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Neil Jones

@drneiljones.bsky.social
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North of England, left of centre.

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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Little cat with big cat attitude. Beautiful creature. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
A Leopardus tilcayo cat at the Senda Verde animal refuge in the Yungas region of Bolivia on 1 September 2026. Photograph: Fernando Faciole/National Geographic/Reuters
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
One piece of advice to Farage for the Clacton by-election: it's on the A133 about 15 miles past Colchester.
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Yes Jamie! I need one of these for work.
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
To the nearest 0.0001% of his wealth, Musk's company has been fined absolutely nothing for failing to comply with basic rules.
Guardian clipping of two headlines. The first reports that Elon Musk could soon become a trillionaire, the second that X has been fined 650,000 Australian dollars for failing to comply with a child safety notice.
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Reform Council Action Plan: 1. Buy an overpriced JCB. 2. Do nothing except moan until the next election. 3. Ask people to vote for change, again.
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Enjoying @cerysmatthews.bsky.social conversation with Yasmin Khan on 6music. Hearing 'Bella Ciao' played on the BBC in the current environment caught my attention.
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Hearing a friend call asylum seekers "invaders" who should be shot really freaked me out at the weekend. I knew he was into the populist stuff but how close are we to losing control here? How can we turn the tide?
theguardian.com
Abuse of suspected migrants not an ‘innocent mistake’, says UK equality campaigner
Shabna Begum of Runnymede Trust says toxic rhetoric could lead to more vigilantism and violence
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
@nytimes games finally paying tribute to the leader of the free world.. Wordle 1,436 2/6* 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Scrapes in again: Wordle 1,424 6/6* ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟩 ⬛🟨🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Asking @zackpolanski.bsky.social about splitting the left vote was exactly the question I wanted to hear and, as a Labour member, his answer was certainly food for thought.
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Q: as these dumb tariffs ramp up in real time, are they applied to goods arriving in the country today or goods ordered/shipped today? If the latter, they could change several times before the impact on consumers is felt?
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
In George Orwell's imagination, note that the UK is part of Oceania with the US, rather than the expanded Russian empire or Eurasia. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/w...
Geopolitical world map from George Orwell's 1984, showing the fictional territories of Eurasia, Oceania and Eastasia.
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1984%27s_Geopolitics.png#mw-jump-to-license
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
How haggard does Trump look side on? At least he has a reflection I suppose. Not sure about JD Vance.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
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Hear all about it – the work of the Talking News
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
I thought managing import duties would be complex, but apparently US Customs officials just turn up each day and find out which tariffs apply to what and to who.
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Garmin watches crashing when connecting to GPS today. Has Trump found out people are using his satellite signals for free?
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Mexico denied an entirely performative military flight to deport migrants. Actual deportations happen all the time, in a (slightly) less jingoistic and dehumanising manner. www.dvidshub.net/video/913640...
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ICE conducts single adult, family unit removal flights
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a component agency of the Department of Homeland Security, working in close coordination across the Department including with U.S. Customs and Border Pr...
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
youtube.com/watch?v=yev0... Trumpism is the only game in town for the foreseeable, so I guess a lot of public figures will make the same ethics/$$ calculation as Snoop Dogg and fall in line.
youtube.com
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Remember when Trump got annoyed because Parasite won best picture? Finally we'll get to see Gone With The Wind 2.
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Door-to-door salesman genuinely just knocked on the door, flogging 'no door-to-door salesmen' stickers.
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Sunlight hitting a frozen fence on a cold but cloudless day.
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
My introduction to the brilliance of Harlan Ellison quickly escalated to this excellent Twilight Zone piece from Bruce Willis and Wes Craven. A well-spent Sunday. youtube.com/watch?v=aPrh...
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
When Reform eats the Tory Party to become a gang of self-interested millionaires followed by people who think they're acting in their best interest of normal folk, we've come full circle. www.politico.eu/article/nige...
politico.eu
Nigel Farage bags billionaire Tory donor
Tycoon Nick Candy says “Reform UK represents the future of British politics” as he leaves the Conservatives.
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
A truly remarkable achievement (although the Cabinet is technically less representative of society than it was yesterday).
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
This @theguardian.com article is as relevant as the day it was written.
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
How do people WFH with a slow cooker stew on? Whole house smells so distractingly good.
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
A petition boosted by international malinfluencers can't overturn an election by itself, but it can cause harm. Can the UK cope if its 'special relationship' is with a bully state?
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
1st snow of the year, or, for some kittens, ever.
Kitten standing in snow
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
So pleased I saw the excellent Paul Foot's 'Dissolve' show in Liverpool tonight before the tour ends.
‘I’m aware it sounds unbelievable’ … Paul Foot: Dissolve. Photograph: Jonathan Birch
The Guardian
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
media.tenor.com
a noble spirit embiggens the smallest man
Alt: a noble spirit embiggens the smallest man
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Wait, it's even called Doge? Not much subtlety there from Techno-Goebbels.
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024... Imagine being happy to publicly evade justice and be forever known as a criminal President who discredited his country.
theguardian.com
Arizona attorney general says she won’t drop Trump fake electors case
Kris Mayes has ‘no intention’ of breaking up criminal case on president-elect’s alleged plot to overturn 2020 election
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Neil Jones @drneiljones.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Thanks to @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social for this wonderfully lucid and concise exposition on fascism. Really helped put my thoughts in order on Trump and Co.
Fascism: the story of an idea. An Origin Story book by Ian Dunt and Dorian Lynsey.
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