Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA): "At this point in time in 2022, a little over 200,000 Virginians had voted. At this point in time in 2026, approximately 450,000 Virginians have voted early." 14157231474
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, this argument should be chilling. Trying to limit freedom of the press under the guise of national security is what tinpot dictators do. That’s not how a functioning democracy works. 916112023705
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialsianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I have a lot of thoughts about this terrible policy suggestion of criminalising parents for their children’s crimes. We need to be honest, it will disproportionately impact MOTHERS not parents - see similar offences such as truancy. And it therefore goes against repeated commitments to reduce 18722
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/08/2026newrepublic.com/post/214770/... 13952002216
karenthorpe.bsky.social @karenthorpe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...secure.avaaz.org👋 Netanyahu: See you in The HagueHe’s got the blood of thousands on his hands but leaders still shake it. Join the people’s global call for justice now! 000
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Thomson Reuters, which owns news agency Reuters, has signed a $125M deal giving ICE access to its databases of personal data. USA Today has partnered with Palantir to gain "actionable intelligence" on its audiences. The media should be opponents of Trump's police state — not collaborators. 47084373963
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialAndrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 08/08/2026Best way to describe it: Pam Bondi was a step down from former Attorneys General, but Todd Blanche is a fall down a flight of stairs. 411607366
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Arron Banks is smack bang in middle of latest Farage scandal, threatening & surveillance journalists & the absence of reporting on his previous form in this area is…well, what? Answers on a postcard, please. It’s not me who’s being gaslit here. It’s anyone with eyes. 291106475
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/07/2026BASH: The president's armored motorcade of SUVs, which can weigh up to 20,000 pounds, drove across that new coating of the reflecting pool. Could that have damaged it? BURGUM: No. There was no damage that night whatsoever. 3352570658
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialOutspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 26/06/2026On March 26, 2026, during a debate on violence against women in Germany’s Bundestag, left-wing MP Kathrin Gebel was repeatedly interrupted by AfD MP Martin Reichardt. She responded: “Mr. Reichardt, the clitoris has 3,000 nerve endings, and you’re still more sensitive. That’s quite an achievement.” 18074382602
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/06/2026So @tenth-muse.com and I are watching the new House of Dragons and this just happened. 5046028
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 12/06/2026Looks like they're still building the scaffolding. I see some folks angry at the speed, but let's remember it's like 100º out today. I'd bet the government refused to give them buckets they used to put the letters up. I think they have until midnight. www.youtube.com/live/aAhm880...youtube.comLIVE: See Donald Trump’s name come off the Kennedy Center as it happensYouTube video by MS NOW 105885192
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialPhil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 12/06/2026So this means "terrorism" is now officially, indisputably, a word that simply means "opposed to the interests of the state." Nice to see them admit it, tbh. 621483
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialPeter Beaumont @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Important reporting www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.com‘It was so terrifying’: care workers tell how they were trapped at home by Belfast mobSumayah Nakazibwe and Stella Ariokot were frightened they would be next as fires took hold on neighbouring houses and rioters set cars alight 314486
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Talked to @justinwolfers.bsky.social youtu.be/SGdGEJFh354?... 1235480
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 24/05/2026“The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the U.S., or any of them.” [i.e. state govs] 342049693
karenthorpe.bsky.social @karenthorpe.bsky.social · 16/05/2026@angrystaffer.bsky.social Missing AMA. 000
karenthorpe.bsky.social @karenthorpe.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Please sign this petition to protect Robberg from development www.instagram.com/p/DYNT7p2le6...instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 000
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialThe Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Quote of the day 👇 1178
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/04/2026MAGA: it’s insane that the UK is indicting people for social media posts Also MAGA: yay Comey got indicted for a social media posts! FAFO!! 942009434
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialMarkham Nolan ☘️ @markhamnolan.com · 28/04/2026"We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper. Could gone to some great parties. Did that instead." 0325
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/04/2026standing ovation after King Charles sings the praises of NATO and says "that same unyielding resolve is needed for the defense of Ukraine" 34399582221
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/04/2026Inside Chornobyl: 40 years after disaster, nuclear site still at risk in Russia’s wartheguardian.comInside Chornobyl: 40 years after disaster, nuclear site still at risk in Russia’s warIn February 2025, a cheap Russian drone tore through Chornobyl’s confinement shelter. Workers warn the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is not safe yet 37739
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 16/04/2026“National security is not a blank check to proceed with otherwise unlawful activity” Quote of the year? 823576900
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialDiane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Am I just old-fashioned - or is the interviewer's body language here totally disrespectful? 5731213
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 07/04/2026We could be looking at one of the worst humanitarian crises in history tonight. 41967932382
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/04/2026A reminder that last week, Pam Bondi accidentally released a Jack Smith memo revealing Trump’s motive for stealing and illegally retaining classified documents. 31795822781
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialPatric Reynolds @patricjreynolds.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Have you seen this? It’s stomach churning, but Stephen Miller going over Trump's head probably won’t go over well. Would Trump ever get rid of Miller, or maybe just not let him out of his coffin ever again? Side question... do you see Miller ever getting indicted? bsky.app/profile/empt... 344890
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Oh. So they want Obama’s nuclear deal minus Obama’s signature. Got it. 1273299769833
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialRory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Robert Mueller, ex-FBI chief who led Trump-Russia investigation, dies at 81 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... What a truly disgusting individual Trump is (see quote). He brings shame on all those who elected himbbc.co.ukRobert Mueller, ex-FBI chief who led Trump-Russia investigation, dies at 81A former FBI director, Mueller led the high-profile inquiry into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election 2563673
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 14/03/2026"This Week in Palestine: Israeli Settlers Kill With Impunity, Israeli Soldiers Rape With Impunity" Zeteo's new weekly round-up of the stories you may have missed out of occupied Gaza and the West Bank, as Israel continues its genocidal war and apartheid policies.zeteo.comThis Week in Palestine: Israeli Settlers Kill With Impunity, Israeli Soldiers Rape With ImpunityZeteo's new weekly round-up of the stories you may have missed out of occupied Gaza and the West Bank, as Israel continues its genocidal war and apartheid policies. 29870346
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialVelon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Winning stages and setting trends 😂 Jonas Vingegaard powered to Stage 4 victory at Paris-Nice despite not having time to take his extra layers off 😅 0403
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 11/03/2026For the rest of time, if any politician on either side of the Atlantic moans "how are we going to pay for it?" in relation to a public good, I need all journalists to point out that Pete Hegseth spent 15 million taxpayer dollars on ribeye steak in 30 days. 27123
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Lovely. Most likely Trump and his Administration are being blackmailed by a foreign country to cover up the Epstein Files. www.reuters.com/world/us/for...reuters.comExclusive: Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents showThe hack occurred after a server at the Child Exploitation Forensic Lab in the FBI’s New York Field Office was inadvertently left vulnerable by a special agent. 96954405
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 07/03/2026This is insane. Blair is the last person who should be piping up. 1331292217
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialPhilip Stephens @philipstephens.bsky.social · 08/03/2026As far as he has fallen it seems Blair can stoop still lower....this from a week or so ago... philipstephens.substack.com/p/the-fall-a... 1317547
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialThe News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 08/03/2026Pete Hegseth celebrating the deaths of 100 Iranian soldiers was a "repellent" example of "bloodlust" never seen before, say Jon Sopel and Lewis Goodall. But is his big mistake thinking US military is loyal to Trump, over the Constitution? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/the-...thenewsagents.co.ukThe ‘repellent bloodlust’ of Pete Hegseth celebrating killing 100 Iranian soldiers | The News AgentsThe News Agents describe Pete Hegseth’s celebration of the killing of more than 100 Iranian Navy officers as “repellent” – while Senator Mark Warner says his job of ‘secretary of war’ is a total… 1411830
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Exactly. And Trump can’t cope with Starmer’s probity because it makes it harder to hide his own culpability re the war in Iran. 341029184
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 08/03/2026I think this is the moment Labour expunges its last vestiges of starry-eyed Blairism (which in my opinion, Iraq aside, is a bit of shame). But I can't imagine any future leadership contender invoking the spirit of Blair. 3741247
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Oil up by $12 a barrel in less than 12 hours. Gas prices skyrocketing. Almost 100,000 jobs lost last month. Another war in the Middle East. Are we great again yet? 584117693216
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 03/03/2026GB News are now bringing Restore Britain on to the channel to tell their own black British presenter, born in Newcastle, she is not British - and it is "ridiculous" to define being British in a way that includes black people. 54379137
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/03/2026"They were girls who went to school to learn, with hopes and dreams for their future," Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai said. "Today, their lives were brutally cut short.” Read more: wapo.st/4r7izC7 731404716
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialFr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Anthropic: "Look, we need the contracts, but we cannot allow our service to be used to violate the US Constitution or power automated weapons that could kill millions. When it comes down to it, we love this country too much to be involved in its downfall." OpenAI: "We'll do it!" 19600237
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 28/02/2026As Anthropic and OpenAI take opposite positions on the responsible uses of AI, keep in mind that Dario Amodei is an actual scientist with a Ph.D. in biophysics from Princeton, where he focused on electrophysiology of neural circuits. Sam Altman is a high school-educated computer software salesman. 10496140
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Brilliant phrase by a US friend of mine to describe the defence of a prolific paedophile by Trump, Bondi, Patel, Thiel, Musk and Bannon et al ‘The Creep State’ 11349106
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Local zoning is the way! A lot of these are being stopped or stalled by neighborhood organizing. These warehouses often need to be purchased, permitted, approved for occupancy and specs. Each one of those steps can be interrupted. Ppl are pressuring corps not to sell, counties to deny permits, etc 10071301756
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/02/2026New Jersey has proposed the F.U.C.K.I.C.E Act. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/n... 639229516551
Reposted by @karenthorpe.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/02/2026I wonder whether the U.S. men’s hockey team knows Patel supplies ICE with agents. 1832072318
