Ginny Smith
@tarringnev.bsky.social
Acquired many varied skills over the decades - tractor driving, TEFL, executive coaching, journalism - and now co-ordinating editor working with the great team at @sussexbylines.bsky.social
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms will not ‘unite a divided country’
Making asylum status temporary and eroding family rights will undermine Britain’s commitments to international law and create further divisions
@sussexbylines.co.uk
Making asylum status temporary and eroding family rights will undermine Britain’s commitments to international law and create further divisions
@sussexbylines.co.uk
Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms will not ‘unite a divided country’
Making asylum status temporary and eroding family rights will undermine Britain’s commitments to international law and create further divisions
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms will not ‘unite a divided country’
Making asylum status temporary and eroding family rights will undermine Britain’s commitments to international law and create further divisions
@sussexbylines.co.uk
Making asylum status temporary and eroding family rights will undermine Britain’s commitments to international law and create further divisions
@sussexbylines.co.uk
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Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms will not ‘unite a divided country’
Making asylum status temporary and eroding family rights will undermine Britain’s commitments to international law and create further divisions
Making asylum status temporary and eroding family rights will undermine Britain’s commitments to international law and create further divisions
Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms will not ‘unite a divided country’
Making asylum status temporary and eroding family rights will undermine Britain’s commitments to international law and create further divisions
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms will not ‘unite a divided country’
Making asylum status temporary and eroding family rights will undermine Britain’s commitments to international law and create further divisions
Making asylum status temporary and eroding family rights will undermine Britain’s commitments to international law and create further divisions
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Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Reposting this everyday until Pete Hagueseth faces justice for his crimes against humanity.
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
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Starmer sells forests down the river in the Amazon
The UK’s ditching of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) showcases the Labour government’s disregard for environmental issues
@rossmcnally.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uk
The UK’s ditching of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) showcases the Labour government’s disregard for environmental issues
@rossmcnally.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uk
Starmer sells forests down the river in the Amazon
The UK’s ditching of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) showcases the Labour government’s disregard for environmental issues
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Starmer sells forests down the river in the Amazon
The UK’s ditching of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) showcases the Labour government’s disregard for environmental issues
@rossmcnally.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uk
The UK’s ditching of the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) showcases the Labour government’s disregard for environmental issues
@rossmcnally.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uk
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Samir Zitouni a Muslim Immigrant from Algeria left hospital today, 2 weeks after being the first person to try stop the attack in Huntingdon train attack.
They won't want to talk about this immigrant.
They won't want to talk about this immigrant.
November 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Samir Zitouni a Muslim Immigrant from Algeria left hospital today, 2 weeks after being the first person to try stop the attack in Huntingdon train attack.
They won't want to talk about this immigrant.
They won't want to talk about this immigrant.
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The next Budget could define Rachel Reeves’ legacy – and maybe Labour’s future.
Rumours are she's backing off balancing the books with one bold move, favouring a dozen small ones that will anger everyone.
Here’s a menu of her choices.
Rumours are she's backing off balancing the books with one bold move, favouring a dozen small ones that will anger everyone.
Here’s a menu of her choices.
Rachel Reeves’ budget options: nothing popular
Reeves inherited a nightmare: austerity, Brexit, Covid, ageing population. Now she must balance the books. Here are some of the options.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The next Budget could define Rachel Reeves’ legacy – and maybe Labour’s future.
Rumours are she's backing off balancing the books with one bold move, favouring a dozen small ones that will anger everyone.
Here’s a menu of her choices.
Rumours are she's backing off balancing the books with one bold move, favouring a dozen small ones that will anger everyone.
Here’s a menu of her choices.
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UDA Dnipro Stormtroopers 🇺🇦 Special Purpose Unit
We can finish the job if you give us the tools.
We can finish the job if you give us the tools.
November 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
UDA Dnipro Stormtroopers 🇺🇦 Special Purpose Unit
We can finish the job if you give us the tools.
We can finish the job if you give us the tools.
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“on article 8 of the ECHR in particular the right to family life ..we want to constrain in legislation the way that that is applied in immigration cases” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood tells Sky’s Trevor Philips
Who would have imagined we would ever hear this from a Labour government
Who would have imagined we would ever hear this from a Labour government
November 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
“on article 8 of the ECHR in particular the right to family life ..we want to constrain in legislation the way that that is applied in immigration cases” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood tells Sky’s Trevor Philips
Who would have imagined we would ever hear this from a Labour government
Who would have imagined we would ever hear this from a Labour government
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Someone reminded me of this from X. At the time I asked Gibb to itemise the alleged bias. He never responded.
@lewisgoodall.com
@lewisgoodall.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Someone reminded me of this from X. At the time I asked Gibb to itemise the alleged bias. He never responded.
@lewisgoodall.com
@lewisgoodall.com
I will only let you down
I will only let you down
Bob Dylan live in Brighton: third time around
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I will only let you down
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And this is my story sussexbylines.co.uk/news/health-...
My prostate diary
Bruce Smeath’s personal account of his experiences with doctors and hospitals after finding a prostate problem
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
And this is my story sussexbylines.co.uk/news/health-...
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This is so big, seriously, the biggest scandal we’ve ever seen‼️👀👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
This is so big, seriously, the biggest scandal we’ve ever seen‼️👀👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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Can we just take a minute and acknowledge that our POTUS is right OUT IN THE OPEN lobbying Congressional members to vote against releasing the Epstein files?! Like... what the fuck else does anyone even need to know?
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Can we just take a minute and acknowledge that our POTUS is right OUT IN THE OPEN lobbying Congressional members to vote against releasing the Epstein files?! Like... what the fuck else does anyone even need to know?
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What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
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Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
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🔥 Harrods: What do the survivors do now??
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
When power is untouchable: the legal abyss facing Harrods survivors
Survivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🔥 Harrods: What do the survivors do now??
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
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November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Just because someone has $ doesn't mean they have taste. So dreadfully tacky.
Looks like a bordello.
Looks like a bordello.
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Just because someone has $ doesn't mean they have taste. So dreadfully tacky.
Looks like a bordello.
Looks like a bordello.
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🔥 Harrods: What do the survivors do now??
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
When power is untouchable: the legal abyss facing Harrods survivors
Survivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🔥 Harrods: What do the survivors do now??
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.
◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking
◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself
◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
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Well done everyone.
See you back here next year.
See you back here next year.
National Trust council elections saw a defeat for the Restore Trust campaign.
35k members voted to re-elect a slate of council candidates endorsed by the nominations committee
12k - 13.5k voted for candidates on Restore Trust slate
Non-slate candidated
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
35k members voted to re-elect a slate of council candidates endorsed by the nominations committee
12k - 13.5k voted for candidates on Restore Trust slate
Non-slate candidated
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
Voting results from the AGM
Read about the National Trust's 2025 Annual General Meeting and the results from the day.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
November 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Well done everyone.
See you back here next year.
See you back here next year.
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So close to £17,000!
If you love the @bylinesnetwork.co.uk are you're feeling kindly today, please do help nudge the crowdfunder over that milestone. 🙏
Link --> chuffed.org/project/byli...
If you love the @bylinesnetwork.co.uk are you're feeling kindly today, please do help nudge the crowdfunder over that milestone. 🙏
Link --> chuffed.org/project/byli...
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
So close to £17,000!
If you love the @bylinesnetwork.co.uk are you're feeling kindly today, please do help nudge the crowdfunder over that milestone. 🙏
Link --> chuffed.org/project/byli...
If you love the @bylinesnetwork.co.uk are you're feeling kindly today, please do help nudge the crowdfunder over that milestone. 🙏
Link --> chuffed.org/project/byli...