Sam
@samblakeman.bsky.social
Wannabe Ultra Runner, Triathlete, #Ironman. Sponsored by Just Eat.
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Just saying, I spent twenty years in Emerging Markets watching countries pull this sort of thing with their Central Banks and am available for lucrative consulting gigs.
January 12, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Just saying, I spent twenty years in Emerging Markets watching countries pull this sort of thing with their Central Banks and am available for lucrative consulting gigs.
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Republicans somehow managed to sprint from “we’re trying to protect women in sports” straight to defending a woman being shot in the head three times at point blank range for trying to drive away from a masked thug.
January 10, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Republicans somehow managed to sprint from “we’re trying to protect women in sports” straight to defending a woman being shot in the head three times at point blank range for trying to drive away from a masked thug.
“We now run it” but all US citizens should leave. Yeah ok…
US State Department:
“The security situation in Venezuela remains fluid. As international flights have resumed, U.S. citizens in Venezuela should leave the country immediately.”
“The security situation in Venezuela remains fluid. As international flights have resumed, U.S. citizens in Venezuela should leave the country immediately.”
January 10, 2026 at 10:27 PM
“We now run it” but all US citizens should leave. Yeah ok…
Superb
January 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Superb
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January 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM
We believe in a better Oxfordshire, and nothing is made better by posting on X. Thank you to all our wonderful readers who have already followed us here. We’ll also be posting newsletter links to Facebook, for those who haven’t signed up to Bluesky.
Onward and upward!
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Onward and upward!
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Personally don’t think we should ban Twitter in the UK. Too much ammunition. Just MySpace it. All Gov accounts leave and move to BlueSky, BBC, sport etc….
January 10, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Personally don’t think we should ban Twitter in the UK. Too much ammunition. Just MySpace it. All Gov accounts leave and move to BlueSky, BBC, sport etc….
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interesting! here's a video i took yesterday of federal agents ramming community members with their car
January 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM
interesting! here's a video i took yesterday of federal agents ramming community members with their car
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To all y'all who were claiming an hour ago that we'd never identify the ICE agent without the FBI's help.... www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM
To all y'all who were claiming an hour ago that we'd never identify the ICE agent without the FBI's help.... www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
This is how you do it:
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 2:27 PM
This is how you do it:
Hate to say I told you so
January 8, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Hate to say I told you so
Done
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Every piece of reporting I've seen on this is drastically understating the scale. These are from Grok's replies within a single minute. Time-to-reply is degrading because it has such a backlog of NCII/CSAM requests to fulfill. Conservatively I estimate it is producing more than 5000 of these per day
January 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Done
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Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
Prediction: some ghoul will get Grok to make a nude of that poor lady that was killed in Minnesota the moment a photo is released. To own the libs. 😢
January 7, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Prediction: some ghoul will get Grok to make a nude of that poor lady that was killed in Minnesota the moment a photo is released. To own the libs. 😢
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Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
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This is the ICE/CBP agent responsible for mudering a woman in cold blood.
Source: @pabloreports.bsky.social
Source: @pabloreports.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This is the ICE/CBP agent responsible for mudering a woman in cold blood.
Source: @pabloreports.bsky.social
Source: @pabloreports.bsky.social
Official statement is a lie:
This is the video.
January 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Official statement is a lie:
This is NOT SELF DEFENCE! This is murder.
This is the video.
January 7, 2026 at 5:55 PM
This is NOT SELF DEFENCE! This is murder.
Humanity’s ego is so fragile that it’s going to destroy itself for the sake of likes.
January 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Humanity’s ego is so fragile that it’s going to destroy itself for the sake of likes.
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Seriously, this wording is so important...
"They fired on a woman she was struck in the face"?!
They shot a woman in the face.
"They fired on a woman she was struck in the face"?!
They shot a woman in the face.
January 7, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Seriously, this wording is so important...
"They fired on a woman she was struck in the face"?!
They shot a woman in the face.
"They fired on a woman she was struck in the face"?!
They shot a woman in the face.