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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh look #Boeing www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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London to Chicago BA flight declares emergency after dropping 28,000 feet
British Airways Boeing abruptly lost altitude over Ireland due to ‘technical issue’ and returned to Heathrow
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So, the Green party has voted to adopt the position of stopping Isreali genocide.... with genocide against Isreal. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Green party votes to adopt policy that equates Zionism with racism
Motion calling for single Palestinian state, which is opposed by most Green MPs, passes by 1,022 votes to 813 at party’s conference
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The #UK Government keeps warning us to stock up on food as #ElNiño is going to be very serious. But why isn't the government building strategic reserves and working on a rationing system if that's the case? You can't expect the mob to distribute food effectively.
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#Trump's Pubic Hair more like. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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JD Vance pitches himself as Trump’s political heir on day two of Republican midterm convention
Vice-president dog-whistled, exaggerated claims of success and echoed Trump talking points to excited audience
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Now THIS is 2 tier policing. No arrests made: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Black-clad protesters in balaclavas block road at port of Dover in Kent
Port authorities say access roads ‘free flowing’ again after large group forces road closures in both directions
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It's hard to look at articles like this, and not conclude that Osama Bin Laden won! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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JD Vance says he’s doing ‘God’s work – and if that leads to the end times, OK’
Vice-president says on evangelical podcast he would feel ‘not shocked if the antichrist was walking among us’
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Just when you thought the United States couldn't get any more pathetic: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America
Trump's order comes after the trade talks between the US and Canada collapsed late last week.
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
fReDOm oF sPEecH! No, not that kind!!! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tice defends suspension of Reform UK activist over Farage criticism
Party’s deputy leader makes comments as he unveils new policy to subsidise more apprenticeships
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
This is a really important point. Most local newspapers were long ago swallowed up by right-wing propaganda machines: Local media needs support if devolution push is to succeed, publishers say www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Local media needs support if devolution push is to succeed, publishers say
Shift from Westminster risks weakening scrutiny as regional titles battle hostility, big tech and ‘news deserts’
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I really miss Caroline Lucas and her dignified leadership. Now the greens are run by an idiot manchild, Twitter troll: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Reform UK reporting Green leader Zack Polanski to police over Instagram post
The post included a photo of a man wearing a top featuring the name "Nigel" alongside an image of a guillotine.
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
In no other county could I imagine such a fucked up story: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school
Robot from company that acquired sex doll maker to be introduced in school with large Native American population
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
£75k of taxpayers money, wasted on fucking flags! Courtesy of Reform! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK-led council fails to attract any sponsors for union flag scheme
Party had justified plan to hang flags in Nottinghamshire on basis that local businesses would foot £75,000 bill
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Fake people are being replaced by computer generated fake people! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Brands using AI-generated influencers to promote products on social media
Investigation finds AI content that purports to show genuine customers, prompting calls for greater transparency
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
High Court rejects Reform’s bid to throw out our challenge
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High Court rejects Reform’s bid to throw out our challenge | Good Law Project
Nigel Farage didn’t listen to voters and he tried to dismiss our legal action – but the court wasn’t buying it
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
To be signed at Disneyland. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Trump says US and Iran on verge of signing peace agreement
Iranian leadership has not confirmed claim, but US president says planned strikes on Iran cancelled
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The US is casually comitting war crimes, attacking Iran's water reservoirs. The silence is fucking deafening.
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Philip Rycroft, who ran the Dept for Exiting the EU, says the U.K. should rejoin 👏 www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Britain should rejoin EU, says man who led Brexit department
Philip Rycroft, who oversaw the Department for Exiting the European Union from 2017 to 2019, said none of Leave’s ‘heady promises’ had materialised
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... The US can never be trusted again, time to rejoin the EU!
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Trump says he will ‘probably put a big tariff on the UK’ if it doesn’t drop digital services tax
US president accuses UK of thinking it can ‘make an easy buck’ from US tech companies, weeks after warning that UK–US trade deal can be changed
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
How to assuage your voters of thier fears that you're placating Reform voters? Tell them to, "Fuck right off!" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Shabana Mahmood swears at ‘white liberal’ hecklers over Reform remarks
Home secretary accuses protesters of trying to ‘delegitimise’ concerns people have over immigration
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Orban owns the media. He controls the information environment. He rigged the electoral system to make defeat next-to impossible. The govt of the most powerful country on earth tried to bribe Hungarian voters in his favour. It didn't work.
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Congratulations #Hungary on telling #Russia and the #US to Fuck Off!
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... What an absolute shit show Reform is. It's terrifying to think a large portion of the country think these knuckle draggers should be in charge.
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Reform housing spokesperson sacked after Grenfell ‘everyone dies’ remarks
Simon Dudley fired after his comments were condemned by prime minister and families of fire victims
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Are we really going to send the #King on a US visit, while #Trump insults our navy that the king is the ceremonial head of?
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
#JDVance sure, I remember that guy! Whatever happened to him?
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Ofcom can't even deal with GB news's rule breaking bias. How the Hell are they going to tackle something as nuanced as this? Ofcom is as useless as Ofwat. Protect men and boys from manosphere influencers, Labour MPs tell Ofcom www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Protect men and boys from manosphere influencers, Labour MPs tell Ofcom
Exclusive: Group says measures to curb harmful content will also help to tackle violence against women and girls
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Anyone else getting sick of #Americans apologising for the elected representative of the #US and his disgusting insults to the #UK? It gets more and more hollow with every insult.
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Rejoice people of the #UK! #Starmer finally found his spine! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Starmer rebukes Trump over ‘frankly appalling’ remarks on Nato troops in Afghanistan
PM joins veterans in condemning claim that troops avoided frontlines and suggests US president should apologise
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Want Trump to stop talking about taking #Greenland? Change it's name to #Epstein island.
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Another day, another flaccid response from #Starmer to US fascism. The #UK needs to rejoin with our reliable allies in the #EU. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Starmer calls for ‘calm discussion’ on Greenland and plays down chance of retaliatory tariffs on US – UK politics live
PM speaks to reporters amid crisis over the territory and Trump’s tariff threats to those who oppose him
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
#AISlop will make us stupid.
AI Slop
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Wow, #Labour actually listened! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Urgent review ordered into foreign interference in UK politics
Housing secretary has said that Nathan Gill’s conduct is a ‘stain on our democracy’
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
#Starmer backing the wrong horse. The US is no longer a trusted ally. The #UK's future belongs with #Europe. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice
Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pond
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
#KeirStarmer confirms punching ourselves in the face after setting ourselves on fire, will remain government policy. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Keir Starmer rejects EU customs union after Lammy comments - BBC News
It comes after the deputy prime minister said countries in a customs union with the EU see benefits.
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
#BP that makes billions in monthly profits, seeks to fuck over lowest paid staff. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff
Exclusive: Plans to offset increase in minimum ‘fair pay’ set by Living Wage Foundation will affect 5,400 employees
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
This should have happened ages ago. It's no coincidence that #Putin was celebrating #Brexit. Please sign this petition folks! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The #BBC usually can't get Farage on thier shows enough. Yet, when the former leader of Reform is convicted of taking bribes from Russia, and being a traitor to the UK; the #BBC can't seen to get hold of Farage!
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
If ever you need a bandaid ripping off, don't ask the #Labour government. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Rachel Reeves plans £7.5bn tax rise in budget after U-turn on income tax rates
Chancellor expected to freeze level at which people start paying income tax for two years rather than putting rates up
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
So glad to see #Labour abolishing this wasteful and pointless Tory idea. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Police and crime commissioners to be abolished
Home secretary says PCCs, in England and Wales, were ‘failed experiment’ – and scrapping them will save £100m over this parliament
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Looks like Trump supports killing off a billion dollar industry and handing it back to organised crime. Will kill tens of thousands of jobs too. He's really trying to kill the US economy. www.marijuanamoment.net/trump-suppor...
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Trump 'Supports' Hemp THC Ban That's Advancing In Senate, White House Says - Marijuana Moment
President Donald Trump “supports” the proposed ban on hemp products containing THC that’s been included in a Senate spending bill, a White House spokesperson says as cannabis, alcohol and other intere...
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Presumably Trump will realise far too late that he's killing off his own voters. But then I suppose voting will be a moot point soon. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Supreme Court says US food stamp funding can be temporarily halted
The programme has been left in limbo during the US government shutdown, with the White House saying it can't afford it.
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
It's embarrassing watching Labour try to appease the far right, whom will NEVER vote for them. The Dems in the US made exactly the same mistake, and look what happened. Make people's lives less shit, give them hope and a vision for a better future. Otherwise say hello to Prime Minister Farage.
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Hey Labour. This isn't even that radical an idea. Another policy you could adopt for all schools if you had any imagination at all.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/10/2025
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
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How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Silly Russia; thinking that the future of energy was fossil fuels, and betting the house on it! www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
forbes.com
Russia’s Coal Collapse Marks The End Of Fossil Fuel Post-War Illusion
Russia’s Coal Collapse signals the end of the fossil era. From bankrupt mines to battery booms, the global energy transition is accelerating. Facing political resistance.
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#Reform are not a serious party. ‘Suck it up’: leaked video exposes bitter infighting at Reform UK’s flagship Kent council www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘Suck it up’: leaked video exposes bitter infighting at Reform UK’s flagship Kent council
Exclusive: Footage reveals Kent leader berating councillors amid rows over budgets and bullying claims
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Well, that didn't take long! Hack of age verification firm may have exposed 70,000 Discord users’ ID photos www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
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Hack of age verification firm may have exposed 70,000 Discord users’ ID photos
Names, email addresses and other contact details of users from around the world could also have been taken
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Can anyone actually find a detailed analysis of why Argentina's economy is collapsing? Google provides nothing except old articles blaming it all on socialism. It's almost like they're trying to suppress the idea the libertarianism is an utter failure and markets can't fix themselves.
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Oh, look, fascism! Trump authorizes national guard deployment to Chicago, White House says, as border patrol there shoots woman www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump authorizes national guard deployment to Chicago, White House says, as border patrol there shoots woman
Illinois governor JB Pritzker says administration is escalating ‘aggression against Illinois citizens and residents’
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Wow, the hits just keep on coming from Bad Enoch! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tories to pledge to create immigration taskforce modelled on Trump’s Ice
Proposed ‘removals force’ will be tasked with deporting 150,000 people a year in bid to tackle illegal immigration
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WillisTheWillow @willythewillow.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Well, it finally happened folks! I got permanently banned from Reddit for 'Hate and Harassment.' My crime? Saying Isreal was a county committing genocide!
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