Caroline Jackson
@cejax74cj.bsky.social
UK Baby Boomer, living in hope for a world gone mad. Left leaning🌹 Interested in Politics 🇪🇺 The Arts, Drawing & Painting, Food,Travel,Culture + whatever takes my fancy..in no particular order.
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Pep Guardiola: Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings are indefensible
Pep Guardiola: Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings are indefensible
Pep Guardiola: Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings are indefensible
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Pep Guardiola: Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings are indefensible
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Reform now have the endorsement of Nick Tenconi of UKIP in Denton and Gorton. UKIP have a more rightwing remigration policy than Reform, proposing to review all post-1997 arrivals
Advance UK are standing in the by-election
Advance UK are standing in the by-election
February 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Reform now have the endorsement of Nick Tenconi of UKIP in Denton and Gorton. UKIP have a more rightwing remigration policy than Reform, proposing to review all post-1997 arrivals
Advance UK are standing in the by-election
Advance UK are standing in the by-election
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One in six autistic pupils in UK have not attended school at all since September
One in six autistic pupils in UK have not attended school at all since September
Data comes as government prepares to publish plans to overhaul Send system in England
One in six autistic pupils have not been to school at all since the start of this academic year, according to a new survey which found that mental health issues were often behind high levels of school absence.
Nearly half (45%) of the parents and children who responded to the UK-wide survey by the Ambitious About Autism charity said they felt “blamed” by the government for the absences. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
One in six autistic pupils in UK have not attended school at all since September
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💯💯- “That’s what the Epstein Files are: shit. Unredacted to antagonize the victims; redacted to protect the perpetrators; released in a slow drip to acclimatize people to horror; released in an enormous drop to overwhelm people with fear.”
New article! On the Epstein files, the cruelty of the release, and the crimes that came before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/jackhammer...
Jackhammering Into the Sewer
A look through the Epstein files.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:39 AM
💯💯- “That’s what the Epstein Files are: shit. Unredacted to antagonize the victims; redacted to protect the perpetrators; released in a slow drip to acclimatize people to horror; released in an enormous drop to overwhelm people with fear.”
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Authorities say Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, was taken “against her will” in a Tuesday news conference. The Pima County sheriff says submitted DNA samples have not indicated any suspects. nyti.ms/4rngKkW
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Authorities say Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, was taken “against her will” in a Tuesday news conference. The Pima County sheriff says submitted DNA samples have not indicated any suspects. nyti.ms/4rngKkW
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Excellent thread showing just how corrupt Brexit was and how we were manipulated by the worst people imaginable. This really should get Thiel kicked off Gov contracts and Farage consigned to the bin but I really think this country is too far down the rabbit hole now. They've won..
Thread starting with 🚨 TWO SHOCKING FACTS: Epstein was in direct contact with Putin, boasting of personal invites to St Petersburg. He co-owned Thiel’s Valar Ventures w/ Ehud Barak, backing Israeli surveillance firm Carbyne. 1/12
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage
bylinetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Excellent thread showing just how corrupt Brexit was and how we were manipulated by the worst people imaginable. This really should get Thiel kicked off Gov contracts and Farage consigned to the bin but I really think this country is too far down the rabbit hole now. They've won..
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Must read
Subscribe if you can but she keeps it free
I'm heartbroken reading it
Subscribe if you can but she keeps it free
I'm heartbroken reading it
New article! On the Epstein files, the cruelty of the release, and the crimes that came before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/jackhammer...
Jackhammering Into the Sewer
A look through the Epstein files.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Must read
Subscribe if you can but she keeps it free
I'm heartbroken reading it
Subscribe if you can but she keeps it free
I'm heartbroken reading it
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How was this appalling man allowed to remain relevant for so long?
And your occasional reminder that it's almost impossible to remove a peer.
And your occasional reminder that it's almost impossible to remove a peer.
BREAKING on ft website:
Lord Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans
www.ft.com/content/fdf7...
Lord Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans
www.ft.com/content/fdf7...
Mandelson leaked sensitive UK government tax plans to Epstein
Former ambassador forwarded memo from special adviser to Gordon Brown to late sex offender in 2009
www.ft.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:46 PM
How was this appalling man allowed to remain relevant for so long?
And your occasional reminder that it's almost impossible to remove a peer.
And your occasional reminder that it's almost impossible to remove a peer.
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Send some love & support please.
(For the op, not the reading plans…)
(For the op, not the reading plans…)
Triple heart bypass tomorrow. Frig all else to do. May as well read the bugger, @mrjamesob.bsky.social 😷😊
February 1, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Send some love & support please.
(For the op, not the reading plans…)
(For the op, not the reading plans…)
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there's a lot in this piece but the Mandelson email about angling for some kind of job at JP Morgan because 'i do not want to live by salary alone' just exemplifies everything people hate about politicians, the City, and revolving doors between the two www.ft.com/content/91e8...
JPMorgan should ‘threaten’ UK over banker tax, Mandelson told Epstein
Former business secretary has quit the Labour Party in an effort to avoid causing it ‘further embarrassment’
www.ft.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:28 AM
there's a lot in this piece but the Mandelson email about angling for some kind of job at JP Morgan because 'i do not want to live by salary alone' just exemplifies everything people hate about politicians, the City, and revolving doors between the two www.ft.com/content/91e8...
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big Epstein-Mandelson scoop coming up soon
February 2, 2026 at 11:14 AM
big Epstein-Mandelson scoop coming up soon
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Mandelson leaked No 10 documents to Epstein - who then helped him pursue a $4m job
The latest: taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/02/m...
The latest: taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/02/m...
Mandelson leaked No 10 documents to Epstein; sought $4m job
New emails show Peter Mandelson leaked confidential No 10 documents to Jeffrey Epstein, who later helped him pursue a $4m job.
buff.ly
February 2, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Mandelson leaked No 10 documents to Epstein - who then helped him pursue a $4m job
The latest: taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/02/m...
The latest: taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/02/02/m...
💥THIS💥 Hi @darrenpjones.bsky.social #RachelReeves this is what l was referring to earlier Darren. Please look into this issue urgently..l say this on behalf of my #LabourSupporter family. Thank you.
“I borrowed in total £55,000…”
“How much do you owe now?"
“£72,000”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Dr Arthur Joustra, a trainee paediatrician, about how his student loan debt has risen since he graduated in 2022 - despite making payments.
#Newsnight
“How much do you owe now?"
“£72,000”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Dr Arthur Joustra, a trainee paediatrician, about how his student loan debt has risen since he graduated in 2022 - despite making payments.
#Newsnight
January 29, 2026 at 5:28 PM
💥THIS💥 Hi @darrenpjones.bsky.social #RachelReeves this is what l was referring to earlier Darren. Please look into this issue urgently..l say this on behalf of my #LabourSupporter family. Thank you.
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“I do not think this is a moral thing for you to do...”
Martin Lewis shares his message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves on her decision to freeze the threshold at which graduates begin to repay their student loans.
#Newsnight
Martin Lewis shares his message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves on her decision to freeze the threshold at which graduates begin to repay their student loans.
#Newsnight
January 29, 2026 at 1:08 PM
“I do not think this is a moral thing for you to do...”
Martin Lewis shares his message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves on her decision to freeze the threshold at which graduates begin to repay their student loans.
#Newsnight
Martin Lewis shares his message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves on her decision to freeze the threshold at which graduates begin to repay their student loans.
#Newsnight
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At the risk of preaching not just to the choir but to the house of bishops, for my New Statesman column this week I have written about leaving Twitter a year ago, and how surreal it's been watching people make excuses for sharing a site with an AI sex pest tool
www.newstatesman.com/culture/soci...
www.newstatesman.com/culture/soci...
How I quit Elon Musk’s toxic online playground
X abandoned me long before I abandoned it
www.newstatesman.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:55 AM
At the risk of preaching not just to the choir but to the house of bishops, for my New Statesman column this week I have written about leaving Twitter a year ago, and how surreal it's been watching people make excuses for sharing a site with an AI sex pest tool
www.newstatesman.com/culture/soci...
www.newstatesman.com/culture/soci...
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The anthem we need
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The anthem we need
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Stand with Minnesota - if you don’t have resources to give, please amplify what you are hearing and seeing about Minnesota, across social media, but also to your networks, friends, and family offline.
Hold their truth up in the light.
Hold Trump's DHS to account.
#BeThisAmerica
#StandWithMinnesota
Hold their truth up in the light.
Hold Trump's DHS to account.
#BeThisAmerica
#StandWithMinnesota
Across Minnesota, ICE continues to stop, harass, and detain people regardless of their citizenship status. Normal life in MN has been interrupted, people live in fear of leaving their homes or going to work. Minnesotans are organized and activated to respond to this violence
But they need our help
But they need our help
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Stand with Minnesota - if you don’t have resources to give, please amplify what you are hearing and seeing about Minnesota, across social media, but also to your networks, friends, and family offline.
Hold their truth up in the light.
Hold Trump's DHS to account.
#BeThisAmerica
#StandWithMinnesota
Hold their truth up in the light.
Hold Trump's DHS to account.
#BeThisAmerica
#StandWithMinnesota
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Making the most of the gloriousness of Seville orange season, #RecipeOfTheDay is Bitter Orange Tart! Should you not be able to get your hands on Seville oranges, you can see how to approximate them with limes and regular oranges in the recipe intro.
www.nigella.com/recipes/bitt...
www.nigella.com/recipes/bitt...
Bitter Orange Tart
Although I make the most of the Seville orange season (December to February), that bitter orange taste is too good to forsake during the long months that Seville oranges are not about. Then I simply t...
www.nigella.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Making the most of the gloriousness of Seville orange season, #RecipeOfTheDay is Bitter Orange Tart! Should you not be able to get your hands on Seville oranges, you can see how to approximate them with limes and regular oranges in the recipe intro.
www.nigella.com/recipes/bitt...
www.nigella.com/recipes/bitt...
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BBC urges stricter checks after offensive tweets emerge from The Apprentice contestant
BBC urges stricter checks after offensive tweets emerge from The Apprentice contestant
Production company asked for full review after broadcaster ‘completely unaware’ of Levi Hodgetts-Hague’s comments
Over 20 seasons, The Apprentice boardroom has not been short on drama – but one recurrent theme is the show’s penchant for problematic contestants.
This season, which airs its first episode on Thursday, is no different. Offensive tweets posted by contestant Levi Hodgetts-Hague from a decade ago have been unearthed since filming, prompting the BBC to urge the show’s production company to carry out stricter background checks on contestants. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:05 PM
BBC urges stricter checks after offensive tweets emerge from The Apprentice contestant
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Tonight I’m back on ‘Unspun World’ (BBC Two, 11pm) with a look at the aftermath of Europe’s revolt over Trump’s Greenland demands, China’s trade and its spying habit, India’s EU link, and what lies ahead for the new Archbishop of Canterbury. Worth a watch!
January 28, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Tonight I’m back on ‘Unspun World’ (BBC Two, 11pm) with a look at the aftermath of Europe’s revolt over Trump’s Greenland demands, China’s trade and its spying habit, India’s EU link, and what lies ahead for the new Archbishop of Canterbury. Worth a watch!
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Corporate media is *so* lost that *this* is still the headline you see when you click on the link:
January 28, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Corporate media is *so* lost that *this* is still the headline you see when you click on the link:
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Warnock on Trump's response to Ilhan Omar getting attacked: "This is unacceptable. It's deeply appalling. It's bigger than politics ... the presidency deserves better"
January 28, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Warnock on Trump's response to Ilhan Omar getting attacked: "This is unacceptable. It's deeply appalling. It's bigger than politics ... the presidency deserves better"
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ROSEN: Are you the lead for the US government on foreign policy?
RUBIO: No. The lead on US foreign policy is named Donald J Trump, the president of the United States
RUBIO: No. The lead on US foreign policy is named Donald J Trump, the president of the United States
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 PM
ROSEN: Are you the lead for the US government on foreign policy?
RUBIO: No. The lead on US foreign policy is named Donald J Trump, the president of the United States
RUBIO: No. The lead on US foreign policy is named Donald J Trump, the president of the United States
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Budapest mayor charged over his calls for people to defy Hungary’s Pride ban
Budapest mayor charged over his calls for people to defy Hungary’s Pride ban
Gergely Karácsony urged people to take to streets in June in pushback against Orbán government’s attack on rights
Prosecutors in Hungary have filed charges against the progressive mayor of Budapest, seeking to fine him months after hundreds of thousands of people heeded his call to take to the streets in defiance of the government’s ban on Pride.
The June march made headlines around the world after the ruling Fidesz party, led by the rightwing populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, backed legislation that created a legal basis for Pride to be banned, citing a widely criticised need to protect children. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Budapest mayor charged over his calls for people to defy Hungary’s Pride ban
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Nothing like announcing a former academic and highly paid TV presenter as your candidate to stick it to those bastardly elites
January 27, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Nothing like announcing a former academic and highly paid TV presenter as your candidate to stick it to those bastardly elites