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· Aug 29
Changing my name for now as I’m applying for jobs so need to keep a low online profile.
Employees typically get ‘placed on leave’ or suspended when they’re accused of more bog standard misconduct rather than a prima facie case of unlawful killing
January 28, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Employees typically get ‘placed on leave’ or suspended when they’re accused of more bog standard misconduct rather than a prima facie case of unlawful killing
Genuine question. Do legitimate businesses prefer card or cash? Yes, there are fees (much smaller than it says in this article) but cash is fiddly (try cashing up), a security risk, and has to be deposited.
BBC local reporting credulous as always with a guy pretending he's paying a 10% card transaction fee
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Herefordshire pub landlord offers discount for cash payments as card charges soar
Alan Davies says he loses about £5 in transaction charges for every £50 made.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Genuine question. Do legitimate businesses prefer card or cash? Yes, there are fees (much smaller than it says in this article) but cash is fiddly (try cashing up), a security risk, and has to be deposited.
If people in the US illegally or temporarily are not subject to its jurisdiction, how can they be legally deported? Really want to hear the ingenious legal argument that reconciles those two positions?
January 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
If people in the US illegally or temporarily are not subject to its jurisdiction, how can they be legally deported? Really want to hear the ingenious legal argument that reconciles those two positions?
Anyone who’s forgotten to cancel a free trial subscription can empathise
This is incredible. Boris Johnson was in such a rush to deport people to Rwanda, he agreed the UK would pay Rwanda £290M with no real guarantees
Then when Starmer came in, he triumphantly announced it dead, but forgot to actually cancel it and now owes another £100M
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Then when Starmer came in, he triumphantly announced it dead, but forgot to actually cancel it and now owes another £100M
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rwanda seeks £100m from UK over axed asylum deal
The African nation argues it is owed payments but the Home Office says it will fight the case.
www.bbc.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Anyone who’s forgotten to cancel a free trial subscription can empathise
Only Badenoch could blow the unique opportunity of a purge that the Reform defection provide.
Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Only Badenoch could blow the unique opportunity of a purge that the Reform defection provide.
Are we sure they didn’t just mix-up ice with ICE?
US to send ICE agents to Winter Olympics, prompting Italian anger
The US federal agency says it will not play an immigration role at February's event in Milan-Cortina.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Are we sure they didn’t just mix-up ice with ICE?
How is @owenjones.bsky.social older than Harry Cole?
January 28, 2026 at 7:19 AM
How is @owenjones.bsky.social older than Harry Cole?
The up coming Gordon and Denton by-election is reminding me of the legal test for setting aside sanctions. IYKYK
January 27, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The up coming Gordon and Denton by-election is reminding me of the legal test for setting aside sanctions. IYKYK
We know how this goes. Next media will report that Trump is softening his stance.
Leavitt: "Nobody in the White House, including President Trump, wants to see people getting hurt or killed in America's streets. This includes Renee Good, Alex Pretti, the brave men and women of law enforcement, and the many Americans who have been victimized by illegal alien criminals"
January 26, 2026 at 6:53 PM
We know how this goes. Next media will report that Trump is softening his stance.
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The shamelessness is the point. We know she's lying. She knows she's lying. If she were trying to convince the public, that would be admitting that public opinion matters.
This is a performance of dominance.
This is "truth is what we say it is."
This is "you'll believe what we tell you."
This is a performance of dominance.
This is "truth is what we say it is."
This is "you'll believe what we tell you."
Noem lies shamelessly: "An individual approached order Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic gun. The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently. This looks like a situation where an individual arrived to inflict maximum damage and kill law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The shamelessness is the point. We know she's lying. She knows she's lying. If she were trying to convince the public, that would be admitting that public opinion matters.
This is a performance of dominance.
This is "truth is what we say it is."
This is "you'll believe what we tell you."
This is a performance of dominance.
This is "truth is what we say it is."
This is "you'll believe what we tell you."
It’s literally no different
Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
January 24, 2026 at 10:59 PM
It’s literally no different
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Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
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Once again I find myself wondering when the NRA are going to roll into town with their well-regulated militia to oppose arbitrary exercise of power by the state. Guys, this is a *perfect* moment for you to illustrate your points about gun control with action.
January 24, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Once again I find myself wondering when the NRA are going to roll into town with their well-regulated militia to oppose arbitrary exercise of power by the state. Guys, this is a *perfect* moment for you to illustrate your points about gun control with action.
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Yeah, it would be fucking stupid, easily weaponised to persecute opponents and not achieve anything.
We finally have a shot at criminalising lying in politics…
And you can help.
I spoke at an event this week where the room voted almost unanimously that MPs & Lords must be covered by the new offence of Misleading the Public
Imagine if this went though
And this is where we need your help…
And you can help.
I spoke at an event this week where the room voted almost unanimously that MPs & Lords must be covered by the new offence of Misleading the Public
Imagine if this went though
And this is where we need your help…
January 23, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Yeah, it would be fucking stupid, easily weaponised to persecute opponents and not achieve anything.
Do love how MPs can’t resign so if they want out before Parliament is dissolved, they either have to die or use a legal fiction to disqualify themselves.
January 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Do love how MPs can’t resign so if they want out before Parliament is dissolved, they either have to die or use a legal fiction to disqualify themselves.
And apparently it’s Europe that has a ‘free speech crisis’
BREAKING: A woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted service at a Minnesota church has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
The woman who led a protest at a Minnesota church service has been arrested, Bondi says
Attorney General Pam Bondi says a woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 7:25 PM
And apparently it’s Europe that has a ‘free speech crisis’
They also hubristically thought it was unsinkable.
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 6:07 PM
They also hubristically thought it was unsinkable.
Or keep it in a safe? Yeah your house could burn down but not having access to all your passwords would be the least of your problems and at least it wouldn’t be in the wrong hands.
January 22, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Or keep it in a safe? Yeah your house could burn down but not having access to all your passwords would be the least of your problems and at least it wouldn’t be in the wrong hands.
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In authoritarian regimes, the government uses its powers to threaten, harass, and silence its opponents.
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 21, 2026 at 4:33 PM
In authoritarian regimes, the government uses its powers to threaten, harass, and silence its opponents.
A driving theory test really isn’t *that* hard to pass.
Driving test cheating soars with use of headsets and impersonators
Experts blamed persistently long waits for practical tests while the DVSA blamed better detection.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 9:28 AM
A driving theory test really isn’t *that* hard to pass.
Reminder that “may you live in interesting times” was meant as a curse
January 21, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Reminder that “may you live in interesting times” was meant as a curse
Thought this was a court case for a moment
January 20, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Thought this was a court case for a moment
If a company joins the X-odus, I’m wondering what the policy on corporate memory is. Although I note that a lot are simply saying that they will no longer be posting rather than deleting their account. And their tweets aren’t really in their possession. If X collapsed, they’d be lost anyway.
January 20, 2026 at 6:41 PM
If a company joins the X-odus, I’m wondering what the policy on corporate memory is. Although I note that a lot are simply saying that they will no longer be posting rather than deleting their account. And their tweets aren’t really in their possession. If X collapsed, they’d be lost anyway.