Jack Russell
@jackru.bsky.social
Londoner in Norn Iron | Dad of girls | Data Communicator | Inclusive Education Activist | Glastonbury Pilgrim | Gödelian Strange Loop | Runner | ENTP | bit.ly/PfIE
I've just signed to call on Belfast City Council to keep 2 Royal Avenue as a community space. Will you sign too? my.actnowni.org/petitions/ke...
Sign Now: Keep 2 Royal Avenue as a Community Space
I've just signed to call on Belfast City Council to keep 2 Royal Avenue as a community space. Will you sign too?
my.actnowni.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I've just signed to call on Belfast City Council to keep 2 Royal Avenue as a community space. Will you sign too? my.actnowni.org/petitions/ke...
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Frustration in the public and the Commons over the filibuster is palpable and growing. A small group of peers are subverting the will of the elected chamber. We’re urging everyone who cares about this issue, and about democracy, to sign. #AssistedDyingBill petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Petition: Act to ensure Bills backed by MPs & public can complete all stages in Parliament
We want the Government to do everything in its power to ensure that when bills are supported by MPs & the public, they have the time to complete all their stages in Parliament. We believe this is impo...
petition.parliament.uk
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Frustration in the public and the Commons over the filibuster is palpable and growing. A small group of peers are subverting the will of the elected chamber. We’re urging everyone who cares about this issue, and about democracy, to sign. #AssistedDyingBill petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
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Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
February 5, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
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This site is one of the most beautiful things on the internet. Every time you load it, it loads a new letter written by someone who cares and who wants you to stick around. Please share, and please write a letter if you feel called to do so.
www.reasonstostay.co.uk?utm_source=i...
www.reasonstostay.co.uk?utm_source=i...
Reasons to Stay - Mental Health
Reasons to Stay is a suicide prevention project reaching people at difficult moments through anonymous letters written by volunteers. Each letter on this site was written by a real person and delivere...
www.reasonstostay.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This site is one of the most beautiful things on the internet. Every time you load it, it loads a new letter written by someone who cares and who wants you to stick around. Please share, and please write a letter if you feel called to do so.
www.reasonstostay.co.uk?utm_source=i...
www.reasonstostay.co.uk?utm_source=i...
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February 1, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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Today we are very proud of our own @javedlove.bsky.social , who has exercised his legal right to withdraw from teaching RE and Collective Worship.
Javed is the first teacher in NI to exercise this right for at least 10 years. Find out why he did so below.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Javed is the first teacher in NI to exercise this right for at least 10 years. Find out why he did so below.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
NI education: Teacher uses conscience clause to withdraw from RE teaching
Javed Love is understood to be the first teacher in Northern Ireland in at least a decade to take the action.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Today we are very proud of our own @javedlove.bsky.social , who has exercised his legal right to withdraw from teaching RE and Collective Worship.
Javed is the first teacher in NI to exercise this right for at least 10 years. Find out why he did so below.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Javed is the first teacher in NI to exercise this right for at least 10 years. Find out why he did so below.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is today. Get along if you can to show your opposition to these data centres.
Cllrs we will be watching what you decide on this!
Cllrs we will be watching what you decide on this!
DATA CENTRE VOTE – BE THERE
Wed 28 Jan | approx 3.30pm (come early) Guildhall, Derry
Councillors vote on data centre oversight. A full public gallery = real scrutiny. Data centres can affect people, housing, water, energy bills, landscapes, emissions & nature for decades.
• Turn up
• Share widely
Wed 28 Jan | approx 3.30pm (come early) Guildhall, Derry
Councillors vote on data centre oversight. A full public gallery = real scrutiny. Data centres can affect people, housing, water, energy bills, landscapes, emissions & nature for decades.
• Turn up
• Share widely
January 28, 2026 at 10:37 AM
This is today. Get along if you can to show your opposition to these data centres.
Cllrs we will be watching what you decide on this!
Cllrs we will be watching what you decide on this!
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I wrote this for The Skeptic about the ever intriguing William M. Knox and his (often hilarious) lambasting of the claims of spiritualists in a pamphlet of 1892. www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/11/a-fo...
A forgotten sceptic: William M. Knox, the one-eyed atheist of Belfast - The Skeptic
Writing in the late 1800s, Irish atheist William M. Knox took aim at the emerging trend of spiritualism, séances, and communicating with the dead
www.skeptic.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I wrote this for The Skeptic about the ever intriguing William M. Knox and his (often hilarious) lambasting of the claims of spiritualists in a pamphlet of 1892. www.skeptic.org.uk/2025/11/a-fo...
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There is nothing to be gained by continuing to watch the murder of Alex Pretti or the number of people with power who are justifying the murder - no more to be learnt - those who stand with them, or justify them,stand for fascism - listen to voices of resistance or find time for something beautiful
January 25, 2026 at 6:59 PM
There is nothing to be gained by continuing to watch the murder of Alex Pretti or the number of people with power who are justifying the murder - no more to be learnt - those who stand with them, or justify them,stand for fascism - listen to voices of resistance or find time for something beautiful
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Statement in full on Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Adq...
January 22, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Statement in full on Facebook: www.facebook.com/share/p/1Adq...
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Just announced - The Race For Space at Alexandra Palace, a 10(+1) year celebration. Join us if you can, please (and bring a friend).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=udeP...
Pre-sale starts 10am on Monday 26 Jan; general sale starts 10am on Thursday 29 Jan.
FAQ here: www.patreon.com/posts/148198...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=udeP...
Pre-sale starts 10am on Monday 26 Jan; general sale starts 10am on Thursday 29 Jan.
FAQ here: www.patreon.com/posts/148198...
Public Service Broadcasting - A Celebration of 10(+1) years of The Race For Space
YouTube video by PSBHQ
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Just announced - The Race For Space at Alexandra Palace, a 10(+1) year celebration. Join us if you can, please (and bring a friend).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=udeP...
Pre-sale starts 10am on Monday 26 Jan; general sale starts 10am on Thursday 29 Jan.
FAQ here: www.patreon.com/posts/148198...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=udeP...
Pre-sale starts 10am on Monday 26 Jan; general sale starts 10am on Thursday 29 Jan.
FAQ here: www.patreon.com/posts/148198...
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The Belgian prime minister at Davos with an interesting analysis from a European perspective.
January 22, 2026 at 5:55 AM
The Belgian prime minister at Davos with an interesting analysis from a European perspective.
This is a great list of activists, charities and community organisations working to change Northern Irish politics for the better.
Please follow, re-share, and let me know if you’d like added or if you know any other accounts I should add.
Thank you! 💙
Please follow, re-share, and let me know if you’d like added or if you know any other accounts I should add.
Thank you! 💙
Some good accounts on here to follow. 🙂✊🏻🦋
go.bsky.app/C8HEf3u
go.bsky.app/C8HEf3u
January 22, 2026 at 8:40 AM
This is a great list of activists, charities and community organisations working to change Northern Irish politics for the better.
Please follow, re-share, and let me know if you’d like added or if you know any other accounts I should add.
Thank you! 💙
Please follow, re-share, and let me know if you’d like added or if you know any other accounts I should add.
Thank you! 💙
'Now I want you to listen very carefully to what I am about to say,' said the Patrician amiably, 'otherwise you will die'.
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence.
"Walking in the dark and rain across a field, Woolf became rigid with terror."
"Walking in the dark and rain across a field, Woolf became rigid with terror."
Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, and post the second sentence.
"So the men took the present, and they took double the money with them, as well as Benjamin."
"So the men took the present, and they took double the money with them, as well as Benjamin."
January 21, 2026 at 4:18 PM
'Now I want you to listen very carefully to what I am about to say,' said the Patrician amiably, 'otherwise you will die'.
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Still bit alarmed by how basically fascist this attitude is. “The people want RESULTS not ELECTIONS!!!”
Is it just possible - bear with me - just possible, that it might be possible both to have democracy and fix potholes?
January 21, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Still bit alarmed by how basically fascist this attitude is. “The people want RESULTS not ELECTIONS!!!”
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⚠️Farage in 2022: "It is a complete insult to voters for MPs to have the arrogance to think that it's them they voted for. You, the voters are just useful to them once every few years."
❓Jenrick in 2026: "I don't intend to call a by-election. I believe my constituents knew that I stood up for them."
❓Jenrick in 2026: "I don't intend to call a by-election. I believe my constituents knew that I stood up for them."
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
⚠️Farage in 2022: "It is a complete insult to voters for MPs to have the arrogance to think that it's them they voted for. You, the voters are just useful to them once every few years."
❓Jenrick in 2026: "I don't intend to call a by-election. I believe my constituents knew that I stood up for them."
❓Jenrick in 2026: "I don't intend to call a by-election. I believe my constituents knew that I stood up for them."
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Horsley (Derbyshire) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
January 21, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Horsley (Derbyshire) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
It is terrifying that Shabana Mahmood thinks the Panopticon is something to aspire to.
Shabana Mahmood here, and the vibes are not getting better.
January 21, 2026 at 11:55 AM
It is terrifying that Shabana Mahmood thinks the Panopticon is something to aspire to.
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Lots of new stuff for 2026 - I am in #belfast on Friday 8pm cqaf.com/robin-ince-t...
January 20, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Lots of new stuff for 2026 - I am in #belfast on Friday 8pm cqaf.com/robin-ince-t...
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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An announcement.
![A graphic showing Elon Musk and the old Twitter logo and X logo on either side of him & text saying:
PROGRESSIVE POLITICS NI IS LEAVING X
We are leaving X. It has become evident that the platform is bringing more bad than good to our lives to our politics.
Before Musk bought it, Twitter had its issues but it always seemed like they were solvable. Since he has bought it the place has been swamped by extreme views, misinformation, hateful content, déepfakes, oots, questionable algorithms, hackers & more bad stuff. That's before you get to Grok, and the recent troubling escalation of child sexual abuse material being created by users.
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![A graphic showing Elon Musk and the old Twitter logo and X logo on either side of him & text saying:
PROGRESSIVE POLITICS NI IS LEAVING X
We are under no illusion that our leaving will have any impact on the greater landscape ot social nedia, but we will be part of the wave looking for positive changes needed in this world. This needs mass action now. We encourage all other political activist groups, political parties, politicians, news channels, sports channels, entertainment channels, etc. to be part of that necessary change, and to leave X.
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![A graphic showing Elon Musk and the old Twitter logo and X logo on either side of him & text saying:
PROGRESSIVE POLITICS NI IS LEAVING X
You can find us on other platforms including
Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky, Threads & WhatsApp. These plattorms are not without their own issues we know, but they pale in comparison compared to X, and for now it makes sense to continue on them to promote a more progressive & positive tuture tor Northern Ireland & beyond.
Signed,
The PPNI Members Council
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January 20, 2026 at 10:03 AM
An announcement.
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It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
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Reminder that just a month ago the Swiss Government rejected using Palantir in any role in Switzerland's Government.
Because they posed a 'catastrophic' threat.
Because they posed a 'catastrophic' threat.
January 18, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Reminder that just a month ago the Swiss Government rejected using Palantir in any role in Switzerland's Government.
Because they posed a 'catastrophic' threat.
Because they posed a 'catastrophic' threat.