Alice Woolley
@alicewoolley.bsky.social
Journalist. Ex-editor of Education Guardian. Also ex-Indie. Feminist. European. Labrador lover. Beetroot hater. Born in Chipping Norton. Surrey, Oxon, Arizona.
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Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa has died.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress last night.
A special election in Texas on Jan. 31 will put in another Democrat in office.
Mike Johnson's House majority is almost non-existent. Next month, he can only lose one vote.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress last night.
A special election in Texas on Jan. 31 will put in another Democrat in office.
Mike Johnson's House majority is almost non-existent. Next month, he can only lose one vote.
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa has died.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress last night.
A special election in Texas on Jan. 31 will put in another Democrat in office.
Mike Johnson's House majority is almost non-existent. Next month, he can only lose one vote.
Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from Congress last night.
A special election in Texas on Jan. 31 will put in another Democrat in office.
Mike Johnson's House majority is almost non-existent. Next month, he can only lose one vote.
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There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
There we go. That there’s a headline.
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A great story from Mike Reader, Labour MP for Northampton South.
It's part of the debate on the Cyber Security & Reslience Bill.
What would you do if this happened to you at work?
Has your work even told you about this sort of risk?
We've had emails attempting this sort of thing!
Be aware!
It's part of the debate on the Cyber Security & Reslience Bill.
What would you do if this happened to you at work?
Has your work even told you about this sort of risk?
We've had emails attempting this sort of thing!
Be aware!
January 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM
A great story from Mike Reader, Labour MP for Northampton South.
It's part of the debate on the Cyber Security & Reslience Bill.
What would you do if this happened to you at work?
Has your work even told you about this sort of risk?
We've had emails attempting this sort of thing!
Be aware!
It's part of the debate on the Cyber Security & Reslience Bill.
What would you do if this happened to you at work?
Has your work even told you about this sort of risk?
We've had emails attempting this sort of thing!
Be aware!
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Joint European statement on Greenland. They moved quickly after Miller’s comments about annexation last night.
January 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Joint European statement on Greenland. They moved quickly after Miller’s comments about annexation last night.
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Misrepresented images of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro have spread widely on social media since his capture. President Trump shared clips he falsely claimed showed celebrations in Venezuela: One was from a UCLA student event, another from a 2024 Caracas protest was also falsely labeled.
FACT FOCUS: Fabricated and misrepresented images shared widely online after US removal of Maduro
Misrepresented and fabricated images of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro have spread widely on social media since his capture over the weekend.
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Misrepresented images of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro have spread widely on social media since his capture. President Trump shared clips he falsely claimed showed celebrations in Venezuela: One was from a UCLA student event, another from a 2024 Caracas protest was also falsely labeled.
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I have a hunch that if you or I were running a website doing this the "urgent contact" would involve door rams and handcuffs so I struggle to see why it can't be slightly more pugnacious than this.
Ofcom, which enforces the UK's Online Safety Act, says it is aware of "serious concerns" about Grok undressing people including children on X
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I have a hunch that if you or I were running a website doing this the "urgent contact" would involve door rams and handcuffs so I struggle to see why it can't be slightly more pugnacious than this.
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In addition to the Ofcom inquiry as to what the platform is doing to prevent its own production of the unlawful material, there should be a dedicated team making arrrests + charges + a comms campaign about that being unlawful, arrestable and chargeable
Writing this I had to look through Grok's mentions. Earlier I counted around 8 requests PER MINUTE featuring "bikini" and "her". Thousands of women and girls stripped each day. I found users stripping dozens of women per hour, from female celebrities to gym selfies.
www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...
www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...
MPs urge boycott of Elon Musk’s X over Grok AI’s undressing
The call to end use of X for official government communication follows posts of digitally undressed women and children that may have broken UK law
www.thetimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:22 PM
In addition to the Ofcom inquiry as to what the platform is doing to prevent its own production of the unlawful material, there should be a dedicated team making arrrests + charges + a comms campaign about that being unlawful, arrestable and chargeable
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OMG - Amplify this.
This young woman was just arrested for publicly stating her opinion.
Things are ramping up fast.
This young woman was just arrested for publicly stating her opinion.
Things are ramping up fast.
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM
OMG - Amplify this.
This young woman was just arrested for publicly stating her opinion.
Things are ramping up fast.
This young woman was just arrested for publicly stating her opinion.
Things are ramping up fast.
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BBC pol ed Chris Mason: the Danes are saying very clearly to President Trump hands off Greenland, will you say the same?
Starmer: Yes. Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark must decide the future of Greenland, and only Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Starmer: Yes. Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark must decide the future of Greenland, and only Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
January 5, 2026 at 12:02 PM
BBC pol ed Chris Mason: the Danes are saying very clearly to President Trump hands off Greenland, will you say the same?
Starmer: Yes. Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark must decide the future of Greenland, and only Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Starmer: Yes. Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark must decide the future of Greenland, and only Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.
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Someone should tell Polanski about this.
Maybe his party are playing a prank on him telling him the government aren’t doing this and hiding it.
Would be the only explanation for his ‘wealth tax now’ ramblings.
Maybe his party are playing a prank on him telling him the government aren’t doing this and hiding it.
Would be the only explanation for his ‘wealth tax now’ ramblings.
I’ve updated my list of Wealth Taxes introduced so far by Labour. These taxes are designed to impact those with the broadest shoulders. Already delivering £billions to HMRC and local
Councils.
Councils.
January 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Someone should tell Polanski about this.
Maybe his party are playing a prank on him telling him the government aren’t doing this and hiding it.
Would be the only explanation for his ‘wealth tax now’ ramblings.
Maybe his party are playing a prank on him telling him the government aren’t doing this and hiding it.
Would be the only explanation for his ‘wealth tax now’ ramblings.
Once more for this. V interesting
A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
January 5, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Once more for this. V interesting
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The Washington Post reports that Donald Trump withheld support for María Corina Machado because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.
Trump’s explanation, per the report:
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today.”
Trump’s explanation, per the report:
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today.”
January 5, 2026 at 10:06 AM
The Washington Post reports that Donald Trump withheld support for María Corina Machado because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.
Trump’s explanation, per the report:
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today.”
Trump’s explanation, per the report:
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today.”
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The only thing any of the western allies can do is quietly de-risk from America by unlinking our economy/institutions - but this is a slow process that takes years (and should have started in 2016). Saying something true that will upset Trump now needs to have a function beyond catharsis.
January 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
The only thing any of the western allies can do is quietly de-risk from America by unlinking our economy/institutions - but this is a slow process that takes years (and should have started in 2016). Saying something true that will upset Trump now needs to have a function beyond catharsis.
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Just in case I have any booksellers and book Shops in the UK and or Ireland following me, please tell me about your shop.
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Just in case I have any booksellers and book Shops in the UK and or Ireland following me, please tell me about your shop.
In case you missed this. Revealing - to me, anyway
A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
January 4, 2026 at 9:29 PM
In case you missed this. Revealing - to me, anyway
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Nobody could have predicted this.
January 4, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Nobody could have predicted this.
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A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
January 4, 2026 at 9:40 AM
A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
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The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM
The New York Times has just confirmed that 40 civilians died in President Trump's invasion.
This is the aftermath in one area
This is the aftermath in one area
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Mamdani called Trump and chewed him out! Did any other Democrat have the integrity and guts to do that? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/world/americas/mamdani-trump-venezuela-maduro.html?smid=url-share
Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Mamdani called Trump and chewed him out! Did any other Democrat have the integrity and guts to do that? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/world/americas/mamdani-trump-venezuela-maduro.html?smid=url-share
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Full moon rising over gritstone on Bleaklow, Peak District
January 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Full moon rising over gritstone on Bleaklow, Peak District
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This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM
This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
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The Putinization of US foreign policy continues apace.
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 AM
The Putinization of US foreign policy continues apace.
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Cancel the LA Olympics, scrap the World Cup, the United States cannot be a trusted part of the international community so long as the White House operates this violently and with impunity.
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Cancel the LA Olympics, scrap the World Cup, the United States cannot be a trusted part of the international community so long as the White House operates this violently and with impunity.
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As usual @aliceolilly.bsky.social is spot on about constitutional matters.
There are always potential Trumps: the difference is whether gatekeepers do their jobs.
And here Congress has long abdicated its proper constitutional role.
There are always potential Trumps: the difference is whether gatekeepers do their jobs.
And here Congress has long abdicated its proper constitutional role.
Big question for Congress as to whether they will care about their own constitutional role (or, indeed, care about anything at all)
I fear we already know the answer to that
I fear we already know the answer to that
January 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM
As usual @aliceolilly.bsky.social is spot on about constitutional matters.
There are always potential Trumps: the difference is whether gatekeepers do their jobs.
And here Congress has long abdicated its proper constitutional role.
There are always potential Trumps: the difference is whether gatekeepers do their jobs.
And here Congress has long abdicated its proper constitutional role.
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You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 AM
You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.