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@grahambrighton.bsky.social
Please boycott everything USA wherever possible. We must do all we can to isolate them.
Gardener, Lego fan. LGBT.
Brighton and Hove
Gardener, Lego fan. LGBT.
Brighton and Hove
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His dying words were asking about the safety of someone next to him
Hero
Hero
By Saturday afternoon, some Trump admin. personnel had already begun scouring the internet and other resources trying to find information on Alex Pretti, including social media posts, that could tie him to what Team Trump call “extremists,” two sources familiar with the matter tell @zeteo.com …
New: Alex Pretti, the man killed by the Trump-Vance mob of agents was an outdoorsmen, a mountain biker, an ICU nurse who "would go out of his way to help," say Veterans Affairs colleagues.
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
Cheerful. Funny. Gentle.
And still, per sources, Trump officials are urging staff to call him a "terrorist."
January 25, 2026 at 2:18 PM
His dying words were asking about the safety of someone next to him
Hero
Hero
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I keep thinking about this fact that his last words were are you okay and hers were I'm not mad at you and it feels like a weird coincidence but it's just a reflection of the fact that the people who are coming out to take care of their neighbors are good and the people who are after them are bad
His dying words were asking about the safety of someone next to him
Hero
Hero
By Saturday afternoon, some Trump admin. personnel had already begun scouring the internet and other resources trying to find information on Alex Pretti, including social media posts, that could tie him to what Team Trump call “extremists,” two sources familiar with the matter tell @zeteo.com …
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I keep thinking about this fact that his last words were are you okay and hers were I'm not mad at you and it feels like a weird coincidence but it's just a reflection of the fact that the people who are coming out to take care of their neighbors are good and the people who are after them are bad
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I think witnessing Brexit as both insider & outsider had a profound effect on Mark Carney. His resolve in the face of the next stage of the attempted destabilisation of the West might even be described as a ‘Brexit benefit’!
January 23, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I think witnessing Brexit as both insider & outsider had a profound effect on Mark Carney. His resolve in the face of the next stage of the attempted destabilisation of the West might even be described as a ‘Brexit benefit’!
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This Lord Bethell?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lord Bethell ‘failed to declare meetings’ with firms that got £1bn contracts
Labour renews calls for health minister, already under pressure over use of private emails, to be sacked
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM
This Lord Bethell?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Brian Eno: anyone who'd leave the UK because they have to pay a bit more tax arent the least community minded
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
January 22, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Brian Eno: anyone who'd leave the UK because they have to pay a bit more tax arent the least community minded
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
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Wise words from Brian Eno.
Brian Eno: anyone who'd leave the UK because they have to pay a bit more tax arent the least community minded
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
Lord Bethell: "but they are the wealth creators"
"They're not the wealth creators. The wealth creators are the people who make things.. who keep society running"
Well said Brian!
January 23, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Wise words from Brian Eno.
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Please read this dispatch from Minneapolis by @erikhane.bsky.social
www.welcometohellworld.com/there-is-no-...
www.welcometohellworld.com/there-is-no-...
January 25, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Please read this dispatch from Minneapolis by @erikhane.bsky.social
www.welcometohellworld.com/there-is-no-...
www.welcometohellworld.com/there-is-no-...
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January 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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This is absolutely true. There’s a massive infrastructure here, tens of thousands of quiet heroes. A thousand Alex Prettis patrolling every day, sometimes without incident, all knowing that at any moment something horrible could happen. Countless neighbors feeding their neighbors
The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:17 PM
This is absolutely true. There’s a massive infrastructure here, tens of thousands of quiet heroes. A thousand Alex Prettis patrolling every day, sometimes without incident, all knowing that at any moment something horrible could happen. Countless neighbors feeding their neighbors
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“We attempted deescalation techniques (having six armored officers beat the man senseless, taking away his gun, and pepper spraying him). Unfortunately he was still resisting (alive), so we were forced to escalate (shoot him five times in the back).”
“What was his crime?”
“Assaulting us”
“What was his crime?”
“Assaulting us”
January 25, 2026 at 5:18 PM
“We attempted deescalation techniques (having six armored officers beat the man senseless, taking away his gun, and pepper spraying him). Unfortunately he was still resisting (alive), so we were forced to escalate (shoot him five times in the back).”
“What was his crime?”
“Assaulting us”
“What was his crime?”
“Assaulting us”
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The Holocaust could 'very easily' happen again, a survivor of the atrocity who lives in Dublin has said.
Suzi Diamond was speaking before a Holocaust Memorial Day event today jrnl.ie/6937898
Suzi Diamond was speaking before a Holocaust Memorial Day event today jrnl.ie/6937898
‘It can very easily happen again’: Irish Holocaust survivor issues stark warning
An Irish Holocaust survivor has warned the atrocity could ‘easily’ happen again, as a survey finds 9% of young people believe it was a myth.
jrnl.ie
January 25, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The Holocaust could 'very easily' happen again, a survivor of the atrocity who lives in Dublin has said.
Suzi Diamond was speaking before a Holocaust Memorial Day event today jrnl.ie/6937898
Suzi Diamond was speaking before a Holocaust Memorial Day event today jrnl.ie/6937898
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She's so correct. It's on the cusp in the USA. Already in progress in Gaza.
The Holocaust could 'very easily' happen again, a survivor of the atrocity who lives in Dublin has said.
Suzi Diamond was speaking before a Holocaust Memorial Day event today jrnl.ie/6937898
Suzi Diamond was speaking before a Holocaust Memorial Day event today jrnl.ie/6937898
‘It can very easily happen again’: Irish Holocaust survivor issues stark warning
An Irish Holocaust survivor has warned the atrocity could ‘easily’ happen again, as a survey finds 9% of young people believe it was a myth.
jrnl.ie
January 25, 2026 at 5:19 PM
She's so correct. It's on the cusp in the USA. Already in progress in Gaza.
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Despite its gravity the newly-released national security implications of ecosystem collapse appears shortened, suggesting the government held back the most disturbing findings. We can't respond to partially disclosed threats writes Prof Rupert Read.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @rupertread.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @rupertread.bsky.social
A suppressed warning finally appears: ecosystem collapse as a national security threat
A government report on the national security implications of ecosystem collapse is finally out, and it’s even more shocking than feared
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Despite its gravity the newly-released national security implications of ecosystem collapse appears shortened, suggesting the government held back the most disturbing findings. We can't respond to partially disclosed threats writes Prof Rupert Read.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @rupertread.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @rupertread.bsky.social
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Before joining the Veterans Administration, Alex Pretti did medical research to help treat cancer. His work is published in medical journals.
January 25, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Before joining the Veterans Administration, Alex Pretti did medical research to help treat cancer. His work is published in medical journals.
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In our latest: The feds created a drone no fly zone to stop people from recording ICE.
The order appears to attempt to criminalize the use of drones to film Immigration and Customs Enforcement and DHS employees who are detaining people all over the country.
The order appears to attempt to criminalize the use of drones to film Immigration and Customs Enforcement and DHS employees who are detaining people all over the country.
Feds Create Drone No Fly Zone That Would Stop People Filming ICE
The FAA has altered a no fly zone designation that was originally created for US military bases to apply to DHS units.
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:19 PM
In our latest: The feds created a drone no fly zone to stop people from recording ICE.
The order appears to attempt to criminalize the use of drones to film Immigration and Customs Enforcement and DHS employees who are detaining people all over the country.
The order appears to attempt to criminalize the use of drones to film Immigration and Customs Enforcement and DHS employees who are detaining people all over the country.
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Why Minneapolis? How are they choosing their targets?
404 Media also recently learned Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that populates a map with potential deportation targets based on addresses, and ICE is using it to find locations where lots of people it might detain could be based.
404 Media also recently learned Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that populates a map with potential deportation targets based on addresses, and ICE is using it to find locations where lots of people it might detain could be based.
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Why Minneapolis? How are they choosing their targets?
404 Media also recently learned Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that populates a map with potential deportation targets based on addresses, and ICE is using it to find locations where lots of people it might detain could be based.
404 Media also recently learned Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that populates a map with potential deportation targets based on addresses, and ICE is using it to find locations where lots of people it might detain could be based.
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If you are not yet familiar with the shocking #IPPscandal hold onto your seats and watch this jaw dropping film.
“This isn’t North Korea we’re talking about - this is state sponsored torture in THIS country - happening right now”
Everyone needs to watch this jaw dropping film
youtu.be/yo27emO72g8?...
Everyone needs to watch this jaw dropping film
youtu.be/yo27emO72g8?...
‘STATE SPONSORED TORTURE’ - the UK’s shocking IPP Scandal
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 7:39 AM
If you are not yet familiar with the shocking #IPPscandal hold onto your seats and watch this jaw dropping film.
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Lots of love for my walking interview with 5 News.
Funny thing is: we just walked around London, saw lots of smiling people - and somehow the mythical “no-go zones” never appeared.
youtu.be/VeSrh7HN2lo?...
Funny thing is: we just walked around London, saw lots of smiling people - and somehow the mythical “no-go zones” never appeared.
youtu.be/VeSrh7HN2lo?...
Green Party leader Zack Polanski is proud to be ‘woke’ and 'furious' at Trump's second State Visit
YouTube video by 5 News
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Lots of love for my walking interview with 5 News.
Funny thing is: we just walked around London, saw lots of smiling people - and somehow the mythical “no-go zones” never appeared.
youtu.be/VeSrh7HN2lo?...
Funny thing is: we just walked around London, saw lots of smiling people - and somehow the mythical “no-go zones” never appeared.
youtu.be/VeSrh7HN2lo?...
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The Trump administration has spent its credibility credit. Almost nobody believes anything they say. It wasn't like this in Hitler's day, there were no camera phones and no social media. They are just too stupid to realise these aren't the 1930's.
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
The Trump administration has spent its credibility credit. Almost nobody believes anything they say. It wasn't like this in Hitler's day, there were no camera phones and no social media. They are just too stupid to realise these aren't the 1930's.
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I cried in the car yesterday and apologized to my partner for pushing for us to move here. He stopped me and said "This is happening here because of the same reasons we wanted to move here. This is the place we should be."
It says something to me that neither Renee Good or Alex Pretti weren't originally from MN- but that they embodied what makes Minnesota wonderful: neighbors.
January 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I cried in the car yesterday and apologized to my partner for pushing for us to move here. He stopped me and said "This is happening here because of the same reasons we wanted to move here. This is the place we should be."
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yes I’m sure that decision will end the psychodrama
The quick & clear decision of Labour’s NEC means we can move on from the damaging, introspection & psychodrama of the last week.
Let’s pull together behind whoever is selected and come together to beat Reform and then focus on vital elections in May.
Let’s pull together behind whoever is selected and come together to beat Reform and then focus on vital elections in May.
January 25, 2026 at 1:07 PM
yes I’m sure that decision will end the psychodrama
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Nigel Farage, has proposed a mass deportation plan called "Operation Restoring Justice," which includes creating a "UK Deportation Command" modelled on the U.S. ICE.
Don't vote Reform unless you want innocent blood on UK streets like we see in the USA.
Don't vote Reform unless you want innocent blood on UK streets like we see in the USA.
January 24, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Nigel Farage, has proposed a mass deportation plan called "Operation Restoring Justice," which includes creating a "UK Deportation Command" modelled on the U.S. ICE.
Don't vote Reform unless you want innocent blood on UK streets like we see in the USA.
Don't vote Reform unless you want innocent blood on UK streets like we see in the USA.
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You might ask why Labour seems fixated on giving Palantir contracts for police and health in the UK?
Why Minneapolis? How are they choosing their targets?
404 Media also recently learned Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that populates a map with potential deportation targets based on addresses, and ICE is using it to find locations where lots of people it might detain could be based.
404 Media also recently learned Palantir is working on a tool for ICE that populates a map with potential deportation targets based on addresses, and ICE is using it to find locations where lots of people it might detain could be based.
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:21 PM
You might ask why Labour seems fixated on giving Palantir contracts for police and health in the UK?
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."