@afturain.bsky.social
Left leaning, can't stand Trumpelon and Tories. Politics, art , books, music, cinema, sea, mountains, landscape, architecture, UK, USA, Spain. Give us back freedom of movement. No time for Royalty.
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Watching BBC News and it's striking to hear the presenters repeatedly referring to the AfD as "far-right" whilst refusing to ever say the same about the hundreds of actual masked blackshirts currently swarming British ports
September 7, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Watching BBC News and it's striking to hear the presenters repeatedly referring to the AfD as "far-right" whilst refusing to ever say the same about the hundreds of actual masked blackshirts currently swarming British ports
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September 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Russian drones hit a Kyiv–Warsaw passenger train overnight and fell about a kilometer from the Polish border. Poland, a NATO ally, scrambled jets.
Poland's FM Radosław Sikorski in Kyiv today: Russian terrorism "has already walked through" Europe's door.
His reaction, on video
Poland's FM Radosław Sikorski in Kyiv today: Russian terrorism "has already walked through" Europe's door.
His reaction, on video
September 13, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Russian drones hit a Kyiv–Warsaw passenger train overnight and fell about a kilometer from the Polish border. Poland, a NATO ally, scrambled jets.
Poland's FM Radosław Sikorski in Kyiv today: Russian terrorism "has already walked through" Europe's door.
His reaction, on video
Poland's FM Radosław Sikorski in Kyiv today: Russian terrorism "has already walked through" Europe's door.
His reaction, on video
Sending Sunday coloured peacefulness to whomsoever needs it.
September 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Sending Sunday coloured peacefulness to whomsoever needs it.
9/12 The blue sky, the perfect day in the park, people gathered to picnic and play frisbee. But you turned 180 and saw downtown billowing with black smoke and gradually, the acrid smell reached you and never left. You swept the terrace every day and still the grey ash gathered.
September 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
9/12 The blue sky, the perfect day in the park, people gathered to picnic and play frisbee. But you turned 180 and saw downtown billowing with black smoke and gradually, the acrid smell reached you and never left. You swept the terrace every day and still the grey ash gathered.
Remember the tables with paper and crayons beside the band shell in Central Park where children could go to draw. So many just scribbled clouds of smoke because that's what they could see on 9/11.
September 11, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Remember the tables with paper and crayons beside the band shell in Central Park where children could go to draw. So many just scribbled clouds of smoke because that's what they could see on 9/11.
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ICYMI — Fred Trump 🔥 calls out his Uncle’s 9/11 lies: “His claim he brought a crew of workers to the 9/11 site so offends me I need to speak out. He was not building ‘a big building’ at the time… the U.S. Steel building was not creaking and ready to fall.”
September 10, 2026 at 4:26 AM
ICYMI — Fred Trump 🔥 calls out his Uncle’s 9/11 lies: “His claim he brought a crew of workers to the 9/11 site so offends me I need to speak out. He was not building ‘a big building’ at the time… the U.S. Steel building was not creaking and ready to fall.”
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Spot on from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
North Sea drilling makes no economic or energy security sense - but “the policy could scarcely be better designed to give the final push to voters who are minded – after so many disappointments since 2024 – to abandon Labour for a progressive alternative”
North Sea drilling makes no economic or energy security sense - but “the policy could scarcely be better designed to give the final push to voters who are minded – after so many disappointments since 2024 – to abandon Labour for a progressive alternative”
Is Burnham trying to appease Trump? Or Reform? What other reason is there for these North Sea oil plans? | George Monbiot
Climate catastrophe is on our doorstep – yet Labour’s impending approval of further drilling will bring more pain for negligible gains, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Spot on from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
North Sea drilling makes no economic or energy security sense - but “the policy could scarcely be better designed to give the final push to voters who are minded – after so many disappointments since 2024 – to abandon Labour for a progressive alternative”
North Sea drilling makes no economic or energy security sense - but “the policy could scarcely be better designed to give the final push to voters who are minded – after so many disappointments since 2024 – to abandon Labour for a progressive alternative”
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A dark blizzard of disinformation is warping the public’s perception of our great city.
But we know the truth: our homicide rate is lower than every major US city, neighbourhood crimes are down and we’ve been ranked #1 city in the world 11 years in a row.
My piece for The Times.
But we know the truth: our homicide rate is lower than every major US city, neighbourhood crimes are down and we’ve been ranked #1 city in the world 11 years in a row.
My piece for The Times.
We must fight back against troll army’s lies about London
There is a dark blizzard of disinformation online, where our capital is described as a lawless dystopia in decline — this couldn’t be further from the truth
www.thetimes.com
September 10, 2026 at 6:20 AM
A dark blizzard of disinformation is warping the public’s perception of our great city.
But we know the truth: our homicide rate is lower than every major US city, neighbourhood crimes are down and we’ve been ranked #1 city in the world 11 years in a row.
My piece for The Times.
But we know the truth: our homicide rate is lower than every major US city, neighbourhood crimes are down and we’ve been ranked #1 city in the world 11 years in a row.
My piece for The Times.
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From the new Private Eye
September 10, 2026 at 7:01 AM
From the new Private Eye
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Trump announced 17 MONTHS AGO that everyone was going to get $5,000 checks because of DOGE cuts. You got $0.
September 10, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Trump announced 17 MONTHS AGO that everyone was going to get $5,000 checks because of DOGE cuts. You got $0.
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Handing NHS data to Palantir was always going to be a disaster for public trust. Now, tens of thousands are opting out and medical research is taking the hit.
It’s time to scrap the deal.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/07/mistrust-of-ai-palantir-may-affect-nhs-research
It’s time to scrap the deal.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/07/mistrust-of-ai-palantir-may-affect-nhs-research
‘Mistrust’ of Palantir may affect NHS research, says health minister
James Frith says patients may be less willing to share data as new figures show a rise in opt-outs
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Handing NHS data to Palantir was always going to be a disaster for public trust. Now, tens of thousands are opting out and medical research is taking the hit.
It’s time to scrap the deal.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/07/mistrust-of-ai-palantir-may-affect-nhs-research
It’s time to scrap the deal.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/07/mistrust-of-ai-palantir-may-affect-nhs-research
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I think what Badenoch meant to say here is: “British employers are dependent on welfare to subsidise a massively underpaid workforce” - particularly when you consider that around 40% of claimants are actually in work.
But that’s just me splitting hairs, I suppose.
But that’s just me splitting hairs, I suppose.
September 10, 2026 at 12:22 PM
I think what Badenoch meant to say here is: “British employers are dependent on welfare to subsidise a massively underpaid workforce” - particularly when you consider that around 40% of claimants are actually in work.
But that’s just me splitting hairs, I suppose.
But that’s just me splitting hairs, I suppose.
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Anyone would think the British government is acting alone in its condemnation and sanctions against Israel?
No, they are joined by France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Spain Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Poland, and Sweden.
No, they are joined by France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Spain Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Poland, and Sweden.
September 9, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Anyone would think the British government is acting alone in its condemnation and sanctions against Israel?
No, they are joined by France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Spain Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Poland, and Sweden.
No, they are joined by France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Spain Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Poland, and Sweden.
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RNLI staff have faced "unacceptable" online & physical abuse since anti-migrant protests.
"Deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding" by thugs hiding behind "balaclava or a keyboard".
Solidarity with RNLI volunteers. They do a great job in saving lives, must be respected.
"Deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding" by thugs hiding behind "balaclava or a keyboard".
Solidarity with RNLI volunteers. They do a great job in saving lives, must be respected.
Abuse of RNLI volunteers 'wholly unacceptable', chief says
Peter Sparkes says there has been "deliberate misinformation" spread about the charity.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 9, 2026 at 6:21 AM
RNLI staff have faced "unacceptable" online & physical abuse since anti-migrant protests.
"Deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding" by thugs hiding behind "balaclava or a keyboard".
Solidarity with RNLI volunteers. They do a great job in saving lives, must be respected.
"Deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding" by thugs hiding behind "balaclava or a keyboard".
Solidarity with RNLI volunteers. They do a great job in saving lives, must be respected.
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Essential thread.
90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects.
The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
September 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Essential thread.
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This Neo-Nazi is attempting to target RNLI volunteers. The police have to act, and the Prime Minister should be making a public statement.
September 8, 2026 at 8:47 AM
This Neo-Nazi is attempting to target RNLI volunteers. The police have to act, and the Prime Minister should be making a public statement.
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"Yes, yes, I hear the carbon monoxide alarm going off, but I still need to stay here because this is where my knitting community is, you see. Also, the only place I can get news about the Premier League. I have no choice. I'll be OK."
Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...
www.nature.com
September 8, 2026 at 11:51 AM
"Yes, yes, I hear the carbon monoxide alarm going off, but I still need to stay here because this is where my knitting community is, you see. Also, the only place I can get news about the Premier League. I have no choice. I'll be OK."
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Masked thugs in Dover and Portsmouth are not debating legitimate politics - they just like violence and intimidation and can't be tolerated.
September 7, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Masked thugs in Dover and Portsmouth are not debating legitimate politics - they just like violence and intimidation and can't be tolerated.
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Norway's Prime Minister ripped apart trumps stupid letter.
Love this!
Every leader receiving a letter like this from TACO, should do the same.
Thanks for your attention to this matter!
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Love this!
Every leader receiving a letter like this from TACO, should do the same.
Thanks for your attention to this matter!
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September 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Norway's Prime Minister ripped apart trumps stupid letter.
Love this!
Every leader receiving a letter like this from TACO, should do the same.
Thanks for your attention to this matter!
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Love this!
Every leader receiving a letter like this from TACO, should do the same.
Thanks for your attention to this matter!
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🚨 UPDATE: West Midlands Police have denied Nigel Farage's claim that they refused to let him on stage due to a security threat
September 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
🚨 UPDATE: West Midlands Police have denied Nigel Farage's claim that they refused to let him on stage due to a security threat
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Farage's grinning response says it all. Every day Reform and its supporters reveal themselves for who they are and yet the media continues to treat them as just another normal political party.
Content warning:
Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
Multiple men violently assault a female protester at Reform's conference at the Birmingham NEC, to the visible delight of Nigel Farage.
September 5, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Farage's grinning response says it all. Every day Reform and its supporters reveal themselves for who they are and yet the media continues to treat them as just another normal political party.
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It’s a rip-off price, the vendor is toxic, and it seems the software doesnt deliver: www.ft.com/content/cbd1... Palantir tool has not cut hospital discharge delays, study says
Palantir tool has not cut hospital discharge delays, study says
Think-tank’s findings likely to add to calls for audit of NHS England claims around Federated Data Platform
www.ft.com
July 27, 2026 at 5:55 AM
It’s a rip-off price, the vendor is toxic, and it seems the software doesnt deliver: www.ft.com/content/cbd1... Palantir tool has not cut hospital discharge delays, study says
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Fuck! They all need to be arrested
August 28, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Fuck! They all need to be arrested
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Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes
Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes