Countach of the Parish of Mungo
@countachandy.bsky.social
Pokin at the madness with a pointy stick
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Today and every day the @scottishgreens.org stand with our refugee and migrant neighbours.
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Today and every day the @scottishgreens.org stand with our refugee and migrant neighbours.
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Going to leave you with a Home Office chart from their most recent asylum stats so you can decide whether the UK is a magnet for asylum seekers with a uniquely generous asylum system www.gov.uk/government/s...
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Going to leave you with a Home Office chart from their most recent asylum stats so you can decide whether the UK is a magnet for asylum seekers with a uniquely generous asylum system www.gov.uk/government/s...
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Stuff on alleged misuse of modern slavery system has been addressed by @sonial77.bsky.social previously freemovement.org.uk/briefing-is-...
Briefing: is the modern slavery identification system in the UK being misused? - Free Movement
The Home Secretary has claimed (as have many of the last several of them) that the modern slavery identification process is "being misused" and has used this
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November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Stuff on alleged misuse of modern slavery system has been addressed by @sonial77.bsky.social previously freemovement.org.uk/briefing-is-...
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I'm reading through the white paper or whatever it is. RESTORING ORDER AND CONTROL: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy www.gov.uk/government/p...
Asylum and returns policy statement
This policy statement sets out significant reforms to the UK’s asylum and returns policy.
www.gov.uk
November 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I'm reading through the white paper or whatever it is. RESTORING ORDER AND CONTROL: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Russia continues funneling cash into the hands of western influencers in exchange for defaming Ukraine and promoting Russian narratives aimed at ripping apart western societies.
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
Banned Russian Channel RT Secretly Pays Video Bloggers Who Promote Kremlin Narratives
The bloggers rack up millions of views, promote Russia as a haven for conservatives, glorify the war in Ukraine — and never disclose any ties to the Russian government. The money tells a different sto...
www.occrp.org
March 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Russia continues funneling cash into the hands of western influencers in exchange for defaming Ukraine and promoting Russian narratives aimed at ripping apart western societies.
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
March 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
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"Shutting down asylum, returning people across a border at risk of persecution [are] a violation of international law. And it’s not necessary, because the numbers that are being intercepted at the fences are modest" says @commissionerhr.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers being forcibly expelled at EU borders, says top rights lawyer
Council of Europe’s Michael O’Flaherty urged leaders not to give in to populist rhetoric over migration
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"Shutting down asylum, returning people across a border at risk of persecution [are] a violation of international law. And it’s not necessary, because the numbers that are being intercepted at the fences are modest" says @commissionerhr.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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This helpfully makes my point about how Musk and Trump are inside an information bubble, and it influences their views and actions, rather than controlling the bubble itself bsky.app/profile/mica...
The Fort Knox conspiracy theory seems to have begun with this exchange on X. 2 days later Fox ran a segment about it. A few days after that Trump began bringing it up w reporters. Hard to overstate how much influence posters on a far-right forum have over the national conversation right now
February 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This helpfully makes my point about how Musk and Trump are inside an information bubble, and it influences their views and actions, rather than controlling the bubble itself bsky.app/profile/mica...
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Video screens throughout the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s headquarters were taken over by possibly AI-generated images purporting to show President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, with the text “Long live the real king.” wapo.st/41flayF
February 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Video screens throughout the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s headquarters were taken over by possibly AI-generated images purporting to show President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, with the text “Long live the real king.” wapo.st/41flayF
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Three men, pints perfectly synchronised, photographed in the Seaforth bar on the corner of Gorbals St and Rutherglen Rd in 1966 by actor Steven Berkoff.
📷 Steven Berkoff
#glasgow
📷 Steven Berkoff
#glasgow
February 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Three men, pints perfectly synchronised, photographed in the Seaforth bar on the corner of Gorbals St and Rutherglen Rd in 1966 by actor Steven Berkoff.
📷 Steven Berkoff
#glasgow
📷 Steven Berkoff
#glasgow
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Let’s see what motivates this guy to join DOG…oh
February 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Let’s see what motivates this guy to join DOG…oh
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This is shocking and shameless misinformation from Vice President JD Vance.
He is one of the most powerful people in the world but he is peddling total nonsense about what my Act has done.
Abortion rights are human rights and they are healthcare.
news.stv.tv/scotland/us-...
He is one of the most powerful people in the world but he is peddling total nonsense about what my Act has done.
Abortion rights are human rights and they are healthcare.
news.stv.tv/scotland/us-...
US Vice President JD Vance attacks Scotland's anti-abortion buffer zones
Donald Trump's deputy was accused of spreading 'total nonsense and dangerous scaremongering'.
news.stv.tv
February 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This is shocking and shameless misinformation from Vice President JD Vance.
He is one of the most powerful people in the world but he is peddling total nonsense about what my Act has done.
Abortion rights are human rights and they are healthcare.
news.stv.tv/scotland/us-...
He is one of the most powerful people in the world but he is peddling total nonsense about what my Act has done.
Abortion rights are human rights and they are healthcare.
news.stv.tv/scotland/us-...
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From yesterday: New UNHCR report recommends changes in the further submissions process | Sonia Lenegan
New UNHCR report recommends changes in the further submissions process - Free Movement
UNHCR has published a report following an audit of the UK’s further submissions procedures and decision-making, making recommendations for change. The further
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February 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
From yesterday: New UNHCR report recommends changes in the further submissions process | Sonia Lenegan
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Tomorrow, the annual Munich Security Conference will start. Munich will briefly become the global capital of diplomacy, but I think it’s worthwhile to remember - especially right now - that Munich was also the site of one of the biggest diplomatic failures of 20th century.
February 13, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Tomorrow, the annual Munich Security Conference will start. Munich will briefly become the global capital of diplomacy, but I think it’s worthwhile to remember - especially right now - that Munich was also the site of one of the biggest diplomatic failures of 20th century.
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#Sudan: As RSF intensifies attacks around El Fasher and tightens its siege on the city and Zamzam camp, we are deeply concerned for the safety of our staff and the hundreds of thousands already suffering under shelling and starvation in Sudan’s largest displacement camp.
February 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
#Sudan: As RSF intensifies attacks around El Fasher and tightens its siege on the city and Zamzam camp, we are deeply concerned for the safety of our staff and the hundreds of thousands already suffering under shelling and starvation in Sudan’s largest displacement camp.
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Apple has received a secret order from the UK office of the Home Secretary mandating the company to provide a backdoor into the end-to-end encryption offered by Advanced Data Protection for iCloud.
UK Secret Order Demands That Apple Give Access to Users’ Encrypted Data
Plus: Benjamin Netanyahu gives Donald Trump a golden pager, Hewlett Packard Enterprise blames Russian government hackers for a breach, and more.
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February 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Apple has received a secret order from the UK office of the Home Secretary mandating the company to provide a backdoor into the end-to-end encryption offered by Advanced Data Protection for iCloud.
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Having flashbacks to when Boris Johnson said this about the war-torn Libyan city of Sirte
“There’s a group of UK business people who have got a brilliant vision to turn it into the next Dubai. The only thing they have got to do is clear the dead bodies away.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
“There’s a group of UK business people who have got a brilliant vision to turn it into the next Dubai. The only thing they have got to do is clear the dead bodies away.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Libyans say Boris Johnson 'doesn't know what he's talking about' after 'cruel and unacceptable' joke
Politician calls remarks ‘cruel and unacceptable’ amid calls for Foreign Secretary to be sacked
www.independent.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Having flashbacks to when Boris Johnson said this about the war-torn Libyan city of Sirte
“There’s a group of UK business people who have got a brilliant vision to turn it into the next Dubai. The only thing they have got to do is clear the dead bodies away.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
“There’s a group of UK business people who have got a brilliant vision to turn it into the next Dubai. The only thing they have got to do is clear the dead bodies away.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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A coalition of 38 countries, including all members of the European Union, announced on Tuesday "major progress" in their joint work to establish a special tribunal to judge the Russian leadership for the crime of aggression committed against Ukraine. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
EU hails 'major' progress to set up special tribunal to judge Putin
"No one from Russia and no one from Russia's leadership is untouchable," said High Representative Kaja Kallas. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A coalition of 38 countries, including all members of the European Union, announced on Tuesday "major progress" in their joint work to establish a special tribunal to judge the Russian leadership for the crime of aggression committed against Ukraine. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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In the past week, 39 adults and 8 children have lost their lives to accidents involving landmines and other explosive debris, warns @thehalotrust.bsky.social.
Total number of civilians killed or injured since the fall of Assad in December 2024 is now well over 400.
reliefweb.int/report/syria...
Total number of civilians killed or injured since the fall of Assad in December 2024 is now well over 400.
reliefweb.int/report/syria...
Syria landmine crisis spirals as millions begin to return home - Syrian Arab Republic
News and Press Release in English on Syrian Arab Republic about Mine Action and Protection and Human Rights; published on 3 Feb 2025 by HALO
reliefweb.int
February 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
In the past week, 39 adults and 8 children have lost their lives to accidents involving landmines and other explosive debris, warns @thehalotrust.bsky.social.
Total number of civilians killed or injured since the fall of Assad in December 2024 is now well over 400.
reliefweb.int/report/syria...
Total number of civilians killed or injured since the fall of Assad in December 2024 is now well over 400.
reliefweb.int/report/syria...
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For nearly two years, a shadowy paramilitary group – the Rapid Support Forces – has been terrorising Sudan. We spent months collecting evidence that identified commanders and revealed potential war crimes happening under their watch.
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Video: How ‘Trophy’ Videos Link Paramilitary Commanders to War Crimes in Sudan
Visual evidence collected and analyzed over months by The New York Times identifies the commanders leading an opaque paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, as fighters under their watch commit ...
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2024 at 11:19 AM
For nearly two years, a shadowy paramilitary group – the Rapid Support Forces – has been terrorising Sudan. We spent months collecting evidence that identified commanders and revealed potential war crimes happening under their watch.
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
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As the year comes to a close, we can't forget about #Sudan
Two months ago, SAF launched an offensive to retake the capital from the RSF
Casualties seem to have spiked due to the fierce clashes, yet exact figures are tough to come by.
My last story in 2024.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Two months ago, SAF launched an offensive to retake the capital from the RSF
Casualties seem to have spiked due to the fierce clashes, yet exact figures are tough to come by.
My last story in 2024.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Fierce fighting in Khartoum endangers Sudanese civilians
The army’s bid to retake the capital from a paramilitary has led to fierce clashes and high civilian casualties.
www.aljazeera.com
December 31, 2024 at 8:16 AM
As the year comes to a close, we can't forget about #Sudan
Two months ago, SAF launched an offensive to retake the capital from the RSF
Casualties seem to have spiked due to the fierce clashes, yet exact figures are tough to come by.
My last story in 2024.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
Two months ago, SAF launched an offensive to retake the capital from the RSF
Casualties seem to have spiked due to the fierce clashes, yet exact figures are tough to come by.
My last story in 2024.
www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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No "The Black Stuff" at your local? May we suggest trying a delicious pint of OP?
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2024/9/...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2024/9/...
These Wooden Ideas — The Incomparable Theakstons’ Old Peculier — Pellicle
At the Craven Arms in Appletreewick, Theakstons’ Old Peculier is served from the wood. They sell so many other good things too, but this is what I came for, and to tell the truth, it’s what you came f...
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December 28, 2024 at 5:10 PM
No "The Black Stuff" at your local? May we suggest trying a delicious pint of OP?
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2024/9/...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2024/9/...
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28% of England’s ancient monuments have no legal public right of access
Over 5,500 sites recorded by Historic England are beyond reach of the public, according to new analysis undertaken by the campaign group Right to Roam.
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Over 5,500 sites recorded by Historic England are beyond reach of the public, according to new analysis undertaken by the campaign group Right to Roam.
stoneclub.rocks/right-to-roam
INACCESSIBLE ANCIENT SITES — Stone Club
28% of England’s ancient monuments have no legal public right of access
Over 5,500 sites recorded by Historic England are beyond reach of the public, according to new analysis undertaken by the camp...
stoneclub.rocks
December 21, 2024 at 1:51 PM
28% of England’s ancient monuments have no legal public right of access
Over 5,500 sites recorded by Historic England are beyond reach of the public, according to new analysis undertaken by the campaign group Right to Roam.
stoneclub.rocks/right-to-roam
Over 5,500 sites recorded by Historic England are beyond reach of the public, according to new analysis undertaken by the campaign group Right to Roam.
stoneclub.rocks/right-to-roam
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The Russian cargo ship sunk off the coast of Spain yesterday was wholly owned by the Russian Defense Ministry and likely ferrying more nefarious items that the stated cargo.
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Russian Defense Ministry loses a cargo ship off the coast of spain after explosion - Kyiv Insider
Owned by the Russian Defense Ministry, the Ursa Major sinks off the coast of Spain with valuable cargo. A sanctioned Russian cargo vessel, the Ursa Major, has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea following a...
kyivinsider.com
December 24, 2024 at 11:13 AM
The Russian cargo ship sunk off the coast of Spain yesterday was wholly owned by the Russian Defense Ministry and likely ferrying more nefarious items that the stated cargo.
kyivinsider.com/russian-defe...
kyivinsider.com/russian-defe...