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Kathryn
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Love working with Oracle APEX. Dislike the office and the world of corporate office culture. Former geologist now concerned about climate change, the state of politics and the lack of connection between the two. Knit/frog as therapy.
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iainoverton.bsky.social
Another massive contract.
Christopher Harborne, the largest shareholder in QinetiQ, has donated c.£22,700,000 to Reform UK. 92% of QinetiQ's income is from the MoD.
The UK government, in this way, subsidises Reform UK. I think I'm the only one who's reported this @bylinetimes.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
THIS! For God Sake, THIS!
astrokatie.com Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 3d
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 4:10 PM
oraclekate.bsky.social
So joining the Tories for the partying, standing as MP for a constituency that she'd only visited once and still boasting about illegally hacking Harriet Harman's website (even though that actually took no IT skills).
All great reasons to vote for her. Keep digging, Kemi. #desertislanddiscs
January 25, 2026 at 10:47 AM
oraclekate.bsky.social
Wishing it was Louis Theroux interviewing Badenoch. Or Mrs Merton #DesertIslandDiscs
January 25, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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snig.bsky.social
Following the killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by ICE in Minneapolis, Kemi Badenoch's policy announcement from October 2025 in favour of a "British ICE" can definitely be dismissed as a massive gaffe. We don't want extra judicial murder on our streets, Kemi.
PBS NEWS Menu Live Leave your feedback By Associated Press Share Man shot and killed by federal officers in Minnesota was an ICU nurse, his parents say Nation Updated on Jan 24, 2026 11:32 PM EST - Published on Jan 24, 2026 3:41 PM EST MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Family members say the man killed by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday was an intensive care nurse at a VA hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in his city. Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed getting in adventures with Joule, his beloved Catahoula Leopard dog who also recently died. He worked for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and had participated in protests following the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs officer. "He cared about people deeply and he was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis and throughout the United States with ICE, as millions of other people are upset," said Michael Pretti, Alex's father. "He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong, so he did participate in protests." READ MORE: Police chief calls for calm after federal officers shot and killed a man during Minneapolis immigration crackdown There have been daily protests in the Twin Cities since the Jan. 7 shooting of 37-year- Private Autopsy Shows Renee Good Was Shot at Least 3 Times, Lawyers Say Lawyers for the family of Ms. Good, who was fatally shot by an immigration agent in Minneapolis, have said their firm was conducting an investigation into the shooting. A memorial for Renee Good was left on a snowy Minneapolis corner. David Guttenfelder/The New York Times By Julie Bosman Jan. 21, 2026 Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis this month, was shot at least three times, sustaining wounds to her head, arm and breast, a preliminary private autopsy found. Preliminary results of the autopsy were described by lawyers for Ms. Good's family on Wednesday. The lawyers' firm declined to release the full autopsy. Two of the gunshot wounds were not immediately life-threatening, the autopsy found. One bullet struck Ms. Good on her left forearm. Another bullet entered her body in the right breast but did not penetrate major organs. A third bullet struck her on the left side of her head near the temple, the autopsy said, and exited on the right side of her head. Ms. Good also suffered a graze wound "consistent with a firearm injury, but with no penetration," the autopsy found. The medical pathologist who conducted the autopsy was not named. Conservatives This article is more than 3 months old Explainer A British Ice and more stop and search: Badenoch's Tories set out new policies Shadow ministers have announced far-reaching and often radical proposals - here is a roundup of some of them Kiran Stacey Tue 7 Oct 2025 22.46 BST Share Kemi Badenoch warned her shadow cabinet in January not to expect any detailed policies until 2027. "We're not creating policies for 2028 in 2025," a Tory spokesperson said at the time. This week that changed. At the Conservative party's annual conference in Manchester, shadow ministers have lined up to announce detailed, far-reaching and often radical new policies. Yet with the party languishing at 17% in the polls, many of these announcements have struggled to gain traction. So here is a roundup of some of the most significant. 1. Leaving the ECHR and establishing a British Ice One of Kemi Badenoch's first announcements of the conference was that the Conservatives would take Britain out of the European convention on human rights if elected to lead the next government. Advertisement The announcement was part of the party's "borders" plan - a somewhat tortured acrostic that also included banning irregular migrants from ever claiming asylum. As part of the plan, the Tories would also repeal the Human Rights Act and leave the Council of Europe convention on action against trafficking. They would also end immigration trials and the right of people to claim legal aid to fight their immigration cases. The policy would also involve establishing a British version of Ice, the American immigration force that has been raiding communities and businesses across the US in search of illegal immigrants.
January 25, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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roastbeefjohnny.bsky.social
Just remember when some people say the Conservative Party are making ground up and Kemi Badenoch is doing a good job . Keep the right out of power lads. I’m off to walk my dog x news.sky.com/story/conser... #bbclaurak
Conservative Party pledges £1.6bn ICE-style 'removals force' to deport 150,000 illegal migrants a year
The pledge is part of the Conservative Party's broad new plans to stop illegal migration to the UK, set to be unveiled by Kemi Badenoch on the first day of their annual conference on Sunday.
news.sky.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:54 AM
oraclekate.bsky.social
Switched on #DesertIslandDiscs for some respite from the awful news. But it's the awful Kemi Badenoch FFS.
Disappointment levels rise again
January 25, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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redpeter99.bsky.social
The only reason there would be a penguin in the Arctic is if it was kidnapped from its home in Antarctica.
Is the one with Trump five years old?
January 24, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
They murdered him in cold blood, and then they lied and called him a terrorist for trying to help his neighbours.

They’ll do it to anyone.
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d
“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..”

@washingtonpost.com
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January 24, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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diminutivefox.bsky.social
“Bloody cyclists not using cycle lanes”
January 23, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
Everyone has seen the videos, yet they lie, and they lie, and they lie.
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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dailyherald.bsky.social
You cannot make this up.

Reform UK in Buckinghamshire are calling on the councillor who defected from them to the Conservatives to quit and call a by-election.

www.bucksherald.co.uk/news/politic...
January 23, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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footymac.bsky.social
Nigel Farage's pitch to lead the UK into a bright new tomorrow includes his claim that he doesn't know how to use a computer.
January 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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amydevlin.bsky.social
Yui Hasegawa 🤣

#WSL #MCFC
January 21, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
“The collapse of the AI bubble is going to be ugly…AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector & tech monopolists run amok.“

Read this article by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy. Whether you agree with it all or not, it’s important.
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
January 21, 2026 at 5:31 AM
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snellarthur.bsky.social
Trump, Putin, Lukashenko, Netanyahu.

Men who are bored of peace.
January 21, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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saulstaniforth.bsky.social
BBC News reports that Netanyahu is joining Trumps 'board of peace'

They could have mentioned that Netanyahu is wanted for war crimes that include using starvation as a method of war, directing attacks against civilians, & extermination as a crime against humanity. But they didnt
January 21, 2026 at 10:57 AM
oraclekate.bsky.social
Is it ok to joke about wanting to own a private jet? In a company briefing?
I don't think I'm cut out for corporate life.
#climatecrisis
January 21, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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russincheshire.bsky.social
He can have Greenland if he can learn to speak the language coherently in 12 months.

English, I mean.
January 21, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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mcmahok.bsky.social
We are hiring at the Wytham Woods for the upcoming field season. 4 roles available. Please share with anyone who might be interested. #UKbirds #birdringing
We are seeking to appoint four full-time field assistants to work on the Wytham Tit Project for 4-8 weeks in spring 2026. Two 8-week field assistants will join the nest monitoring team; duties for these posts will include (i) collecting standardised data from nest-box breeding populations of blue and great tits, (ii) catching and ringing parent birds, (iii) ringing nestlings, and (iv) inputting data collected in the field. These positions with run from approximately Tuesday 7th April to Monday 1st June. Successful candidates for these positions must have (or be qualified to obtain) a BTO permit to ring adult great tits and blue tits. A further two field assistants will be hired to support a project collecting behavioural (foraging) data for great tits breeding in the Wytham population. These roles will involve a significant amount of nightwork. Duties will include (i) setting up and calibrating electronic tracking equipment and nest box cameras in the field, (ii) mapping tracking equipment locations using GPS, (iii) helping with catching and ringing parent birds and fitting tracking devices, (iv) assisting with mistnetting to re-trap tagged parents, and (v) inputting data collected in the field. These positions with be approximately 7 and 4 weeks in duration, starting from 13th April and 4th May, respectively. Possession of a BTO ringing permit with misnet endorsement and driving license are highly desirable for these roles. All fieldwork will take place in Wytham Woods, near Oxford. All Successful candidates must be able to demonstrate skill and enthusiasm for biological research as well as experience of fieldwork under arduous conditions, and both lone work and working as part of a team. Due to the short-term nature of these posts, successsful applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Salary & Accommodation: Field assistants will be paid at grade 5.2 (£17.37/hour). Contact eleanor.cole@Biology.ox.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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hlee.bsky.social
⚒️🧪
January 20, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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labourlewis.bsky.social
Enough is enough: we need water back in public hands.

But still, this Government tinkers instead of stopping the scam.

I'm backing a real alternative👉
actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
January 20, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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jalumi.bsky.social
Sign the petition!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 18, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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abilutangwa.bsky.social
Did you know?
2025 was the third hottest year on record, and the last 11 years are the warmest ever. Oceans absorbed 90% of the extra heat, fueling stronger storms, heavier floods & marine die-offs.
This isn't "weather", it's our planet screaming. Time to listen.
#OceanHeat
January 17, 2026 at 4:03 AM