Jo Swadkin
@jo-intw.bsky.social
English teacher in a former life. Anti Tories, pro EU. Now in Tunbridge Wells, but not disgusted. We have a Lib Dem MP! History, Cricket, politics.
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The French presidency said Macron will tell Chinese leader Xi Jinping that Beijing must 'refrain from providing any means, by any means, to Russia to continue the war.'
France's Macron in China with Ukraine on the agenda
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December 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The French presidency said Macron will tell Chinese leader Xi Jinping that Beijing must 'refrain from providing any means, by any means, to Russia to continue the war.'
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Exclusive: The Department of Veterans Affairs is creating an urgent and massive new internal database of non-US citizens who are “employed or affiliated” with the government department, a sensitive memo leaked to the Guardian has revealed.
Leaked memo reveals US veterans affairs officials vetting non-citizen workers
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Exclusive: The Department of Veterans Affairs is creating an urgent and massive new internal database of non-US citizens who are “employed or affiliated” with the government department, a sensitive memo leaked to the Guardian has revealed.
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⚡️ Russia tightens grip on occupied Ukraine with illegal mobilization and child militarization, experts warn
Russia tightens grip on occupied Ukraine with illegal mobilization and child militarization, experts warn
While leaked reports of a U.S.-proposed peace plan have sparked international debates about the future of Ukraine`s occupied territories and the people who live there, Russia is forging ahead, entrenc...
kyivindependent.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
⚡️ Russia tightens grip on occupied Ukraine with illegal mobilization and child militarization, experts warn
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🚨 SCOOP: Toyota and Aston Martin secretly lobbied a Conservative cabinet minister to weaken Britain’s climate policy.
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
Victory! We’ve won major legal battle exposing car industry lobbying
After two years we can finally reveal “backdoor channels where corporate money hijacks our democracy.”
democracyforsale.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🚨 SCOOP: Toyota and Aston Martin secretly lobbied a Conservative cabinet minister to weaken Britain’s climate policy.
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
Banks are making record profits while our bills go up! 😡 We need to tax bank profits and fund our NHS & schools. Sign the petition and tell Rachel Reeves to #TaxtheBanks you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
#TaxTheBanks
Years of higher interest rates have sent our rent, mortgage, and debt payments soaring, while banks have raked in huge profits for doing absolutely nothing.
The big four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Ll...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Banks are making record profits while our bills go up! 😡 We need to tax bank profits and fund our NHS & schools. Sign the petition and tell Rachel Reeves to #TaxtheBanks you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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Some of Johannesburg’s inner-city homeless are in limbo as the City has been clearing them from the streets ahead of the G20 Summit – without a plan for where they should go.
Homeless told to 'go home' as City of Joburg clears the streets for G20 summit Homeless told to 'go home' as City of Joburg clears the streets for G20 summit
www.dailymaverick.co.za
November 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Some of Johannesburg’s inner-city homeless are in limbo as the City has been clearing them from the streets ahead of the G20 Summit – without a plan for where they should go.
While the NHS is at breaking point, Britain's biggest pharmaceutical companies are receiving BILLIONS in tax breaks - enough is enough, sign the petition calling for Rachel Reeves to end the tax breaks for Big pharma:
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
While the NHS is at breaking point, Britain's biggest pharmaceutical companies are receiving BILLIONS in tax breaks - enough is enough, sign the petition calling for Rachel Reeves to end the tax breaks for Big pharma:
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EXCLUSIVE COLUMN: New York is quietly preparing for a Trump takeover of the country’s largest city, writes our Jonathan Martin.
Inside Hochul’s Emergency Plan to Keep Trump Out of New York
State officials, business leaders and activists are quietly forming a coalition to stop a federal incursion into America’s largest city following Zohran Mamdani’s victory.
www.politico.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
EXCLUSIVE COLUMN: New York is quietly preparing for a Trump takeover of the country’s largest city, writes our Jonathan Martin.
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Three biggest US airlines to cancel hundreds of flights due to shutdown on.ft.com/3JPFr9o
Three biggest US airlines to cancel hundreds of flights due to shutdown
American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta to scrap almost 600 trips collectively on Friday
on.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Three biggest US airlines to cancel hundreds of flights due to shutdown on.ft.com/3JPFr9o
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Unparalleled TV #CelebrityTraitors
This guy literally laughed his head off when he was asked if he was a faithful and these muppets still didn’t get it 🤣🤣🤣
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Unparalleled TV #CelebrityTraitors
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When you desperately want to starve Americans:
November 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
When you desperately want to starve Americans:
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Was lepassword taken?
The password to the Louvre’s video surveillance system was “Louvre,” according to a museum employee
Password to Louvre’s video surveillance system was 'Louvre', according to employee
According to an employee with knowledge of the system, the password to the Louvre's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre" at the time of the robbery last month.
abcnews.go.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Was lepassword taken?
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Curse the day I was born with eyes
November 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Curse the day I was born with eyes
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DONALD TRUMP FIRE YOUR SOLICITOR GENERAL IMMEDIATELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
Trump's appointed Solicitor General admits Americans pay for 30-80% of the cost of tariffs
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
DONALD TRUMP FIRE YOUR SOLICITOR GENERAL IMMEDIATELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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Mone firm owes £39 million in back taxes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mone-linked firm PPE Medpro owes £39m in tax
Administrator's report shows firm owes £39m to HMRC on top of £148m owed to Department of Health
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Mone firm owes £39 million in back taxes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Farage, who was paid £189,000 in January to promote gold bullion in his spare time, is currently wanging on about how out of touch the Labour frontbench is. Ok
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Farage, who was paid £189,000 in January to promote gold bullion in his spare time, is currently wanging on about how out of touch the Labour frontbench is. Ok
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Nigel Farage, whose party recently put a teenager with zero work experience of any kind, in charge of running an entire county, is currently giving a speech railing against "unqualified" politicians being put in charge of Government departments
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Nigel Farage, whose party recently put a teenager with zero work experience of any kind, in charge of running an entire county, is currently giving a speech railing against "unqualified" politicians being put in charge of Government departments
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Nigel Farage, whose own adviser was convicted of fraud after admitting to advertising money laundering services on the dark web, is now complaining about banks having to implement "money laundering directives"
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Nigel Farage, whose own adviser was convicted of fraud after admitting to advertising money laundering services on the dark web, is now complaining about banks having to implement "money laundering directives"
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Nigel Farage currently railing against Parliament being full of "professional politicians".
He founded UKIP in 1993 and was first elected as an MEP in 1999, twenty-six years ago. Less than 5% of current MPs (31 to be precise) have a longer career in politics than Farage. ~AA
He founded UKIP in 1993 and was first elected as an MEP in 1999, twenty-six years ago. Less than 5% of current MPs (31 to be precise) have a longer career in politics than Farage. ~AA
November 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Nigel Farage currently railing against Parliament being full of "professional politicians".
He founded UKIP in 1993 and was first elected as an MEP in 1999, twenty-six years ago. Less than 5% of current MPs (31 to be precise) have a longer career in politics than Farage. ~AA
He founded UKIP in 1993 and was first elected as an MEP in 1999, twenty-six years ago. Less than 5% of current MPs (31 to be precise) have a longer career in politics than Farage. ~AA
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Kings Cross is full of police sent to reassure passengers after Saturday’s attack but people don’t want reassurance they just want a bloody seat because the LNER train north is full. (Yes I know this is a bit of an “and everyone cheered” post but tired of the “no one will travel again” posting.)
November 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Kings Cross is full of police sent to reassure passengers after Saturday’s attack but people don’t want reassurance they just want a bloody seat because the LNER train north is full. (Yes I know this is a bit of an “and everyone cheered” post but tired of the “no one will travel again” posting.)
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Another 55mins of Farage carried live by BBC and Sky, in which he rambled for twice as long as briefed, and yet managed to say little of substance.
Why can broadcasters not simply give us 3mins of the low-lights after the event, as they would do with most other politicians? ~AA
Why can broadcasters not simply give us 3mins of the low-lights after the event, as they would do with most other politicians? ~AA
November 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Another 55mins of Farage carried live by BBC and Sky, in which he rambled for twice as long as briefed, and yet managed to say little of substance.
Why can broadcasters not simply give us 3mins of the low-lights after the event, as they would do with most other politicians? ~AA
Why can broadcasters not simply give us 3mins of the low-lights after the event, as they would do with most other politicians? ~AA
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For those following the chaotic pepper spray discussion on my feed, this is such an interesting point from @dankaszeta.bsky.social who actually knows about this stuff!
Pushing tear gas and then pepper spray to civilians got a huge boost by…. the gun industry that saw that women were not buying or carrying enough guns in the USA do they pushed sprays as “ladylike” in order to claw some sales out of a demographic that was seen as underpaying to the gun companies
November 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
For those following the chaotic pepper spray discussion on my feed, this is such an interesting point from @dankaszeta.bsky.social who actually knows about this stuff!
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So Nigel Farage, who spent a huge chunk of his speech today attacking plans to raise even the slightest of taxes on the wealthy, thinks one of the biggest problems facing the UK is that young people on the minimum wage are being paid too much
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
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Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
So Nigel Farage, who spent a huge chunk of his speech today attacking plans to raise even the slightest of taxes on the wealthy, thinks one of the biggest problems facing the UK is that young people on the minimum wage are being paid too much
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...