Arkenor
@arkenor.bsky.social
Wizard. Conjurer of Cheap Tricks. Meddler. Cat-snuggler. Kidney patient with an immune system trying to eat me and limited mobility. Exhausted. Usually asleep. Anti-fascist. Intersex. He/Him. Expect cats, food, ecology, socialism, and general Welshness
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UK veterinary sector reforms planned to tackle high costs of pet care
The biggest shake-up of the UK veterinary sector for 60 years should push down costs for pet owners by requiring practices to make their pricing clearer, the government has said.
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
The biggest shake-up of the UK veterinary sector for 60 years should push down costs for pet owners by requiring practices to make their pricing clearer, the government has said.
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
UK veterinary sector reforms planned to tackle high costs of pet care
Proposals would require clearer pricing and transparency as CMA finds fees have risen at nearly twice rate of inflation
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:19 AM
UK veterinary sector reforms planned to tackle high costs of pet care
The biggest shake-up of the UK veterinary sector for 60 years should push down costs for pet owners by requiring practices to make their pricing clearer, the government has said.
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
The biggest shake-up of the UK veterinary sector for 60 years should push down costs for pet owners by requiring practices to make their pricing clearer, the government has said.
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
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Sanctions are economic warfare with civilians as collateral damage | Kenneth Mohammed
Sanctions are economic warfare with civilians as collateral damage | Kenneth Mohammed
In the Caribbean and Latin America, the lived reality of these measures – presented in the language of diplomacy – is stark
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Sanctions are economic warfare with civilians as collateral damage | Kenneth Mohammed
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betrayed? by Donald Trump? who could possibly have predicted this???
"Noem has complained to others that she feels she's being hung out to dry over the episode and has made sure to emphasize she took direction from Miller and the president"
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:23 PM
betrayed? by Donald Trump? who could possibly have predicted this???
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To say aloud that the vice president is friends with Nazis and to point out that his Holocaust tweet is crafted so as not to offend them is to sound crazy to everyone who doesn’t know both are stone cold facts. Frustrating thing.
Legitimately a feat of carefully calculated writing to issue a Holocaust Remembrance Day statement of this length without mentioning either (1) the people who perpetrated the Holocaust or (2) the people against whom they perpetrated it
January 28, 2026 at 5:34 AM
To say aloud that the vice president is friends with Nazis and to point out that his Holocaust tweet is crafted so as not to offend them is to sound crazy to everyone who doesn’t know both are stone cold facts. Frustrating thing.
With these guys it could easily have been acid that he sprayed on Ilhan Omar. Clearly it wasn't. Hopefully nothing dangerous at all.
January 28, 2026 at 5:12 AM
With these guys it could easily have been acid that he sprayed on Ilhan Omar. Clearly it wasn't. Hopefully nothing dangerous at all.
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In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for “his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all”
January 28, 2026 at 4:36 AM
In response to the killing of two U.S. citizens by federal immigration officers, Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a note to his staff praising Trump for “his openness to engaging on issues that matter to us all”
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“I don’t think about her”
5 hrs ago: Thinking about her.
Fucking lying fascist
5 hrs ago: Thinking about her.
Fucking lying fascist
January 28, 2026 at 4:53 AM
“I don’t think about her”
5 hrs ago: Thinking about her.
Fucking lying fascist
5 hrs ago: Thinking about her.
Fucking lying fascist
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To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
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The US drew up a plan to invade Canada in 1930. Now Trump is reviving old fears
The US drew up a plan to invade Canada in 1930. Now Trump is reviving old fears
Now the US is vying regional dominance, experts point to War Plan Red as proof its Canadian allyship has always been flimsy
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:49 PM
The US drew up a plan to invade Canada in 1930. Now Trump is reviving old fears
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This is who Reform are putting up to represent a parliamentary seat in one of Europe's most diverse major cities
January 27, 2026 at 2:35 PM
This is who Reform are putting up to represent a parliamentary seat in one of Europe's most diverse major cities
Faced with the possibility that they might win the fight against ICE, the Dem leadership appears to be caving.
That is a very strange thing to do.
That is a very strange thing to do.
January 27, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Faced with the possibility that they might win the fight against ICE, the Dem leadership appears to be caving.
That is a very strange thing to do.
That is a very strange thing to do.
The reasons Mark Rutte should resign continue to accumulate.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte insisted Monday that Europe is incapable of defending itself without U.S. military support and would have to more than double current military spending targets to be able to do so. n.pr/4qIu9UR
NATO chief wishes 'good luck' to those who think Europe can defend itself without US help
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte insisted Monday that Europe is incapable of defending itself without U.S. military support and would have to more than double current military spending targets to be able to do so.
n.pr
January 27, 2026 at 1:54 PM
The reasons Mark Rutte should resign continue to accumulate.
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The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
January 26, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
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ICE agents will have a ‘security role’ during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, U.S. embassy sources confirm
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said that ICE would not be welcome in his city
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said that ICE would not be welcome in his city
ICE agents will have a security role at Milan Cortina Olympics
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games. Sources at the U.S.
apnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:03 PM
ICE agents will have a ‘security role’ during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, U.S. embassy sources confirm
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said that ICE would not be welcome in his city
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said that ICE would not be welcome in his city
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They're there to stop American athletes defecting
BREAKING: ICE agents will have a security role during the upcoming Winter Olympics, U.S. embassy sources confirm.
ICE agents will have a security role at Milan-Cortina Olympics, US sources say
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games, according to sources at the U.S. embassy in Rome.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 10:50 AM
They're there to stop American athletes defecting
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California Governor Gavin Newsom is launching an investigation into TikTok censoring anti-Trump videos and is calling on the state’s DOJ to see if the platform is violating California law
January 27, 2026 at 6:17 AM
California Governor Gavin Newsom is launching an investigation into TikTok censoring anti-Trump videos and is calling on the state’s DOJ to see if the platform is violating California law
The nastiest responses I get here are when I say something negative about Gavin Newsom. It's a bit suspicious.
January 27, 2026 at 7:03 AM
The nastiest responses I get here are when I say something negative about Gavin Newsom. It's a bit suspicious.
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I’ll be in Brussels next week to represent both @eurosky.social and @flashes.blue at the EU Tech Stars Summit in the EU parliament @europarl.europa.eu.
Super proud I’m given the chance to tell decision makers about the alternatives that are already out there - time is ripe for change.
Super proud I’m given the chance to tell decision makers about the alternatives that are already out there - time is ripe for change.
EU TECH STARS SUMMIT
Join us in the European Parliament for the EU Tech Stars Summit and meet the European tech ecosystem that champions the Union’s core values and principles of democracy, privacy and transparency.
www.greens-efa.eu
January 26, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I’ll be in Brussels next week to represent both @eurosky.social and @flashes.blue at the EU Tech Stars Summit in the EU parliament @europarl.europa.eu.
Super proud I’m given the chance to tell decision makers about the alternatives that are already out there - time is ripe for change.
Super proud I’m given the chance to tell decision makers about the alternatives that are already out there - time is ripe for change.
"Just one ticket has been sold for the first 3.10pm screening on Friday at its flagship Islington branch in London, while two have been booked for 6pm.
At the time of publication, all seats remained available for the 28 screenings of Melania at the Blackburn, Castleford and Hamilton branches."
At the time of publication, all seats remained available for the 28 screenings of Melania at the Blackburn, Castleford and Hamilton branches."
Melania documentary struggles in UK cinemas as Vue admits sales are ‘soft’
One ticket sold for premiere of film about US first lady at Vue’s flagship London branch as insiders question launch strategy
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:43 PM
"Just one ticket has been sold for the first 3.10pm screening on Friday at its flagship Islington branch in London, while two have been booked for 6pm.
At the time of publication, all seats remained available for the 28 screenings of Melania at the Blackburn, Castleford and Hamilton branches."
At the time of publication, all seats remained available for the 28 screenings of Melania at the Blackburn, Castleford and Hamilton branches."
Oh dear. I missed this.
She is monstrously racist, so will fit right in until she is no longer useful to them.
She is monstrously racist, so will fit right in until she is no longer useful to them.
Suella Braverman accuses Tories of betrayal as she defects to Reform UK
The MP was unveiled as Reform's latest recruit by leader Nigel Farage at a rally, bringing the number of the party's sitting MPs to eight.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Oh dear. I missed this.
She is monstrously racist, so will fit right in until she is no longer useful to them.
She is monstrously racist, so will fit right in until she is no longer useful to them.
This is a direct consequence of Trump being so aggressive that the EU is no longer willing to tolerate his threats. He can no longer protect his regime members from international consequences.
We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.
In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.
link.europa.eu/Fh8h84
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
This is a direct consequence of Trump being so aggressive that the EU is no longer willing to tolerate his threats. He can no longer protect his regime members from international consequences.
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Thinking about the Labour candidate Starmer pulled away from Farage's constituency because he was making headlines and becoming popular so it was making Keir look bad
I love Starmerism, it's like "Uh no this guy can't be an MP because people like him. Only people everyone hates can be in Labour." It is so cool and smart.
NEW: Andy Burnham *blocked* from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group was 8-1 against him.
January 26, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Thinking about the Labour candidate Starmer pulled away from Farage's constituency because he was making headlines and becoming popular so it was making Keir look bad