zMikeC @zmikec.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Most UK citizens aren’t if you dig deep enough. Farage is a French Huguenot surname (the migration the word ‘refugee’ came from), and Farage’s current family all have German passports. 000
Reposted by zMikeCMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I've just added my name to the call for the UK to join the European Union by 2036. A stronger economy, more jobs, greater security, and a louder voice in the world. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/join_eu_by_2...europeanmovement.co.ukAdd your name - Let's join the EU by 2036Add your name to back the ambition for the UK to join the European Union by 2036. Join thousands calling for a confident future at the heart of Europe. 2019675
Reposted by zMikeCTweeets of Dogs Automated @tweeetsofdogsauto.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Repost by @tweeetsofdogs She adopted an abandoned dog .. look at the transformation in just 9 days.👏👍❤️ Click to see original repost 702090359
Reposted by zMikeCFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Andy Burnham confirms what previous PM's - May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak and Starmer - failed to, that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum. 661061420
Reposted by zMikeC"Seamus O'Reilly" 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇮🇪🇦🇺🇬🇱 @jimbobuk.bsky.social · 11/10/2026In the observer; Andy Burnham has said "UK authorities are “clear” that there was Russian interference in the Brexit vote: this is the first time a prime minister has confirmed Kremlin involvement in the 2016 referendum." Finally.... What we all knew... 30647197
Reposted by zMikeCAndrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New blog: there are rumours swirling that the Warm Homes Plan and particularly the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (the heat pump subsidy) will be cut in the Budget. Scrapping it would be a disastrous decision, leaving UK climate and energy policy in disarray www.nesta.org.uk/blog/four-re...nesta.org.ukFour reasons why scrapping the Boiler Upgrade Scheme would leave the UK’s energy policy in disarrayFour reasons why scrapping the Boiler Upgrade Scheme would leave the UK’s energy policy in disarray 1211251
Reposted by zMikeCAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026From the new Private Eye 572735989
Reposted by zMikeCMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again. 875299468767
Reposted by zMikeCasturianfarmer.bsky.social @asturianfarmer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The vast majority of Americans would answer "Yes, absolutely we believe that Senators, as politicians, are not trustworthy and we believe they would lie, obstruct, and tamper with evidence." 011
Reposted by zMikeCKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 29/09/2026Don’t ask an elected official if they “believe” in climate change, it’s not a religion. Don’t ask if they think it’s serious: it is. Ask them what matters most: what are they doing about it? Excellent application here, 10/10 no notes 👏⬇️👏 422869
Reposted by zMikeCAlex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Burnham’s speech is the best from a British politician in yrs. He’s the first leader with policies that I can truly get behind in over a decade. He actually said everything I wish Starmer had said months ago, as per my article below. The similarities are uncanny!!!🧵 bylinetimes.com/2026/05/12/t...bylinetimes.com'The Speech I Wish Keir Starmer Had Given'Alexandra Hall Hall delivers the big reset speech she wishes the Prime Minister actually had made after Labour's local elections defeats 527851
Reposted by zMikeCChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026This is actually hell, right? 200967442314
Reposted by zMikeCHelene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I also learned from this essay that the U.K. has no strategic grain stockpile for emergencies. Which, given the massive British dependency on foreign food imports, seems really unwise. 49516
Reposted by zMikeCSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The prospect of an invasion making it to Washington DC is improbable. Trump can only be contemplating the use of weapons against US citizens. 2115141
Reposted by zMikeCMark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This is a damning watch. And there really is no explanation for their silence or for them supporting him now other than a love of power combined with fear of what he'll do to them if they tell the truth again. 18743
Reposted by zMikeCAlex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026That’s a hard agree from me. I am genuinely astonished at the number of otherwise sensible commentators who still discuss his latest wild actions as if they’re within the parameters of the normal policy making process. 28948232
Reposted by zMikeCJoanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 05/02/2025One thing I learned last week was that if you don’t count the BS market capitalisation bubble of 7 “AI” firms, the US economy as measured by the s&p 500 didn’t go up 13% last year; it went down 7%. The EU may be a larger economy already. We need to get our own O2 mask on, then start helping others. 68533
zMikeC @zmikec.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Fell down the stairs… days before an interview appointment and her divorce NDA timing out. Plus the maid said Ivanca never used those stairs (she had her own private elevator). 1101
Reposted by zMikeCFrode #Fella @frodehommedal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I think we can call this a «mask fully off» moment. Sovreign Palantir for Russia, I’m guessing… Fitting, given how Palantir is practically marketing itself as the operating system of fascism. 12215
Reposted by zMikeCSaganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026‘Earthrise’ was captured by astronaut William Anders during the Apollo 8 mission, while orbiting the Moon with Frank Borman and Jim Lovell. Anders later reflected, “We came all this way to explore the Moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the Earth.” 621449
Reposted by zMikeCRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026. So far. The scams, schemes and grifts have been endless, as the Trump Family seems to spend most of their time and energy finding new ways to profit off the presidency. Here is my Top 75. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...open.substack.comThe 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026So far. 19234191592
Reposted by zMikeCFionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The price 👇of over reliance on oil & gas and the fact that UK underinvestment in the grid infrastructure means we are of the grid is the price we have paid for our high prices 74418
Reposted by zMikeCJason Scott-Warren @jes1003.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Billionaires out: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Ban foreign media ownership, enact a social media levy & new regulatory reformPass law to ban foreign & offshore ownership of UK media, enact a social-media levy to distribute media ownership across society & fund independent, local & cooperative-owned media. We believe democra... 0107
Reposted by zMikeCSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026New post: Young people are increasingly unhappy. It's a real phenomenon + nothing to do with "snowflakes". There are lots of standard culprits - social media, school, economy - but none can explain the long-term trend. So what is going on? (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/the-agency...samf.substack.comThe Agency GapWhy are young people increasingly unhappy? 5823578
Reposted by zMikeCKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026To every reporter who stands there as Trump shouts down one of your (almost always female) colleagues with insults and bullying behavior without standing up for them -- you know the rest of us can see and hear you, right? 15846251084
Reposted by zMikeCSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Like Cottrell, this Reform donor also has a conviction for financial crime in the USA - www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr... (In this case, though, Trump pardoned him)justice.gov 68750
Reposted by zMikeCFrode #Fella @frodehommedal.bsky.social · 09/09/2026AfD and all other far-right assholes in a nutshell. They never live how they preach. It's all a grift and they are throwing anyone under the bus to get what they want. Power and money and feeling superior. 0175
Reposted by zMikeCStephen Barlow @steb77.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Odd this. Racist, far right violent thugs are treated as people with genuine concerns, but those peacefully protesting against genocide, and a lack of climate action are terrorists. To say this is extremely Orwellian, is understatement, 1325
Reposted by zMikeCThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe political effects of X’s feed algorithm - NatureAmong users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared... 4239591780
Reposted by zMikeCmysharona61.bsky.social @mysharona61.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is a lie. He was four miles away famously giving a phone interview to local tv station WWOR in which he bragged that he now had the tallest building in NYC 😡. Why is he allowed to get away with these blatant lies? 321490140
Reposted by zMikeCDavid Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Europe has a far right problem and the US government plus various tech bros are encouraging it. The centre right insofar as it remains is stuck in paralysis as to what to do, and much of the media likewise, including supposedly "progressive" titles (yes you, staggers). 1128790
Reposted by zMikeCSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Kent police said 'no arrests were made' of the people who blocked a port and roads. There's your two-tier policing, folks www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...bbc.co.ukPort of Dover delays: Disruption as masked 'stop the boats' protesters block roadsHundreds of demonstrators, wearing black with their faces covered, caused delays to traffic reaching the port. 1061845816
Reposted by zMikeCSaganism @sagan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026“Orbiting Earth in the spaceship, I saw how beautiful our planet is. People, let us preserve and increase this beauty, not destroy it!” — Yuri Gagarin 519253
Reposted by zMikeCElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Rough Draft vs Final Draft 254116973325
Reposted by zMikeCAndrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Unison calls for profit to be removed from child social care sector after report shows it's dominated by private equity - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 2289
Reposted by zMikeCVictoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Undercover filming shows Nigel Farage celebrating illegal foreign donations Footage shows a plan to break electoral law by funnelling money from a US ‘businessman’ through a UK donor The donations funded a series of widely reported polls secretly commissioned by Reform 1191470466
Reposted by zMikeCPolitics Phil @politicsphil.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I disagree. Thatcher's sell off of our utilities, council houses, railways etc was pure political vandalism. It has pushed up prices, while reducing service levels. Utilities make huge profits, while people struggle with larger bills. 031
Reposted by zMikeCDavid Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Isn't the most obvious explanation for increasing global bond yields that the US administration is behaving in an increasingly deranged fashion? Yes, debts, AI booms etc. But ultimately, the leadership of the world's largest power is cracking up in public. 15441144
Reposted by zMikeCGavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The last ice was ~6°C colder globally than the 19th Century, and it took 10,000 yrs to warm up. 1.5°C is one quarter of an ice-age in the other direction and has happened in -150 years. While the deglaciation was driven by orbital changes, recent warming is driven by us. 17827
Reposted by zMikeCKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 02/09/2026Scientists have been talking about it since the 1850s!youtu.beJust how long have we known about climate change anyways?YouTube video by Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe 2241
Reposted by zMikeCAPPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 02/09/2026🚨A system that allows one party to take full power on a small fraction of the vote is also one that's easier to manipulate. The consequences could be incredibly dangerous. 💬 @alexsobel.co.uk on why reforming the voting system and curbing the influence of big money go hand in hand: 02610
Reposted by zMikeCGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Officially, the water industry in England is regulated. Practically, it's unregulated. There's no difference between what it does under the eye of the Environment Agency and what it would do if the EA did not exist. The EA is completely useless, by design. www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comDry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutinyExclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026 9824421018
Reposted by zMikeCMeade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This is the way. Well done, @mapquest.com.cnn.comMapQuest is No. 1 on the App Store after refusing to change Lake Ontario’s name | CNN BusinessThe most popular iPhone app in the United States is one that few people have thought about since dial-up internet: MapQuest. 17615
Reposted by zMikeCNancyNS🇨🇦 @nancyns.bsky.social · 30/08/2026If you're American and you don't 'get' why Canadians are so pissed, this may help! 👇 031
