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Valen Cook
@valen1971.bsky.social
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World weary, penniless misanthrope. Blogger/vlogger/poet/mental health campaigner. I support Universal Human Rights and Universal Free Speech.

I don't mind not being someone's first choice but I never want to be someone's last resort.
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Valen Cook @valen1971.bsky.social · Mar 13
PLEASE NOTE: I do not have any money. I am not here for hookups, dating, nude photos, sex videos or sex. I'm not here to be your personal ATM. I'm surprised I even have to post something like this. #scammers
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
It's disturbing to see how Gordon Brown has whitewashed his reasons for reappointing Mandelson, and his own role in eroding democracy. Mandelson's official business was similar to his unauthorised scheming with Epstein. Don't let them rewrite history.
My column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There is a lot of convenient amnesia about Peter Mandelson’s New Labour days. Let’s jog some memories | George Monbiot
Yes, he betrayed the national interest in his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein – but also in his sanctioned role as enabler of corporate power, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
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February 11, 2026 at 4:22 AM
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therightarticle.bsky.social
MPs call on welfare bosses to speed up redress over carer’s allowance scandal
Public accounts committee says ‘systemic issues’ at DWP led to carers being wrongly forced to repay overpayments
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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xelahart.bsky.social
@jesseduquette.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
Lord Doyle, Keir Starmer's former director of communications, has been suspended from Labour's parliamentary party over his links with a convicted sex offender

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex-Labour comms chief Lord Doyle suspended over links to sex offender
Lord Doyle apologises for his past association with a former Labour councillor who admitted indecent child image offences.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 AM
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bebsdotteragain.bsky.social
The film reminded us that the government's proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was done at the behest of Elbit Systems - the Israeli arms firm making killer drones for use in Gaza - that Palestine Action was chiefly targeting

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Ch4 doc shows Starmer's ban on Palestine Action was done to protect the arms industry
Palestine Action wasn’t banned because it’s a terrorist organisation. It was banned because large corporations, like the Elbit weapons firm, have captured the UK government
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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scarr54.bsky.social
This says it and it’s exactly what it is….
February 11, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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bylines.scot
#Palantir
eddwilson.bsky.social Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 10h
Clive Lewis MP: This deal with Palantir stinks. It stank before Peter Mandelson was involved, and it stank when those now on the Opposition Benches initiated the NHS and defence contracts. Peter Thiel is an oligarch who despises democracy... Even the Swiss army has rejected Palantir...

#R4Today
Ministry of Defence: Palantir Contracts - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Ministry of Defence: Palantir Contracts' on Tuesday 10 February 2026.
hansard.parliament.uk
February 11, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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thomasbenner.bsky.social
Lost in Translation | Cartoon by Daniel Boris
February 10, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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xelahart.bsky.social
@billdayart.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 9:34 PM
valen1971.bsky.social
In this episode of Depression Q&A, I discuss the options for whether or not to disclose your mental health issues during a job interview.
youtu.be/0oQr63_Dzk0
#mentalhealth #depression #depressionQ&A #personalexperiences
Depression Q&A: Should You Disclose A Mental Health Issue In A Job Interview?
YouTube video by The Abyssal Vault
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February 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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pepsffk.bsky.social
Finally saw the weapons Hossam Shabat talked about before he died. They vaporised people.

Thermal and thermobaric weapons.

We remember, this is so much worse then will ever be acknowledged, think on every genocide you've never heard of and realise why that is.
sarah Jp Upscrolled @sahouraxo Horrifying. Israel used thermal and thermobaric weapons that made 3,000 Palestinians evaporate in Gaza. Read that again. Evaporate These are weapons that incinerate everything within reach — leaving behind no remains. Who supplied them to Israel? The United States and Europe Al Jazeera news clip with text overlay reading "Israel used weapons that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate in Gaza", depicting a scene of intense heat and silhouettes, in context of the Palestine Gaza conflict.
February 10, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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xelahart.bsky.social
@deadder.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
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February 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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drdvus.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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hopefulme2.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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mikejay.link
Think again Starmer.

If it's not one thing... It's another.

News source - Sky News - news.sky.com/story/politi...
Starmer insists he will lead Labour into next election We've been hearing a bit more from Sir Keir Starmer as he continues to portray his leadership as stable. Asked by broadcasters if he will lead Labour in the next election, the prime minister says: "Yes I will. "I had a five year mandate to deliver the change. I intend to get old with what I was elected to do, which is deliver that change." Ex-Starmer aide suspended from Labour over links to paedophile councillor Matthew Doyle, who was previously Sir Keir Starmer's director of communications, has been suspended from Labour over his links to a councillor convicted of sex offences. Doyle, who is a member of the House of Lords and had been sitting with the Labour benches, says he will no longer take up the whip due to his links to Sean Morton. Morton, a former councillor in Moray, Scotland, was charged with possessing indecent images of children in 2016 and later admitted sex offences. Doyle was pictured campaigning with Morton following the latter being charged in 2016. A Labour Party spokesperson said: "All complaints are assessed thoroughly in line with our rules and procedures." Sky News understands an investigation is underway.
February 10, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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craigsmive.bsky.social
Soft in the head left more like it.

They are just centrist melts and not left wing even in a "soft" way

If they haven't the balls to send Starmer packing then they deserve to sink along with the Reform/Tory tribute act of the Labour right

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Labour soft left urges Starmer to reshuffle cabinet to end infighting
Leadership contest would be wrong and counterproductive, Tribune group says on day of turmoil for No 10 and party
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February 10, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Peter Mandelson's official role in Gordon Brown's government was actually not that far away from his unauthorised dealings with Jeffrey Epstein. This week's column digs up some inconvenient truths and suggests the problem is much deeper than we're told.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There is a lot of convenient amnesia about Peter Mandelson’s New Labour days. Let’s jog some memories | George Monbiot
Yes, he betrayed the national interest in his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein – but also in his sanctioned role as enabler of corporate power, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
Isn't Capitalism great?
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
valen1971.bsky.social
That's a screenshot of one of the Epstein files PDFs I've downloaded and scanned through. I read that exact piece of text so why isn't Trump being confronted by the allegation and the allegations that are in that file?
#epsteinfiles
thegodofcities.bsky.social The God of Cities @thegodofcities.bsky.social · 2d
OUR ENTIRE JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT IS GUILTY
OF OBSTRUCTION OF
JUSTICE FOR FUCKS SAKE.
February 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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thunderbirds3.bsky.social
"Thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of central Sydney, #Australia, to protest the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to the country,denouncing him as a war criminal & an enabler of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, chanting “War criminals are not welcome here” & “Herzog is not welcome here”
February 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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moranstephen1000.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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thecanaryuk.bsky.social
Morgan McSweeney is gone, but the rotten politics he represents is still festering in the Labour Party as ghouls emerge to defend him

www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
Labour ghouls come out to defend disgraced Morgan McSweeney
Morgan McSweeney is gone, but the rotten politics he represents is still festering in the Labour Party as ghouls emerge to defend him
www.thecanary.co
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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bylinetimes.bsky.social
ICYMI 🟧 Starmer and The Sun: An Appointment that Shows Everything that Is Wrong with Power and the Press in Britain

The PM signalled the direction of his Government by appointing a former Editor of The Sun – who has a criminal conviction under the Sexual Offences Act – as a communications advisor
Starmer and The Sun: An Appointment that Shows Everything that Is Wrong with Power and the Press in Britain
Keir Starmer has signalled the direction of his Government by appointing a former Editor of The Sun newspaper – who has a criminal conviction under the Sexual Offences Act – as a communications adviso...
bylinetimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM