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Retired Nurse. Collector of rocks after studying with OU. Like to walk alone in remote places. Do knitting, sewing, embroidery, tapestry, watercolours. Read voraciously. Bit of a petrol head. My garden is my bit of paradise. Lived in France 15yrs, glorious
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Wikipedia's Angelika Stogis entry is being reviewed for deletion. It is on the technical grounds that she does not fulfil the guidelines criteria for notability. The entry has existed for six years, unchallenged. I see this is an act by Reform supporting activists.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelik...
Angeliki Stogia - Wikipedia
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February 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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From an interview in the paperback version of my book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT, published in 2020. On alarmism:
December 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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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.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
“Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.

Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.

Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?

Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?”

— The Epicurean Paradox
February 1, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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🎖️🏠 With over 8,500 veterans in Medway and 350+ military homes locally, I’m proud to have voted for new protections for veterans and service personnel. The new law invests in better military housing and strengthens the Armed Forces Covenant - recognising service, sacrifice and our national security.
February 1, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Not really got started with the cleaning upstairs yet...got sidetracked putting clothes and blankets away, then putting up 3 pictures, then tidying my art table, then measuring the duvet before getting a new cover...then looking for Verbena bonariensis seeds from donor at Ashbourne allotments, then
February 1, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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This new graphic from @thenerve.news could be so much bigger but we wanted to show 3 essential nodes in Peter Thiel’s sphere of influence: Silicon Valley, Washington & the UK.

In Britain, our govt is so naive about Thiel & what his company Palantir really is.
3/
February 1, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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We all survived January and the days are getting longer 🥳

Here’s what your UK Labour Government has been busy working on over the past month…

Tackling the cost of living, improving public services, rebuilding Britain.
February 1, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I've also realised I have 5 small beautiful pure wool blankets of varying thicknesses I seem to have bought over the years. One's on the sofa for slobbing when it's cold, 2 used to be on the bed and 2 are largely redundant unless I'm doing a long cold journey in the van or going camping. Too much.
February 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Thank you to the new members who came to a session I hosted this morning on getting involved with Plymouth Labour ahead of the local elections in May. If you’d like to help challenge hate and division and promote a more prosperous, hopeful city do send me a message. @plymouthlabour.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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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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February 1, 2026 at 11:13 AM
I now find I have too many cushions. Have put some on the bed, some on the sofa, others on hard chairs I use intermittantly and 2 are on display upstairs simply because they're beautiful ones my mum made. I still have 4 too many. One can go in the van. Three spare. Who to give them to?
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Just sent my mthly gas/electric readings in and happy to see I'm still in credit, enough to see me through til the end of winter. Daily elec use isn't too bad considering how piggin cold it's been for so long. Gas use lower than last winter. Air searingly cold out but it's not raining.
February 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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3 weeks ago when I picked her up she was utterly broken. Today Biscotti was getting her golden ticket to retire with us.

Biscotti literally cannot stop smiling. Love, care and security have given her a new chance at life. What a lovely dog she is.
February 1, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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It began with intense wave of online hate toward Labour and Starmer, amplified by bots, right-wing media pushing the same toxic narratives. It’s proving effective, with parts of the left also piling in for their own reasons, as usual. The bot networks, are focused on visceral hatred of Starmer.
January 31, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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You both failed to address the global economic order created by the US and Britain, neoliberalism and untrammelled capitalism. Its consequences include deepening inequality, accelerated wealth accumulation among the rich after the 2008 crash, and the steady disappearance of the middle classes.
January 31, 2026 at 5:17 PM
"A pinch and a punch for the first of the month." It's now Feb here in the UK.
February 1, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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This is the video to share and show anyone who thinks brexit hasn’t been done ‘properly’ yet and going further would be good for this country.

Join the @labour4europe.bsky.social and let’s take back control.

Click their account to do so.
January 31, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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This all sounds extremely positive and in line with @bestforbritain.org recommendations www.politico.eu/article/keir...
Starmer vows to take UK deeper into EU single market
Seemingly buoyed by a positive reception and a smaller-than-anticipated backlash, the British PM is now doubling down on his Brexit reset.
www.politico.eu
January 31, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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Keir Starmer calls on Andrew to testify in US over Jeffrey Epstein links www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Keir Starmer calls on Andrew to testify in US over Jeffrey Epstein links
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles last year, features heavily in the latest tranche of the Epstein files
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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How dodgy is political polling in the UK?

Give me £5k & watch me vandalise the whole system inside a week or so.

I’m not saying it’s easy, I am saying it doesn’t take much to do it.

Looking at what some of them are getting away with...
Political Polling: the scam, the sham, the WTF...
Are the Polls Actually Measuring Reality or Just Measuring Themselves? Or, Worse...
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January 31, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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You’ve Been Told What J.K. Rowling Said. Here’s What She Actually Said 🔗
January 31, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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Detransitioner Awarded Millions In First Malpractice Verdict: ‘This Is How It All Ends’ www.dailywire.com/news/detrans...
Detransitioner Awarded Millions In First Malpractice Verdict: ‘This Is How It All Ends’
On Friday, a young woman who had her healthy breasts removed at age 16 for supposed transgender “medical care” was awarded $2 million, marking the first successful detransitioner malpracti...
www.dailywire.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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I look at this photo and think it’s come to this two of the most hateful politicians along with others being pushed by 80% of the media with no scrutiny for their obvious racism and past political car crashes and lauded as the solution to our nations problems
No push back
Rabbits and headlights
January 31, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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I feel like this is a good time for everyone to go read "More Everything Forever" by @adambecker.bsky.social because that completely unrealistic and awful techbro mentality/religion the only way to explain this FCC filing (and that book explains this very clearly!)

Time to go outside and listen […]
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January 31, 2026 at 5:34 PM