Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 19/09/2025The underlying problem In American-Chinese relations is America's desire to dominate, as personified by Donald Trump. I propose a different model, in which both countries are equal and both can prosper. 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Harland & Wolff is a loyalist stronghold. Catholics were never allowed to work there. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHarland and Wolff: UK warship to be largely built in Spain as Belfast yard 'not ready'The majority of the construction of one of the three Royal Navy ships will now take place in Spain. 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Would you pay double for a cup of tea? Neither would I, but it can be a master of snobbery. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comTrump’s tariffs have hurt tea exports to the US, says Fortnum & Mason bossTom Athron says stricter rules on country of origin and end of ‘de minimis’ exemptions are up and sales down 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 16/09/2025The English were the only ones stupid enough to privatise water. None of the devolved assemblies gave the bill legislative assent. They deserve to pay more because they kept voting for Thatcher, again and again. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comUK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisationAnalysis reveals ‘privatisation premium’ of £250 per household per year paid to owners of water, rail, bus, energy and mail services since 2010 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 16/09/2025When I started school, my mum told me that if I didn't want to look pretty I'd have to be a doctor.It was the best career advice I ever had. 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 16/09/2025A square jaw and an unusually deep voice are classic symptoms of heavy testosterone use. 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Trump will use Charlie Kirk's murder to consolidate his power, just like Hitler used the Reichstag Fire. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVbo...youtube.comIHIP News: Trump to STRIP OUR CIVIL RIGHTS Away After Charlie Kirk Murder?!YouTube video by I've Had It 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Trump will use the murder of Charlie Kirk to consolidate his power, just as Hitler used the burning of the Reichstag. 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 22/07/2025www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...theguardian.comThe go-between: how Qatar became the global capital of diplomacyThe long read: The tiny, astonishingly wealthy country has become a major player on the world stage, trying to solve some of the most intractable conflicts. What’s driving this project? 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 22/07/2025www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...theguardian.comUK ban on Palestine Action is an abuse of power, high court toldIntelligence assessment before proscription found that vast majority of group’s activities were lawful, court hears 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 22/07/2025sri Lanka has oil! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aznl...youtube.comIndia Is Angry! Sri Lanka Chooses Chinese Company to Take Over Large $4.5 Billion Oil RefineryYouTube video by Smart Wallet Talks 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Portrush is a small seaside resort town on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. So why did the Orange Order organise a massive parade there? Because of the Open Championship golf tournament being held there. Golf fans were bewildered. www.irishnews.com/news/norther...irishnews.comControversial loyalist parade at Open golf tournament not marked as ‘sensitive’ by authorities83 loyalist bands expected to take part in Saturday’s parade 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 15/07/2025The anti-vaxxers are winning www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...theguardian.comFalling vaccination rates leave millions of children at risk, experts warnMore than 30m children worldwide not fully immunised for MMR and UK ranks worst in G7, WHO and Unicef say 010
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Trump's state visit will take place when parliament is in recess. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comKing Charles schedules Trump state visit for when UK parliament is in recessBuckingham Palace to host US president during party conferences removing chance of Commons address 010
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Too many Americans think that Trump is going to save them, or at least not fuck them over. The stupidity in the USA is overwhelming. 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 02/07/2025www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMP says he is being denied communion over assisted dying voteSurrey MP Chris Coghlan says he is being denied communion after voting for the assisted dying bill. 010
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 02/07/2025www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.uk"They took shrapnel out of my heart" - a life saved by Ukrainian ingenuity - BBC NewsA magnetic extractor is changing the face of front-line medicine in Ukraine. 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 01/07/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgGe...youtube.comLegendary director Danny Boyle has received the James Joyce Award from UCD’s L&H SocietyYouTube video by UCD - University College Dublin 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 01/07/2025The American healthcare system is the triumph of capitalism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1RS...youtube.comWhy Private Equity Is Buying Hospitals & Shutting Them DownYouTube video by More Perfect Union 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 30/06/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fui...youtube.com17 Signs of KIDNEY DISEASE You Can See: Doctor ExplainsYouTube video by Violin MD 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 30/06/2025www.bigissue.com/news/housing...bigissue.comRough sleeping in London soars to new record highMore than 13,000 people were counted as rough sleeping in London in 2024-25 as mayor Sadiq Khan rebels against disability benefits cuts. 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 25/06/2025"I don’t want to use an example of Hiroshima… but that was essentially the same thing that ended that war", Trump has a remarkable way with words. 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 25/06/2025www.youtube.com/shorts/Uul-u...youtube.comJimmy Carter On Israel & AIPACYouTube video by Brave New Films 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Tuk tuk drivers in Sri Lanka can make more money hiring out their vehicles to tourists. www.bbc.co.uk/travel/artic...bbc.co.ukThe self-drive tuk-tuks transforming travel in Sri LankaA local startup is helping travellers experience Sri Lanka like a local – and changing lives in the process. 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Oh boy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rh9... 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 18/06/2025If this happens, people will die. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...theguardian.comUK temperatures of 45C may be possible in current climate, Met Office saysExperts say risk of 40C has almost trebled since 2000, with 50/50 chance of hitting that mark in next 12 years 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Poundland chain sold for £1 metro.co.uk/2025/06/17/p...metro.co.ukPoundland confirms number of stores set to close after chain sold for just £1More closures may be on the way. 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 17/06/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpWN...youtube.com10 year-old PRODIGY shocks the whole Restaurant! (Opera Singer joins us 😱)YouTube video by Julien Cohen 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Donald Trump is God's judgement on America. 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 12/06/2025www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...theguardian.comMore than 200 killed as London-bound Air India flight crashes in Ahmedabad – latest updatesPlane for flight AI171 was carrying 242 people including 169 Indians and 53 Britons, says Air India 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 12/06/2025www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHospital backlog drops to lowest level in two years in EnglandBut the NHS in England is still well below its target for seeing patients within 18 weeks. 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 12/06/2025www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNI riots: Does the PSNI have the resources to deal with disorder?NI riots: Does the PSNI have the resources to deal with disorder? 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 12/06/2025www.irishnews.com/news/norther...irishnews.comLoyalists plan to target migrants in PortadownMarch plan emerges after race riots in Co Antrim 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 09/06/2025news.sky.com/story/nhs-tr...news.sky.comNHS trust and ward manager found not guilty of manslaughter after woman took her own life at hospitalThe North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) had been charged with corporate manslaughter but instead was found guilty of failing to ensure health and safety of non-employees. Jury deliberation ... 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 09/06/2025www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...theguardian.comFrance to use UK drama Adolescence to teach teenagers about toxic masculinityFrench education ministry follows Britain and Netherlands in incorporating Netflix hit into school curriculums 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 09/06/2025If Trump had done nothing since becoming president, just played golf all day, America would be in a much better place. 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 09/06/2025www.newscientist.com/article/2483...newscientist.comUS stops endorsing covid-19 shots for kids – are other vaccines next?When Robert F Kennedy Jr announced that the US would stop recommending covid-19 vaccines for healthy children and pregnancies, he bypassed standard protocols and set the stage for future vaccine rollb... 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 06/06/2025www.newscientist.com/article/2482...newscientist.comThe bizarre story of a maths proof that is only true in JapanA 500-page proof that only a handful of people in the world claim to understand kicked off a saga unlike anything else in the history of mathematics – and now there’s a new twist to the story, says Ja... 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 06/06/2025www.irishnews.com/news/norther...irishnews.comUVF commander Winston ‘Winkie’ Irvine expelled from loyalist paramilitary groupConcerns raised last month after prominent loyalist handed ‘lenient’ sentence over guns haul 000
Reposted by Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 05/06/2025We are delighted to announce that the winner of the #AmnestyMediaAwards 2025 NATIONS & REGIONS Award is... @BBCnireland with "Spotlight: Katie - Coerced and Killed." Well done Jennifer O'Leary, Richard Newman, Chris Thornton, Gwyneth Jones and Spotlight Northern Ireland 🏆 2279
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 06/06/2025www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comScottish Labour win pivotal Holyrood byelection, beating incumbent SNP and surging Reform UKVoters in the central seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse rallied around popular local candidate Davy Russell 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 05/06/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lobv...youtube.comThe Mystery of Pentecost in Music – Tallis and the sound of the Holy SpiritYouTube video by Christian Art 000
Reposted by Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪Take Back Water @takebackwater.bsky.social · 03/06/2025KKR drops out of plan to rescue Thames Water. Not even the most predatory private equity firms are interested in this failed utility. Time to take Thames back into public hands. 1616654
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 03/06/2025www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comNato to force UK to lift defence spending to 3.5% of GDP to appease Trump, say sourcesStarmer bound to accept Mark Rutte’s higher target after announcing ‘Nato-first’ defence strategy, insiders say 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 02/06/2025www.newscientist.com/article/2482...newscientist.comShould you still learn a second language if AI can translate for you?Artificial intelligence has removed many of the barriers to understanding a new language, but there are still good reasons to do things the old-fashioned way 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 31/05/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMzI...youtube.comMost Medical Students Get This Wrong: Research OpportunitiesYouTube video by Dr Ollie Burton 000
Josephine 🇱🇰 🇮🇪 @bluepeacockangel.bsky.social · 30/05/2025www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...bbc.co.ukGerry Adams v BBC libel trial live updates: Ex-Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams awarded €100,000 in libel case against BBCThe former Sinn Féin leader sued the BBC after a 2016 report, in which a source alleged Adams sanctioned the murder of a British agent. 000