Helen H@Bluesomeh
@helenh.bsky.social
Passionate environmentalist, climate change believer and animal lover. Europhile, hate Brexit. Interested in books, nature, woke politics, the law. Here for the jokes too.
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Visiting Kendal and noticed the local library building was funded by Andrew Carnegie. The guy splashed his cash all over the place.
Musk could make himself and many others happy but chooses not to.
Zero sympathy for the soulless twat.
Musk could make himself and many others happy but chooses not to.
Zero sympathy for the soulless twat.
February 6, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Visiting Kendal and noticed the local library building was funded by Andrew Carnegie. The guy splashed his cash all over the place.
Musk could make himself and many others happy but chooses not to.
Zero sympathy for the soulless twat.
Musk could make himself and many others happy but chooses not to.
Zero sympathy for the soulless twat.
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“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?”
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
February 6, 2026 at 7:34 AM
“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?”
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
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The right-wing media & their assault on the PM, is unparalled in my lifetime. Johnson had nothing of the smears & innuendo that Starmer has been subjected to. The Mandelson saga is over-hyped, compared to the 23000 people who died unnecessarily under the Johnson Govt. The media supine over it all.
February 5, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The right-wing media & their assault on the PM, is unparalled in my lifetime. Johnson had nothing of the smears & innuendo that Starmer has been subjected to. The Mandelson saga is over-hyped, compared to the 23000 people who died unnecessarily under the Johnson Govt. The media supine over it all.
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Do I think Starmer was right in appointing Mandelson? No. Do I think the government should come crashing down to benefit people who have orchestrated Brexit and worked hand in glove with associates of Epstein like Steve Bannon? A RESOUNDING NO.
February 6, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Do I think Starmer was right in appointing Mandelson? No. Do I think the government should come crashing down to benefit people who have orchestrated Brexit and worked hand in glove with associates of Epstein like Steve Bannon? A RESOUNDING NO.
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Barclays cuts ties with Mandelson lobbying firm. Vodafone may too.
This is public posturing, isn't it.
For years they used Mandelson to gain political advantage despite his history - forced to resign as minister, ambassador, his links with Epstein were known.
Now trying to reinvent themselves.
This is public posturing, isn't it.
For years they used Mandelson to gain political advantage despite his history - forced to resign as minister, ambassador, his links with Epstein were known.
Now trying to reinvent themselves.
Barclays reportedly cuts ties with lobbying firm co-founded by Peter Mandelson
Vodafone also reviewing its contract with Global Counsel after revelations of former minister’s links to Jeffrey Epstein
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Barclays cuts ties with Mandelson lobbying firm. Vodafone may too.
This is public posturing, isn't it.
For years they used Mandelson to gain political advantage despite his history - forced to resign as minister, ambassador, his links with Epstein were known.
Now trying to reinvent themselves.
This is public posturing, isn't it.
For years they used Mandelson to gain political advantage despite his history - forced to resign as minister, ambassador, his links with Epstein were known.
Now trying to reinvent themselves.
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Rather than bringing Starmer down with the Mandelson/Epstein stuff, perhaps we should accentuate the Bannon/Epstein (and more) stuff which talks about supporting the European far right and breaking the world system.
Via Brexit, Reform UK and the new model Badenoch party tagging along.
#R4Today
Via Brexit, Reform UK and the new model Badenoch party tagging along.
#R4Today
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Rather than bringing Starmer down with the Mandelson/Epstein stuff, perhaps we should accentuate the Bannon/Epstein (and more) stuff which talks about supporting the European far right and breaking the world system.
Via Brexit, Reform UK and the new model Badenoch party tagging along.
#R4Today
Via Brexit, Reform UK and the new model Badenoch party tagging along.
#R4Today
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Make Peter Thiel into the villain, Democrats.
It's all there.
He is the node that connects Trump, Vance, Palantir, Musk, Epstein, and so many other terrible players.
Just expose it and make him and Musk the face of these psychopathic billionaires ruining our lives.
It's all there.
He is the node that connects Trump, Vance, Palantir, Musk, Epstein, and so many other terrible players.
Just expose it and make him and Musk the face of these psychopathic billionaires ruining our lives.
February 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Make Peter Thiel into the villain, Democrats.
It's all there.
He is the node that connects Trump, Vance, Palantir, Musk, Epstein, and so many other terrible players.
Just expose it and make him and Musk the face of these psychopathic billionaires ruining our lives.
It's all there.
He is the node that connects Trump, Vance, Palantir, Musk, Epstein, and so many other terrible players.
Just expose it and make him and Musk the face of these psychopathic billionaires ruining our lives.
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Peter Mandelson, Palantir & government cosying up to tech billionaires: NHS contract is key, but many more questions to ask, I said in #HouseofLords.
Response: "If there is anything in these papers at all to indicate that further investigation to get to the truth is needed, that will be taken."
Response: "If there is anything in these papers at all to indicate that further investigation to get to the truth is needed, that will be taken."
February 5, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Peter Mandelson, Palantir & government cosying up to tech billionaires: NHS contract is key, but many more questions to ask, I said in #HouseofLords.
Response: "If there is anything in these papers at all to indicate that further investigation to get to the truth is needed, that will be taken."
Response: "If there is anything in these papers at all to indicate that further investigation to get to the truth is needed, that will be taken."
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Starting to think these weren’t really applied with the consideration required by law
February 5, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Starting to think these weren’t really applied with the consideration required by law
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🚨 Guess who is in the Epstein Files, Reform UK treasurer & ‘property tycoon’ Nick Candy 🤔
'Epstein & Maxwell were so enamoured of him that Maxwell was “very disappointed” that Candy didn’t let her know he was coming to town.'
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
@lbc.co.uk #LBC
'Epstein & Maxwell were so enamoured of him that Maxwell was “very disappointed” that Candy didn’t let her know he was coming to town.'
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
@lbc.co.uk #LBC
Reform UK treasurer named in Epstein files
The latest name to surface is billionaire Reform treasurer, Nick Candy, who appears to have been known to individuals within Epstein’s circles
www.thecanary.co
February 5, 2026 at 1:40 PM
🚨 Guess who is in the Epstein Files, Reform UK treasurer & ‘property tycoon’ Nick Candy 🤔
'Epstein & Maxwell were so enamoured of him that Maxwell was “very disappointed” that Candy didn’t let her know he was coming to town.'
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
@lbc.co.uk #LBC
'Epstein & Maxwell were so enamoured of him that Maxwell was “very disappointed” that Candy didn’t let her know he was coming to town.'
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
@lbc.co.uk #LBC
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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This is preying on my mind a bit. Jeffrey Epstein was not primarily a British scandal! So far we've removed a Prince from the Royal family, fired our US ambassador who was one of the most important political figures of the last few decades and banned the CEO of Barclays from the financial industry..
One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
This is preying on my mind a bit. Jeffrey Epstein was not primarily a British scandal! So far we've removed a Prince from the Royal family, fired our US ambassador who was one of the most important political figures of the last few decades and banned the CEO of Barclays from the financial industry..
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Analysis by @generationsfutures.fr shows that 49 synthetic #pesticides would receive unlimited approval if the Commission’s omnibus proposal enters into force on 1 January 2027. The list includes toxic & widely used substances such as #glyphosate & acetamiprid.
www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
Pesticide Action Network raises alarm over 49 pesticides facing unlimited approval in EU ‘omnibus’ proposal
Analysis by Générations Futures, a member of the PAN Europe network, shows that 49 synthetic pesticides would receive unlimited approval if the Commission’s omnibus proposal enters into force on 1 Jan...
www.pan-europe.info
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Analysis by @generationsfutures.fr shows that 49 synthetic #pesticides would receive unlimited approval if the Commission’s omnibus proposal enters into force on 1 January 2027. The list includes toxic & widely used substances such as #glyphosate & acetamiprid.
www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...
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Shell plans up to £4.6mn pay rise for chief executive.
Most people will not earn that in a lifetime.
Real wage cuts for workers but no curbs on exec pay, dividends, share buybacks, profiteering.
No workplace democracy: Workers have no say in how wealth is shared.
archive.ph/d1CWZ
Most people will not earn that in a lifetime.
Real wage cuts for workers but no curbs on exec pay, dividends, share buybacks, profiteering.
No workplace democracy: Workers have no say in how wealth is shared.
archive.ph/d1CWZ
Shell plans up to £4.6mn pay rise for chief executive Wael Sawan
UK oil major has consulted shareholders on boosting maximum long-term share awards to £13.8mn a year
www.ft.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Shell plans up to £4.6mn pay rise for chief executive.
Most people will not earn that in a lifetime.
Real wage cuts for workers but no curbs on exec pay, dividends, share buybacks, profiteering.
No workplace democracy: Workers have no say in how wealth is shared.
archive.ph/d1CWZ
Most people will not earn that in a lifetime.
Real wage cuts for workers but no curbs on exec pay, dividends, share buybacks, profiteering.
No workplace democracy: Workers have no say in how wealth is shared.
archive.ph/d1CWZ
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OK this makes me extremely angry. Has everyone forgotten the massive profiteering from thousands of avoidable pandemic deaths?? The unconstitutional suspension of parliament to force through an act of nationalist destruction that cost our children their future??
“It’s potentially the biggest political scandal of this century”
As MPs force Keir Starmer to publish files about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador Skys Beth Rigby provides a detailed summary of how we got here
As MPs force Keir Starmer to publish files about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador Skys Beth Rigby provides a detailed summary of how we got here
February 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM
OK this makes me extremely angry. Has everyone forgotten the massive profiteering from thousands of avoidable pandemic deaths?? The unconstitutional suspension of parliament to force through an act of nationalist destruction that cost our children their future??
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Do they understand how mad they sound? As if anyone has ever decided to cross the Channel in a small boat because, if they make it, they might get to take a free taxi to a doctor's appointment?
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 5, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Do they understand how mad they sound? As if anyone has ever decided to cross the Channel in a small boat because, if they make it, they might get to take a free taxi to a doctor's appointment?
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
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Alex Burghart MP has now called for a review of the circumstances around the award of Palantir's £240m defence contract, and asked why Mandelson's visit to Palantir's offices in Washington was kept off the books while the company was being represented by his firm, Global Council.
🔴‘Peter Mandelson’s Fixing of Keir Starmer’s Visit to Spytech Firm Palantir Raises Serious Questions’
Palantir was represented by a lobbying firm founded by Mandelson, Iain Overton and Max Colbert report
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/25/p...
Palantir was represented by a lobbying firm founded by Mandelson, Iain Overton and Max Colbert report
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/25/p...
'Peter Mandelson's Fixing of Keir Starmer’s Visit to Spytech Firm Palantir Raises Serious Questions'
Palantir was represented by a lobbying firm founded by Mandelson, Iain Overton and Max Colbert report
bylinetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Alex Burghart MP has now called for a review of the circumstances around the award of Palantir's £240m defence contract, and asked why Mandelson's visit to Palantir's offices in Washington was kept off the books while the company was being represented by his firm, Global Council.
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If Mandelson is being investigated for his Epstein connections, he must also be investigated for his Thiel connections, because they ran a joint fund when Mandelson fixed Starmer's visit to Palantir
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/25/p...
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/25/p...
'Peter Mandelson's Fixing of Keir Starmer’s Visit to Spytech Firm Palantir Raises Serious Questions'
Palantir was represented by a lobbying firm founded by Mandelson, Iain Overton and Max Colbert report
bylinetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:41 PM
If Mandelson is being investigated for his Epstein connections, he must also be investigated for his Thiel connections, because they ran a joint fund when Mandelson fixed Starmer's visit to Palantir
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/25/p...
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/25/p...
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Is Mandelson's real sin that he gave confidential information to Epstein? Or that he got caught doing what so many do? Why do Ministers sell access to business people for huge 'donations'?
February 4, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Is Mandelson's real sin that he gave confidential information to Epstein? Or that he got caught doing what so many do? Why do Ministers sell access to business people for huge 'donations'?
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Thread starting with 🚨 TWO SHOCKING FACTS: Epstein was in direct contact with Putin, boasting of personal invites to St Petersburg. He co-owned Thiel’s Valar Ventures w/ Ehud Barak, backing Israeli surveillance firm Carbyne. 1/12
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage
bylinetimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Thread starting with 🚨 TWO SHOCKING FACTS: Epstein was in direct contact with Putin, boasting of personal invites to St Petersburg. He co-owned Thiel’s Valar Ventures w/ Ehud Barak, backing Israeli surveillance firm Carbyne. 1/12
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
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Chaotic carnival of chancers latest:
- Jenrick and Braverman vote FOR the abolition of the two child limit while the other four Reform MPs vote against
- and of course Farage doesn’t even bother turning up to do his job
- Jenrick and Braverman vote FOR the abolition of the two child limit while the other four Reform MPs vote against
- and of course Farage doesn’t even bother turning up to do his job
Couldn’t make this up. Farage:
- WAS calling for the two child limit to be scrapped.
- NOW calling for the two child limit to be reinstated.
Reform aren’t just importing failed Tory politicians. They’re importing failed Tory policies.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
- WAS calling for the two child limit to be scrapped.
- NOW calling for the two child limit to be reinstated.
Reform aren’t just importing failed Tory politicians. They’re importing failed Tory policies.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Nigel Farage Calls For Lifting Of Two-Child Benefit Cap
Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage has called for the lifting of the two child benefit cap and transferable tax allowance for married couples.
www.politicshome.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Chaotic carnival of chancers latest:
- Jenrick and Braverman vote FOR the abolition of the two child limit while the other four Reform MPs vote against
- and of course Farage doesn’t even bother turning up to do his job
- Jenrick and Braverman vote FOR the abolition of the two child limit while the other four Reform MPs vote against
- and of course Farage doesn’t even bother turning up to do his job
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"Prosecutors in Paris said they asked Elon Musk to appear for questioning as part of an investigation into the distribution of sexual deepfakes and Holocaust denial content," via NBC news www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
Paris prosecutors summon Elon Musk after raid on X's French offices
The prosecutor's cybercrime unit said it carried out searches with Europol and French police.
www.nbcnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
"Prosecutors in Paris said they asked Elon Musk to appear for questioning as part of an investigation into the distribution of sexual deepfakes and Holocaust denial content," via NBC news www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
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The thread on one page: skywriter.blue/pages/did:pl...
Page by George Monbiot | @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thre...
skywriter.blue
February 3, 2026 at 7:44 AM
The thread on one page: skywriter.blue/pages/did:pl...
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1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
Mandelson’s Fifth Column
The British government’s business department exists to undermine democracy.
www.monbiot.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 AM
1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...