Reposted by swimbird #FBPESian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 15hMy reflections this morning, some thoughts on how we build back better from here, and a message to members and constituents. 💚🙏 2618848
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEKen Tindell @kentindell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Really indicates the scale of the problem - and the vulnerabilities of the technology we use every day.sheets.worksThe people holding up the internetFour billion phones ask one text file what time it is. One lecturer keeps it in his spare time. We counted the rest. 02010
Reposted by swimbird #FBPErichard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 18hWhat The Actual Fuck America? These people are Barbarians, Devils in Human Form. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comPentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamedNidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be executed by firing squad on 3 December 16525
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 19hNEW: Kemi Badenoch’s flagship party conference policy document, The Right Way, overestimated the cost of net zero by nearly £500bn, seemingly after someone accidentally double-counted figures on a spreadsheet. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet errorExclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data 96752330
Reposted by swimbird #FBPECheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The immensely wealthy men who run the AI companies are forcing the economy to serve their dreams and crowding out everyone else's.paulkrugman.substack.comAI Versus Everything ElseThe hyperscaler boom is crowding out other investment 6441205
swimbird #FBPE @swimbird.bsky.social · 08/10/2026news.sky.com/story/ukrain...news.sky.comUkraine war latest: At least 30 killed as Putin targets busAt least 30 people have been killed in eastern Ukraine, according to authorities, after a Russian strike on a bus. Tensions are also rising in Europe, with one neighbouring country warning the Kremlin... 101
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Actually interesting section on Reform. "To those who say 'unite the right', we are not uniting with that". Says she doesn't want to debate if her mixed-race children are English. "We must not let these people take us backwards." This is a very welcome section, which wins a standing ovation. 826227
Reposted by swimbird #FBPETits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The daily sea surface temperature is now so high, they had to add more chart because the previous version only went up to 30C 110261
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEAndrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 06/10/2026Angie Nixon’s Town Hall was 🔥. USF understood the assignment! #SheShed #AngieForFL 381219397
swimbird #FBPE @swimbird.bsky.social · 07/10/2026HMO trashed after false rumours of migrants there: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...manchestereveningnews.co.ukHMO trashed with front door thrown through window after social media rumoursAn investigation into criminal damage in Salford is underway 000
Reposted by swimbird #FBPECoCo ✌🏼💛🕊️ @coco.sheshed.rocks · 06/10/2026In 1975, women at #Cornell gave “sexual harassment” a name. By 1980, the #EEOC recognized it as prohibited sex discrimination. In 1986, the #SupremeCourt ruled hostile-work-environment harassment could violate Title VII. Language became law!!! #SheShed 03121
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026NEWS: New York City just recorded the fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history through the first nine months of the year. Major crime is down 6.6% citywide, the largest year-to-date drop in 17 years, with declines in all five boroughs. 1/ 462196734725
swimbird #FBPE @swimbird.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Faves: no. 6 (paddling with Juno), no. 8 (in dog basket). 0100
Reposted by swimbird #FBPERob Baron @rob-baron.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I have heard rumours that Richard Tice heads a company called Britain Means Business, that has no employees and sells no products but takes in very large donations from foreign based people and forwards them to Reform UK Ltd. I can't believe this is true, but if it is it should bring down Reform. 401349433
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEKuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The government's consultation on fireworks closes this week, so here is the link. I'm pretty sure there's also an email address for people who "cannot respond online" www.gov.uk/government/c...gov.ukFireworks and pyrotechnics in the UK 54335
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Insanity 😡 19193503236
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEPublika.ge @publikage.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Georgia continues to protests. #GeorgiaProtests Day 675 141099283
Reposted by swimbird #FBPESue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 02/10/2026France, Spain, Poland & now Germany have all openly stated the UK would be welcomed back into the EU fold. What a difference a week - & a more positive government position - makes. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukGermany backs UK to rejoin EU as Burnham moves closer to blocThe leaders of France and Spain have also backed Britain returning to the European Union 529588
swimbird #FBPE @swimbird.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Agreed. OK, I grew up with just the basic Lego blocks, but this is absurd, as if assembling an IKEA table makes you a furniture designer. I note the capitalisation 'LEGO', something I'd expect from a press release or similar. Everyone else calls it 'Lego'. 110
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026New GB News accounts are out. Here are their losses to date. Or "spent political donations" if you prefer 39810294
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We're repeatedly told that asylum seekers pose a threat to the good people of our country... Reading about the threatening and violent treatment of elderly and open minded locals in Crowborough I get the impression that the real threat comes from closer to home. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... 51706339
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEAlex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This quote (thank you Bettina) is the essence of why I so admired Burnham’s speech. No one is denying it’s going to be incredibly hard to deliver on his agenda, but the UK will never tackle its problems effectively, if it’s not able to discuss them honestly - on the EU and much else besides. 36420
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I find this fascinating. Connecting up my bank account to an AI agent is just a hard no for me. But maybe I’m just out of touch? I can remember being baffled about how wary my parents were about online banking for a long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/t... 23513
Reposted by swimbird #FBPESandy Johnston @sandypsj.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It's very easy to dismiss these voices as fringe and the discussion as feeding right-wing propaganda (which it does). But like the Greenfield bar story, anyone honest who has spent time in left spaces knows that these dynamics and people are very real and a problem that needs to be confronted. 36110
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEAlbedo 0.12 @ukejay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The people who convinced us that “we don’t want to be ruled by unelected [sic] bureaucrats in Brussels” are now telling us that we want to be owned by unnamed crypto fascists [sic], tax avoiders and brutal foreign kleptocracies. 18320
Reposted by swimbird #FBPECatio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026And in his previous UKIP version of Farage Party, they were staunch defenders of the £. But now they promote crypto instead. 1324958
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026The internet is erupting in mockery after Eric Schmitt’s spectacular Jack Smith faceplant. Now people are openly speculating: Did his team plant the glowing 2028 story AND coordinate with MAGA influencers in advance, expecting a victory lap that blew up in their faces?meidasnews.comEric Schmitt Gets Mercilessly Mocked Over ‘Planted’ Story After Jack Smith FaceplantA glowing 2028 scoop dropped just before Schmitt’s disastrous “gotcha,” while right-wing influencers appeared ready to celebrate. After it blew up, the internet noticed. 1852406643
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEBrian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Having one of those days today. 435965
Reposted by swimbird #FBPERob Massam 🔸 @rmassam.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... Rubio knew nothing. Trump knew nothing but said he wouldn’t have released those arrested on bail. They and Farage know nothing. If it was terror related they’d be in custody. Say again Trump, Rubio and Farage know nothing.theguardian.comRubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford plotUS secretary of state, who offered no evidence for claims, also says many people ‘disturbed’ that five suspects released on bail 79838
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEMarko Van Bastard the 93rd @mark-brown-23.bsky.social · 28/09/2026For 'entrepreneurs getting business done' see 'obscenely wealthy parasites milking the working class like cattle and telling them brown people took everything they had'. 0153
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEPatrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Farage cracked a cunning plan that blind sided MI6, MI5, & Counter Terror Police Appaz Iran sends agents 3,575 miles to UK across land taking several weeks, to find a small boat to use, hope it doesn’t sink or get intercepted and sent back So much better than just flying to the UK on “business” 🙄 96825
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Personally, I’d rather have healthy kids than mollycoddled millionaires 4223485658
Reposted by swimbird #FBPELiz Webster 🏴🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The sheer stupidity of Brexit: We made it harder and more expensive for high quality, fully traceable British food to reach our largest market, while creating a porous border through which illegal, rancid and potentially diseased meat can enter Britain. meatmanagement.com/opinion/brex...meatmanagement.comBrexit’s veterinary border theatre: when control becomes the riskThere comes a point when regulation ceases to protect the consumer and becomes an industry in its own right. Post-Brexit veterinary border controls risk crossing that line, says AIMS's Jason Aldiss. 49538
Reposted by swimbird #FBPE⚫️🐦⬛ 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @theskyisnotblue.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Day 667 of nonstop protests in Georgia. 🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests 📹 David Chkheidze 26127
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“A cyber security expert tells the BBC the breach should set off "alarm bells" around the world.”bbc.co.ukAustralia launches urgent review after OpenAI program hacks government health portalExperts believe it's the world's first known AI breach of a government system. 1924099
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 23/09/2026From Hounslow to Hendon, without the detour. The proposed West London Orbital would create a new passenger rail link, unlock 25,000+ homes, support thousands of jobs, improve air quality and help cut congestion. Have your say in our public consultation now: haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/west-london-... 48619
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026Someone tell him that tens of thousands of active duty service members are on food stamps. 301103503165
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEJustin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026As we suspected: 8985844213
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026US real estate is now a huge buyers market, especially Texas and Florida. 43014
Reposted by swimbird #FBPESenator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I keep meeting smart informed Albertans who tell me they do not intend to vote, because they don’t want to legitimize the process, or because they know the premier is not bound by the results. But what if making us give up on voting is the whole point? My argument to vote - no matter the absurdity. 34396191
Reposted by swimbird #FBPERobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central And more... With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. Shameful. 47271643220
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEju-stintime.bsky.social @ju-stintime.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It's in the unwritten BBC news guidelines to over-egg any other country's far right as something overwhelmingly dark and threatening, as opposed to England's far right, who bake cakes and offer you tea as they discuss their legitimate concerns, and who would never ever be considered extremist. 0426
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEJay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026On the BBC News Katya Adler has just described Germany, where the far right AFD keep winning elections, as entering 'uncharted political territory'. Hmmm. Where Germany is concerned I think that territory is pretty well charted. 563913736
Reposted by swimbird #FBPESouth-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If they can see it so can the rest of us! #RejoinEU 1108
Reposted by swimbird #FBPEᑎᗩTᑌᖇᗩᒪ, ᒪIKE ᐯEᖇᑎOᑎ @naturallikevernon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Trump died and got buried at Mar-Lago. A man went to the airport and said, "I need a ticket to go piss on Trump's grave." The agent said, "Yes, sir. Here's a ticket to Los Angeles." The guy said, "Los Angeles?! But Trump's buried in Florida!" The agent said, "Yes, sir, but the back of the line..." 15254021231
