Paul Stenton
@paulstenton.bsky.social
Retired Scientific & Commercial Satellites.
Europhile, Freedom of Movement.
We're all the same on the inside, same hopes & fears.
"c"onservative, Social Conscience.
Landslide Gov't != Democracy.
Loves Collies & Walking Highlands.
Block empty profiles
Europhile, Freedom of Movement.
We're all the same on the inside, same hopes & fears.
"c"onservative, Social Conscience.
Landslide Gov't != Democracy.
Loves Collies & Walking Highlands.
Block empty profiles
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Trump’s menacing operation to bury the Epstein files forever.Channel 4 estimates as little as 2% could have been released.
“We know that a lot of the victims say that conversations they have had with the FBI have not been released as part of the files.“
apple.news/A4x7_tnV9Sey...
“We know that a lot of the victims say that conversations they have had with the FBI have not been released as part of the files.“
apple.news/A4x7_tnV9Sey...
Trump's menacing operation to bury the Epstein files for ever — The i Paper
US lawmakers have accused the Department of Justice of an 'outrageous abuse of power' after it tracked which unredacted Epstein files they were viewing
apple.news
February 17, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Trump’s menacing operation to bury the Epstein files forever.Channel 4 estimates as little as 2% could have been released.
“We know that a lot of the victims say that conversations they have had with the FBI have not been released as part of the files.“
apple.news/A4x7_tnV9Sey...
“We know that a lot of the victims say that conversations they have had with the FBI have not been released as part of the files.“
apple.news/A4x7_tnV9Sey...
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Minister to government lawyer:
"Can we with legal safety cancel local elections using secondary legislation?"
Government lawyer to minister:
"Almost certainly not."
~ a former government lawyer
"Can we with legal safety cancel local elections using secondary legislation?"
Government lawyer to minister:
"Almost certainly not."
~ a former government lawyer
February 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Minister to government lawyer:
"Can we with legal safety cancel local elections using secondary legislation?"
Government lawyer to minister:
"Almost certainly not."
~ a former government lawyer
"Can we with legal safety cancel local elections using secondary legislation?"
Government lawyer to minister:
"Almost certainly not."
~ a former government lawyer
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KPMG Australia partner fined for using artificial intelligence to cheat in AI training test.
Cheating is in the DNA - Fined $25m by the US regulator for cheating and lying.
Fined £14.4m by UK regulator for providing false info about Carillion audits.
Fines passed to customers. Firm still trades.
Cheating is in the DNA - Fined $25m by the US regulator for cheating and lying.
Fined £14.4m by UK regulator for providing false info about Carillion audits.
Fines passed to customers. Firm still trades.
KPMG partner fined for using artificial intelligence to cheat in AI training test
Firm says person fined A$10,000 is one of over two dozen staff in Australia caught using AI in exams since July
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:40 PM
KPMG Australia partner fined for using artificial intelligence to cheat in AI training test.
Cheating is in the DNA - Fined $25m by the US regulator for cheating and lying.
Fined £14.4m by UK regulator for providing false info about Carillion audits.
Fines passed to customers. Firm still trades.
Cheating is in the DNA - Fined $25m by the US regulator for cheating and lying.
Fined £14.4m by UK regulator for providing false info about Carillion audits.
Fines passed to customers. Firm still trades.
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Govt has abandoned plans to delay 30 council elections in England, following advice this could be unlawful.
Legal challenge mounted by Reform. Govt to pay Reform's legal costs.
What legal advice did Ministers obtain before suspending elections?
Another inept policy decision by Starmer.
Legal challenge mounted by Reform. Govt to pay Reform's legal costs.
What legal advice did Ministers obtain before suspending elections?
Another inept policy decision by Starmer.
Government abandons plans to delay 30 council elections
All English elections will now go ahead as originally planned after Reform UK brought a legal challenge over the decision to delay some polls.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Govt has abandoned plans to delay 30 council elections in England, following advice this could be unlawful.
Legal challenge mounted by Reform. Govt to pay Reform's legal costs.
What legal advice did Ministers obtain before suspending elections?
Another inept policy decision by Starmer.
Legal challenge mounted by Reform. Govt to pay Reform's legal costs.
What legal advice did Ministers obtain before suspending elections?
Another inept policy decision by Starmer.
Why are Le Monde miss reporting the number of victims at the hearing. All 32 were on camera, not all wished to be identified. All 32 raised there hands. There are hundreds of more victims know about already.
The Epstein case: Thirty years of judicial negligence, at the expense of victims
The Epstein case: Thirty years of judicial negligence, at the expense of victims
The first complaints against the millionaire date back to 1996. Yet between his initial conviction in 2008 and his arrest in the summer of 2019, he was never troubled by the justice system.
www.lemonde.fr
February 16, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Why are Le Monde miss reporting the number of victims at the hearing. All 32 were on camera, not all wished to be identified. All 32 raised there hands. There are hundreds of more victims know about already.
And so it begins....the USA fucks its own arms industry.
Let's hope Europe & the UK are just behind them.
The sooner we're off the US hook the better.
Canada Gives U.S. Arms Makers the Cold Shoulder on Military Spending
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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Let's hope Europe & the UK are just behind them.
The sooner we're off the US hook the better.
Canada Gives U.S. Arms Makers the Cold Shoulder on Military Spending
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
share.google/4JPRnR9JhM7U...
share.google
February 16, 2026 at 7:06 PM
And so it begins....the USA fucks its own arms industry.
Let's hope Europe & the UK are just behind them.
The sooner we're off the US hook the better.
Canada Gives U.S. Arms Makers the Cold Shoulder on Military Spending
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
share.google/4JPRnR9JhM7U...
Let's hope Europe & the UK are just behind them.
The sooner we're off the US hook the better.
Canada Gives U.S. Arms Makers the Cold Shoulder on Military Spending
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
share.google/4JPRnR9JhM7U...
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No shit Sherlock👇
Two top European commanders warn ‘hard choices’ needed from public on arms spending to deter Russia
It's not the public. Politicians are paid to decide.
However, I suppose we'll get the blame for voting the useless Fuckwits into power.
A ⅔rds majority in the UK, fear locked Gov.
Two top European commanders warn ‘hard choices’ needed from public on arms spending to deter Russia
It's not the public. Politicians are paid to decide.
However, I suppose we'll get the blame for voting the useless Fuckwits into power.
A ⅔rds majority in the UK, fear locked Gov.
February 16, 2026 at 4:11 PM
No shit Sherlock👇
Two top European commanders warn ‘hard choices’ needed from public on arms spending to deter Russia
It's not the public. Politicians are paid to decide.
However, I suppose we'll get the blame for voting the useless Fuckwits into power.
A ⅔rds majority in the UK, fear locked Gov.
Two top European commanders warn ‘hard choices’ needed from public on arms spending to deter Russia
It's not the public. Politicians are paid to decide.
However, I suppose we'll get the blame for voting the useless Fuckwits into power.
A ⅔rds majority in the UK, fear locked Gov.
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I don't think Starmer has any conception of the "teaching" role of the premiership: the responsibility (& opportunity) to talk to the public, to shape how they understand the world & the choices before them.
All the most impactful PMs have been teachers. Starmer seems actively to repudiate the role
All the most impactful PMs have been teachers. Starmer seems actively to repudiate the role
I simply do not understand why the PM himself is not banging on about this. Planned increases in defence expenditure are going to necessitate some hideous fiscal trade offs. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Top British and German military chiefs press ‘moral’ case for rearmament
Defence leaders write joint appeal urging public on need to be prepared for war with Russia and resulting costs
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I don't think Starmer has any conception of the "teaching" role of the premiership: the responsibility (& opportunity) to talk to the public, to shape how they understand the world & the choices before them.
All the most impactful PMs have been teachers. Starmer seems actively to repudiate the role
All the most impactful PMs have been teachers. Starmer seems actively to repudiate the role
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⚡️Ukrainian drone attack targets multiple Russian oblasts, Bryansk reportedly left largely without electricity.
Russian officials reported a large-scale drone attack targeting multiple regions on Feb. 15, including Moscow, Bryansk, and Belgorod Oblasts.
Russian officials reported a large-scale drone attack targeting multiple regions on Feb. 15, including Moscow, Bryansk, and Belgorod Oblasts.
Ukrainian drone attack targets multiple Russian oblasts, Bryansk reportedly left largely without electricity
Russian officials reported a large-scale drone attack targeting multiple regions on Feb. 15, including areas near Moscow and Bryansk Oblasts.
kyivindependent.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:18 PM
⚡️Ukrainian drone attack targets multiple Russian oblasts, Bryansk reportedly left largely without electricity.
Russian officials reported a large-scale drone attack targeting multiple regions on Feb. 15, including Moscow, Bryansk, and Belgorod Oblasts.
Russian officials reported a large-scale drone attack targeting multiple regions on Feb. 15, including Moscow, Bryansk, and Belgorod Oblasts.
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Reminder that Elon Musk is in the Epstein files and has already been named by one of the survivors. Anyone still using X is helping a pedophile succeed.
February 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Reminder that Elon Musk is in the Epstein files and has already been named by one of the survivors. Anyone still using X is helping a pedophile succeed.
Only a million mentions and countless pictures in the unredacted versions according to the inquiry😏
It may take a while to investigate TACO, but he'll likely die first.
It may take a while to investigate TACO, but he'll likely die first.
President Trump, "Me and Jeffrey Epstein, I have nothing to do with that"
"I've nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein"
"Other than Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, and lots of people, there are a lot of questions about it"
"But nothing on me"
"I've nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein"
"Other than Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, and lots of people, there are a lot of questions about it"
"But nothing on me"
February 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Only a million mentions and countless pictures in the unredacted versions according to the inquiry😏
It may take a while to investigate TACO, but he'll likely die first.
It may take a while to investigate TACO, but he'll likely die first.
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Epstein affair: French prosecutors announce special team of magistrates to investigate suspected crimes
Epstein affair: French prosecutors announce special team of magistrates to investigate suspected crimes
The new team will work closely with prosecutors and police with a view to opening investigations into any suspected crimes involving French nationals. This includes the late Jean-Luc Brunel, a former modeling agency executive.
www.lemonde.fr
February 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Epstein affair: French prosecutors announce special team of magistrates to investigate suspected crimes
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“The kind of language he uses isn't hostile, but it's also typical of the Trump admin (shared civilisation, heritage, Christianity) and tries to give the impression of friendship and alliance while actually not offering either ("your fate will never be irrelevant to our own").”
There will be people who are understandably desperate to hear this, but it's important to be clear-eyed about Rubio himself and what the Trump administration is doing. 🧵
February 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM
“The kind of language he uses isn't hostile, but it's also typical of the Trump admin (shared civilisation, heritage, Christianity) and tries to give the impression of friendship and alliance while actually not offering either ("your fate will never be irrelevant to our own").”
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US Department of Homeland Security enters partial shutdown by budget impasse
US Department of Homeland Security enters partial shutdown by budget impasse
ICE is at the center of the budget dispute after agents killed two US citizens amid sweeping raids and mass protests in Minneapolis.
www.lemonde.fr
February 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
US Department of Homeland Security enters partial shutdown by budget impasse
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What a dramatic arc.
Trump: “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections. This was not what our Founders desired … There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!“
February 14, 2026 at 5:17 PM
What a dramatic arc.
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Imagine thinking, at this point in 2026 with all that's happening in the world, that it would be better if the PM didn't go to the Munich security conference. (tbf to @saschaosullivan.bsky.social she's reporting the story, not sharing an opinion.)
NEW ep Is Starmer ‘never here Keir’? How the PM’s foreign focus distracted him from the troubles at home.
⭐️ Inside the summits as Starmer’s govt fell apart
🇺🇸Has all the political capital spent on the US paid off?
💶Better vibes with the EU, little to show for it
www.politico.eu/podcast/west...
⭐️ Inside the summits as Starmer’s govt fell apart
🇺🇸Has all the political capital spent on the US paid off?
💶Better vibes with the EU, little to show for it
www.politico.eu/podcast/west...
Is Starmer really ‘Never Here Keir’?
As Keir Starmer flies to Germany for the Munich Security Conference, Westminster Insider Host Sascha O’Sullivan finds out if the Prime Minister’s time abroad has damaged him here at hom…
www.politico.eu
February 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Imagine thinking, at this point in 2026 with all that's happening in the world, that it would be better if the PM didn't go to the Munich security conference. (tbf to @saschaosullivan.bsky.social she's reporting the story, not sharing an opinion.)
Fuckwits to the right of me, pacifist to the left. Stuck in the middle.......alone.
We’re not in Kansas anymore latest:
Green + Reform 57%
Labour + Conservative 38.6%
In 2024 (18 months ago!) Lab + Con was 81.6%
Green + Reform 57%
Labour + Conservative 38.6%
In 2024 (18 months ago!) Lab + Con was 81.6%
Fletton & Woodston (Peterborough) Council By-Election Result:
➡️ RFM: 29.4% (New)
🌍 GRN: 27.6% (+16.2)
🌳 CON: 21.8% (-11.8)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-31.2)
🔶 LDM: 4.4% (-0.7)
No TUSC (-1.9) as previous.
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2024.
➡️ RFM: 29.4% (New)
🌍 GRN: 27.6% (+16.2)
🌳 CON: 21.8% (-11.8)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-31.2)
🔶 LDM: 4.4% (-0.7)
No TUSC (-1.9) as previous.
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2024.
February 13, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Fuckwits to the right of me, pacifist to the left. Stuck in the middle.......alone.
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The fact Wes Streeting was warned by his own officials that the toxicity of Palantir made the contract less likely to succeed raises, yet again, the question why Government granted it the contract in the first place?
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed
Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:29 AM
The fact Wes Streeting was warned by his own officials that the toxicity of Palantir made the contract less likely to succeed raises, yet again, the question why Government granted it the contract in the first place?
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This is Elon Musk territory, isn't it? A woman's purpose is to bear children.
Reform candidate calls for ‘young girls’ to be given ‘biological reality’ check
Exclusive: Matt Goodwin argued ‘young girls’ should be explained ‘the biological reality’ that ‘many women in Britain are having children much too late in life’
www.independent.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 7:22 AM
This is Elon Musk territory, isn't it? A woman's purpose is to bear children.
coming to the UK.....soon.
With an R0 of 18 Measles used to burn itself out, but without vaccination and the ease of travel. The US is fucked.
A disease with a basic reproduction number (R0) of 18, approximately 94.4\% need 💉💉💉💉💉
With an R0 of 18 Measles used to burn itself out, but without vaccination and the ease of travel. The US is fucked.
A disease with a basic reproduction number (R0) of 18, approximately 94.4\% need 💉💉💉💉💉
February 13, 2026 at 7:09 AM
coming to the UK.....soon.
With an R0 of 18 Measles used to burn itself out, but without vaccination and the ease of travel. The US is fucked.
A disease with a basic reproduction number (R0) of 18, approximately 94.4\% need 💉💉💉💉💉
With an R0 of 18 Measles used to burn itself out, but without vaccination and the ease of travel. The US is fucked.
A disease with a basic reproduction number (R0) of 18, approximately 94.4\% need 💉💉💉💉💉
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Top Goldman Sachs lawyer resigns after Epstein ties revealed
Top Goldman Sachs lawyer resigns after Epstein ties revealed
Kathryn Ruemmler, who maintained a personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein long after the late sex offender's conviction in 2008 for soliciting a minor, held several senior positions at the Department of Justice between 2009 and 2011 under then-president Barack Obama, before joining the White House as legal advisor until June 2014.
www.lemonde.fr
February 13, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Top Goldman Sachs lawyer resigns after Epstein ties revealed
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