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James Woodfield

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“Myself when young did eagerly frequent Doctor and Saint, and heard great Argument About it and about: but evermore Came out by the same Door where in I went.” “The Bird of Time has but a little way To flutter – and the Bird is on the Wing.”

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20m
The daughter of Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, works for a US lobbying firm with a $35K-a-month contract to represent Republika Srpska. Here she is with its interior minister, a figure aligned with the pro-Russian government. www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 55m
He makes a good point.
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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.wsocial.eu · 07/10/2026
“He got rich here and then made off to Monaco to save himself money…He avoided giving back to the economy that made him a billionaire…He and anyone else who leaves here to not pay tax should be stripped of their honours.” Bravo @dalevince.com #TaxTheRich www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...
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Apparent exodus of super-rich suggests UK is no longer billionaires’ playground
If recent complaints are believed, London and the UK are no longer welcoming for ultra-high net worth individuals
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 11h
From Robin Rouby-Progressive Cartoons
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 3h
A sure sign that Trump is relying on and expects Musk's election-related malfeasance on 3 November 2026.
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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 2h
🇺🇸🤡: “Whoever wins the AI race wins.” "We can't let China beat us at this."
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 8h
It's GOOD The debate about children’s social care is increasingly focusing on private profit. But capping profit IS NOT the same as ending it. The goal must be to make sure that public money is being spent on care - not generating returns for private investors.
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Autumn Budget 2026: LGA submission
From delivering new homes, to promoting economic growth or improving the life chances of the most vulnerable in our society, councils are the key to solving our biggest local and national challenges. Our submission sets out the steps the Chancellor should take in his Autumn Budget to ensure councils are able to play their role in tackling these issues and challenges to the full.
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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 4h
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 07/10/2026
BREAKING A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center's Trump-installed board to UNSEAL the 163-page report (with redactions) on the $250M+ renovation plan and two year closure. The Board also must unseal a related Powerpoint. Doc buff.ly/E6jyjGl
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s [74] Motion to Unseal is GRANTED IN PART. The Clerk of the Court shall unseal in full the [65-2] Delta PowerPoint. Defendants shall submit to Plaintiff and the Court any proposals for narrowly tailored redactions to the [65-1] JLL Plan, accompanied by particularized and substantial written justifications, no later than October 14, 2026. Plaintiff shall file any response to the proposed redactions no later than October 19, 2026. The Court will then review the proposals and rule by separate order.
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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 4h
Mind your language, or die.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 14h
Andy Burnham has said he wants to reverse Thatcher’s 40 year legacy of privatisation. Now is the time for him to seize the moment, anchored by a set of principles that are uncompromising enough to make a difference to people's lives. Our new report sets out how to do it. vist.ly/5mh3j
"“If water companies cannot invest without raising our bills, they should be allowed to go bust and then taken into public ownership. The public has had enough of the rising bills, service cuts, hosepipe bans and sewage dumping. It is time for water to be taken into public ownership like 90% of the world.”
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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 4h
“Impeachment has been used to remove government officers who abuse the power of the office; conduct themselves in a manner incompatible with the purpose and function of their office; or misuse the office for improper or personal gain.”
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 10h
War With Iran Is Too Profitable For The Trump Family To Stop Now.....
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ℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 8h
MARY TRUMP: “Donald is a very sick man. He’s never going to get better. He’s only going to get worse. And if it suits his purposes, he will take this entire country down with him.” “So please, vote carefully.” Let those words sink in.
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
History repeating itself with the spineless polticians bowing to the power of the presidency. Shameful. It is a recipe for disaster.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The super-power of Nigel Farage ... "AbsenteeMan" meme via Stephen Fisher
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 6h
All the investment in our water system comes from one place: customers' bills. The government needs to bring not just water back into public ownership, but every critical asset that this country has under our control, owned by us.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“The only sensible solution at this point is a moratorium on datacentres until very basic questions about how many we need, what for, where, and how pollution will be avoided are answered satisfactorily by the government” - @olliehayes.bsky.social 👏
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Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights
Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year
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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 4h
“I am sitting on the back of a man. He is sinking under my burden. I will do anything to help him. Except step down from his back.” ~ “The King of Injustice”
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 10h
Yes, and when the private sector screws up, it is the NHS that must pick up the pieces, at whatever cost. A textbook example of the government privatising the profit and socialising the risk
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 15h
Neoliberalism is failing, but what is it? This is a new version of our infographic on neoliberalism. AI drew the image. I wrote the text.
An infographic on neoliberalism
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 07/10/2026
Hispanic New Yorkers give our city its flavor, sound, & style. Where else do you hear Mixtec & Quechua on the same train? Smell chaufa & champurrado on the same block? See a Dominican barber give a Venezuelan kid a fade, a life lesson, & a new accent in one visit? Last night, we celebrated it all.
A crowd of Hispanic Heritage Celebration attendees talk and mingle at Gracie Mansion. Mayor Mamdani speaks to a crowd of Hispanic Heritage Celebration attendees at Gracie Mansion. Containers of plátanos en moleA crowd of Hispanic Heritage Celebration attendees cheer at Gracie Mansion.
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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 6h
‘Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear…’ Free switchblades for Trump cultists. 😬 ‘Five'll get ya ten, old MAGA’s back in town’
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 12h
TAKE BACK OUR ROYAL MAIL Andy Burnham make it 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫, let it go bust if it can't, then take over. OR just buy it back at a discount as a vital 500 year old asset. vist.ly/5mhfz
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Ministers urged to ‘save’ Royal Mail as up to 2,500 jobs set to go
UNIONS called on ministers to save the Royal Mail today after it announced plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs by the end of 2027.Communication Workers Union deputy general secretary Martin Walsh said that the proposals will affect some 200 CWU-represented jobs in administration and revenue protection.“We urge the government to confront the reality of a collapsing Royal Mail and intervene to save this national institution,” he said.
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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 6h
"In England, all key indicators increased this week indicating a low but increasing risk of Covid. Test positivity rates are continue to remain highest in London, the West Mids, and Yorkshire & Humberside. Whilst Flu activity is low it is rising earlier than previous years." 1/2
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 11h
If you’re reading today’s papers and thinking, did I watch a different Badenoch speech, may I recommend our sanity-restoring review? “The same people who could not build a railtrack from London to Manchester for £100bn, will build the Kemi Death Star for 10bn. It’s so ludicrous as to be offensive.”
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 15h
Memories of Mandelson & Palantir come to mind The head of a lobbying firm, Roland Rudd, paid by the UAE to promote its interests in Westminster, is also advising the UK government on how Britain can use sport and culture to project influence overseas democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-u...
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Revealed: UAE lobbyist advising UK government on sport and foreign policy
FGS Global chair Roland Rudd accused of "blatant conflict of interest" for advising ministers on foreign affairs while his firm lobbies for UAE embassy
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 10h
Former Labour Deputy Leader Lord Thomas Watson, now Senior VP at Palantir UK, wrote to me defending their public contracts. Instead of trading letters, I’ve challenged him to an open, public debate. He can defend Palantir’s ethos; I’ll argue for public accountability. Will you accept, Tom?
Formal letter from Clive Lewis MP, Member of Parliament for Norwich South, to Lord Thomas Watson of Wyre Forest, Senior Vice President of Palantir Technologies UK Limited, dated 7 October 2026. In the letter, Lewis challenges Watson to a public debate regarding Palantir's role in government contracts and public institutions. Lewis rejects Watson's claim that criticisms malign software engineers, stressing that elected officials must scrutinize corporate power, democratic control, and public accountability. He proposes a debate with an impartial chair, equal time, and audience questions.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Hilarious." via Barry James
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🤣👏 @mrjohncrace.bsky.social
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h
The Russians are barbarians and should be treated as such, not as people to negotiate new business deals with to benefit corrupt oligarchs in the US.
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James Woodfield @jameswoodfield.bsky.social · 7h
“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed.” “It saddens me to think that our country would in any way participate in a trial where half of the children would be receiving substandard care and thousands will be doomed to develop cirrhosis or liver cancer.”
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Small potatoes are very expensive.
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Trump still intent on destroying America’s 250 year heritage. 😡 ‘He should have died heretofore. There would have been a time for such rejoicing.’
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I never watch the speeches anymore, I only read them and what's funny about Badenoch's speech is when you're reading it the lack of a throughline is even more clear. Conference, our tax code is too long... [a few paragraphs later'] ...we are going to add more complexity to it
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 13h
Credit to the US for making the point the conference was trying to make about US foreign interference in European democracies for them, and bringing more attention to the conference and its themes than they could have possibly hoped for. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure
The Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Reform UK accused of 'doing nothing' at Cornwall Council by other councillors www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...
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Reform UK accused of 'doing nothing' at Cornwall Council
Their leader says the accusations are 'absolute nonsense' over concerns that 'it's whoopee doo time for the administration because they're unopposed - they can vote anything through'
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 22h
The editorial board of the Philadelphia @inquirer.com becomes the first at a major newspaper to endorse (sorta) Trump's impeachment. share.inquirer.com/BnINC5 "A clear and present danger to the republic... the case against Trump is strong... the time has come to again contemplate his impeachment."
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The Case for Impeachment: What would the founders do? | Editorial
The list of the president’s high crimes and misdemeanors is breathtaking.
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Steve Brazill @stevebrazill.com · 23h
This. It’s not MAGA, or some right-wing fringe, it’s the actual Republican Party. Stop saying that they don’t stand up to Trump, or say anything, because they fear “the base”. No, it’s because they’re ok with it all, they agree with it all. They are the base.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In the presidential immunity case, the court considered a hypothetical of a president ordering Navy Seals to assassinate an American political rival. Trump's lawyer argued unambiguously yes, since it'd be an "official act." The Roberts Court ruled in his favor, 6-3. Why wouldn't Trump believe this?
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 22h
Hegseth: “Theocratic regimes should never have access to nuclear weapons. Trump recognises that.” The man who last week was manifesting the Christian god in the Pentagon and calling for a crusade.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Why didn't the FBI follow up? All the stories connect to the single, bigger story, folks. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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British billionaire warned Epstein was a ‘sexual deviant’ decades before FBI closed in on the abuser
Sir James Goldsmith’s links to Hilton Head, South Carolina, add to mystery of Jane Doe 4, who claimed she was abused by Epstein in the 1980s
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David Robson @davidotley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Couples with £1 million and a family home will be able to avoid contributing anything to the collective good of their children’s and grandchildren’s country says Kemi Badenoch. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Couples would be able to leave £1m and family home exempt from inheritance tax under Tories, says Badenoch – UK politics live
Conservative leader says proposed measures would halve the number of families paying inheritance tax
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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 13h
Anyone else think having British care homes sold off for over a billion by a very wealthy man to a consortium from California is not a healthy way to provide a service? www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/del...
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'Delighted': Yorkshire businessman's care home company seals £1.1bn deal with US firm
A Yorkshire company which develops UK care homes and owned by one of the region’s wealthiest entrepreneurs has sealed a £1.1bn deal to sell 45 properties to a Californian investment firm.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 07/10/2026
LET THEM GO BUST ! Last year, Thames Water took out a £3bn loan - at 9.75% interest. And now they want another £2.4bn to keep going?! ENOUGH. If water companies can't survive without rip-off loans, they should be declared insolvent and brought into public hands through special administration.
Screenshot from The Daily Telegraph, 2nd October 2026: "Thames Water seeks £2.4bn lifeline after rescue plan stalls Troubled utility risks more financial turmoil if its army of hedge fund backers do not provide emergency cash", above a graphic of the Thames Water logo swirling down a drain.
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Ted McConnell @tedmcc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How donOLD tRump sees his MAGAit Supporters. Hopefully they will see how bad they were used, abused and lied too, soon.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ofwat appoints Grant Thornton to help improve South East Water performance l £6m wasted. Similar exercise at Thames Water yielded zilch. SEW has £1.7bn debt, can't raise new money, loses 100m litres of water a day to leaks, customers fleeced for decades. End the scam. Nationalise water.
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Ofwat lines up independent monitor for troubled South East Water
The water regulator plans to appoint Grant Thornton to a multimillion-pound contract overseeing the utility's performance and turnaround plan, Sky News learns.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Before he was appointed, Kash Patel was flagged by FBI counterintelligence agents as being deeply enmeshed in influence operations run by the Russians and Chinese. After he took over, Patel began systematically eliminating all Russian and Chinese counterintelligence capacity. What to make of that?
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As Trump focuses the FBI on immigration, counterintelligence is falling behind
The cuts come as a consequence of President Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel's focus on violent crime and immigration, leaving other priorities understaffed.
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