Rob Massam 🔸
@rmassam.bsky.social
Former Export Sales now retired. LibDems supporter actively engaged in UK issues and challenges. #FBPE Tactical voter in 2024; actively campaigning for return to EU located in the UK of course
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The Trump administration said Thursday it is rescinding federal rules that were aimed at protecting from future oil and gas leasing vast swaths of a petroleum reserve in Alaska that provide key habitat for migrating birds, caribou and other wildlife. abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...
Trump administration repealing protections for key swaths of Alaska petroleum reserve
The Trump administration says it is rescinding federal rules that were aimed at protecting vast swaths of a petroleum reserve in Alaska that provide key habitat for migrating birds, caribou and other ...
abcnews.go.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The Trump administration said Thursday it is rescinding federal rules that were aimed at protecting from future oil and gas leasing vast swaths of a petroleum reserve in Alaska that provide key habitat for migrating birds, caribou and other wildlife. abcnews.go.com/Business/wir...
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How's blaming foreign gangs for sex crimes going, Nigel Farage? How about for you Stephen Yaxley-Lennon?
Yet again, a serial sex offender turns out to be white and British.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yet again, a serial sex offender turns out to be white and British.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man admits sex offences against boys at Stathern summer camp
Jon Ruben, 76, pleads guilty to a series of charges including sex offences against two young boys.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
How's blaming foreign gangs for sex crimes going, Nigel Farage? How about for you Stephen Yaxley-Lennon?
Yet again, a serial sex offender turns out to be white and British.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yet again, a serial sex offender turns out to be white and British.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Human rights will be on the ballot at the next general election.
If either Reform or the Tories - or some hellish combination of the two - form the next government, the assault on our rights will be much as we're seeing in the US under Trump.
If either Reform or the Tories - or some hellish combination of the two - form the next government, the assault on our rights will be much as we're seeing in the US under Trump.
November 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Human rights will be on the ballot at the next general election.
If either Reform or the Tories - or some hellish combination of the two - form the next government, the assault on our rights will be much as we're seeing in the US under Trump.
If either Reform or the Tories - or some hellish combination of the two - form the next government, the assault on our rights will be much as we're seeing in the US under Trump.
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UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood: “On Monday, I will announce the most significant changes to our asylum system in modern times “
I never thought I’d reach the point where I dread an announcement like this from Labour.
I never thought I’d reach the point where I dread an announcement like this from Labour.
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood: “On Monday, I will announce the most significant changes to our asylum system in modern times “
I never thought I’d reach the point where I dread an announcement like this from Labour.
I never thought I’d reach the point where I dread an announcement like this from Labour.
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Jeffrey Epstein knew “how dirty Donald is”. It is becoming increasingly difficult for Trump to hide it from his core supporters
✏️ Jay Elwes
✏️ Jay Elwes
The Epstein files could see MAGA turn on Trump
Jeffrey Epstein knew “how dirty Donald is”. It is becoming increasingly difficult for Trump to hide it from his core supporters
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Jeffrey Epstein knew “how dirty Donald is”. It is becoming increasingly difficult for Trump to hide it from his core supporters
✏️ Jay Elwes
✏️ Jay Elwes
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fair play to tom homan, "the uk is not a friend to donald trump" is a 100% accurate statement backed up by every single opinion poll on the issue
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
fair play to tom homan, "the uk is not a friend to donald trump" is a 100% accurate statement backed up by every single opinion poll on the issue
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Jesus
A rapist described by the Metropolitan Police as “one of the most prolific sex offenders” ever seen has been given a life sentence for drugging, assaulting and filming multiple women
Xu Chao targeted Chinese students he met through his recruitment firm
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/w...
Xu Chao targeted Chinese students he met through his recruitment firm
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/w...
Rapist Believed to Be One of Britain’s Worst Sex Offenders Gets Life Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Jesus
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The continued assault on the BBC clearly demonstrates a concerted right-wing effort to undermine trust in our public service media.
This is a ‘very real’ threat to UK media plurality and editorial independence that will ultimately serve the political interests of our billionaire media owners.
This is a ‘very real’ threat to UK media plurality and editorial independence that will ultimately serve the political interests of our billionaire media owners.
Newsnight accused of selectively editing same Trump Capitol riots speech as Panorama
BBC show accused of editing speech to make it appear as if Trump made a more explicit call for violence from his supporters
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM
The continued assault on the BBC clearly demonstrates a concerted right-wing effort to undermine trust in our public service media.
This is a ‘very real’ threat to UK media plurality and editorial independence that will ultimately serve the political interests of our billionaire media owners.
This is a ‘very real’ threat to UK media plurality and editorial independence that will ultimately serve the political interests of our billionaire media owners.
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NEW: Labour MPs are pushing back against the Home Office's robust 'Danish-style' asylum & immigration plans. One MP: “The policy of chasing Reform will not build confidence but fear". Another: “Weak governments don’t get to push through controversial policy.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
No 10 tells Labour MPs it expects support for tough new asylum policies
Some backbenchers already opposing planned immigration crackdown seen as ‘economically and culturally illiterate’
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
NEW: Labour MPs are pushing back against the Home Office's robust 'Danish-style' asylum & immigration plans. One MP: “The policy of chasing Reform will not build confidence but fear". Another: “Weak governments don’t get to push through controversial policy.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Given I have been (rightly) complaining about Labour a lot recently, only fair to give them credit for this, a genuinely major step forward in tenants' rights
#BBCNews - Renters’ Rights Act: No-fault evictions banned from May 2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Renters’ Rights Act: No-fault evictions banned from May 2026
The government confirms timeline for reforms to England’s rental market, including ending bidding wars.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Given I have been (rightly) complaining about Labour a lot recently, only fair to give them credit for this, a genuinely major step forward in tenants' rights
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Whilst we can all agree that this government has no evident strategy, it is also separately terrible at communications, in giving the impression of instant improvement when it will be slow at best.
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Whilst we can all agree that this government has no evident strategy, it is also separately terrible at communications, in giving the impression of instant improvement when it will be slow at best.
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"Oi, I know we expect you not to riot as we continue to barrel towards you all losing your jobs in three years BUT we expect you to line up to be labelled racists for the rest of your professional lives whilst we do so."
Starmer cabinet really just trying to inspire revolt at this point.
Starmer cabinet really just trying to inspire revolt at this point.
NEW: Labour MPs are pushing back against the Home Office's robust 'Danish-style' asylum & immigration plans. One MP: “The policy of chasing Reform will not build confidence but fear". Another: “Weak governments don’t get to push through controversial policy.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
No 10 tells Labour MPs it expects support for tough new asylum policies
Some backbenchers already opposing planned immigration crackdown seen as ‘economically and culturally illiterate’
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"Oi, I know we expect you not to riot as we continue to barrel towards you all losing your jobs in three years BUT we expect you to line up to be labelled racists for the rest of your professional lives whilst we do so."
Starmer cabinet really just trying to inspire revolt at this point.
Starmer cabinet really just trying to inspire revolt at this point.
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find this posh bastard and [redacted] in the [redacted].
This is Richard Smith of the South Durham Hunt and he thinks it’s ok to hit a horse over the head. Make this ‘man’ famous.
Filmed by North East Hunt Monitors on 08/11/25
Filmed by North East Hunt Monitors on 08/11/25
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
find this posh bastard and [redacted] in the [redacted].
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“History Reclaimed,” cited as objective, is stacked with Conservative-aligned figures (e.g., Tombs, Abulafia; advisers Biggar, Gebreyohanes) and culture-war voices used to indict BBC “bias.”
8/12 bylinetimes.com/2024/07/17/t...
8/12 bylinetimes.com/2024/07/17/t...
The Daily Telegraph’s Disinformation Campaign About the British Empire Laid Bare
The newspaper has waged a culture war on anyone spreading awareness of verifiable truths about the British Empire and its legacies
bylinetimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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This is Richard Smith of the South Durham Hunt and he thinks it’s ok to hit a horse over the head. Make this ‘man’ famous.
Filmed by North East Hunt Monitors on 08/11/25
Filmed by North East Hunt Monitors on 08/11/25
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is Richard Smith of the South Durham Hunt and he thinks it’s ok to hit a horse over the head. Make this ‘man’ famous.
Filmed by North East Hunt Monitors on 08/11/25
Filmed by North East Hunt Monitors on 08/11/25
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Murphy: "It's clearly the biggest scandal in presidential history. He wouldn't be acting this way if he wasn't so deeply worried about what's in those files. What we've already seen is immensely incriminating. Clearly Trump was at the center of a child sex ring ... the scandal could bring him down."
November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Murphy: "It's clearly the biggest scandal in presidential history. He wouldn't be acting this way if he wasn't so deeply worried about what's in those files. What we've already seen is immensely incriminating. Clearly Trump was at the center of a child sex ring ... the scandal could bring him down."
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Has this been reported to the police and RSPCA? 😡
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Has this been reported to the police and RSPCA? 😡
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So old I remember when it was considered a political liability to hand out a presidential pardon to your son in law’s drug dealer buddy who went on to commit crimes of violence and sexual offenses. nypost.com/2025/11/11/u...
LI drug dealer freed by Trump now convicted of molesting his kids’ nanny and threatening synagogue congregant
Braun was first busted in 2010 for orchestrating a major cannabis distribution ring, smuggling millions of dollars worth of weed from Canada to New York.
nypost.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
So old I remember when it was considered a political liability to hand out a presidential pardon to your son in law’s drug dealer buddy who went on to commit crimes of violence and sexual offenses. nypost.com/2025/11/11/u...
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And let’s not forget….
November 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
And let’s not forget….
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Brexit detonated our economy and our politics. Since then, our country seems to have lost its mind, veering off to the right, reawakening the racism genie, ruining itself to try to hide the dishonesty and snowballing damage of it all.
And now Farage could be PM ffs.
Mindblowing self-inflicted idiocy
And now Farage could be PM ffs.
Mindblowing self-inflicted idiocy
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Brexit detonated our economy and our politics. Since then, our country seems to have lost its mind, veering off to the right, reawakening the racism genie, ruining itself to try to hide the dishonesty and snowballing damage of it all.
And now Farage could be PM ffs.
Mindblowing self-inflicted idiocy
And now Farage could be PM ffs.
Mindblowing self-inflicted idiocy
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The Guardian: ‘The water came up to my waist but I carried on walking’ – This is climate breakdown
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The water came up to my waist but I carried on walking’ – This is climate breakdown
When the rain started I had to find a way home to my children. I could never have imagined how long it would take. This is Ruchira’s story
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Guardian: ‘The water came up to my waist but I carried on walking’ – This is climate breakdown
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests.
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests.
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Model turned Epstein girlfriend says she was delivered to Trump to be ‘groped’
Model turned Epstein girlfriend says she was delivered to Trump to be ‘groped’
www.independent.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Model turned Epstein girlfriend says she was delivered to Trump to be ‘groped’