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jamesdaustin.bsky.social
Don't think Labour MPs are in any mood to drop this any time soon...
Labour’s first ‘Twitter tsar’ says ministers should get off ‘cesspit’ X immediately
Kerry McCarthy says X had ‘gone too far’ after its AI tool Grok was found to have been used to ‘undress’ images of people without consent and sexualise women and children
www.independent.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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samfr.bsky.social
Labour can extend this beyond X and start going after Reform politicians making money from the site. "Will Farage give back the money he made from this sex offender site?" Etc...
georgeeaton.bsky.social George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 1d
Has there ever been any poll showing the public this united? yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
January 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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t0nyyates.bsky.social
👏 www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
Sport England suspends X account over 'abhorrent' output
Public funding agency Sport England suspends its account on Elon Musk's X, claiming it
www.bbc.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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theguardian.com
To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte
To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte
It was hard for me to quit Elon Musk’s poisoned platform, but I urge others to do the same, especially in light of Grok’s imagery of women and children, says journalist Marie Le Conte
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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jcollins.bsky.social
People who aren't in Minnesota might not know that if you drive or walk past pretty much any school, there's going to be a group of people, parents and childless, standing guard to make sure the kids are safe from feds. It's pretty remarkable. And very disturbing. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Twin Cities students walk out, decry ICE as surge continues
Hundreds of Twin Cities high school students walked out of school Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Officials are increasingly concerned about high absenteeism in some sc...
www.mprnews.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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lizziedearden.bsky.social
Donald Trump and figures on the UK and international right have long painted London as a dangerous city where crime is out of control

But in 2025, the homicide rate dropped to a record low. I interviewed the Met Police commissioner and mayor on perception vs reality
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/w...
Trump Says London is Unsafe. Its Murder Rate Just Hit a Historic Low.
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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stephenkb.bsky.social
One way that Zahawi’s defection has been great for the Conservative party is that it seems to have jolted them out of talking about Reform defectors like beloved friends.
peterwalker99.bsky.social Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 1d
This is from yesterday but I've only just seen it and it's pretty extraordinary. Rachel Maclean, Tory peer who was an MP and minister alongside Nadhim Zahawi, and was until recently a key aide to Kemi Badenoch, saying he was:

• Universally disliked
• Never in his constituency
• Can't be trusted.
Daming statements from Zahawi's former Stratford on Avon colleagues tell the full story. Nobody wanted him back because no-one liked him and his tax fiddling reputation was seriously damaging. As his former constituency neighbour it was obvious he never worked or even visited his constituency. As ever this defection is all about him. He realised he had no route back as a Conservative MP or a Peer. Our party under new leadership values hard work, honesty and most of all Conservative values. He doesn't embody a single one. Statements below: Nadhim Zahawi’s decision to join Reform UK is self serving and a kick in the teeth for loyal local Conservative party members who supported his re-selection in 2023 when every single member of the then Conservative cabinet at Stratford District Council wanted him to step down”. Says Cllr Daren Pemberton, leader of the Conservative group on Stratford District Council. Daren went on “He has clearly been on a journey that has taken him both physically and politically away from the values and focus of Stratford Conservatives, which are to make peoples lives better through opportunity and aspiration, individual freedom and responsibility, sound finances, and delivering world class local services that meet residents needs” Nadhim Zahawi’s political influence and relevance is long behind him and from here on Reform UK in Stratford District will be personified by Nadhim Zahawi which will make it absolutely clear to local voters what they will get with Reform UK….self, self, self. and, the Chairman's: South Warwickshire Conservative Association regrets the decision of the former Member of Parliament for Stratford-on-Avon to leave the Conservative Party. Political parties are built on shared values, commitment and service, and we are disappointed to see that he can no longer feels that he can support Conservative party values. We are also surprised by the timing of his decision when confidence and support for the Conservative’s message and leadership is growing again; both nationally and locally in Stratford District. Under new leadership, the Conservative Party is once again setting out an authentically Conservative direction: focused on responsibility, opportunity, sound management of public finances, and genuine service to local residents and the nation as a whole. We remain confident that our renewed sense of purpose will continue to resonate with voters in the Stratford-on-Avon constituency and across the country.
January 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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timmorton2.bsky.social
Elon Musk thinks he can get away with letting his AI chatbot Grok make sex abuse images of women and children. I’m calling for a full ban on X here in the UK and you should too - add your name to the petition now: 38d.gs/pqac
No more sexual abuse images of women and children: ban X and Grok AI
X's AI chatbot Grok appears to be making sex abuse images of women and children - and Elon Musk thinks he can get away with letting it! I’m calling for a full ban on X here in the UK and you should to...
38d.gs
January 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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wadems.org
Let’s not lose sight.
Release the rest of the Epstein files. NOW!
January 13, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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natacha.bsky.social
This afternoon’s meme…
Parody Nigel Farage• Follow @Parody_PM • Parody account I am delighted to welcome Nadhim Zahawi to Reform UK. He will bring useful experience, such as claiming £6,000 to heat his stables and avoiding £3.7m tax by hiding £27m offshore and threatening to sue anyone who asked about it. 11:49 • 12 Jan 26 • 102K Views
January 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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redderbeanpaste.bsky.social
. They’re looking into her background to try to find a way to retroactively justify the guy shooting her in the face through her car in a lynching
January 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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peterwalker99.bsky.social
This is from yesterday but I've only just seen it and it's pretty extraordinary. Rachel Maclean, Tory peer who was an MP and minister alongside Nadhim Zahawi, and was until recently a key aide to Kemi Badenoch, saying he was:

• Universally disliked
• Never in his constituency
• Can't be trusted.
Daming statements from Zahawi's former Stratford on Avon colleagues tell the full story. Nobody wanted him back because no-one liked him and his tax fiddling reputation was seriously damaging. As his former constituency neighbour it was obvious he never worked or even visited his constituency. As ever this defection is all about him. He realised he had no route back as a Conservative MP or a Peer. Our party under new leadership values hard work, honesty and most of all Conservative values. He doesn't embody a single one. Statements below: Nadhim Zahawi’s decision to join Reform UK is self serving and a kick in the teeth for loyal local Conservative party members who supported his re-selection in 2023 when every single member of the then Conservative cabinet at Stratford District Council wanted him to step down”. Says Cllr Daren Pemberton, leader of the Conservative group on Stratford District Council. Daren went on “He has clearly been on a journey that has taken him both physically and politically away from the values and focus of Stratford Conservatives, which are to make peoples lives better through opportunity and aspiration, individual freedom and responsibility, sound finances, and delivering world class local services that meet residents needs” Nadhim Zahawi’s political influence and relevance is long behind him and from here on Reform UK in Stratford District will be personified by Nadhim Zahawi which will make it absolutely clear to local voters what they will get with Reform UK….self, self, self. and, the Chairman's: South Warwickshire Conservative Association regrets the decision of the former Member of Parliament for Stratford-on-Avon to leave the Conservative Party. Political parties are built on shared values, commitment and service, and we are disappointed to see that he can no longer feels that he can support Conservative party values. We are also surprised by the timing of his decision when confidence and support for the Conservative’s message and leadership is growing again; both nationally and locally in Stratford District. Under new leadership, the Conservative Party is once again setting out an authentically Conservative direction: focused on responsibility, opportunity, sound management of public finances, and genuine service to local residents and the nation as a whole. We remain confident that our renewed sense of purpose will continue to resonate with voters in the Stratford-on-Avon constituency and across the country.
January 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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brucedlittle.bsky.social
An Austrian NATO official sent a blunt warning to Washington: Touch Greenland & Europe seizes US bases.

Gunther Fehlinger says if the US annexes Greenland, every American base in Europe—from Germany to Italy to Romania—would be confiscated, ending decades of U.S. military power on the continent.
January 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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garthbiggs.bsky.social
So it turns out that the much vaunted Constitution of he United States of America isn’t actually fit for purpose?
January 13, 2026 at 6:04 AM
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stewardship.bsky.social
When will it become a stretch to far?

Killing Americans
Killing immigrants
Invading Countries
Playing Pretend President
Grifting:Meme Coins/Crypto
Threats against its own government
Giving taxpayers dollars to other countries
The Presidency is for sale

When will enough be enough?
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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bommo4444.bsky.social
Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’

Said the white whiney bitch BILLIONAIRE
January 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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benstanley.eu
“Deepfake child pornography is fine as long as only adults get to see it” is a curious place for the modern Conservative Party to find itself, but here we are
January 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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thelastgirlyswots.bsky.social
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Good - but in the meantime Labour, and the BBC, should make a concerted effort to get established on Blue Sky so that this threat to block X in the UK can be carried out with minimum inconvenience.

#r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #politicslive #C4News #toriesgone557
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January 13, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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londonopia.bsky.social
Sorry all you far right agitators but London is safer than ever.
Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan
Reform’s new candidate for mayor claims people pity Londoners for living in an unsafe capital. But the evidence is clear: we’re making our streets safer, says mayor of London Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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johnpetrie.bsky.social
It's gone very quiet on the Epstein files. Congress voted for their release and it hasn't yet happened. Pam Bondi could be impeached. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles
@sydesjokes.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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justaguynamedg.bsky.social
Notice how the narrative has changed from the Epstein files?
January 12, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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shimanti.bsky.social
Let's be clear. Donald Trump will indict the Fed Chair, kidnap foreign leaders and kill American citizens in MN if it distracts you from asking WTF is in the Epstein files because HIS BASE doesn't like pedophiles. None of this is normal. But everything he does is from weakness right now.
January 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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gillianmacmsp.bsky.social
Don't be fooled.

Reform are a clear and present threat to our NHS!
January 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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buckyisotope.bsky.social
Look, just because the US government looks like Nazis, quotes Nazis, endorses Nazis, and acts like Nazis, doesn’t mean they’re Nazis

*holds hand to earpiece*

I’m being told it does in fact mean they’re Nazis
January 13, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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brianleishmanmp.bsky.social
There it is.

Farage and Reform would end our NHS.

Millions of people could not afford to be ill under a Reform government.
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 AM