Andy Lloyd
@arlloyd.bsky.social
Northern (UK), professional science communicator, amateur cynic, recovering Cauda Equina Syndrome (insufficiently disabled)
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This story should be covered waaaaayy more than it is.
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US: 'You are effectively blacklisted by much of the world's banking system'
Six judges and three prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have been sanctioned by the Trump administration. In an interview with Le Monde, Guillou discusses the impact of these measures on ...
www.lemonde.fr
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This story should be covered waaaaayy more than it is.
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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Obscene.
Elon Musk is now the highest paid CEO on the planet his $100bn a year for 10 years deal is 2,500,000x the wage of his average employee
In fact it's 20x the entire wage bill for all 125,000 of Tesla's other employees
For comparison World Hunger could be cured for $37-50bn a year
In fact it's 20x the entire wage bill for all 125,000 of Tesla's other employees
For comparison World Hunger could be cured for $37-50bn a year
November 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Obscene.
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◾ >9 years since Tees Valley voted for supposed benefits of Brexit
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
Houchen’s deprivation failure exposed – official
Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
◾ >9 years since Tees Valley voted for supposed benefits of Brexit
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
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If this is what happens when Reform runs a council, just imagine Farage running the country.
Care homes closed and vulnerable people abandoned.
We cannot let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
Care homes closed and vulnerable people abandoned.
We cannot let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
If this is what happens when Reform runs a council, just imagine Farage running the country.
Care homes closed and vulnerable people abandoned.
We cannot let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
Care homes closed and vulnerable people abandoned.
We cannot let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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the Teen Vogue politics section's last newsy story 🥲 Rainesford knocked it out of the park
It feels a bit weird to post right now in light of what has happened to @teenvogue.com and so much of the incredible team there. What sources shared here is important, & I’m grateful I got to work on this. I reported on how young people are being impacted by delays to SNAP: “It’s about survival.”
More Young People Will Go Hungry Without SNAP
“We’re trying to make it, but it’s been hard.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
the Teen Vogue politics section's last newsy story 🥲 Rainesford knocked it out of the park
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She seems to be a bit of a racist. Most tories are responsible for all the refugees arriving in GB. They came out of EU hoping they would dissappear but they didn't anticipate all the problems they would bring.
It doesn’t take much to be a “rising star” in the current Tory Party, or what remains of it. But Katie Lam’s anti-migrant rhetoric is particularly hypocritical, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
Katie Lam’s anti-immigrant rhetoric sounds a lot like that of the 1930s
The Kent MP is espousing views that would have barred entry to her own ancestors when they were fleeing the Nazis
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
She seems to be a bit of a racist. Most tories are responsible for all the refugees arriving in GB. They came out of EU hoping they would dissappear but they didn't anticipate all the problems they would bring.
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Britain is not a country of racist bigots.
Time for the decent majority to "take back control".
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Time for the decent majority to "take back control".
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Every flag left flying and every case quietly dropped tells extremists they’re winning. The authorities’ fear has become the far right’s fuel – and it’s ordinary people who pay the price.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
Government, councils and police: all scared to act as far right run riot
Violent mobs try to intimidate with their flags, while we wonder what those in charge are doing about it
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Britain is not a country of racist bigots.
Time for the decent majority to "take back control".
Repost if you agree.
Time for the decent majority to "take back control".
Repost if you agree.
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If this is what local journalists can find out, it’s quite embarrassing for the mainstream media considering they seem to just parrot Farage’s bullshit.
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
manchestermill.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
If this is what local journalists can find out, it’s quite embarrassing for the mainstream media considering they seem to just parrot Farage’s bullshit.
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No Money For SNAP Benefits, but
For Chump,Always Time To Grift....
For Chump,Always Time To Grift....
November 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
No Money For SNAP Benefits, but
For Chump,Always Time To Grift....
For Chump,Always Time To Grift....
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It's not a grassroots working class movement.
"Wherever we looked for prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler."
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
"Wherever we looked for prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler."
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
manchestermill.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
It's not a grassroots working class movement.
"Wherever we looked for prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler."
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
"Wherever we looked for prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler."
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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Bet365 CEO Denise Coates paid herself £277,000,000 this year, and £410,000,000 in 2020.
This was more than 20,000x the Minimum Wage that she paid most of her workers.
The betting industry needs to be taxed, heavily.
This was more than 20,000x the Minimum Wage that she paid most of her workers.
The betting industry needs to be taxed, heavily.
October 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Bet365 CEO Denise Coates paid herself £277,000,000 this year, and £410,000,000 in 2020.
This was more than 20,000x the Minimum Wage that she paid most of her workers.
The betting industry needs to be taxed, heavily.
This was more than 20,000x the Minimum Wage that she paid most of her workers.
The betting industry needs to be taxed, heavily.
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This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
October 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
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"The idea of deporting people with settled status is disgusting, and anyone proposing it should be immediately drummed out of polite society. Breaking promises made in good faith to our friends and neighbours is racist, extremist and immoral."
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
It’s racist, it’s extremist and it’s immoral
The right is still calling for deportations, and the government is still being cowardly about it. Also: London’s first green belt; some notes on a shark; and some news, on my next book.
jonn.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"The idea of deporting people with settled status is disgusting, and anyone proposing it should be immediately drummed out of polite society. Breaking promises made in good faith to our friends and neighbours is racist, extremist and immoral."
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
I'm basically shouting at the sky here, but still.
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Does Robert Jenrick even realise English clubs were banned from playing in any European football competitions after May 1985 for the rest of the decade, returning only in 1990/91, after Heysel disaster, as UEFA + our government felt fans couldn't be policed safely travelling away?
October 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Does Robert Jenrick even realise English clubs were banned from playing in any European football competitions after May 1985 for the rest of the decade, returning only in 1990/91, after Heysel disaster, as UEFA + our government felt fans couldn't be policed safely travelling away?
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Can we please get some perspective. If Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were banned because of a risk to them it would absolutely be anti-semitism. When they are banned because they have a track record of causing violence it is just common sense. Preventing football hooliganism is normally a good idea.
October 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Can we please get some perspective. If Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were banned because of a risk to them it would absolutely be anti-semitism. When they are banned because they have a track record of causing violence it is just common sense. Preventing football hooliganism is normally a good idea.
100%
Why isn't the story that Starmer equating Maccabi Tel Aviv fans, who have a history of extreme violence, to all Jews is very antisemitic? Much like when he equates Zionists to all Jews he's also being antisemitic, especially when you consider there are many Jews who are against Zionism.
October 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
100%
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If Prince Andrew has his Order of Garter revoked (as opposed to just not used), it requires the heralds to remove his coat of arms from St Georges Chapel and kick it out of the door and into Windor Castle's ditch.
... or prime time TV viewing as it might be called.
... or prime time TV viewing as it might be called.
October 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If Prince Andrew has his Order of Garter revoked (as opposed to just not used), it requires the heralds to remove his coat of arms from St Georges Chapel and kick it out of the door and into Windor Castle's ditch.
... or prime time TV viewing as it might be called.
... or prime time TV viewing as it might be called.
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Marxism is a system where smart people read so many books that they become incredibly unpleasant to talk to
April 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Marxism is a system where smart people read so many books that they become incredibly unpleasant to talk to
Having worked with and for several science centres over my career I am convinced by their value to society and disappointed that they fall in a hole between arts, heritage and museums when it comes to funding culture. Please sign our letter if you can:
Science centres like ours play a vital role in the UK’s cultural life, but unlike museums, receive little public funding.
@sciencecentres.bsky.social have launched #ScienceCentresForOurFuture to call on the Government to change that.
Sign the open letter 👇
@sciencecentres.bsky.social have launched #ScienceCentresForOurFuture to call on the Government to change that.
Sign the open letter 👇
Association for science and discovery centres open letter 2025
This open letter is part of the campaign 'Science Centres for our Future: Supporting engagement, education and diversity in STEM for the next 25 years' calling on the Department for Science, Innovatio...
www.sciencecentres.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Having worked with and for several science centres over my career I am convinced by their value to society and disappointed that they fall in a hole between arts, heritage and museums when it comes to funding culture. Please sign our letter if you can:
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Between them, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social at @thenerve.news and @peterjukes.bsky.social at @bylinetimes.bsky.social have blown the Farageov treachery wide open.
The big UK media players are *u**ing cowards, and reveal themselves to be a stinking, corrupt part of the plot to destroy Britain.
1/2...
The big UK media players are *u**ing cowards, and reveal themselves to be a stinking, corrupt part of the plot to destroy Britain.
1/2...
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Between them, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social at @thenerve.news and @peterjukes.bsky.social at @bylinetimes.bsky.social have blown the Farageov treachery wide open.
The big UK media players are *u**ing cowards, and reveal themselves to be a stinking, corrupt part of the plot to destroy Britain.
1/2...
The big UK media players are *u**ing cowards, and reveal themselves to be a stinking, corrupt part of the plot to destroy Britain.
1/2...
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This is pretty crucial to consider now. Imagine what happens if Farage, Badenoch or Jenrick decides to go down the same route as Trump on science.
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The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation
Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is pretty crucial to consider now. Imagine what happens if Farage, Badenoch or Jenrick decides to go down the same route as Trump on science.
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According to FullFact.org, under the last Tory Govt, elected in 2019, only 2 of their 42 manifesto pledges were delivered.
Conversly, Starmer - elected in July 2024 - has enacted 57 of Labour's 83 manifesto Pledges.
And Kemi wants to reverse them all.
Conversly, Starmer - elected in July 2024 - has enacted 57 of Labour's 83 manifesto Pledges.
And Kemi wants to reverse them all.
October 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
According to FullFact.org, under the last Tory Govt, elected in 2019, only 2 of their 42 manifesto pledges were delivered.
Conversly, Starmer - elected in July 2024 - has enacted 57 of Labour's 83 manifesto Pledges.
And Kemi wants to reverse them all.
Conversly, Starmer - elected in July 2024 - has enacted 57 of Labour's 83 manifesto Pledges.
And Kemi wants to reverse them all.
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Our media lets us down badly :
Labours accomplishments - rarely mentioned
Nigel Farage’s house - dropped/ignored
Nathan Gill’s admission of working for Russia - zilch
Russia/Iran funding Reform/Farage - silence
Instead they spread lies on the Budget/MPs/anything to discredit Labour
Why????
Labours accomplishments - rarely mentioned
Nigel Farage’s house - dropped/ignored
Nathan Gill’s admission of working for Russia - zilch
Russia/Iran funding Reform/Farage - silence
Instead they spread lies on the Budget/MPs/anything to discredit Labour
Why????
October 8, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Our media lets us down badly :
Labours accomplishments - rarely mentioned
Nigel Farage’s house - dropped/ignored
Nathan Gill’s admission of working for Russia - zilch
Russia/Iran funding Reform/Farage - silence
Instead they spread lies on the Budget/MPs/anything to discredit Labour
Why????
Labours accomplishments - rarely mentioned
Nigel Farage’s house - dropped/ignored
Nathan Gill’s admission of working for Russia - zilch
Russia/Iran funding Reform/Farage - silence
Instead they spread lies on the Budget/MPs/anything to discredit Labour
Why????