Vaughan Roberts
@vaughanroberts.bsky.social
Writer and speaker; priest and canon emeritus, spouse, father and grandfather. Interested in sport, culture, religion and how organisations function.
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President Mandela said, "there can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children."
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:36 PM
President Mandela said, "there can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children."
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This is pretty menacing.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
February 10, 2026 at 8:53 AM
This is pretty menacing.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
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If you're a newer arrival to Blue Sky and looking for a leg-up for some Church of England related accounts to follow, look no further:
(As always, suggestions for additions welcome)
#StarterPack #Church
bsky.app/starter-pack...
(As always, suggestions for additions welcome)
#StarterPack #Church
bsky.app/starter-pack...
January 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
If you're a newer arrival to Blue Sky and looking for a leg-up for some Church of England related accounts to follow, look no further:
(As always, suggestions for additions welcome)
#StarterPack #Church
bsky.app/starter-pack...
(As always, suggestions for additions welcome)
#StarterPack #Church
bsky.app/starter-pack...
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"Reading is no panacea. . . But, if no panacea, reading is still a medicine."
History suggests that the line between the Bible-reading and mass literacy is not simple or obvious, writes Nick Spencer
#Bible #Theos #GetBritainReading #Literacy
History suggests that the line between the Bible-reading and mass literacy is not simple or obvious, writes Nick Spencer
#Bible #Theos #GetBritainReading #Literacy
Analysis: Bible-reading = mass literacy?
History suggests that the line between the the two is not simple or obvious, writes Nick Spencer
www.churchtimes.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 10:07 PM
"Reading is no panacea. . . But, if no panacea, reading is still a medicine."
History suggests that the line between the Bible-reading and mass literacy is not simple or obvious, writes Nick Spencer
#Bible #Theos #GetBritainReading #Literacy
History suggests that the line between the Bible-reading and mass literacy is not simple or obvious, writes Nick Spencer
#Bible #Theos #GetBritainReading #Literacy
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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Don't have children? Reform UK candidate Matt Goodwin says you should be taxed
He made the proposal in a recently rediscovered blog post 👇
He made the proposal in a recently rediscovered blog post 👇
Don't have children? This Reform UK candidate says you should be taxed
www.thenational.scot
February 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Don't have children? Reform UK candidate Matt Goodwin says you should be taxed
He made the proposal in a recently rediscovered blog post 👇
He made the proposal in a recently rediscovered blog post 👇
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The head of the coordinating committee for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles is facing calls to step down after emails released by the Justice Department last week show he exchanged racy messages with Ghislaine Maxwell more than 20 years ago. https://cnn.it/4a3FKba
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The head of the coordinating committee for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles is facing calls to step down after emails released by the Justice Department last week show he exchanged racy messages with Ghislaine Maxwell more than 20 years ago. https://cnn.it/4a3FKba
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For all the talk of how rarely voters engage with politics, it's telling how high the awareness numbers are on these sorts of surveys.
February 5, 2026 at 8:52 AM
For all the talk of how rarely voters engage with politics, it's telling how high the awareness numbers are on these sorts of surveys.
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i think people should consider the extent to which bannon, a known bullshit artist, knows that you will see this and panic. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:58 AM
i think people should consider the extent to which bannon, a known bullshit artist, knows that you will see this and panic. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Agreed and I've known several MPs from different parties⬇️
Most MPs are honest, hard-working and clean as anything. Dragging Parliament through the dirt hurts everyone, especially the weakest in our society. Next time you wonder why governing has got harder, this type of a debacle is one reason.
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Agreed and I've known several MPs from different parties⬇️
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He's laughing at everyone, and getting richer and richer doing it. No-one can touch him. The worse thing? Many voters who hate this sort of thing will plump for Reform out of desperation.
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
He's laughing at everyone, and getting richer and richer doing it. No-one can touch him. The worse thing? Many voters who hate this sort of thing will plump for Reform out of desperation.
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🚨🚨Given current situation and with the sharply deteriorating situation in #trumpland, I think it is unwise, imprudent and just a very bad idea for the EU to go ahead with plans to grant #US border authorities unprecedented access to Europeans’ data. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...
EU plan to share data with US border force sparks surveillance fears
Washington is demanding access to sensitive data as ICE heightens fears in Europe.
www.politico.eu
February 4, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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I’ve written this lengthy FT analysis overnight about the multiple multi-thousand pound Epstein payments to Mandelson’s husband
these particular paragraphs are worth reading slowly
www.ft.com/content/608a...
these particular paragraphs are worth reading slowly
www.ft.com/content/608a...
January 31, 2026 at 12:34 PM
I’ve written this lengthy FT analysis overnight about the multiple multi-thousand pound Epstein payments to Mandelson’s husband
these particular paragraphs are worth reading slowly
www.ft.com/content/608a...
these particular paragraphs are worth reading slowly
www.ft.com/content/608a...
Fascinating analysis of 'America'⬇️
‘The warnings of King and Adams could hardly seem more prophetic. American democracy has been progressively hollowed out by forever wars, deindustrialisation, the tyranny of wealth and the creation of an archipelago of maximum security prisons.’
@adamshatz.bsky.social:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@adamshatz.bsky.social:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Adam Shatz · Another Country: Visions of America
America is a ‘battlefield’, Simone de Beauvoir wrote, ‘and you can only become passionate about the battle it is...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Fascinating analysis of 'America'⬇️
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When ICE shot Marimar Martinez, they didn’t render aid. She got assistance an a nearby auto shop. Employees tried to stop the bleeding and called EMS.
When they shot Renee Nicole Good, they refused to allow an on scene doctor to help her.
When they shot Alex Pretti, they counted the bullet holes.
When they shot Renee Nicole Good, they refused to allow an on scene doctor to help her.
When they shot Alex Pretti, they counted the bullet holes.
DHS claimed "Medics provided immediate aid to Pretti." They lied. In truth, a physician entered a sworn affidavit that ICE blocked him from reaching Pretti, and when he finally got there ICE wasn't giving him CPR, but counting bullet holes.
My full analysis: www.qasimrashid.com/p/in-minneap...
My full analysis: www.qasimrashid.com/p/in-minneap...
January 31, 2026 at 9:10 AM
When ICE shot Marimar Martinez, they didn’t render aid. She got assistance an a nearby auto shop. Employees tried to stop the bleeding and called EMS.
When they shot Renee Nicole Good, they refused to allow an on scene doctor to help her.
When they shot Alex Pretti, they counted the bullet holes.
When they shot Renee Nicole Good, they refused to allow an on scene doctor to help her.
When they shot Alex Pretti, they counted the bullet holes.
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NEW: It's not just Minnesota, judges across the country are calling out ICE for violating court orders with regularity.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 30, 2026 at 9:08 PM
NEW: It's not just Minnesota, judges across the country are calling out ICE for violating court orders with regularity.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Happening now: breathtaking aerial view of today’s immense protest in Minneapolis Minnesota! Just wow 🤩
January 30, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Happening now: breathtaking aerial view of today’s immense protest in Minneapolis Minnesota! Just wow 🤩
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It is quite striking that Konstantin Kisin simply denied (falsely) on BBC1 that he had said what he said, word for word, on his podcast.
Konstantin Kisin straight up lying on #bbcqt
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
January 30, 2026 at 3:37 PM
It is quite striking that Konstantin Kisin simply denied (falsely) on BBC1 that he had said what he said, word for word, on his podcast.
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I know attention is on the US/Greenland, and it’s hard to get proper news from Iran, but this from @christinalamb.bsky.social estimates at least 16,000 people have been killed and over 300,000 injured. Many (most?) victims are thought to be under the age of 30
www.thetimes.com/article/01ba...
www.thetimes.com/article/01ba...
Iran report says 16,500 dead in ‘genocide under digital darkness’
Witnesses tell of the brutality inflicted on those taking part in anti-regime protests
www.thetimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I know attention is on the US/Greenland, and it’s hard to get proper news from Iran, but this from @christinalamb.bsky.social estimates at least 16,000 people have been killed and over 300,000 injured. Many (most?) victims are thought to be under the age of 30
www.thetimes.com/article/01ba...
www.thetimes.com/article/01ba...
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sounds like that ceo should be paid a trillion dollars
New: Tesla 4th quarter profit plunges 61% year-over-year; annual profit down 46%
the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
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the brand damage:
-1 million lost vehicle sales, per study
-Declining revenue, profits, deliveries in 1st half of '25
-Lower total production/deliveries than '24
-Lost crown as world's leading EV seller
wapo.st/3LYTef1
Tesla bet big on Elon Musk. His politics continue to haunt it.
Tesla struggles to regain its footing in the electric vehicle market, hindered by Elon Musk’s political activity, impacting its stock price and performance.
wapo.st
January 28, 2026 at 9:55 PM
sounds like that ceo should be paid a trillion dollars
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In Minneapolis, people who have never protested before are standing up to Trump's armed immigration thugs.
CEOs of some of the most powerful corporations on earth, meanwhile, are busy getting private screenings of Melania's documentary at the White House. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos
CEOs of some of the most powerful corporations on earth, meanwhile, are busy getting private screenings of Melania's documentary at the White House. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos
Where Are America's Leaders?
On January 6th, 2021, when Trump incited an insurrection, America's corporate leaders rushed to distance themselves from
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:01 PM
In Minneapolis, people who have never protested before are standing up to Trump's armed immigration thugs.
CEOs of some of the most powerful corporations on earth, meanwhile, are busy getting private screenings of Melania's documentary at the White House. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos
CEOs of some of the most powerful corporations on earth, meanwhile, are busy getting private screenings of Melania's documentary at the White House. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos
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The BBC. is increasingly irrelevant and not trustworthy. That will soon show up in the numbers.
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 28, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The BBC. is increasingly irrelevant and not trustworthy. That will soon show up in the numbers.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
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