Amanda
@amandam44.bsky.social
Oldie, Social Media Newbie, Gardener, Traveler and Nature Lover, increasing politically aware (since Brexit 🙄)
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Now tell me again how much it's okay that English Lit has collapsed at A-Level and in our universities.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Now tell me again how much it's okay that English Lit has collapsed at A-Level and in our universities.
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Heroes come in many forms and this is one of them
February 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Heroes come in many forms and this is one of them
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They know what they say is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
January 24, 2026 at 11:25 PM
They know what they say is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
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Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
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UK business growth jumps to 21-month high
Growth in the UK’s private sector has increased this month at its fastest pace since April 2024 on the back of an upturn in the services sector, according to new figures.
www.dissmercury.co.uk/news/nationa...
Growth in the UK’s private sector has increased this month at its fastest pace since April 2024 on the back of an upturn in the services sector, according to new figures.
www.dissmercury.co.uk/news/nationa...
UK business growth jumps to 21-month high
The S&P Global flash UK composite purchasing managers’ index reported a reading of 53.9 in January, lifting from 51.4 in December.
www.dissmercury.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 AM
UK business growth jumps to 21-month high
Growth in the UK’s private sector has increased this month at its fastest pace since April 2024 on the back of an upturn in the services sector, according to new figures.
www.dissmercury.co.uk/news/nationa...
Growth in the UK’s private sector has increased this month at its fastest pace since April 2024 on the back of an upturn in the services sector, according to new figures.
www.dissmercury.co.uk/news/nationa...
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The EU says its new measures will help “protect public health” amid growing concerns around forever chemicals.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/KuJZ
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/KuJZ
January 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
The EU says its new measures will help “protect public health” amid growing concerns around forever chemicals.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/KuJZ
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/KuJZ
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This video, viewed millions of times on TikTok, Facebook and X, claims to show Venezuelans taking to the street to thank the US for detaining Maduro.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
January 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This video, viewed millions of times on TikTok, Facebook and X, claims to show Venezuelans taking to the street to thank the US for detaining Maduro.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
But the video is a combination of four AI-generated clips and was first posted on TikTok by a user who frequently shares AI videos. It's not real.
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Scientists found a link between a chemical found in dark chocolate and signs of slower biological ageing.
Could dark chocolate be the key to slower ageing? New study weighs in
Scientists found a link between a chemical found in dark chocolate and signs of slower biological ageing.
l.euronews.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Scientists found a link between a chemical found in dark chocolate and signs of slower biological ageing.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
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John Major labels Brexit an ‘act of collective folly’
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
John Major labels Brexit an 'act of collective folly'
John Major has launched a devastating attack on Brexit, branding it an "act of collective folly."
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
John Major labels Brexit an ‘act of collective folly’
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
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Norman Ebbutt, Berlin correspondent for the Times, interviewed Hitler on 14 October 1930, soon after the Nazis had their first big breakthrough in the Reichstag elections.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Patrick Cockburn · Diary: Interviewing Hitler
In August 1937, three German journalists were expelled from Britain for suspected espionage. Retaliation was a...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Norman Ebbutt, Berlin correspondent for the Times, interviewed Hitler on 14 October 1930, soon after the Nazis had their first big breakthrough in the Reichstag elections.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Shocking losses all thanks to Brexit! Hundreds of bankers & billions of pounds of assets moved to Frankfurt to sidestep Britain’s shock EU departure
440+ other City companies followed suit, moving almost £1tn between them – roughly 10% of the entire UK banking system to financial hubs across the EU
440+ other City companies followed suit, moving almost £1tn between them – roughly 10% of the entire UK banking system to financial hubs across the EU
‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache
Poor output since the leave vote has landed Rachel Reeves with a bigger-than-forecast budget spending gap
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Shocking losses all thanks to Brexit! Hundreds of bankers & billions of pounds of assets moved to Frankfurt to sidestep Britain’s shock EU departure
440+ other City companies followed suit, moving almost £1tn between them – roughly 10% of the entire UK banking system to financial hubs across the EU
440+ other City companies followed suit, moving almost £1tn between them – roughly 10% of the entire UK banking system to financial hubs across the EU
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This deserves more attention than it has received.
Gove: "we were too anxious as a government to secure those deals in order to show that Brexit was working".
Exactly as so many of us warned at the time, and as the government denied at the time.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-...
Gove: "we were too anxious as a government to secure those deals in order to show that Brexit was working".
Exactly as so many of us warned at the time, and as the government denied at the time.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-...
Michael Gove admits that post-Brexit trade deals were bad for farmers
Michael Gove has admitted for the first time that the Australia and New Zealand trade deals negotiated by the former Tory government did not protect Britain’s farmers.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This deserves more attention than it has received.
Gove: "we were too anxious as a government to secure those deals in order to show that Brexit was working".
Exactly as so many of us warned at the time, and as the government denied at the time.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-...
Gove: "we were too anxious as a government to secure those deals in order to show that Brexit was working".
Exactly as so many of us warned at the time, and as the government denied at the time.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-...
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“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Harold Wilson in 1968:
August 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Harold Wilson in 1968:
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The Trump people claim to be fighting antisemitism, and the media often accept that framing. I believe, on the contrary, that these actions are antisemitic in intention and in execution.
I explain in a short video:
snyder.substack.com/p/fomenting-...
I explain in a short video:
snyder.substack.com/p/fomenting-...
Fomenting Antisemitism
Not Combating It
snyder.substack.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Trump people claim to be fighting antisemitism, and the media often accept that framing. I believe, on the contrary, that these actions are antisemitic in intention and in execution.
I explain in a short video:
snyder.substack.com/p/fomenting-...
I explain in a short video:
snyder.substack.com/p/fomenting-...
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Our media & social media reform petition has reached the 2500 milestone! Thanks to everyone who is supporting it.
But we need more support. We are only a quarter of the way to get a government response & need 40 times the support to have a chance of a debate.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
But we need more support. We are only a quarter of the way to get a government response & need 40 times the support to have a chance of a debate.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
March 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Our media & social media reform petition has reached the 2500 milestone! Thanks to everyone who is supporting it.
But we need more support. We are only a quarter of the way to get a government response & need 40 times the support to have a chance of a debate.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
But we need more support. We are only a quarter of the way to get a government response & need 40 times the support to have a chance of a debate.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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President Donald Trump says taxing imports will strengthen domestic manufacturing. Hours before announcing new tariffs, his administration cut support for centers that help US firms do just that.
Trump and DOGE Defund Program That Boosted American Manufacturing for Decades
President Donald Trump says taxing imports will strengthen domestic manufacturing. Hours before announcing new tariffs, his administration cut support for centers that help US firms do just that.
wrd.cm
April 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
President Donald Trump says taxing imports will strengthen domestic manufacturing. Hours before announcing new tariffs, his administration cut support for centers that help US firms do just that.
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NEW 🧵 Is human intelligence starting to decline?
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
March 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW 🧵 Is human intelligence starting to decline?
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
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Imagine this: On the evening of March 8, you and your spouse unlock the door to your apartment building. As you step inside, two men—not in uniform—push their way in behind you. They tell you your visa has been revoked and that they are there to deport you.
March 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Imagine this: On the evening of March 8, you and your spouse unlock the door to your apartment building. As you step inside, two men—not in uniform—push their way in behind you. They tell you your visa has been revoked and that they are there to deport you.