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Simon_Rhenium

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Simon_Rhenium @hotchin.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The emerging War of Epstein's List is a clear illustration that Trump and Co. are in the business of change prevention. They *are* the status quo, re-doing Iraq 2003. Climate and economic pressure increase, and as the pressure mounts, so does the determination to keep the lid clamped down.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
What’s one way we can rein in ICE? We can start by boycotting ICE’s corporate collaborators that are profiting from the agency’s cruelty. Watch.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.” - 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas. Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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A 7-year-old from Venezuela who was living in Austin, Texas 
Detained for 70 days

“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”UPDATE: Staff at the ICE concentration camp in Dilley, Texas have begun raiding the dormitories of kids and their parents to confiscate and destroy letters from the children. This is in response to the ace reporting by 
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 et al for ProPublica:
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Wow.
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Simon_Rhenium @hotchin.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The issue with these guys I think is twofold: 1. Windfarms couldn't make upland moor any more artificial than it already is. Naturally, it's forest. 2. If we don't flip to renewables the moorland will be destroyed anyway. So what am I missing? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
‘It makes no sense’: the battle over plans for a windfarm by the Yorkshire Dales
The fight for Hope Moor is set to be repeated across the UK as the government aims to hit its renewable energy targets
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Simon_Rhenium @hotchin.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
www.ft.com/content/7a48...
ft.com
US undermines democracy to promote Maga to the world
America is adapting older tools to spread a cynical worldview
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#bullshitjobs @bullshitjobs.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Dear @dpcarrington.bsky.social, >90% of our "economy" only exists to fight over money. Or to maintain the corresponding infrastructure, traffic and IT. >90% of our "economy" serves no economic purpose. But a financial. Wasting most of our resources and energy.
theguardian.com
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
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Simon_Rhenium @hotchin.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
You don't say!
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Simon_Rhenium @hotchin.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
It's a death cult www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health
The White House calls it the largest deregulation in US history, but environmentalists say it will prove costly for Americans.
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repugfascistrebel.bsky.social @repugfascistrebel.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
US Military Helping Trump to Build Massive Network of ‘Concentration Camps,’ Navy Contract Reveals www.commondreams.org/news/militar...
commondreams.org
US Military Helping Trump to Build Massive Network of ‘Concentration Camps,’ Navy Contract Reveals | Common Dreams
Military Helping Trump to Build Massive Network of 'Concentration Camps,' Navy Contract Reveals
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 12/02/2026
Investigators said one immigration enforcement official got away with physically assaulting his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody. A third is charged with taking bribes to remove detention orders on people targeted for deportation.
trib.al
Several ICE agents were arrested in recent months, showing risk of misconduct
Investigators said one immigration enforcement official got away with physically assaulting his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody. A third …
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Simon_Rhenium @hotchin.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Fancy that
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Jim Acosta @jimacosta.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.)  If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.
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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Concentration camps: “For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
lataco.com
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting: Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop. Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
nytimes.com
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
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Simon_Rhenium @hotchin.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Signal boost
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
I thought this was a good point to share. I'm assuming the guy in the photo is the artist.
Trump is mentioned in the Epstein files more times than Jesus is mentioned in the Bible.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Bannon is the uncut gem of this whole mess. Not only did he get in at the latest possible moment but he rushed to Epstein when he was on the outs with the Trumps. And somehow he's not facing any questions from anyone who matters to him about WTF he was up to.
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Simon_Rhenium @hotchin.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
And congratulations to the sociologists
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Simon_Rhenium @hotchin.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Signal boost for the complainers
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Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Ordinary young people with ambitions and hopes. Imagine if they had been able to travel by plane, train or ferry as we take for granted. Cause of death: being prevented from travelling by normal means
theguardian.com
‘They were humans’: inquiry into mass Channel drowning hears from families
Relatives of at least 27 people who died in November 2021 describe their loved ones and their grief to Cranston inquiry
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Reminder: Palantir sells AI tools that help law enforcement agencies like ICE analyze massive amounts of personal data. It's a big reason why it is quickly becoming the most dangerous corporation in America. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_VwyhErd88
youtube.com
The Most Dangerous Corporation in America?
The AI surveillance state is real — and it's being built by Palantir.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Democracy dies in billionaire hands. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
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Orkneyology @orkneyology.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
New Ower wi' the Moon podcast! Listen on Orkneyology.com www.orkneyology.com/orkneyology-... Youtube rebrand.ly/nwpxo Spotify rebrand.ly/60r8l
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Orkneyology @orkneyology.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Tom and I are delighted to announce our newest Orkneyology Press title ~ a gorgeous art book from Katherine Soutar, with wonderful, original myths from contributing authors. Paperbacks and hardbacks are available on our shop: rebrand.ly/dwi9m
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Orkneyology @orkneyology.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Uplifting reading for those who need a lift, our latest gorgeous Orkneyology Press book, A Garment for the Moon, from beloved storyteller Shonaleigh. Illustrated by Katherine Soutar. Find details and purchase here: shop.orkneyology.com/products/a-g...
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Orkneyology @orkneyology.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Tom Muir has a fascinating fireside chat with Simon Heywood ~ an authority on Arthurian stories and an elegant storyteller. Orkneyology.com: www.orkneyology.com/orkneyology-... Yutube: youtu.be/Dy_sOyjxgdc Spotify: rebrand.ly/jo1p3
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
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The Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Killing the CIA World Factbook might seem like small potatoes, but it was a touchstone of curated facts in a sea of disinformation.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
"If Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein disqualifies him from holding power, why does the company controlled by Epstein's business partner and co-owner retain access to the UK's most sensitive national security infrastructure?" Peter Thiel. Jeffrey Epstein. Palantir. The UK Government.
bylinetimes.com
Jeffrey Epstein Co-Owned Venture Fund with Palantir Founder as it Entered UK Government
The Russian connected convicted sex trafficker co-owned a fund with Peter Thiel, now embedded in Britain’s most critical infrastructure with the help of Peter Mandelson
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Simon_Rhenium @hotchin.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
After decades of disregarded warnings from the left about cosying up to wealth and power and being "intensely relaxed about people getting filthy rich," etc., the UK Labour party is now entering the stage known as 'finding out the hard way.'
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Simon_Rhenium @hotchin.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Well, time to kick off properly on Bluesky. This 300-character limit is going to take some getting used to. How is everyone? Just re-reading the Canterbury Tales for the first time in many years. They're incredible. I was too young last time - I'm not joking when I say *many* years.
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
This is another effort that has taken a HUGE amount of local activism, led by community folks who care. It CAN be done. Get involved where you live and push back. www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
elpasotimes.com
New Mexico Senate approves bill to ban ICE detention centers
The New Mexico Legislature approved the Immigration Safety Act. House bill 9 bars the state from allowing ICE detention centers.
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NHATional Scissoring Day ✂️ @nhathanielh.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
JUSTIFIED “FUCK ICE” CHANTS #AEWDynamite
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Shannon Osaka @shannonosaka.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I don't say this often but: I'm so proud to be a climate and environment reporter. We cover an issue that is vitally important to humanity and the natural world. 14 of my climate colleagues at the Post were laid off today and I'm devastated. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
climatecoloredgoggles.com
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
"The #climate scientists we surveyed were unambiguous: current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures & compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world – & could undermine the foundations of economic growth” - Dr Jesse Abrams, @gsiexeter.bsky.social
theguardian.com
Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
This is a big deal. No matter how many awful things come out of this White House, you can organize your community to fight back against tyranny. We must also continue to boycott ICE's corporate collaborators like Amazon, AT&T, and any other company trying to profit off this misery.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Dear @washingtonpost.com journalists. Solidarity on a terrible day. But also: it’s an opportunity. The @theguardian.com also fucked over its journalists last year. Months later, 5 of us launched @thenerve.news - with zero £ - & it’s working! Rebuild your own media from the ground up 👊👊👊
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Most of Epstein’s victims were either too frightened to come forward, or silenced through legal threats. Oh, and here’s a senior British politician giving Epstein tips on how to silence them
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 04/02/2026
#OtD 4 Feb 1971 students, faculty, and workers occupied and took over the Diliman university campus and its radio station in the Philippines. The radio station then declared the Diliman Commune where directly democratic mass assemblies would take place stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1117...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
It's important to understand what Trump is trying to plot. robertreich.substack.com/p/could-tr…
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Simon_Rhenium @hotchin.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Finally off Facebook. This is gonna be my main home on the socials for a bit. Just waving to make my presence known.
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a lego figure with a black shirt and black hair
ALT: a lego figure with a black shirt and black hair
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Simon_Rhenium @hotchin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Hi all. Probably aiming to be around here more often 👋
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Simon_Rhenium @hotchin.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Hi all. FB is playing up again. I use 2FA and the OTP they promise to text me never arrives, so I'm locked out. Trying to resolve it with FB but users for Facebook are hens in the battery so we'll see. If not ... welcome to my new #1 social media!
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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 06/01/2025
Elon Musk’s fascist turn isn’t puzzling at all. It’s all about labour 🧵
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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
I predicted and warned that Labour would continue the Tories nationwide SEZs/Freeports scam, Starmer has announced more deregulation and more SEZs plus a Govt partnership with Blackrock, the most criminally corrupt shadow bank in the world. The UK is being privatised.
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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
GERMANY: ‘Make Amazon Pay’ strikes and protests: In Germany, workers from around the world demand dignity and respect uniglobalunion.org/news/make-am...
uniglobalunion.org
‘Make Amazon Pay’ strikes and protests: In Germany, workers from around the world demand dignity and respect
This Black Friday, Amazon workers from around the world will join picket lines in Bad Hersfeld, Germany, to hold Amazon accountable.
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
"An Australian manufacturer has called on governments to “get out of the way” and allow developers to build more renewable energy projects after it was forced to shut its operation due to threatened outages caused by the failure of multiple fossil fuel power stations this week."
reneweconomy.com.au
“Get out of the way:” Manufacturer wants more renewables to soften price crunch and avoid shutdowns
Manufacturer of wind farm anchor cages wants governments to “get out of the way” and allow more renewables to be built to prevent more price crunches and shutdowns.
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