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Ian Wallis
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Software Engineer with a love for all animals and a keen interest in photography.


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Distant snow covered Shropshire hills glinting in December sunshine.

#photography #landscape #landscapephotography
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Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.

Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.

Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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The Palestine Action decision is *another* chance for Starmer to ‘reset’ his government.

He won’t take it, of course.
February 13, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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"The Battle for Minneapolis and smaller skirmishes across the country have revealed that Americans will defend their immigrant neighbors...inhuman monsters from ICE, CBP and DHS are a malevolent occupying force"

Interesting @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com:
www.liberalcurrents.com/abolition-am...
Abolition, Amnesty, Decriminalization, Open Borders
You may not believe immigration restrictions are racist, but racists believe immigration restrictions are racist.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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🇪🇺
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Based on what exactly?
February 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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I can't think of an attorney general ever showing this much open contempt for Congress before.

Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.
Bondi is now just straight up ignoring questions from Democratic members
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Bondi: He didn't even know Chase Mulligan was. He is a defendant in your own district who preyed on girls.

Raskin: Well, you know what? If he were part of the Epstein investigation, you wouldn’t do anything about it.
February 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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BONDI to BALINT: With this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution…

BALINT: You want to go there?! Are you serious? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! Really?! Really?!

Someone needs to wipe Bondi’s antisemitic smirk off her face
February 11, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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I’ve watched a lot of congressional hearings over the last 40 years. This performance by Bondi is the single most unprofessional, non-responsive, reprehensible and obnoxious I have ever seen from any witness who has testified before any committee of either chamber.
February 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.

BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned

NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Idiot.
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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😂
February 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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😂
February 11, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Seeing lots of commentary along the lines of 'no-one saw the Mandelson scandal coming', which just isn't true.

Some of us have been warning about it for years. Here's what I wrote two years ago bylinetimes.com/2024/01/04/k...
Keir Starmer Faces an Immediate Test of His Pledge to 'Crackdown on Cronyism'
The Labour leader's decision to make restoring trust in public life the centre piece of his election campaign, raises questions about his own record
bylinetimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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Raskin to Bondi: "You're not showing a lot interest in the victims. Whether it's Epstein's human trafficking ring or the homicidal government violence against citizens in Minneapolis, as AG you're siding with the perpetrators and ignoring the victims."
February 11, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
What you need is a properly considered approach to taxing wealth and an understanding that wage disparities also undermine the economic fabric.
February 11, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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Look past the salacious headlines & follow the money. The Epstein files suggest Brexit aligned perfectly with the interests of oligarchs, autocrats, libertarians & data firms who profit from chaos, weak regulation & fragile democracy. Stephen McNair reports

eastangliabylines.co.uk/democracy/th...
February 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Khanna: There were two rounds of redactions. There was the original FBI redactions… and they did a second round of redactions at the DOJ. What they’re showing members now is the unredacted version of the DOJ’s redactions—not the original FBI redactions. They’re in blatant violation of the law.
February 11, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home as the Reform leader kisses goodbye to a generation of voters.

Just don’t vote Reform

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/nig...
Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home
Nigel Farage has reignited the culture-war debate over remote working, calling for an end to working from home.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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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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Using hydrogen as a fuel to replace natural gas has been strongly promoted by vested interest groups.

Many including myself raised serious concerns about scalability, cost and efficiency.

The more time passes, the more it looks like those concerns were well-founded.
February 10, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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LOL.
February 11, 2026 at 6:04 AM