Dr Lindsay Maxwell
@parisdaguerre.bsky.social
Reluctantly retired professional engineer. Mother & grandmother. Maker of artisan perfume.
Francophile - London / Paris / Arles
Francophile - London / Paris / Arles
72% - yes nearly 3/4 of all threads.
That's a lot of times for someone who "did nothing wrong"...
November 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
72% - yes nearly 3/4 of all threads.
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Put the mad Orange guy in an asylum and let him spout his bile in his padded cell where he can’t do any more harm
You have to wonder if elected Republicans ever get tired of Trump constantly threatening them every single time they don’t do exactly what he wants them to do.
November 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Put the mad Orange guy in an asylum and let him spout his bile in his padded cell where he can’t do any more harm
From BBC website:
« BBC now faces tough legal battle with world's most powerful man. What happens next? »
Personally I want them to use their global heft to expose his role in the Epstein scandal, vote rigging and systematic extortion, to bring him down.
« BBC now faces tough legal battle with world's most powerful man. What happens next? »
Personally I want them to use their global heft to expose his role in the Epstein scandal, vote rigging and systematic extortion, to bring him down.
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
From BBC website:
« BBC now faces tough legal battle with world's most powerful man. What happens next? »
Personally I want them to use their global heft to expose his role in the Epstein scandal, vote rigging and systematic extortion, to bring him down.
« BBC now faces tough legal battle with world's most powerful man. What happens next? »
Personally I want them to use their global heft to expose his role in the Epstein scandal, vote rigging and systematic extortion, to bring him down.
What happened to America First?
Orbán, who met with Trump last week, has claimed he has secured a “financial shield” from the U.S. government as he prepares to boost spending ahead of next year’s elections.
Orbán Touts Trump Ties—Claims U.S. Will Help If Hungarian Currency Comes Under ‘Speculative Attack’
Orbán, who met with Trump last week, has claimed he has secured a “financial shield” from the U.S. government as he prepares to boost spending ahead of next year’s elections.
www.forbes.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
What happened to America First?
Revolting spiteful man.
This Epstein thing has his malignant narcissism dialed up to 10.
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Revolting spiteful man.
Ooh
November 15, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Ooh
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The America First guy has brought in 566 foreign workers during his 5 years in office to work at his companies instead of hiring Americans. And counting.
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The America First guy has brought in 566 foreign workers during his 5 years in office to work at his companies instead of hiring Americans. And counting.
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"This entire saga has a smell hanging over it. The people of Teesside, Hartlepool and Darlington are no fools. That smell will not go away until there is a full, transparent and independent inquiry."
Teesworks scandal: a dark tale of public wealth lost and private gain
Teesworks - a story that reads like a screenplay for a dark political drama
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"This entire saga has a smell hanging over it. The people of Teesside, Hartlepool and Darlington are no fools. That smell will not go away until there is a full, transparent and independent inquiry."
Who alerted Trump to the Panorama speech edit?
I can’t imagine he has ever even heard of Panorama let alone watched it. Does he have an army of people dedicated to scouring international news coverage about him looking for opportunities to sue?
I can’t imagine he has ever even heard of Panorama let alone watched it. Does he have an army of people dedicated to scouring international news coverage about him looking for opportunities to sue?
November 12, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Who alerted Trump to the Panorama speech edit?
I can’t imagine he has ever even heard of Panorama let alone watched it. Does he have an army of people dedicated to scouring international news coverage about him looking for opportunities to sue?
I can’t imagine he has ever even heard of Panorama let alone watched it. Does he have an army of people dedicated to scouring international news coverage about him looking for opportunities to sue?
Hey @vrooje.net I was pleasantly surprised to hear you on the BBC Today programme this morning!
I didn’t know that you are based in the U.K. now and a Prof to boot. Respect!
I didn’t know that you are based in the U.K. now and a Prof to boot. Respect!
November 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Hey @vrooje.net I was pleasantly surprised to hear you on the BBC Today programme this morning!
I didn’t know that you are based in the U.K. now and a Prof to boot. Respect!
I didn’t know that you are based in the U.K. now and a Prof to boot. Respect!
The BBC is far from perfect, but the notion that it could be brought down by Donald Trump over a misleading edit is unconscionable.
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The BBC is far from perfect, but the notion that it could be brought down by Donald Trump over a misleading edit is unconscionable.
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I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
Pips #83 Hard 🔴
39:56
A triumph of perseverance!
It’s only day 1 so hopefully I’ll improve 🤞
39:56
A triumph of perseverance!
It’s only day 1 so hopefully I’ll improve 🤞
November 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Pips #83 Hard 🔴
39:56
A triumph of perseverance!
It’s only day 1 so hopefully I’ll improve 🤞
39:56
A triumph of perseverance!
It’s only day 1 so hopefully I’ll improve 🤞
Oh for the love of all things holy, not another own goal by Reeves. Just put up income tax and be done with it. All this dancing on the head of a pin to stick to her (ridiculous) self imposed fiscal rules is beyond a joke now.
Cutting the insulation schemes that are one of the best ways to permanently reduce energy bills for low income families would be an eyewateringly daft & counterproductive way of seeking to reduce energy bills, as well as driving up emissions & leading to mass job cuts in the insulation sector 🙄
Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told
Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income households
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Oh for the love of all things holy, not another own goal by Reeves. Just put up income tax and be done with it. All this dancing on the head of a pin to stick to her (ridiculous) self imposed fiscal rules is beyond a joke now.
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Another time waster!
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Another time waster!
November 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Pips #83 Easy 🟢
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Another time waster!
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Another time waster!
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March 2024: We launch a complaint against the IEA
12 days later: Charity Commission dismisses our complaint
May 2024: We complain about that decision
1 year later: The regulator opens an investigation into the IEA
This week: The Charity Commission says the IEA must change
https://goodlaw.social/8vmm
12 days later: Charity Commission dismisses our complaint
May 2024: We complain about that decision
1 year later: The regulator opens an investigation into the IEA
This week: The Charity Commission says the IEA must change
https://goodlaw.social/8vmm
Charity Commission: IEA must change to address political bias | Good Law Project
After a formal complaint from Good Law Project, the charities regulator has told a radical rightwing think-tank to act on transparency and balance.
goodlaw.social
November 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
March 2024: We launch a complaint against the IEA
12 days later: Charity Commission dismisses our complaint
May 2024: We complain about that decision
1 year later: The regulator opens an investigation into the IEA
This week: The Charity Commission says the IEA must change
https://goodlaw.social/8vmm
12 days later: Charity Commission dismisses our complaint
May 2024: We complain about that decision
1 year later: The regulator opens an investigation into the IEA
This week: The Charity Commission says the IEA must change
https://goodlaw.social/8vmm
Dmitry isn’t mincing his words here !
"Seizing Brexit opportunities to deregulate" was mostly unspecified magic fairy pixie bullshit then, and it's not going to get any more realistic in the hands of a bunch of Reform clowns who don't know how anything works, don't care to learn and disdain anyone that might.
November 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Dmitry isn’t mincing his words here !
What happened to Trump’s renowned ability to turn any situation to a photo op to his advantage?
November 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
What happened to Trump’s renowned ability to turn any situation to a photo op to his advantage?
3/7th is less than a half.
This isn't going FULL pelican, but it is at least a half. maybe 3/7th? #birds
November 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
3/7th is less than a half.
And Trump grins as he builds a gaudy ballroom
Génocide silencieux...
C'est sur la base de modèles mais c'est quand même assez solides, on sait combien de vies les programmes financés ou soutenus par l'USAID sauvaient (ce genre de programme exige des comptes), donc on sait combien de morts leur démantèlement à probablement déjà causé.
C'est sur la base de modèles mais c'est quand même assez solides, on sait combien de vies les programmes financés ou soutenus par l'USAID sauvaient (ce genre de programme exige des comptes), donc on sait combien de morts leur démantèlement à probablement déjà causé.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
November 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
And Trump grins as he builds a gaudy ballroom
Sums it up really.
Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
November 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Sums it up really.
An absolute classic!
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
An absolute classic!
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This won’t get the headlines NYC and Virginia and New Jersey are getting, but the local results of yesterday’s elections in Salt Lake County (which includes both blue SLC and purple and red suburbs) seem significant.
November 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This won’t get the headlines NYC and Virginia and New Jersey are getting, but the local results of yesterday’s elections in Salt Lake County (which includes both blue SLC and purple and red suburbs) seem significant.