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"I’ve lived this long because I know when to fight, when to run, and when to keep my mouth shut. Though, admittedly, I’ve never been very good at that last one." moonglum...
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Actions not words...
Safeguarding, scrutiny and culture are now buzzwords for council officers/members since Neil Foden's arrest in 2023.
The reality is somewhat different...
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The Culture And Mindset Within Gwynedd Council...
Cyngor Gwynedd Social Services
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l8in.bsky.social
Norway’s role in the Oslo Accords questioned after key figures appear in Epstein files
Trove of documents reveal Norwegian top-diplomats Mona Juul and her husband Terje Rod-Larsen had strong connections to the late sex offender...
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Norway’s role in the Oslo Accords questioned after key figures appear in Epstein files
Trove of documents reveal Norwegian top-diplomats Mona Juul and her husband Terje Rod-Larsen had strong connections to the late sex offender
www.middleeasteye.net
February 19, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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gg2news.bsky.social
Indian cricket captains appeal to Pakistan over Imran Khan’s jail health 🇮🇳🏏🇵🇰⚖️

#ImranKhan #IndiaPakistan #Cricket #Pakistan #BreakingNews

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Indian Cricket Captains Urge Pakistan On Imran Khan
Former Indian cricket captains appeal to Imran Khan’s health concerns in jail, urging Pakistan authorities to ensure proper medical care.
www.gg2.net
February 19, 2026 at 1:26 PM
l8in.bsky.social
A Polish Catholic bishop has gone on trial accused of failing to promptly report allegations of child sexual abuse committed by priests under his authority, marking the first time a bishop in Poland has faced criminal proceedings over such claims...
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Polish bishop goes on trial over failure to report child sex abuse claims
1st criminal case against bishop heightens scrutiny of Catholic Church’s handling of abuse in Poland - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
February 19, 2026 at 12:30 PM
l8in.bsky.social
Erika Kirk, former pageant contestant and activist, is facing renewed scrutiny following disturbing allegations that connect her to a sex trafficking network, as her pastor faces multiple child trafficking charges...
www.ibtimes.co.uk/erika-kirk-t...
Erika Kirk Allegedly Linked to Sex Trafficking Network as Her Pastor Faces Charges
Erika Kirk faces scrutiny after allegations link her to a sex trafficking network, and her pastor faces child trafficking charges.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 12:22 PM
l8in.bsky.social
from 2012...
Alisa Dmitrijeva death: No action over Sandringham body find...
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Alisa Dmitrijeva death: No action over Sandringham body find
Two men arrested over the death of a teenager found on the Sandringham estate will not face police action, a force says.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 11:28 AM
l8in.bsky.social
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office...
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office - live updates
It comes after Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 10:43 AM
l8in.bsky.social
Jean-Luc Brunel was prepared to tell prosecutors what he knew about Epstein’s sex trafficking and was negotiating with lawyers secretly in 2016, new files have revealed...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/mode...
Model agency boss planned to testify against Epstein before backing out - and was later found hanged in cell | LBC
A top modelling agency boss who was a longtime friend of paedophile Jeffrey Epstein was in negotiations to provide prosecutors with evidence against him but suddenly backed out.
www.lbc.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 9:56 AM
l8in.bsky.social
Michale Graves, a former lead vocalist of notorious New Jersey punk band The Misfits, was meant to play The Bunkhouse in Swansea, Fuel in Cardiff and Jacs in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, at the end of this month...
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Singer's Aberdare, Swansea and Cardiff gigs axed over US right-wing links
An ex-frontman of punk band The Misfits had voiced support for right-wing group The Proud Boys.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 8:51 PM
l8in.bsky.social
Those children are now in foster homes, after authorities uncovered abuse and neglect at the house where Guojun, enabled by Zhang, lived out his fantasy of building a family dynasty...
longreads.com/2026/02/10/t...
The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion - Longreads
"A wealthy couple obtained dozens of children through surrogates. Did they want a family, or something else?"
longreads.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:28 AM
l8in.bsky.social
The widow of "Playboy" mogul Hugh Hefner says she's filing two complaints against her late husband's foundation, alleging they possess thousands of scrapbooks containing lewd photos of women and "possibly" underage girls...
www.cbsnews.com/news/hefner-...
Hugh Hefner's widow alleges his foundation stored thousands of sexual photos of women, "possibly girls"
Crystal Hefner says she was removed from her position as president of the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation after raising concerns over the "Playboy" founder's scrapbooks.
www.cbsnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:50 AM
l8in.bsky.social
A former Deutsche Bank compliance officer told the FBI she was fired in 2018 after flagging suspicious activity in accounts linked to Jeffrey Epstein and Jared Kushner, offering yet another example of how they operated above the law...
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The Epstein Whistleblower Who Was Silenced
A former Deutsche Bank compliance officer told the FBI she was fired in 2018 after flagging suspicious activity in accounts linked to Jeffrey Epstein and Jared Kushner, offering yet another example of...
jacobin.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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Investigation
Scabies, sexual harassment & racism: inside the UK’s asylum hotels www.opendemocracy.net/en/asylum-ho...
February 17, 2026 at 6:26 PM
l8in.bsky.social
Expert witnesses appointed by the courts have a duty to act impartially. However, in January 2025, TBIJ and Tortoise exposed Gill’s controversial views in relation to domestic abuse as part of an undercover investigation...
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
Mother vindicated after top judge overturns evidence of parental…
Findings based on the evidence of Melanie Gill are thrown out by high court – and could open the door for more of the families affected
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.

(Published Feb. 2025)
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
February 17, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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Kinnock is asked if cabinet office minister Josh Simons should resign in light of the story around Labour Together. He says the cabinet office is investigating!

Hes then asked if Steve Reed should resign because of the govts latest u-turn. Guess what group Reed co-founded?
February 17, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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The big banks have figured out what a threat Donald Trump and his nasty backers are to Britain's economy and security. When will the government finally realise we have an enemy of every decent value Britain stands for in the White House.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears
Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM
l8in.bsky.social
The Ditch revealed last week that it gained access to the convicted paedophile’s FedEx account after the US Department of Justice published an unredacted password. The department later removed it from the Epstein files...
www.ontheditch.com/fedex-delete...
FedEx deletes Jeffrey Epstein account records
The Ditch revealed last week that it gained access to the account.
www.ontheditch.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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bordersnaturalist.bsky.social
Something smells bad at Highland Council - either Councillors or employees lobbying behind the scenes to influence Ministerial decision on the proposed Coul Links Golf Course development. www.theferret.scot/backroom-lob...
‘Backroom’ lobbying on Coul Links golf plan under fire
Scottish ministers have been privately urged to back plans for a golf course on a coastal wildlife site. This has been condemned as “backdoor lobbying that tries to bypass the rules”.
www.theferret.scot
February 16, 2026 at 5:06 PM
l8in.bsky.social
An Indiana high school secretary has been accused of having sex with two students after her husband caught her with one of them and allegedly 'battered' her
Alicia Hughes, 31, was arrested Saturday after an investigation unveiled an alleged sexual relationship...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
School worker accused of sex with students after husband 'caught her'
Alicia Hughes, 31, was arrested Saturday and charged with five counts of child seduction.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
l8in.bsky.social
The government has abandoned plans to delay 30 council elections in England following legal advice...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government abandons plans to delay 30 council elections
All English elections will now go ahead as originally planned after Reform UK brought a legal challenge over the decision to delay some polls.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 3:41 PM
l8in.bsky.social
The Metropolitan Police has urged officials to hold back on publishing an email sent by Morgan McSweeney to the former Labour peer which inquired about his links with Jeffrey Epstein...
www.thenational.scot/news/2585789...
Police 'tell UK Government to keep secret key Peter Mandelson exchange'
POLICE have reportedly asked the UK Government to keep secret a key exchange between Downing Street and Peter Mandelson before his appointment as…
www.thenational.scot
February 16, 2026 at 3:38 PM
l8in.bsky.social
An elusive figure with little online presence, David Stern features in 7,461 documents in the latest Epstein files, including a photograph of him with the former Duke and Duchess of York...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Who is the mysterious German man named in 7,461 of the Epstein files?
An elusive figure, David Stern (pictured left) features in 7,461 documents in the latest Epstein files, including a photograph of him with the former Duke and Duchess of York .
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 9:30 AM
l8in.bsky.social
Salah is scrolling through the pictures in his phone, showing me the bruised face of his son over the years after repeated attacks since moving to Wales.
Several videos show him being beaten by gangs of teenage boys, filmed by spectators...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Slurs by teachers and gang attacks: Racism trauma revealed in report
Another woman says she removed her hijab to keep her children safe from an attack.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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maniisnala.bsky.social
Canadian Forests are being burned for biomass or flushed down the toilet. Labour have pledged BILLIONS in subsidies to Drax, the dirtiest power station in the UK. actionnetwork.org/forms/step-u...
Charmin Toilet Paper is destroying caribou habitat www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/478/87...
February 16, 2026 at 7:51 AM
l8in.bsky.social
CONCERNS raised in a complaint about a Gwynedd social worker were not adequately addressed, a report found...
www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk/news/2584934...
Gwynedd Council ‘didn’t address main concerns raised’ about social worker
Concerns raised in a complaint about a Gwynedd social worker were not adequately addressed, a report found.
www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 8:17 PM