Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This is excellent. A must read. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Trump Has Finally Lost the PlotIt is now apparent that many Americans — probably enough Americans — are determined to live within the truth rather than the lie. 020
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonMother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/09/2026Another Kash Patel hearing, another day he's not asked about the $25,000 he got from a Russian-linked propagandist. @davidcorn.bsky.social reports in this video from 2025: 381276650
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Here comes trouble... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/o...nytimes.comOpinion | This Is Really BadWe can no longer pretend that A.I. is safe. 000
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The Iran war is making everything more expensive for us, but some companies are cashing in. Don't think that's right? Sign the petition now demanding they are taxed more on their record profits to help us all with the cost of living. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ra...you.38degrees.org.ukSign the Urgent Petition - End this rip-offPeople in the UK are struggling to get by while some corporations are set to announce record high profits on the back of the Iran war. Join the campaign to demand these war profiteers are taxed so we ... 000
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis shows www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... The Supremely Corrupt Court !theguardian.comSamuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis showsCritics argue US high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case 1301583898
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 21/08/2026NEWS: The DNC is suing the Trump administration over its failure to turn over records about any plans to seize ballots, voting machines, or other election equipment in the midterms. Nearly five months after the requests, the DNC says the FBI and DOJ have produced nothing. 732365729
Reposted by Tom Climpson𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 21/08/2026Obama’s real sin was interrupting America’s cherished tradition of turning every foreign-policy problem into a 20-year war. 529175955276
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...nytimes.comTrump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for HimFederal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election. 000
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Obviously, Folarin Balogun needs to do the right thing and accept the decision of the ref. as all other players have done. 000
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 03/06/2026🚨 Fire every 5 hours. Cheap goods from online marketplaces are causing deadly UK fires, but tech bosses are making a killing due to a loophole that lets them dodge our safety laws. Act now to protect our homes! 🧵👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...you.38degrees.org.ukExposed: Big Tech behind UK’s deadly firesA battery fire hits the UK every 5 hours. Amazon, TikTok, Alibaba are exploiting a loophole to import dangerous goods. But now we have a rare chance to stop them. 000
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Dame Judi Dench's petition to bring back our ancient woodlands is getting handed in on Tuesday. Let's help her get a many signatures as possible before then. Add your name now: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...you.38degrees.org.ukBring back our ancient woodlandsDame Judi Dench's petition is getting handed in on Tuesday. Let's help her get as many signatures as possible before then. Add your name now: 021
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Please sign the petition to ban councils using bailiffs to collect debt. With council tax going up this month, we need to act now before millions of people have the bailiffs come knocking. Can you sign and share? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...you.38degrees.org.ukBan the bailiffs - protect vulnerable familiesI’ve just signed the petition to ban councils using bailiffs on vulnerable people. With council tax going up this month, we need to act now before millions of people have the bailiffs come knocking. C... 010
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026I’ve just signed the petition to ban councils using bailiffs to collect debt. With council tax going up this month, we need to act now before millions of people have the bailiffs come knocking. Can you sign and share? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...you.38degrees.org.ukBan the bailiffs - protect vulnerable familiesI’ve just signed the petition to ban councils using bailiffs on vulnerable people. With council tax going up this month, we need to act now before millions of people have the bailiffs come knocking. C... 010
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Just fascinating to see Blair, a man whose reputation was ruined by the Iraq war, advocate joining a war that is exponentially stupider and more chaotic. How is it possible to learn nothing from the worst mistake of your life? 2804214778
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Man who dragged Britain into an illegal war in the Middle East scolds other man for not dragging Britain into an illegal war in the Middle East. 38654190
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonIrish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 19/01/2026A video of Chulainn Ó Faoláin and Éire Ní Fhaoláin singing The Streams of Bunclody in 2021. Éire’s new poetry book, Puisín Beag an Diabhail, exploring Irish mythology, will be launched at Gorey Library on Thursday, January 22nd, at 7pm. 0155
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 19/01/2026The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...you.38degrees.org.ukCall off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independenceWith the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag... 010
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Something Is Rotten in the State of America www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Something Is Rotten in the State of America 010
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonPatton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Poor FOX News. Not the sound bite they were looking for. 533180534
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonMother Jones @motherjones.com · 11/01/2026Immigration agents have shot at least nine people since September. All of them have been in cars.motherjones.comCops are taught not to shoot into cars. ICE keeps doing it anyway.Immigration agents have shot at least nine people since September. All of them have been in cars. 37691392
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 23/12/2025NYT today. "To his critics, Mr. Trump is narcissistic, uncouth, corrupt and a danger to American democracy... "To his critics" doing some heavy lifting. 010
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 22/12/2025💰Trump’s wealth increased by about $2.5B since his reelection, to $6.9B 💰 Eric’s increased 10x, to $400M. 💰 Don Jr.’s 6x, to $300M. 💰 Barron, a college sophomore, is worth $150M. 13522141042
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Sad to hear that we've lost Chris Rea. One of those people you'd be unexpectedly happy to be stuck in a lift with. 000
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonLed By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 19/12/2025The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv. 9329411905
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 30/11/2025... a thousand words Don't study this image if you've just eaten. 010
Reposted by Tom Climpsonjaculis.bsky.social @jaculis.bsky.social · 30/11/2025A federal judge ruled to expedite. 25 November 2025 A federal judge on Monday ordered the DOJ to expedite processing of a Freedom of Information Act request related to the Trump administration’s decision in July not to release files from the investigation of Epstein. abcnews.go.com/US/judge-ord...abcnews.go.comJudge orders expedited processing of request for records related to DOJ’s handling of Epstein filesThe Department of Justice ignored earlier Freedom of Information Act requests regarding their July decision not to release the Epstein files. 021
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Sign the petition now calling for routine screenings for all men at risk of developing prostate cancer: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ro...you.38degrees.org.ukIntroduce routine prostate cancer screenings for all at risk!Despite prostate cancer affecting tens of thousands of men each year - including one in four Black men - routine screenings for men at risk still aren’t available. But right now the UK National Scree... 010
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonMother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/11/2025Since helping Trump return to power, the Supreme Court’s GOP majority has permitted a long list of his lawless actions, using its shadow docket to back him roughly 90 percent of the time.motherjones.comThis is all John Roberts’ faultTrump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man. 28372165
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonMother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/11/2025“Saudi Arabia, I get along with all of them,” Trump said at a campaign stop in 2015. “They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.”motherjones.comTrump meets business partner In the Oval OfficeFrom “bad situation” to “things happen”: How Saudi money changed Trump’s tune on Khashoggi's murder. 38275126
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonThe Onion @theonion.com · 18/11/2025From The Archives: ‘We Will Never Speak Of This Again,’ Says Trump To Mohammed Bin Salman As They Dump Khashoggi’s Body Into New Jersey River theonion.com/we-will-never-speak-of… 171878387
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 12/11/2025If things like this don't make you furious you might be dead. 000
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonHouse Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 05/11/2025In his first days in office, Trump abruptly killed the ongoing DOJ investigation into Epstein's co-conspirators. Why did that happen? Who’s Trump trying to protect? 22217102
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 09/11/2025The BBC is tearing itself apart to appease publications and politicians who want to see it die. An absolutely kamikaze approach to running a media organisation. I can't see it ending well. 25751156
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Just absolutely classic BBC. You've just broadcast the most successful programme of the year, uniting Gen Z kids online and Boomers on broadcast in a return to appointment television. And instead of celebrating, your DG reigns due to a made-up right-wing scandal. 491819361
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonThe Intercept @theintercept.com · 10/11/2025“YouTube is furthering the Trump administration’s agenda to remove evidence of human rights violations and war crimes.”interc.ptYouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights ViolationsThe tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions. 13230157
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/10/2025Reagan’s words about tariffs are going viral after Trump’s insistence that they are “fake” created a “Streisand Effect” 421697587
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 22/10/202510 years on from the Dieselgate scandal, justice still hasn’t been served in the UK. While other countries made carmakers pay, ours let them off the hook. Sign the petition now and demand accountability now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...you.38degrees.org.ukMake polluters pay for poisoning our children10 years ago it was revealed that many diesel cars were being fitted with illegal technology that means they emit levels of toxic gases (NOx) exceeding testing and legal limits. These emissions poison... 020
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Charlie's on tour so I'm putting this little taster of her new EP up to remind you just how enjoyable her songs are. Please don't forget again, thank you. 020
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...you.38degrees.org.ukA Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair RegulationFor too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ... 010
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 18/09/2025PBS & NPR educated the masses… their funding was cut Colbert rightfully called out a bribe… he was cancelled Kimmel said that MAGA were working hard to say the Kirk shooter wasn’t one of them… he gets suspended A Fox News host calls for mass killing of homeless people… and keeps his job Fascism. 22872302
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 18/09/2025There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...you.38degrees.org.ukTake Big Money Out of Our PoliticsBritish politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p... 020
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 18/09/2025There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...you.38degrees.org.ukTake Big Money Out of Our PoliticsBritish politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p... 020
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Ocado handed out 221 million plastic bags last year! 😱 Sign the petition and tell them to ditch single-use bags for good. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/oc...you.38degrees.org.ukOcado: Ditch the plastic bagIn 2024, single-use plastic bag sales in England rose for the first time since the carrier bag levy was introduced in 2015 - a 7% increase, reaching 437 million bags. Shockingly, Ocado alone was respo... 000
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 04/07/2025🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...you.38degrees.org.ukBring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantationsAncient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th... 010
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 31/05/2025Ukraine must urgently be given the €300bn of frozen Russian assets | Phillip Inmantheguardian.comUkraine must urgently be given the €300bn of frozen Russian assets | Phillip InmanConfiscating the funds would shock Putin, help Ukraine, and take advantage of disillusionment in the US economy 6423122
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Labour are backtracking on a plan to help save birds: by blocking a new rule that would make developers put a £35 nest brick in every new home. They think it'll help win them votes - we need to show it would do the opposite. Sign the petition 38d.gs/ky2i38d.gsSign the petition: Save Our SwiftsSwifts have lost more than half their population in 20 years. A simple £35 brick in new builds could help save them. Labour used to support this – now they’re planning to backtrack. Sign the petition ... 010
Reposted by Tom ClimpsonCharlie Dore @charliedore.bsky.social · 24/05/2025We're still having fun finding different candidates for our Songs For The Curious tour, however this song remains a crowd favourite. Caught last month at a sold out GreenNote, Next up 8th June for ColchesterArtsCentre. Tkts at colchesterartscentre. + charliedore.com. 011
Tom Climpson @tomclimpson.bsky.social · 16/05/2025Labour are backtracking on a plan to help save birds: by blocking a new rule that would make developers put a £35 nest brick in every new home. They think it'll help win them votes - we need to show it would do the opposite. Sign the petition 38d.gs/ky2i38d.gsSign the petition: Save Our SwiftsSwifts have lost more than half their population in 20 years. A simple £35 brick in new builds could help save them. Labour used to support this – now they’re planning to backtrack. Sign the petition ... 010
