Pru Madeley
@prum.bsky.social
Retired teacher, lover of the natural world, the arts & science. Determined to outlive these autocratic leaders intent on screwing over the planet and ordinary people in the process.
Still clinging on to the last shreds of my optimistic nature 🇪🇺🕊️
Still clinging on to the last shreds of my optimistic nature 🇪🇺🕊️
I had such a nice meet up with two old colleagues I spent many years working alongside. They helped to make, what could be a very challenging job at times, so worthwhile. Two really wonderful teachers and beautiful humans. Lucky to have them in my life.
February 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I had such a nice meet up with two old colleagues I spent many years working alongside. They helped to make, what could be a very challenging job at times, so worthwhile. Two really wonderful teachers and beautiful humans. Lucky to have them in my life.
Blimey, short track speed skating relay, is madness and I'm totally here for it!
February 10, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Blimey, short track speed skating relay, is madness and I'm totally here for it!
This!! 👇👇
If the Mandelson-Epstein affair shows anything, it is how urgently Britain still needs a proper reckoning with Russian interference in its politics 👇 citizensreunited.substack.com/p/palantir-p...
Palantir, Peter Thiel and the Epstein files
The files have pushed a powerful surveillance contractor back under the spotlight
citizensreunited.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:54 PM
This!! 👇👇
I think we need a few chill pills given out today.
February 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I think we need a few chill pills given out today.
Anas Sarwar, demonstrating naked, political opportunism today if you ask me.
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Anas Sarwar, demonstrating naked, political opportunism today if you ask me.
Thank the lord for the Winter Olympics. It's a very welcome distraction from the absolute hot mess of news right now.
February 8, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Thank the lord for the Winter Olympics. It's a very welcome distraction from the absolute hot mess of news right now.
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Pity the media in U.K. ( Mason, LK, Rigby , Channel 4 .. Guardian etc ) , the opposition parties and the FEW Labour MPs making their own naked ambition to remove Starmer so clear , aren’t as reasoned and straightforward! She shames them all !!
February 6, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Pity the media in U.K. ( Mason, LK, Rigby , Channel 4 .. Guardian etc ) , the opposition parties and the FEW Labour MPs making their own naked ambition to remove Starmer so clear , aren’t as reasoned and straightforward! She shames them all !!
I find the solar system totally fascinating.
Five volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io erupted simultaneously, spewing a mind-boggling amount of lava onto the surface and giving us clues to what may lie underneath 😎💙😎
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
Synchronised volcanic eruptions on Io hint at a spongy interior
Five volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io erupted simultaneously, spewing a mind-boggling amount of lava onto the surface and giving us clues to what may lie underneath
www.newscientist.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I find the solar system totally fascinating.
I suggest @theguardian.com start an, Epstein Fall Out, weekly supplement.
February 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM
I suggest @theguardian.com start an, Epstein Fall Out, weekly supplement.
Ah Lebedev makes an appearance. Well we might have known. Why did Johnson give him that peerage?
I really can’t keep up with this. It’s like every vague suspicion of oligarch, finance and tech power come together - with Russian influence.
Yes, you’re not imagining. Only Mandelson, Lebedev, Milner and Epstein and L’Affaire Russe
Yes, you’re not imagining. Only Mandelson, Lebedev, Milner and Epstein and L’Affaire Russe
February 7, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Ah Lebedev makes an appearance. Well we might have known. Why did Johnson give him that peerage?
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“Brexit was just the beginning” for Bannon, Epstein, Musk et al in their bid to fund & support the far right, to destabilize & rip Europe apart.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Epstein files shed more light on Steve Bannon’s efforts to influence European politics
Donald Trump’s former adviser told Epstein in 2019 that he was ‘focused on raising money for Le Pen and Salvini’ before European elections
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:30 AM
“Brexit was just the beginning” for Bannon, Epstein, Musk et al in their bid to fund & support the far right, to destabilize & rip Europe apart.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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There’s a v cynical media and political blindspot in the Epstein shitshow. A feeding frenzy to get rid of Starmer while red-carpeting Farage into No10. Who is named in the files. As is Candy, Reform’s treasurer. With Bannon. And Brexit.
Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.
Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.
February 5, 2026 at 7:44 AM
There’s a v cynical media and political blindspot in the Epstein shitshow. A feeding frenzy to get rid of Starmer while red-carpeting Farage into No10. Who is named in the files. As is Candy, Reform’s treasurer. With Bannon. And Brexit.
Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.
Don’t cry about abuses of power and then do nothing about him.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Spot on Marina.
Never forget Epstein’s little helpers – the powerful men who knew about his crimes, and helped him out anyway | Marina Hyde
I’m sorry, but this is not just a political scandal. Time to refocus on the horrific mistreatment of women and girls, and the role of these ghouls, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:09 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Spot on Marina.
Finally, got back in the pool this year. Enjoyed it too! But even though I've showered, that chlorine odour is still persisting.
February 2, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Finally, got back in the pool this year. Enjoyed it too! But even though I've showered, that chlorine odour is still persisting.
I sort of feel world politics needs a bloody good deep clean. Like I give my fridge once a month . Throw out the stuff that's clinging on and rotting at the back . Scrub it all out right through and reinstall the stuff that's still usable. Job done.
February 1, 2026 at 11:06 AM
I sort of feel world politics needs a bloody good deep clean. Like I give my fridge once a month . Throw out the stuff that's clinging on and rotting at the back . Scrub it all out right through and reinstall the stuff that's still usable. Job done.
I went to this beautiful exhibition of paintings by the Danish Artist, Anna Ancher today at the Dulwich Picture Gallery. An artist I knew nothing about until a couple of months ago. I highly recommend. It's a real gem.
January 31, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I went to this beautiful exhibition of paintings by the Danish Artist, Anna Ancher today at the Dulwich Picture Gallery. An artist I knew nothing about until a couple of months ago. I highly recommend. It's a real gem.
I hope everyone here in the UK is taking note, because I 'm pretty sure Reform are just using the Trump's Administration as a blueprint.
And on it goes!🥺
Those journalists who attempt to document ICE confrontations are facing arrest & legal consequences! The 🇺🇸 people must collectively wrest their country back by all legal means!😔✊
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Those journalists who attempt to document ICE confrontations are facing arrest & legal consequences! The 🇺🇸 people must collectively wrest their country back by all legal means!😔✊
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Don Lemon: Ex-CNN host arrested after anti-ICE protests at Minnesota church
Lemon says he was just doing his job as a journalist reporting on the protests at the church.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I hope everyone here in the UK is taking note, because I 'm pretty sure Reform are just using the Trump's Administration as a blueprint.
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Don’t pay any attention to a Finditoutnow poll which shows Reform winning in the Gorton & Denton byelection.
The sample is just 143 people and the top three are blurred into margin of error.
The sample is just 143 people and the top three are blurred into margin of error.
January 28, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Don’t pay any attention to a Finditoutnow poll which shows Reform winning in the Gorton & Denton byelection.
The sample is just 143 people and the top three are blurred into margin of error.
The sample is just 143 people and the top three are blurred into margin of error.
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Happy #ThoughtfulThursday lovely phone family. I hope your week is going well.
I've always believed this, I just didn't know it had a name. Hatred, anger and violence are never the answer. I hope one day we find the ability to live together in harmony 🥰
Have a beautiful day ☕️🐈⬛
HaveCourageAndBeKind ❤️
I've always believed this, I just didn't know it had a name. Hatred, anger and violence are never the answer. I hope one day we find the ability to live together in harmony 🥰
Have a beautiful day ☕️🐈⬛
HaveCourageAndBeKind ❤️
January 29, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Happy #ThoughtfulThursday lovely phone family. I hope your week is going well.
I've always believed this, I just didn't know it had a name. Hatred, anger and violence are never the answer. I hope one day we find the ability to live together in harmony 🥰
Have a beautiful day ☕️🐈⬛
HaveCourageAndBeKind ❤️
I've always believed this, I just didn't know it had a name. Hatred, anger and violence are never the answer. I hope one day we find the ability to live together in harmony 🥰
Have a beautiful day ☕️🐈⬛
HaveCourageAndBeKind ❤️
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From the Chartists to the suffragettes, and from the civil rights movement to the anti-apartheid struggle, every great protest movement has found strength in song.
There is extraordinary power in music. More than one injustice has fallen before a hail of ballads.
There is extraordinary power in music. More than one injustice has fallen before a hail of ballads.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 10:43 PM
From the Chartists to the suffragettes, and from the civil rights movement to the anti-apartheid struggle, every great protest movement has found strength in song.
There is extraordinary power in music. More than one injustice has fallen before a hail of ballads.
There is extraordinary power in music. More than one injustice has fallen before a hail of ballads.
I was a teenager when Neil Young first broke through. He was on my bedroom wall. He's still in my record collection and I still play him. What a top bloke, as we say in the UK.
Neil Young gives complete musical catalogue to Greenland for free - while removing all his music from Amazon
www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/neil-y...
www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/neil-y...
Neil Young gives complete musical catalogue to Greenland for free
Neil Young also told fans that his music will “never be available on Amazon, as long as it is owned by [Jeff] Bezos”.
www.rollingstone.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I was a teenager when Neil Young first broke through. He was on my bedroom wall. He's still in my record collection and I still play him. What a top bloke, as we say in the UK.
Something to cheer the start to your day!
January 28, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Something to cheer the start to your day!
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The main thing is not to get caught🤣🤣🤣
January 23, 2026 at 10:34 PM
The main thing is not to get caught🤣🤣🤣
Hamnet,imo, overall a solid good. Great performances and Jessie is excellent. Beautiful cinematography that I found immersive. Loved Richter's score. It did move me, which the book didn't. Trying too hard at times? A little. But, I'm glad I've seen it and it's something I'll ponder further.
January 27, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Hamnet,imo, overall a solid good. Great performances and Jessie is excellent. Beautiful cinematography that I found immersive. Loved Richter's score. It did move me, which the book didn't. Trying too hard at times? A little. But, I'm glad I've seen it and it's something I'll ponder further.
Going to see Hamnet later. I didn't like the book much, nor the play, but I do very much like Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, so let's see if it's third time lucky!
January 27, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Going to see Hamnet later. I didn't like the book much, nor the play, but I do very much like Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, so let's see if it's third time lucky!