Andrew Haxell
@adhaxi.bsky.social
Higher Education careers & employability, football (Arsenal, Southend United, Morpeth Town, Napoli - in that order), Northumberland, walking, tea shops, and a bit of politics, are my things
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Andrew Haxell
@adhaxi.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Found this when flicking through photos for my profile here. Seemed an appropriate image for my first post. Taken on Embleton beach, 22nd August 2022, on hottest day I’ve experienced in nearly 25 years living in Northumberland.
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Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
The ex-Fifa boss showed his support of a Swiss lawyer who called for a boycott of the tournament due to security concerns in the US
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Imagine being so corrupt and authoritarian even Sepp Blatter thinks you've gone too far.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
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"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
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Johnson culled the Tory Party of all but its grimmest dregs & now the grimmest of the grimmest dregs are defecting to Reform. It would be funny if it didn't alllow them, along with Farage, to pretend that they're not responsible for the state of the nation.
January 26, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Johnson culled the Tory Party of all but its grimmest dregs & now the grimmest of the grimmest dregs are defecting to Reform. It would be funny if it didn't alllow them, along with Farage, to pretend that they're not responsible for the state of the nation.
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Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
January 26, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Liz Truss waiting patiently by her phone for Reform to ring, not realising it's actually a penguin biscuit
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Welcome to the resistance, uh, Sepp Blatter?
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
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Ex-Fifa boss shows support for boycott calls
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Security concerns over tournament have risen
Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter on Monday suggested he supports fans boycotting World Cup matches in the United States this year due to security concerns.
Blatter gave his support to comments from Swiss anti-corruption lawyer Mark Pieth, who worked with Fifa on potential reforms when Blatter was president, saying fans should stay away from the US for the tournament. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Welcome to the resistance, uh, Sepp Blatter?
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The defection of Suella Braverman, who was sacked twice from Government in disgrace, spent £700m of taxpayers' money to send four volunteers to Rwanda on a deportation scheme that was then scrapped and has a public approval rating of minus 32 is currently being described as a "major coup" for Reform
January 26, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The defection of Suella Braverman, who was sacked twice from Government in disgrace, spent £700m of taxpayers' money to send four volunteers to Rwanda on a deportation scheme that was then scrapped and has a public approval rating of minus 32 is currently being described as a "major coup" for Reform
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Can't believe I forgot to celebrate Justin Webb Day yesterday. Must have been distracted by all that normality in America
January 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Can't believe I forgot to celebrate Justin Webb Day yesterday. Must have been distracted by all that normality in America
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More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...
January 26, 2026 at 1:12 PM
More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...
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Reform is basically a suburban petrol station's DVD bin of Tory politicians.
January 26, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Reform is basically a suburban petrol station's DVD bin of Tory politicians.
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NEW on Wonkhe: Mark Peace puts the case that pressure on the graduate premium, in combination with AI, should be causing higher education to look again at the challenge of capturing the full breadth of student outcomes, beyond a single grade buff.ly/Rt92meL
January 26, 2026 at 7:20 AM
NEW on Wonkhe: Mark Peace puts the case that pressure on the graduate premium, in combination with AI, should be causing higher education to look again at the challenge of capturing the full breadth of student outcomes, beyond a single grade buff.ly/Rt92meL
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Thank God there were people filming. This administration would have said Alex Pretti pulled a handgun, a package of fentanyl, and a signed copy of the Communist Manifesto if they could.
January 25, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Thank God there were people filming. This administration would have said Alex Pretti pulled a handgun, a package of fentanyl, and a signed copy of the Communist Manifesto if they could.
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Nigel Farage racks up £151,000 in donor-funded flights to support Donald Trump
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Nigel Farage racks up £151,000 in donor-funded flights to support Donald Trump
Most recently, Farage attended an event at Trump’s Mar A Lago resort celebrating US Military Veterans just months before Trump’s vile slur dismissing the sacrifice of British troops who served in Afgh...
www.mirror.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Nigel Farage racks up £151,000 in donor-funded flights to support Donald Trump
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon.
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
wapo.st/49Zqv1L
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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They murdered a nurse who cared for military veterans & then called him a terrorist.
January 25, 2026 at 2:39 PM
They murdered a nurse who cared for military veterans & then called him a terrorist.
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January 24, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
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There’s not much to smile about in the US situation right now, but there’s a pleasingly farcical nature to the fact that the First Lady has had to build a temporary White House cinema to premiere her biopic/bribe, because her husband just randomly knocked down the actual White House cinema.
January 25, 2026 at 4:32 PM
There’s not much to smile about in the US situation right now, but there’s a pleasingly farcical nature to the fact that the First Lady has had to build a temporary White House cinema to premiere her biopic/bribe, because her husband just randomly knocked down the actual White House cinema.
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Normally I defend the people Mountain Rescue picks up - there is no shame in it.
In this case, however, they sound like proper tossers who have cost the service well over £150.
You can donate to Wasdale Mountain Rescue here: www.wmrt.org.uk
In this case, however, they sound like proper tossers who have cost the service well over £150.
You can donate to Wasdale Mountain Rescue here: www.wmrt.org.uk
Rescued Scafell Pike hikers urged to pay hotel bill and return head torches
Wasdale mountain rescue team says ‘we struggle to understand when the rescued take advantage of hospitality’
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Normally I defend the people Mountain Rescue picks up - there is no shame in it.
In this case, however, they sound like proper tossers who have cost the service well over £150.
You can donate to Wasdale Mountain Rescue here: www.wmrt.org.uk
In this case, however, they sound like proper tossers who have cost the service well over £150.
You can donate to Wasdale Mountain Rescue here: www.wmrt.org.uk
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Not even 'both sides' here - the crucial bit is removed out from the parents' statement (giving the false impression that they did not rebut the administration's lies), while the administration's lie is presented without rebuttal. Truly appalling stuff.
January 25, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Not even 'both sides' here - the crucial bit is removed out from the parents' statement (giving the false impression that they did not rebut the administration's lies), while the administration's lie is presented without rebuttal. Truly appalling stuff.
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There's also no way of explaining this to the non-terminally-online without sounding insane.
"...and so the penguin is a reference to American far-right memes calling for the US to take over Greenland."
"But penguins don't live in Greenland."
"I know."
"...and so the penguin is a reference to American far-right memes calling for the US to take over Greenland."
"But penguins don't live in Greenland."
"I know."
It used to be said that the left was far too 'online', but it seems that this is increasingly (more) so for the right nowadays.
January 25, 2026 at 12:08 PM
There's also no way of explaining this to the non-terminally-online without sounding insane.
"...and so the penguin is a reference to American far-right memes calling for the US to take over Greenland."
"But penguins don't live in Greenland."
"I know."
"...and so the penguin is a reference to American far-right memes calling for the US to take over Greenland."
"But penguins don't live in Greenland."
"I know."
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Everything is awful but the creativity behind some of these handmade posters gives me a glimmer of hope in humanity.
January 25, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Everything is awful but the creativity behind some of these handmade posters gives me a glimmer of hope in humanity.
Had no idea Edin Džeko was still playing! Just watched him score a goal on his debut in the 87th minute as Schalke came back from 2-0 down to share the points with Kaiserslautern. A dramatic end to the match, but still dropped points for the Bundesliga 2 leaders.
January 25, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Had no idea Edin Džeko was still playing! Just watched him score a goal on his debut in the 87th minute as Schalke came back from 2-0 down to share the points with Kaiserslautern. A dramatic end to the match, but still dropped points for the Bundesliga 2 leaders.
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
January 24, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital. His life, through his profession, was dedicated to serving his community and our country.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.
As so many have now seen on video, his final act before he was killed by federal agents was doing everything in his power to protect his community.