Fiona
@fjthomas.bsky.social
Welsh. Retired. Vegan. Gardening, reading, sewing, knitting, crochet, pottery.
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An MP needs to read out this quote in the House of Commons and ask the government why they are still on twitter
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Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
An MP needs to read out this quote in the House of Commons and ask the government why they are still on twitter
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JP Morgan warned US of $1bn in Epstein transactions possibly related to human trafficking
JP Morgan warned US of $1bn in Epstein transactions possibly related to human trafficking
Bank says it alerted US of ‘suspicious’ transactions just weeks after paedophile was found dead in New York jail cell
JP Morgan warned the US government about more than $1bn in transactions linked to Jeffrey Epstein that were possibly related to reports of human trafficking, new documents confirm.
The largest bank in the US filed a suspicious activity report (SAR) in 2019, just weeks after Epstein was found dead in a New York jail cell, about transactions linked to the paedophile financier and prominent business figures. It also flagged wire transfers made by Epstein to Russian banks. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
JP Morgan warned US of $1bn in Epstein transactions possibly related to human trafficking
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Fracking in the UK has been banned since 2019, after an Oil and Gas Authority report found "it was not possible to accurately predict the probability of tremors associated with the practice."
But Reform LTD want to bring it back because...
Corruption - they work for oil & gas interests.
But Reform LTD want to bring it back because...
Corruption - they work for oil & gas interests.
October 4, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Fracking in the UK has been banned since 2019, after an Oil and Gas Authority report found "it was not possible to accurately predict the probability of tremors associated with the practice."
But Reform LTD want to bring it back because...
Corruption - they work for oil & gas interests.
But Reform LTD want to bring it back because...
Corruption - they work for oil & gas interests.
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British Future Director @sundersays.bsky.social on Israeli govt invite to Tommy Robinson [1/2]
“Tommy Robinson is a voice of prejudice and division. There should be cross-party and multi-faith pressure on the Israeli government to withdraw its invitation…
“Tommy Robinson is a voice of prejudice and division. There should be cross-party and multi-faith pressure on the Israeli government to withdraw its invitation…
October 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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This is true. I live in Italy. The UK media has been whipped into a hysterical disinformation frenzy by Farage and this, in turn, has led half the population (polls are clear) to lose the plot. For anyone who lives abroad and follows British news, it is quite evident, striking and disturbing.
I've just spent a year in Italy, which gets a fair number of small boats from a much larger stretch of sea than the Channel on a daily basis and NO WAY there is such hysterical, daily political coverage of this worldwide phenomenon like here in the UK.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on asylum myths: when truth loses, scapegoating takes over Britain’s migrant debate | Editorial
Editorial: Labour’s cautious fixes for immigration and asylum policy face a toxic public mood shaped by fear, falsehoods and far-right provocation
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
This is true. I live in Italy. The UK media has been whipped into a hysterical disinformation frenzy by Farage and this, in turn, has led half the population (polls are clear) to lose the plot. For anyone who lives abroad and follows British news, it is quite evident, striking and disturbing.
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30 hours of government-funded childcare from September, saving parents up to £7,500 a year.
opening a new wave of school-based nursery provision this autumn
two million breakfasts in new free breakfast clubs,
lifting 100,000 children out of poverty.
Better with Labour 👍
opening a new wave of school-based nursery provision this autumn
two million breakfasts in new free breakfast clubs,
lifting 100,000 children out of poverty.
Better with Labour 👍
August 6, 2025 at 5:44 AM
30 hours of government-funded childcare from September, saving parents up to £7,500 a year.
opening a new wave of school-based nursery provision this autumn
two million breakfasts in new free breakfast clubs,
lifting 100,000 children out of poverty.
Better with Labour 👍
opening a new wave of school-based nursery provision this autumn
two million breakfasts in new free breakfast clubs,
lifting 100,000 children out of poverty.
Better with Labour 👍
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BREAKING: Emil Bove - whose judicial confirmation hearing is tomorrow - told lawyers to tell the courts to “fuck off” if they ordered the planes to El Salvador to turn around - per whistleblower Erez Reuveni. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
BREAKING: Emil Bove - whose judicial confirmation hearing is tomorrow - told lawyers to tell the courts to “fuck off” if they ordered the planes to El Salvador to turn around - per whistleblower Erez Reuveni. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
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The most important part of republican fascism is the demand you must be nice to them.
June 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The most important part of republican fascism is the demand you must be nice to them.
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The Senate must reject Emil Bove's nomination to the federal bench. His reprehensible conduct at the Justice Department disqualifies him from a lifetime appointment as a federal judge.
June 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The Senate must reject Emil Bove's nomination to the federal bench. His reprehensible conduct at the Justice Department disqualifies him from a lifetime appointment as a federal judge.
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I do think Brexit was dumb but I'm not having that from a man living in a country that elected Trump twice and decided to have a healthcare system that costs twice as much as anywhere else for worse outcomes.
"Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has told an audience in Dublin that Brexit was the single stupidest thing any country has ever done." ~AA
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Brexit the 'stupidest thing any country has ever done'
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has told an audience in Dublin that Brexit was the single stupidest thing any country has ever done, adding that "it's hard to believe how they did it."
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June 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I do think Brexit was dumb but I'm not having that from a man living in a country that elected Trump twice and decided to have a healthcare system that costs twice as much as anywhere else for worse outcomes.
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Almost every day now, there's a news report that sounds like it was written in the late-medieval period.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Scientists mimicking the Big Bang accidentally turn lead into gold
Physicists have made an unexpected breakthrough
www.independent.co.uk
May 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Almost every day now, there's a news report that sounds like it was written in the late-medieval period.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
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It’s especially galling that AG Pam Bondi personally wrote the memo approving the gift of the Qatari airplane. Her last job was as a lobbyist for Qatar! efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...
May 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It’s especially galling that AG Pam Bondi personally wrote the memo approving the gift of the Qatari airplane. Her last job was as a lobbyist for Qatar! efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...
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Fixed the chart on Laura Kuenssberg
Added Brexit
Pointing out that with Freedom of Movement we have lower net migation
Added Brexit
Pointing out that with Freedom of Movement we have lower net migation
May 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Fixed the chart on Laura Kuenssberg
Added Brexit
Pointing out that with Freedom of Movement we have lower net migation
Added Brexit
Pointing out that with Freedom of Movement we have lower net migation
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WATCH: “This is how Fox spreads disinformation. It’s sad to see Alexis McAdams be part of that machine.”
Receipts of Fox News lying to their audience about the arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka with false headlines and selectively edited clips. As usual.
Receipts of Fox News lying to their audience about the arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka with false headlines and selectively edited clips. As usual.
May 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
WATCH: “This is how Fox spreads disinformation. It’s sad to see Alexis McAdams be part of that machine.”
Receipts of Fox News lying to their audience about the arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka with false headlines and selectively edited clips. As usual.
Receipts of Fox News lying to their audience about the arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka with false headlines and selectively edited clips. As usual.
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Warning: according to the newspaper The Economist, Farage’s economic plans are a disaster worse than Truss’s economy-crushing premiership.
Opened article on archivedotph: archive.ph/2025.05.08-1...
Opened article on archivedotph: archive.ph/2025.05.08-1...
May 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Warning: according to the newspaper The Economist, Farage’s economic plans are a disaster worse than Truss’s economy-crushing premiership.
Opened article on archivedotph: archive.ph/2025.05.08-1...
Opened article on archivedotph: archive.ph/2025.05.08-1...
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You’re allowed to argue that black people and women are genetically inferior. But you’re NOT allowed to argue they are NOT inferior because that’s divisive. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...
May 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
You’re allowed to argue that black people and women are genetically inferior. But you’re NOT allowed to argue they are NOT inferior because that’s divisive. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...
Scones at @nationaltrust.org.uk SuttonHoo
May 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Scones at @nationaltrust.org.uk SuttonHoo
What a fascinating read… illuminating the conflicting feelings of immigrants/refugees and science fiction … learned the robe my ex teachers aide gave me as I left school is called Baarti. Learned a lot and imagined.. rather like sliding doors .. who would you be if…..❤️📚
May 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
What a fascinating read… illuminating the conflicting feelings of immigrants/refugees and science fiction … learned the robe my ex teachers aide gave me as I left school is called Baarti. Learned a lot and imagined.. rather like sliding doors .. who would you be if…..❤️📚
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Letter to my descendants
A heartfelt letter of apology to future generations who will be suffering from our failure to protect them from climate change
✍️ Bob Kennard
@bylines.cymru
A heartfelt letter of apology to future generations who will be suffering from our failure to protect them from climate change
✍️ Bob Kennard
@bylines.cymru
Letter to my descendants
A heartfelt letter of apology to future generations who will be suffering from our failure to protect them from climate change
bylines.cymru
May 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Letter to my descendants
A heartfelt letter of apology to future generations who will be suffering from our failure to protect them from climate change
✍️ Bob Kennard
@bylines.cymru
A heartfelt letter of apology to future generations who will be suffering from our failure to protect them from climate change
✍️ Bob Kennard
@bylines.cymru
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It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to hear that Reform UK’s policies add up to an agenda of fiscal recklessness that rivals, and may well exceed, the disastrous 49-day, hair-raising, market-tanking premiership of Liz Truss in 2022
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Nigel Farage’s economic plans are a disaster
Three choices: fiscal implosion, deep austerity or a hasty U-turn
econ.st
May 10, 2025 at 6:57 AM
It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to hear that Reform UK’s policies add up to an agenda of fiscal recklessness that rivals, and may well exceed, the disastrous 49-day, hair-raising, market-tanking premiership of Liz Truss in 2022
econ.st/42WSuLG
econ.st/42WSuLG
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May 9, 2025
May 9, 2025
Yesterday afternoon, President Donald Trump withdrew his nomination for interim U.S.
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May 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
May 9, 2025