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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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.
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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.
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Here is the full transcript on the investigation on Donald Trump from Jack Smith:
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January 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Here is the full transcript on the investigation on Donald Trump from Jack Smith:
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Tax breaks for foreign millionaires but mass deportations for the rest. Huge austerity and NHS cuts, replacing NHS with insurance model, scrapping NetZero, workers’ rights and online safety act. And a trade war with the EU.
Reform:
Corrupt. Ruinous. Racist. Moronic.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform:
Corrupt. Ruinous. Racist. Moronic.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
10 Reform policies that would clobber Brits
Whether it's mass deportations, slashing hundreds of billions of spending, or tax cuts for the super-rich, Reform UK and Nigel Farage have set out their pitch to voters
www.mirror.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Tax breaks for foreign millionaires but mass deportations for the rest. Huge austerity and NHS cuts, replacing NHS with insurance model, scrapping NetZero, workers’ rights and online safety act. And a trade war with the EU.
Reform:
Corrupt. Ruinous. Racist. Moronic.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform:
Corrupt. Ruinous. Racist. Moronic.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Today we watched The Sound of Music, for the 1000th time. It's always moving, but now the anschluss feels more relevant than it has ever been since 1938, when I was 2 years old. There is now a real danger of fascism taking over again. I'm too old to do much about it. Good luck to next generation.
January 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Today we watched The Sound of Music, for the 1000th time. It's always moving, but now the anschluss feels more relevant than it has ever been since 1938, when I was 2 years old. There is now a real danger of fascism taking over again. I'm too old to do much about it. Good luck to next generation.
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Seems VAT on private school fees delivers £1.4bn considerably more than estimated. IPaper reports today. That’s great news. Thanks Rachel. More money for the 93% of kids attending State Schools.
January 1, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Seems VAT on private school fees delivers £1.4bn considerably more than estimated. IPaper reports today. That’s great news. Thanks Rachel. More money for the 93% of kids attending State Schools.
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My main takeaway from the Jack Smith testimony: we should push our presidential candidate to make him Attorney General in 2029.
January 1, 2026 at 8:54 PM
My main takeaway from the Jack Smith testimony: we should push our presidential candidate to make him Attorney General in 2029.
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As the year draws to a close, I’m signing off 2025 with a magical find!
An ancient amber bear. Carved some 10,000 years ago, it washed up on a beach at Fanø, Denmark, from a submerged Mesolithic settlement in the North Sea.
✨ Happy New Year all! ✨
National Museum of Denmark
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#Archaeology
An ancient amber bear. Carved some 10,000 years ago, it washed up on a beach at Fanø, Denmark, from a submerged Mesolithic settlement in the North Sea.
✨ Happy New Year all! ✨
National Museum of Denmark
📷 by me
#Archaeology
December 31, 2025 at 10:26 AM
As the year draws to a close, I’m signing off 2025 with a magical find!
An ancient amber bear. Carved some 10,000 years ago, it washed up on a beach at Fanø, Denmark, from a submerged Mesolithic settlement in the North Sea.
✨ Happy New Year all! ✨
National Museum of Denmark
📷 by me
#Archaeology
An ancient amber bear. Carved some 10,000 years ago, it washed up on a beach at Fanø, Denmark, from a submerged Mesolithic settlement in the North Sea.
✨ Happy New Year all! ✨
National Museum of Denmark
📷 by me
#Archaeology
“My friends will get hurt”. What Trump said to MTG about why he wouldn’t reveal the truth about Epstein www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
‘I Was Just So Naïve’: Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“My friends will get hurt”. What Trump said to MTG about why he wouldn’t reveal the truth about Epstein www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
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BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 187:
Small details often speak loudest. Don't focus on the car crash: look for the child's shoe in the road.
Small details often speak loudest. Don't focus on the car crash: look for the child's shoe in the road.
December 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 187:
Small details often speak loudest. Don't focus on the car crash: look for the child's shoe in the road.
Small details often speak loudest. Don't focus on the car crash: look for the child's shoe in the road.
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Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
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The 72-year-old filmmaker is on a mission to strip the story of American independence of mythology and nostalgia with his new six-part docu-series.
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December 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The 72-year-old filmmaker is on a mission to strip the story of American independence of mythology and nostalgia with his new six-part docu-series.
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Daily Fail Headline
Fartrage: "l'Il strip pensions from civil servants who let in foreign rapists"
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Fartrage: "l'Il strip pensions from civil servants who let in foreign rapists"
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December 29, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Daily Fail Headline
Fartrage: "l'Il strip pensions from civil servants who let in foreign rapists"
In other news ...
Fartrage: "l'Il strip pensions from civil servants who let in foreign rapists"
In other news ...