Jan Smith
@janjancsmith.bsky.social
Wildlife, singing, books, red wine. Hedgehog rescue and rehabber, Christian, vegan. Trying to find my way round bsky.social
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If U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was a Democrat, being heard giving a senior Kremlin Official tips on how to sell a Ukraine peace deal to Trump, the Republicans would lose their damn minds and would call for Steve’s head on a stick. But of course he’s a Trumper, so it’s all good.
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
If U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was a Democrat, being heard giving a senior Kremlin Official tips on how to sell a Ukraine peace deal to Trump, the Republicans would lose their damn minds and would call for Steve’s head on a stick. But of course he’s a Trumper, so it’s all good.
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Utterly juvenile and unparliamentary antics from Kemi Badenoch during her response to the budget.
Desperate, undignified and ineffective.
Desperate, undignified and ineffective.
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Utterly juvenile and unparliamentary antics from Kemi Badenoch during her response to the budget.
Desperate, undignified and ineffective.
Desperate, undignified and ineffective.
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On Today before 7 a former Trump official claimed without challenge that US spending on Ukraine far outweighs that of Europe (at least contestable) and that Europe was now irrelevant to the peace talks. 30 mins later Steve Rosenberg made clear that Europe’s irrelevance was a Kremlin talking point
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
On Today before 7 a former Trump official claimed without challenge that US spending on Ukraine far outweighs that of Europe (at least contestable) and that Europe was now irrelevant to the peace talks. 30 mins later Steve Rosenberg made clear that Europe’s irrelevance was a Kremlin talking point
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November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Concerns have been raised after the judge who was due to hear a legal challenge to the ban on Palestine Action was removed from the case at the last minute
'A stitch-up': Judge for Palestine Action legal ban challenge removed at last minute
www.thenational.scot
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Concerns have been raised after the judge who was due to hear a legal challenge to the ban on Palestine Action was removed from the case at the last minute
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"More winter rain has flooded makeshift tents housing displaced families in Gaza as Israel continues to restrict the entry of aid into the strip"
November 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
"More winter rain has flooded makeshift tents housing displaced families in Gaza as Israel continues to restrict the entry of aid into the strip"
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Starmer's government redefines "terrorism" to include for the first time civil disobedience and protest.
Then it declares it's scrapping the ancient right to trial by jury (because juries too often acquit protesters).
In a rigged justice system, injustice is assured.
Then it declares it's scrapping the ancient right to trial by jury (because juries too often acquit protesters).
In a rigged justice system, injustice is assured.
November 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Starmer's government redefines "terrorism" to include for the first time civil disobedience and protest.
Then it declares it's scrapping the ancient right to trial by jury (because juries too often acquit protesters).
In a rigged justice system, injustice is assured.
Then it declares it's scrapping the ancient right to trial by jury (because juries too often acquit protesters).
In a rigged justice system, injustice is assured.
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‘It was not until Sunday, six days after his arrest, that Ghrayeb was first interrogated, and even then only on the vague suspicion of “incitement.”… Ghrayeb is now being held in Megiddo Prison, where at least seven Palestinians have died since October 2023.’ www.972mag.com/ayman-ghraye...
At settlers’ bidding, Israel arrests prominent Palestinian activist
Relatives say the detention of Ayman Ghrayeb, known for documenting forcible displacement across the West Bank, is intended to quell his activism.
www.972mag.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
‘It was not until Sunday, six days after his arrest, that Ghrayeb was first interrogated, and even then only on the vague suspicion of “incitement.”… Ghrayeb is now being held in Megiddo Prison, where at least seven Palestinians have died since October 2023.’ www.972mag.com/ayman-ghraye...
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The people powerful enough to make heads roll at the BBC are also telling us the BBC is anti-Israel. It isn't. It's vigorously anti-Palestinian, as film-maker Richard Sanders explains: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ROB...
Israel Lobby EXPOSED: What REALLY Happened at the BBC
YouTube video by Double Down News
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The people powerful enough to make heads roll at the BBC are also telling us the BBC is anti-Israel. It isn't. It's vigorously anti-Palestinian, as film-maker Richard Sanders explains: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ROB...
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Israeli group B’Tselem notes that, since a supposed “ceasefire” in Gaza, Israel has:
* killed 345 Palestinians,
* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,
* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.
All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
* killed 345 Palestinians,
* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,
* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.
All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Israeli group B’Tselem notes that, since a supposed “ceasefire” in Gaza, Israel has:
* killed 345 Palestinians,
* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,
* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.
All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
* killed 345 Palestinians,
* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,
* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.
All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.
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This is exactly what the recent Trump-BBC 'scandal' was designed to achieve. The BBC is now self-censoring criticisms of Trump in the name of "impartiality"
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This is exactly what the recent Trump-BBC 'scandal' was designed to achieve. The BBC is now self-censoring criticisms of Trump in the name of "impartiality"
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This is not just a current political issue. Charging & punishing these particular perpetrators is vital to keeping the fight against the ongoing abuse & killing of women & children by men in the spotlight. "Me Too" was only a start.
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
This is not just a current political issue. Charging & punishing these particular perpetrators is vital to keeping the fight against the ongoing abuse & killing of women & children by men in the spotlight. "Me Too" was only a start.
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Hello, have you got a copy of "How to racially abuse people so they feel all warm & cuddly afterwards" by Nigel Farage ?
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Hello, have you got a copy of "How to racially abuse people so they feel all warm & cuddly afterwards" by Nigel Farage ?
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
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Next time you see an account sharing inflammatory posts about Britain, just check they actually live here first 😂
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Next time you see an account sharing inflammatory posts about Britain, just check they actually live here first 😂
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Well, you inebriated asshat, if by Republican trifecta you mean;
Higher grocery costs
Healthcare cuts
Tax breaks for the wealthy
You’ve made HISTORY alright. 😒
Higher grocery costs
Healthcare cuts
Tax breaks for the wealthy
You’ve made HISTORY alright. 😒
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Well, you inebriated asshat, if by Republican trifecta you mean;
Higher grocery costs
Healthcare cuts
Tax breaks for the wealthy
You’ve made HISTORY alright. 😒
Higher grocery costs
Healthcare cuts
Tax breaks for the wealthy
You’ve made HISTORY alright. 😒
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Sam Bright writes about far right connections between Farage, Ref UK, Matt Goodwin & Hungary
writesbright.substack.com/p/the-farage...?
writesbright.substack.com/p/the-farage...?
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Sam Bright writes about far right connections between Farage, Ref UK, Matt Goodwin & Hungary
writesbright.substack.com/p/the-farage...?
writesbright.substack.com/p/the-farage...?
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If multiple people can remember someone being horribly racist, even by the appalling low bar of the racist 1970s, that is entirely noteworthy.
As an adult Farage fanboyed Enoch Powell - the most infamous racist of the 1960s - and long cited him as his political hero.
And that's noteworthy too.
As an adult Farage fanboyed Enoch Powell - the most infamous racist of the 1960s - and long cited him as his political hero.
And that's noteworthy too.
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
If multiple people can remember someone being horribly racist, even by the appalling low bar of the racist 1970s, that is entirely noteworthy.
As an adult Farage fanboyed Enoch Powell - the most infamous racist of the 1960s - and long cited him as his political hero.
And that's noteworthy too.
As an adult Farage fanboyed Enoch Powell - the most infamous racist of the 1960s - and long cited him as his political hero.
And that's noteworthy too.
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Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year, new analysis shows
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year, new analysis shows
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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'You don't love anyone else or the country you've made your home - the only thing you like and love is money.'
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
'You don't love anyone else or the country you've made your home - the only thing you like and love is money.'
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Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
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Do you know who you won't find in the Epstein Files?
Undocumented immigrants.
Undocumented immigrants.
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Do you know who you won't find in the Epstein Files?
Undocumented immigrants.
Undocumented immigrants.
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Russia scrambling to save the world’s third longest rail network as Putin’s war economy cools.
Rail there now a whopping $51 billion in debt. When the dominoes start falling, they’ll fall fast.
Rail there now a whopping $51 billion in debt. When the dominoes start falling, they’ll fall fast.
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Russia scrambling to save the world’s third longest rail network as Putin’s war economy cools.
Rail there now a whopping $51 billion in debt. When the dominoes start falling, they’ll fall fast.
Rail there now a whopping $51 billion in debt. When the dominoes start falling, they’ll fall fast.
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John Major, "One aspect of reducing immigration would be to make it more palatable for migrants to remain in their own countries"
"That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"
"That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
John Major, "One aspect of reducing immigration would be to make it more palatable for migrants to remain in their own countries"
"That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"
"That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"