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Debbie H
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Widow, proud mum of a resident doctor, cockapoo guardian. Retired teacher. Cake, history, books and The Archers.
What a surprise 🙄

Melania documentary struggles in UK cinemas as Vue admits sales are ‘soft’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Melania documentary struggles in UK cinemas as Vue admits sales are ‘soft’
Only one ticket sold for premiere of film about US first lady at Vue’s flagship London branch as insiders question launch strategy
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Evening Klaxoners. Just squeaking this in in time! 🙄

1. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
2. Lauren Bacall
3. Betty Boothroyd

Bonus: Singin' In The Rain

Good luck everyone!

#UniversityChallengeKlaxon
January 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Keep sharing, and please sign if you haven't already done so.
🚨BOOM!! 💥 YOU DID IT!!!

The Petition for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party has hit 100,000 signatures!

NOW LETS HAVE A DATE FOR A DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT

Cc @HoCpetitions

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 26, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Everything Trump is doing now (from from Portland to Minneapolis to Chicago) is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but I've been warning for months of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.
January 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Babe, what’s wrong you’ve barely touched your Tory leftovers?
January 26, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Farage welcomed Suella ‘Cruella’ Braverman into Reform UK Party Ltd today.
January 26, 2026 at 12:55 PM
🤔

BBC News - Reform is not rescue charity for panicky Tory MPs, Farage says
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform is not rescue charity for panicky Tory MPs, Farage says
He insists his party will not become
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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Bear this in mind the next time Reform try to tell you they're different to the Tories www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/mor...
More members of Liz Truss' cabinet in Nigel Farage's team than Kemi Badenoch's
There are now more members of Liz Truss' disastrous cabinet in Nigel Farage's team than there are in Kemi Badenoch's.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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More top analysis from Mason. 'Let me tell you why this non-story is a big story.'

No mention of the huge risks to Reform and Farage. No assessment of the toxic content of Braverman's speech or the cynicism of the move. No acknowledgment that Reform hit a poll ceiling and bounced down. Just gossip.
January 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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The defection of Suella Braverman, who was sacked twice from Government in disgrace, spent £700m of taxpayers' money to send four volunteers to Rwanda on a deportation scheme that was then scrapped and has a public approval rating of minus 32 is currently being described as a "major coup" for Reform
January 26, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Beach thread ⬇️🏖
Don't forget to read the alt text!
🧵Spotted on a Morning Beach Walk in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A man (60s?) is rubbing sunscreen on his fidgeting partner's back as they stand next to their car.
Huffing she says: "Can you hurry up?"
He grins: "Shaddup and relax will ya? We've got nowhere to be but here." (1)
January 26, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Thread ⬇️
Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells the BBC that he "would not object" to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance
January 25, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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15.30 as usual
This'll be fun.
@BBCRadio4
January 25, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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Alex Pretti was already restrained when federal agents shot and killed him in Minneapolis, a New York Times analysis of video shows. The footage contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting.
Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded
A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.
trib.al
January 25, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Lest we ever forget Farage who failed to stand up for our veterans, saying a half hearted “not quiet fair” over Trump’s comments

Nor spoke out over either of the innocent US citizens murdered by his administration

Racked up £151,000 in donor funded flights to support Trump

#FarageMorallyBankrupt
Nigel Farage racks up £151,000 in donor-funded flights to support Donald Trump
Most recently, Farage attended an event at Trump’s Mar A Lago resort celebrating US Military Veterans just months before Trump’s vile slur dismissing the sacrifice of British troops who served in Afgh...
www.mirror.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Technique straight out of the Trump playbook.
Good job we keep the receipts.
Lies, lies, and damn lies.
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Thread ⬇️
Zack Polanski the Greens are sharing misinformatioin about the Gorton and Denton by-election, and ought to be ashamed of themselves.

The chart he has shared on Threads suggests only thee Greens can beat Reform. But it's using vote change data.

1/2
January 25, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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January 25, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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Reform donor labelled a ‘sham’ as billionaire funds Farage’s Davos jollies
Reform donor labelled a 'sham' as billionaire funds Farage's Davos jollies
Man of the People: Reform leader said he went to Davos to stick it to the elites; turns out he was there on behalf of an Iranian billionaire
www.thecanary.co
January 25, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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I understand the urge to not look at the pictures, to not look at the videos.

But if you don't see with your own eyes, you can't know the full extent of the lies being told.

It's sickening. I hate it.

But it's important that you watch.
Murder. Shot in the back three times.

Don’t turn away. Please share.
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Video contradicts Trump’s claim man killed in Minneapolis was a ‘gunman’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Video contradicts Trump’s claim man killed in Minneapolis was a ‘gunman’
Video evidence reviewed by Guardian shows Alex Pretti, killed by agents in Minneapolis, held a phone, not a gun
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:56 AM
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Happy Sunday! Each morning we open a window to the Dales and share some of our favourite views, like this one across Upper Wensleydale, just above Hawes.

#YorkshireDales #Wensleydale #StepIntoNature
January 25, 2026 at 5:40 AM
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Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM