Kate Ardern@KateAlvanley
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Citizen-led Public Health: A Story of People, Place, Politics and Power by Professor Kate Ardern
This is "Citizen-led Public Health: A Story of People, Place, Politics and Power by Professor Kate Ardern" by University Of Salford on Vimeo, the home…
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As promised here’s the link to recent honorary Prof lecture at Salford University #citzenledpublichealth definitely one for @sallywarren.bsky.social @lucatiratelli.bsky.social @jobibby.bsky.social @sallygainsbury.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social @charliepickles.bsky.social vimeo.com/1026581234
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January 30, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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My first remarks since being arrested last night.
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
My first remarks since being arrested last night.
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Who could not begrudge Mandelson his place in the House of Lords?
January 31, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Who could not begrudge Mandelson his place in the House of Lords?
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Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
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Major Epstein update: Survivor told FBI Ghislaine Maxwell “presented” her to Trump and made clear she was “available.”
More major documents relating to Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick, Steve Bannon, and more.
I have the latest. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
More major documents relating to Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick, Steve Bannon, and more.
I have the latest. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Major Epstein Update: Survivor Told FBI Maxwell "Presented" Her to Trump and Made Clear She Was "Available"
Good evening, everyone.
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Major Epstein update: Survivor told FBI Ghislaine Maxwell “presented” her to Trump and made clear she was “available.”
More major documents relating to Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick, Steve Bannon, and more.
I have the latest. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
More major documents relating to Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick, Steve Bannon, and more.
I have the latest. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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The long awaited instagram film is now out. Perhaps Hitchcock should have directed it. Is it really worth one star?
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing – there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:13 PM
The long awaited instagram film is now out. Perhaps Hitchcock should have directed it. Is it really worth one star?
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
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CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
January 30, 2026 at 9:19 PM
CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
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On this day in history, Jan 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, 78, was assassinated in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist activist with close ties to the RSS and other Hindutva organizations. 🗃️
Today in History: January 30, Gandhi assassinated in New Delhi
1933: Hitler named chancellor of Germany 1968: Tet Offensive begins in Vietnam War 1972: Northern Ireland's 'Bloody Sunday'
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January 30, 2026 at 9:02 PM
On this day in history, Jan 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, 78, was assassinated in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist activist with close ties to the RSS and other Hindutva organizations. 🗃️
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Get ICE out of our streets, communities, and cities.
I see you all making your voices heard and being loud for America.
I see you all making your voices heard and being loud for America.
January 30, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Get ICE out of our streets, communities, and cities.
I see you all making your voices heard and being loud for America.
I see you all making your voices heard and being loud for America.
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Musk sent this email on Christmas Day - he already had five kids under the age of 8 at this point.
So if I’m understanding this sequence correctly, from Thanksgiving to Christmas 2012, Elon Musk was essentially pestering registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to throw him a wild party on the island.
January 30, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Musk sent this email on Christmas Day - he already had five kids under the age of 8 at this point.
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Actions speak louder than words.
Tom Homan says he wants to do things differently, but we have yet to see meaningful change.
The only way to ensure the safety of the people of Minnesota is for the federal government to draw down their forces and end this campaign of brutality.
Tom Homan says he wants to do things differently, but we have yet to see meaningful change.
The only way to ensure the safety of the people of Minnesota is for the federal government to draw down their forces and end this campaign of brutality.
January 30, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Actions speak louder than words.
Tom Homan says he wants to do things differently, but we have yet to see meaningful change.
The only way to ensure the safety of the people of Minnesota is for the federal government to draw down their forces and end this campaign of brutality.
Tom Homan says he wants to do things differently, but we have yet to see meaningful change.
The only way to ensure the safety of the people of Minnesota is for the federal government to draw down their forces and end this campaign of brutality.
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"Real Brexit has never been tried" just phoning it in now
I doubt many people would instinctively recall that January 31st 2026 tomorrow is the sixth anniversary of actual Brexit day. (The tenth anniversary of 23rd June 2016 will be a much bigger deal).
The Daily Express can't claim to speak for Britain with his headline - but clearly feels it does
The Daily Express can't claim to speak for Britain with his headline - but clearly feels it does
January 30, 2026 at 10:25 PM
"Real Brexit has never been tried" just phoning it in now
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WATCH — @bygeorgiafort.bsky.social’s daughter: “This goes against her first amendment rights as a journalist… this doesn’t just affect me, it affects my little sisters. My father woke up today without his wife. I’m demanding my mom gets released.”
(H/T @mercadomedia.bsky.social )
(H/T @mercadomedia.bsky.social )
January 30, 2026 at 10:05 PM
WATCH — @bygeorgiafort.bsky.social’s daughter: “This goes against her first amendment rights as a journalist… this doesn’t just affect me, it affects my little sisters. My father woke up today without his wife. I’m demanding my mom gets released.”
(H/T @mercadomedia.bsky.social )
(H/T @mercadomedia.bsky.social )
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The First Amendment is a foundational promise to every American: Each of us has the freedom to speak, to report, and to hold those in power accountable without fear of retribution or retaliation.
January 30, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The First Amendment is a foundational promise to every American: Each of us has the freedom to speak, to report, and to hold those in power accountable without fear of retribution or retaliation.
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With Palantir and Mandelson both back in the news, it’s worth revisiting this — the Epstein/Mandelson/Thiel connection, and how Mandelson’s lobbying company introduced Starmer to the Palantir team
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/12/p...
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/12/p...
January 30, 2026 at 6:07 PM
With Palantir and Mandelson both back in the news, it’s worth revisiting this — the Epstein/Mandelson/Thiel connection, and how Mandelson’s lobbying company introduced Starmer to the Palantir team
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/12/p...
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/12/p...
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He's done it again.
This time making a *budget* interesting.
This time making a *budget* interesting.
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 8:50 PM
He's done it again.
This time making a *budget* interesting.
This time making a *budget* interesting.
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It represents a spectacular failure of the UK’s vetting process that Peter Mandelson managed to be appointed as US ambassador.
This also might have been career-ending for the PM if Mandelson was still in office now. He is very lucky his chief of staff didn’t get his way when he fought to keep him.
This also might have been career-ending for the PM if Mandelson was still in office now. He is very lucky his chief of staff didn’t get his way when he fought to keep him.
I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payment in 2009
www.ft.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
It represents a spectacular failure of the UK’s vetting process that Peter Mandelson managed to be appointed as US ambassador.
This also might have been career-ending for the PM if Mandelson was still in office now. He is very lucky his chief of staff didn’t get his way when he fought to keep him.
This also might have been career-ending for the PM if Mandelson was still in office now. He is very lucky his chief of staff didn’t get his way when he fought to keep him.
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Also, just caught sight of the names of all the reporters arrested for filming the protest at the church in Minneapolis... here they are:
Don Lemon
Trahern Jeen Crews
Georgia Fort
Jamael Lydell Lundy
One of these is a Dem candidate (Lundy) and all are Black.
Don Lemon
Trahern Jeen Crews
Georgia Fort
Jamael Lydell Lundy
One of these is a Dem candidate (Lundy) and all are Black.
January 30, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Also, just caught sight of the names of all the reporters arrested for filming the protest at the church in Minneapolis... here they are:
Don Lemon
Trahern Jeen Crews
Georgia Fort
Jamael Lydell Lundy
One of these is a Dem candidate (Lundy) and all are Black.
Don Lemon
Trahern Jeen Crews
Georgia Fort
Jamael Lydell Lundy
One of these is a Dem candidate (Lundy) and all are Black.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, using the alias the Invisible Man, appears to have warned a friend thought to be Ghislaine Maxwell: “Please don’t catch anything nasty on your travels!"
Epstein files released: DoJ publishes 3 million documents — live
Follow the latest news and live updates as new Jeffrey Epstein files released
www.thetimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, using the alias the Invisible Man, appears to have warned a friend thought to be Ghislaine Maxwell: “Please don’t catch anything nasty on your travels!"
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In 2025, as Bluesky grew from 25M to 42M users, we took actions to keep it welcoming, using proactive design to reduce toxic content by 79%. Our 2025 Transparency Report shares how we're building a safer platform while keeping a transparent and human-centered approach: bsky.social/about/blog/0...
2025 Transparency Report Overview - Bluesky
In 2025, as Bluesky grew from 25 million to 41 million users, we improved the trust and safety infrastructure to better enable our mission. Here's what that looks like in plain language.
bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 2:08 PM
In 2025, as Bluesky grew from 25M to 42M users, we took actions to keep it welcoming, using proactive design to reduce toxic content by 79%. Our 2025 Transparency Report shares how we're building a safer platform while keeping a transparent and human-centered approach: bsky.social/about/blog/0...
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“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:16 AM
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
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I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
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Am in the cinema to see Melania – (1) I’m here for work, (2) I used a free ticket anyway – and I would bet good money that every other person in here is also a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Am in the cinema to see Melania – (1) I’m here for work, (2) I used a free ticket anyway – and I would bet good money that every other person in here is also a journalist.
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Damn that person close to Mandelson must feel stupid now the email has been released.
January 30, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Damn that person close to Mandelson must feel stupid now the email has been released.