Alpine Migrant
@alpinemigrant.bsky.social
Haute-Savoie, ex-Bristol. EU and UK citizen. Crypto-sceptic.
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Alpine Migrant
@alpinemigrant.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Sunday Times interview Tory "rising star" Katie Lam
She is clear she wants lots of legal migrants to be told to "go home" so as "to leave a mostly but not entirely culturally coherent group of people"
(The interviewer suggests she is scrapping ILR or stripping people of it)
She is clear she wants lots of legal migrants to be told to "go home" so as "to leave a mostly but not entirely culturally coherent group of people"
(The interviewer suggests she is scrapping ILR or stripping people of it)
The latest European Commission estimate states that c1.2 million British citizens live in the EU under the same settled status that EU citizens enjoy in the UK.
Katie Lam wants to rip all of that up. @britishineurope.bsky.social
Katie Lam wants to rip all of that up. @britishineurope.bsky.social
Not been the best day to support England at cricket and Liverpool at football.
November 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Not been the best day to support England at cricket and Liverpool at football.
oh god
the baby (17 months) raised both her hands and said “WEADY?” so I said “ready!” and then she slapped me in the face
November 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
oh god
Frantically checks bank account #thecricket
And I want to see my bank account have a billion euros in it but … #thecricket
November 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Frantically checks bank account #thecricket
And I want to see my bank account have a billion euros in it but … #thecricket
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Frantically checks bank account #thecricket
And I want to see my bank account have a billion euros in it but … #thecricket
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
And I want to see my bank account have a billion euros in it but … #thecricket
Made burger and chips, lads.
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Made burger and chips, lads.
I dunno, have they tried "governing with a plan and a set of values in tune with their electoral coalition"?
A grid designed for an era of timetabled TV focussed information delivery - hit the Today, hit the 1pm bulletin, hit the 10pm bulleting - makes no sense when information flows are constant and organic and only pensioners are still consuming their news on a timetable
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I dunno, have they tried "governing with a plan and a set of values in tune with their electoral coalition"?
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Might be time to revisit this www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemoc...
We need to talk about where Brexit funder Arron Banks gets his money
openDemocracy investigations raise fresh questions about Arron Banks's wealth and the real source of the Brexit campaign's largest donations.
www.opendemocracy.net
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Might be time to revisit this www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemoc...
I’m normally “feed me the latest appalling authoritarian thing Trump has done, how awful that is” on here but today England got the edge on Australia in the cricket and it snowed a lot and my dog is happy about that so …
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I’m normally “feed me the latest appalling authoritarian thing Trump has done, how awful that is” on here but today England got the edge on Australia in the cricket and it snowed a lot and my dog is happy about that so …
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Dog is trying to be cool about the snowfall but she’s letting her inner pup out despite her best efforts.
November 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Dog is trying to be cool about the snowfall but she’s letting her inner pup out despite her best efforts.
Dog is trying to be cool about the snowfall but she’s letting her inner pup out despite her best efforts.
November 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Dog is trying to be cool about the snowfall but she’s letting her inner pup out despite her best efforts.
This is how much it’s snowed! Bloody hell!
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 AM
This is how much it’s snowed! Bloody hell!
arrrghh grakkk etc
Made the error of checking the score and 😖😖😖. #thecricket
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
arrrghh grakkk etc
Made the error of checking the score and 😖😖😖. #thecricket
November 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Made the error of checking the score and 😖😖😖. #thecricket
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Gwenn loves the snow as much as anyone possibly could.
November 20, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Gwenn loves the snow as much as anyone possibly could.
Woods look a bit forbidding today.
November 20, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Woods look a bit forbidding today.
Minus -14c. I think I might stay in bed.
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Minus -14c. I think I might stay in bed.
My transcription of the "joking" threat Trump just made at the Saudi Investment Forum to fire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who was sitting in front of him at the time
![Interest rates are down despite the Fed, I mean, [Secretary of the Treasury] Scott [Bessent] you gotta work on this guy [Fed Chair Jerome Powell], he’s got some real mental problems, he’s- something wrong with him, it’s just ridiculous.
I – be honest – I’d love to fire his ass, he should be fired. Guy’s grossly incompetent, and he should be sued for spending four billion dollars to build a little building. I’m building a ballroom that’s gonna cost a tiny fraction of that and it’s bigger than the whole thing put together. You gotta work on him Scott.
The only thing Scott’s blowing it on, because the Fed – the rates are too high Scott. And if you don’t get it fixed fast, I’m gonna fire your ass, ok?
I can’t tell you – Scott: “Sir, don’t fire him [Powell]. Please don’t fire him. He’s got three months to go, don’t fire him.”
“I wanna get him out, Scott!”
“Please” – he’s [Bessent] the voice of reason, you’re very lucky to have him, I’ll tell ya that.
I think [Secretary of Commerce] Howard [Lutnick]’s a little bit more for firing him. Right Howard? I think Howard would say “get him the hell out of there.” Anyway.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k7eezr2ybq7cxtptak2q4uhp/bafkreihhdrf7fwr3jmcq6icjznxqo3rgaqfovdf7wc674bbbc3dsmqzw44@jpeg)
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Frost, not snow. That’s arriving tonight, apparently.
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Frost, not snow. That’s arriving tonight, apparently.
Good thing the local Mairie is staging the Christmas market in the evening.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Good thing the local Mairie is staging the Christmas market in the evening.
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