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Josh Babarinde OBE MP @joshbabarinde.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Donald Trump can go f**k himself. Anyone who mocks, demeans or minimises the sacrifices of British troops is no friend of our nation 🇬🇧 The US is a historic friend of the UK’s - but not this guy.

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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 21/01/2026

Nigel Farage has said he's “not making any money as a result of being an MP”. MP's salary is £94k, putting him in the top 5% of earners. Meanwhile he votes to keep workers on exploitative zero-hours contracts and denies them sick pay.

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Ian @ibnorfolk.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I don’t hate myself enough to ever fly Ryanair, but this looks fun…

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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Just reflexively oppositional, YOU NEGOTIATED THIS DEAL! If you'd not held the election when you did, Rishi would have signed it. YOU WERE IN THE FOREIGN OFFICE AT THE TIME.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

He's calling it how he sees it www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Left: Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, talking about liberty and freedom in the US in the UK parliament Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox

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Ian @ibnorfolk.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

How is this person a minister?

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Ian @ibnorfolk.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

It was always a tough argument as to why a British political party should spend domestic & international political capital, & the British taxpayer should foot the bill, to permit the US continued use of Diego Garcia. Let’s use that leverage.

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Ian @ibnorfolk.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The initial complaint is correct - but it also isn’t a stop gap for university & a “proper career”. It’s long past time we treated other ranks in the military as the technically competent and skilled professionals the majority are.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

A lesson Russia learned in the 2010s.

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Ian @ibnorfolk.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Who’s paying the UK press to publish these opinions I wonder?

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Robin Whitlock @robinwhitlock66.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Surely the Americans must now realise that their President is mentally unstable, much like the 'Mad King' in Game of Thrones. The required action is the same as in that series - an American Jamie Lanister has to stab their mad king in the back and get rid. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

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‘I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace,’ says Trump amid Greenland threats – Europe live

US president accuses Norwegian leader of Nobel snub and says he will focus on what ‘is good and proper for America’ as he ramps up Greenland rhetoric

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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Anyway I wrote about UK strategies for responding to Trump, best of which is probably ‘play for time, but plan for exit’. Do think 2026 is when we have to decide if the transatlantic alliance is actually gone for good, or just dead under Trump www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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If it wasn’t clear before, it is now: Britain needs an escape plan from the Trump world order | Gaby Hinsliff

The US president’s trade war for Greenland tells us that the time for fence-sitting or wishful thinking is over, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Ian @ibnorfolk.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

My almost 18 year old niece - normal girl, not particularly political, not a campaigner for any particular thing, regular British teenager, just said “have you seen what’s going on in America? I’m not going there for as long as I live.”

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Trump clearly see's the future of Gaza as a dodgy real estate project for him and his corrupt pals to milk as much money out of as possible, and nothing more.

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Ian @ibnorfolk.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Farage is the worst kind of coward.

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Choosing sides between a rogue president bent on destroying the Western alliance and UK and EU governments finally standing up to him shouldn’t be difficult for mainstream political parties or news organisations. So come on Telegraph, Times, Badenoch and yes you Farage if you want to be PM…

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scarylawyerguy.bsky.social @scarylawyerguy.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Nothing to see here folks, just a sitting president investing in two companies whose merger he claims sole authority to approve or reject. Totally normal! 🙃

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

If there’s ever been a case for the UK imposing retaliatory tariffs it’s here. I will gladly pay 10% to defend democracy 🫡

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

'Alright pal, got plans for the #BigGardenBirdwatch?' 'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?' 'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.' 'Niiice.'

A plump Woodpigeon stands confidently at a bird bath, chest puffed out, looking slightly smug. Beside it, a glossy Starling with shimmering green and purple feathers sits lower down, tilting its head up as if deep in conversation. The two birds appear to be mid-chat, giving off the vibe of scheming pals casually plotting how to dodge being counted in the Big Garden Birdwatch.

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Ian @ibnorfolk.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

This is a probably only half tongue in cheek post from a widely read UK newspaper. What a world.

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The Economist @economist.com · 16/01/2026

Reform UK risks being the Bed-blocker Party, preventing Britain from getting the treatment it needs econ.st/4rgy1wf Illustration: Nate Kitch

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Ian @ibnorfolk.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I’m not mad about this (being someone this impacts), and it’s already generating some great memes in my friends group, but I do have a mild irritation & concern about a UK government yet again abusing what I view as the contract with those who volunteer to serve. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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New rules make it easier to call up reservists for war

Reservists will remain on call for an extra decade, with a lower threshold for being called up.

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Ian @ibnorfolk.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I’m gonna be in the Dad’s Army reboot! 😂 New rules to make it easier to call up reservists for war www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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New rules make it easier to call up reservists for war

Reservists will remain on call for an extra decade, with a lower threshold for being called up.

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Ian @ibnorfolk.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again - it doesn’t matter if people “don’t believe in climate change” because insurance companies, militaries & generic risk analysts do, globally.

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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Neil Coyle MP has written a brutal takedown letter to Nigel Farage for his breach of parliamentary protocol, because Farage visited Coyle's London constituency without notifying him. 10/10 no notes. (H/T @simonpegg.bsky.social)

HOUSE OF COMMONS

LONDON SWIA OAA

Nigel Farage MP

House of Commons London

SW1A OAA

13 January 2026

Mr Farge,

Visiting Bermondsey and Old Southwark

I am writing following your public engagement on 7th January in London Bridge, which is in my constituency: Bermondsey and Old Southwark.

I appreciate you are unfamiliar with constituency requirements given your inattention to Clacton since being elected. But given you have spent three decades in and around Parliament, you should be aware that established protocol requires any MP conducting official business in another Member's constituency to notify the relevant Member in advance. You failed to follow parliamentary protocol on this matter last week. As someone who has so desperately attempted to be in Westminster for such a long time, I hope you are capable of learning and adhering to procedures, although I won't hold my breath.

Given you have described our capital city as 'crime-ridden' and 'unsafe' it must have been very difficult for you to pluck up the courage to book a venue in the centre of the capital for your event to promote yet another Tory defect in your ranks. But please do conform to the rules should you ever come back.

Your preference for spending time in London rather than Clacton (which is your constituency by the way), demonstrates the typically deceitful nature of your attacks on our capital. Deep down, you agree with me and the millions of UK and international visitors every year, that London remains our greatest city and well worth spending time in!

I would say I look forward to your next visit to the best constituency, in the best city, in the best country on the planet, but unlike you and the former Tories who riddle your party, I am not comfortable spouting untruths.

Sincerely,

Neil

Neil Coyle MP

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Ian @ibnorfolk.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I really try to be nice about public transport, but my train from Kings Cross was late to arrive & when it did, they put it at the platform at the exact opposite side of the station to normal. They then had the AUDACITY to start blowing their whistle to hurry people as it it was OUR fault.

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Ian @ibnorfolk.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

OFCOM is the soft underbelly that is permitting the UK to be attacked by hostile state & non-state actors who are intent on disrupting & destabilising British society.

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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average. climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

So half as many as the number of children living in poverty, then - but maybe they're not the Express's key demographic.

Daily Express headline saying elderly living in poverty 'could exceed 2 million'.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Kemi going to bat for the non-consensual, violent, child porn app formerly known as X.

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 13/01/2026

The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on: * Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc AND * Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero I kid you not, it is that stupid

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 13/01/2026

The National Crime Agency should launch a criminal investigation into Elon Musk and X. We cannot stand by and wait for him to do the right thing while people are being abused and exploited.

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nicky woolf @nickywoolf.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

anyone in the Whitehall press corps gonna ask if it's appropriate for the govt to keep posting on a site that's under investigation by Ofcom for publishing child sexual abuse materials?

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 11/01/2026

The guy in charge of producing endless AI CSAM cheerleading Rowling while she pretends to care about kids.

Alt text: Screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter). At the top, Elon Musk’s verified account (@elonmusk) posts the single word “Absolutely.” Below, his post quotes a tweet from J.K. Rowling’s verified account (@jk_rowling), posted 3 hours earlier, which reads: “I’ve signed. This is an unethical experiment on children who can’t give meaningful consent.” A truncated link to a UK Parliament petition follows. The interface shows a dark theme, a “Follow” button near Musk’s name, and at the bottom the timestamp “1:15 PM · Jan 11, 2026” with “6.8M Views.”

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Henry Foy @henryjfoy.ft.com · 11/01/2026

“They’re conspicuously silent” said one EU official. “Rutte was supposed to be the man Europe could rely on to be our Trump-whisperer. But he wasn’t supposed to be this quiet.” Nato yet to issue public statement asserting territorial integrity of ally Denmark or Greenland as.ft.com/r/f125cd10-6...

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Nato silence on Donald Trump’s Greenland threats rattles European allies

[FREE TO READ] Military alliance yet to issue public statement asserting territorial integrity of Arctic island and kingdom of Denmark

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Pete Kruger @petekruger.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

There's this episode of Star Trek where Captain Picard is captured and tortured, and the main way that the torturer tries to break him is by showing him four lights, and telling him that there are five. There are four lights. This is not a post about Star Trek.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

"What will I do when they start murdering civilians & blatantly lying about it?" I think a lot of people will, somewhere deep inside, be surprised to discover their actual answer to this question. Mostly 'free speech' campaigners, terminally online 'classical liberals' & self-styled 'libertarians'.

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Justin @sitkaworldsfair.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Yeah I don’t think “we continue to generate kiddie porn based on real children, but now we only do it for profits” is the flex they think it is.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children - Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery

X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action

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Ian @ibnorfolk.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

“Starmer was said to be deeply unhappy because he believed the recent strategic defence review (SDR) had been “fully costed”. As usual, the SDR was so amorphous in parts to be utterly unspecific about what was being asked for & proposed in terms of delivered effect, so how could it be costed?

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Senior military chiefs warn Keir Starmer of £28bn defence shortfall — The Times and The Sunday Times

Britain’s most senior military chief has warned Sir Keir Starmer that the Ministry of Defence is short of £28 billion over the next four years despite plans to boost spending, The Times can reveal. De...

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Ian @ibnorfolk.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

I’m curious what Europe (in the big sense) will do about the thousands of US service personnel living & working here if the Trump regime tries to seize part of Denmark. There are 10 thousand US military personnel in the UK alone, many living off base in civilian communities.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Defend Greenland. Defend Europe. Defend Canada. #ArcticDefence

HOLD THE ARCTIC LINE
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DEFEND GREENLAND.
DEFEND EUROPE.
DEFEND CANADA.

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