ianbri.bsky.social
@ianbri.bsky.social
E. Bristol UK resident. Proud supporter of all 🇦🇪 rights, everything Green and fully rejoining 🇪🇺!
Lived in 🇨🇦 (became a Canadian eh), east coast 🇺🇲 before heading home to good old 🇬🇧
Lanarkshire born and bred 🏴
Lived in 🇨🇦 (became a Canadian eh), east coast 🇺🇲 before heading home to good old 🇬🇧
Lanarkshire born and bred 🏴
Pinned
4,037 miles.
Approx air distance between #Minneapolis & #London.
So, that distance east of the New World, an illegal immigrant is apprehended in #Kent, UK. He's given a glass of water & later, help. In MN a US citizen is shot in the head.
4037 miles - distance between civilisation & fascism
Approx air distance between #Minneapolis & #London.
So, that distance east of the New World, an illegal immigrant is apprehended in #Kent, UK. He's given a glass of water & later, help. In MN a US citizen is shot in the head.
4037 miles - distance between civilisation & fascism
Yes they're terrified. Aside - Labour vote in Bristol in the doldrums; Debonnaire was chucked partly because she was arrogant & complacent. Norris is an embarrassment and Darren Jones despite a healthy majority, not well liked.
#Gorton is one nail. The coffin is unfortunately lined up.
#Gorton is one nail. The coffin is unfortunately lined up.
What's the outcome that terrifies Labour most in the Gorton by-election?
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
January 26, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Yes they're terrified. Aside - Labour vote in Bristol in the doldrums; Debonnaire was chucked partly because she was arrogant & complacent. Norris is an embarrassment and Darren Jones despite a healthy majority, not well liked.
#Gorton is one nail. The coffin is unfortunately lined up.
#Gorton is one nail. The coffin is unfortunately lined up.
I'm no military analyst, but it seems to me #canada should sway from #f35 and grab these #saab #gripens for a whole host of political and non-political considerations. One being the sickening prospect of Trump 3.0 under a different face.
Aside - UK F35s are v expensive to operate. And fragile...
Aside - UK F35s are v expensive to operate. And fragile...
January 26, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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4,037 miles.
Approx air distance between #Minneapolis & #London.
So, that distance east of the New World, an illegal immigrant is apprehended in #Kent, UK. He's given a glass of water & later, help. In MN a US citizen is shot in the head.
4037 miles - distance between civilisation & fascism
Approx air distance between #Minneapolis & #London.
So, that distance east of the New World, an illegal immigrant is apprehended in #Kent, UK. He's given a glass of water & later, help. In MN a US citizen is shot in the head.
4037 miles - distance between civilisation & fascism
January 25, 2026 at 9:35 PM
4,037 miles.
Approx air distance between #Minneapolis & #London.
So, that distance east of the New World, an illegal immigrant is apprehended in #Kent, UK. He's given a glass of water & later, help. In MN a US citizen is shot in the head.
4037 miles - distance between civilisation & fascism
Approx air distance between #Minneapolis & #London.
So, that distance east of the New World, an illegal immigrant is apprehended in #Kent, UK. He's given a glass of water & later, help. In MN a US citizen is shot in the head.
4037 miles - distance between civilisation & fascism
There's a bit of Robert Burns in us all who believe in democracy, justice. He supported revolutions in America, France, Ireland that rocked 18th c world; he backed democratic reform inside Britain...
He'd be shocked by MAGA, Trump et al. Aye.
#Scots - Honourary ones too - Happy #BurnsNight!
He'd be shocked by MAGA, Trump et al. Aye.
#Scots - Honourary ones too - Happy #BurnsNight!
January 25, 2026 at 7:50 PM
There's a bit of Robert Burns in us all who believe in democracy, justice. He supported revolutions in America, France, Ireland that rocked 18th c world; he backed democratic reform inside Britain...
He'd be shocked by MAGA, Trump et al. Aye.
#Scots - Honourary ones too - Happy #BurnsNight!
He'd be shocked by MAGA, Trump et al. Aye.
#Scots - Honourary ones too - Happy #BurnsNight!
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"So, this country is going to stay like this... where are we headed?I don't know what will happen to us 🇵🇸"(shaima.yousef)
انو بدا اضل هالبلاد هيك يعني…لوين رايحين يعنيشو رح يصير فينا ما بعرف🇵🇸" #WestBank
انو بدا اضل هالبلاد هيك يعني…لوين رايحين يعنيشو رح يصير فينا ما بعرف🇵🇸" #WestBank
January 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
"So, this country is going to stay like this... where are we headed?I don't know what will happen to us 🇵🇸"(shaima.yousef)
انو بدا اضل هالبلاد هيك يعني…لوين رايحين يعنيشو رح يصير فينا ما بعرف🇵🇸" #WestBank
انو بدا اضل هالبلاد هيك يعني…لوين رايحين يعنيشو رح يصير فينا ما بعرف🇵🇸" #WestBank
Through no fault of my own, became #homeless final year of Uni in #Glasgow. Studied in the library, slept on a bench or hostel. Got a 1st.
The guy who ran the showers at the rail station took me under his wing.
Passed away recently. Went to funeral.
Thank you Jimmy, for everything. #kindness
The guy who ran the showers at the rail station took me under his wing.
Passed away recently. Went to funeral.
Thank you Jimmy, for everything. #kindness
January 25, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 25, 2026 at 1:58 AM
My God. Swivelled eyed lunatics of Pennsylvania Avenue - beyond the pale. #Vance believes free press is a threat; #Noem - incompetent sycophant & #Bovino needs a straitjacket.
Some ask why I asked American associates to meet me in T.O. 🇨🇦? Em Duh? Love Boston, but it can wait.
:( Sickened.
Some ask why I asked American associates to meet me in T.O. 🇨🇦? Em Duh? Love Boston, but it can wait.
:( Sickened.
January 25, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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insane scenes coming out of Minneapolis
January 24, 2026 at 5:38 PM
insane scenes coming out of Minneapolis
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@mothinali.bsky.social McSweeney & his shoo-in Whip of a wife live near to family in S Lanarkshire.
He is detested in the area as much as he is reviled in SW1A.
His Blairite worshipping is destroying Labour + incompetence of Starmer brown nosing a fascist in the USA = demise certain.
He is detested in the area as much as he is reviled in SW1A.
His Blairite worshipping is destroying Labour + incompetence of Starmer brown nosing a fascist in the USA = demise certain.
January 25, 2026 at 2:06 PM
@mothinali.bsky.social McSweeney & his shoo-in Whip of a wife live near to family in S Lanarkshire.
He is detested in the area as much as he is reviled in SW1A.
His Blairite worshipping is destroying Labour + incompetence of Starmer brown nosing a fascist in the USA = demise certain.
He is detested in the area as much as he is reviled in SW1A.
His Blairite worshipping is destroying Labour + incompetence of Starmer brown nosing a fascist in the USA = demise certain.
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No more tone policing and kindness-washing. Everything that's happening in the US right now should be assumed to be a preview of the consequences of electing a Conservative Prime Minister in Canada, and of a separated Alberta under the UCP and the brownshirts they want to replace the RCMP with.
Canada's Conservative Party is denying press credentials to media outlets while handing out 'content creator' passes to partisan personalities.
This is a tactic straight from the USA's White House.
@nationalobserver.com | www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/24/a...
This is a tactic straight from the USA's White House.
@nationalobserver.com | www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/24/a...
January 24, 2026 at 10:30 PM
No more tone policing and kindness-washing. Everything that's happening in the US right now should be assumed to be a preview of the consequences of electing a Conservative Prime Minister in Canada, and of a separated Alberta under the UCP and the brownshirts they want to replace the RCMP with.
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Nobody from the UK 'Royal Family' should be joining the appalling man to celebrate anything he's supposedly done, especially after his insulting lies relating to UK service personnel in Afghanistan.
38d.gs/kc_sv_df
38d.gs/kc_sv_df
Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence
With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...
38d.gs
January 24, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Nobody from the UK 'Royal Family' should be joining the appalling man to celebrate anything he's supposedly done, especially after his insulting lies relating to UK service personnel in Afghanistan.
38d.gs/kc_sv_df
38d.gs/kc_sv_df
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The execution of citizens by the state is one of the defining features of fascism. Along with extreme nationalism, myth-making, scapegoating, centralised dictatorship & glorifying war.
Minneapolis live: Family of man shot dead by federal agent ask for ‘truth’ as senator calls for investigation
The Trump administration claims Alex Pretti approached officers with a handgun and agents fired “defensive shots”.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 10:24 AM
The execution of citizens by the state is one of the defining features of fascism. Along with extreme nationalism, myth-making, scapegoating, centralised dictatorship & glorifying war.
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The lies of this administration.
They murder people. Then blame the victim.
But I guess that’s not a new thing for these type of people in this administration.
Minneapolis shooting latest: Alex Pretti’s parents say ‘please get the truth out.’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
They murder people. Then blame the victim.
But I guess that’s not a new thing for these type of people in this administration.
Minneapolis shooting latest: Alex Pretti’s parents say ‘please get the truth out.’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Minneapolis shooting latest: Alex Pretti’s parents say ‘please get the truth out’ after son fatally shot by federal agents
Minnesota governor decries ‘federal occupation’ after another deadly shooting less than three weeks after ICE officer killed Renee Good in city
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Quite the dream being imposed on all decent Americans.
I moved #USA meetings to #Toronto🇨🇦 with full support of those south of 49th parallel. Bad for airlines heading west, my advice is - just don't go. If you don't need to go or can swap location, do that.
#ice #usa #trump #miller #noem #cbp #dhs
I moved #USA meetings to #Toronto🇨🇦 with full support of those south of 49th parallel. Bad for airlines heading west, my advice is - just don't go. If you don't need to go or can swap location, do that.
#ice #usa #trump #miller #noem #cbp #dhs
January 25, 2026 at 11:05 AM
If Farage in the UK gets the keys to Number 10 it'll be mirrored off #ice with far right wing thugs recruited either officially or through his dubious side channels. One good thing - at least the guns won't be around. 🫰
And with his German passport, he could always go and see the AfD he adores.
And with his German passport, he could always go and see the AfD he adores.
Watch the videos. Share them. Count the shots. It’s not easy to watch - and it shouldn’t be. But every American must understand what federal agents are doing in our names, and we must believe our eyes.
My full statement in the image below (with alt text):
My full statement in the image below (with alt text):
January 25, 2026 at 10:12 AM
If Farage in the UK gets the keys to Number 10 it'll be mirrored off #ice with far right wing thugs recruited either officially or through his dubious side channels. One good thing - at least the guns won't be around. 🫰
And with his German passport, he could always go and see the AfD he adores.
And with his German passport, he could always go and see the AfD he adores.
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#Scotland remains finely balanced on the question of independence, with a new poll showing the electorate split evenly between Yes & No. However support for leaving the UK rises notably under a scenario in which #NigelFarage’s #Reform party forms the next UK govt
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/more...
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/more...
More Scots would back independence if Reform entered government, poll suggests
“Given support for independence remains tied, Brexit alone is clearly not a catalyst that can itself prompt a surge in support for separation — but, on the basis of this poll, the advent of Nigel Fara...
leftfootforward.org
January 24, 2026 at 12:12 PM
#Scotland remains finely balanced on the question of independence, with a new poll showing the electorate split evenly between Yes & No. However support for leaving the UK rises notably under a scenario in which #NigelFarage’s #Reform party forms the next UK govt
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/more...
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/more...
If you have to go to #USA from UK/Ireland or even near Europe, consider #Dublin preclearance - Europe's only. Tons of feeders to there and if #cbp dislike you simply turn around or head back to origin. I have meetings west next week - but the US folks - meeting me in 🇨🇦. Eh?
January 25, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Who's coming to dinner?
A duo from hell isn't quite what the King had imagined. & the talk was all about Miller's deranged staring, eating habits... look carefully - a hairy belly under the waistcoat is there. Eek.
American friends - we're sorry. Only 2¾ years to run..
@bluedotin.bsky.social
A duo from hell isn't quite what the King had imagined. & the talk was all about Miller's deranged staring, eating habits... look carefully - a hairy belly under the waistcoat is there. Eek.
American friends - we're sorry. Only 2¾ years to run..
@bluedotin.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Who's coming to dinner?
A duo from hell isn't quite what the King had imagined. & the talk was all about Miller's deranged staring, eating habits... look carefully - a hairy belly under the waistcoat is there. Eek.
American friends - we're sorry. Only 2¾ years to run..
@bluedotin.bsky.social
A duo from hell isn't quite what the King had imagined. & the talk was all about Miller's deranged staring, eating habits... look carefully - a hairy belly under the waistcoat is there. Eek.
American friends - we're sorry. Only 2¾ years to run..
@bluedotin.bsky.social
You could argue fascism has come to roost. It's mind blowing.
I feel for the decent Americans aghast at the decimation of your democracy.
I feel for the decent Americans aghast at the decimation of your democracy.
January 24, 2026 at 10:22 PM
You could argue fascism has come to roost. It's mind blowing.
I feel for the decent Americans aghast at the decimation of your democracy.
I feel for the decent Americans aghast at the decimation of your democracy.
@bluedotin.bsky.social @leftistlawyer.com
On the left, an effective British Immigration Enforcement officer. On the right, a pack of wild animals masquerading as the upholders of law and order in a withering USA.
#ice
Thank God for the North Atlantic.
On the left, an effective British Immigration Enforcement officer. On the right, a pack of wild animals masquerading as the upholders of law and order in a withering USA.
#ice
Thank God for the North Atlantic.
January 24, 2026 at 10:15 PM
@bluedotin.bsky.social @leftistlawyer.com
On the left, an effective British Immigration Enforcement officer. On the right, a pack of wild animals masquerading as the upholders of law and order in a withering USA.
#ice
Thank God for the North Atlantic.
On the left, an effective British Immigration Enforcement officer. On the right, a pack of wild animals masquerading as the upholders of law and order in a withering USA.
#ice
Thank God for the North Atlantic.