@jonnyb69.bsky.social
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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Here’s the full story.. and it stinks.
How anyone can think Farage will do anything good for our country when we’re already trapped in the tedious, ruinous Brexit mess he’s made, god only knows. This nasty little gobshite will never fix any problems. He IS the problem.
How anyone can think Farage will do anything good for our country when we’re already trapped in the tedious, ruinous Brexit mess he’s made, god only knows. This nasty little gobshite will never fix any problems. He IS the problem.
![Reform's churchwarden riddle
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A churchwarden from Potters Bar who works for the family of a highly secretive, Kazakhstan-born billionaire can be revealed as the man behind £200,000 of donations to Reform UK.
John Richard Simpson is a 59-year-old conveyancer whose parish website describes him as an "experienced" and
"dedicated" Anglican lay leader.
He is the owner of Interior
Architecture Landscape Limited, which made seven payments to Nigel Farage's party last summer. The firm, which was originally owned via a trust in the British Virgin Islands, is so small it does not have to file professionally audited accounts. It did not display any contact details until recently and was almost wound up by HMRC after a tax dispute last year.
Simpson, known locally as Bill, "does conveyancing, but is not a fully qualified solicitor", according to a Facebook post by a neighbour in the Hertfordshire town. There is no evidence he has any background in interior design. He has no known political affiliation or background in activism.
He would not discuss the source of the funds donated to Reform last week.
Simpson has long worked for Sasan and Yasmin Ghandehari, a married couple who a spokesman for the interior design company acknowledged were "clients".
Last month, the Ghandehari family office sponsored Farage's pass to Davos and a hotel in the Swiss resort for the World Economic Forum's annual gathering. They claimed to have retained the Reform leader as "an honorary and unpaid adviser" in an arrangement first reported by the Financial Times.
In response to inquiries, Farage's spokesman said: "[Sasan] Ghandehari has attended a Reform UK fundraising event and they are friends of the party." It is understood the event in question took place at Oswald's, a private members' club in Mavfair.
It is illegal for a foreign national or entity to donate directly to a party. Yet a trading British company is automatically eligible to donate.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c4xtyto7nrklhfkroyrsce2w/bafkreidrxmr4miirybjl5wb5p7wwb5fuznljlajjckoz5bamxiqfhr4txa@jpeg)
![Churchwarden with connection to Kazakh-born tycoon is behind £200k of donations to Reform
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They claimed to have retained the Reform leader as "an honorary and unpaid adviser", an arrangement first reported by the Financial Times.
In response to inquiries,
Farage's spokesman said: "[Sasan]
Ghandehari has attended a Reform UK fundraising event and they are friends of the party." It is understood the event took place at Oswald's, a private members' club in Mayfair.
It is illegal for a foreign national or entity to donate directly to a party. Yet a trading British company is automatically eligible to donate. There is nothing to
stop a foreign investor or owner depositing funds in a UK company which in turn donates to a political party.
Sasan and Yasmin Ghandehari have been described as "Iranian-born" and
"British" in media reports but it is unclear whether they hold British citizenship.
Sasan gave his nationality as Iranian and his profession as "businessman" in a
Companies
House document dated
2002.
The Ghandeharis are prolific art collectors and sit on a fundraising committee for the Tate. They derive their wealth from Sasan's mother, Hourieh Peramaa, who was born in Kazakhstan and fled to Iran as a child before investing in property and becoming a billionaire.
Named by Chatham House as a "politi-
cally exposed" or
"high-risk"
person
from a post-Soviet state, she is so secretive that there is almost no verifiable information about her and it is not
known if she is still alive. She would be 97 if so.
The family faced controversy in 2008, when the former head of Kazakhstan's intelligence services claimed they had bought Royal Mansion, a £50 million home in The Bishops Avenue, London — known as "billionaires' row"
- for Nursultan Nazarbayev, then the dictator of the oil and gas-rich state.
Sasan Ghandehari denied this was the case. However, he acknowledged having a personal relationship with the ruler.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c4xtyto7nrklhfkroyrsce2w/bafkreigm4z3bim57cdqewaytq4af62njzxffjb7ay7joxtueuzgmp7xjou@jpeg)
February 1, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Here’s the full story.. and it stinks.
How anyone can think Farage will do anything good for our country when we’re already trapped in the tedious, ruinous Brexit mess he’s made, god only knows. This nasty little gobshite will never fix any problems. He IS the problem.
How anyone can think Farage will do anything good for our country when we’re already trapped in the tedious, ruinous Brexit mess he’s made, god only knows. This nasty little gobshite will never fix any problems. He IS the problem.
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I bet he’s sweating now.
February 1, 2026 at 11:25 AM
I bet he’s sweating now.
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So why would a Kazakhstani billionaire be trying to secretly bankroll Reform?
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
February 1, 2026 at 10:27 AM
So why would a Kazakhstani billionaire be trying to secretly bankroll Reform?
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Ok, let’s do this🙄
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
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We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Ok, let’s do this🙄
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
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So Moreno’s idea is to start to incorporate the old way of doing things back into how we plan new developments or regenerate current ones.
Wouldn’t it be great to live 15-minutes by foot/bike or public transport from all your day to day needs?
That’s it. That’s the 15-minute city concept.🤷🏼♀️
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Wouldn’t it be great to live 15-minutes by foot/bike or public transport from all your day to day needs?
That’s it. That’s the 15-minute city concept.🤷🏼♀️
4/
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 AM
So Moreno’s idea is to start to incorporate the old way of doing things back into how we plan new developments or regenerate current ones.
Wouldn’t it be great to live 15-minutes by foot/bike or public transport from all your day to day needs?
That’s it. That’s the 15-minute city concept.🤷🏼♀️
4/
Wouldn’t it be great to live 15-minutes by foot/bike or public transport from all your day to day needs?
That’s it. That’s the 15-minute city concept.🤷🏼♀️
4/
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What is a 15-min City?
A term coined by urban planner Carlos Moreno, a professor at Sorbonne University, in 2016
It is how towns and cities evolved before cars were invented.
People lived, worked, and socialized in their local vicinity. Everything they needed day to day was easily accessible
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A term coined by urban planner Carlos Moreno, a professor at Sorbonne University, in 2016
It is how towns and cities evolved before cars were invented.
People lived, worked, and socialized in their local vicinity. Everything they needed day to day was easily accessible
2/
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 AM
What is a 15-min City?
A term coined by urban planner Carlos Moreno, a professor at Sorbonne University, in 2016
It is how towns and cities evolved before cars were invented.
People lived, worked, and socialized in their local vicinity. Everything they needed day to day was easily accessible
2/
A term coined by urban planner Carlos Moreno, a professor at Sorbonne University, in 2016
It is how towns and cities evolved before cars were invented.
People lived, worked, and socialized in their local vicinity. Everything they needed day to day was easily accessible
2/
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straight up Gestapo shit
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
straight up Gestapo shit
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NEW: Howard Lutnick, the billionaire who serves as President Trump’s commerce secretary, planned a visit to Epstein’s island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Planned Trip to Epstein’s Island
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
NEW: Howard Lutnick, the billionaire who serves as President Trump’s commerce secretary, planned a visit to Epstein’s island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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Arresting journalists. Seizing ballots. Murdering protesters. Detaining children. It’s time to decide what your red line is.
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Arresting journalists. Seizing ballots. Murdering protesters. Detaining children. It’s time to decide what your red line is.
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Getty photography for the win win win.
January 31, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Getty photography for the win win win.
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Elon Musk last year: "Epstein tried to get me to go to his island and I REFUSED"
Musk to Epstein emails:
• “What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”
• "I really want to hit the party scene"
• "Is there a good time to visit?
Story: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Musk to Epstein emails:
• “What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”
• "I really want to hit the party scene"
• "Is there a good time to visit?
Story: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
January 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Elon Musk last year: "Epstein tried to get me to go to his island and I REFUSED"
Musk to Epstein emails:
• “What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”
• "I really want to hit the party scene"
• "Is there a good time to visit?
Story: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Musk to Epstein emails:
• “What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”
• "I really want to hit the party scene"
• "Is there a good time to visit?
Story: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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This is pretty damning about Starmer’s acquiescence to Trump on Trade Which has given Trump leverage over the U.K. “The US, which regards the UK as a wedge to weaken the EU, is now demanding widespread deregulation in return for keeping goods tariffs low.“
The abandonment of Labour’s moral crusade. Some home truths for Labour by @alanbeattie.bsky.social . But I would take Clare Short's opinions with a pinch of salt www.ft.com/content/1683...
The abandonment of Labour’s moral crusade
The UK is taking a cynical but fruitless turn to the reactionary and insular on aid, immigration and trade
www.ft.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:06 AM
This is pretty damning about Starmer’s acquiescence to Trump on Trade Which has given Trump leverage over the U.K. “The US, which regards the UK as a wedge to weaken the EU, is now demanding widespread deregulation in return for keeping goods tariffs low.“
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Wherein Lesley Groff, unindicted co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein and booker of thousands of underage sex crimes, invites Chris "Moot" Poole, founder of the /Pol/ politically incorrect group on 4chan to visit Jeffrey Epstein and to bring anyone he thinks is clever to meet Epstein.
January 31, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Wherein Lesley Groff, unindicted co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein and booker of thousands of underage sex crimes, invites Chris "Moot" Poole, founder of the /Pol/ politically incorrect group on 4chan to visit Jeffrey Epstein and to bring anyone he thinks is clever to meet Epstein.
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So, let's get this straight. Christopher "Moot" Poole created 4chan as a gathering place for hentai and CSAM enthusiasts, started /pol/ the day he met with Jeffrey Epstein, then /pol/ memed Trump to the presidency and birthed Qanon, a conspiracy theory in which Trump is a good person who hates CSAM.
January 31, 2026 at 5:29 AM
So, let's get this straight. Christopher "Moot" Poole created 4chan as a gathering place for hentai and CSAM enthusiasts, started /pol/ the day he met with Jeffrey Epstein, then /pol/ memed Trump to the presidency and birthed Qanon, a conspiracy theory in which Trump is a good person who hates CSAM.
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I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payment in 2009
www.ft.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
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The new Epstein files production features numerous allegations made against Donald Trump and others.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The new Epstein files production features numerous allegations made against Donald Trump and others.
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Shot and chaser from new Epstein batch
January 30, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Shot and chaser from new Epstein batch
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News on Monday that Mark Carney was "very aggressively walking back" some of the remarks to Trump—
Carney said on Tuesday: “To be absolutely clear, and I said this to the president — I meant what I said in Davos"
Carney said on Tuesday: “To be absolutely clear, and I said this to the president — I meant what I said in Davos"
January 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News on Monday that Mark Carney was "very aggressively walking back" some of the remarks to Trump—
Carney said on Tuesday: “To be absolutely clear, and I said this to the president — I meant what I said in Davos"
Carney said on Tuesday: “To be absolutely clear, and I said this to the president — I meant what I said in Davos"
Anglo centrism will ultimately be the main cause of the break up of the UK. The English are focused on England and are blinkered to even the existence of the other nations, let alone think those nations have any part to play in the UK.
January 25, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Anglo centrism will ultimately be the main cause of the break up of the UK. The English are focused on England and are blinkered to even the existence of the other nations, let alone think those nations have any part to play in the UK.
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Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
January 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
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The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
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The letter is real. Here it is.
January 25, 2026 at 12:52 AM
The letter is real. Here it is.