Siobhán Freya
@shibh.bsky.social
Transwoman in UK looking to the skies but temporarily grounded Will continue to flap wings and offer a sympathetic ear. Specialist in Tsundoku
Dum spiro spero
Dum spiro spero
Starting my New Year's resolution early. I will not be ordering any more books and I will endeavour to read one a week. That's Christmas planned
Happy Chinese New Year for next week
Happy Chinese New Year for next week
a happy lunar new year greeting card with a horse
ALT: a happy lunar new year greeting card with a horse
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February 9, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Starting my New Year's resolution early. I will not be ordering any more books and I will endeavour to read one a week. That's Christmas planned
Happy Chinese New Year for next week
Happy Chinese New Year for next week
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Tim Allan, Keir Starmer’s director of communications, has just quit his Downing Street role:
“I have decided to stand down to allow a new No 10 team to be built. I wish the PM and his team every success."
“I have decided to stand down to allow a new No 10 team to be built. I wish the PM and his team every success."
February 9, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Tim Allan, Keir Starmer’s director of communications, has just quit his Downing Street role:
“I have decided to stand down to allow a new No 10 team to be built. I wish the PM and his team every success."
“I have decided to stand down to allow a new No 10 team to be built. I wish the PM and his team every success."
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February 9, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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It's a grim time in #Georgia & all the more remarkable that people step forward to reclaim the country's future, both across civil society and with Tavisuplebis Moedani / Freedom Square convening.
Sensible focus on presenting a credible alternative & showing that country can do much better.
Sensible focus on presenting a credible alternative & showing that country can do much better.
A new civic forum, For the Love of Georgia, convened on February 8. Bringing together politicians, academics, artists, intellectuals and activists, among others, the forum appears aimed at creating an alternative to Georgian Dream rule.
Opposition, Civil Society Launch ‘For the Love of Georgia’ Forum - Civil Georgia
A new civic forum, For the Love of Georgia, convened on February 8. Bringing together politicians, a
civil.ge
February 9, 2026 at 10:28 AM
It's a grim time in #Georgia & all the more remarkable that people step forward to reclaim the country's future, both across civil society and with Tavisuplebis Moedani / Freedom Square convening.
Sensible focus on presenting a credible alternative & showing that country can do much better.
Sensible focus on presenting a credible alternative & showing that country can do much better.
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Norwegian ambassador resigns as she faces scrutiny over contacts with Epstein trib.al/RrHXPiF
Norwegian ambassador resigns as she faces scrutiny over contacts with Epstein
A Norwegian ambassador who was involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the 1990s and most recently served in Jordan has resigned as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, the country’s Foreign Ministry says
trib.al
February 9, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Norwegian ambassador resigns as she faces scrutiny over contacts with Epstein trib.al/RrHXPiF
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#BBCNews - 'Trump's psyche': Srephen Miller, the aide driving the president's most controversial policies
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Stephen Miller: The aide driving Donald Trump's most controversial policies
The high-velocity start to 2026 by the Trump administration has cemented Stephen Miller's position as one of its most powerful figures.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 7:04 AM
#BBCNews - 'Trump's psyche': Srephen Miller, the aide driving the president's most controversial policies
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A wet start to the week with rain in South moving North.
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 AM
A wet start to the week with rain in South moving North.
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It started with a Brazilian SAMBA and ended with a Cuban RUMBA...
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February 9, 2026 at 6:12 AM
It started with a Brazilian SAMBA and ended with a Cuban RUMBA...
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Dear Lord, thank you for the gift of a new day. May all that I do today be done with love and for your glory. #MorningPrayer
February 9, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Dear Lord, thank you for the gift of a new day. May all that I do today be done with love and for your glory. #MorningPrayer
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@hackneyabbott.bsky.social : "I'd like to see somebody be PM that wouldn't sign off someone thats the best friend of a paedophile to be ambassador"
Ed balls "That is quite a low bar for choosing the next PM"
What does that say about the Labour right, Ed?
Ed balls "That is quite a low bar for choosing the next PM"
What does that say about the Labour right, Ed?
February 9, 2026 at 7:53 AM
@hackneyabbott.bsky.social : "I'd like to see somebody be PM that wouldn't sign off someone thats the best friend of a paedophile to be ambassador"
Ed balls "That is quite a low bar for choosing the next PM"
What does that say about the Labour right, Ed?
Ed balls "That is quite a low bar for choosing the next PM"
What does that say about the Labour right, Ed?
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From today’s Russian papers: cucumber prices in Russia jump 42.85% in a month, number of loss-making companies rising, wage arrears growing, “…gap between pensions & wages increasing.” #ReadingRussia
Russia: wage arrears growing, cucumber prices jump 43% in a month
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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February 9, 2026 at 7:55 AM
From today’s Russian papers: cucumber prices in Russia jump 42.85% in a month, number of loss-making companies rising, wage arrears growing, “…gap between pensions & wages increasing.” #ReadingRussia
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 9, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
February 9, 2026 at 7:57 AM
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 9, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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A senior MoD official helps shape defence strategy, then joins Palantir.
Months later, Palantir lands a £240m MoD contract without tender.
No laws broken – just the revolving door doing what it does best.
Months later, Palantir lands a £240m MoD contract without tender.
No laws broken – just the revolving door doing what it does best.
The great Ministry of Defence-to-Palantir pipeline
Senior defence officials are moving into Palantir roles as the company secures ever-deeper footholds across government
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM
A senior MoD official helps shape defence strategy, then joins Palantir.
Months later, Palantir lands a £240m MoD contract without tender.
No laws broken – just the revolving door doing what it does best.
Months later, Palantir lands a £240m MoD contract without tender.
No laws broken – just the revolving door doing what it does best.
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Rule one of foreign policy: when you’re weak at home you’re weak everywhere. Terrible news.
February 9, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Rule one of foreign policy: when you’re weak at home you’re weak everywhere. Terrible news.
BBC News - William and Catherine 'deeply concerned' over Epstein revelations
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Epstein causing more problems and concern
In 'Merica the political classes see strangely silent on this topic as they are on Trump's drive towards dictatorship
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Epstein causing more problems and concern
In 'Merica the political classes see strangely silent on this topic as they are on Trump's drive towards dictatorship
William and Catherine 'deeply concerned' over Jeffrey Epstein revelations
It comes after documents released in the US shone new light on the scandal, including over Epstein's ties with Andrew.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 9:07 AM
BBC News - William and Catherine 'deeply concerned' over Epstein revelations
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Epstein causing more problems and concern
In 'Merica the political classes see strangely silent on this topic as they are on Trump's drive towards dictatorship
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Epstein causing more problems and concern
In 'Merica the political classes see strangely silent on this topic as they are on Trump's drive towards dictatorship
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How pleasing to step out with #sophiefromromania at 7:30 and find it’s neither raining nor dark
February 9, 2026 at 8:41 AM
How pleasing to step out with #sophiefromromania at 7:30 and find it’s neither raining nor dark
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Mandelson’s kitchen cabinet, including McSweeney & Streeting as we know - oh and also one Matthew Doyle.
This is the gang who’ve written the script of this government.
This is the gang who’ve written the script of this government.
February 9, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Mandelson’s kitchen cabinet, including McSweeney & Streeting as we know - oh and also one Matthew Doyle.
This is the gang who’ve written the script of this government.
This is the gang who’ve written the script of this government.
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Grim morning for the Labour Party but it is healthier to live in a country where decisions have consequences than one where an administration steeped in contact with Epstein sails happily on, even as the resignations pile up across Europe
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Grim morning for the Labour Party but it is healthier to live in a country where decisions have consequences than one where an administration steeped in contact with Epstein sails happily on, even as the resignations pile up across Europe
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Starmer is holed beneath the waterline, but no potential replacements is a surefire bet. That means initially a messy battle for control of Starmer within govt (no, he is not going to magically develop a vision hitherto lacking) & most likely before too long a battle to replace him. The winner…
February 9, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Starmer is holed beneath the waterline, but no potential replacements is a surefire bet. That means initially a messy battle for control of Starmer within govt (no, he is not going to magically develop a vision hitherto lacking) & most likely before too long a battle to replace him. The winner…
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In the middle of a moral panic about sex trafficking so intense that I can't advertise a book about medieval history online and no one can access prom anymore, Labour's best and brightest are desperate to get on TV and let you know actually it is fine if rich people do it to poor girls.
"People like me, people like Pat that come onto programs like this are going to be supportive of people that we have worked closely with"
Asked about Pat McFadden defending Morgan McSweeney keeping his job yesterday, Baroness Jacqui Smith accidentally says the quiet bit out loud
Asked about Pat McFadden defending Morgan McSweeney keeping his job yesterday, Baroness Jacqui Smith accidentally says the quiet bit out loud
February 9, 2026 at 8:49 AM
In the middle of a moral panic about sex trafficking so intense that I can't advertise a book about medieval history online and no one can access prom anymore, Labour's best and brightest are desperate to get on TV and let you know actually it is fine if rich people do it to poor girls.
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Venezuelan opposition leader Machado says a close ally was kidnapped hours after prison release trib.al/aoSBT8X
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado says a close ally was kidnapped hours after prison release
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says one of her closest allies has been kidnapped hours after being released from prison
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February 9, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado says a close ally was kidnapped hours after prison release trib.al/aoSBT8X