Roo-bee
@roo-bee.bsky.social
Inveterate dabbler. Languages/ed tech career, now nature/conservation charity volunteer & Trustee. Interests inc. music, arts, photography, genealogy, science... Follow politics with increasingly horrified fascination.
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I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
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Kuenssberg & Mason working round the clock on how to paint no boat crossings in 7 days as Labours fault & Reform’s success
“Ohh Chris I got it..
Total disrespect for UK Government and real fears of Reform in power deter migrants from crossing for a whole week”
‘Genius LK.. absolute genius’❗️
“Ohh Chris I got it..
Total disrespect for UK Government and real fears of Reform in power deter migrants from crossing for a whole week”
‘Genius LK.. absolute genius’❗️
No boat crossings at all in the last 7 days.
The BBC hasn’t sent this to our phones as breaking news.
The BBC hasn’t sent this to our phones as breaking news.
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Kuenssberg & Mason working round the clock on how to paint no boat crossings in 7 days as Labours fault & Reform’s success
“Ohh Chris I got it..
Total disrespect for UK Government and real fears of Reform in power deter migrants from crossing for a whole week”
‘Genius LK.. absolute genius’❗️
“Ohh Chris I got it..
Total disrespect for UK Government and real fears of Reform in power deter migrants from crossing for a whole week”
‘Genius LK.. absolute genius’❗️
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BBC News bulletins leading on the story of an Algerian man being mistakenly released by the prison service.
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
BBC News bulletins leading on the story of an Algerian man being mistakenly released by the prison service.
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
Funnily enough I don't remember these cases ever leading the bulletins when an average of ten prisoners were mistakenly released a month in the final year of the last Government
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This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans.
Nero would be proud.
Nero would be proud.
November 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans.
Nero would be proud.
Nero would be proud.
REVEALED: Nov 1, 2025
Science & Tech:
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I solved it in 0️⃣ Reveals & 0️⃣ Hints! www.britannica.com/games/reveal...
Revealed, a Daily Puzzle Game | Britannica
Uncover something interesting: Guess the topic using the fewest Reveals and Hints. Topics include People, Science & Tech, History & Society, and more.
www.britannica.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
REVEALED: Nov 1, 2025
Science & Tech:
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I solved it in 0️⃣ Reveals & 0️⃣ Hints! www.britannica.com/games/reveal...
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I solved it in 0️⃣ Reveals & 0️⃣ Hints! www.britannica.com/games/reveal...
2x2 in a row. Good omen for OH scan tomorrow, I hope. 🤞
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November 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
2x2 in a row. Good omen for OH scan tomorrow, I hope. 🤞
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Obama: The weird videos of a U.S. President with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet and dumping poop on protesting citizens… All of that is designed to distract you from the fact that your situation has not gotten better.
November 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Obama: The weird videos of a U.S. President with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet and dumping poop on protesting citizens… All of that is designed to distract you from the fact that your situation has not gotten better.
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The HPV vaccine has been a public health triumph. Very depressing to see this potentially unravel while we're on the verge of essentially eradicating cervical cancer.
As the article says, the problem is as much about the service as it is about parental attitudes.
As the article says, the problem is as much about the service as it is about parental attitudes.
This is terrible
Vaccinations to prevent cervical cancer have plummeted in Britain
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Vaccinations to prevent cervical cancer have plummeted in Britain
www.economist.com/britain/2025...
Vaccinations to prevent cervical cancer have plummeted in Britain
Blame declining confidence, a lack of convenience and rising complacency
www.economist.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The HPV vaccine has been a public health triumph. Very depressing to see this potentially unravel while we're on the verge of essentially eradicating cervical cancer.
As the article says, the problem is as much about the service as it is about parental attitudes.
As the article says, the problem is as much about the service as it is about parental attitudes.
Yes, this is pretty much the highlight of this week 🤣🤣🙄
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November 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Yes, this is pretty much the highlight of this week 🤣🤣🙄
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Never underestimate the maths! 😄
It took just 8 minutes for thieves to steal the Napoleonic-era crown jewels from the Louvre. There weren't enough cameras and the ones there were there were facing the wrong way.
Could a 50-year-old maths problem have foiled the heist?
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www.bbc.com/news/art...
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Could a 50-year-old maths problem have foiled the heist?
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www.bbc.com/news/art...
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Where are the Louvre jewels now and can France get them back?
Experts warn that whilst the criminals may yet be caught, the gemstones they stole may never be recovered.
www.bbc.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Never underestimate the maths! 😄
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Dumb for the people - cunning for his boss. Where is justice? “Now new emails released to Byline Times, following a freedom of information request, reveal the true extent of Dominic Cummings’ subsequent involvement in lobbying senior officials to hand over huge Covid contracts to Thiel’s company”
October 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Dumb for the people - cunning for his boss. Where is justice? “Now new emails released to Byline Times, following a freedom of information request, reveal the true extent of Dominic Cummings’ subsequent involvement in lobbying senior officials to hand over huge Covid contracts to Thiel’s company”
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Two Trump administration officials in charge of food aid are leaving their posts amid the government shutdown as the program that funds food stamps is set to lapse.
Trump Officials in Charge of Food Stamps Leave Their Posts
The departures of the head of the Agriculture Department’s Food and Nutrition Service and a senior policy adviser spurred worries on Capitol Hill as food aid benefits could halt.
nyti.ms
October 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Two Trump administration officials in charge of food aid are leaving their posts amid the government shutdown as the program that funds food stamps is set to lapse.
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Congratulations to @zoegrunewald.bsky.social for this important article. Based on the experience of a friend, this is one of my massive bugbears.
The family courts are complicit in abuse - and the government looks away national.thelead.uk/p/the-family...
The family courts are complicit in abuse - and the government looks away national.thelead.uk/p/the-family...
The family courts are complicit in abuse - and the government looks away
How can a government that pledges to halve violence against women and girls ignore the state-sanctioned arm of that violence?
national.thelead.uk
October 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Congratulations to @zoegrunewald.bsky.social for this important article. Based on the experience of a friend, this is one of my massive bugbears.
The family courts are complicit in abuse - and the government looks away national.thelead.uk/p/the-family...
The family courts are complicit in abuse - and the government looks away national.thelead.uk/p/the-family...
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The grant to protect the village in Alaska that lost all it's homes this week, with houses literally floating away in the flood, was only $20 million 🫠
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$172 million on private jets for Kristi Noem? Incredible.
Meanwhile, the Coast Guard is supposed to save lives and protect our coasts, but apparently it’s easier and far more important to fund her personal travel budget. Wasteful doesn’t even begin to cover it.
Meanwhile, the Coast Guard is supposed to save lives and protect our coasts, but apparently it’s easier and far more important to fund her personal travel budget. Wasteful doesn’t even begin to cover it.
Trump Administration Buys 2 New Private Jets for Kristi Noem To Use: What To Know
The Coast Guard spent $172 million on the jets, according to The New York Times.
www.forbes.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The grant to protect the village in Alaska that lost all it's homes this week, with houses literally floating away in the flood, was only $20 million 🫠
bsky.app/profile/napa...
bsky.app/profile/napa...
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Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.
Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking
Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.
Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking
Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.
October 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.
Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking
Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.
Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking
Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.
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A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.
A judge has ordered his immediate release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Some good news.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
September 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Some good news.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
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I wonder if this guy is related to "Boris Johnson" who introduced "voter id" as Prime Minister in 2023 ... off the back of some crazy US conspiracy theories ... and in the process, made digital ID pretty much inevitable.
September 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I wonder if this guy is related to "Boris Johnson" who introduced "voter id" as Prime Minister in 2023 ... off the back of some crazy US conspiracy theories ... and in the process, made digital ID pretty much inevitable.
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BREAKING: The FBI has fired agents photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest that followed the death of George Floyd, AP sources say.
FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say
The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
bit.ly
September 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
BREAKING: The FBI has fired agents photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest that followed the death of George Floyd, AP sources say.
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This👇🏼is fab news for our young, giving them chance to live & work in EU which would
Give them valuable language skills✅
Gain exposure to great training programs, learn different working practices to bring back ✅
Make them more employable in UK✅
So of course the Tories & Reform are against it❗️🤷🏼♂️
Give them valuable language skills✅
Gain exposure to great training programs, learn different working practices to bring back ✅
Make them more employable in UK✅
So of course the Tories & Reform are against it❗️🤷🏼♂️
Reeves pushes for EU youth migration scheme ahead of Budget
The chancellor calls for an 'ambitious' deal as she looks to boost growth ahead of the 26 November Budget.
www.bbc.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:59 AM
This👇🏼is fab news for our young, giving them chance to live & work in EU which would
Give them valuable language skills✅
Gain exposure to great training programs, learn different working practices to bring back ✅
Make them more employable in UK✅
So of course the Tories & Reform are against it❗️🤷🏼♂️
Give them valuable language skills✅
Gain exposure to great training programs, learn different working practices to bring back ✅
Make them more employable in UK✅
So of course the Tories & Reform are against it❗️🤷🏼♂️
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One calendar entry, dated December 6, 2014, reads: ‘Reminder: Elon Musk to island Dec. 6 (is this still happening?)’.
Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon among names in new Epstein documents
One calendar entry, dated December 6, 2014, reads: ‘Reminder: Elon Musk to island Dec. 6 (is this still happening?)’.
bit.ly
September 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
One calendar entry, dated December 6, 2014, reads: ‘Reminder: Elon Musk to island Dec. 6 (is this still happening?)’.
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Ed Davey's LibDem conference speech was pretty much everything Labour's change was meant to be
September 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Ed Davey's LibDem conference speech was pretty much everything Labour's change was meant to be
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Ed Davey, "It's so frustrating, so infuriating that Nigel Farage gets such an easy ride from the media"
"As he lies, as he divides, the BBC and others given Farage so much time and attention"
"But they never hold him to account for all the damage he has already done"
"The damage of Brexit"
"As he lies, as he divides, the BBC and others given Farage so much time and attention"
"But they never hold him to account for all the damage he has already done"
"The damage of Brexit"
September 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ed Davey, "It's so frustrating, so infuriating that Nigel Farage gets such an easy ride from the media"
"As he lies, as he divides, the BBC and others given Farage so much time and attention"
"But they never hold him to account for all the damage he has already done"
"The damage of Brexit"
"As he lies, as he divides, the BBC and others given Farage so much time and attention"
"But they never hold him to account for all the damage he has already done"
"The damage of Brexit"
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...