Jan the Gran 🇪🇺🏴🇬🇷🌻🇨🇦
@janmatthews.bsky.social
🇪🇺 Massive EU Rejoiner #FBPE 🧡. Half Scottish, half Londoner. U3A member. Keen traveller. Work as an SA aka an 'extra'. No DMs please.
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In my lifetime I've often thought 'What is the world coming to?' Now, looking at what's happening in the UK (brexit-related 💩), the USA, Ukraine, Gaza & West Bank, I truly despair. These are the worst times I can think of. Putin, Netanyahu, trump, B Johnson, all despots ruining lives at random 😭
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One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.
September 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.
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September 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Perfect.
Gary Lineker on winning the National TV Award,
"It's not lost on me why I might have won this award"
"Aside from presenting Match of the Day.."
"Also, I think it demonstrates that perhaps it's ok sometimes to use our platform to speak up on behalf of those who have no voice"
"It's not lost on me why I might have won this award"
"Aside from presenting Match of the Day.."
"Also, I think it demonstrates that perhaps it's ok sometimes to use our platform to speak up on behalf of those who have no voice"
September 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Perfect.
Says it all 😭
Lucy Connolly was convicted of inciting racial hatred, and her tweet was part of the tinder that lit violence, intimidation, looting, and thuggery across England last year.
The fact Reform conference gave her a standing ovation says everything about that movement.
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/27/l...
The fact Reform conference gave her a standing ovation says everything about that movement.
bylinetimes.com/2025/08/27/l...
The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy
The right is desperately seeking to make a martyr out of Lucy Connolly in order to distract from the real victims of the hate she helped to spread, argues Otto English
bylinetimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Says it all 😭
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White House is considering a National Day of Memorial if Donald Trump dies.
Sources say, "Well everyone is going to take the day off and party, so we have to make it look like they are mourning."
Sources say, "Well everyone is going to take the day off and party, so we have to make it look like they are mourning."
September 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
White House is considering a National Day of Memorial if Donald Trump dies.
Sources say, "Well everyone is going to take the day off and party, so we have to make it look like they are mourning."
Sources say, "Well everyone is going to take the day off and party, so we have to make it look like they are mourning."
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Judging by their actions & words re Brexit it must come as a complete surprise to most of our politicians, incl Labour. Why else would you vow to keep up the red lines that protect the framework of this complete disaster, preventing the "medicine" that would undo most of it without rejoining the EU?
It will probably come as no surprise to anyone that Brexit has been slammed as a 'complete disaster' that 'ruined most of the country' in a poll marking nine years since the UK voted to leave the EU
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Brexit a 'disaster' that 'ruined the country' - referendum 'should be repeated'
On the ninth anniversary of the day the UK voted to leave the EU, we asked readers to have their say on whether Brexit has been a success - and Mirror readers had a lot to say on the matter.
www.mirror.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Judging by their actions & words re Brexit it must come as a complete surprise to most of our politicians, incl Labour. Why else would you vow to keep up the red lines that protect the framework of this complete disaster, preventing the "medicine" that would undo most of it without rejoining the EU?
FFS these warmongers need to stop. I genuinely despair.
Wakes up.
Checks news.
Israel has attacked Iran
Israel is a major threat to international peace and security and that is an understatement
Checks news.
Israel has attacked Iran
Israel is a major threat to international peace and security and that is an understatement
June 13, 2025 at 7:37 AM
FFS these warmongers need to stop. I genuinely despair.
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June 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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I can tell you from vast experience that when police are given additional authority, power or equipment, THEY WILL IMMEDIATELY ABUSE IT.
Changing the name from Police Officer to Law Enforcement Officer and training them in Command and Control instead of de-escalation creates a degenerate mentality.
Changing the name from Police Officer to Law Enforcement Officer and training them in Command and Control instead of de-escalation creates a degenerate mentality.
June 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I can tell you from vast experience that when police are given additional authority, power or equipment, THEY WILL IMMEDIATELY ABUSE IT.
Changing the name from Police Officer to Law Enforcement Officer and training them in Command and Control instead of de-escalation creates a degenerate mentality.
Changing the name from Police Officer to Law Enforcement Officer and training them in Command and Control instead of de-escalation creates a degenerate mentality.
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Reform is just a distraction from how awful the tories were, Reform is just a symptom of how easily the general public is misled, it's depressing 😕
June 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Reform is just a distraction from how awful the tories were, Reform is just a symptom of how easily the general public is misled, it's depressing 😕
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The reasoning behind government wanting us to “ask AI” for information is simple, so they can feed AI propaganda answers and it will lie for them. No more direct access to unfiltered data. No thank you.
June 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The reasoning behind government wanting us to “ask AI” for information is simple, so they can feed AI propaganda answers and it will lie for them. No more direct access to unfiltered data. No thank you.
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That would be awful. Don’t share this.
May 31, 2025 at 1:17 AM
That would be awful. Don’t share this.
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I waited so many years for a Labour government and I am SO disappointed. The worst thing is I hated the Tories for saving money by putting their boots on the necks of the poorest and now Labour are doing exactly that. No wonder people are deserting the 2 main parties. Shame on you.
May 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I waited so many years for a Labour government and I am SO disappointed. The worst thing is I hated the Tories for saving money by putting their boots on the necks of the poorest and now Labour are doing exactly that. No wonder people are deserting the 2 main parties. Shame on you.
Spot on. What a mess.
You’re telling me that right wing voters that Labour was trying to appeal to voted for a right wing party anyway and left wing voters decided not to vote for Labour because they’re too right wing now? Who could have possibly predicted this.
May 3, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Spot on. What a mess.
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I love you my Canadian brothers and sisters. Thank you for showing up. You give us decent Americans hope.
April 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I love you my Canadian brothers and sisters. Thank you for showing up. You give us decent Americans hope.
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If you think a just-fertilized ovary is entitled to life but are indifferent to what happens to a kidnapped 4-year-old with cancer, sent to a dangerous country without meds, you don’t give a fuck about the lives of children. You are just in a cult that fetishizes being against abortions.
April 27, 2025 at 3:44 AM
If you think a just-fertilized ovary is entitled to life but are indifferent to what happens to a kidnapped 4-year-old with cancer, sent to a dangerous country without meds, you don’t give a fuck about the lives of children. You are just in a cult that fetishizes being against abortions.
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Reading some of yesterdays newspaper headlines:
"China halts all Rare Earth Exports to USA"
"China suspends Boeing Deliveries"
I'm thinking............ Donald, you didn't have the cards!
"China halts all Rare Earth Exports to USA"
"China suspends Boeing Deliveries"
I'm thinking............ Donald, you didn't have the cards!
April 16, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Reading some of yesterdays newspaper headlines:
"China halts all Rare Earth Exports to USA"
"China suspends Boeing Deliveries"
I'm thinking............ Donald, you didn't have the cards!
"China halts all Rare Earth Exports to USA"
"China suspends Boeing Deliveries"
I'm thinking............ Donald, you didn't have the cards!
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Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple, Microsoft dodged $278bn US corporation taxes over 10 years.
Paid 18.8%, compared with 29.7% US average. Profits shifted to low/no tax jurisdictions.
Same companies operate in the UK, dodge taxes, create social squalor. Force companies to publish tax returns.
Paid 18.8%, compared with 29.7% US average. Profits shifted to low/no tax jurisdictions.
Same companies operate in the UK, dodge taxes, create social squalor. Force companies to publish tax returns.
‘Silicon Six’ accused of avoiding almost $278bn in US corporation taxes over 10 years
Analysis finds Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple and Microsoft averaged 18.8%, compared with 29.7% US average
www.theguardian.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Netflix, Apple, Microsoft dodged $278bn US corporation taxes over 10 years.
Paid 18.8%, compared with 29.7% US average. Profits shifted to low/no tax jurisdictions.
Same companies operate in the UK, dodge taxes, create social squalor. Force companies to publish tax returns.
Paid 18.8%, compared with 29.7% US average. Profits shifted to low/no tax jurisdictions.
Same companies operate in the UK, dodge taxes, create social squalor. Force companies to publish tax returns.
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It's comforting to know this is fake.
It's terrifying to realise it's incredibly believable.
It's terrifying to realise it's incredibly believable.
April 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It's comforting to know this is fake.
It's terrifying to realise it's incredibly believable.
It's terrifying to realise it's incredibly believable.
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Look America your grandpa is clearly out of his mind but his mania is so normalized you keep continuing like it’s okay?If any other democratic world leader did this they would be OUT. No confidence vote. Bye. Think about that. Only dictatorships keep nutbars like this in power. Figure it TF out.
April 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Look America your grandpa is clearly out of his mind but his mania is so normalized you keep continuing like it’s okay?If any other democratic world leader did this they would be OUT. No confidence vote. Bye. Think about that. Only dictatorships keep nutbars like this in power. Figure it TF out.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Shocking realisation but some very valid points in this article.
Shocking realisation but some very valid points in this article.
Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature | George Monbiot
Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Shocking realisation but some very valid points in this article.
Shocking realisation but some very valid points in this article.
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You know what to do…👇
Pass. It. On. For. The. Loser. ✨
Pass. It. On. For. The. Loser. ✨
April 12, 2025 at 9:48 AM
You know what to do…👇
Pass. It. On. For. The. Loser. ✨
Pass. It. On. For. The. Loser. ✨
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I don’t think the Government will be thanked at the ballot box for being weak towards a bully, and bullying towards the weak.
Punching down on welfare recipients while pleading with Trump for a trade deal is an instant ick. So fwiw, I think I do support retaliatory tariffs.
Punching down on welfare recipients while pleading with Trump for a trade deal is an instant ick. So fwiw, I think I do support retaliatory tariffs.
April 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I don’t think the Government will be thanked at the ballot box for being weak towards a bully, and bullying towards the weak.
Punching down on welfare recipients while pleading with Trump for a trade deal is an instant ick. So fwiw, I think I do support retaliatory tariffs.
Punching down on welfare recipients while pleading with Trump for a trade deal is an instant ick. So fwiw, I think I do support retaliatory tariffs.