Pete Blanchard
@peteblanchard.bsky.social
Proud father, hispanophile, history buff, once-competent bass player, ex-Fordie, pro-European.
Oh, and Janey Godley was right.
Oh, and Janey Godley was right.
Farage talking out of his arse once more.
Why am I not surprised?
Why am I not surprised?
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Farage talking out of his arse once more.
Why am I not surprised?
Why am I not surprised?
February 9, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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Harrods is our own Epstein scandal.
This govt has blocked justice.
And the survivors are furious.
This govt has blocked justice.
And the survivors are furious.
Keir Starmer – how dare you speak about justice?
A letter to Keir Starmer from a Harrods abuse survivor
sussexbylines.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Harrods is our own Epstein scandal.
This govt has blocked justice.
And the survivors are furious.
This govt has blocked justice.
And the survivors are furious.
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Another thing many underestimate is the sheer rage and the depth of the misinformation they're facing. Much right populism is emotional and psychological, a deep phenomenon which may not be particularly amenable to policy. At its simplest it's a turning outwards of insoluble frustration. (1/3)
February 9, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Another thing many underestimate is the sheer rage and the depth of the misinformation they're facing. Much right populism is emotional and psychological, a deep phenomenon which may not be particularly amenable to policy. At its simplest it's a turning outwards of insoluble frustration. (1/3)
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Seriously, there are people on here who think a numerical reduction in immigration will reduce Farage’s appeal.
Immigration *never* caused the harms Farage ascribed to it. It was all a xenophobic lie. The actual numbers never mattered.
Immigration *never* caused the harms Farage ascribed to it. It was all a xenophobic lie. The actual numbers never mattered.
February 8, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Seriously, there are people on here who think a numerical reduction in immigration will reduce Farage’s appeal.
Immigration *never* caused the harms Farage ascribed to it. It was all a xenophobic lie. The actual numbers never mattered.
Immigration *never* caused the harms Farage ascribed to it. It was all a xenophobic lie. The actual numbers never mattered.
@swanljenn.bsky.social @bobhawkins.bsky.social
Dunno whether you guys have seen this, but may be of interest if not!
Dunno whether you guys have seen this, but may be of interest if not!
New feed on Bluesky: British Shows — for BBC Radio 4’s The Archers fans, episode chat, Brookfield/inheritance discussion and UK TV/radio. 🎧
February 8, 2026 at 8:17 PM
@swanljenn.bsky.social @bobhawkins.bsky.social
Dunno whether you guys have seen this, but may be of interest if not!
Dunno whether you guys have seen this, but may be of interest if not!
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I am the biggest wimp imaginable when it comes to doctors visits and surgical procedures. I’ve had two precautionary colonoscopies and they are absolutely no big deal.
Reupping this because a colonoscopy is no big deal and anyone over 40 should be talking to their doctor about getting one.
Take care of yourselves, people.
Take care of yourselves, people.
The prep isn't nearly as bad as it used to be, the surgery is the best nap you'll ever have, and the first meal after is a religious experience.
February 8, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I am the biggest wimp imaginable when it comes to doctors visits and surgical procedures. I’ve had two precautionary colonoscopies and they are absolutely no big deal.
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Don’t agree with this at all. Aarhus is a very, very, very, very, very fine hus.
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Which City Is Each European Country Most Ashamed Of
Do you agree?
And some explanations: brilliantmaps.com/most-asha...
Do you agree?
And some explanations: brilliantmaps.com/most-asha...
February 8, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Don’t agree with this at all. Aarhus is a very, very, very, very, very fine hus.
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This is absolutely fucking brilliant!
February 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
This is absolutely fucking brilliant!
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February 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
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For fuck’s sake … it is long past time the British media ostracised these absolutely deranged clowns.
Once your ‘intellect’ has been disgraced in public by the actions you took, that should be it.
Hide in shame forever. The Profumo Model.
Once your ‘intellect’ has been disgraced in public by the actions you took, that should be it.
Hide in shame forever. The Profumo Model.
February 8, 2026 at 5:12 AM
For fuck’s sake … it is long past time the British media ostracised these absolutely deranged clowns.
Once your ‘intellect’ has been disgraced in public by the actions you took, that should be it.
Hide in shame forever. The Profumo Model.
Once your ‘intellect’ has been disgraced in public by the actions you took, that should be it.
Hide in shame forever. The Profumo Model.
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The dude whose company, thanks to Labour, will run our military analytics and to whom Wes Streeting is giving our personal healthcare data.
Peter Thiel warns the Antichrist and apocalypse are linked to the ‘end of modernity’ currently happening—and cites Greta Thunberg as a driving example
fortune.com/2026/02/04/p...
*Not satire.
fortune.com/2026/02/04/p...
*Not satire.
Peter Thiel warns the Antichrist and apocalypse are linked to the ‘end of modernity’ currently happening—and cites Greta Thunberg as a driving example | Fortune
The Gen Z Swedish climate activist is a legionnaire of the Antichrist, Thiel claims, a “Luddite” who wants to halt technological progress in its tracks.
fortune.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:27 AM
The dude whose company, thanks to Labour, will run our military analytics and to whom Wes Streeting is giving our personal healthcare data.
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It doesn’t get any more disgusting than this.
February 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
It doesn’t get any more disgusting than this.
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Farage was banging on about Turkish barbers, so these lads in Glasgow did this.
It's in Dumbarton Road, if you fancy a trim.
It's in Dumbarton Road, if you fancy a trim.
February 7, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Farage was banging on about Turkish barbers, so these lads in Glasgow did this.
It's in Dumbarton Road, if you fancy a trim.
It's in Dumbarton Road, if you fancy a trim.
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Charge Cheeto with murder! apple.news/AHivtNwFjQRu...
Denied his father’s care, a disabled son died after ICE detained dad — USA TODAY
Federal immigration officials refused to free Maher Tarabishi to care for his disabled son. When the son died, ICE wouldn't let him go to the funeral.
apple.news
February 7, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Charge Cheeto with murder! apple.news/AHivtNwFjQRu...
Fair.
FuKKK billionaire$
They are all thieves and criminals to have accumulated those hefty resources.
They are all thieves and criminals to have accumulated those hefty resources.
February 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Fair.
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Hang on, isn’t the whole point of Trump’s Truth Social account that the world can hear the President’s thoughts unmediated? Isn’t this direct access what makes him so refreshingly authentic? Now it appears it was his aides ventriloquising him all along?
February 7, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Hang on, isn’t the whole point of Trump’s Truth Social account that the world can hear the President’s thoughts unmediated? Isn’t this direct access what makes him so refreshingly authentic? Now it appears it was his aides ventriloquising him all along?
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Fifty years ago, a possibly mistaken murder and the disappearance of a playboy aristocrat gripped the nation. My documentary The Lucan Obsession starts this lunchtime at 1.45pm on BBC Radio 4. Or you can binge all 10 eps (they’re only 15 mins each) on BBC Sounds now. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
October 28, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Fifty years ago, a possibly mistaken murder and the disappearance of a playboy aristocrat gripped the nation. My documentary The Lucan Obsession starts this lunchtime at 1.45pm on BBC Radio 4. Or you can binge all 10 eps (they’re only 15 mins each) on BBC Sounds now. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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It’s been 4 days and still nothing from our media on the links between Farage, Epstein, Bannon and Russian money.
What are the media trying to cover up?
What are the media trying to cover up?
Nigel Farage was mentioned 43 times in the Epstein files.
But you don’t see any of the ‘political’ journalists mention this do you?
Instead it’s the usual diatribes against Starmer.
These people are an embarrassment
But you don’t see any of the ‘political’ journalists mention this do you?
Instead it’s the usual diatribes against Starmer.
These people are an embarrassment
February 7, 2026 at 10:24 AM
It’s been 4 days and still nothing from our media on the links between Farage, Epstein, Bannon and Russian money.
What are the media trying to cover up?
What are the media trying to cover up?
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I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane
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2019: President Trump, "I am the least racist person there is, anywhere in the world.. African Americans are so happy.. So thankful"
2026: President Trump posts a video which shows Michelle and Barak Obama's heads on monkey bodies
It was posted 8 hours ago, has 4.24k likes, 1.74 RTs, 251 comments
2026: President Trump posts a video which shows Michelle and Barak Obama's heads on monkey bodies
It was posted 8 hours ago, has 4.24k likes, 1.74 RTs, 251 comments
February 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
2019: President Trump, "I am the least racist person there is, anywhere in the world.. African Americans are so happy.. So thankful"
2026: President Trump posts a video which shows Michelle and Barak Obama's heads on monkey bodies
It was posted 8 hours ago, has 4.24k likes, 1.74 RTs, 251 comments
2026: President Trump posts a video which shows Michelle and Barak Obama's heads on monkey bodies
It was posted 8 hours ago, has 4.24k likes, 1.74 RTs, 251 comments
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They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
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Bezos burning the Washington post to the ground is as firm a reason for the continued bbc licence as ever there was. Eventually everything that can be owned by a billionaire will be owned by a billionaire and at that point its future will be determined by the whims of a man making 166k per minute.
February 6, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Bezos burning the Washington post to the ground is as firm a reason for the continued bbc licence as ever there was. Eventually everything that can be owned by a billionaire will be owned by a billionaire and at that point its future will be determined by the whims of a man making 166k per minute.