Mair Lewis
@mairlewis.bsky.social
Cymraes/Welsh woman. Interested in others' views on a whole heap of things.
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Met Police chief Mark Rowley: ‘How anybody in America can suggest the UK is violent is completely ridiculous. The homicide rate in London is lower than every single US state. It’s lower than all their big cities.’
December 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Met Police chief Mark Rowley: ‘How anybody in America can suggest the UK is violent is completely ridiculous. The homicide rate in London is lower than every single US state. It’s lower than all their big cities.’
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This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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Probably won’t see this in mainstream media - aka the right wing press - coz it’s against their narrative. Wind energy in Britain broke a new record last week with nearly 23GW on the grid one cold windy evening. That was 56% of all electricity on Britain’s grid.
buff.ly/r8yeFmJ
buff.ly/r8yeFmJ
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Probably won’t see this in mainstream media - aka the right wing press - coz it’s against their narrative. Wind energy in Britain broke a new record last week with nearly 23GW on the grid one cold windy evening. That was 56% of all electricity on Britain’s grid.
buff.ly/r8yeFmJ
buff.ly/r8yeFmJ
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We urgently need to know how many of these accounts have been spreading/amplifying hate, division and instability in Britain. We already know that a foreign actor - Elon Musk - promoted violent overthrow of the government. Has his platform been enabling foreign adversaries to do the same?
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
We urgently need to know how many of these accounts have been spreading/amplifying hate, division and instability in Britain. We already know that a foreign actor - Elon Musk - promoted violent overthrow of the government. Has his platform been enabling foreign adversaries to do the same?
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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People coming here, not working and being put up in mansions.
Royal "lodge" makes Andrew Windsor's home sound bijou.
In fact, it has THIRTY rooms.
How on Earth can he afford the rent?
Charles cut off his £1million pa "pocket money" last year, and he doesn't have another job.
In fact, it has THIRTY rooms.
How on Earth can he afford the rent?
Charles cut off his £1million pa "pocket money" last year, and he doesn't have another job.
October 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
People coming here, not working and being put up in mansions.
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My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
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This matters.
Same day. Same plenary session. Same visit to Gill’s office. Same Farage, Same Gill, same wife of sanctioned pro Russian agent.
Six days after the first bribery charge
Six days after the first bribery charge
October 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This matters.
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Remember that pic of the Caerphilly Reform candidate which looked edited?
Well I asked Reform UK about it.
Apparently it wasn't edited. The party indicated that the camera "glitched" which happened to "glitch out" of the photo the former UKIP politician and Reform supporter Mark Reckless...
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Well I asked Reform UK about it.
Apparently it wasn't edited. The party indicated that the camera "glitched" which happened to "glitch out" of the photo the former UKIP politician and Reform supporter Mark Reckless...
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October 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Remember that pic of the Caerphilly Reform candidate which looked edited?
Well I asked Reform UK about it.
Apparently it wasn't edited. The party indicated that the camera "glitched" which happened to "glitch out" of the photo the former UKIP politician and Reform supporter Mark Reckless...
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Well I asked Reform UK about it.
Apparently it wasn't edited. The party indicated that the camera "glitched" which happened to "glitch out" of the photo the former UKIP politician and Reform supporter Mark Reckless...
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Derbyshire Council under Refuk:
-Nursing Homes: CLOSED
-Dementia Care Centres: CLOSED
-Centres for Learning Disabilities: CLOSED
-Transport for SEND students: CUT
-Teaching Assistants: CUT
-Social Care Staff: CUT
Source: Derby Telegraph
-Nursing Homes: CLOSED
-Dementia Care Centres: CLOSED
-Centres for Learning Disabilities: CLOSED
-Transport for SEND students: CUT
-Teaching Assistants: CUT
-Social Care Staff: CUT
Source: Derby Telegraph
October 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Derbyshire Council under Refuk:
-Nursing Homes: CLOSED
-Dementia Care Centres: CLOSED
-Centres for Learning Disabilities: CLOSED
-Transport for SEND students: CUT
-Teaching Assistants: CUT
-Social Care Staff: CUT
Source: Derby Telegraph
-Nursing Homes: CLOSED
-Dementia Care Centres: CLOSED
-Centres for Learning Disabilities: CLOSED
-Transport for SEND students: CUT
-Teaching Assistants: CUT
-Social Care Staff: CUT
Source: Derby Telegraph
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YouTubers are earning up to £20,000 a month by making provocative videos that have targeted a Norfolk hotel used to house asylum seekers.
Hotels up and down the country are regularly targeted by content creators known as ‘auditors’.
Hotels up and down the country are regularly targeted by content creators known as ‘auditors’.
Lucrative hate: YouTubers target migrant hotels for clicks
YouTubers are cashing in by harassing asylum seekers at hotels, turning human misery into profitable, divisive entertainment
eastangliabylines.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
YouTubers are earning up to £20,000 a month by making provocative videos that have targeted a Norfolk hotel used to house asylum seekers.
Hotels up and down the country are regularly targeted by content creators known as ‘auditors’.
Hotels up and down the country are regularly targeted by content creators known as ‘auditors’.
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#AbolishWestminster Post on FB:
Llyr Powell, Reform UK’s candidate in the Caerphilly by-election, doesn’t want you to know he worked for Nathan Gill.
Nathan Gill – former Reform UK leader in Wales – last week admitted in court to taking Russian 🇷🇺 bribes after a counter-terrorism...
Llyr Powell, Reform UK’s candidate in the Caerphilly by-election, doesn’t want you to know he worked for Nathan Gill.
Nathan Gill – former Reform UK leader in Wales – last week admitted in court to taking Russian 🇷🇺 bribes after a counter-terrorism...
September 30, 2025 at 10:32 AM
#AbolishWestminster Post on FB:
Llyr Powell, Reform UK’s candidate in the Caerphilly by-election, doesn’t want you to know he worked for Nathan Gill.
Nathan Gill – former Reform UK leader in Wales – last week admitted in court to taking Russian 🇷🇺 bribes after a counter-terrorism...
Llyr Powell, Reform UK’s candidate in the Caerphilly by-election, doesn’t want you to know he worked for Nathan Gill.
Nathan Gill – former Reform UK leader in Wales – last week admitted in court to taking Russian 🇷🇺 bribes after a counter-terrorism...
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Yikes.... Didn't the Reform candidate in Caerffili work for and with Nathan Gill? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
September 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Yikes.... Didn't the Reform candidate in Caerffili work for and with Nathan Gill? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has pleaded guilty to bribery charges relating to statements in favour of Russia in the European Parliament
Former Reform leader in Wales admits bribery charges over pro-Russian statements
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has pleaded guilty to bribery charges relating to statements in favour of Russia in the European Parliament. On Friday, Nathan Gill, 52, of Anglesey, North Wale...
nation.cymru
September 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has pleaded guilty to bribery charges relating to statements in favour of Russia in the European Parliament
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Wow. From an article in The Guardian.
September 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Wow. From an article in The Guardian.
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I was so honoured to talk to @empirepoduk.bsky.social about Gaza. Nothing else to say: please listen.
⭐NEW SERIES LAUNCH DAY⭐
Gaza is one of the oldest urban centres on Earth, and today we start a series in which we explore its long history...
In Episode 1, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social are joined by Josephine Quinn to discuss Philistines and Pharaohs in Ancient Gaza.
Gaza is one of the oldest urban centres on Earth, and today we start a series in which we explore its long history...
In Episode 1, @anitaanand.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social are joined by Josephine Quinn to discuss Philistines and Pharaohs in Ancient Gaza.
September 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I was so honoured to talk to @empirepoduk.bsky.social about Gaza. Nothing else to say: please listen.
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It’s the 85th Anniversary of The Battle Of Britain. This never gets old.
September 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It’s the 85th Anniversary of The Battle Of Britain. This never gets old.
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We would have been done talking about it on Thursday.
September 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We would have been done talking about it on Thursday.
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Marching is one thing. But Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson are both hugely unpopular with British public opinion. Musk's embrace of Robinson has seen him become dramatically more unpopular with the public.
September 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Marching is one thing. But Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson are both hugely unpopular with British public opinion. Musk's embrace of Robinson has seen him become dramatically more unpopular with the public.
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I think Musk's comments to a rally of 100k people are the highest profile advocacy of political violence in the UK since the end of the Northern Ireland conflict. Does anybody have a counter-example?
"Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die."
"Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die."
September 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I think Musk's comments to a rally of 100k people are the highest profile advocacy of political violence in the UK since the end of the Northern Ireland conflict. Does anybody have a counter-example?
"Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die."
"Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die."
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Also: the media, which made this election all about the AfD. Yes, they have tripled their support,which is impressive. But that still leaves them in 3rd place, and 10 points below their national polling, something that hardly features in the coverage
Today, Germany’s largest state, North Rhine-Westphalia, votes in local elections, with the AfD expected to surge. While many will frame this as a reaction to an unpopular government, it may also simply reflect what has been happening everywhere in Germany for the past five years: normalization.
The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, whose population is roughly equal to that of the Netherlands, is holding local elections today. Expect lots of bellwether this and 'test' that 👇
September 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Also: the media, which made this election all about the AfD. Yes, they have tripled their support,which is impressive. But that still leaves them in 3rd place, and 10 points below their national polling, something that hardly features in the coverage
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Grok is being sent to the reeducation camp
September 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Grok is being sent to the reeducation camp