Carol Ritter
@planecrazy53.bsky.social
Anything aviation,BTCC,ice hockey, wildlife
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Time to deport all these fighting age men terrorising our patriotic lifeboat volunteers
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action
RNLI facility had been targeted by activists trying to stop asylum seekers landing in boats from the Channel
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Time to deport all these fighting age men terrorising our patriotic lifeboat volunteers
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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this idea must be re-visited by government & councils - perhaps by mayors under devolved powers ?
As Britain swelters through another heatwave, few people will have heard that ministers have quietly dropped plans for solar carports.
Cars cooler in summer. Shelter from the rain in winter. Clean electricity all year round.
A missed opportunity?
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Cars cooler in summer. Shelter from the rain in winter. Clean electricity all year round.
A missed opportunity?
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
As Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carports
Ministers have quietly shelved plans that could have transformed Britain's biggest car parks into shaded power stations
eastangliabylines.co.uk
August 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
this idea must be re-visited by government & councils - perhaps by mayors under devolved powers ?
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🔴 NEW: Six in 10 Russian Billionaires Are Still Not Being Sanctioned by the UK Government
A series of billionaires with ties to Britain remain untouched by the UK's supposedly tough sanctions regime, reports Molly Gordon and Iain Overton
Read the full story below.
A series of billionaires with ties to Britain remain untouched by the UK's supposedly tough sanctions regime, reports Molly Gordon and Iain Overton
Read the full story below.
Six in 10 Russian Billionaires Are Still Not Being Sanctioned by the UK Government
A series of billionaires with ties to Britain remain untouched by the UK's supposedly tough sanctions regime, reports Molly Gordon and Iain Overton
bylinetimes.com
July 2, 2026 at 10:13 AM
🔴 NEW: Six in 10 Russian Billionaires Are Still Not Being Sanctioned by the UK Government
A series of billionaires with ties to Britain remain untouched by the UK's supposedly tough sanctions regime, reports Molly Gordon and Iain Overton
Read the full story below.
A series of billionaires with ties to Britain remain untouched by the UK's supposedly tough sanctions regime, reports Molly Gordon and Iain Overton
Read the full story below.
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It's time to End bird netting. Report trapped birds to endbirdnetting.uk
End Bird Netting
Bird netting is becoming increasingly widespread across towns and cities. Trees are wrapped in plastic mesh, hedges are sealed under synthetic barriers, and buildings are covered in nets to stop…
Endbirdnetting.uk
July 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
It's time to End bird netting. Report trapped birds to endbirdnetting.uk
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Bird netting is used to exclude birds from buildings, but it traps and harms them.
July 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Bird netting is used to exclude birds from buildings, but it traps and harms them.
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UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigns, says he has lost confidence in PM's leadership after pledging loyalty.
He shouldn't be allowed to become PM without a proper contest and policies.
Streeting has thrived on corporate money, handed NHS contracts to private equity, pushed Labour to the right
He shouldn't be allowed to become PM without a proper contest and policies.
Streeting has thrived on corporate money, handed NHS contracts to private equity, pushed Labour to the right
Wes Streeting resigns as health secretary, saying he has lost confidence in PM's leadership
In a letter to Keir Starmer, Streeting says it would be
www.bbc.co.uk
May 14, 2026 at 12:26 PM
UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting resigns, says he has lost confidence in PM's leadership after pledging loyalty.
He shouldn't be allowed to become PM without a proper contest and policies.
Streeting has thrived on corporate money, handed NHS contracts to private equity, pushed Labour to the right
He shouldn't be allowed to become PM without a proper contest and policies.
Streeting has thrived on corporate money, handed NHS contracts to private equity, pushed Labour to the right
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WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?
NHS staff have been told they will lose their jobs if they keep criticising US spy software firm Palantir
by @skwawkbox.org
by @skwawkbox.org
'Criticise Palantir, lose your job', NHS staff told
NHS staff have been told they will lose their jobs if they keep criticising US spy software firm Palantir.
www.thecanary.co
April 15, 2026 at 7:40 PM
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?
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UK state pension age starts rising to 67.
France, 62.
Millions will struggle to work, may get derisory benefits.
Poor have shorter life, receive pension for fewer yrs.
Rich retire whenever they want, have longer lives, receive pension for longer period
Huge wealth transfer from poor to the rich
France, 62.
Millions will struggle to work, may get derisory benefits.
Poor have shorter life, receive pension for fewer yrs.
Rich retire whenever they want, have longer lives, receive pension for longer period
Huge wealth transfer from poor to the rich
State pension age starts rising to 67 - here's how much you get and when
The age at which people can start receiving the state pension is going up in stages over the next two years.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
UK state pension age starts rising to 67.
France, 62.
Millions will struggle to work, may get derisory benefits.
Poor have shorter life, receive pension for fewer yrs.
Rich retire whenever they want, have longer lives, receive pension for longer period
Huge wealth transfer from poor to the rich
France, 62.
Millions will struggle to work, may get derisory benefits.
Poor have shorter life, receive pension for fewer yrs.
Rich retire whenever they want, have longer lives, receive pension for longer period
Huge wealth transfer from poor to the rich
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One to save to photos and share freely with all the MAGA folk:
February 28, 2026 at 8:20 PM
One to save to photos and share freely with all the MAGA folk:
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Let's try this again 👋
Hi Bluesky - I'm Massachusetts' Attorney General. You might know me from suing President Trump nearly 50 times, beating Uber and Lyft in court, or being the first woman of color elected to statewide office in MA.
I officially left X today - help me find my MA people?
Hi Bluesky - I'm Massachusetts' Attorney General. You might know me from suing President Trump nearly 50 times, beating Uber and Lyft in court, or being the first woman of color elected to statewide office in MA.
I officially left X today - help me find my MA people?
February 21, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Let's try this again 👋
Hi Bluesky - I'm Massachusetts' Attorney General. You might know me from suing President Trump nearly 50 times, beating Uber and Lyft in court, or being the first woman of color elected to statewide office in MA.
I officially left X today - help me find my MA people?
Hi Bluesky - I'm Massachusetts' Attorney General. You might know me from suing President Trump nearly 50 times, beating Uber and Lyft in court, or being the first woman of color elected to statewide office in MA.
I officially left X today - help me find my MA people?
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Two months ago the UK agreed to a deal in which the NHS has to pay £3bn a year more for US drugs.
The only thing we got was an agreement the UK would face no tariffs.
Now we are getting 15% tariffs on everything.
The deal must be torn up and no money stolen from the NHS.
The only thing we got was an agreement the UK would face no tariffs.
Now we are getting 15% tariffs on everything.
The deal must be torn up and no money stolen from the NHS.
February 21, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Two months ago the UK agreed to a deal in which the NHS has to pay £3bn a year more for US drugs.
The only thing we got was an agreement the UK would face no tariffs.
Now we are getting 15% tariffs on everything.
The deal must be torn up and no money stolen from the NHS.
The only thing we got was an agreement the UK would face no tariffs.
Now we are getting 15% tariffs on everything.
The deal must be torn up and no money stolen from the NHS.
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Don't go to the USA.
February 21, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Don't go to the USA.
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#Biodiversity - under pressure around the globe
"Less than 10,000 breeding pairs left in the wild... climate change and intensive commercial fishing have sharply reduced fish stocks."
edition.cnn.com/world/africa...
"Less than 10,000 breeding pairs left in the wild... climate change and intensive commercial fishing have sharply reduced fish stocks."
edition.cnn.com/world/africa...
Africa’s only penguin species is starving: Is there still hope? | CNN
Overfishing and ecosystem disruption are leaving African penguins without enough food to survive. Their suffering signals a broader collapse in the ocean food web, but new policies and conservation ef...
edition.cnn.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:32 PM
#Biodiversity - under pressure around the globe
"Less than 10,000 breeding pairs left in the wild... climate change and intensive commercial fishing have sharply reduced fish stocks."
edition.cnn.com/world/africa...
"Less than 10,000 breeding pairs left in the wild... climate change and intensive commercial fishing have sharply reduced fish stocks."
edition.cnn.com/world/africa...
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Violation of the Geneva Conventions and the Eighth Amendment.
Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will
A military group has evidence of troops being ordered into theater—the movie theater.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Violation of the Geneva Conventions and the Eighth Amendment.
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Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.
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JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-
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#Justice4ReneeNicoleGood ⚖️
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#Justice4ReneeNicoleGood ⚖️
BRENNAN: Tell me about the officer, Jonathan Ross
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
January 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-
JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS- JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS.
#Justice4ReneeNicoleGood ⚖️
JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS- JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS-JONATHAN ROSS.
#Justice4ReneeNicoleGood ⚖️
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Demented and Dangerous
Trump tells Norway Prime Minister: "The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland."
He no longer feels "an obligation to think purely of Peace" after Norway "decided not to give" him the Nobel Peace Prize.
He is the biggest danger to peace.
Trump tells Norway Prime Minister: "The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland."
He no longer feels "an obligation to think purely of Peace" after Norway "decided not to give" him the Nobel Peace Prize.
He is the biggest danger to peace.
www.independent.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Demented and Dangerous
Trump tells Norway Prime Minister: "The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland."
He no longer feels "an obligation to think purely of Peace" after Norway "decided not to give" him the Nobel Peace Prize.
He is the biggest danger to peace.
Trump tells Norway Prime Minister: "The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland."
He no longer feels "an obligation to think purely of Peace" after Norway "decided not to give" him the Nobel Peace Prize.
He is the biggest danger to peace.
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Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
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The past couple days have made it clear that arresting and prosecuting Johnathan Ross isn’t just the right thing to do, it is necessary to prevent future violence by ICE who have interpreted the situation as “we can do that to whoever we want”
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The past couple days have made it clear that arresting and prosecuting Johnathan Ross isn’t just the right thing to do, it is necessary to prevent future violence by ICE who have interpreted the situation as “we can do that to whoever we want”
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Good morning to everyone who doesn’t want to annex Canada, Columbia, Cuba, Greenland, Mexico, or Panama, and just wants universal healthcare.
January 5, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Good morning to everyone who doesn’t want to annex Canada, Columbia, Cuba, Greenland, Mexico, or Panama, and just wants universal healthcare.
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Trump's attack on Venezuela will create global instability.
Will prolong the Ukraine war. How could the US condemn and sanction Russia?
Encourage Putin to kidnap Zelensky.
Encourage China to takeover Taiwan.
What is the point of the UN if rogue powers can do whatever they want?
Will prolong the Ukraine war. How could the US condemn and sanction Russia?
Encourage Putin to kidnap Zelensky.
Encourage China to takeover Taiwan.
What is the point of the UN if rogue powers can do whatever they want?
January 4, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Trump's attack on Venezuela will create global instability.
Will prolong the Ukraine war. How could the US condemn and sanction Russia?
Encourage Putin to kidnap Zelensky.
Encourage China to takeover Taiwan.
What is the point of the UN if rogue powers can do whatever they want?
Will prolong the Ukraine war. How could the US condemn and sanction Russia?
Encourage Putin to kidnap Zelensky.
Encourage China to takeover Taiwan.
What is the point of the UN if rogue powers can do whatever they want?
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Psychopath Trump attacks Venezuela, kidnaps President and his wife.
The 21st Century bully wants oil, gas, minerals, puppet regimes.
What next - attack on Iran, Syria, Panama, Canada, Mexico, Denmark ... there is no limit to his stupidity.
The world must unite against new imperialism.
The 21st Century bully wants oil, gas, minerals, puppet regimes.
What next - attack on Iran, Syria, Panama, Canada, Mexico, Denmark ... there is no limit to his stupidity.
The world must unite against new imperialism.
January 3, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Psychopath Trump attacks Venezuela, kidnaps President and his wife.
The 21st Century bully wants oil, gas, minerals, puppet regimes.
What next - attack on Iran, Syria, Panama, Canada, Mexico, Denmark ... there is no limit to his stupidity.
The world must unite against new imperialism.
The 21st Century bully wants oil, gas, minerals, puppet regimes.
What next - attack on Iran, Syria, Panama, Canada, Mexico, Denmark ... there is no limit to his stupidity.
The world must unite against new imperialism.
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US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice.
Trump doesn't honour agreements. It's about dominance.
Demands that UK ends digital services tax on US tech companies and it's food safety rules which bar certain US agricultural products.
Say NO to Trump slavery. Better off joining the EU
Trump doesn't honour agreements. It's about dominance.
Demands that UK ends digital services tax on US tech companies and it's food safety rules which bar certain US agricultural products.
Say NO to Trump slavery. Better off joining the EU
US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice
Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pond
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:41 AM
US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice.
Trump doesn't honour agreements. It's about dominance.
Demands that UK ends digital services tax on US tech companies and it's food safety rules which bar certain US agricultural products.
Say NO to Trump slavery. Better off joining the EU
Trump doesn't honour agreements. It's about dominance.
Demands that UK ends digital services tax on US tech companies and it's food safety rules which bar certain US agricultural products.
Say NO to Trump slavery. Better off joining the EU