie.

08.03.2026 08:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 4610 ๐Ÿ” 735 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 336 ๐Ÿ“Œ 55
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Chicago, IL

ICE abducted a US citizen when she came home from a trip to Turkey. Sundas "Sunny" Naqvi was born in Evanston, Illinois, and is being held in an ICE detention center.

ICE told her family they donโ€™t know where she is. Her iPhone pings from within the ICE building. Protests are outside.

07.03.2026 21:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 471 ๐Ÿ” 266 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

I like this Ben Stiller fellow. When he made a movie in Wilmington, Ohio, he was nice to people. And look โ€” he stands up for himself rather than allowing himself to be ritually humiliated.

07.03.2026 21:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 3550 ๐Ÿ” 696 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง The view from @lbc.co.uk across the pond: โ€œIf Trump started this conflict to divert attention from the Epstein Files, itโ€™s not workingโ€ฆ you have to ask what Netanyahu & Putin have on himโ€ฆ Netanyahu played Trump like a fiddleโ€ฆโ€

07.03.2026 18:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 1463 ๐Ÿ” 556 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 76 ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
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President Trump's Pardons: An Embarrassment of Riches At least the specter of corruption in previous presidential administrations (Clintonโ€™s pardon of Marc Rich or Bidenโ€™s pardon of his son) appeared to be an exception to the rule. Today, however, the ev...

Trumpโ€™s second term pardons have forgiven criminal debts of $1.5 billion. โ€œAllies protected, donors rewarded, DOJ undermined, and election norms threatened. Corruption looks less like an exception and more like the rule.โ€

07.03.2026 17:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 538 ๐Ÿ” 288 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23 ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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Barack Obama is one of those rare orators who can make a single story feel like a mirror on the whole country.

Here, he turns one arrest for reading in a whitesโ€‘only library into a roadmap: courage, economic justice, and a โ€œsend meโ€ faith that still challenges us.

06.03.2026 20:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 166 ๐Ÿ” 60 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Photos of all the school children killed by a US strike in Minab, Ireland

Photos of all the school children killed by a US strike in Minab, Ireland

The United States killed all these children last Saturday.

170 of them.

Every. Single. One.

07.03.2026 16:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1754 ๐Ÿ” 1422 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 106 ๐Ÿ“Œ 91

Or that school.

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