Mat Barrie
@matbaz1024.bsky.social
Escapee from the dark side! Views are my own.
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🚨Just 2% of the population - under 800,000 people sustained the whole of England's blood supply over the past 12 months
The NHS has put out an urgent call for 200,000 donors to come forward
Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
The NHS has put out an urgent call for 200,000 donors to come forward
Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
🚨Just 2% of the population - under 800,000 people sustained the whole of England's blood supply over the past 12 months
The NHS has put out an urgent call for 200,000 donors to come forward
Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
The NHS has put out an urgent call for 200,000 donors to come forward
Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
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Confronted with a choice of cutting taxes for second homes owners or funding eg youth clubs for working class kids Farage chooses... 👇🏻
May 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Confronted with a choice of cutting taxes for second homes owners or funding eg youth clubs for working class kids Farage chooses... 👇🏻
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Mike Johnson just voted to cut Medicaid.
Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.
Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.
April 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Mike Johnson just voted to cut Medicaid.
Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.
Nearly 40% of his district relies on Medicaid.
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It's long past time to ban insider trading in Congress.
April 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It's long past time to ban insider trading in Congress.
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How much has ULEZ impacted air quality in your borough?
Use our air quality checker to find out ⬇️
londongov.typeform.com/to/Y331m6Bt
Use our air quality checker to find out ⬇️
londongov.typeform.com/to/Y331m6Bt
April 5, 2025 at 6:59 AM
How much has ULEZ impacted air quality in your borough?
Use our air quality checker to find out ⬇️
londongov.typeform.com/to/Y331m6Bt
Use our air quality checker to find out ⬇️
londongov.typeform.com/to/Y331m6Bt
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Trump is on the golf course today in FL.
April 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Trump is on the golf course today in FL.
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I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
March 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.
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U.K. tourist Becky Burke finally returned home to Wales on Tuesday after spending 19 days in a U.S. ICE detention facility. Her parents relayed their daughter’s description of her release from ICE, saying how she was taken in “leg chains, waist chains and handcuffs,” which left her “traumatized.”
U.K. Tourist Returns Home in Chains Like ‘Hannibal Lecter’
Becky Burke was released in chains and handcuffs after spending 19 days in an ICE detention facility
www.thedailybeast.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
U.K. tourist Becky Burke finally returned home to Wales on Tuesday after spending 19 days in a U.S. ICE detention facility. Her parents relayed their daughter’s description of her release from ICE, saying how she was taken in “leg chains, waist chains and handcuffs,” which left her “traumatized.”
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The UK has now issued a travel warning for the US: possible arrest or detention for failing to meet entry requirements.
March 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The UK has now issued a travel warning for the US: possible arrest or detention for failing to meet entry requirements.
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The only fair way to handle this is to appoint a team of teenagers to tear this company limb from limb until we find out what kind of financial damage they are hiding and where
March 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The only fair way to handle this is to appoint a team of teenagers to tear this company limb from limb until we find out what kind of financial damage they are hiding and where
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NEBRASKA CROWD: “TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH!”
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
March 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
NEBRASKA CROWD: “TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH!”
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
@USRepMikeFlood: “So your proposal to solve (the debt) is tax the rich?”
NEBRASKA CROWD: *CHEERS WILDLY*
(not sure this went quite as he planned 😬)
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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'You Had 14 Years To Do It': BBC Presenter Roasts Senior Tory Over Looming Welfare Cuts
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/you-ha...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/you-ha...
'You Had 14 Years To Do It': BBC Presenter Roasts Senior Tory Over Looming Welfare Cuts
Roger Johnson pointed out the glaring flaw in Neil O'Brien's position.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
'You Had 14 Years To Do It': BBC Presenter Roasts Senior Tory Over Looming Welfare Cuts
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/you-ha...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/you-ha...
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👀 Captain arrested over UK ship collision is Russian, owner says
“The vessel hit a US-flagged tanker, Stena Immaculate, carrying jet fuel for the American military”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“The vessel hit a US-flagged tanker, Stena Immaculate, carrying jet fuel for the American military”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Captain arrested over UK ship collision is Russian, owner says
Captain of Solong, which was in collision with tanker, was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
👀 Captain arrested over UK ship collision is Russian, owner says
“The vessel hit a US-flagged tanker, Stena Immaculate, carrying jet fuel for the American military”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“The vessel hit a US-flagged tanker, Stena Immaculate, carrying jet fuel for the American military”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Sitting Andrew and Tristan Tate as guests of honor at a public event after they flew out of the country they were facing human trafficking charges in is rape culture in action
March 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Sitting Andrew and Tristan Tate as guests of honor at a public event after they flew out of the country they were facing human trafficking charges in is rape culture in action
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⚡️Russia launched nearly 1,200 bombs, 870 drones, over 80 missiles against Ukraine this week, Zelensky says.
The weapons that Russia used against Ukraine this week contained more than 82,000 foreign components, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The weapons that Russia used against Ukraine this week contained more than 82,000 foreign components, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Russia launched nearly 1,200 bombs, 870 drones, over 80 missiles against Ukraine this week, Zelensky says
The weapons that Russia used against Ukraine this week contained more than 82,000 foreign components, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
kyivindependent.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
⚡️Russia launched nearly 1,200 bombs, 870 drones, over 80 missiles against Ukraine this week, Zelensky says.
The weapons that Russia used against Ukraine this week contained more than 82,000 foreign components, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The weapons that Russia used against Ukraine this week contained more than 82,000 foreign components, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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"Gonna make you an offer you can't refuse..."
Donald Trump is turning America into a mafia state | Jonathan Freedland
The pattern is inescapable – with just one caveat: organised crime bosses occasionally display more honour, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 7:18 AM
"Gonna make you an offer you can't refuse..."
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🔴Conservative Peer Lord Feldman Helped ‘Good Friend’ of Michael Gove Win VIP PPE Deal
Documents released by the Covid Inquiry reveal a network of connections between senior ministers, advisers and those handed lucrative Covid contracts
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/07/c...
Documents released by the Covid Inquiry reveal a network of connections between senior ministers, advisers and those handed lucrative Covid contracts
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/07/c...
Conservative Peer Lord Feldman Helped 'Good Friend' of Michael Gove Win VIP PPE Deal
Documents released by the Covid Inquiry reveal a network of connections between senior ministers, advisers and those handed lucrative Covid contracts
bylinetimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🔴Conservative Peer Lord Feldman Helped ‘Good Friend’ of Michael Gove Win VIP PPE Deal
Documents released by the Covid Inquiry reveal a network of connections between senior ministers, advisers and those handed lucrative Covid contracts
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/07/c...
Documents released by the Covid Inquiry reveal a network of connections between senior ministers, advisers and those handed lucrative Covid contracts
bylinetimes.com/2025/03/07/c...
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They have installed the wealthiest man in the world to dismantle the country for himself and his fellow oligarchs. They plan to burn the country down to pay rock-bottom prices for the ashes.
A fire sale.
jesspiper.substack.com/p/i-know-exa...
A fire sale.
jesspiper.substack.com/p/i-know-exa...
I Know Exactly What They Are Doing
Rural foresight
jesspiper.substack.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
They have installed the wealthiest man in the world to dismantle the country for himself and his fellow oligarchs. They plan to burn the country down to pay rock-bottom prices for the ashes.
A fire sale.
jesspiper.substack.com/p/i-know-exa...
A fire sale.
jesspiper.substack.com/p/i-know-exa...
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What a load of old bollocks - Farage shouldn’t be allowed to get away with spouting this nonsense. The CBI reported just last week that the net zero sector is growing 3 times faster than the overall UK economy, & renewable energy is far cheaper than fossil fuels 🙄
Net Zero is hiking your bills - UK industry is being MASSACRED by Labour
IT is clear for all to see that Sir Keir Starmer and his Government can’t stop talking about Reform UK. Up until just a few weeks ago, the Prime Minister had not mentioned us once in the House of C…
www.thesun.co.uk
March 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
What a load of old bollocks - Farage shouldn’t be allowed to get away with spouting this nonsense. The CBI reported just last week that the net zero sector is growing 3 times faster than the overall UK economy, & renewable energy is far cheaper than fossil fuels 🙄
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Conservative MP Graham Stuart
Saying the quiet bit out loud
Saying the quiet bit out loud
March 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Conservative MP Graham Stuart
Saying the quiet bit out loud
Saying the quiet bit out loud