Bill Hall
@artboy.bsky.social
Artist, art teacher (semi-retired!) and, printmaker.
Interests: Art, design, architecture, music, gardening, Latin & ballroom dancing, and politics.
Interests: Art, design, architecture, music, gardening, Latin & ballroom dancing, and politics.
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Reform by-election candidate Matt Goodwin, who has spent years talking about free speech and all that crap chickened out of a hustings today.
As you can see - ALL the other candidates turned up
As you can see - ALL the other candidates turned up
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Reform by-election candidate Matt Goodwin, who has spent years talking about free speech and all that crap chickened out of a hustings today.
As you can see - ALL the other candidates turned up
As you can see - ALL the other candidates turned up
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They’ve been doing it to Cuba for more than 60 years.
The United States is purposefully blockading Cuba from accessing fuel that powers everything from grocery stores to hospitals. People will die. Children will die. What's being done to the people of Cuba is monstrous.
The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.
The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.
February 10, 2026 at 11:52 PM
They’ve been doing it to Cuba for more than 60 years.
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🔴Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage's party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
🔴Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
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The Trump regime is moving to hand over Minnesota’s pristine Boundary Waters to a Chilean-owned mining giant.
See the plan to save the wilderness: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/what-raski...
See the plan to save the wilderness: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/what-raski...
February 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
The Trump regime is moving to hand over Minnesota’s pristine Boundary Waters to a Chilean-owned mining giant.
See the plan to save the wilderness: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/what-raski...
See the plan to save the wilderness: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/what-raski...
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Three children and one adult were killed in a Russian strike on Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv region, Kharkiv Regional Administration head Oleh Syniehubov reported‼️
They had been inside a private home.
Bastards. Murderers!
They had been inside a private home.
Bastards. Murderers!
February 10, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Three children and one adult were killed in a Russian strike on Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv region, Kharkiv Regional Administration head Oleh Syniehubov reported‼️
They had been inside a private home.
Bastards. Murderers!
They had been inside a private home.
Bastards. Murderers!
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Russian factories produced more than 7mn shells, mortar rounds and rockets last year, according to estimates, up from 4.5mn in 2024. ft.trib.al/adcWq4Z
February 11, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Russian factories produced more than 7mn shells, mortar rounds and rockets last year, according to estimates, up from 4.5mn in 2024. ft.trib.al/adcWq4Z
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Fishguard North East (Pembrokeshire) Council By-Election Result:
🌼 PLC: 33.8% (New)
🔶 LDM: 18.0% (New)
➡️ RFM: 12.7% (New)
🌹 LAB: 11.1% (-47.9)
🙋 Ind: 10.5% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.2% (-31.9)
🙋 Ind: 4.7% (New)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2022.
🌼 PLC: 33.8% (New)
🔶 LDM: 18.0% (New)
➡️ RFM: 12.7% (New)
🌹 LAB: 11.1% (-47.9)
🙋 Ind: 10.5% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.2% (-31.9)
🙋 Ind: 4.7% (New)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2022.
February 10, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Fishguard North East (Pembrokeshire) Council By-Election Result:
🌼 PLC: 33.8% (New)
🔶 LDM: 18.0% (New)
➡️ RFM: 12.7% (New)
🌹 LAB: 11.1% (-47.9)
🙋 Ind: 10.5% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.2% (-31.9)
🙋 Ind: 4.7% (New)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2022.
🌼 PLC: 33.8% (New)
🔶 LDM: 18.0% (New)
➡️ RFM: 12.7% (New)
🌹 LAB: 11.1% (-47.9)
🙋 Ind: 10.5% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.2% (-31.9)
🙋 Ind: 4.7% (New)
Plaid Cymru GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2022.
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It is slightly irritating that the Guardian uncritically reports his claim that taxpayers are spending "an ever increasing proportion of our national income on out-of-work benefits” without pointing out that it is, in fact, false.
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
It is slightly irritating that the Guardian uncritically reports his claim that taxpayers are spending "an ever increasing proportion of our national income on out-of-work benefits” without pointing out that it is, in fact, false.
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SWALWELL: You said you wanted to see a deportation process that was 'like Amazon Prime but with human beings.' How many times has Amazon Prime shot a mom 3 times in the face?
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
SWALWELL: You said you wanted to see a deportation process that was 'like Amazon Prime but with human beings.' How many times has Amazon Prime shot a mom 3 times in the face?
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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I see McDonalds is the latest company to re-register its trademark in Russia.
To be fair to them Burger King NEVER left Russia and kept making blood money and contributing to the Kremlin's war chest.
To be fair to them Burger King NEVER left Russia and kept making blood money and contributing to the Kremlin's war chest.
February 10, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I see McDonalds is the latest company to re-register its trademark in Russia.
To be fair to them Burger King NEVER left Russia and kept making blood money and contributing to the Kremlin's war chest.
To be fair to them Burger King NEVER left Russia and kept making blood money and contributing to the Kremlin's war chest.
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Day 1448 and the Daily Thread begins again.
If you're not familiar with what it's all about, I bring all the important news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, without the gory bits.
It says a lot that more killings by Russia overnight + over 100 drones fired, yet it's fairly quiet.
If you're not familiar with what it's all about, I bring all the important news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, without the gory bits.
It says a lot that more killings by Russia overnight + over 100 drones fired, yet it's fairly quiet.
February 10, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Day 1448 and the Daily Thread begins again.
If you're not familiar with what it's all about, I bring all the important news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, without the gory bits.
It says a lot that more killings by Russia overnight + over 100 drones fired, yet it's fairly quiet.
If you're not familiar with what it's all about, I bring all the important news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, without the gory bits.
It says a lot that more killings by Russia overnight + over 100 drones fired, yet it's fairly quiet.
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“Watch out! They’ve got sticks! And an inflated pig’s bladder on a stick!”
February 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
“Watch out! They’ve got sticks! And an inflated pig’s bladder on a stick!”
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You would think with Reform UK-led Worcestershire about to hike council tax by 10% that their Councillors would have a bit of urgency about their work…
The last part is ominous (if you don’t hear back after a week, send another email).
The last part is ominous (if you don’t hear back after a week, send another email).
February 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
You would think with Reform UK-led Worcestershire about to hike council tax by 10% that their Councillors would have a bit of urgency about their work…
The last part is ominous (if you don’t hear back after a week, send another email).
The last part is ominous (if you don’t hear back after a week, send another email).
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Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever: “We must integrate our market and use it as a weapon against the great imperial blocs.”
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever: “We must integrate our market and use it as a weapon against the great imperial blocs.”
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This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
This is starting to get like universal basic income where every single objective study shows the same result but the people who don't like that result go "uh, well there's just really no way to know"
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It really can't be any more explicit. The USA, the Russians etc want to keep Europeans divided and hooked on their oil and gas. But we can fight back. The renewables commissioned in the UK's just this year will cut LNG imports from the USA by 50% compared to BAU. And we can do far more.
February 10, 2026 at 8:25 PM
It really can't be any more explicit. The USA, the Russians etc want to keep Europeans divided and hooked on their oil and gas. But we can fight back. The renewables commissioned in the UK's just this year will cut LNG imports from the USA by 50% compared to BAU. And we can do far more.
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Europeans shunning US as Emirates and Asia travel prove popular, says Tui. Travel company reports lower demand for US amid signs Trump immigration crackdown is deterring travellers.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Europeans shunning US as Emirates and Asia travel prove popular, says Tui
Travel company reports lower demand for US amid signs Trump immigration crackdown is deterring travellers
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Europeans shunning US as Emirates and Asia travel prove popular, says Tui. Travel company reports lower demand for US amid signs Trump immigration crackdown is deterring travellers.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
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The govt is refusing to commit to an inquiry into the MOD's contracts with US-based spy tech giant Palantir despite the web of shady connections between Mandelson, Epstein, and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel - this absolutely stinks.
February 10, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The govt is refusing to commit to an inquiry into the MOD's contracts with US-based spy tech giant Palantir despite the web of shady connections between Mandelson, Epstein, and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel - this absolutely stinks.
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"The scheme recouped more than
its net cost of €72m through
increases in arts-related expenditure,
productivity gains and
reduced reliance on other welfare payments,
according to a government-commissioned
cost-benefit analysis."
#UBI #dem-soc #taxtherich #Ireland
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
its net cost of €72m through
increases in arts-related expenditure,
productivity gains and
reduced reliance on other welfare payments,
according to a government-commissioned
cost-benefit analysis."
#UBI #dem-soc #taxtherich #Ireland
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
"The scheme recouped more than
its net cost of €72m through
increases in arts-related expenditure,
productivity gains and
reduced reliance on other welfare payments,
according to a government-commissioned
cost-benefit analysis."
#UBI #dem-soc #taxtherich #Ireland
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
its net cost of €72m through
increases in arts-related expenditure,
productivity gains and
reduced reliance on other welfare payments,
according to a government-commissioned
cost-benefit analysis."
#UBI #dem-soc #taxtherich #Ireland
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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Trump: "I'm letting everybody that builds a plant build their own electric plant. So they're building a massive plant that's 4 miles long by 4 miles wide, and I'm letting them build electric plants. Some are nuclear, some are oil and gas, some are coal as a backup just in case."
February 10, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Trump: "I'm letting everybody that builds a plant build their own electric plant. So they're building a massive plant that's 4 miles long by 4 miles wide, and I'm letting them build electric plants. Some are nuclear, some are oil and gas, some are coal as a backup just in case."
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After a certain point the sanity of Palantir's leadership does matter to the national security of the UK and other European states buying its software
February 8, 2026 at 12:14 PM
After a certain point the sanity of Palantir's leadership does matter to the national security of the UK and other European states buying its software
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Here we are in the House of Commons- preparing to launch our Plan for National Economic Renewal - a must-read for all Labour party leadership contenders - including the PM.
February 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Here we are in the House of Commons- preparing to launch our Plan for National Economic Renewal - a must-read for all Labour party leadership contenders - including the PM.