Joanna Pegum
@londoner007.bsky.social
Love arts, science, history, travel, dogs, books, tech, coffee, Europe - the lot! Refugee from the bird site @londoner_007
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I would like to share something.
A year ago, Trump won and I was furious and scared so I sent a text to a few of local women I knew and asked them to join me at a meeting and invite like-minded women they knew. A few showed up, then a few more. We became a group called The Salon and we meet monthly
A year ago, Trump won and I was furious and scared so I sent a text to a few of local women I knew and asked them to join me at a meeting and invite like-minded women they knew. A few showed up, then a few more. We became a group called The Salon and we meet monthly
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I would like to share something.
A year ago, Trump won and I was furious and scared so I sent a text to a few of local women I knew and asked them to join me at a meeting and invite like-minded women they knew. A few showed up, then a few more. We became a group called The Salon and we meet monthly
A year ago, Trump won and I was furious and scared so I sent a text to a few of local women I knew and asked them to join me at a meeting and invite like-minded women they knew. A few showed up, then a few more. We became a group called The Salon and we meet monthly
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Amatica Health are offering over a £1000 worth of testing for teens under 18 with Long Covid/ ME.
Google form to apply is here 👇
docs.google.com/forms/u/3/d/...
Google form to apply is here 👇
docs.google.com/forms/u/3/d/...
November 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Amatica Health are offering over a £1000 worth of testing for teens under 18 with Long Covid/ ME.
Google form to apply is here 👇
docs.google.com/forms/u/3/d/...
Google form to apply is here 👇
docs.google.com/forms/u/3/d/...
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I don't know, maybe if shelved the nonsense term "expat" and called Brits who emigrante "migrants" as they are, as I was when I left the country, people may pay more attention to it. Just a random thought
November 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I don't know, maybe if shelved the nonsense term "expat" and called Brits who emigrante "migrants" as they are, as I was when I left the country, people may pay more attention to it. Just a random thought
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🛑 PANIC MEASURES: Council officers have now ordered an immediate halt to all "non-essential spend." (e.g. preventative work that saves money in the long term)
This policy will grind services to a halt, punishing residents for the Administration's incompetence and political instability.
This policy will grind services to a halt, punishing residents for the Administration's incompetence and political instability.
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🛑 PANIC MEASURES: Council officers have now ordered an immediate halt to all "non-essential spend." (e.g. preventative work that saves money in the long term)
This policy will grind services to a halt, punishing residents for the Administration's incompetence and political instability.
This policy will grind services to a halt, punishing residents for the Administration's incompetence and political instability.
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📉 THE DECLINE: In just three months (Q1 (end June) to Q2 (end Sept) the forecast overspend has gone up by 66% from £27.9m to £46.5m.
The Council's own report admits this scale of failure is "unprecedented" and a "critical risk" to our financial resilience.
The Council's own report admits this scale of failure is "unprecedented" and a "critical risk" to our financial resilience.
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
📉 THE DECLINE: In just three months (Q1 (end June) to Q2 (end Sept) the forecast overspend has gone up by 66% from £27.9m to £46.5m.
The Council's own report admits this scale of failure is "unprecedented" and a "critical risk" to our financial resilience.
The Council's own report admits this scale of failure is "unprecedented" and a "critical risk" to our financial resilience.
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🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
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Gosh. What a surprise.
🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Gosh. What a surprise.
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Privileged to share a guest post today by a US veteran and intelligence analyst on the echoes they see between the regimes they used to monitor and today’s US.
They asked to remain anonymous - itself a sign of how worrying things have become in America.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/authoritar...
They asked to remain anonymous - itself a sign of how worrying things have become in America.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/authoritar...
Authoritarian echoes: how America is mirroring Egypt and Russia
**Guest post**: A US veteran’s perspective on the erosion of US democracy and the urgency of the 2026 midterms
christinapagel.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Privileged to share a guest post today by a US veteran and intelligence analyst on the echoes they see between the regimes they used to monitor and today’s US.
They asked to remain anonymous - itself a sign of how worrying things have become in America.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/authoritar...
They asked to remain anonymous - itself a sign of how worrying things have become in America.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/authoritar...
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Important piece from Bruce Schneier… Agentic AI’s OODA Loop Problem buff.ly/0ntqD1n
"The fundamental problem is that AI must compress reality into model-legible forms. In this setting, adversaries can exploit the compression. They don’t have to attack the territory; they can attack the map."
"The fundamental problem is that AI must compress reality into model-legible forms. In this setting, adversaries can exploit the compression. They don’t have to attack the territory; they can attack the map."
November 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Important piece from Bruce Schneier… Agentic AI’s OODA Loop Problem buff.ly/0ntqD1n
"The fundamental problem is that AI must compress reality into model-legible forms. In this setting, adversaries can exploit the compression. They don’t have to attack the territory; they can attack the map."
"The fundamental problem is that AI must compress reality into model-legible forms. In this setting, adversaries can exploit the compression. They don’t have to attack the territory; they can attack the map."
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Trump has been secretly working with Putin to create a stitch-up peace deal which they will try to force on Ukraine.
As for Europe: “We don’t really care,” a senior official told Politico.
As for Europe: “We don’t really care,” a senior official told Politico.
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Trump has been secretly working with Putin to create a stitch-up peace deal which they will try to force on Ukraine.
As for Europe: “We don’t really care,” a senior official told Politico.
As for Europe: “We don’t really care,” a senior official told Politico.
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I am moving to Dubai because England is so dangerous. www.ft.com/content/9bf6...
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I am moving to Dubai because England is so dangerous. www.ft.com/content/9bf6...
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Children among 25 killed in one of Russia's deadliest strikes on western Ukraine
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0yere4k0zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0yere4k0zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
November 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Children among 25 killed in one of Russia's deadliest strikes on western Ukraine
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0yere4k0zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0yere4k0zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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Most of the people expected to die from soaring temperatures live in poor, hot countries in Africa and South Asia Many of these countries emitted relatively little of the pollution that caused the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds
Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Most of the people expected to die from soaring temperatures live in poor, hot countries in Africa and South Asia Many of these countries emitted relatively little of the pollution that caused the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The River Cherwell is one of many sites at risk due to organised criminals dumping mountains of illegal waste.
The Environment Agency must clean up this mess and the National Crime Agency must crack down on this scourge.
The Environment Agency must clean up this mess and the National Crime Agency must crack down on this scourge.
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The River Cherwell is one of many sites at risk due to organised criminals dumping mountains of illegal waste.
The Environment Agency must clean up this mess and the National Crime Agency must crack down on this scourge.
The Environment Agency must clean up this mess and the National Crime Agency must crack down on this scourge.
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Agree 💯 With Mr. Walsh.......
November 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Agree 💯 With Mr. Walsh.......
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Newsom Knows Chump's The
Real Freakin Pig......
Real Freakin Pig......
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Newsom Knows Chump's The
Real Freakin Pig......
Real Freakin Pig......
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It really is disgusting that Trump can insult, berate, single out, threaten, and demean female reporters on a daily basis for asking fair and legitimate questions and you can’t find a single Republican woman in Congress to say it is inappropriate behavior.
November 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
It really is disgusting that Trump can insult, berate, single out, threaten, and demean female reporters on a daily basis for asking fair and legitimate questions and you can’t find a single Republican woman in Congress to say it is inappropriate behavior.
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The UK isn’t a “soft touch” on asylum.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
UK asylum seeker benefits are similar to European neighbours
No right to work before 12 months (it’s 6 months in France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands)
UK settlement after 5 years (it’s 3 or 4 in Germany)
Let’s cut out the alarmist rhetoric.
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Yeah watch London local election results in May. I bet we see large shift to Green and Lib Dems.
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Yeah watch London local election results in May. I bet we see large shift to Green and Lib Dems.
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This is what happens when the Centre Left follow far right policies on immigration. Is Labour watching? Those Danish immigration policies still looking attractive?
Danish Social democrats suffered a massive defeat in Copenhagen last night. They incurred similar defeats across the country and there will be a general election in the next year. In Copenhagen the far-left Enhedslisten (the unity list) won the most mandates followed by the socialist people's party.
November 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This is what happens when the Centre Left follow far right policies on immigration. Is Labour watching? Those Danish immigration policies still looking attractive?
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Nigel Farage wants to ban dual citizenship.
A quick reminder that the hypocrite-in-chief tried to add German citizenship to his own by lying about the place & length of his residence in Germany, & then had to withdraw his application when found out.
A quick reminder that the hypocrite-in-chief tried to add German citizenship to his own by lying about the place & length of his residence in Germany, & then had to withdraw his application when found out.
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Nigel Farage wants to ban dual citizenship.
A quick reminder that the hypocrite-in-chief tried to add German citizenship to his own by lying about the place & length of his residence in Germany, & then had to withdraw his application when found out.
A quick reminder that the hypocrite-in-chief tried to add German citizenship to his own by lying about the place & length of his residence in Germany, & then had to withdraw his application when found out.
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Not sure how Labour can fully square the circle between admitting that Reform's proposals to deport children are racist, but their plans for deport children, even if born and raised in the UK, are "fair and compassionate".
November 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Not sure how Labour can fully square the circle between admitting that Reform's proposals to deport children are racist, but their plans for deport children, even if born and raised in the UK, are "fair and compassionate".