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Maggie Atkinson

@matkinson956.bsky.social
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Proud former public servant now in consultancy/service advice/improvement. NED, charity trustee & Chair. Lifelong passion for & work on REAL social justice & equity. Gobby northern cat mum. Barnsley my heart's home. Radio ham. Musician. Gardener.

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Maggie Atkinson @matkinson956.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Please read & reflect on this! BBC News - Sikh group calls for public inquiry into Henry Nowak's death. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Sikh group calls for public inquiry into Henry Nowak's death
Dabinderjit Singh of the Sikh Federation has written to the government calling for an inquiry.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
‘One of his early backers was Robert Shillman, a right-wing American tech mogul whose other beneficiaries include Laura Loomer, a conspiracy theorist close to Mr Trump; Geert Wilders, a populist-right Dutch politician; and Charlie Kirk… Mr Musk pays his legal fees’ economist.com/britain/2026...
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How Tommy Robinson gained extraordinary influence
The far-right influencer’s world is closer than you might think
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 17/05/2026
Treat a nuclear negotiation like a condo deal and you don’t get diplomacy. You get the slow‑motion disaster we’re stuck watching.
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Sam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Can't believe the moral panic over children watching drag when every Christmas we insist the entire family go to watch Christopher Biggins flouncing about as sex starved widow Ophelia Hardon.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 17/05/2026
‘Tommy Robinson’ had big money behind him, but smaller crowds than expected. Despite the claims Lennon is likely to make about the day’s success, the event will probably be viewed as a disappointment by organisers. Read our full report: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/05/16/b...
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Big Money, Dwindling Crowds: Tommy Robinson Demonstration Draws Smaller Crowds Than Expected  – HOPE not hate
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in central London today for the latest “Unite the Kingdom” rally organised by Stephen Lennon (AKA Tommy Robinson).  The event was...
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Pete Buttigieg to CNN just now.. about Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's controversial road trip reality show "I love road trips. I love America. I actually took a taxpayer-funded road trip lasting about seven months. It was in Afghanistan. This is something very different"
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Tom Coates @tomcoates.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
It’s weird that Helen of Troy being played by a black actress is a problem, but most of the rest of the Mediterranean, Greek and Turkish characters being played by incredibly fair and blond haired people of British, Irish and Scandinavian descent isn’t. And by weird, I mean entirely predictable.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
"As they rushed into his apartment...he felt the jaws of a large dog biting into his ankle, knocking him to the floor. He screamed as the dog tore the flesh from his thighs, hip and wrist. Down the hall, agents took a mother and her 16-yr-old son at gunpoint..." www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 17/05/2026
Is it a world away though? Or could there, in fact, be quite a large contingent of people living in the UK who would quite like to have the conversation about repairing the self-inflicted damage caused by Brexit?
Minister says EU 'world away' from what people want as Burnham and Streeting hint at rejoining
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
That’s all he got. No help with Iran, the opposite in fact. He was threatened to back off Taiwan, vague claims about buying Boeing planes, and was told the US is a declining nation, but he’s too stupid and arrogant to realize it was about him.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/05/2026
Thomas Massie pushed for the release of the Epstein files, and the response has been tens of millions in outside spending, smear campaigns, and coordinated attacks. If this is what they do to a sitting member of Congress, imagine what Epstein survivors face when considering whether to come forward.
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The most corrupt president in history:
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
“The White House’s 2026 US Counterterrorism Strategy is riddled with partisanship, misplaced assumptions, and a failure to grasp the nuance of terrorists’ ideology and modus operandi.”
foreignpolicy.com
What Makes Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy So Alarming
Most worrisome are the terrorist threats missing from the document.
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Sylvia Booth @smfbooth.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Starmer - don’t pack your bags yet because the wannabes are just repeating your agenda.
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/05/2026
Immigration make Britain brilliant
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
How to change this debate. " Being outside the EU costs every UK household an average of £8,300 every year. But being inside again would only cost each UK household £38 every year. Do you still think we should stay out? "
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Kentish Fran #FBPE @kentishfran.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
And so the dictatorship begins 👇 Reform's Zia Yusuf threatens to sack civil servants and strip them of pensions if they 'sabotage' any future Reform government www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...
lbc.co.uk
Reform's Zia Yusuf threatens to sack civil servants and strip them of pensions if they 'sabotage' any future Reform government | LBC
Reform UK's home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf has appeared to threaten civil servants with the sack if they stand in th party's way should they get into government.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The "Unite the Kingdom" rally being half the size, rather than growing, seems to have limited media, political attention to it. Also lacks novelty, second time around, but smaller. Writing about protests, prejudice & related themes in my weekly column. Interested in insights & observations.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I think frankly can't rule out that although neither of the big two leaders stepped up, the civic society response of going 'no, this march was in fact bad and terrible' did actually have some effect.
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Amazon 💙 🌹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @wendyw13.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I’m not sure 30p Lee would recognise the truth if it slapped him.
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Blue Tick @bluetickatbluesky.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Yes Boris lied to Parliament (regularly) Yes Boris failed security vetting Yes Boris was still appointed to a ministerial position Yes there are a lot of two-faced politicians in the HoC.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov : “The faithless president depicts himself as Christ while he plunges the nation into wars of choice… Remember — While you pay more for everything, the First Family’s wealth is growing by billions. Because they’re crooks, and everybody knows it.”
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The David Pakman Show @thedavidpakmanshow.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
FBI chaos and a $250M lawsuit to match
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
As Trump's war on Iran continues, reminder that his own son-in-law Jared Kushner — who is leading negotiations with Iran — stands to profit from lucrative contracts with its regional rivals. War gives dictators like Trump (and his family) more power and more wealth.
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The media blackout of Jared Kushner’s historic, ongoing corruption scandal
As Trump's son-in-law returns to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, major news outlets are largely ignoring an egregious
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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Badenoch and Farage both welcomed Mandelson’s appointment at the time but now cry outrage because he failed vetting. Which is basically the same position - both at the time and now - as Starmer.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 20/04/2026
FT Exclusive: Stockholm’s military intelligence head said Moscow is systematically manipulating data to fool Ukraine’s western allies into believing its economy has withstood the strain of its lavish war spending and western sanctions. ft.trib.al/uloekqX
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Richard E Frankel @refrankel.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The Donald Trump Presidential Library: The only library in the world to have two sets of books.
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Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 20/04/2026
a lot of the quote posts of this are in the "don't get your hopes up/don't be delusional" genre which, I think, miss the point. the GOP is gonna be losing a lot more sleep at night if it's starting to look like they might have to fight to keep Mississippi. we don't have to win there to fuck 'em up
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Every authoritarian action Trump is taking must be understood against the backdrop of his declining popularity. He feigns strength, but he's operating from a place of weakness. Remember this.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
What happened to the combined $63 million that Paramount, Meta, X, and ABC paid to the ‘Trump Presidential Library’ fund after surrendering? It just kinda disappeared. newrepublic.com/article/2092...
newrepublic.com
Trump Library Saga Takes Dark Turn: Where Did Millions in Funding Go?
Four huge media conglomerates forked over $63 million in “settlements” earmarked for Trump’s presidential library. Democrats are trying to track that money—and the latest developments don’t inspire co...
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Rosemary Thomas @rozzthomas.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
This!
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KentOnline @kentonline.co.uk · 10/04/2026
Kent's Green leader said it was a "major embarrassment" for Nigel Farage Full story: www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I hate when fantasy films I made a long time ago begin to come true in real life.
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Maca Iglesias @rotterdamvvg.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Attention Virginia! 🚨 MAGA Republicans know they will get pummeled for their destructive policies against Americans, so now they are trying to rig the midterms by redrawing your congressional maps. I know #VirginialsForVotingYes and fighting back against the MAGA crooks!
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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The Telegraph just gave a convicted criminal a two-page spread to explain why he's pumping £4 million into Reform UK. They tucked his criminal record away in the small print. So as a former financial crime specialist I’ll do their job for them👇
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You are seeing this page because our security systems have detected some unusual activity on this connection. To regain access to The Telegraph website please try the following:
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 10/04/2026
Bruce the band perform "Purple Rain" in honor of "The Maestro" Prince for the opening night of the Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 31, 2026. Filmed by Chris Hilson Edited by Thom Zimny & Sam Shapiro Recorded by John Cooper Mixed by Jon Altschiller
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Purple Rain (Live From Minneapolis)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Mark Brown @markoneinfour.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I'm kind of fascinated by the way that people have literally forgotten what town and city centres used to be like on a Friday and Saturday night. Or what town centres and city centres used to be like on match days. Now if some folks get rowdy in a public space it's all '[x] has fallen'
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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Ramaswamy attacking and disrespecting victims is a very disturbing pattern.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
We are not legal experts — is this what innocent people do? www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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AIPAC Tracker @trackaipac.com · 10/04/2026
6 Months On, 7 Ways Israel Has Destroyed the Gaza Ceasefire open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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6 Months On, 7 Ways Israel Has Destroyed the Gaza Ceasefire
From killing more than 730 Palestinians to restricting aid access to continuing its starvation campaign, here’s how Israel ensured the so-called 'ceasefire' was no ceasefire at all.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
"Mississippi started getting outbreaks of whooping cough last year. In all, it tracked 146 cases, the highest number in 16 years. Whooping cough can be particularly dangerous for young children. A baby died in September..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Dan McCrum @mccrum.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Breaking news: Another very rich and once powerful man discovered that he can't bully the FT
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Crispin Odey abandons £79mn libel case against the FT over sexual misconduct claims
The FT had said 15 women were willing to testify in court against former hedge fund boss
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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Trump is having election maps redrawn so that your vote means nothing. He has already forced states like Texas to gerrymander their maps because he’s trying to hold onto power. Virginia is giving voters the right to choose their own maps. Vote YES for fair elections April 21. #VirginiaIsForVotingYes
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Clay Nobles @claynobles.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
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ᛗɪᴄнᴁʟƔ ᛯᚰ @rugbydraken.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I wonder what he thinks about Cofton Park in Birmingham, a shared civic space invaded by 50,000 Catholics, many of them foreign, to hear a senile old Nazi pontificate www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...
bbc.co.uk
Memories of Pope Benedict's Mass to 50,000 in Birmingham
Worshippers flocked to see Pope Benedict XVI start Cardinal Newman's beatification process.
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PhilMoore @philmoore66.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
He should rock up to a Remembrance Day Service because he’ll be able to hear Christian prayers spoken out loud in public, in the open. Is that a form of oppression too?
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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Strange, cos he didn't complain about the Passion of Jesus events held in Trafalgar Square *every year* ... www.london.gov.uk/events/passi...
london.gov.uk
The Passion of Jesus in Trafalgar Square 2026
Watch 100 Wintershall players bring their moving portrayal of the final days of Jesus to life in Trafalgar Square.
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Alex Sowden @ajs1977.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
“Too many are too polite to say this” No. It’s not that we’re too polite to say it, Nick. It’s that we’re not all bigoted, poisonous, hate-mongering extremists like you. #NickTimothy
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Chris Kendall @ottocr.at · 19/03/2026
Every time he pops out of the office to grab a Pret he will see something else happening on Trafalgar Square. So Nick Timothy is a liar deliberately agitating against Muslims either because he is himself an islamophobe or because he sees it as a way to ingratiate himself with islamophobes.
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