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Jen Shorten

@ptexpat

Food obsessed traveler. Mountain goat. Professional data nerd. All opinions are mental.

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🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work.

This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public.

Please spread the word.

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02.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 2966 πŸ” 2487 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 470

Amen

03.03.2026 08:39 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is actually a pretty good summary of where we’re at, and how we got here.

02.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 2797 πŸ” 1163 πŸ’¬ 170 πŸ“Œ 63

Honestly the collective national level of disdain for Brits living in Dubai on all my social media platforms today really is bringing the UK together as one in a way that's hard to achieve in the modern era.

02.03.2026 11:08 πŸ‘ 4597 πŸ” 754 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 54
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Zelensky:

Everyone now sees, looking at the Middle East, that Ukraine’s defense experience is irreplaceable.

Even Gulf states with stronger and more systems still miss part of ballistic targets and drones.

We are ready to share it and help the nations that helped Ukraine.

02.03.2026 11:20 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Reform win a seat: The true Volk have spoken and we all must listen.

Greens win a seat: Early reports that Muslims may have β€˜voted’ (an ancient Islamic practice designed to steal elections). How severely should the franchise be limited in response?

02.03.2026 07:57 πŸ‘ 5328 πŸ” 1142 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 21

Did you know that cows kill more people than sharks?

Tbh, I’m surprised that cows kill any sharks at all.

#dadjokes #joke #jokes #dadjoke #cowjokes

06.11.2024 00:41 πŸ‘ 167 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

Well I guess at least it’s within my lifetime? πŸ€·β€β™€οΈπŸ™ˆ

01.03.2026 10:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You know I gave this question a real thought. And I honestly cannot remember such a time. And I am 51.

28.02.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Influencer's fleeing Dubai right now.

28.02.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 4211 πŸ” 996 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 21
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No doubt Tulsi Gabbard is drafting her resignation letter as we speak.

28.02.2026 10:42 πŸ‘ 4867 πŸ” 1194 πŸ’¬ 153 πŸ“Œ 59

Can’t blame this on Morgan McSweeney.

27.02.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 1184 πŸ” 175 πŸ’¬ 123 πŸ“Œ 10

Welcome to The Great Pedophile War of 2026, bitches.

28.02.2026 09:56 πŸ‘ 229 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Operation Epic Fury Over His Low Polls

28.02.2026 10:29 πŸ‘ 1669 πŸ” 279 πŸ’¬ 100 πŸ“Œ 21
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As a professional military strategist, I just wanted to make sure everyone has a full understanding of the American strategy in Iran, thank you for your attention to this matter

28.02.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 6164 πŸ” 1821 πŸ’¬ 157 πŸ“Œ 96

Just one more war until we can have peace.

Is a thought that Iβ€˜ve read between the lines in the justification of quite a few wars now.

28.02.2026 09:16 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING:

A missile attack has targeted a U.S. base in Bahrain.

According to Bahraini authorities, the service support facility of the U.S. Fifth Fleet came under a missile strike.

28.02.2026 09:27 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One year to the day after Pam Bondi promised the full Epstein files, we got war with Iran instead

28.02.2026 08:30 πŸ‘ 462 πŸ” 164 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 4

Was he really a factor or they trying to place them together in the same frame to insinuate a connection that doesn't exist?

27.02.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Shit like this is exactly why I left Labour. Sectarian my arse.

27.02.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A red promotional poster titled β€œClapham & Brixton Hill Constituency Survey.” It features bold white and yellow text, with illustrations of a hand holding a pen and a megaphone. The poster states the survey is open until 27 March and invites residents to take a short survey about local issues. A shortened survey link is displayed. At the bottom, the name β€œBell Ribeiro‑Addy” appears with a rose symbol and the tagline β€œA strong voice for Clapham & Brixton Hill.”

A red promotional poster titled β€œClapham & Brixton Hill Constituency Survey.” It features bold white and yellow text, with illustrations of a hand holding a pen and a megaphone. The poster states the survey is open until 27 March and invites residents to take a short survey about local issues. A shortened survey link is displayed. At the bottom, the name β€œBell Ribeiro‑Addy” appears with a rose symbol and the tagline β€œA strong voice for Clapham & Brixton Hill.”

I’m launching a short survey today for Clapham & Brixton Hill constituents πŸ“

This is your chance to tell me what matters most to you locally, shaping my work in Parliament πŸ—£οΈ

It should only take 5-10 minutes ⏱️

Open until 27 March: bit.ly/CBHSurvey2026

27.02.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Greens now have 5 MPs.

Reform has 8 - but four of those are Tory defections who were not elected on a REF ticket..

Bet Jenrick and Braverman are feeling a little sick this morning.

27.02.2026 07:45 πŸ‘ 1542 πŸ” 256 πŸ’¬ 94 πŸ“Œ 10

Kemi Badenoch is currently explaining to a mirror why she was the real winner last night while listening to Will Powers’ Adventures in Success.

27.02.2026 07:58 πŸ‘ 1264 πŸ” 127 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 4

Election Maps UK: #GortonandDenton By-Election Result:

🌍 GRN: 40.6% (+27.4)
➑️ RFM: 28.7% (+14.6)
🌹 LAB: 25.4% (-25.4)
🌳 CON: 1.9% (-6.0)
πŸ”Ά LDM: 1.8% (-2.0)
🎩 MRP: 0.4%
β˜‘οΈ ADV: 0.4%
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί REU: 0.3%
πŸ—½ LBT: 0.1%
πŸ”΄ SDP: 0.1%
βš’οΈ CLG: 0.1%

Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ GE2024.

27.02.2026 07:56 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Poor Matt Goodwin. All he ever wanted was to be a hard working MP/academic/tv presenter/commentator/writer/pollster/wealth adviser/women’s health guru and you all ripped that away from him. A shame

27.02.2026 06:20 πŸ‘ 1898 πŸ” 263 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 16
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The Green victory in Denton is the result which will have the biggest effect on Labour, far more so than a Reform win.

The blithe assumption progressives have nowhere else to go has been proved catastrophically wrong.

Can’t help thinking of this quote from a Labour minister, a year ago…

27.02.2026 07:52 πŸ‘ 2550 πŸ” 685 πŸ’¬ 110 πŸ“Œ 61

I was part of the first wave of blogs back in the day, and have persisted since, which, yes, makes me a rarity. I do other social media too (waves), but decided early on that one place was always going to be my "home" online, and it was the place that I could control, not advertisers or tech dudes.

25.02.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 509 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 1
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I know, reich?

25.02.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 4905 πŸ” 826 πŸ’¬ 313 πŸ“Œ 122

The Guardian data team in the UK is looking for another journalist, they are a fantastic team

25.02.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0