@mickysgirl2.bsky.social
Pharma giant Novartis supports putting mice and rats in water-filled beakers from which they desperately try to escape. Urge them to ban this test. petauk.org/491
Panic, Terror, and Near Drowning: Ban the Forced Swim Test
Pharma giant Novartis supports putting mice and rats in water-filled containers from which they desperately try to escape.
petauk.org
February 14, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Pharma giant Novartis supports putting mice and rats in water-filled beakers from which they desperately try to escape. Urge them to ban this test. petauk.org/491
First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped.
Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented.
Tell Keir Starmer to change this.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...
Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented.
Tell Keir Starmer to change this.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...
The Representation of the People Bill MUST scrap First Past the Post
First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped.
Yet the new Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our rotten voting system, which lea...
actionnetwork.org
February 14, 2026 at 9:15 AM
First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped.
Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented.
Tell Keir Starmer to change this.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...
Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented.
Tell Keir Starmer to change this.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 14, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Well, this is interesting!
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
Epstein Files Reveal Prosecutors’ Announcement Dated Before His Death
The file dump includes multiple draft statements from federal prosecutors about the sex trafficker’s death, one of them dated the day before Epstein died.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Well, this is interesting!
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office had a draft statement announcing Jeffrey Epstein’s “suicide” dated August 9, 2019.
He didn’t die until August 10.
Totally normal. Nothing to see here.
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“Kemi Badenoch is using victims of grooming as a human shield to throw rocks”.
Natalie Fleet questions Badenoch’s recent interest on the issue of women’s safety when it comes to Starmer, pointing to her time as women’s minister: “She didn’t care about grooming”.
Natalie Fleet questions Badenoch’s recent interest on the issue of women’s safety when it comes to Starmer, pointing to her time as women’s minister: “She didn’t care about grooming”.
February 13, 2026 at 1:12 PM
“Kemi Badenoch is using victims of grooming as a human shield to throw rocks”.
Natalie Fleet questions Badenoch’s recent interest on the issue of women’s safety when it comes to Starmer, pointing to her time as women’s minister: “She didn’t care about grooming”.
Natalie Fleet questions Badenoch’s recent interest on the issue of women’s safety when it comes to Starmer, pointing to her time as women’s minister: “She didn’t care about grooming”.
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Love this response to Ratcliffe's comments by @mrjamesob.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Love this response to Ratcliffe's comments by @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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Britney is still probably the hardest rescue I've ever had to do.
To see her back with us and to have brought Sam along to work with us is still hard to believe.
May have had a little tear myself watching this if I am honest!
To see her back with us and to have brought Sam along to work with us is still hard to believe.
May have had a little tear myself watching this if I am honest!
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Britney is still probably the hardest rescue I've ever had to do.
To see her back with us and to have brought Sam along to work with us is still hard to believe.
May have had a little tear myself watching this if I am honest!
To see her back with us and to have brought Sam along to work with us is still hard to believe.
May have had a little tear myself watching this if I am honest!
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The Richmond Free Press, a Black newspaper in the former capital of the Confederacy, is closing.
“Each week our advertising lineage has diminished. Yet the quality remains,” the publisher wrote. “Is it racism? Is the Free Press no longer relevant?”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
“Each week our advertising lineage has diminished. Yet the quality remains,” the publisher wrote. “Is it racism? Is the Free Press no longer relevant?”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
A Black newspaper in the former capital of the Confederacy is closing
The Richmond Free Press, a Black newspaper in Virginia’s capital city, ceases publication after three decades.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM
The Richmond Free Press, a Black newspaper in the former capital of the Confederacy, is closing.
“Each week our advertising lineage has diminished. Yet the quality remains,” the publisher wrote. “Is it racism? Is the Free Press no longer relevant?”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
“Each week our advertising lineage has diminished. Yet the quality remains,” the publisher wrote. “Is it racism? Is the Free Press no longer relevant?”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Are you one of nearly 70 million American women who changed their names when they got married? 🙋♀️
Republicans in Congress want to make it harder for you to vote.
Tell your senator to oppose the SAVE Act. indivisible.org/actions/stop...
Republicans in Congress want to make it harder for you to vote.
Tell your senator to oppose the SAVE Act. indivisible.org/actions/stop...
February 13, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Are you one of nearly 70 million American women who changed their names when they got married? 🙋♀️
Republicans in Congress want to make it harder for you to vote.
Tell your senator to oppose the SAVE Act. indivisible.org/actions/stop...
Republicans in Congress want to make it harder for you to vote.
Tell your senator to oppose the SAVE Act. indivisible.org/actions/stop...
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Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs.
Crisis caused by privatisation & profiteering from special education needs of children. Money buys less.
Invest to rebuild public sector.
Privatisation has been disastrous in so many sectors.
Crisis caused by privatisation & profiteering from special education needs of children. Money buys less.
Invest to rebuild public sector.
Privatisation has been disastrous in so many sectors.
Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs
City analysts say financial market investors will be worried if cost is deducted from budget surplus
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs.
Crisis caused by privatisation & profiteering from special education needs of children. Money buys less.
Invest to rebuild public sector.
Privatisation has been disastrous in so many sectors.
Crisis caused by privatisation & profiteering from special education needs of children. Money buys less.
Invest to rebuild public sector.
Privatisation has been disastrous in so many sectors.
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Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.
February 13, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.
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The Department of Homeland Security is expected to shut down early Saturday morning as congressional Democrats and the White House remain at an impasse over new restrictions on federal immigration agents.
Much of DHS set to shut down as Democrats demand new restraints on ICE
Democrats are pushing for new policies requiring agents to wear body cameras and get judicial warrants for raids.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The Department of Homeland Security is expected to shut down early Saturday morning as congressional Democrats and the White House remain at an impasse over new restrictions on federal immigration agents.
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The only woman who protects pedophiles more than Ghislaine Maxwell is Pam Bondi.
February 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The only woman who protects pedophiles more than Ghislaine Maxwell is Pam Bondi.
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The Farage Files: Week One
@mrjamesob.bsky.social and Henry Riley have been scrutinising Reform UK with a fine-tooth comb, uncovering a massive 22 stories.
youtu.be/fyNKDMxg2bM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social and Henry Riley have been scrutinising Reform UK with a fine-tooth comb, uncovering a massive 22 stories.
youtu.be/fyNKDMxg2bM
James O'Brien introduces 'The Farage Files'
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 2:16 PM
The Farage Files: Week One
@mrjamesob.bsky.social and Henry Riley have been scrutinising Reform UK with a fine-tooth comb, uncovering a massive 22 stories.
youtu.be/fyNKDMxg2bM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social and Henry Riley have been scrutinising Reform UK with a fine-tooth comb, uncovering a massive 22 stories.
youtu.be/fyNKDMxg2bM
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so life-saving aid that Russ Vought has cut from poor children, causing many to die, is being used instead to protect the life of Russ Vought - the white Christian nationalist fanatic whose objective is traumatizing other people
Disgusting. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
so life-saving aid that Russ Vought has cut from poor children, causing many to die, is being used instead to protect the life of Russ Vought - the white Christian nationalist fanatic whose objective is traumatizing other people
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Vaping will be banned in cars carrying children, as well as in playgrounds and outside schools, under new government plans.
news.sky.com/story/vaping...
news.sky.com/story/vaping...
Vaping in cars with children to be banned under new plans
Health chiefs say move to extend smoke-free places - including outside hospitals - would protect vulnerable people from breathing in second-hand smoke.
news.sky.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Vaping will be banned in cars carrying children, as well as in playgrounds and outside schools, under new government plans.
news.sky.com/story/vaping...
news.sky.com/story/vaping...
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The Trump administration spent more than $40 million to send hundreds of migrants to at least two-dozen countries that are not their own, a tactic Senate Democrats described in a report Friday as a costly strategy aimed at sowing fear and intimidation in the president’s mass deportation campaign.
U.S. spending millions to send migrants to third countries, report says
The Trump administration spent over $40 million last year to deport hundreds of migrants to countries where they’d never been, a report from Senate Democrats says.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The Trump administration spent more than $40 million to send hundreds of migrants to at least two-dozen countries that are not their own, a tactic Senate Democrats described in a report Friday as a costly strategy aimed at sowing fear and intimidation in the president’s mass deportation campaign.
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A timely valentine from Dr Grammar: pronouns have histories.
February 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
A timely valentine from Dr Grammar: pronouns have histories.
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🌹 More Valentines were presented at Zoo Boise. Today, zookeeper Brooke and zoo chef Brittany gave their roses to our meerkat family!
February 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
🌹 More Valentines were presented at Zoo Boise. Today, zookeeper Brooke and zoo chef Brittany gave their roses to our meerkat family!
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The U.S. military has nearly completed the transfer of thousands of suspected ISIS fighters to the Iraqi government, setting the stage for the expected withdrawal of many — perhaps even all — American troops from Syria within months, officials said.
Transfer of ISIS suspects nears end as Trump pursues Syria exit
The movement of between 6,000 and 7,000 detainees to Iraqi government control, underway for weeks, could be complete as soon as Friday.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The U.S. military has nearly completed the transfer of thousands of suspected ISIS fighters to the Iraqi government, setting the stage for the expected withdrawal of many — perhaps even all — American troops from Syria within months, officials said.
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Farage is clearly misleading the public.
The main reason that net migration fell by 445,000 (year to June 2025 it was 205k, having been 649k a year before) is that immigration fell by 401,000.
The BBC should fact-check/verify and report that this was untrue.
The main reason that net migration fell by 445,000 (year to June 2025 it was 205k, having been 649k a year before) is that immigration fell by 401,000.
The BBC should fact-check/verify and report that this was untrue.
February 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Farage is clearly misleading the public.
The main reason that net migration fell by 445,000 (year to June 2025 it was 205k, having been 649k a year before) is that immigration fell by 401,000.
The BBC should fact-check/verify and report that this was untrue.
The main reason that net migration fell by 445,000 (year to June 2025 it was 205k, having been 649k a year before) is that immigration fell by 401,000.
The BBC should fact-check/verify and report that this was untrue.
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I have now put this to Nick Robinson to see if the BBC will now check + correct it
x.com/sundersays/s...
x.com/sundersays/s...
Sunder Katwala on X: "@bbcnickrobinson @RishiSunak @Nigel_Farage @GoodwinMJ Nigel Farage gave you a false argument about net migration. Will BBC now fact-check + correct it? "Look at net migration numbers. Oh, it isn't good that net migration is coming down". "Do you know why? Its because an exodus: those of a financial position toto have a choice"" / X
@bbcnickrobinson @RishiSunak @Nigel_Farage @GoodwinMJ Nigel Farage gave you a false argument about net migration. Will BBC now fact-check + correct it? "Look at net migration numbers. Oh, it isn't good that net migration is coming down". "Do you know why? Its because an exodus: those of a financial position toto have a choice"
x.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I have now put this to Nick Robinson to see if the BBC will now check + correct it
x.com/sundersays/s...
x.com/sundersays/s...
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If you’re preparing to interview a known liar, the very least you could do is swot up on the very stuff he is most likely to tell lies about.
Nigel Farage claims "Look at net migration numbers. Oh, it isn't good that net migration is coming down".
"Do you know why? Its because there is an exodus: those of a situation + a financial position to be fortunate to have a choice"
A v misleading exaggeration/narrative of falling net migration
"Do you know why? Its because there is an exodus: those of a situation + a financial position to be fortunate to have a choice"
A v misleading exaggeration/narrative of falling net migration
February 13, 2026 at 4:20 PM
If you’re preparing to interview a known liar, the very least you could do is swot up on the very stuff he is most likely to tell lies about.
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After last week's Question Time, I reported their blatant bias to the BBC and have yet to hear anything.
Maybe they're busy doing exit interviews for Mason, Bruce, Kuennsberg, Zeffmann.
Man I hope so.
Maybe they're busy doing exit interviews for Mason, Bruce, Kuennsberg, Zeffmann.
Man I hope so.
February 11, 2026 at 8:57 AM
After last week's Question Time, I reported their blatant bias to the BBC and have yet to hear anything.
Maybe they're busy doing exit interviews for Mason, Bruce, Kuennsberg, Zeffmann.
Man I hope so.
Maybe they're busy doing exit interviews for Mason, Bruce, Kuennsberg, Zeffmann.
Man I hope so.
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Trump 'guts climate laws' by abandoning acceptance that greenhouse gases endanger health
news.sky.com/story/trump-...
news.sky.com/story/trump-...
Trump 'guts climate laws' by abandoning acceptance that greenhouse gases endanger health
Scientists believe emissions harm human health from air pollution and extreme weather, so ditching the legal basis for environmental protections entirely means none of the rules governing environmenta...
news.sky.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Trump 'guts climate laws' by abandoning acceptance that greenhouse gases endanger health
news.sky.com/story/trump-...
news.sky.com/story/trump-...