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Just been reminded that neither Thames Water or Southern Water have complete maps of their sewers.

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Despite claiming to love his country, Nigel Farage’s silence on Trump, Putin and Ukraine shows where his loyalties really lie www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/agent-farage

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

"Donald Trump's latest rant spewing ludicrous and false attacks" - Claire Young MP, Lib Dem 🔶 bsky.app/profile/clai...

Interesting, horribly visual and valid perspective

Donald Trump’s latest rant against President Zelensky could have been written by the Kremlin - spewing ludicrous and false attacks, seeking to divide the alliance that has helped Ukraine stand strong. Shameful.

In other words, a group of law-abiding citizens had their doors smashed in by the Border Force at night, because the Prime Minister wanted some "man of action" pictures for the telly. And this is regarded as a political "F-up", not an abuse of state power. It's like we learned nothing from Windrush

The gap in time in between the US administration attacking and undermining the UK, and the leader of His Majesty's supposedly opposition parroting their words wholesale, is getting shorter and shorter www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-collab...

Appalling. We are marching headlong into the terrible parts of our past

Shocking … absolutely shocking

There goes Free Speech right there

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries: "Why does Elon Musk and his minions need access to the names, social security numbers, addresses, birth dates and bank account info of millions of Americans? ...Why aren't House Republicans stopping them? ...They're simply following far-right extreme orders."

Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms and businesses. U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.

Proud that the #LibDems are highlighting the scale of the online crime epidemic. With more than 70,000 cases in 23/24 and victims robbed of an average of £827 - it is clearer than ever that we need a new, dedicated Online Crime Agency to protect consumers.

Me (to hubby): oh Kay Burley is retiring from Sky News Hubby: is she off to GB News? Says it all… news.sky.com/story/kay-bu...

Americans in a land-grab, wiping out the native population to build cities? Where have we heard that before? They'll probably call it 'pioneering'...

Senator Chuck Schumer sums it up

✍️ Trump 2.0 is already proving chaotic and vindictive. What next? Trump’s early moves have been to destabilise parts of US governance and to ramp up the threat of trade wars, even against the United States’ allies | Jane Thomas

The announcement to shut five further Lloyds bank branches and Halifax building society offices in the North East... ...has caused outrage from customers, local businesses and MPs warning of a ‘banking desert’ and harm to rural communities.

I think we are all searching in vain for evidence that Donald Trump or Elon Musk are serving America rather than other interests. Their anger at USAID sounds like ventriloquism from Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. It makes no sense whatsoever to anyone who actually loves this country and its values.

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We need a group of lawyers who are willing to take every lawsuit from every fired federal employee to the max. Bury this admin in lawsuits

Perfectly captured.

Brilliant piece by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social on the false claims now being told about undocumented migrants and what lies behind them bylinetimes.com/2025/01/30/h...

CNN's @jimacosta.bsky.social is out after 18 years as they make "internal changes". He signs off: "It is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant. I have always believed it is the job of the press to hold power to account.. Don't give into the lies. Don't give into the fear. Hold onto the truth."

Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."

Kemi Badenoch has attributed a terrible tragedy to a series of gut instincts and ideological prejudices that have no basis in fact, which is what happens when you choose a second rate culture warrior instead of a leader to run a political party. Dismally shallow.

This is indeed obscene

Urgh!

Credit to @glasgapaul on Threads (not sure if he's here) but he's just called the hideous Tesla trucks "Swasticars" and yes, that'll be sticking.

💥NEW: We can reveal that alleged Chinese spy Yang Tenbo is a business partner of a major Tory donor, who has held sensitive roles advising the government on defence and tech. goodlaw.social/9601

Fantastically important

This is absolutely chilling. He truly is a sociopath.

The Department of Justice has just DELETED its four-year-old webpage on the US Capitol riot investigations.

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