Charlie K
@charliek1953.bsky.social
Retired politically left-of-centre pro-European but non-party and independent-minded. Other interests include chess, sport, travel, beer.
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NEW: Astounding scenes on the streets of Tel Aviv tonight as 300,000 join an anti-war protest.
(🎥 Noga Tarnopolsky)
(🎥 Noga Tarnopolsky)
August 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
NEW: Astounding scenes on the streets of Tel Aviv tonight as 300,000 join an anti-war protest.
(🎥 Noga Tarnopolsky)
(🎥 Noga Tarnopolsky)
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Back in 2015, various meteorological modelling exercises for 2050 produced extreme heat #climate scenarios like the below.
Except this isn’t a model, it’s today’s temperature chart for southern France & the Iberian Peninsula.
Except this isn’t a model, it’s today’s temperature chart for southern France & the Iberian Peninsula.
August 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Back in 2015, various meteorological modelling exercises for 2050 produced extreme heat #climate scenarios like the below.
Except this isn’t a model, it’s today’s temperature chart for southern France & the Iberian Peninsula.
Except this isn’t a model, it’s today’s temperature chart for southern France & the Iberian Peninsula.
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There little Fellas rocked it yesterday, recording their own version of Ukraine's National anthem (hymn) for yesterday's Constitution Day.
June 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
There little Fellas rocked it yesterday, recording their own version of Ukraine's National anthem (hymn) for yesterday's Constitution Day.
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Ain’t no hole big enough…
May 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Ain’t no hole big enough…
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Narrator: he didn’t
May 26, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Narrator: he didn’t
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Every single one of these cowardly law firms is enabling the growth of fascist authoritarianism. Every. Single. One.
They are accomplices of fascism.
They are accomplices of fascism.
Trump says five more law firms agree to pro bono work to avoid punitive executive orders
Trump says five more law firms agree to pro bono work to avoid punitive executive orders
Cadwalader and Latham & Watkins among major firms to provide $600m in pro bono work to Trump-backed causes
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Every single one of these cowardly law firms is enabling the growth of fascist authoritarianism. Every. Single. One.
They are accomplices of fascism.
They are accomplices of fascism.
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The US spends almost twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation. Yet 85 million Americans are uninsured or under-insured and 68,000 die each year because they can’t afford a doctor.
Health care must be a human right, not a privilege. We need Medicare for All.
Health care must be a human right, not a privilege. We need Medicare for All.
March 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The US spends almost twice as much per capita on health care as any other nation. Yet 85 million Americans are uninsured or under-insured and 68,000 die each year because they can’t afford a doctor.
Health care must be a human right, not a privilege. We need Medicare for All.
Health care must be a human right, not a privilege. We need Medicare for All.
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You automatically knew the Pentagon and US intelligence was going to be fucked up when a drunken Fox host rapist was chosen by a deranged felon to replace a supremely qualified highly decorated 4-star General and now our national security is in the toilet.
March 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
You automatically knew the Pentagon and US intelligence was going to be fucked up when a drunken Fox host rapist was chosen by a deranged felon to replace a supremely qualified highly decorated 4-star General and now our national security is in the toilet.
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Pete Hegseth: “Nobody texted war plans.”
March 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Pete Hegseth: “Nobody texted war plans.”
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Word at the Pentagon is that if you need something from Pete Hegseth it’s best to catch him before lunch 👊🔥🇺🇸
March 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Word at the Pentagon is that if you need something from Pete Hegseth it’s best to catch him before lunch 👊🔥🇺🇸
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NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.
![I am the immigration attorney for Jerce Reyes Barrios, born in January 16, 1989 in Venezuela. 2. In February and March 2024, Mr. Reyes Barrios marched in two demonstrations in Venezuela protesting the authoritarian rule of Maduro. At the second demonstration, he was detained and taken to a clandestine building where he was tortured (electric shocks and suffocation) along with other demonstrators. 3. Shortly after his release, he fled Venezuela for the United States. He registered with CBP One in Mexico, then presented himself to CBP officials on the day of his appointment. He was taken into custody and detained at Otay Mesa Detention Facility in September 2024. 4. We applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT protection in December 2024. His final individual hearing is set for April 17, 2025 before Judge Robinson at the Otay Mesa Immigration Court. 5. On March 15, 2025, Mr. Reyes Barrios was deported to El Salvador with no notice to counsel or family. It was not until March 18, 2025 that counsel was able to reach an ICE official and learn that he had in fact been deported. 6. Mr. Reyes Barrios was/is a professional soccer player in Venezuela. He has never been arrested or charged with a crime. He has a steady employment record as a soccer player, as well as a soccer coach for children and youth. 7. Initially, Mr. Reyes Barrios was placed in maximum security at Otay Mesa and accused of being a Tren de Aragua gang member. The accusation is based on two things. First, he has a tattoo on his arm of a crown sitting atop a soccer ball with a rosary and the word "Dies." OHS alleges that this tattoo is proof of gang membership. In reality, he chose this tattoo, because it is similar to the logo for his favorite soccer team Real Madrid. See logo below. [pictures of the tattoo and the pictures of the logo]. 8. Second, OHS reviewed his social media posts and found a photo of Mr. Reyes Barrios making a hand gesture that they allege is proof of gang membership.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifncv2sfxob3h7ozdkoymku3wfpbknlroa6bric46v5y7asbrzrim@jpeg)
March 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.
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Huge protests are now taking place in Istanbul and across Turkey after Erdogan had his main political rival arrested earlier.
Looks like Turkey is going to face the same public uprising against autocracy that we’ve seen recently in Hungary, Serbia and Georgia.
Looks like Turkey is going to face the same public uprising against autocracy that we’ve seen recently in Hungary, Serbia and Georgia.
March 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Huge protests are now taking place in Istanbul and across Turkey after Erdogan had his main political rival arrested earlier.
Looks like Turkey is going to face the same public uprising against autocracy that we’ve seen recently in Hungary, Serbia and Georgia.
Looks like Turkey is going to face the same public uprising against autocracy that we’ve seen recently in Hungary, Serbia and Georgia.
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And remember, any one of us can become disabled out of the blue.
March 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
And remember, any one of us can become disabled out of the blue.
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This is spectacular news.
March 20, 2025 at 5:31 AM
This is spectacular news.
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The collapse of America as a trusted ally in just six weeks is quite the story.
70% of Brits see France as an ally but fewer than half see the US that way, and this is in a country that had a so-called special relationship.
In Germany only 23% see the US as an ally, 24% in France.
70% of Brits see France as an ally but fewer than half see the US that way, and this is in a country that had a so-called special relationship.
In Germany only 23% see the US as an ally, 24% in France.
March 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The collapse of America as a trusted ally in just six weeks is quite the story.
70% of Brits see France as an ally but fewer than half see the US that way, and this is in a country that had a so-called special relationship.
In Germany only 23% see the US as an ally, 24% in France.
70% of Brits see France as an ally but fewer than half see the US that way, and this is in a country that had a so-called special relationship.
In Germany only 23% see the US as an ally, 24% in France.
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Greetings all. I’m in Ukraine, on my way to Kyiv. 🇺🇦🙌
March 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Greetings all. I’m in Ukraine, on my way to Kyiv. 🇺🇦🙌
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Reform voted against the Employment Rights Bill
March 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Reform voted against the Employment Rights Bill
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Give you one guess
March 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Give you one guess
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This would be the same Robert Jenrick that said during the Tory leadership campaign:
"If I was an American citizen I would be voting for Donald Trump".
"If I was an American citizen I would be voting for Donald Trump".
Shadow justice sec Robert Jenrick on the other website: “sickened by that degrading spectacle…to think the bust of Winston Churchill was in the same room”
February 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This would be the same Robert Jenrick that said during the Tory leadership campaign:
"If I was an American citizen I would be voting for Donald Trump".
"If I was an American citizen I would be voting for Donald Trump".
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MAGA are mad at Zelenskyy for not wearing a suit for an official White House meeting.
Meanwhile:
Meanwhile:
February 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
MAGA are mad at Zelenskyy for not wearing a suit for an official White House meeting.
Meanwhile:
Meanwhile:
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While I was sleeping, Trump picked far right MAGA conspiracy theorist and podcaster Dan Bongino to serve as Deputy Director of the FBI.
Bongino was one of the main people who spread the lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
Trump - destroying the Republic by degrees.
Bongino was one of the main people who spread the lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
Trump - destroying the Republic by degrees.
February 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
While I was sleeping, Trump picked far right MAGA conspiracy theorist and podcaster Dan Bongino to serve as Deputy Director of the FBI.
Bongino was one of the main people who spread the lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
Trump - destroying the Republic by degrees.
Bongino was one of the main people who spread the lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
Trump - destroying the Republic by degrees.
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Welcome to the RFK Jr Era of Public Health.
February 24, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Welcome to the RFK Jr Era of Public Health.