Reposted by Helmsley Danderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026i have 2.5M followers across all social media. statistically, there's a good chance one of you works at in AI. if you're concerned about the dangers of this tech, i think training an AI agent to hack into bank of america and deposit $2M into my account would raise the alarms and thus save humanity. 1147027600
Reposted by Helmsley Danpaulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🥳 "There is one final thing we need to change if our plan for Britain is to succeed – our politics. And so I am announcing a new national commission on electoral reform. I invite all the political parties to be part of its work." — Andy Burnham www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comBurnham says he would put PR in Labour manifesto and scrap triple lock to fund social care – UK politics livePM, in first speech to party conference as leader, insists his plans are a ‘good deal’ for older people 3358
Reposted by Helmsley DanJohn Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is utterly clueless & why the Lib Dems need a new leader. This is a potentially progressive moment and they should be part of it. Polanski was more positive than Davey, and this reads like chat GPT 10519
Reposted by Helmsley DanPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Interest on Reserves: The £100bn UK Bank Subsidy You Fund. Banks making £50bn profits a year receive subsidies, long ended by the EU. UK Treasury will payout over £150bn over a five-year period from 2023 to 2028. No justification for handling billions to banks. End bank subsidies, help people.babelfish.newsInterest on Reserves: The £100bn UK Bank Subsidy You FundThe Bank of England has paid commercial banks £100bn in interest on reserves in three years. The EU stopped doing it in 2023 – Dale Vince says Britain must too. 9393205
Reposted by Helmsley DanAlan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It’s time for a zero tolerance crack down on far right thugs. They’re costing the taxpayer, soaking up police resources, intimidating peaceful communities & delaying the measures that are reducing the asylum backlog & its cost. Enough is enough. End the menace. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comFar-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboardThomas called followers to protest against arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover 822870
Reposted by Helmsley DanChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026who's up for robbing banks while shouting "stop the boats" so no-one arrests us? 1337384
Reposted by Helmsley DanJane @localnotail.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Six people arrested in Gosport for offences including careless driving and assaulting an emergency worker. "We are also aware of a video circulating online relating to damage being caused to a boat in the English Channel on the afternoon of 22 Sept and we are conducting enquiries into the matter." 12810
Reposted by Helmsley DanPeter Black @peterblackwales.bsky.social · 22/09/2026New blogpost: My view on a bland Lib Dem conference peterblack.blogspot.com/2026/09/my-v...peterblack.blogspot.comMy view on a bland Lib Dem conferenceIt maybe that I have been spoilt by nearly 40 years of attending Liberal and Liberal Democrats conferences.. I was in Llandudno in 1981, wh... 132
Reposted by Helmsley DanHugh Sykes @hughsykes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026#Netanyahu "On the basis of evidence examined by my Office, I have reasonable grounds to believe that Benjamin NETANYAHU, the Prime Minister of Israel, & Yoav GALLANT, the Minister of Defence, bear criminal responsibility for war crimes & crimes against humanity". www.icc-cpi.int/news/stateme...icc-cpi.intStatement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC: Applications for arrest warrants in the situation in the State of PalestineToday I am filing applications for warrants of arrest before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court in the Situation in the State of Palestine. Image ICC Prosecutor Khan on applicatio... 1143
Reposted by Helmsley DanJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 19/09/2026a powerful case for appointing a secretary of state specialising in media and culture 1332461
Reposted by Helmsley Dan🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 20/09/2026🔥🛢️BREAKING: A large-scale drone attack targeted Moscow and the Moscow region overnight, on the final day of Russia’s parliamentary elections. One of the most notable targets was the Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya, where a major fire is visible this morning. 541691313
Reposted by Helmsley DanPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Swathes of UK economy are owned by foreign investors. No tax is deducted from billions paid to them in dividends. USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden have a dividend withholding tax for foreign investors. UK could do the same, generate billions. Why are super-rich privileged?leftfootforward.orgHere’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millionsPrem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi... 34755356
Reposted by Helmsley DanNOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 20/09/2026On the ground footage from Moscow after the Ukrainian overnight attack on the Moscow Refinery in Kapotnya. #Russia 18802122
Helmsley Dan @danfalchikov.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Davey is turning the Lib Dems into David Cameron's Tories. 052
Reposted by Helmsley DanGeorge Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Lib Dem pledge to cut fuel duty by 10p is depressingly bad policy: poorly targeted, expensive (£5bn), and it weakens incentives to switch to EVs and reduce usage. 44641136
Reposted by Helmsley DanHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Mark Carney: “I would now like to inform you that the teleprompter has ceased to function. Unlike a certain world leader, I do not view this as a conspiracy.” 817261265401
Reposted by Helmsley Dan▄▀▄▀▄▀🆂🅺🅰 🅿🆄🅽🅺 🅰🅽🅳 🅲🅾🅼🅸🅲🆂 🅽🅴🆁🅳▄▀▄▀▄▀ @skapunknerd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This is the face of someone who is ruining the UK. It's not the people the papers want you to think His INEOS has received £166.8m+ in UK/Scottish government support, plus a £230m UK Government loan guarantee, and public support of circa £397m and avoided up to £4bn in UK tax by living in Monaco 67832384
Reposted by Helmsley DanAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Why does the BBC have as one of its lead news stories this morning another Britain-hating interview with Jim 'the UK has been colonised by immigrants' Ratcliffe? What public interest is this serving? 5253369722
Reposted by Helmsley DanRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I think I'm in love with Kevin 😻 #Caturday 372111282004
Reposted by Helmsley DanJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 19/09/2026I think it should be a source of deep embarrassment – and perhaps even shame – that Rishi Sunak has spoken out on this before Andy Burnham has. 651941447
Reposted by Helmsley DanGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 19/09/2026BREAKING; The UK has lost confidence in Jim Ratcliffe. Actually, that happened when he scooted off to Monaco to avoid paying tax, tried to force fracking on Britain, and claimed the UK had been ‘colonised by migrants’. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBillionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UKIneos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea. 1531857
Reposted by Helmsley DanBrynley Heaven @brynleyheaven.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Lib Dem leader hawking new gas fieldnews.sky.comSir Ed Davey says Jackdaw gas field 'makes sense' as decision looms for governmentA consultation on the gas field - located 150 miles northeast of Aberdeen - closed last month, with the prime minister set to make a decision. 122
Reposted by Helmsley DanAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Operation Vivaldi, a successful counteroffensive by Ukraine's Defense Forces led by the Third Army Corps (commanded by Brigadier General Andrii Biletskyi) in the Lyman area of northern Donetsk region, completely crushed the "northern pincer" of the Russian grouping 832378
Reposted by Helmsley DanNeil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 17/09/2026How a guilty admission by James O’Brien nails the problem of England’s domination over Scotland, Wales & NIreland The LBC presenter had the courage to admit he knows little about the other home nations and it’s coloured his politics. Therein lies the rot in the union In @heraldscotland.bsky.socialheraldscotland.comJames O’Brien’s guilty admission nails the problem of English domination in ScotlandThe LBC radio presenter says he knew little about the history of the other home nations. This indifference, our Writer at Large says, lies at the… 812460
Reposted by Helmsley DanCycling Scotland @cyclingscotland.bsky.social · 17/09/2026🚲 NEWS: More bikes than cars on Leith Walk in morning rush hour; record cycle counts and record cycling modal share on multiple routes in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Delve into the latest data from Cycling Scotland traffic surveys and cycle counter analysis: buff.ly/IoWdSMB 33816
Reposted by Helmsley DanUilliam Mac G ᚒᚔᚂᚂᚔᚐᚋ @uilliammac.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The RNIB felt compelled to point out to the legitimate concerns people that “the 'B' in our name isn't for boats” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...independent.co.ukBlindness charity targeted by anti-migrant protesters after being mistaken for RNLIOne person accused the blind people’s charity of ‘deliberately overfilling our great country with illegals’ 33816
Reposted by Helmsley DanAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953724513396
Reposted by Helmsley DanJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 12/09/2026This is the most shamefully soft-soaped coverage of these thugs that you could possibly imagine. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAnti-migrant activists like Danny Tommo are changing tacticsPatriot Platform wants to build a group of working-class voters to influence political parties on the right. 41666208
Reposted by Helmsley DanAlex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Israel supporters are only attacking the UK’s motives, because they can’t dismiss the substance of the UK’s concerns. In fact, as I argue here, UK policy towards Israel has been biassed for years…in favour of Israel. This is a long overdue course correction, and completely justified by the facts. 15438141
Reposted by Helmsley DanWard Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A particularly infuriating aspect of this A.I. bullshit is that nobody seems to remember that we all got along just fine without it for centuries. How are we all suddenly incapable of reading and understanding written words? Of creating art? Of telling stories? It’s madness. 44691902019
Reposted by Helmsley DanRobert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 03/09/2026Very much here for any moves to throw off the Norman yoke. 11948163
Reposted by Helmsley DanPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/09/2026B&Q and Five Guys among over 650 UK employers that paid staff less than minimum wage. I bet none underpaid their bosses. Puny penalties don't deter. The fine should equal the salary of the entire board, with 50% payable by directors.mirror.co.ukB&Q and Five Guys among over 650 employers found to have short-changed staffMore than 27,000 workers have been reimbursed after investigations found they were owed more than £4million in pay by hundreds of employers 23535225
Reposted by Helmsley DanMark Thomas @markthomasinfo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026“As he was sworn in again on Tuesday, Farage told GB News that he planned to spend less time in parliament“ Not a physicist but don’t know if this is actually possible. 741128252
Reposted by Helmsley DanPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Nuclear bomb test veterans were victims of one of ‘greatest scandals in Britain’, ex-defence minister, admits misleading parliament. Culture of lies is institutionalised at the top. Grenfell Post Office Windrush Infected blood Hillsborough Water companies Bank frauds A society in decline.theguardian.comNuclear bomb test veterans were victims of one of ‘greatest scandals in Britain’, says ex-defence ministerExclusive: Tobias Ellwood says he gave MPs inaccurate information in 2018 provided by his department, the MoD 11266121
Reposted by Helmsley DanReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Reform UK Conference Ban List Michael Crick Anna Isaac - Guardian Peter Geoghegan - Democracy for Sale Ethan Shone - Open Democracy Isabella Link - Politics UK Ed Campbell - The Nerve Imran Mulla - Middle Eastern Eye Will Hayward - Guardian There’s a reported 50 journalists banned. 124813477
Reposted by Helmsley DanAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Reform UK, which promises to "defend free speech" at all costs, has again banned Byline Times from its conference 771400525
Reposted by Helmsley DanProf. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The Earth will cross the 1.5 degrees warming limit that everyone agreed to in the Paris Accord. Thank all those politicians that delayed and weakened the vital climate policies, and still do. It’s not them who’ll pay the price, but you and your children. apnews.com/article/clim...apnews.comGlobal warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zoneIn a strategic retreat, the United Nations concedes that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst impacts of global warming. 18552304
Reposted by Helmsley DanCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Can't get a moment's peace on this bloody planet. 1426890889
Reposted by Helmsley DanAlex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 30/08/2026This is getting out of hand 171104232
Reposted by Helmsley DanLeo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Pleased to see Tories are still incapable of learning the lesson that “ending the war on motorists” is not an election winning stance in London, which has the highest walking & cycling rates, lowest car ownership & best public transport of anywhere in Britain. It’s like they don’t know any of this 2021227279
Reposted by Helmsley DanTea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Food so good you grow an extra finger! 1223112933239
Reposted by Helmsley DanRight to Roam @righttoroam.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Andy Burnham says he believes in a politics that puts place first. Yet much of the countryside in his own constituency remains out of reach to the people who live there. Join us for the Makerfield Mass Trespass on Sunday 13 September. More details linked bellow 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/the-makerf... 02310
Reposted by Helmsley DanJonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026These prisoners are victims of the authoritarianism of Tony Blair's Labour.theguardian.comAndy Burnham pledge to end indefinite prison terms ‘a step towards healing’Campaigners welcome plan to bring IPP sentences to a close but say the move is long overdue 273
Reposted by Helmsley DanBrynley Heaven @brynleyheaven.bsky.social · 30/08/2026This really won't do. The time-honoured art of digging up cricket pitches and the like for a cause is criminal damage or vandalism and certainly not terrorism. The double standards by the state (with US govt pressure) on display here are off the scalelbc.co.ukSeven charged in Trump golf course vandalism face 'terrorism connection' allegation | LBCThe accusations comes after graffiti was sprayed across US President Donald Trump’s Turnberry hotel and golf resort in March last year. 4179
Reposted by Helmsley DanBrynley Heaven @brynleyheaven.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Lincoln's Bishop Grosseteste Uni taken over lock, stock and barrel by for-profit corporate Global University Systems 296
Reposted by Helmsley DanBrian Honan @brianhonan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Happy Skynet day to all those who celebrate 6352281727
Reposted by Helmsley DanChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The meaning of the word "terrorism" continues to get more blatantly ridiculous. Terrorist graffiti. Terrorist digging up of turf.theguardian.comSeven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti 1527375
Reposted by Helmsley Dan🦌 The Deer Whisperer 🦌 @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Good night, Bluesky! Niagara Falls lot up in pink in honor of Dolly Parton 📸 Niagara Falls State Park 181171442684
Reposted by Helmsley DanDaniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026📗Fanzine: The Story of Football's Alternative Press. 🗓️Published September 10th by @bloomsburysport.bsky.social. ⚽️The poignant, nostalgic and absorbing story of an era that changed going to the match forever. 🛒Pre-order in all the usual places or ask your indie bookshop to stock. 42217