nickequipechasee #TuckFrump
@nickequipechasee.bsky.social
Dutifully Voted for the guy who said "There is no case for Rejoining the Single Market", whilst simultaneously convinced that it was the Stupidest thing ever said by a Politician in my lifetime.
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To the constituents of Denton and Gorton; remember Caerphilly.
Labour has now come in from 10/1 to 5/1 in Gorton and Denton, with Reform at 3/1 against, and Greens odds-on.
NB: these are prices (reflecting betting patterns) not predictions
(There has been no representative polling of the constituency published during the campaign + no hard data).
NB: these are prices (reflecting betting patterns) not predictions
(There has been no representative polling of the constituency published during the campaign + no hard data).
February 17, 2026 at 8:22 PM
To the constituents of Denton and Gorton; remember Caerphilly.
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So "out of the box" that it has been classified as a crime under international law for decades.
Chris Wright on seized Venezuelan oil: "We've sold about $1 billion of oil so far. We've recently signed agreements to sell about another $5 billion in the next several months. So you're talking well north of $10 billion a year ... this is way out of the box, groundbreaking Trump diplomacy."
February 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM
So "out of the box" that it has been classified as a crime under international law for decades.
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Elvis impersonator singing to a man listed in the Epstein files
February 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Elvis impersonator singing to a man listed in the Epstein files
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Fact Check:
Nigel Farage claims the FT ignored the Mandelson-Epstein scandal
it was on the front page for SIX days
(long before he appears to have even noticed it)
Nigel Farage claims the FT ignored the Mandelson-Epstein scandal
it was on the front page for SIX days
(long before he appears to have even noticed it)
February 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Fact Check:
Nigel Farage claims the FT ignored the Mandelson-Epstein scandal
it was on the front page for SIX days
(long before he appears to have even noticed it)
Nigel Farage claims the FT ignored the Mandelson-Epstein scandal
it was on the front page for SIX days
(long before he appears to have even noticed it)
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One of the more hopeful signs in UK politics is that Reform consistently struggles to poll above the mid-to-high 20s - despite a deteriorating economy, the simultaneous implosion of both the traditional parties and a pet TV station.
Reform is not some unstoppable force. It's eminently beatable.
Reform is not some unstoppable force. It's eminently beatable.
Reform's polling is ~the lowest its been since last year's local elections
February 17, 2026 at 6:13 PM
One of the more hopeful signs in UK politics is that Reform consistently struggles to poll above the mid-to-high 20s - despite a deteriorating economy, the simultaneous implosion of both the traditional parties and a pet TV station.
Reform is not some unstoppable force. It's eminently beatable.
Reform is not some unstoppable force. It's eminently beatable.
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Notably reported on on Saturday by @manchestermill.bsky.social: manchestermill.co.uk/goodwins-gan...
They contacted him about it. So not only is he employing him, but he's had at least 3 days to sack him.
They contacted him about it. So not only is he employing him, but he's had at least 3 days to sack him.
'I wouldn't touch a Jewish woman': Meet the Reform team in Gorton and Denton
Members of Reform's campaign team shared racist content online and aligned themselves with far-right groups
manchestermill.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Notably reported on on Saturday by @manchestermill.bsky.social: manchestermill.co.uk/goodwins-gan...
They contacted him about it. So not only is he employing him, but he's had at least 3 days to sack him.
They contacted him about it. So not only is he employing him, but he's had at least 3 days to sack him.
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The measles outbreak is really serious.
The map below shows the challenge in London & the different vaccination rates by borough but it's clear that the vaccination rate across London is below where it should be.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
The map below shows the challenge in London & the different vaccination rates by borough but it's clear that the vaccination rate across London is below where it should be.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
Mapped: London’s MMR vaccination rates as measles outbreak hits London
Kensington and Chelsea, Hackney and Hammersmith and Fulham reported the lowest uptake
www.standard.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The measles outbreak is really serious.
The map below shows the challenge in London & the different vaccination rates by borough but it's clear that the vaccination rate across London is below where it should be.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
The map below shows the challenge in London & the different vaccination rates by borough but it's clear that the vaccination rate across London is below where it should be.
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
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When I spoke to public health officials last year they cited a range of factors which are driving this; disinformation on social media, a rise in unsafe 'alternative' medicines, an ongoing decline in trust in traditional sources of information (e.g schools)
It's clear though that we need to act.
It's clear though that we need to act.
February 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
When I spoke to public health officials last year they cited a range of factors which are driving this; disinformation on social media, a rise in unsafe 'alternative' medicines, an ongoing decline in trust in traditional sources of information (e.g schools)
It's clear though that we need to act.
It's clear though that we need to act.
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The FT never runs mandelson stories
February 17, 2026 at 4:10 PM
The FT never runs mandelson stories
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www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h... "I am a pain in the arse and have fucked up real bad and want it to be someone else's fault"
I’m a London parent who hasn’t vaccinated my kids against measles, let me explain
A new outbreak of measles is spreading across north London, and it’s a wake-up call to all mums like me who didn’t give the MMR vaccines to our children, says Charlotte Cripps
www.independent.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 2:18 PM
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h... "I am a pain in the arse and have fucked up real bad and want it to be someone else's fault"
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Reform's freephone number is 0800 414 8525
Call them up & ask them why Fartage said this
Be polite but demand a fckng answer
Call them up & ask them why Fartage said this
Be polite but demand a fckng answer
You've appointed Tories to your top team. Why should people believe your party is any different?
Farage: "These were two people who were ministers, but frankly weren't ministers for very long".
Suella Braverman was a minister for over 4 years.
Robert Jenrick was a minister for almost 5 years.
Farage: "These were two people who were ministers, but frankly weren't ministers for very long".
Suella Braverman was a minister for over 4 years.
Robert Jenrick was a minister for almost 5 years.
February 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Reform's freephone number is 0800 414 8525
Call them up & ask them why Fartage said this
Be polite but demand a fckng answer
Call them up & ask them why Fartage said this
Be polite but demand a fckng answer
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Surely *someone* asked him about Bannon, Trump, Brexit & the Epstein files?
Bueller?
Bueller?
Nigel Farage lashes out at a FT journalist and refuses to answer the question.
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
February 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Surely *someone* asked him about Bannon, Trump, Brexit & the Epstein files?
Bueller?
Bueller?
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Lowe is not even bothering to disguise what he's about. "Legal migration has done far more damage than illegal migration". This isn't - and never was - about "stopping the boats".
February 17, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Lowe is not even bothering to disguise what he's about. "Legal migration has done far more damage than illegal migration". This isn't - and never was - about "stopping the boats".
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Just gave a talk to a group of sixth formers from a state school in Shropshire. Many questions asked, along the lines of: will the UK rejoin? How can I work for the EU? etc. These young people had their future stolen from them by Brexit, and they want that future back. 💪
February 17, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Just gave a talk to a group of sixth formers from a state school in Shropshire. Many questions asked, along the lines of: will the UK rejoin? How can I work for the EU? etc. These young people had their future stolen from them by Brexit, and they want that future back. 💪
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Dungeons and Dragons turning your kids gay and satanic is a moral panic, because everyone knows it only turns them bisexual and wican.
A global child sex trafficking ring with dozens of victims and a huge paper trail is not.
A global child sex trafficking ring with dozens of victims and a huge paper trail is not.
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 17, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Dungeons and Dragons turning your kids gay and satanic is a moral panic, because everyone knows it only turns them bisexual and wican.
A global child sex trafficking ring with dozens of victims and a huge paper trail is not.
A global child sex trafficking ring with dozens of victims and a huge paper trail is not.
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He also pointed out that the Israeli athlete’s presence violates the IOC’s own terms as that man has both supported the genocide in Gaza and actively taken part in the Israeli army’s operations.
Incredible commentary from this Swiss announcer, who accurately characterizes the Israeli team as "Self-defined zionist to the core...who posted several messages in favour of the genocide in Gaza...calling it ‘the most morally just war in history.’”
Solidarity to a real one.
Solidarity to a real one.
February 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM
He also pointed out that the Israeli athlete’s presence violates the IOC’s own terms as that man has both supported the genocide in Gaza and actively taken part in the Israeli army’s operations.
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NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
February 17, 2026 at 9:39 AM
NEWS: CBS blocked Stephen Colbert from airing an interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico and ordered him not to mention the cancellation over fear of FCC chair Brendan Carr.
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
Colbert went on air and revealed it anyway.
“He was supposed to be here, but… 1/
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Bonus features: protest in Bahrain at the project:
www.middleeasteye.net/news/anger-b...
It was opened in 2018 by the Andrew Formerly Known As Prince.
In the last 2 years, all the RN ships "permanently" deployed there have been withdrawn, because we can't afford it.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/anger-b...
It was opened in 2018 by the Andrew Formerly Known As Prince.
In the last 2 years, all the RN ships "permanently" deployed there have been withdrawn, because we can't afford it.
United Kingdom Naval Support Facility - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Bonus features: protest in Bahrain at the project:
www.middleeasteye.net/news/anger-b...
It was opened in 2018 by the Andrew Formerly Known As Prince.
In the last 2 years, all the RN ships "permanently" deployed there have been withdrawn, because we can't afford it.
www.middleeasteye.net/news/anger-b...
It was opened in 2018 by the Andrew Formerly Known As Prince.
In the last 2 years, all the RN ships "permanently" deployed there have been withdrawn, because we can't afford it.
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Opening the UK's first "East of Suez" naval base in Bahrain a decade ago was all about terrorism, right?
Read to the end of this devastating expose’. I have one very important fact to add to it:the ‘Ecosystem collapse and national security’ report published (reluctantly, silently) by the Govt is an iceberg: there is another chunk of the report that remains unpublished.
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...
How the British military props up the oil industry
And how the oil industry influences the Ministry of Defence (long read)
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Opening the UK's first "East of Suez" naval base in Bahrain a decade ago was all about terrorism, right?
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Read to the end of this devastating expose’. I have one very important fact to add to it:the ‘Ecosystem collapse and national security’ report published (reluctantly, silently) by the Govt is an iceberg: there is another chunk of the report that remains unpublished.
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...
How the British military props up the oil industry
And how the oil industry influences the Ministry of Defence (long read)
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Read to the end of this devastating expose’. I have one very important fact to add to it:the ‘Ecosystem collapse and national security’ report published (reluctantly, silently) by the Govt is an iceberg: there is another chunk of the report that remains unpublished.
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...
open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...
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Developing nations leapfrogging fossil energy systems and going straight to new, now-affordable clean technologies is one of the more hopeful energy stories of the coming decade. Parallels to leapfrogging landlines and going straight to cell phones.
I *love* this ternary chart showing developing economies increasingly go directly for clean electrons (solar plus some wind), bypassing the fossil economy that the US and EU went through.
I expect Africa will take an even more direct route than India.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
I expect Africa will take an even more direct route than India.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
February 17, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Developing nations leapfrogging fossil energy systems and going straight to new, now-affordable clean technologies is one of the more hopeful energy stories of the coming decade. Parallels to leapfrogging landlines and going straight to cell phones.
Reform are the 'Epstein' Party, because every appointment they make is like putting Jeffrey Epstein in charge of a Youth Club.
Fartage as PM: 'Like putting JE in charge of a Youth Club'
Tide as Deputy PM 'Like putting JE in charge of a Youth Club',
etc, etc, etc.
Fartage as PM: 'Like putting JE in charge of a Youth Club'
Tide as Deputy PM 'Like putting JE in charge of a Youth Club',
etc, etc, etc.
I’m in Westminster where Nigel Farage is about to unveil his ‘shadow cabinet’ and the decor is slightly bonkers. Looks like he’s going to launch a Simon Cowell-era boyband instead.
February 17, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Reform are the 'Epstein' Party, because every appointment they make is like putting Jeffrey Epstein in charge of a Youth Club.
Fartage as PM: 'Like putting JE in charge of a Youth Club'
Tide as Deputy PM 'Like putting JE in charge of a Youth Club',
etc, etc, etc.
Fartage as PM: 'Like putting JE in charge of a Youth Club'
Tide as Deputy PM 'Like putting JE in charge of a Youth Club',
etc, etc, etc.
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You've appointed Tories to your top team. Why should people believe your party is any different?
Farage: "These were two people who were ministers, but frankly weren't ministers for very long".
Suella Braverman was a minister for over 4 years.
Robert Jenrick was a minister for almost 5 years.
Farage: "These were two people who were ministers, but frankly weren't ministers for very long".
Suella Braverman was a minister for over 4 years.
Robert Jenrick was a minister for almost 5 years.
February 17, 2026 at 12:02 PM
You've appointed Tories to your top team. Why should people believe your party is any different?
Farage: "These were two people who were ministers, but frankly weren't ministers for very long".
Suella Braverman was a minister for over 4 years.
Robert Jenrick was a minister for almost 5 years.
Farage: "These were two people who were ministers, but frankly weren't ministers for very long".
Suella Braverman was a minister for over 4 years.
Robert Jenrick was a minister for almost 5 years.
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So Nigel Farage wants 'backhander Bob' to be Chancellor?
February 17, 2026 at 12:33 PM
So Nigel Farage wants 'backhander Bob' to be Chancellor?
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Delighted by the thought of Tory MPs defecting to Reform because they think they might get into government but Farage saying "lol, no, gonna pick people who _really really_ don't know what they're doing".
February 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Delighted by the thought of Tory MPs defecting to Reform because they think they might get into government but Farage saying "lol, no, gonna pick people who _really really_ don't know what they're doing".