Reposted by Catherine PhillipsMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 08/09/2025it's real support from actual racists 562377968
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsCaroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 15/05/2026I hope this isn’t true. There are times when it’s more important to put country before party. This is one of them. Burnham’s longstanding commitment to a fairer voting system could transform our democracy & counter the dire threat of a Reform UK government elected on a minority of the votetheguardian.comGreens suggest they will properly contest byelection in blow to BurnhamStatement follows speculation party would not field candidate in Makerfield or barely fight seat 6083820962
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Does anyone know if Andy Burnham likes cats? 1001483141
Catherine Phillips @kittypetersburg.bsky.social · 10/05/2026And don't forget the 'luxury' model, the Dyane!!! 210
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/05/2026The U.S. has spent billions to lose a war that enriches its oligarchs, impoverishes the citizenry, sabotages its alliances, and strengthens its enemies. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...snyder.substack.comOn Superpower SuicideAnd the recovery of justice 36176683208
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsJonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 05/05/2026AI's most spectacular inaccuracy about one of my books remains this effort from Musk's Grokipedia. (I have indeed written a book called 'Like a Fiery Elephant', but it's a biography of the experimental novelist B S Johnson.) 4244
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsKatie Lumsden @katiejlumsden.bsky.social · 12/12/2025I get a lot of AI slop book marketing emails, but this is the first time I have ever been . . . mistaken for Jane Austen. 882474656
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 04/05/2026Know what your May 7 local election vote is for - its local issues. Don't be misled. 36039
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Labour has already delivered more manifesto pledges than Reform UK has total policies www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/lab... 90940330
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Exodus 20: 3 You shall have no other gods before me 4 You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath 23 Do not make any gods to be alongside me; do not make for yourselves gods of silver or gods of gold Trump 2026: 801195235
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10/04/2026We fought and lost a war in Iran so that both the Iranians and the Russians could make far more money from oil—the Iranians from tolls, the Russians from higher prices and the end of sanctions. That isn’t just strategic defeat; it’s self-destructive foolishness at a level unknown to military history 692341860
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Major General Randy Manner, US Army (Ret), "We have a Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth, who has actually stated words in his speeches and in writing that are literally the words of war criminals" "Even if President Trump pardons him for these things, The Hague will eventually come to get him" 18459169
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsPaul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Starmer uses the Trump playbook for negotiating - call off strike or we’ll attack the place you work bit.ly/41Mjptq withdrawing the pay offer might be a reasonable response, condemning newly qualified doctors to unemployment is bizarre.bit.lyKeir Starmer withdraws offer of training places for striking doctorsThe BMA rejected the government’s demand that it call off strikes, saying its proposed deal on pay and career progression ‘falls short’ 13710
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsDr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 20/03/2026What a great interview. youtube.com/shorts/nMYT7...youtube.comWhat I asked President Zelenskyy 🇺🇦YouTube video by Max Klymenko 041
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 19/03/2026The Jewish News, which I am proud to work for as Deputy Editor, has published an editorial on this week's Iftar prayers in Trafalgar Square www.jewishnews.co.uk/voice-of-the... 91559345
Catherine Phillips @kittypetersburg.bsky.social · 20/03/2026www.theguardian.com/politics/202... What has gone wrong with the Tory party? How can such views be considered "normal"?Are these people listening to what they say? This is not the Tory party anymore but an extreme and dangerous group. Good to hear the attorney general putting the right questions.theguardian.comAttorney general asks if Kemi Badenoch would object to Jewish public prayerExclusive: Richard Hermer, who is Jewish, says Tory leader and shadow minister seem ‘to only have an issue with Muslim events’ 000
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 18/03/2026GB News has turned into the Reform channel. After a New World investigation found hundreds of breaches of the rules on accuracy and impartiality, Ofcom has failed to do its job and act. We've seen what Fox News has done to politics in the US. We can't let it happen here. 761050371
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 17/03/2026It is fascinating that as Trump threatens and insults US allies to try and get them to get him out of this ridiculous strategic bind, he does not have the courage to even ask Putin politely to stop helping Iran kill American soldiers. Interesting that. 24735236
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 13/03/2026With almost every passing hour Tony Blair’s calls for U.K. - and Starmer - to fully commit to US and Israel’s war in Iran looks more deranged 1826169
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 13/03/20261/2 This is crucially important point. 1) "No quarter" is indeed specifically war-crime term 2) Under Geneva Conventions, after sinking an enemy ship, the attackers must "take all positive measures" to find and rescue any survivors. Text in next post No evidence US sub did so after attack, AFAIK 601900677
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsRory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 10/03/2026This very straight news piece buried deep within the FT never uses words like corruption or insider dealing but every detail is quietly devastating. Why is the FT virtually alone in the UK media in covering this important story? 701740875
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 10/03/2026The President of the USA is now openly threatening Iran with being the target of one of the greatest crimes in world history. Trump is saying he will destroy the basis of life for more than 90 million people. He should be removed from office for this. 57499186
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez doing what UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has chosen not to do, criticise the US and Israel for their attack on Iran which breached international law 271310476
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 01/03/2026Starmer needs to get on the phone to Trump and ask him to set out a plan to protect civilians and support a democratic transition in Iran. We've seen before that bombs don't bring about democracy and regime change without a plan just leads to more chaos and suffering. 3329382
Catherine Phillips @kittypetersburg.bsky.social · 25/02/2026www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...theguardian.comA war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed themDrawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans ... 000
Catherine Phillips @kittypetersburg.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Our right to protest is under threat. I just signed @friends-earth.bsky.social petition to stop new police powers that could shut down many peaceful protests and weaken our democratic rights. Add your name too: action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/rig...action.friendsoftheearth.ukStop the attack on our right to protestThe government is planning new powers that could seriously restrict your right to protest. Under these proposals, police could limit or block protests based on the so-called “cumulative impact” of pas... 000
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsKeir Giles @keirgiles.bsky.social · 16/02/2026On Thursday (19 Feb) I'll be interviewing @lucyaash.bsky.social about her book 'The Baton And The Cross' on the Russian Orthodox Church - amzn.to/3Obg1oL We brainstormed some images for the welcome slideshow to remind the audience this is not a "church" in the sense they might be familiar with. 11810
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 13/02/2026This ruling shows that proscribing Palestine Action was a grave misuse of terrorism laws. Labour must accept its mistake, drop its appeal and stop wasting taxpayers' money suppressing civil liberties. Degrading counter-terror powers is a genuine threat to national security. 16420144
Catherine Phillips @kittypetersburg.bsky.social · 12/02/2026First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented. Tell Keir Starmer to change this. actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...actionnetwork.orgThe Representation of the People Bill MUST scrap First Past the PostFirst Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the new Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our rotten voting system, which lea... 012
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsLucy Ash @lucyaash.bsky.social · 11/02/2026An alarming piece from @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan on young enemies of the Russian state. From the age of 14 you can be held criminally responsible and jailed for 14 years. cepa.org/article/russ...cepa.orgRussia: The Price of ‘Treason’State security agencies are amplifying warnings to enemies of the state using compliant pro-Kremlin Russian journalists. 021
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsDr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 05/02/2026(screams) 75322
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsKeep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Keep Our NHS campaigners are taking a stand against Palantir. Repost if you think they should have no place in our NHS. www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...mylondon.newsData firm used by ICE and IDF 'should be rejected by London NHS trust'Hackney campaigners are concerned NHS software built by controversial tech giant Palantir does not properly protect personal health records 02020
Catherine Phillips @kittypetersburg.bsky.social · 03/02/2026www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...theguardian.comFrom Dorset to the world: wave of donations helps to secure Cerne giant’s homeSupport from more than 20 countries propels National Trust to its target to protect chalk figure and local wildlife 010
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 01/02/2026The corruption went into overdrive even before the inauguration. People saying that the American system of checks and balances is holding are detached from reality. When it comes to checking corruption, they don’t seem to exist. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.com‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips. 12434144
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsLiberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 29/01/2026Nigel Farage wants every police officer in the UK to carry a gun. Don't let him turn Britain into his version of Trump's America. 412253
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Let's hope this positive news gets as much attention as the people who try to convince us that the UK is a murder ravaged hellscape. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHomicides at lowest level in nearly 50 years, ONS statistics showThe 499 homicide cases in the year to September were the lowest in England and Wales since 1977. 301851548
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 29/01/2026We urgently need a parliamentary debate on Palantir. Please sign this & share with your network. Via @the-citizens.bsky.social & @change.org. www.change.org/p/hold-a-par... 37770510
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 27/01/2026ICE agent tells a protestor, "If you raise your voice" "I'll erase your voice" 3611186
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsLucy Ash @lucyaash.bsky.social · 27/01/2026libertasfidei.org/ru/oskorbite... My interview for the Kyiv based think tank Libertas Fidei which analyses the weaponisation of religion. Ukrainian version coming soon!libertasfidei.org«Токсичная взаимозависимость Кремля и Русской православной церкви отравляет российское общество», — журналистка Люси ЭшЛюси Эш — британская журналистка, проработавшая на BBC четверть века.... 041
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27/01/2026Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”wapo.stPhilip Glass pulls world premiere from Kennedy CenterThe pioneering composer announced that “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message” of his Symphony No. 15: “Lincoln.” 793755926
Reposted by Catherine Phillipselia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 26/01/2026The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions. It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today. 1852273077
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsDr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 25/01/2026The BBC News summary of Minnesota is *worse* than both-siding. It says there are 'conflicting accounts'. But only states *one* of them - that ICE agents fired 'defensive shots'. Nothing about the *other* account - that ICE agents murdered him. 1314148
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Please share. 💔 299134838349
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Abolish ICE, abolish DHS, redistribute the other agencies, prosecute actual criminals, such as people who commit execution-style murders of Americans in broad daylight. 683328964
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsLiam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power 9531661492
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 25/01/2026NEW: this is how the US press would report on this if it was happening in a ‘shithole country’. It’s an execution. But it also reveals how weak Trump really is open.substack.com/pub/broligar...open.substack.comDeath Squads Execute Second DissidentOr what the US press would say if this was happening on the streets of a "shithole" country overseas 171248498
Reposted by Catherine PhillipsPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 23/01/2026If you don't admit that the Trumpian Board of Peace is likely a vehicle to corruptly funnel funds between dictators, authoritarians and their wannabes, you are wilfully refusing to understand the era we are living through. Its all about who controls the money and where it goes. 21422143