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A mostly reasonable nonpartisan woman of a certain age worried about the world regressing We may or may not agree on issues … we can do that in a civil way
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Kinda destroys the whole dictator attack on Zelensky 😂

Farage/Reform v rare visits to parliament are voting against employments right bill. They talk about workers’ rights but they voted against banning fire-and-rehire, scrapping zero-hours contracts, against sick leave and maternity pay. They want to charge to use our NHS. #Reform #Farage #FuckFarage

So many people still don't get this.

A former Soviet intelligence officer has claimed Donald Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename "Krasnov" Who would have guessed www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...

And here is the original story now mysteriously disappearing from US media sites (The Byline Times is in the UK) bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...

In case anyone is still uncertain whether Trump and Musk are allied to Putin — @bylinetimes.bsky.social has been covering the Trump alliance for six years, and we cottoned onto Musk quite quickly

A significant cyber op is actively trying to take this *VERY IMPORTANT* news article down and erase its existence.

Rory Stewart, "Trump plays divide and rule" "He'd love the idea of splitting Britain off from Europe" "We're better sticking closely together to Europe and Canada" "The opportunity for the UK is a closer relationship with Europe"

Jordan Bardella, the president of France’s hard right National Rally, has cancelled his plans to speak at CPAC after Steve Bannon “proactively made a gesture referring to Nazi ideology.” In other words, Bannon and CPAC are now too extreme for the French extreme right.

Take Russia's frozen assets now (written in December 2023, now even more urgent) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

EXCLUSIVE: Explosive new book claims the KGB began grooming 'young and vain' Donald Trump 40 years ago by saving him from financial ruin and turned him into a Russian asset who gave Putin 'everything he wanted' as president www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

🚨BREAKING CROSSPOST AFTER DDOS ATTACK Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename ‘Krasnov’ Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman www.bylinesupplement.com/p/breaking-c...

“You have to be an #Afghan woman to truly understand how difficult it has been to give up everything you worked for. We showed to the world that the #Taliban have not changed and will not change. And it scares them,” #EndGenderApartheid #Afghanistan #NoTaliban www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Trump wants to land-grab in Ukraine— — just like Greenland, Gaza, Canada, Panama. He wants to grab other people’s land and natural resources all under the guise of “protection” and “development” of “the west” under his care. It’s pure mafia imperialism.

Trump just has no idea. He thinks Gaza could be a US beach resort. Hoodwinked by the Russians, he thinks ending the Ukraine war is just about Ukraine agreeing a deal. He has destoyed USAID, is destroying NATO, and betraying the Palestinians & Ukrainians. His only legacy will be distrust of the USA.

A Trump shill on Newsnight claims there are more people in prison in UK jails for freedom of speech violations than in Putin’s Russia. These people are radicalised, insane, plain stupid or some combination of all three.

And this is the guy we're expected to believe the UK can somehow be a "bridge" to

Even the Crown Estate, a company owned by King Charles, allows dredging in their #MarineProtectedAreas. Can you believe that?

So I've lived to see a US President condemn a country for not surrendering immediately to an invading Russian army.

Over 300 babies—who should have been born HIV-free—have now contracted the virus due to the USAID funding freeze. Many won’t live to see their first birthday. History will remember that Musk and Trump did this. #PedsSky #IDSky #MedSky #StopProject2025 www.salon.com/2025/02/04/a...

Trump says Ukraine must hold new elections if it wants a seat at the negotiating table. Odd how Trump is not demanding Russia hold a democratic election for long-time dictator Putin to have a seat at the negotiating table.

How about an election in Russia?

This is the way Block all government Tesla and SpaceX contracts

Please remember #Ukraine #Russia #Trump #Rubio #Lavrov #Putin #Zelensky

US Trump administration has pressured Romania to remove travel restrictions on Andrew Tate and his brother. They are accused of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. Will Romania capitulate? Anyone doubting how low Trump will sink?

If Thames Water is doing so badly that it needs to borrow three billion quid at credit card interest rates just to keep going, what's the justification for the chief exec's £15k pay rise?

Russia is launching drone attacks against Kyiv region right now

measles is one of the most infectious diseases out there and it is a dangerous illness, particularly for young children - vaccination has kept it at bay for decades. Not vaccinating - and not suppporting vaccination - has consequences

This is a breath-taking give-away by Rubio. And is not being paid sufficient attention.

Fiona Fox’s recent article in Research Professional News cautions that expelling Elon Musk from the Royal Society could undermine public trust in science. I disagree... 🧵 1/25 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Make no mistake - the Trump Rubio Deal is all about appeasing the oligarchs who could oust Putin. It’s all about the sanctions and the money. 1million Russian casualties just a cost of business

‘I’m scared Trump and Putin will decide Ukraine’s fate’, – Ukrainian in UK www.channel4.com/news/im-scar...

Ukrainian air defense is firing on Russian attack drones over Kyiv right now. Audible and visible. We are under another air raid alert, along with half of Ukraine.

Russia-US meeting ‘godsend for Russian propaganda’, Lord Ricketts www.channel4.com/news/russia-...

February marks the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision to legalise euthanasia. We were promised there would be no slippery slopes. A decade on, there was no slippery slope; it was a cliff. Me for @nationalpost.bsky.social. nationalpost.com/opinion/yuan...

There’s only one nation that needs to pay reparations and it’s Russia. Why isn’t Fanta Fuhrer asking Putin for his money back?

Leading expert on democratic collapse says most authoritarian regimes start by seizing control of government agencies with power to regulate and prosecute. Trump is already, right now, closely following the path to entrenching an authoritarian regime.

Matt Frei, "Less than a week after Donald Trump picked up the phone to Vladamir Putin, the Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov is sitting across the table from the new American secretary of state Marco Rubio" "Not at the table? Ukraine, or any European leader"

Still not recovered from someone emailing me mid TV appearance last week to tell me I had "bingo wings". Pretty sure it was the same guy who sent me an extremely explicit email about my genitals just moments before. Never let anyone tell you being a woman is anything but fun!

Nobody will ever sell Britain out quite like the Far Right will. It's amazing how keen they were to "get our country back", only to gift wrap it and hand it over to dictators and bullies. Traitors with itchy fists and very poor impulse control.

In 1939 Nazi Germany invaded Poland, Soviet Union agreed to carve-up the country. History repeats itself: Russia invaded Ukraine. Trump-led USA agreeing a carve-up. Will embolden all dictators to grab territories and resources of weaker countries. Nuclear proliferation inevitable.

Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

"If a dog is born in a stable, it doesn't make it a horse." "Sir. Is this your first nativity play?"