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Steve Hooker

@stevehooker.bsky.social
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Retired enjoying his chess and bridge. Good walks, gardens and history. Liberal Democrat - European by heart ❤️#RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶 #ClimateEmergency #SaveDemocracy

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Fight The Right… 👊🏼👊🏽👊🏿 @wtafc.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Bad Bunny… Makes Super Bowl History With Record-Breaking Halftime Viewership of Around 135-141 Million… 🌎🔥
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 21/01/2026
1/21/2026 - Minneapolis Federal agents abduct two teenagers (15 & 16) from a doctor's appointment At one point, it appears an agent tases one of the children
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Trump: "NATO has treated the United States very badly. We've never asked for anything. We've never got anything." Tell that to the families of 850 soldiers from 19 non-US NATO countries who died fighting to defend the United States in Afghanistan - the only occasion Article 5 was ever triggered.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Trump just repeated again that China just builds wind turbines but did not use them themselves. Truth is :they actually do. China has more wind power than any other country.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Quisling
Farage says Greenland would
be safer as part of the US
after Starmer says UK 'will
not yield' to tariff threat - UK
politics live


Reform UK leader says Greenland would be
'more secure' if part of the US, after PM says he
will not back down to Trump


Andrew Sparrow
Wed 21 Jan 2026 17.10 GMT
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
The Gravamen of the Disclosure

4. The gravamen of the disclosure is as follows: 
a. By memorandum dated May 12, 2025 (“the May 12 Memo”), Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons authorizes ICE agents to forcibly enter into certain people’s homes without a judicial warrant, consent, or an emergency.

b. Specifically, in the May 12 Memo, the Acting ICE Director authorized ICE Agents to rely on Form I-205 (which is not a judicial warrant) to enter the residence of an alien subject to a final order of deportation, without consent, including by “a necessary and reasonable amount of force.”2c. While addressed to “All ICE Personnel,” in practice the May 12 Memo has not been formally distributed to all personnel. Instead, the May 12 Memo has been provided to select DHS officials who are then directed to verbally brief the new policy for action. Those supervisors then show the Memo to some employees, like our clients, and direct them to read the Memo and return it to the supervisor.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/01/2026
In Opinion President Trump “is pushing our country toward an international crisis without valid reasons,” the editorial board writes after the U.S. attack on Venezuela was announced on Saturday. “If Mr. Trump wants to argue otherwise, the Constitution spells out what he must do: Go to Congress.”
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Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
We know that Mr. Trump’s warmongering violates the law.
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Steve Hooker @stevehooker.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Trump and Venezuela bombing. Will Starmer be like this guy and sit on the fence?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Tonight, the President of the United States has launched an unconstitutional war of aggression, dooming another generation to spill their blood for oil, and lay waste to a sovereign nation. I demand that Congress exercise its power, halt this conflict, and impeach this war criminal president.
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Brian Gosling @brigosling.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
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ECF protests FIDE lifting of sanctions
As reported, the FIDE General Assembly has fully restored the rights of all youth players from Russia and Belarus "in line with IOC recommendations". The FIDE Council also voted to finalise protocols ...
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coffeetumbler.bsky.social @coffeetumbler.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
@skipbolden.bsky.social Thomas crown affair Chess scene m.youtube.com/watch?v=AEPa...
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The Thomas Crown Affair, by Norman Jewison (1968) - The Chess game
YouTube video by Jérôme Labbé
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
This debate now playing out in public among the cabinet – and Starmer being outflanked.
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Chris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
In a lively moment in the Commons, Starmer said: “A little festive advice to those in Reform. If mysterious men from the East appear bearing gifts, this time report it to the police.” www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Blue-Eyed Samurai @blue-eyedsamurai01.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Good move Starmer.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Met Police to drop further investigation into Andrew Windsor Looks like Met Police rolled out the same police officers who refused and resisted investigating Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak's Downing street parties during covid
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
"We believe recent events underscore the urgency of this issue."
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stephen1846.bsky.social @stephen1846.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
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Josh @joshalexcairo.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
The UK should never have left the Single Market or Customs Union, but neither Tories nor Labour fought the case for either out of fear of the right. Now the right is far right, the country is poorer, and so the people angrier, and the flag-waving Brexit nationalism has spiralled out of control.
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Martin Cook @cookieaob.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Just listen to Major. Brexit has ruined our economy and ruined the fabric of our society. The racist Farage and Russian money was central to Brexit. For Farage to be in government totally absurd.
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Denise Carver @Sligogirl @sligogirl.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
#RejointheEU - blame #Brexit not immigrants. What destroyed the Dublin agreement? Who conned the country into Brexit? Farage and Johnson, who is keeping us out? UkLabour's red lines.
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Here's the latest data on what Brexit has done to the UK economy ... GDP down 6% – 8% INVESTMENT down 12% – 18% PRODUCTIVITY down 3% – 4%
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 27/10/2025
Farage: epic grifter
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opfuchs.gay @opfuchs.gay · 25/10/2025
The Albanian prime minister absolutely bodies UK politics here. Incredible
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Naomi Smith, "For the last ten years we've had successive governments tell us what a great thing Brexit is" "Well our polling shows that nearly 2/3 of people think Brexit has been more of a failure than a success"
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
FT graph showing massive UK public support for the opinion that it was wrong to vote to leave the EU.
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Phil Jones' body double @philsbodydouble.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Yes. The answer is yes, Brexit did sink the historic fishing fleet in Hastings. And as a thank you, the Brexiest Brexshitter of them all, Nigel Farage, is now leading the polls in both Hastings and the UK overall. But remember, just as they aren't racist, Reform voters aren't stupid cunts either.
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‘We don’t want to be a toy town’: has Brexit sunk this historic UK fishing fleet?
Struggling fishers in Hastings say the industry is dying after a deal giving away access to its waters made a tough job impossible
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 30/09/2025
A recent call for a multimillion-euro program run by the EU’s top research council saw a fivefold increase in US-based applicants seeking to relocate to European institutions to pursue their research ambitions.
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Top US researchers rush to relocate to Europe
US-based applicants to a prestigious EU research scheme have increased five-fold.
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WIRED @wired.com · 30/09/2025
For the first time since the Taliban regained power in Afghanistan in 2021 and imposed their strict interpretation of Islamic law, communications across the country have been shut down.
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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2025
The ECHR is essential to safeguarding the Good Friday Agreement but Nigel Farage wants to walk away from it. 🚨 Hilary Benn MP: "I cannot think of anything more irresponsible. It's wrong, it's reckless, and we've got to make sure it never happens."
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
An extraordinary Telegraph article from 2014 that reminds us where Nigel Farage stood on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Mr Putin 16 years ago.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
79. American citizen.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2025
Kamala Harris: "It feels chaotic, but what I would offer you is what we are witnessing is the swift implementation of a plan that was decades in the making. Project 2025 didn't just drop out of thin air. That's a product of decades of work. Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation ... "
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ProfDoc David Evans @david-t-evans.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
And to think #DeformUK wants to pull UK out of #ECHR, too! Slippery slope! #Farage
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Ed Davey, "What people are looking for is change, and how can we improve the standard of living, how can we make things better again?" "Reform UK is offering change but it's not true to British values, it's a bit like Trump's America"
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20/09/2025
I hate that Brigitte Macron feels compelled to prove she’s a woman, but I get it: shut that lie down. The right thrives on ruining lives with made-up trash. Maybe Candace Owens should have to prove she’s human.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
this doesn't look like a normal distribution
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Sarah Good @sassy0210.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Wednesday Friends #2 @whatifisaidit.bsky.social @jen-notjenny.bsky.social @luckyshitt.bsky.social @maryosteen.bsky.social @climbtotheclouds.bsky.social @demladyalways.bsky.social @pittsburghlady.bsky.social @mlipsitt.bsky.social @jandee924.bsky.social @thecaffeinator.bsky.social
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Barry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Led By Donkeys attacks ‘Orwellian’ arrests after Trump Windsor projections #DonaldTrump #Epstein #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Led By Donkeys attacks ‘Orwellian’ arrests after Trump Windsor projections
Exclusive: Campaign group says it was behind stunt that showed images of Trump and Epstein on castle tower
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Hendrik Klaassens #FBPE #BanX #NoAfD #FBR @aurorablogspot.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Trump will arrive in the UK on Tuesday night. During his stay he will enjoy a huge amount of special treatment. This also includes a broadcast on Channel 4: they dedicate their Wednesday night schedule to unpicking all the falsehoods expressed by Trump since taking office. This takes several hours.
theguardian.com
Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’
Broadcaster to dedicate Wednesday night schedule to unpicking US president’s false or misleading statements
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 09/09/2025
Trump’s alleged ‘bawdy’ birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein is now public
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Trump’s alleged ‘bawdy’ birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein is now public
The estate of Jeffrey Epstein provided a copy of the alleged 50th birthday book and Trump’s letter to Congress this week
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 08/09/2025
Quite apart from Tice going out to defend Farage's shady house purhcase and making things ten times worse, for the guy who says he will be the next UK Chancellor of the Exchequer to end on: "I'm not a tax expert - you're asking the wrong guy," is objectively hilarious. ~AA
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Oh.
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