Fleets
@cfleetshuffle.bsky.social
Queer northerner. Cancer survivor. Springsteen / Taylor Swift acolyte. TV fangirl. Project manager. Occasional writer. Beers, boots, and books. 📍 UK-based. 🏳️🌈🌹 She/her.
Bet he's quaking in his boots.
British right-wing populist Nigel Farage said Monday he would be "having some words" with the Trump administration in Davos.
Trump’s Allies Turn on Him Over Greenland
www.newsweek.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Bet he's quaking in his boots.
Studying for my IR degree in this timeline would have been wild. And I thought studying IR post 9/11 was wild.
IR Realists saying farewell to the Rational Actor Assumption
January 12, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Studying for my IR degree in this timeline would have been wild. And I thought studying IR post 9/11 was wild.
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IR Realists saying farewell to the Rational Actor Assumption
January 12, 2026 at 12:05 PM
IR Realists saying farewell to the Rational Actor Assumption
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Looking forward to more extensive coverage of the civil war about to break out in our hellhole cities.
January 12, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Looking forward to more extensive coverage of the civil war about to break out in our hellhole cities.
Fond memories. This was my work Tube station 2011-2013. 🥹
'Russell Square Station' by Peter Brown
peterbrownneac.com
peterbrownneac.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Fond memories. This was my work Tube station 2011-2013. 🥹
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'Canary Wharf Escalators (Blackberry)' by Jennie Ing
jennieingart.co.uk
jennieingart.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM
'Canary Wharf Escalators (Blackberry)' by Jennie Ing
jennieingart.co.uk
jennieingart.co.uk
Christ.
telling detail in this STimes piece claiming the US embassy in the UK has switched from watching the BBC to GBNews, and if that's where they're getting their idea of everyday UK life from - well it would explain quite a lot www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Starmer’s Trump ties are vital, says Cooper — his MPs may object
The PM’s new year plan to focus on living costs has been blown apart by world events, frustrating backbenchers who fear he’s failing to connect
www.thetimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Christ.
The world is falling apart but we always have a pint of Guinness
January 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The world is falling apart but we always have a pint of Guinness
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Yeah I don’t think “we continue to generate kiddie porn based on real children, but now we only do it for profits” is the flex they think it is.
January 9, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Yeah I don’t think “we continue to generate kiddie porn based on real children, but now we only do it for profits” is the flex they think it is.
Imagine describing widspread CSAM "a technical bug". Crack on, love.
Meanwhile, on X a US Congresswoman is calling for full sanctions against the UK in case of further action against X.
Although I estimate both the UK outright banning X and full US sanctions as unlikely, this shows how the mood even towards the 'special relationship' closest ally is changing.
Although I estimate both the UK outright banning X and full US sanctions as unlikely, this shows how the mood even towards the 'special relationship' closest ally is changing.
January 9, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Imagine describing widspread CSAM "a technical bug". Crack on, love.
PLEASE
Nothing is official just yet, but so far, all signs point to a second season of "Mare of Easttown."
Kate Winslet says there’s a ‘strong likelihood’ for ‘Mare of Easttown’ season 2
www.inquirer.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:12 PM
PLEASE
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Farage wants UK ICE. Shouldn't we just be saying this over and over? Anyone voting for ReformUK will be voting for the introduction of a UK SS, armed to the teeth and ready to terrorise.
January 8, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Farage wants UK ICE. Shouldn't we just be saying this over and over? Anyone voting for ReformUK will be voting for the introduction of a UK SS, armed to the teeth and ready to terrorise.
We cannot get complacent in the UK. CANNOT.
In "aged like surströmming in a festival portaloo" news.
January 8, 2026 at 9:43 AM
We cannot get complacent in the UK. CANNOT.
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overall view 2, seaside baths, mini golf, ocean city, new jersey, 1977
January 6, 2026 at 11:36 AM
overall view 2, seaside baths, mini golf, ocean city, new jersey, 1977
Good grief.
Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
Palantir lands biggest ever UK defense deal
The £240 million contract with the Ministry of Defence has renewed a debate about Britain’s dependence on American technology.
www.politico.eu
January 6, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Good grief.
LinkedIn constantly throwing promoted AI ads and posts in my face is TIRESOME.
January 6, 2026 at 8:57 AM
LinkedIn constantly throwing promoted AI ads and posts in my face is TIRESOME.
It's pretty horrifying that US foreign policy seems to be, "we can do what we want."
January 6, 2026 at 8:31 AM
It's pretty horrifying that US foreign policy seems to be, "we can do what we want."
Phenomenal.
We've brought our own tent to my sister-in-law's so we can have our own little boutique hotel room in the back of the lounge.
#duvetknowitschristmas
#duvetknowitschristmas
December 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Phenomenal.
The Bailey's chocolate orange is delicious.
As you were.
As you were.
December 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The Bailey's chocolate orange is delicious.
As you were.
As you were.
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Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing.
What is it?
Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
www.gofundme.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
Merry Christmas from my wonky star topper and I. 😂🎄🎅🏻
December 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Merry Christmas from my wonky star topper and I. 😂🎄🎅🏻
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Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
December 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
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Grand opening, grand closing.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Grand opening, grand closing.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
There's some snobby arseholes on here.
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 AM
There's some snobby arseholes on here.