Simon Thorne
@simonthorne01.bsky.social
dad of two, single parent to one
dabbling photographer
plodding runner
film editor
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dabbling photographer
plodding runner
film editor
he/him
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Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
FREE WSJ GIFT ARTICLE 🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
FREE WSJ GIFT ARTICLE 🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
FREE WSJ GIFT ARTICLE 🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
FREE WSJ GIFT ARTICLE 🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
November 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Q: Do you plan to attend Sarah's funeral?
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
TRUMP: I haven't thought about it yet, but it's certainly something I can conceive of. I love West Virginia. You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere.
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Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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This is cool. COURIER has created a searchable database with all 20,000 of the files just released from Epstein’s estate.
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is cool. COURIER has created a searchable database with all 20,000 of the files just released from Epstein’s estate.
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
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We spoke to Errol Musk, Elon's Musk's dad, for MisinfoNation: White Genocide
Sunday 8p ET on CNN
cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2025/11/10/d...
Sunday 8p ET on CNN
cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2025/11/10/d...
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
We spoke to Errol Musk, Elon's Musk's dad, for MisinfoNation: White Genocide
Sunday 8p ET on CNN
cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2025/11/10/d...
Sunday 8p ET on CNN
cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2025/11/10/d...
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I wonder when he will start suing news outlets for describing his barefaced lies about the 2020 election as barefaced lies…
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I wonder when he will start suing news outlets for describing his barefaced lies about the 2020 election as barefaced lies…
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X effect: How Elon Musk is boosting the British right
X effect: How Elon Musk is boosting the British right
Sky's Tom Cheshire explains how Elon Musk's X is boosting the British right.
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
X effect: How Elon Musk is boosting the British right
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Mamdani: "We believe in standing up for those we love. Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job ... your struggle is ours too."
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Mamdani: "We believe in standing up for those we love. Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job ... your struggle is ours too."
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YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
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Last night in Camberley, Surrey, where once you could stick a blue rosette in a dog turd and it would win.
It shows people know Deform UK Ltd is not the only alternative. They rejected BOTH turds.
And this is before the wheels properly fall off Fartrage's latest personal promotion bandwagon.
It shows people know Deform UK Ltd is not the only alternative. They rejected BOTH turds.
And this is before the wheels properly fall off Fartrage's latest personal promotion bandwagon.
October 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Last night in Camberley, Surrey, where once you could stick a blue rosette in a dog turd and it would win.
It shows people know Deform UK Ltd is not the only alternative. They rejected BOTH turds.
And this is before the wheels properly fall off Fartrage's latest personal promotion bandwagon.
It shows people know Deform UK Ltd is not the only alternative. They rejected BOTH turds.
And this is before the wheels properly fall off Fartrage's latest personal promotion bandwagon.
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Fly your flag people!!! 🏴🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧🇬🇧
But if you didn’t fly it for the Lions…
Or the Lionesses
Or the Roses
Or Remembrance Day
Or VE Day
Or Team GB
Or the King’s Coronation
Then please do excuse us for questioning why TF you want to fly it now.
But if you didn’t fly it for the Lions…
Or the Lionesses
Or the Roses
Or Remembrance Day
Or VE Day
Or Team GB
Or the King’s Coronation
Then please do excuse us for questioning why TF you want to fly it now.
October 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Fly your flag people!!! 🏴🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧🇬🇧
But if you didn’t fly it for the Lions…
Or the Lionesses
Or the Roses
Or Remembrance Day
Or VE Day
Or Team GB
Or the King’s Coronation
Then please do excuse us for questioning why TF you want to fly it now.
But if you didn’t fly it for the Lions…
Or the Lionesses
Or the Roses
Or Remembrance Day
Or VE Day
Or Team GB
Or the King’s Coronation
Then please do excuse us for questioning why TF you want to fly it now.
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'Everytime you think it can't get any worse...in he comes with the most extraordinary nonsense.'
As Trump links paracetamol to autism, @mrjamesob.bsky.social feels we ought be 'better at distinguishing between normal occupants of the presidential office - and baboons'.
As Trump links paracetamol to autism, @mrjamesob.bsky.social feels we ought be 'better at distinguishing between normal occupants of the presidential office - and baboons'.
September 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
'Everytime you think it can't get any worse...in he comes with the most extraordinary nonsense.'
As Trump links paracetamol to autism, @mrjamesob.bsky.social feels we ought be 'better at distinguishing between normal occupants of the presidential office - and baboons'.
As Trump links paracetamol to autism, @mrjamesob.bsky.social feels we ought be 'better at distinguishing between normal occupants of the presidential office - and baboons'.
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We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.
September 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.
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Oh this is utterly stupendous, well done. 🏴😂🤦🏻♂️
September 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Oh this is utterly stupendous, well done. 🏴😂🤦🏻♂️
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Juries are randomly selected members of the public. Men and women from all walks of life and all political backgrounds.
Only a moron of irredeemable proportions would even think of suggesting that a jury verdict represents some deep state “two-tier justice”.
Only a moron of irredeemable proportions would even think of suggesting that a jury verdict represents some deep state “two-tier justice”.
August 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Juries are randomly selected members of the public. Men and women from all walks of life and all political backgrounds.
Only a moron of irredeemable proportions would even think of suggesting that a jury verdict represents some deep state “two-tier justice”.
Only a moron of irredeemable proportions would even think of suggesting that a jury verdict represents some deep state “two-tier justice”.
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No one sums up the utter shamelessness of the British press and the ugly politics of Farage quite like Private Eye.
August 8, 2025 at 6:42 AM
No one sums up the utter shamelessness of the British press and the ugly politics of Farage quite like Private Eye.
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stephen fry sir, welcome to the resistance
This is a big deal.
Stephen Fry is difficult to dismiss as a fringe figure. He's as middle-of-the-road establishment as they come - with the politics and long silence on this issue to match.
JKR and her fan club won't just be able to shrug this off.
www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/step...
Stephen Fry is difficult to dismiss as a fringe figure. He's as middle-of-the-road establishment as they come - with the politics and long silence on this issue to match.
JKR and her fan club won't just be able to shrug this off.
www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/step...
Stephen Fry: JK Rowling ‘a lost cause’ over trans rights stance
Star joins Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in publicly distancing themselves from Rowling’s views on gender identity and trans rights
www.standard.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
stephen fry sir, welcome to the resistance
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Very thoughtful analysis on Keir Starmer's response to - and subsequent U-turn on - calls for a national grooming gangs inquiry - by @peterwalker99.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Keir Starmer makes U-turn mid-air over grooming gangs inquiry
PM forced to cave in to clamour for statutory inquiry despite earlier dismissing them as amplifying far right demands
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Very thoughtful analysis on Keir Starmer's response to - and subsequent U-turn on - calls for a national grooming gangs inquiry - by @peterwalker99.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Education Policy Institute on spending review: “The settlement doesn’t seem to leave enough money for SEND reforms. [This needs funding for] highly trained support staff, adapted learning environments, and consistent, high-quality training for teachers mailchi.mp/epi.org.uk/epi-co...
June 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Education Policy Institute on spending review: “The settlement doesn’t seem to leave enough money for SEND reforms. [This needs funding for] highly trained support staff, adapted learning environments, and consistent, high-quality training for teachers mailchi.mp/epi.org.uk/epi-co...
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Is the Trump movement fascistic?
Some thoughts on how we distinguish the form and substance of fascism, and whether it's the right question at all. ⬇️
Some thoughts on how we distinguish the form and substance of fascism, and whether it's the right question at all. ⬇️
I recently heard a high-profile pundit argue that the Trump movement cannot be Fascistic as
-its supporters don't wear uniforms;
-Trump dislikes foreign wars;
-he hasn't tried to amend the Constitution.
It's a dangerously complacent view, that misses the sheer gravity of the current situation. 🧵
-its supporters don't wear uniforms;
-Trump dislikes foreign wars;
-he hasn't tried to amend the Constitution.
It's a dangerously complacent view, that misses the sheer gravity of the current situation. 🧵
June 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Is the Trump movement fascistic?
Some thoughts on how we distinguish the form and substance of fascism, and whether it's the right question at all. ⬇️
Some thoughts on how we distinguish the form and substance of fascism, and whether it's the right question at all. ⬇️
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I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
June 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.
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June is LGBT Pride Month. Love is love. Be your fabulous selves.
A good piece here for any of my friends that want to learn about its history: lordslibrary.parliament.uk/pride-in-the-u…
A good piece here for any of my friends that want to learn about its history: lordslibrary.parliament.uk/pride-in-the-u…
June 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
June is LGBT Pride Month. Love is love. Be your fabulous selves.
A good piece here for any of my friends that want to learn about its history: lordslibrary.parliament.uk/pride-in-the-u…
A good piece here for any of my friends that want to learn about its history: lordslibrary.parliament.uk/pride-in-the-u…