Samantha Fiander
@sfiander.bsky.social
The Mirror Crack'd... Modelled on Marple, penchant for Poirot. Reposts ≠ endorsements; views are mine, etc. you know the drill from that other place.
#YesToDignity
#YesToDignity
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⚠️ 10,715 children in Scotland are trapped in temporary accommodation. A record high, and more than double from a decade ago. #HousingEmergency
Behind every statistic is a child and a family waiting for a home.
Help us fight for the homes they, and Scotland, need.
👉 shelterscotland.org/ActCH
Behind every statistic is a child and a family waiting for a home.
Help us fight for the homes they, and Scotland, need.
👉 shelterscotland.org/ActCH
September 23, 2026 at 12:27 PM
⚠️ 10,715 children in Scotland are trapped in temporary accommodation. A record high, and more than double from a decade ago. #HousingEmergency
Behind every statistic is a child and a family waiting for a home.
Help us fight for the homes they, and Scotland, need.
👉 shelterscotland.org/ActCH
Behind every statistic is a child and a family waiting for a home.
Help us fight for the homes they, and Scotland, need.
👉 shelterscotland.org/ActCH
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The fight to get my state care records
In the new Observer investigation Careless, actor Nkechi Simms seeks out answers for her time in care.
https://bit.ly/3TjwKJm
In the new Observer investigation Careless, actor Nkechi Simms seeks out answers for her time in care.
https://bit.ly/3TjwKJm
Watch: The fight to get my state care records | The Observer
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September 23, 2026 at 7:47 AM
The fight to get my state care records
In the new Observer investigation Careless, actor Nkechi Simms seeks out answers for her time in care.
https://bit.ly/3TjwKJm
In the new Observer investigation Careless, actor Nkechi Simms seeks out answers for her time in care.
https://bit.ly/3TjwKJm
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Our project on Mapping AI Safety needs a research assistant for six months. Please do pass on to anyone you think would be interested www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
September 18, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Our project on Mapping AI Safety needs a research assistant for six months. Please do pass on to anyone you think would be interested www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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"It doesn’t add up. And that’s all we’re saying,” civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump said.
Attorney Demands Nolan Wells Death Investigation Continue After Grand Jury Declines To Bring Charges
Attorney Demands Nolan Wells Death Investigation Continue After Grand Jury Declines To Bring Charges
www.huffpost.com
September 22, 2026 at 5:47 PM
"It doesn’t add up. And that’s all we’re saying,” civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump said.
More of this!
America’s major TV networks have joined forces to suspend White House pool duties and boycott the 80-year-old president demanding more favorable coverage.
TV Networks Finally Pull Plug on Trump After Crackpot CNN Ban
The move leaves Trump without a TV crew from any of the major networks as he heads to the UN General Assembly ahead of a much-anticipated visit by Chinese president Xi Jinping this week.
www.thedailybeast.com
September 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
More of this!
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Yes having our fertilizer shipped from a Russian proxy dictator half the world away is surely a better way to arrange things than getting it from our democratic, once-friendly neighbor here in the North America
Trump: "The United States is working on a massive Deal with respect to the purchase of Potash from Belarus. The pricing would be for substantially less than we are currently paying to Canada, very good news for our Farmers and Ranchers. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
September 21, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Yes having our fertilizer shipped from a Russian proxy dictator half the world away is surely a better way to arrange things than getting it from our democratic, once-friendly neighbor here in the North America
These were bad enough the first time ‘round. Thankfully I was too young to wear one then.
September 19, 2026 at 8:12 PM
These were bad enough the first time ‘round. Thankfully I was too young to wear one then.
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Breaking News: HarperCollins has dropped the backlist of children's author David Walliams, The Bookseller understands. 👇
David Walliams' backlist dropped by HarperCollins
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September 18, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Breaking News: HarperCollins has dropped the backlist of children's author David Walliams, The Bookseller understands. 👇
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Delighted to see the traction for our letter calling for an International Panel on Inequality, that I signed alongside 1500 experts from across the world, including the wonderful Joe Stiglitz and Winnie Byanyima with whom it’s such a privilege to work.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Global leaders urged to join initiative to fight extreme inequality
More than 1,500 academics and economists sign letter, calling growing gap between richest and poorest ‘a policy choice that can be reversed’
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Delighted to see the traction for our letter calling for an International Panel on Inequality, that I signed alongside 1500 experts from across the world, including the wonderful Joe Stiglitz and Winnie Byanyima with whom it’s such a privilege to work.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”
Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’
The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...
www.orlandosentinel.com
September 17, 2026 at 9:17 PM
“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”
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BREAKING: The House holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas in Epstein investigation.
House holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein investigation
The House has approved to a resolution holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress after he defied the Oversight Committee’s subpoenas in its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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September 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM
BREAKING: The House holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas in Epstein investigation.
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Health secretary Angela Constance says that scandal-hit Queen Elizabeth University Hospital has failed to deliver for taxpayer
Public didn’t get the hospital they paid for, admits SNP
www.thetimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Health secretary Angela Constance says that scandal-hit Queen Elizabeth University Hospital has failed to deliver for taxpayer
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I am very sad to hear of the passing of Bonnie Greer. Hers was a voice I always wanted to hear, because i knew I would learn and think.
September 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I am very sad to hear of the passing of Bonnie Greer. Hers was a voice I always wanted to hear, because i knew I would learn and think.
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NEW: Reform again accused of leaking the Telegraph a story it had been approached about by another outlet.
This “spoiler” tactic is causing concerns among some at the Tel.
Insiders say this isn’t fair - reporters didn’t know it was a spoiler.
Story:
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
This “spoiler” tactic is causing concerns among some at the Tel.
Insiders say this isn’t fair - reporters didn’t know it was a spoiler.
Story:
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
‘Significant unease’ at the Telegraph over Reform using outlet for ‘spoiler’ tactics
Recent instances of Nigel Farage’s party trying to gain sympathetic coverage leads to debate over reporting practices
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2026 at 5:37 PM
NEW: Reform again accused of leaking the Telegraph a story it had been approached about by another outlet.
This “spoiler” tactic is causing concerns among some at the Tel.
Insiders say this isn’t fair - reporters didn’t know it was a spoiler.
Story:
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
This “spoiler” tactic is causing concerns among some at the Tel.
Insiders say this isn’t fair - reporters didn’t know it was a spoiler.
Story:
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s...
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fighting make believe voter fraud by committing actual voter fraud
BREAKING NYT:
Investigators may have broken state laws under the direction of top Trump Homeland Security leaders by posing as voters as part of an expansive effort to find noncitizens on the nation's voter rolls, according to a federal whistleblower's account just released.
Investigators may have broken state laws under the direction of top Trump Homeland Security leaders by posing as voters as part of an expansive effort to find noncitizens on the nation's voter rolls, according to a federal whistleblower's account just released.
Whistle-Blower: Federal Agents May Have Broken State Laws in Search For Voter Fraud
Agents expressed concern about being directed by top Homeland Security leaders to use private information to look up voter records in state databases.
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2026 at 3:23 AM
fighting make believe voter fraud by committing actual voter fraud
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US Senator Sanders and podcaster Bannon, longtime foes, to urge AI restrictions reut.rs/46pRWjK
US Senator Sanders and podcaster Bannon, longtime foes, to urge AI restrictions
Progressive U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and conservative podcaster Steve Bannon will together on Tuesday call for restrictions on AI systems, uniting two political adversaries around concerns that the technology will harm humans.
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September 14, 2026 at 9:45 PM
US Senator Sanders and podcaster Bannon, longtime foes, to urge AI restrictions reut.rs/46pRWjK
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Banned: Macklemore's powerful statement deserves reading.
www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2H...
www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2H...
September 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Banned: Macklemore's powerful statement deserves reading.
www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2H...
www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2H...
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The MET gala should honor Bob Mackie for its replacement theme next year.
September 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The MET gala should honor Bob Mackie for its replacement theme next year.
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NEW: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin
Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.
Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
www.propublica.org
September 14, 2026 at 11:01 AM
NEW: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin
Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.
Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.
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Pennsylvania woman becomes state’s third measles death of the year, officials say
Pennsylvania woman becomes state’s third measles death of the year, officials say
In addition to the 40-year-old woman, two infants have died in Pennsylvania of measles complications, officials said
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September 13, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Pennsylvania woman becomes state’s third measles death of the year, officials say
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MIKE JOHNSON: Lutnick said the $5k check would come from tariff revenues. Trump thinks of the American people as shareholders in this American dream
TAPPER: The tariffs revenue is about $300 billion, not $1.3 trillion, and obviously Americans are paying those revenues. But devil is in the details
TAPPER: The tariffs revenue is about $300 billion, not $1.3 trillion, and obviously Americans are paying those revenues. But devil is in the details
September 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM
MIKE JOHNSON: Lutnick said the $5k check would come from tariff revenues. Trump thinks of the American people as shareholders in this American dream
TAPPER: The tariffs revenue is about $300 billion, not $1.3 trillion, and obviously Americans are paying those revenues. But devil is in the details
TAPPER: The tariffs revenue is about $300 billion, not $1.3 trillion, and obviously Americans are paying those revenues. But devil is in the details
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He's not wrong... 🤷♂️
September 13, 2026 at 6:08 AM
He's not wrong... 🤷♂️