Marj
@marjgold.bsky.social
Ex Galway, Dublin 🇮🇪 and UK 🇬🇧 Previously litigation lawyer, now living in Spain 🇪🇸 Parent of autistic/ADD son and trans son. FBPE🇪🇺
Deleted my twitter account 💪
Deleted my twitter account 💪
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The Guardian's Jillian Ambrose unpicks the many tens of millions in state support that Jim Ratcliffe's businesses have accepted, after the billionaire railed against people on benefits (and claimed Britain was being "colonised" by immigrants while himself having moved to tax-free Monaco).
Ratcliffe says immigrants cost too much, while Ineos lobbies for state funding
Billionaire’s business has in recent years claimed UK and EU support for refineries and chemicals plants worth about €800m
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:39 AM
The Guardian's Jillian Ambrose unpicks the many tens of millions in state support that Jim Ratcliffe's businesses have accepted, after the billionaire railed against people on benefits (and claimed Britain was being "colonised" by immigrants while himself having moved to tax-free Monaco).
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So young white women must breed, old white women must shut up and cook (and clean behind the fridges), and black and brown women will be deported.
Is that the Reform message?
Is that the Reform message?
February 13, 2026 at 9:56 AM
So young white women must breed, old white women must shut up and cook (and clean behind the fridges), and black and brown women will be deported.
Is that the Reform message?
Is that the Reform message?
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BREAKING on MS NOW:
A federal judge has ruled Pete Hegseth can't penalize Sen. Mark Kelly over that video telling service members they can refuse illegal orders.
Judge Richard Leon blocked the disciplinary action after finding an effort to cut his retirement benefits was likely unconstitutional.
A federal judge has ruled Pete Hegseth can't penalize Sen. Mark Kelly over that video telling service members they can refuse illegal orders.
Judge Richard Leon blocked the disciplinary action after finding an effort to cut his retirement benefits was likely unconstitutional.
February 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
BREAKING on MS NOW:
A federal judge has ruled Pete Hegseth can't penalize Sen. Mark Kelly over that video telling service members they can refuse illegal orders.
Judge Richard Leon blocked the disciplinary action after finding an effort to cut his retirement benefits was likely unconstitutional.
A federal judge has ruled Pete Hegseth can't penalize Sen. Mark Kelly over that video telling service members they can refuse illegal orders.
Judge Richard Leon blocked the disciplinary action after finding an effort to cut his retirement benefits was likely unconstitutional.
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🟥 Jasmine Crockett did not
come to play, with Pam
Bondi 👇🏽👇🏻✊🏽🇺🇸✊🏻
come to play, with Pam
Bondi 👇🏽👇🏻✊🏽🇺🇸✊🏻
February 12, 2026 at 11:52 AM
🟥 Jasmine Crockett did not
come to play, with Pam
Bondi 👇🏽👇🏻✊🏽🇺🇸✊🏻
come to play, with Pam
Bondi 👇🏽👇🏻✊🏽🇺🇸✊🏻
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Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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In the get a goddamn move on department:
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves: “The future of our economy, security, resilience and defence is bound with Europe. Closer alignment isn't about choosing sides - it's about geography. “
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves: “The future of our economy, security, resilience and defence is bound with Europe. Closer alignment isn't about choosing sides - it's about geography. “
February 13, 2026 at 8:52 AM
In the get a goddamn move on department:
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves: “The future of our economy, security, resilience and defence is bound with Europe. Closer alignment isn't about choosing sides - it's about geography. “
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves: “The future of our economy, security, resilience and defence is bound with Europe. Closer alignment isn't about choosing sides - it's about geography. “
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Asked if Ratcliffe was right to apologise for his racist statement about Britain having been “colonised” by immigrants, Farage replies,
'It’s probably in the dictionary definition correct, but perhaps people aren't quite ready for it’
No. It’s not, Nigel. It’s just racist. And wrong. Much like you.
'It’s probably in the dictionary definition correct, but perhaps people aren't quite ready for it’
No. It’s not, Nigel. It’s just racist. And wrong. Much like you.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Asked if Ratcliffe was right to apologise for his racist statement about Britain having been “colonised” by immigrants, Farage replies,
'It’s probably in the dictionary definition correct, but perhaps people aren't quite ready for it’
No. It’s not, Nigel. It’s just racist. And wrong. Much like you.
'It’s probably in the dictionary definition correct, but perhaps people aren't quite ready for it’
No. It’s not, Nigel. It’s just racist. And wrong. Much like you.
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Bondage Is Queen Of The Coverup........
February 12, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Bondage Is Queen Of The Coverup........
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal accused Bondi and the DOJ of “spying” on members of Congress by keeping track of their search history of the Epstein files.
Lawmakers Accuse DOJ Of ‘Spying’ On Their Epstein File Searches Citing Photo Of Bondi’s ‘Burn Book’
Rep. Pramila Jayapal accused Bondi and the DOJ of “spying” on members of Congress by keeping track of their search history of the Epstein files.
www.forbes.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Rep. Pramila Jayapal accused Bondi and the DOJ of “spying” on members of Congress by keeping track of their search history of the Epstein files.
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No. But the only country with an elected imbecile at the helm.
Trump: "We're the only country in the world that has mail in ballots"
February 13, 2026 at 6:35 AM
No. But the only country with an elected imbecile at the helm.
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Ranvir Singh: "... its this constant stirring of the pot, & it is essentially perpetuating a narrative that suits a purpose"
And the purpose is to scapegoat immigrants & refugees & blame them for all of societys problems #GMB
And the purpose is to scapegoat immigrants & refugees & blame them for all of societys problems #GMB
February 13, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Ranvir Singh: "... its this constant stirring of the pot, & it is essentially perpetuating a narrative that suits a purpose"
And the purpose is to scapegoat immigrants & refugees & blame them for all of societys problems #GMB
And the purpose is to scapegoat immigrants & refugees & blame them for all of societys problems #GMB
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The Trump administration is literally going to kill its supporters, and still they cheer the circus.
February 13, 2026 at 7:31 AM
The Trump administration is literally going to kill its supporters, and still they cheer the circus.
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Dr. Oz appears to have invited Jeffrey Epstein to a Valentines Day party in 2016, long after Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting sex with underage girls.
February 13, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Dr. Oz appears to have invited Jeffrey Epstein to a Valentines Day party in 2016, long after Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting sex with underage girls.
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A shamefully valid exercise.
Henry Riley takes @mrjamesob.bsky.social through five poorly covered stories concerning Nigel Farage's Reform which the media would already have highlighted if it applied the same level of scrutiny to Farage’s party as it does to Labour.
youtu.be/2XkeIZJDwuA?...
Henry Riley takes @mrjamesob.bsky.social through five poorly covered stories concerning Nigel Farage's Reform which the media would already have highlighted if it applied the same level of scrutiny to Farage’s party as it does to Labour.
youtu.be/2XkeIZJDwuA?...
‘Who will he blame for this?': Five Reform news stories uncovered | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 5:23 PM
A shamefully valid exercise.
Henry Riley takes @mrjamesob.bsky.social through five poorly covered stories concerning Nigel Farage's Reform which the media would already have highlighted if it applied the same level of scrutiny to Farage’s party as it does to Labour.
youtu.be/2XkeIZJDwuA?...
Henry Riley takes @mrjamesob.bsky.social through five poorly covered stories concerning Nigel Farage's Reform which the media would already have highlighted if it applied the same level of scrutiny to Farage’s party as it does to Labour.
youtu.be/2XkeIZJDwuA?...
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🚨Gorton and Denton by-election
PLEASE DON’T BE TAKEN IN BY THE DIVISIVE POLITICS OF REFORM
PLEASE DON’T BE TAKEN IN BY THE DIVISIVE POLITICS OF REFORM
🚨Gorton and Denton by-election
Surely by now we can all see that Reform is a party that thrives on division, fuels anger, and uses the scapegoating of minorities to gain support.
We are so much better than that.
DON’T BE TAKEN IN BY THE DIVISIVE POLITICS OF REFORM
youtu.be/cWWf1mZhlGk?...
Surely by now we can all see that Reform is a party that thrives on division, fuels anger, and uses the scapegoating of minorities to gain support.
We are so much better than that.
DON’T BE TAKEN IN BY THE DIVISIVE POLITICS OF REFORM
youtu.be/cWWf1mZhlGk?...
🚨Gorton and Denton by-election - JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 7:06 AM
🚨Gorton and Denton by-election
PLEASE DON’T BE TAKEN IN BY THE DIVISIVE POLITICS OF REFORM
PLEASE DON’T BE TAKEN IN BY THE DIVISIVE POLITICS OF REFORM
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Trump posted a video depicting the first Black president and his wife as apes and his excuse for this is that it's a riff on The Lion King, a movie that does not feature any apes. Somehow this was a one-day story and we've already moved on.
February 13, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Trump posted a video depicting the first Black president and his wife as apes and his excuse for this is that it's a riff on The Lion King, a movie that does not feature any apes. Somehow this was a one-day story and we've already moved on.
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This is the inevitable result of hiring without filter the worst and most pathetic men in the country and then giving them guns, military cosplay, total impunity, and a monthly cruelty quota they can't hope to meet unless they snatch up everyone they see.
EXCLUSIVE: A Ukrainian dad escaped Vladimir Putin’s drone and missile attacks back home only to be grabbed by a band of laughing ICE stooges in a Walmart parking lot in Minneapolis.
Laughing ICE Goons Seize Dad Who Fled Ukraine War at Walmart
Dmytro Kulyk is facing deportation as refugees become the Trump administration’s latest target.
trib.al
February 13, 2026 at 7:07 AM
This is the inevitable result of hiring without filter the worst and most pathetic men in the country and then giving them guns, military cosplay, total impunity, and a monthly cruelty quota they can't hope to meet unless they snatch up everyone they see.
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Jimmy Kimmel called out Attorney General Pam Bondi for a “deeply disturbing” file contained within a binder of insults spotted at her congressional hearing on Tuesday.
Jimmy Kimmel Rips ‘Stupid and Evil’ Revelation From Bondi Hearing
The late-night host was bewildered by a particular moment with the attorney general.
trib.al
February 13, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Jimmy Kimmel called out Attorney General Pam Bondi for a “deeply disturbing” file contained within a binder of insults spotted at her congressional hearing on Tuesday.
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What a story:
“Lewandowski and Noem, both married, have denied the reports of the affair, but people said they do little to hide their relationship.
“The pair have been using a luxury 737 MAX jet, with a private cabin in back, for their travel around the country”
1/
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
“Lewandowski and Noem, both married, have denied the reports of the affair, but people said they do little to hide their relationship.
“The pair have been using a luxury 737 MAX jet, with a private cabin in back, for their travel around the country”
1/
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:16 AM
What a story:
“Lewandowski and Noem, both married, have denied the reports of the affair, but people said they do little to hide their relationship.
“The pair have been using a luxury 737 MAX jet, with a private cabin in back, for their travel around the country”
1/
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
“Lewandowski and Noem, both married, have denied the reports of the affair, but people said they do little to hide their relationship.
“The pair have been using a luxury 737 MAX jet, with a private cabin in back, for their travel around the country”
1/
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Pam Bondi showed up before the Judiciary Committee with a burn book that had a printed search history of exactly what emails I searched.
The DOJ is spying on members of Congress. This is beyond unacceptable.
https://bit.ly/4aMQuuC
The DOJ is spying on members of Congress. This is beyond unacceptable.
https://bit.ly/4aMQuuC
February 13, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Pam Bondi showed up before the Judiciary Committee with a burn book that had a printed search history of exactly what emails I searched.
The DOJ is spying on members of Congress. This is beyond unacceptable.
https://bit.ly/4aMQuuC
The DOJ is spying on members of Congress. This is beyond unacceptable.
https://bit.ly/4aMQuuC
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A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 5:37 AM
A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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Howard Lutnick misled the American people about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein because he didn't want to admit he continued interacting with Epstein even AFTER Epstein was convicted of soliciting a minor.
It's a disgrace. Lutnick needs to resign as Secretary of Commerce.
It's a disgrace. Lutnick needs to resign as Secretary of Commerce.
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Howard Lutnick misled the American people about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein because he didn't want to admit he continued interacting with Epstein even AFTER Epstein was convicted of soliciting a minor.
It's a disgrace. Lutnick needs to resign as Secretary of Commerce.
It's a disgrace. Lutnick needs to resign as Secretary of Commerce.
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There are kind volunteers of the grassroots organization called Haven Watch who support released detainees in MN. They often don’t have a phone, money or clothes for the weather.
www.havenwatch.org
#HavenWatch #AbolishICE
www.havenwatch.org
#HavenWatch #AbolishICE
February 11, 2026 at 7:16 AM
There are kind volunteers of the grassroots organization called Haven Watch who support released detainees in MN. They often don’t have a phone, money or clothes for the weather.
www.havenwatch.org
#HavenWatch #AbolishICE
www.havenwatch.org
#HavenWatch #AbolishICE
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The people of Minnesota, and Minneapolis especially, have set the blueprint for our resistance.
They were tough, determined, disciplined, peaceful and kind. They remained united throughout the ICE occupation.
Thank you, Minneapolis, for leading the way.
Please support Haven Watch.🙏💙
They were tough, determined, disciplined, peaceful and kind. They remained united throughout the ICE occupation.
Thank you, Minneapolis, for leading the way.
Please support Haven Watch.🙏💙
There are kind volunteers of the grassroots organization called Haven Watch who support released detainees in MN. They often don’t have a phone, money or clothes for the weather.
www.havenwatch.org
#HavenWatch #AbolishICE
www.havenwatch.org
#HavenWatch #AbolishICE
February 13, 2026 at 6:56 AM
The people of Minnesota, and Minneapolis especially, have set the blueprint for our resistance.
They were tough, determined, disciplined, peaceful and kind. They remained united throughout the ICE occupation.
Thank you, Minneapolis, for leading the way.
Please support Haven Watch.🙏💙
They were tough, determined, disciplined, peaceful and kind. They remained united throughout the ICE occupation.
Thank you, Minneapolis, for leading the way.
Please support Haven Watch.🙏💙
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And you know that notion never, ever crossed any same person's mind
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
February 13, 2026 at 4:14 AM
And you know that notion never, ever crossed any same person's mind