Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialnotrob 🇺🇦 @notsobravenewworld.bsky.social · 14/03/2026"We inherited the problem from the Tories." Presumably, the same Tories that now fill Reform's ranks? And the rubes will _still_ vote for this shitshow. 1356
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 14/03/2026“Farage has said he wishes the party "hadn't bothered" to take minority control of Worcestershire County Council, because of its financial problems” V much summing up his approach to power. Grifting and gobshiting - yes please. Hard work and responsibility - god no. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNigel Farage regrets running 'bankrupt' Worcestershire CouncilThe Reform UK leader says he wishes the party 15926421012
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 14/03/2026United Nation's Ben Saul says the US and Israel's attack on Iran is not legal, "Under intl law, launching a pre-emptive war is not lawful" 217580
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialCat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Legislation designed to strengthen the electoral system against foreign interference contains exploitable loopholes, the Electoral Commission has warned Vijay Rangarajan tells @theobserveruk.bsky.social that the bill as drafted lacks “protection against oligarchs" observer.co.uk/news/politic...observer.co.ukLabour bill doesn’t go far enough to stop foreign interfe...The government’s new bill is intended to shut down foreign fronts, yet the Electoral Commission says the party's so-called zero-tolerance approach to overseas oligarchs is rubbish 11918
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialKerry @kerry10.bsky.social · 08/02/2026If you watch and listen to anything today, listen to @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social Remember the leverage Palantir now has in our NHS because of an enormous deal done without any competition I may add, a gift from Mandelson & Streeting @zackpolanski.bsky.social is right about Palantir, it needs to GO 12220123
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialFraser Campbell @fraserc69.bsky.social · 08/02/2026If anything even vaguely beneficial to the UK can come out of the whole Mandelson thing, it should be an investigation into his links with Palantir and a complete cancellation of Government contracts with an organisation that is profoundly anti-democratic and anti-people. 521556
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Mandelson should hand back US ambassador payout, says cabinet minister www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comMandelson should hand back US ambassador payout, says cabinet ministerPressure grows on Keir Starmer as Labour peer reported to have received payment worth three months’ salary when he quit in September 1427366
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialCerulean Man 🐝 🏳️🌈 🌹 🐶 @ceruleanman.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Dame Karen Pearce. Former US Ambassador. Thrown out with the bath water. Baroness Grey, Former Chief of Staff to Keir Starmer. Thrown out with the bathwater. Then we ended up with Mandelson & McSweeney. We have a theme here. 2217
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Epstein was in and out of Russia every few months according to his travel documents, but Mandelson was partying in nightclubs in St Petersburg and regularly in Moscow. How did our intelligence services fail to pick this up? Or were their reports and investigations suppressed? 27946592144
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Baroness Hazarika, "This has been an absolutely shameful week for the Labour party" "This is a story about male power and a boys club" "Why was the Labour party so seduced by Mandelson?" "To me, it was about a male power structure" 2728987
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Baroness Hazarika, "I raised the Mandelson issue in the House of Lords amongst colleagues" "I had quite a lot of senior members of the House of Lords on the Labour side put in a complaint about me raising this issue because Peter Mandelson was held in such high regard" 1511335
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialKercle @kercle1.bsky.social · 08/02/2026Dear Keir, if you hope to rehabilitate your career you need to explain to a fearful public why you chose to deals with this dangerous man. Mandelson was just the tip of the iceberg. You need to change course completely if you truly want to stop the far right. fortune.com/2026/02/04/p...fortune.comPeter Thiel warns the Antichrist and apocalypse are linked to the ‘end of modernity’ currently happening—and cites Greta Thunberg as a driving example | FortuneThe Gen Z Swedish climate activist is a legionnaire of the Antichrist, Thiel claims, a “Luddite” who wants to halt technological progress in its tracks. 237627
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialProf Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 29/12/2025I've written an end of year substack post about tracking Trump, where we are ending the year and some implications for Europe and for me personally... christinapagel.substack.com/p/personal-r...christinapagel.substack.comPersonal reflections on a Trumpian 2025The implications of a year in Trump's new America and why I started tracking Trump - and why I'm not stopping. 14340149
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialBrexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 29/12/2025"Who is Nigel Farage" from @ledbydonkeys.orgyoutu.beWho is Nigel Farage?YouTube video by Led By Donkeys 77246
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 29/12/2025In another blow to Starmer & Mahmood’s cruel immigration policy French police REFUSE to carry out dangerous operations to intercept small boats at sea! We should be listening carefully to their concerns Talking to @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk 523782
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/12/2025BREAKING: The Department of Justice failed to redact the identity of a survivor of Epstein's crimes in a released document, per an exclusive comment to MeidasTouch.meidasnews.comJustice Department Fails to Redact Name and Personal Information of Epstein SurvivorReleased documents tied to the Epstein Files Transparency Act reportedly included the name and phone number of Danielle Bensky, raising concerns over survivor privacy and government oversight 29847051667
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/12/2025Zelenskyy calls Russia’s claim of a strike on one of Putin’s residences a “complete fabrication,” a lie designed to sabotage diplomacy, justify more attacks on Kyiv, and excuse Moscow’s refusal to end the war. He warns the world must not stay silent as Russia tries to derail peace. 577159965934
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialSam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Chatted to my great uncle yesterday – a northern, working-class guy, not that political. I told him my job involved exposing Farage. His first question was: “who funds him?” Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇writesbright.substack.comNew research reveals the best attack lines to use against ReformHow to stop Farage... 742159819
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialDan Murphy @bungdan.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Circa '88 my HS drama teacher decided to adapt Slaughterhouse 5. Wrote Vonnegut for permission, as one did. Vonnegut writes back: "My lawyer tells me if I give you permission you become my collaborator. Can't do it. P.S. I've never sued anyone in my life and aint starting now. Good luck." 0472
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 11/11/2025In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice. KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond. His reply was a doozy. 5273282613
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Come join with others to stand against Trump's political prosecutions, against ICE's attacks on our communities, and for freedom of speech and the right to protest. See you tomorrow. 7752591313
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11/11/2025This Veterans Day, I’m thinking of the millions of Americans who have served in uniform — and how our government is failing them right now. Words aren’t enough, we need actions. Fund the VA. Fund mental healthcare. And end endless wars. 22193132020
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Climate change asylum appeal victory in UK www.linkedin.com/posts/gamal-...linkedin.com#climatejustice #climateoutreach #climatechangedisplacedpeople #climatechangelitigation #unclimatechange | Gamal Basha | 27 commentsA milestone moment. Today, I’m thrilled to share that we have won the first asylum appeal case in the UK based on climate change grounds. The appeal was allowed on Human Rights grounds (Article 8). A... 0125
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Reform will apparently pledge today that they'd abolish indefinite leave to remain - including retrospectively, to people already granted it. Obviously this is a moral abomination but it is also a practical and legal impossibility. 2472699846
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialEloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 22/09/2025White Christian Nationalists will destroy this already spiraling Country. 211131
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 22/09/2025My analysis here not only explains why the CPS numbers are wrong - but estimates that if they'd got their own arithmetic right, they would have concluded that migrants are a large long-term fiscal *benefit*. (3/3) docs.google.com/document/d/e...docs.google.comThe long-run fiscal impact of recent migrants 5295102
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 22/09/2025The CPS' own website now admits they got the numbers wrong and should not be used. Farage isn't just making up numbers - he/Reform are deliberately using numbers that they know to be wrong and have been withdrawn (2/3). 224170
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Any journalist quoting this absurd, invented £234 billion number cited by Farage/Reform should make absolutely clear that it has been withdrawn by *its own authors* (the Centre for Policy Studies) after they admitted it contained several major errors (1/3) 461183597
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Retrospectively removing indefinite leave to remain would be immoral and economically damaging. It would tear families apart. Attacking it as ‘potentially illegal’ is completely beside the point. Argue with the (awful) idea. Don’t try ’well, actually you can’t do that’. 581539472
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 22/09/2025The true question right now is whether you believe in the moral character of the British public. If you do, you'll want to have the fight with Reform. You'll believe that the public will hate the idea of breaking up families, spying on & deporting people who've worked here for years. 1301924487
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Was he asleep when Boris Johnson was Prime Minister? 1702151243
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialEuropean Commission @ec.europa.eu · 20/05/2025Today, over 20,000 bee species are buzzing for #WorldBeeDay 🐝 Bees & other pollinators keep 80% of crop and wild flowering plants alive. Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU. 17586422332
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialYaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Morning from Kyiv! Yes, there was a drone attack again at night. I had my warcoffee with a simple thought: Go ahead! Tell the story of your country! Tell the story of your war. Somebody will hear. Oleksa Novakivskyi, Harvest, 1925 812388331
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/05/2025Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, bungled answers on Tuesday about habeas corpus, incorrectly saying that the legal right of people to challenge their detention by the government was actually the president’s “constitutional right” to deport people.nytimes.comNoem Incorrectly Defines Habeas Corpus as the President’s Right to Deport People 136590072257
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/05/2025DURBIN: How can we give hope to people across the country who are suffering from so many diseases when our government is cutting back on that research? RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research D: I just read them to you! R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them 2466245987390
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialRobert “Bobby Don” Gifford @thegiffordlawfirm.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Well, she will get up to speed soon since I named her as a defendant in a habeas corpus petition filed on Friday - and the federal judge has ordered Sec. Kristi Noem to respond by this Friday. 31197
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 20/05/2025“Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires the government to provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people. If not for that protection, the government could simply arrest people, including American citizens, and hold them indefinitely for no reason.”motherjones.comDoes Kristi Noem even know what habeas corpus is?The Homeland Security secretary's word salad raised even more questions about the administration's assault on fundamental rights. 1806180164917
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/05/2025HASSAN: What is habeas corpus? NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country HASSAN: That's incorrect 48534400212789
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 21/05/2025The Lucy Connolly verdict (woman jailed over tweets about Southport attack) is worth reading. One line I haven't seen picked up in coverage: The lawyer for the Crown Prosecution Service stating as a fact that Twitter/X led to the disorder and racial hatred. www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u... 620955
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialKye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 21/05/2025BREAKING: ICE deported a Burmese man who doesn’t speak English to South Sudan—a country he’s not from and on the brink of civil war. He refused to sign English-only papers. They deported him anyway—with 11 others. No hearings. No translators. Court order ignored. This is state-sponsored kidnapping. 38398724751
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 21/05/2025The Brexit mood music has changed. You can’t wang on about sovereignty and fish any more and expect people to care. Trade deals aren’t massively convincing either. People just don’t want hassle and higher bills. That’s all Brexit actually delivered. We’re very tired of the failure. (Letters, Times) 361145310
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Think about how much of an entitled prick you’d have to be to think calling other human beings “peasants” when you’re the Vice President is an ok thing to do. The world’s worst diplomat strikes again. Also: we don’t borrow money from them. That is nonsense. 2007187765278
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialbeaubodor.bsky.social @beaubodor.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Because paper is too expensive after he placed a 20% tariff on it. 09513
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 09/04/20252019 is calling and saying, hey, why didn’t you listen 1243365946977
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialNiall Stanage @niallstanage.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Presented without comment. 22510
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 09/04/2025"Who could have predicted this?" say the people who spent the past year dismissing or mocking those who predicted this. 70132472663
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 02/04/2025If you like what you've seen from Sen. Cory Booker and other Democratic lawmakers this week, call and email their offices and let them know that. Evidence of public support gives lawmakers more clout with their colleagues to keep doing what they're doing. Constituent encouragement becomes influence. 5093861880
Reposted by @ness44.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Crawford: Today, Wisconsinites fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy, our fair elections, and our Supreme Court.. Wisconsin stood up and said that justice does not have a price, our courts are not for sale 485364816558
