Jay
@jayr05.bsky.social
Chartered Engineer. Ex-military aircraft engineer. Scuba diver. Long-suffering fan of Tottenham Hotspur
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BREAKING: A federal court has BLOCKED Texas' gerrymandered congressional maps from going into effect for the 2026 election
November 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
BREAKING: A federal court has BLOCKED Texas' gerrymandered congressional maps from going into effect for the 2026 election
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Pass the phone… to the 40,000 Young Greens! 📲 💚
We now have the largest youth and student movement in UK politics - AND the biggest Young Greens group in Europe 🥳
This is the generation that’s done waiting. Join us. ⤵️
We now have the largest youth and student movement in UK politics - AND the biggest Young Greens group in Europe 🥳
This is the generation that’s done waiting. Join us. ⤵️
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Pass the phone… to the 40,000 Young Greens! 📲 💚
We now have the largest youth and student movement in UK politics - AND the biggest Young Greens group in Europe 🥳
This is the generation that’s done waiting. Join us. ⤵️
We now have the largest youth and student movement in UK politics - AND the biggest Young Greens group in Europe 🥳
This is the generation that’s done waiting. Join us. ⤵️
Will he bollocks. I'd be surprised if he lasts until the summer
Starmer says he will lead Labour into next election.
No chance.
Losses at the next council elections will seal his fate.
Poor policy choices - hurting the old, children and disabled put a negative sign. Bad tax promises, reneged on leadership pledges.
Many MPs with small majority worried.
No chance.
Losses at the next council elections will seal his fate.
Poor policy choices - hurting the old, children and disabled put a negative sign. Bad tax promises, reneged on leadership pledges.
Many MPs with small majority worried.
Starmer says he will lead Labour into next election
Despite speculation about challenges to his leadership, the prime minister says he is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Will he bollocks. I'd be surprised if he lasts until the summer
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UK and Norway won nature's lottery in 1970 - found oil/gas in the North Sea.
UK squandered wealth, appeased corporations.
Norway levied 78% tax, took direct stake in companies.
Norway now has $1.8 trillion sovereign fund. UK has public finance crisis.
UK Govts still appeasing corporations/rich.
UK squandered wealth, appeased corporations.
Norway levied 78% tax, took direct stake in companies.
Norway now has $1.8 trillion sovereign fund. UK has public finance crisis.
UK Govts still appeasing corporations/rich.
How sparsely populated Norway amassed $1.8 trillion | Fortune Europe
Launched in the early 1990s to invest mostly in bonds, the fund has grown to become the largest of its kind by acquiring small equity stakes in thousands of companies across the world.
fortune.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
UK and Norway won nature's lottery in 1970 - found oil/gas in the North Sea.
UK squandered wealth, appeased corporations.
Norway levied 78% tax, took direct stake in companies.
Norway now has $1.8 trillion sovereign fund. UK has public finance crisis.
UK Govts still appeasing corporations/rich.
UK squandered wealth, appeased corporations.
Norway levied 78% tax, took direct stake in companies.
Norway now has $1.8 trillion sovereign fund. UK has public finance crisis.
UK Govts still appeasing corporations/rich.
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“They went for pensioners, they went for the disabled, and now they’re going for people fleeing war and conflict. I am furious — this government should hang their heads in shame.”
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“They went for pensioners, they went for the disabled, and now they’re going for people fleeing war and conflict. I am furious — this government should hang their heads in shame.”
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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They've doctored and redacted the shit out of these 😡
BREAKING: Epstein vote in the US House tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1:30 PM EST.
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 AM
They've doctored and redacted the shit out of these 😡
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Epstein’s brother has said this repeatedly
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Epstein’s brother has said this repeatedly
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🚨Fired Prison Nurse Says Ghislaine Maxwell is Receiving Special Treatmen — and she has the emails: www.kbtx.com/2025/11/18/f...
Fired Bryan federal prison nurse says Ghislaine Maxwell is receiving special treatment — and she has the emails
Noella Turnage was fired from her job at the prison last week. On Monday, she sat down with KBTX’s Rusty Surette
www.kbtx.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
🚨Fired Prison Nurse Says Ghislaine Maxwell is Receiving Special Treatmen — and she has the emails: www.kbtx.com/2025/11/18/f...
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"A small tax on [multimillionaires and billionaires] would make a big difference to the money we have available."
Ahead of next week's Budget, @adrianramsay.bsky.social makes the case for taxing the wealth of the richest in society to fund our public services.
Ahead of next week's Budget, @adrianramsay.bsky.social makes the case for taxing the wealth of the richest in society to fund our public services.
November 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"A small tax on [multimillionaires and billionaires] would make a big difference to the money we have available."
Ahead of next week's Budget, @adrianramsay.bsky.social makes the case for taxing the wealth of the richest in society to fund our public services.
Ahead of next week's Budget, @adrianramsay.bsky.social makes the case for taxing the wealth of the richest in society to fund our public services.
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There’s plenty to criticise about the BBC — but it’s our BBC, and when Trump attacks it, we should defend it.
The BBC World Service supports democracy activists worldwide. I Let's look into the motives of those attacking the BBC.
#BBC #PressFreedom
The BBC World Service supports democracy activists worldwide. I Let's look into the motives of those attacking the BBC.
#BBC #PressFreedom
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
There’s plenty to criticise about the BBC — but it’s our BBC, and when Trump attacks it, we should defend it.
The BBC World Service supports democracy activists worldwide. I Let's look into the motives of those attacking the BBC.
#BBC #PressFreedom
The BBC World Service supports democracy activists worldwide. I Let's look into the motives of those attacking the BBC.
#BBC #PressFreedom
10 years of @theiet membership. Always learning. Always striving to do better #AchieveGreatThings
November 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
10 years of @theiet membership. Always learning. Always striving to do better #AchieveGreatThings
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Hey the Nazis did this to my grandparents so this sounds cool @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
The Sun has been told Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will on Monday propose confiscating jewellery, watches, necklaces from asylum seekers to meet asylum costs
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
This reflects the most controversial aspect of the Danish scheme - the Jewellery Law. The toughest Labour MPs thought this was OTT
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Hey the Nazis did this to my grandparents so this sounds cool @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
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Everything about this - the cruelty of the policy, the glee with which the Sun celebrates it ('Bling Sting'), the racists who will lap it up - is sickening. The country is heading towards a very dark place
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Everything about this - the cruelty of the policy, the glee with which the Sun celebrates it ('Bling Sting'), the racists who will lap it up - is sickening. The country is heading towards a very dark place
Everyone get your big coats out
a man wearing a fur coat is sitting in a store
ALT: a man wearing a fur coat is sitting in a store
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Everyone get your big coats out
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November 17, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Illegal migration isn't tearing this country apart, but our obsession with it is. It's an obsession fuelled by our media and politicians. Both profit from blowing the problem out of all proportion. It's been happening for decades, but never more so than now
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Illegal migration isn't tearing this country apart, but our obsession with it is. It's an obsession fuelled by our media and politicians. Both profit from blowing the problem out of all proportion. It's been happening for decades, but never more so than now
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Dear Americans,
THOU SHALT RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES! The victims deserve justice!!!
God
THOU SHALT RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES! The victims deserve justice!!!
God
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Dear Americans,
THOU SHALT RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES! The victims deserve justice!!!
God
THOU SHALT RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES! The victims deserve justice!!!
God
What in the actual ass? Sick AF 😡
November 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
What in the actual ass? Sick AF 😡
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Single fault at Thames Water sewage works could imperil London’s supply, lead to mass evacuations, military on standby.
60-year-old pumping system not replaced.
TW ignored statutory duties, Customer bills hiked to boost exec pay and dividends.
removepaywalls.com/https://www....
60-year-old pumping system not replaced.
TW ignored statutory duties, Customer bills hiked to boost exec pay and dividends.
removepaywalls.com/https://www....
Single fault at Thames Water works could imperil London’s supply
Coppermills plant, which serves up to 4mn people, underscores scale of the challenge for troubled utility
www.ft.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Single fault at Thames Water sewage works could imperil London’s supply, lead to mass evacuations, military on standby.
60-year-old pumping system not replaced.
TW ignored statutory duties, Customer bills hiked to boost exec pay and dividends.
removepaywalls.com/https://www....
60-year-old pumping system not replaced.
TW ignored statutory duties, Customer bills hiked to boost exec pay and dividends.
removepaywalls.com/https://www....
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Farage, Boris Johnson & Rees-Mogg apparently plotting assaults on UK democracy with Bannon, who was reporting back to Epstein. Nothing to see here, newspaper folk…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Emails highlight Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon relationship
New documents show the pair discussing travel arrangements and UK politics in messages from 2018.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Farage, Boris Johnson & Rees-Mogg apparently plotting assaults on UK democracy with Bannon, who was reporting back to Epstein. Nothing to see here, newspaper folk…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...