@shelagh9.bsky.social
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@carolecadwalla.bsky.social discusses how Thiel, Musk et al have taken over the UK govt data--and our US personal data too. Recall how Doge took over the IRS? Palantir has all our data now, along with US military and ICE and other govt. surveillance contracts. WTAF?!
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social discusses how Thiel, Musk et al have taken over the UK govt data--and our US personal data too. Recall how Doge took over the IRS? Palantir has all our data now, along with US military and ICE and other govt. surveillance contracts. WTAF?!
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Another must read from @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Our great @bylinetimes.bsky.social diarist Peter Oborne spotted the problem with McSweeney back in August 2024. Here's 18 months of his coverage of Keir Starmer's Departing Chief of Staff
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
The End of Morgan McSweeney: Peter Oborne on Keir Starmer's Departing Chief of Staff
As McSweeney resigns, we re-publish Peter Oborne’s Byline Times reporting on how Keir Starmer's chief strategist drove Labour towards defeat by the far-right
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Another must read from @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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Morgan McSweeney does deserve some credit for helping to show the world that Blairite neoliberal privatisation politics is as dead as Blair's friend; Jeffrey Epstein.
Our great @bylinetimes.bsky.social diarist Peter Oborne spotted the problem with McSweeney back in August 2024. Here's 18 months of his coverage of Keir Starmer's Departing Chief of Staff
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
The End of Morgan McSweeney: Peter Oborne on Keir Starmer's Departing Chief of Staff
As McSweeney resigns, we re-publish Peter Oborne’s Byline Times reporting on how Keir Starmer's chief strategist drove Labour towards defeat by the far-right
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Morgan McSweeney does deserve some credit for helping to show the world that Blairite neoliberal privatisation politics is as dead as Blair's friend; Jeffrey Epstein.
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"Because we all deserve the truth."
Watch the Epstein survivors' powerful Super Bowl Sunday ad
www.motherjones.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:29 PM
"Because we all deserve the truth."
Catching up with Netflix 'Filthy Rich' and suddenly poor Virginia Giuffre is speaking eloquently about her abuse and trafficking at the hands of Epstein+ his oligarch friends.
Had to turn it off.
It's sickening.
Just hoping the Epstein Files bringsl the whole evil lot down.
Had to turn it off.
It's sickening.
Just hoping the Epstein Files bringsl the whole evil lot down.
There's a lot of commentary on the Epstein files, to say the least, but this, by @mattcarr.substack.com, is well worth your time: mattcarr.substack.com/p/the-damp-s...
Epsteinland
When Patriarchy Meets Oligarchy
mattcarr.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Catching up with Netflix 'Filthy Rich' and suddenly poor Virginia Giuffre is speaking eloquently about her abuse and trafficking at the hands of Epstein+ his oligarch friends.
Had to turn it off.
It's sickening.
Just hoping the Epstein Files bringsl the whole evil lot down.
Had to turn it off.
It's sickening.
Just hoping the Epstein Files bringsl the whole evil lot down.
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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Harrods is our own Epstein scandal.
This govt has blocked justice.
And the survivors are furious with Keir Starmer 👇👇
This govt has blocked justice.
And the survivors are furious with Keir Starmer 👇👇
Keir Starmer – how dare you speak about justice?
A letter to Keir Starmer from a Harrods abuse survivor
sussexbylines.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Harrods is our own Epstein scandal.
This govt has blocked justice.
And the survivors are furious with Keir Starmer 👇👇
This govt has blocked justice.
And the survivors are furious with Keir Starmer 👇👇
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Listen to @zackpolanski.bsky.social
If he can speak up on behalf of you and me and make a rational case for a #WealthTax on the obscenely rich why the f*ck can’t Labour?
Because they’re owned — locked stock and well scraped barrel — by those same elites that resent chipping in.
#VoteGreen
If he can speak up on behalf of you and me and make a rational case for a #WealthTax on the obscenely rich why the f*ck can’t Labour?
Because they’re owned — locked stock and well scraped barrel — by those same elites that resent chipping in.
#VoteGreen
February 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Listen to @zackpolanski.bsky.social
If he can speak up on behalf of you and me and make a rational case for a #WealthTax on the obscenely rich why the f*ck can’t Labour?
Because they’re owned — locked stock and well scraped barrel — by those same elites that resent chipping in.
#VoteGreen
If he can speak up on behalf of you and me and make a rational case for a #WealthTax on the obscenely rich why the f*ck can’t Labour?
Because they’re owned — locked stock and well scraped barrel — by those same elites that resent chipping in.
#VoteGreen
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Ella Baron @EllaBaron on Jeff Bezos’s cuts to the #WashingtonPost #Trump #JeffBezos @Guardian – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Ella Baron @EllaBaron on Jeff Bezos’s cuts to the #WashingtonPost #Trump #JeffBezos @Guardian – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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Amsterdam will ban fossil fuel and meat advertisements in public spaces and on public transport starting May 1st. 🥳
The European city banning all fossil fuel and meat adverts in public
Amsterdam initially proposed the move in 2020, becoming the first city in the world to do so.
www.euronews.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Amsterdam will ban fossil fuel and meat advertisements in public spaces and on public transport starting May 1st. 🥳
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"The news stories you consume...are increasingly controlled by technocrat Trump loyalists, and algorithmically skewed to the right to foment hatred...you’d do better getting all your news from Neil Young press releases."
Stewart Lee's brilliant weekly column.
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Stewart Lee's brilliant weekly column.
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February 8, 2026 at 10:54 AM
"The news stories you consume...are increasingly controlled by technocrat Trump loyalists, and algorithmically skewed to the right to foment hatred...you’d do better getting all your news from Neil Young press releases."
Stewart Lee's brilliant weekly column.
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Stewart Lee's brilliant weekly column.
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That @petergeoghegan.bsky.social is onto something here and he's not letting go of it open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
‘Labour Together broke the law’
The think tank that propelled Starmer to power hired private investigators to shut down scrutiny of its dark money - I speak to one of its targets, journalist Paul Holden
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM
That @petergeoghegan.bsky.social is onto something here and he's not letting go of it open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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If pouring one's love into a project matters, you can find pretty much all of mine in this Season 2 opener.
From Aeschylus to Blade Runner, Goethe to The Hulk, and Frankenstein to Musk, some stories are simply so cosmic they alter how we actually see the world.
From Aeschylus to Blade Runner, Goethe to The Hulk, and Frankenstein to Musk, some stories are simply so cosmic they alter how we actually see the world.
🆕 PROMETHEUS: I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
One man; several contradictory myths.
Is he protector or disruptor? Genius or arsonist?
Season 2 of Podyssey kicks off with an absolute belter.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0s0L...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
One man; several contradictory myths.
Is he protector or disruptor? Genius or arsonist?
Season 2 of Podyssey kicks off with an absolute belter.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0s0L...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
PROMETHEUS: I Don't Want to Set The World On Fire
Podcast Episode · Alex Andreou's Podyssey · 08/02/2026 · 1h 28m
podcasts.apple.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:08 AM
If pouring one's love into a project matters, you can find pretty much all of mine in this Season 2 opener.
From Aeschylus to Blade Runner, Goethe to The Hulk, and Frankenstein to Musk, some stories are simply so cosmic they alter how we actually see the world.
From Aeschylus to Blade Runner, Goethe to The Hulk, and Frankenstein to Musk, some stories are simply so cosmic they alter how we actually see the world.
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Epstein survivor rejects Starmer’s apology.
Pls share.
Pls share.
February 8, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Epstein survivor rejects Starmer’s apology.
Pls share.
Pls share.
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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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🟨 Print Edition — Drowning in Denial
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
🔗 https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/82/drowning-in-denial/
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
🔗 https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/82/drowning-in-denial/
Drowning in Denial – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
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February 8, 2026 at 8:30 AM
🟨 Print Edition — Drowning in Denial
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
🔗 https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/82/drowning-in-denial/
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
🔗 https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/82/drowning-in-denial/
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HMRC won't admit how much tax is lost offshore.
Major corporations dodge taxes by shifting profits to low/no tax jurisdictions. Wealthy use offshore havens.
Opacity means HMRC, Govt and tax abuse industry can't be held to account.
Normal people pay more in tax.
Major corporations dodge taxes by shifting profits to low/no tax jurisdictions. Wealthy use offshore havens.
Opacity means HMRC, Govt and tax abuse industry can't be held to account.
Normal people pay more in tax.
HMRC won't admit how much tax is lost offshore
The taxman has the numbers needed to estimate how much cash is lost to overseas havens – but it isn't sharing the details
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:51 AM
HMRC won't admit how much tax is lost offshore.
Major corporations dodge taxes by shifting profits to low/no tax jurisdictions. Wealthy use offshore havens.
Opacity means HMRC, Govt and tax abuse industry can't be held to account.
Normal people pay more in tax.
Major corporations dodge taxes by shifting profits to low/no tax jurisdictions. Wealthy use offshore havens.
Opacity means HMRC, Govt and tax abuse industry can't be held to account.
Normal people pay more in tax.
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„We need to be paying more attention – all of us, not just those who have been victimised by predators – to the systems that allow this to happen. To the misogyny that runs like an underground river through our culture. To the fetishisation and sexualisation of young girls.“
In honour of the woman who, more than anyone, is responsible for this moment of transparency with the #EpsteinFiles, we're removing the paywall from this profile
🟨‘Virginia Roberts Giuffre Was an American Hero’ subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/80/v...
🟨‘Virginia Roberts Giuffre Was an American Hero’ subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/80/v...
‘Virginia Roberts Giuffre Was an American Hero’ – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
Amy Wallace spent four years collaborating with Virginia Roberts Giuffre on her memoir, Nobody’s Girl, which has had a far-reaching impact in the fight for justice for the victims and survivors of Jef...
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February 7, 2026 at 10:28 PM
„We need to be paying more attention – all of us, not just those who have been victimised by predators – to the systems that allow this to happen. To the misogyny that runs like an underground river through our culture. To the fetishisation and sexualisation of young girls.“
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That £240m contract Palantir won after Peter Mandelson took Keir Starmer to visit them? Government asserts "there were robust processes in place to ensure that government contracts are awarded fairly and transparently" but the award notice says it was a "directed award", ie without any competition.
February 7, 2026 at 9:45 AM
That £240m contract Palantir won after Peter Mandelson took Keir Starmer to visit them? Government asserts "there were robust processes in place to ensure that government contracts are awarded fairly and transparently" but the award notice says it was a "directed award", ie without any competition.
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Labour Together paid a PR firm £30k+ to investigate journalists that were digging into how its undeclared funding bankrolled Starmer’s successful Labour leadership campaign
Watch the video on Democracy for Sale's YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_V5...
Watch the video on Democracy for Sale's YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_V5...
Revealed: McSweeney’s Labour think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
YouTube video by Democracy for Sale
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Labour Together paid a PR firm £30k+ to investigate journalists that were digging into how its undeclared funding bankrolled Starmer’s successful Labour leadership campaign
Watch the video on Democracy for Sale's YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_V5...
Watch the video on Democracy for Sale's YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_V5...
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"We want to stop them bleeding people dry."
The Green Party want to see stricter regulations on gambling to reduce harm.
Nigel Farage thinks gambling shops are great places for lonely people to hang out...
What do you think?
The Green Party want to see stricter regulations on gambling to reduce harm.
Nigel Farage thinks gambling shops are great places for lonely people to hang out...
What do you think?
February 2, 2026 at 12:31 PM
"We want to stop them bleeding people dry."
The Green Party want to see stricter regulations on gambling to reduce harm.
Nigel Farage thinks gambling shops are great places for lonely people to hang out...
What do you think?
The Green Party want to see stricter regulations on gambling to reduce harm.
Nigel Farage thinks gambling shops are great places for lonely people to hang out...
What do you think?
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Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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A detention center in rural Texas has become a harsh symbol of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, with disease breaking out among the people being held, including some families who entered the United States legally.
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February 8, 2026 at 7:35 AM
A detention center in rural Texas has become a harsh symbol of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, with disease breaking out among the people being held, including some families who entered the United States legally.
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