Matt Severn
@mattsevern.bsky.social
LibDem councillor, fe support staff, former bookseller, Dad, husband, Christian, non league fan x2 clubs, strategy gamer, very amateur HEMA fighter, SF&F reader, 4 x Parliamentary candidate.
Mostly found in Cumbria and North Lancashire.
Mostly found in Cumbria and North Lancashire.
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The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
February 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
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This to me fundamentally rests in a lack of security about what and who the parties stand for, and a foolhardy deference to the feelings of people who would never agree with them anyway.
February 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
This to me fundamentally rests in a lack of security about what and who the parties stand for, and a foolhardy deference to the feelings of people who would never agree with them anyway.
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Like on the summer 2024 riots and hotel protests, why legitimise the actions of a bunch of people who were often serial criminals when you could have pinned Ref as the part of hooligans.
February 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Like on the summer 2024 riots and hotel protests, why legitimise the actions of a bunch of people who were often serial criminals when you could have pinned Ref as the part of hooligans.
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i often think about this review
February 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
i often think about this review
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Lib Dem voters: too much like the 2024 Labour voters, painful to admit the 2024 strategy didn’t really work
Green voters: painful to admit the 2017 election result happened
Tory voters: eww!!! Might have to use words like ‘aspiration’
And so…the 18 months they’ve had instead.
So
Green voters: painful to admit the 2017 election result happened
Tory voters: eww!!! Might have to use words like ‘aspiration’
And so…the 18 months they’ve had instead.
So
February 14, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Lib Dem voters: too much like the 2024 Labour voters, painful to admit the 2024 strategy didn’t really work
Green voters: painful to admit the 2017 election result happened
Tory voters: eww!!! Might have to use words like ‘aspiration’
And so…the 18 months they’ve had instead.
So
Green voters: painful to admit the 2017 election result happened
Tory voters: eww!!! Might have to use words like ‘aspiration’
And so…the 18 months they’ve had instead.
So
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Fighting age man flees his homeland to seek asylum on overcrowded island.
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Fighting age man flees his homeland to seek asylum on overcrowded island.
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It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
February 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
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I have today been informed that, despite personal assurances to the contrary, the Green party have once again used my image and misrepresented my words on a second leaflet circulated in Gorton and Denton ahead of the by-election. I have now lodged an official complaint with the returning officer.
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
I have today been informed that, despite personal assurances to the contrary, the Green party have once again used my image and misrepresented my words on a second leaflet circulated in Gorton and Denton ahead of the by-election. I have now lodged an official complaint with the returning officer.
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
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We should get back to that practice in journalism where, if someone makes a claim about their product, it should be up to them to prove it, rather than everyone assuming it‘s true until it’s proved wrong. And the wilder the claim, the less it should be believed without proof.
This is not hard.
This is not hard.
I'm pretty sure I know. They aren't. We're not going to really be able to make a lot of progress in dealing with the implications of this tech unless and until we get rid of all this "woo-woo" talk about LLMs. Anthropic pushing this line is PR, unserious.
February 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
We should get back to that practice in journalism where, if someone makes a claim about their product, it should be up to them to prove it, rather than everyone assuming it‘s true until it’s proved wrong. And the wilder the claim, the less it should be believed without proof.
This is not hard.
This is not hard.
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Important that nothing should reflect poorly on DP World's ultimate owner: Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Maktoum - a man who kidnapped *two* of his daughters and subjected one of his wives to a campaign of harassment and intimidation.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Boss of P&O Ferries owner DP World leaves over Jeffrey Epstein links
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s exit as group chair and CEO follows pressure after publication of emails
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Important that nothing should reflect poorly on DP World's ultimate owner: Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Maktoum - a man who kidnapped *two* of his daughters and subjected one of his wives to a campaign of harassment and intimidation.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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And so.
The Home Secretary and the Home Office threw everything at defending the botched proscription of Palestine Action.
They failed.
They may win on appeal.
But.
Today was a useful reminder that they don’t always get their own way.
Terrorism law is important, but it should not be abused.
The Home Secretary and the Home Office threw everything at defending the botched proscription of Palestine Action.
They failed.
They may win on appeal.
But.
Today was a useful reminder that they don’t always get their own way.
Terrorism law is important, but it should not be abused.
February 13, 2026 at 9:47 PM
And so.
The Home Secretary and the Home Office threw everything at defending the botched proscription of Palestine Action.
They failed.
They may win on appeal.
But.
Today was a useful reminder that they don’t always get their own way.
Terrorism law is important, but it should not be abused.
The Home Secretary and the Home Office threw everything at defending the botched proscription of Palestine Action.
They failed.
They may win on appeal.
But.
Today was a useful reminder that they don’t always get their own way.
Terrorism law is important, but it should not be abused.
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The way that American politicians have politicized fucking VACCINES is even more loathsome than their politicization of every other fucking apolitical thing.
February 12, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The way that American politicians have politicized fucking VACCINES is even more loathsome than their politicization of every other fucking apolitical thing.
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The head of Dubai-based logistics group DP World has left his post after revelations over his ties with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein piled pressure on the state-backed company to take action
www.ft.com/content/548f...
www.ft.com/content/548f...
DP World boss leaves company after Epstein emails
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem transformed Dubai-based group into one of the world’s largest logistics operators
www.ft.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The head of Dubai-based logistics group DP World has left his post after revelations over his ties with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein piled pressure on the state-backed company to take action
www.ft.com/content/548f...
www.ft.com/content/548f...
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the Palestine Action ban really was a classic Starmer govt move: a hysterical overreaction that won them zero plaudits from the right, cost them badly to the left, and which got shot down in the end anyway.
February 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
the Palestine Action ban really was a classic Starmer govt move: a hysterical overreaction that won them zero plaudits from the right, cost them badly to the left, and which got shot down in the end anyway.
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This disqualifies Farage from any office in the UK whatsoever on national security grounds alone. Tankie nonsense.
February 13, 2026 at 6:27 PM
This disqualifies Farage from any office in the UK whatsoever on national security grounds alone. Tankie nonsense.
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On almost every front, Reform UK hate and despise the views of the median British voter. Scraping into power on high 20s of the vote could see electoral politics fall apart altogether.
This disqualifies Farage from any office in the UK whatsoever on national security grounds alone. Tankie nonsense.
February 13, 2026 at 6:29 PM
On almost every front, Reform UK hate and despise the views of the median British voter. Scraping into power on high 20s of the vote could see electoral politics fall apart altogether.
@neillcameron.bsky.social your comics are coming to life
just remembered that recently out of the blue my 7-year-old asked “dad, what was the collapse of the soviet union?”
February 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM
@neillcameron.bsky.social your comics are coming to life
Friend of Russia says what?
Farage claims democracy in Ukraine 'destroyed' by Maidan revolution and those wanting closer links with Europe - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
February 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Friend of Russia says what?
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A total, total humiliation for the government 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 10:23 AM
A total, total humiliation for the government www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Re the AI discourse today - if it really was on the verge of upending the fundamentals of the entire global economy I suspect markets would be behaving differently.
February 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Re the AI discourse today - if it really was on the verge of upending the fundamentals of the entire global economy I suspect markets would be behaving differently.
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No 10 claims it still has cabinet secretary - but won't say who it is, and won't comment on reports Chris Wormald being sacked - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
February 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
No 10 claims it still has cabinet secretary - but won't say who it is, and won't comment on reports Chris Wormald being sacked - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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One of my favorite things is when badly run clubs hire managers from well run clubs and are shocked when it changes nothing for either team
February 11, 2026 at 10:11 AM
One of my favorite things is when badly run clubs hire managers from well run clubs and are shocked when it changes nothing for either team
Stupidest people, Trump people
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Stupidest people, Trump people
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This is the Republican party in a nutshell—they don’t give a damn about children who were raped by wealthy pedophiles. All they care about is helping their Epstein class donors (many of whom are in the Epstein Files themselves) get richer.
"He is the most transparent president in the nation's history!" -- Bondi is stammering as she attacks Democrats and tries to downplay Epstein as a distraction from the stock market
February 11, 2026 at 8:15 PM
This is the Republican party in a nutshell—they don’t give a damn about children who were raped by wealthy pedophiles. All they care about is helping their Epstein class donors (many of whom are in the Epstein Files themselves) get richer.