Graham Simpson
@grahambs.bsky.social
Advocate of proportional representation and progressive politics. Humanist. Anti Brexit! Anti Trump! @libdems.org.uk
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Graham Simpson
@grahambs.bsky.social
· Sep 12
It’s time for a politics, free of vested interests, free of dogma, free of corruption, free of populist easy answers to complicated questions. A politics which puts justice, the individual and the community ahead of narrow self interest. A politics based on evidence, rationality and compassion. Now!
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This is dark
Pope Leo XIV warns the post-WWII rule that bans invading other countries is being destroyed.
While Keir Starmer stays silent and sucks up to Trump, even the Vatican is saying it out loud: might is replacing law and that puts everyone at risk. ⚠️
Pope Leo XIV warns the post-WWII rule that bans invading other countries is being destroyed.
While Keir Starmer stays silent and sucks up to Trump, even the Vatican is saying it out loud: might is replacing law and that puts everyone at risk. ⚠️
January 10, 2026 at 3:40 PM
This is dark
Pope Leo XIV warns the post-WWII rule that bans invading other countries is being destroyed.
While Keir Starmer stays silent and sucks up to Trump, even the Vatican is saying it out loud: might is replacing law and that puts everyone at risk. ⚠️
Pope Leo XIV warns the post-WWII rule that bans invading other countries is being destroyed.
While Keir Starmer stays silent and sucks up to Trump, even the Vatican is saying it out loud: might is replacing law and that puts everyone at risk. ⚠️
Disgusting
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Deaf Palestinian man beaten by Israeli settlers during attack on plant nursery in the West Bank
A group of masked Israeli settlers beat an elderly deaf man and torched cars during an attack in a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Disgusting
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Indonesia blocks Musk’s Grok chatbot due to risk of pornographic content
Indonesia blocks Musk’s Grok chatbot due to risk of pornographic content
Move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned the AI tool and some have opened inquiries into sexualised content
Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.
The move comes after governments, researchers and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned and some have opened inquiries into sexualised content on the app. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Indonesia blocks Musk’s Grok chatbot due to risk of pornographic content
How many U-turns? I’ve lost count…
Starmer expected to U-turn on jury trial plan as MP warns rebels will defeat it
Starmer expected to U-turn on jury trial plan as MP warns rebels will defeat it
Starmer expected to U-turn on jury trial plan as MP warns rebels will defeat it
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
How many U-turns? I’ve lost count…
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CNN's Omar Jimenez describes the scene outside a hotel in downtown Minneapolis where anti-ICE protesters believe federal agents are staying. Demonstrators can be seen shining lights at hotel windows and making noise through drums and whistle blowing. https://cnn.it/458p7Iu
January 10, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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#DELETE’X’
X’s UK revenue dropped by 60% over the past year as advertisers withdraw. But what sort of companies remain using a site that now makes income from child porn and the sexualising of people’s images without consent?
No one should wait for Ofcom. Now is the time to leave X.
X’s UK revenue dropped by 60% over the past year as advertisers withdraw. But what sort of companies remain using a site that now makes income from child porn and the sexualising of people’s images without consent?
No one should wait for Ofcom. Now is the time to leave X.
January 10, 2026 at 6:25 AM
#DELETE’X’
X’s UK revenue dropped by 60% over the past year as advertisers withdraw. But what sort of companies remain using a site that now makes income from child porn and the sexualising of people’s images without consent?
No one should wait for Ofcom. Now is the time to leave X.
X’s UK revenue dropped by 60% over the past year as advertisers withdraw. But what sort of companies remain using a site that now makes income from child porn and the sexualising of people’s images without consent?
No one should wait for Ofcom. Now is the time to leave X.
The late, great Hitch.
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Christopher Hitchens on Faith and Ignorance #shorts
YouTube video by On-Pointheism
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January 10, 2026 at 10:40 AM
The late, great Hitch.
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Perhaps the good people of Minnesota should consider seceding from Trump’s America and joining Canada?
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New footage shows Minneapolis shooting, filmed by ICE agent who fired gun
Video appears to show Renee Nicole Good's car hitting, or nearly hitting, the agent. After the shooting he appears to mutter "f***ing bitch".
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January 10, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Perhaps the good people of Minnesota should consider seceding from Trump’s America and joining Canada?
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Max we all need to stop using X.
I’m calling on Ofcom to restrict UK access to Elon Musk’s X until the platform puts an end to the production of sickening abusive AI images. A line has been crossed & it’s time for the regulator to show it has some teeth. Honestly, I can’t believe the government hasn’t acted. It beggars belief.
January 10, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Max we all need to stop using X.
New polling shows 58 per cent of voters would support Britain rejoining the EU if there was another Brexit referendum 🇪🇺👍
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Do you want Britain to reverse Brexit and rejoin the EU?
New polling shows 58 per cent of voters would support Britain rejoining the EU if there was another Brexit referendum, with strong regional and age divides emerging across the country
www.cornwalllive.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:59 AM
New polling shows 58 per cent of voters would support Britain rejoining the EU if there was another Brexit referendum 🇪🇺👍
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Washington National Opera to leave the Kennedy Center in wake of Trump renaming - Imagine a Reform government changing the name of the National Theatre to the ‘Farage National Theatre’ !
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Washington National Opera to leave the Kennedy Center in wake of Trump renaming
Numerous artists and musicians have canceled their scheduled appearances at the performing arts center after the board voted to add Trump's name to the institution.
www.nbcnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Washington National Opera to leave the Kennedy Center in wake of Trump renaming - Imagine a Reform government changing the name of the National Theatre to the ‘Farage National Theatre’ !
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“Trump’s admission that he recognises no constraint outside his own morality was a horrifying moment of truth. It should galvanise all those who oppose him” @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
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From Caracas to Minneapolis, the threat is the same – an American president ruling like a global emperor | Jonathan Freedland
Trump’s admission that he recognises no constraint outside his own morality was a horrifying moment of truth, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:29 AM
“Trump’s admission that he recognises no constraint outside his own morality was a horrifying moment of truth. It should galvanise all those who oppose him” @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social
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Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
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Wonder why the illegal sex abuse image factory and racist promotion service owned by the world vilest man has such a poor reputation? It really is a mystery.
Views of Twitter/X in Britain
Favourable 14% (3% very favourable)
Unfavourable 65% (37% very unfavourable)
By gender
Men 16-65 (-49)
Women 10-64 (-54)
By 2024 vote
Reform 23-46 (-23)
Cons 17-57 (-40)
Labour 10-76 (-66)
LibDem 6-79 (-73)
Green 5-89 (-84)
YouGov: V similar Jan 2025/Jan 2026
Favourable 14% (3% very favourable)
Unfavourable 65% (37% very unfavourable)
By gender
Men 16-65 (-49)
Women 10-64 (-54)
By 2024 vote
Reform 23-46 (-23)
Cons 17-57 (-40)
Labour 10-76 (-66)
LibDem 6-79 (-73)
Green 5-89 (-84)
YouGov: V similar Jan 2025/Jan 2026
January 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Wonder why the illegal sex abuse image factory and racist promotion service owned by the world vilest man has such a poor reputation? It really is a mystery.
Trump is talking about the people of Greenland
January 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Trump is talking about the people of Greenland
The ‘hard way’ Trump is talking about is the military invasion of Greenland.
Trump: "We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not because if we don't it, Russia or China will take over Greenland. If we don't do it the easy way we're gonna do it the hard way."
January 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The ‘hard way’ Trump is talking about is the military invasion of Greenland.
Why would any reputable company advertise on ‘X’?
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X UK revenues drop nearly 60% in a year as content concerns spook advertisers
Elon Musk-owned site reports plunging profits amid outcry over use of AI tool Grok to create sexually explicit imagery
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January 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Why would any reputable company advertise on ‘X’?
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This was not a manifesto commitment. MPs must be allowed to vote according to their conscience without penalty.
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Labour MP who rebelled over jury trial plans 'not expecting to lose whip'
Former barrister Karl Turner urges the government to U-turn on the controversial proposals "as they have done with everything else".
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January 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
This was not a manifesto commitment. MPs must be allowed to vote according to their conscience without penalty.
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Danish soldiers would shoot back if Greenland invaded by US military.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Danish soldiers would shoot back if Greenland invaded by US military.
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Trump says the driver “violently, willfully and viciously ran over the ICE Officer.” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused the driver of trying to run the officer over, saying “she hit him” in “an act of domestic terrorism.” - All lies
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Videos contradict Trump's claim Minn. driver 'viciously ran over' officer in fatal ICE shooting
President Donald Trump said the driver who was shot dead by an ICE officer in Minneapolis nearly killed him with her car. Here’s what the videos show.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Trump says the driver “violently, willfully and viciously ran over the ICE Officer.” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accused the driver of trying to run the officer over, saying “she hit him” in “an act of domestic terrorism.” - All lies
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“BBC will stay on X to try to stem ‘flood’ of global misinformation” - This argument doesn’t hold water, by staying on Musk’s cesspit platform you only legitimise it as a place to find factual information. It provides the opposite!
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Tim Davie says BBC will stay on X to try to stem ‘flood’ of global misinformation
Director general says BBC needs to reach young audiences online amid pressure to leave Elon Musk-owned site
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:04 AM
“BBC will stay on X to try to stem ‘flood’ of global misinformation” - This argument doesn’t hold water, by staying on Musk’s cesspit platform you only legitimise it as a place to find factual information. It provides the opposite!
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KCC run by Reform proposes to increase tax by nearly 4% - They took power saying they would cut all the ‘waste’
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Kent County Council proposes to increase tax by 3.99% in 2026/27
Leader of the Opposition, Anthony Hook, has criticised Reform for
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January 9, 2026 at 4:54 AM
KCC run by Reform proposes to increase tax by nearly 4% - They took power saying they would cut all the ‘waste’
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Pupils left shivering during exams as PFI contract ends with school repairs unfinished - The private companies walk away with their profits leaving the public to pick up the bill. A scam!
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School pool barricaded as repairs contract ends with work unfinished
A BBC investigation finds building issues across city schools after a firm contracted to carry out repairs went into liquidation.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Pupils left shivering during exams as PFI contract ends with school repairs unfinished - The private companies walk away with their profits leaving the public to pick up the bill. A scam!
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Gary Gibbon, "Another u-turn, after the two child benefit cap, winter fuel allowance, welfare reforms, farmers inheritance tax"
"It's not a good look when Keir Starmer says he's a competent leader.. But they're not doing the homework before they announce something"
"It's not a good look when Keir Starmer says he's a competent leader.. But they're not doing the homework before they announce something"
January 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Gary Gibbon, "Another u-turn, after the two child benefit cap, winter fuel allowance, welfare reforms, farmers inheritance tax"
"It's not a good look when Keir Starmer says he's a competent leader.. But they're not doing the homework before they announce something"
"It's not a good look when Keir Starmer says he's a competent leader.. But they're not doing the homework before they announce something"
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says that the United States is destroying the world order:
"But there is also the fact that our most important partner, the US has broken with the values that it helped to establish and, above all, has played a decisive role in shaping over decades"
"But there is also the fact that our most important partner, the US has broken with the values that it helped to establish and, above all, has played a decisive role in shaping over decades"
January 8, 2026 at 9:15 PM
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says that the United States is destroying the world order:
"But there is also the fact that our most important partner, the US has broken with the values that it helped to establish and, above all, has played a decisive role in shaping over decades"
"But there is also the fact that our most important partner, the US has broken with the values that it helped to establish and, above all, has played a decisive role in shaping over decades"