Lucymails
@lucymails.bsky.social
🟢 Humanist, Socialist, Optimist. 🇬🇧
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via Truth Against Hate
February 9, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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Yes, this IS pure evil.
February 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Yes, this IS pure evil.
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And if you have to be reminded that Puerto Rico is part of America 🇺🇸, you’re a bigot.
An extra-stupid one.
An extra-stupid one.
February 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
And if you have to be reminded that Puerto Rico is part of America 🇺🇸, you’re a bigot.
An extra-stupid one.
An extra-stupid one.
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Just beyond parody at this point
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Just beyond parody at this point
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"I might disagree with Mandelson on his politics, but he's a very intelligent man and would be good choice for ambassador".
Nigel Farage, Dec 2024
Nigel Farage condemns Sir Keir Starmer calling his appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador a "grave error of judgement".
5th Feb 2026
Nigel Farage, Dec 2024
Nigel Farage condemns Sir Keir Starmer calling his appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador a "grave error of judgement".
5th Feb 2026
February 7, 2026 at 9:50 AM
"I might disagree with Mandelson on his politics, but he's a very intelligent man and would be good choice for ambassador".
Nigel Farage, Dec 2024
Nigel Farage condemns Sir Keir Starmer calling his appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador a "grave error of judgement".
5th Feb 2026
Nigel Farage, Dec 2024
Nigel Farage condemns Sir Keir Starmer calling his appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador a "grave error of judgement".
5th Feb 2026
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🚨Don't forget
On Tuesday we're publishing a book – combining analysis & policy with in-depth conversations to understand the needs of lower income families – and hosting a major conference on it.
With keynotes from Andy Burnham @andyburnham.bsky.social & Ken Murphy.
Register➡️ buff.ly/2tG8LsY
On Tuesday we're publishing a book – combining analysis & policy with in-depth conversations to understand the needs of lower income families – and hosting a major conference on it.
With keynotes from Andy Burnham @andyburnham.bsky.social & Ken Murphy.
Register➡️ buff.ly/2tG8LsY
February 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM
🚨Don't forget
On Tuesday we're publishing a book – combining analysis & policy with in-depth conversations to understand the needs of lower income families – and hosting a major conference on it.
With keynotes from Andy Burnham @andyburnham.bsky.social & Ken Murphy.
Register➡️ buff.ly/2tG8LsY
On Tuesday we're publishing a book – combining analysis & policy with in-depth conversations to understand the needs of lower income families – and hosting a major conference on it.
With keynotes from Andy Burnham @andyburnham.bsky.social & Ken Murphy.
Register➡️ buff.ly/2tG8LsY
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Morgan McSweeney has now resigned as Keir Starmer's Chief of Staff
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Morgan McSweeney has now resigned as Keir Starmer's Chief of Staff
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Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown
Palantir and Deloitte among beneficiaries of spending by government agencies
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
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Decades of under investment have weakened our schools - and that weakens the whole country.
We need real funding & care for education now.
Here's my conversation with the General Secretary of the National Education Union @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social 👇🏼
youtu.be/MD-wBnLxOsM?...
We need real funding & care for education now.
Here's my conversation with the General Secretary of the National Education Union @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social 👇🏼
youtu.be/MD-wBnLxOsM?...
What Happens When You Underfund Education | Daniel Kebede | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Decades of under investment have weakened our schools - and that weakens the whole country.
We need real funding & care for education now.
Here's my conversation with the General Secretary of the National Education Union @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social 👇🏼
youtu.be/MD-wBnLxOsM?...
We need real funding & care for education now.
Here's my conversation with the General Secretary of the National Education Union @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social 👇🏼
youtu.be/MD-wBnLxOsM?...
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Big polluters, climate deniers, and oil and gas interests have donated millions to Reform.
Why? Because they trust them.
But we don't. The Green Party is taking on Reform and their corporate backers - because we know whose interests they serve.
Are you with us?
Why? Because they trust them.
But we don't. The Green Party is taking on Reform and their corporate backers - because we know whose interests they serve.
Are you with us?
February 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Big polluters, climate deniers, and oil and gas interests have donated millions to Reform.
Why? Because they trust them.
But we don't. The Green Party is taking on Reform and their corporate backers - because we know whose interests they serve.
Are you with us?
Why? Because they trust them.
But we don't. The Green Party is taking on Reform and their corporate backers - because we know whose interests they serve.
Are you with us?
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No struggling newspaper ever saved itself by becoming a worse and less essential product. But what's happening today at the @washingtonpost.com is not just the latest devastating contraction of the news industry; it's the gutting of an American institution vital for a healthy society
February 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
No struggling newspaper ever saved itself by becoming a worse and less essential product. But what's happening today at the @washingtonpost.com is not just the latest devastating contraction of the news industry; it's the gutting of an American institution vital for a healthy society
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So the bottom line:
NHS waiting lists fell sharply in 20 trusts, all in poor areas
Streeting made this big part of his leadership pitch.
Now HF analysis shows Wes’s pilots didnt do more ops, but did fewer referrals & more removals from list for unexplained reasons
Many have told me of dirty tricks 👇
NHS waiting lists fell sharply in 20 trusts, all in poor areas
Streeting made this big part of his leadership pitch.
Now HF analysis shows Wes’s pilots didnt do more ops, but did fewer referrals & more removals from list for unexplained reasons
Many have told me of dirty tricks 👇
February 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
So the bottom line:
NHS waiting lists fell sharply in 20 trusts, all in poor areas
Streeting made this big part of his leadership pitch.
Now HF analysis shows Wes’s pilots didnt do more ops, but did fewer referrals & more removals from list for unexplained reasons
Many have told me of dirty tricks 👇
NHS waiting lists fell sharply in 20 trusts, all in poor areas
Streeting made this big part of his leadership pitch.
Now HF analysis shows Wes’s pilots didnt do more ops, but did fewer referrals & more removals from list for unexplained reasons
Many have told me of dirty tricks 👇
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A lot of racists in UK media & politics are currently limbering up to hold Donald Trump to an infinitely lower moral standard than they did Gary Lineker.
Starting with Farage, inevitably…
Starting with Farage, inevitably…
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 AM
A lot of racists in UK media & politics are currently limbering up to hold Donald Trump to an infinitely lower moral standard than they did Gary Lineker.
Starting with Farage, inevitably…
Starting with Farage, inevitably…
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It has been revealed that our chief reporter, @john-mcevoy.bsky.social, was among journalists investigated by a PR firm paid by Labour Together.
Labour Together was then managed by Josh Simons. Simons is now Cabinet Office minister.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Labour Together was then managed by Josh Simons. Simons is now Cabinet Office minister.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:57 AM
It has been revealed that our chief reporter, @john-mcevoy.bsky.social, was among journalists investigated by a PR firm paid by Labour Together.
Labour Together was then managed by Josh Simons. Simons is now Cabinet Office minister.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Labour Together was then managed by Josh Simons. Simons is now Cabinet Office minister.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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Who funds Labour Together?
Mainly:
• Hedge-fund managers
• Private-equity/business figures
• Blair-era philanthropists
Biggest names:
• Martin Taylor
• Trevor Chinn
• David Sainsbury family
• Gary Lubner
Mainly:
• Hedge-fund managers
• Private-equity/business figures
• Blair-era philanthropists
Biggest names:
• Martin Taylor
• Trevor Chinn
• David Sainsbury family
• Gary Lubner
February 7, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Who funds Labour Together?
Mainly:
• Hedge-fund managers
• Private-equity/business figures
• Blair-era philanthropists
Biggest names:
• Martin Taylor
• Trevor Chinn
• David Sainsbury family
• Gary Lubner
Mainly:
• Hedge-fund managers
• Private-equity/business figures
• Blair-era philanthropists
Biggest names:
• Martin Taylor
• Trevor Chinn
• David Sainsbury family
• Gary Lubner
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We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy!
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
February 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy!
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
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Morning all
Why has Capita been given the contract to administer Civil Service pensions?
When will they be stripped of the contract?
Why has Capita been given the contract to administer Civil Service pensions?
When will they be stripped of the contract?
February 7, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Morning all
Why has Capita been given the contract to administer Civil Service pensions?
When will they be stripped of the contract?
Why has Capita been given the contract to administer Civil Service pensions?
When will they be stripped of the contract?
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So you had a dual stitch up — the Russian/American oligarchs around Farage and Johnson, and the Russian/American oligarchs around Mandelson. Leave or remain, they didn’t want their contacts investigated. So Brexit went ahead.
Lots of things are beginning to make sense now. Given Mandelson’s role in the People’s Vote, and his proximity to Epstein and his MAGA/Russian ties, no wonder they dismissed @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on Cambridge Analytica/Vote Leave and our joint investigation into Russian interference
February 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM
So you had a dual stitch up — the Russian/American oligarchs around Farage and Johnson, and the Russian/American oligarchs around Mandelson. Leave or remain, they didn’t want their contacts investigated. So Brexit went ahead.
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It's an offence, but not a big one. They'll get an easy fine later in the year.
But if there's a pattern, the fine will be... still small enough to make no difference, because government after government hasn't bothered to make the syatem work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#R4Today
But if there's a pattern, the fine will be... still small enough to make no difference, because government after government hasn't bothered to make the syatem work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#R4Today
Reform faces police investigation over ‘concerned neighbour’ byelection letters
Material distributed in Gorton and Denton did not have legally required imprint stating it was funded by party
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:04 AM
It's an offence, but not a big one. They'll get an easy fine later in the year.
But if there's a pattern, the fine will be... still small enough to make no difference, because government after government hasn't bothered to make the syatem work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#R4Today
But if there's a pattern, the fine will be... still small enough to make no difference, because government after government hasn't bothered to make the syatem work.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#R4Today
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On the other hand as kids stare up at the huge poster on their classroom wall they might think... "hold on, our president has broken at least five of those commandments."
South Carolina wants to force every public school classroom to post the Ten Commandments.
Courts have already ruled similar laws unconstitutional.
They’re doing it anyway. And using a fake James Madison quote to justify it.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/south-caro...
Courts have already ruled similar laws unconstitutional.
They’re doing it anyway. And using a fake James Madison quote to justify it.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/south-caro...
South Carolina's bill to force the Ten Commandments in school is doomed to fail
Despite clear court losses in other states, South Carolina Republicans are trying to push an unconstitutional mandate into public school classrooms
www.friendlyatheist.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:47 AM
On the other hand as kids stare up at the huge poster on their classroom wall they might think... "hold on, our president has broken at least five of those commandments."
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I'll be banging on about this for ages.
This week I launched a brand new podcast with @pdkmitchell.bsky.social which is all about Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.
People have said very kind things about the first episode.
Give it a listen if you want to learn and/or hear people taking the piss.
This week I launched a brand new podcast with @pdkmitchell.bsky.social which is all about Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.
People have said very kind things about the first episode.
Give it a listen if you want to learn and/or hear people taking the piss.
🐳 EPISODE 1 🐳
A brand new podcast about a book about a fish is out now.
@leighsus.bsky.social (who's never read a book) and @pdkmitchell.bsky.social (who's read loads) discuss Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, chapter-by-chapter.
Listen free on Patreon or wherever you get your podcasts.
A brand new podcast about a book about a fish is out now.
@leighsus.bsky.social (who's never read a book) and @pdkmitchell.bsky.social (who's read loads) discuss Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, chapter-by-chapter.
Listen free on Patreon or wherever you get your podcasts.
February 7, 2026 at 7:49 AM
I'll be banging on about this for ages.
This week I launched a brand new podcast with @pdkmitchell.bsky.social which is all about Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.
People have said very kind things about the first episode.
Give it a listen if you want to learn and/or hear people taking the piss.
This week I launched a brand new podcast with @pdkmitchell.bsky.social which is all about Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.
People have said very kind things about the first episode.
Give it a listen if you want to learn and/or hear people taking the piss.