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Bradders633 🇬🇧
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🇬🇧 Independent Company Member (#1897), military history enthusiast. It was this or learn to smoke different kinds of meat.
He/Him.
If US Immigration is reading this, I love Donald. No need to read any further.
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bradders633.bsky.social
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence
With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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beingliberal.bsky.social
“We have done so much for America”: Denmark fought alongside the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now, as Trump eyes Greenland, the families of fallen soldiers have a message for him, Isaac Stanley-Becker reports: theatln.tc/ykSPMQgG

📸: Taby Cheng for The Atlantic
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 PM
bradders633.bsky.social
Nice early warning base you've got there, Mr Trump. It'd be a shame if something were to... happen to it...
Fylingdales missile early warning base, Yorkshire
January 17, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
Trump tariffs: US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland - BBC News
Trump tariffs: US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland
The US president says the countries will be charged a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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sabrinariverfolk.bsky.social
All over the South West of England, especially the Severn Vale, it's the time of year for the tradition of Wassailing (Old English, 'Waes Hael' meaning be well/in good spirits). We bless the apple orchards, drink spiced cider, sing, light fires and have a merry old time🔥 🍏 🍞
#wassail
#wassailling
January 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 17, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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womenriseup2026.bsky.social
#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles
January 17, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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lewisgoodall.com
Flying to Minneapolis tomorrow to cover the ICE raids for News Agents, what is unfolding and the politics which flows from it. If you’re there or know the city and know people/organisations we should be speaking to, please get in touch.
DMs open.
January 15, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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christhebarker.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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jhuftonjr.bsky.social
Robert Jenrick complaining that the country is broken is like Fred West complaining that his patio is uneven.
January 16, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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sadvil.bsky.social
protestors have painted what appears to be a tunnel on the side of the mountain, causing ICE agents to run into the mountain at full speed.

disgusting.
January 16, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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lastpositivist.bsky.social
Again it is something that people in previous eras have commented on but I still find it just astonishing to witness in my own: fascism is somehow the natural ideology of loser men, just all of our most pathetic and contemptible instincts rendered into a worldview.
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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historyrage.bsky.social
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
"Just give up on finding out who #JackTheRipper is." 🎤 In this hard-hitting episode, @hallierubenhold.bsky.social makes a case for abandoning the myth and focusing on the humanity of the five women.

🎧 Hear it here 👉 pod.fo/e/376763
#TheFive #History #podcast #truecrime
January 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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mls0308.bsky.social
" ... who received a uniform and believed they were the master race."

#Pinks
#ProudBlue
January 15, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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libdems.org.uk
Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward
An edit of a 'Traitors' confessional shot with Robert Jenrick sat in the chair. The caption identifies him as 'Robert' 44, Wannabe PM and a traitor'.
January 15, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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chanda.blacksky.app
“ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do” played over video of ICE engaging in acts of violence should be the wall to wall DNC media strategy right now
ericmgarcia.bsky.social Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3d
Mike Johnson comes out against additional guardrails on ICE as Democrats call for it.

“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
January 15, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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lincolnproject.us
This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
January 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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jamesbarr.bsky.social
Unsettle the audiologist by saying "gunfire" and looking into the middle distance when they ask you why you think you might be unable to hear mid- to high-frequency noise.
January 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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stcwhite.bsky.social
Way ahead of you.
politico.eu POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 3d
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas privately told lawmakers the state of the world meant it might be a “good moment” to start drinking.
EU chief diplomat Kallas: World’s woes means it’s time to start drinking
High representative says global events mean now could be a good time to hit the bottle.
www.politico.eu
January 14, 2026 at 6:25 PM
bradders633.bsky.social
I still sing this when I hear the original
archivetvmusings.bsky.social archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 3d
The Goodies (14th January 1980). Don't cry for me, Marge and Tina.
January 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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westcountryvoices.bsky.social
It's shocking how easily the lust for power leads men to embrace evil.
dieworkwear.bsky.social derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d
Marco Rubio, June 2012.
National Review article excerpt. It reads: "On the other hand, when I hear some people accuse immigrants of destroying the American economy and culture and stealing jobs from American citizens, it stirs my anger, too. I can’t stand to hear immigrants described in terms more appropriate to a plague of locusts than human beings. And although I believe they are a small minority, I begin to wonder if some of the people who speak so disparagingly about immigrants would be just as worked up if most of them were coming from Canada."
January 14, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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kejamieson.bsky.social
Making the jump from X as it becomes more of a cesspit. Keeping it active as I get requests for talks / history work there but time to start posting here and Threads (more likely there as I remember it exists and love it 😂)
January 14, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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profrachelgan.bsky.social
Following coverage over the weekend of Sir Paul Nurse's comments that suggested that the only reason that a Fellow should be expelled from @royalsociety.org is scientific misconduct, I have written to him to explain the risks such an attitude poses of increasing sexual harassment in STEM.
Dear Sir Paul, Re: Royal Society Code of Conduct I am sure that many scientists have written to you about the specific question of Elon Musk’s Fellowship and whether, under the Royal Society’s Code of Conduct, his retaining that Fellowship is appropriate. I will not rehash these issues. Instead, as a female scientist with extensive experience of activities aiming to increase equality, diversity and inclusion in the engineering and physical sciences sector, I am writing to you (in a personal capacity) to ask you to reconsider the statements you have recently made in this context to the UK press about the Royal Society’s Code of Conduct and how it is applied. A 2018 report from the joint National Academies of the United States of America, concluded that “sexual harassment is common in academic science, engineering, and medicine” and that “greater than 50 percent of women faculty and staff and 20–50 percent of women students encounter or experience sexually harassing conduct in academia”. This report described codes of conduct that make clear that sexual harassment is unethical and will not be tolerated as a “powerful incentive for change”. The authors also noted that sexual harassment can have significant and damaging effects on the integrity of research. In my own praxis, I have found that clear and consistently-implemented codes of conduct that address these issues make female scientists and engineers safer, and allow them to focus more effectively on their research. For codes of conduct to have such a positive effect, it is vital that sanctions for actions which transgress the code are meaningful and substantial. I was hence aghast to realise that in an interview with the Financial Times published on 9/1/26, you appear to have suggested that the Royal Society “should only expel fellows if their science proved “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective””. Moreover, in a further interview with the Guardian on 11/1/26 you suggested that the code “may need to be looked at again”, with the implication that your aim would be to remove the option of sanctions on Fellows for reasons not strictly related to faults or defects in their research. I suggest that changing the Royal Society’s code of conduct so that the likelihood of serious sanctions for sexual harassment is reduced, would directly endanger women who interact with the Royal Society at events or otherwise, and would provide a licence to harass to the already powerful people on whom the Society bestows fellowship. The implications of your words - that under your leadership the only infringements of the code which are likely to receive the sanction of the Fellowship being removed are those related to research misconduct - already risk empowering harassers. You stated, in the Financial Times interview, that “there’s many bad people around, but they have made scientific advances”. Given this awareness of the possibility of bad actors in our scientific community, it is wholly irresponsible to suggest that the Royal Society would not act to sanction these people if they harass more vulnerable scientists. I am hence writing to request that you retract any suggestion that the Society’s Code of Conduct should be changed so that the only reason a Fellow might be sanctioned by the removal of their Fellowship is “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective” research. This action is necessary to safeguard female scientists, a requirement placed on the Society by safeguarding legislation and UK statutory guidance. Yours sincerely, Professor Rachel A. Oliver.
January 12, 2026 at 8:59 AM
bradders633.bsky.social
"The left needs to stop their dangerous rhetoric"
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4d
Trump just posted that the "day of reckoning & retribution is coming" in Minnesota.
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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newforestramble.bsky.social
I made a video a few years ago, with "then vs now" montages of WW2 airfields in the New Forest, here's a short clip.
January 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM