David
@twiggy52.bsky.social
Retired Scottish Social Worker. Married for 49 years. Enjoy cycling,hill walking and choral singing. 2 cats and 5 grandchildren.
Appalled by Brexit and Trump.
Love the NHS.
Science is true and together with humanity should inform political decisions.
Appalled by Brexit and Trump.
Love the NHS.
Science is true and together with humanity should inform political decisions.
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If you don't want Donald Trump's invasion of Venezuela spread the message.
This is his Vietnam.
This is his Vietnam.
December 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
If you don't want Donald Trump's invasion of Venezuela spread the message.
This is his Vietnam.
This is his Vietnam.
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“The relationship between the president and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned in her dissenting opinion. “In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.”
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John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70
Alexander Hamilton’s treatise on executive power is one of the conservative legal movement’s favorite texts to quote—and misquote.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“The relationship between the president and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned in her dissenting opinion. “In every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.”
trib.al/60kPD3S
trib.al/60kPD3S
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Epstein is Watergate, but instead of investigating they have simply admitted everyone is involved.
America is gone.
America is gone.
December 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Epstein is Watergate, but instead of investigating they have simply admitted everyone is involved.
America is gone.
America is gone.
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NEW: The RNC Chair is calling the 2026 midterms a “pending, looming disaster” for Republicans.
December 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
NEW: The RNC Chair is calling the 2026 midterms a “pending, looming disaster” for Republicans.
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Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in U.S. federal prison for playing a central role in what the Biden administration deemed to be “one of the largest and most violent drug-trafficking conspiracies in the world.”
On Tuesday, he walked free. trib.al/Sq4MSiL
On Tuesday, he walked free. trib.al/Sq4MSiL
December 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in U.S. federal prison for playing a central role in what the Biden administration deemed to be “one of the largest and most violent drug-trafficking conspiracies in the world.”
On Tuesday, he walked free. trib.al/Sq4MSiL
On Tuesday, he walked free. trib.al/Sq4MSiL
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As right wing rags attack the chancellor for her Budget, they can't ignore the disastrous impact Brexit has had on our economy.
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
As right wing rags attack the chancellor for her Budget, they can't ignore the disastrous impact Brexit has had on our economy.
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He can’t say he was a kid when he voiced these antisemitic tropes
On multiple US TV shows & podcasts in his political career, Farage discussed supposed plots by bankers to create a global gov, citing Goldman Sachs, the Bilderberg group & Jewish financier George Soros as threats to democracy.
On multiple US TV shows & podcasts in his political career, Farage discussed supposed plots by bankers to create a global gov, citing Goldman Sachs, the Bilderberg group & Jewish financier George Soros as threats to democracy.
Farage urged to explain conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism he voiced in US media
Exclusive: The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
He can’t say he was a kid when he voiced these antisemitic tropes
On multiple US TV shows & podcasts in his political career, Farage discussed supposed plots by bankers to create a global gov, citing Goldman Sachs, the Bilderberg group & Jewish financier George Soros as threats to democracy.
On multiple US TV shows & podcasts in his political career, Farage discussed supposed plots by bankers to create a global gov, citing Goldman Sachs, the Bilderberg group & Jewish financier George Soros as threats to democracy.
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“Farage’s Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny”
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November 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“Farage’s Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny”
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There's lots you can and should criticise the BBC for.
But it's our BBC - and it's important.
Great to speak to CNN - Donald Trump shouldn't have his hands anywhere near our public services.
But it's our BBC - and it's important.
Great to speak to CNN - Donald Trump shouldn't have his hands anywhere near our public services.
Zack Polanski on President Trump, "It's difficult to call him anything other than a fool"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
November 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
There's lots you can and should criticise the BBC for.
But it's our BBC - and it's important.
Great to speak to CNN - Donald Trump shouldn't have his hands anywhere near our public services.
But it's our BBC - and it's important.
Great to speak to CNN - Donald Trump shouldn't have his hands anywhere near our public services.
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The prime minister has written an exclusive article in the Big Issue pledging to ensure stronger rights for renters, as the government announces that no-fault evictions will end in May 2026 👏
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
Keir Starmer vows to 'put an end to unsafe housing' in exclusive article for Big Issue
The prime minister Keir Starmer has written an exclusive letter in the Big Issue pledging to ensure stronger rights for renters.
www.bigissue.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The prime minister has written an exclusive article in the Big Issue pledging to ensure stronger rights for renters, as the government announces that no-fault evictions will end in May 2026 👏
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
www.bigissue.com/news/housing...
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President Clinton banned assault rifles in 1994, mass shootings dropped by 43%.
Republicans let the ban expire in 2004, and they increased 243%.
The USA is the only country where anybody can buy an assault rifle.
INSANE.
Republicans let the ban expire in 2004, and they increased 243%.
The USA is the only country where anybody can buy an assault rifle.
INSANE.
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
President Clinton banned assault rifles in 1994, mass shootings dropped by 43%.
Republicans let the ban expire in 2004, and they increased 243%.
The USA is the only country where anybody can buy an assault rifle.
INSANE.
Republicans let the ban expire in 2004, and they increased 243%.
The USA is the only country where anybody can buy an assault rifle.
INSANE.
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They really seem to be writing the mid-term campaign messaging for the Democrats, aren’t they.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM
They really seem to be writing the mid-term campaign messaging for the Democrats, aren’t they.
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Brexit was pushed so the super wealthy and big corporations could avoid taxes by deregulation. Brexit was about creating an environment where only the corrupt and super wealthy profit. Standards and regulation are slashed to enable excessive greed. Instead we pay for all the damage and services.
Anna Turley, "How have we got to this situation? We've seen so much chronic underfunding"
She's 100% right
So as well as already having underfunded public services, we'll continue to have underfunded public services, because we can't afford to fund them because of Brexit
She's 100% right
So as well as already having underfunded public services, we'll continue to have underfunded public services, because we can't afford to fund them because of Brexit
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Brexit was pushed so the super wealthy and big corporations could avoid taxes by deregulation. Brexit was about creating an environment where only the corrupt and super wealthy profit. Standards and regulation are slashed to enable excessive greed. Instead we pay for all the damage and services.
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There is no-one home, is there? He is like a dementia ridden grandpa on a day visit from him nursing home who is left standing bewildered, alone and confused by everyone else
Hey over there, our lovely cousins across the pond, even we know about the 25th Amendment, so crack on will ya?
Hey over there, our lovely cousins across the pond, even we know about the 25th Amendment, so crack on will ya?
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
There is no-one home, is there? He is like a dementia ridden grandpa on a day visit from him nursing home who is left standing bewildered, alone and confused by everyone else
Hey over there, our lovely cousins across the pond, even we know about the 25th Amendment, so crack on will ya?
Hey over there, our lovely cousins across the pond, even we know about the 25th Amendment, so crack on will ya?
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A criminal court in Brussels on Wednesday convicted two Polish nationals – including a current European Parliament assistant – of misusing EU funds tied to political entities associated with Brexit-backer Nigel Farage.
https://bit.ly/4oSrA0R
https://bit.ly/4oSrA0R
Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group | Euractiv
Verdict ends decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top Brexit campaigner
www.euractiv.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A criminal court in Brussels on Wednesday convicted two Polish nationals – including a current European Parliament assistant – of misusing EU funds tied to political entities associated with Brexit-backer Nigel Farage.
https://bit.ly/4oSrA0R
https://bit.ly/4oSrA0R
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Which one is more English?
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Which one is more English?
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Lovely. 👏👏👏
November 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Lovely. 👏👏👏
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And then ……….. tumbleweed
A criminal court in Brussels on Wednesday convicted two Polish nationals – including a current European Parliament assistant – of misusing EU funds tied to political entities associated with Brexit-backer Nigel Farage.
https://bit.ly/4oSrA0R
https://bit.ly/4oSrA0R
Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group | Euractiv
Verdict ends decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top Brexit campaigner
www.euractiv.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
And then ……….. tumbleweed
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“They came into the building understanding it was a daycare. They did not have a warrant. It is a violation of our rights. It is a violation of these children’s rights. They are terrorizing our community.”
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“They came into the building understanding it was a daycare. They did not have a warrant. It is a violation of our rights. It is a violation of these children’s rights. They are terrorizing our community.”
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.
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The fact that Reform were trying to run a person who had been dead for six months as their Croydon Mayoral candidate is proof if it were needed that they are not a serious party.
It demonstrates abject incompetence and no vetting as well as utter contempt for the electorate.
It demonstrates abject incompetence and no vetting as well as utter contempt for the electorate.
August 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The fact that Reform were trying to run a person who had been dead for six months as their Croydon Mayoral candidate is proof if it were needed that they are not a serious party.
It demonstrates abject incompetence and no vetting as well as utter contempt for the electorate.
It demonstrates abject incompetence and no vetting as well as utter contempt for the electorate.
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Privatised Royal Mail, doesn't deliver letters.
July 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Privatised Royal Mail, doesn't deliver letters.
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🇬🇧 "Two-thirds of those surveyed want Britain to have a closer relationship with the European Union."
🇪🇺 "Crucially, this is a stance, which is popular, not only among all parties, but also among Leave voters"
🇪🇺 "Crucially, this is a stance, which is popular, not only among all parties, but also among Leave voters"
Bregretful: new survey on what Britons now think of Brexit
"Two-thirds of those surveyed want Britain to have a closer relationship with the European Union. Crucially, this is a stance, which is popular, not only among all parties, but also among Leave…
buff.ly
July 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🇬🇧 "Two-thirds of those surveyed want Britain to have a closer relationship with the European Union."
🇪🇺 "Crucially, this is a stance, which is popular, not only among all parties, but also among Leave voters"
🇪🇺 "Crucially, this is a stance, which is popular, not only among all parties, but also among Leave voters"
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The UK and France will combine their nuclear deterrents for the first time
'From today our adversaries will know that any extreme threat to this continent would prompt a response from our two nations,' Starmer says
'From today our adversaries will know that any extreme threat to this continent would prompt a response from our two nations,' Starmer says
July 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The UK and France will combine their nuclear deterrents for the first time
'From today our adversaries will know that any extreme threat to this continent would prompt a response from our two nations,' Starmer says
'From today our adversaries will know that any extreme threat to this continent would prompt a response from our two nations,' Starmer says
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British people were 'sold a lie' with Brexit, Emmanuel Macron says in response to a question from Robert Peston at joint press conference with Keir Starmer
He said Brexit has made it harder to combat illegal migration
He said Brexit has made it harder to combat illegal migration
July 11, 2025 at 5:48 AM
British people were 'sold a lie' with Brexit, Emmanuel Macron says in response to a question from Robert Peston at joint press conference with Keir Starmer
He said Brexit has made it harder to combat illegal migration
He said Brexit has made it harder to combat illegal migration
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British people were 'sold a lie' with Brexit, Emmanuel Macron said today in response to a question from Robert Peston at a joint press conference with Keir Starmer
He said Brexit has made it harder to combat illegal migration across the Channel - HE’S RIGHT 👇
youtu.be/cKXFjbxSBBI?...
He said Brexit has made it harder to combat illegal migration across the Channel - HE’S RIGHT 👇
youtu.be/cKXFjbxSBBI?...
Imagine the shock when he finds out Brexit is a primary factor in sky rocketing small boat crossings
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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July 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
British people were 'sold a lie' with Brexit, Emmanuel Macron said today in response to a question from Robert Peston at a joint press conference with Keir Starmer
He said Brexit has made it harder to combat illegal migration across the Channel - HE’S RIGHT 👇
youtu.be/cKXFjbxSBBI?...
He said Brexit has made it harder to combat illegal migration across the Channel - HE’S RIGHT 👇
youtu.be/cKXFjbxSBBI?...