David Preedy
@dkpreedy.bsky.social
#FBPE #FBPPR Chair of Headley Parish Council (Surrey) Active Lib Dem - previously Metapraxis, Microsoft, Imperial Group. Cornish exile in England
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"We watched the President struggle to answer questions, follow the conversation or even walk in a straight line. Trump is gravely unwell. Whatever is behind his serious decline appears to be rapidly accelerating. He faced the reporters with a confused look in his eyes, his chest lurched forward."
The President's decline is in a freefall
At 3:54 pm Donald Trump emerged from the White House with freshly colored hair and makeup, as Marine One's engine roared in the background. He walked directly over to the waiting press, threw his hand...
www.heatherdelaneyreese.com
October 3, 2026 at 11:47 PM
"We watched the President struggle to answer questions, follow the conversation or even walk in a straight line. Trump is gravely unwell. Whatever is behind his serious decline appears to be rapidly accelerating. He faced the reporters with a confused look in his eyes, his chest lurched forward."
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Reform-run Derbyshire County Council blacklisted a journalist after he exposed its £50,000 fence fiasco. Its deputy leader justified the move with a claim he later admitted was wrong.
This is Reform’s answer to scrutiny. Attack the press. #NoAccountability
This is Reform’s answer to scrutiny. Attack the press. #NoAccountability
October 3, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Reform-run Derbyshire County Council blacklisted a journalist after he exposed its £50,000 fence fiasco. Its deputy leader justified the move with a claim he later admitted was wrong.
This is Reform’s answer to scrutiny. Attack the press. #NoAccountability
This is Reform’s answer to scrutiny. Attack the press. #NoAccountability
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Reporter: "What do you say to those who are struggling to afford gas, groceries, diesel?"
Trump: You're losers. It's the greatest. If you're struggling in this economy, you're a loser.
There's your midterm messaging from the GOP 🤬🤡🎪
Trump: You're losers. It's the greatest. If you're struggling in this economy, you're a loser.
There's your midterm messaging from the GOP 🤬🤡🎪
October 3, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Reporter: "What do you say to those who are struggling to afford gas, groceries, diesel?"
Trump: You're losers. It's the greatest. If you're struggling in this economy, you're a loser.
There's your midterm messaging from the GOP 🤬🤡🎪
Trump: You're losers. It's the greatest. If you're struggling in this economy, you're a loser.
There's your midterm messaging from the GOP 🤬🤡🎪
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JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2026 at 10:07 AM
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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I've been a member of the lobby for well over a decade. Not a single one of my lobby colleagues has said a word about the Conservatives banning me from their conferences, without any explanation.
Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he disliked
Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he disliked
Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press
bylinetimes.com
October 1, 2026 at 10:39 AM
I've been a member of the lobby for well over a decade. Not a single one of my lobby colleagues has said a word about the Conservatives banning me from their conferences, without any explanation.
Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he disliked
Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he disliked
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👀 "Nearly 10 years ago, Nigel Farage told LBC he would leave the country if Brexit were not a stunning success. For reasons that no one can quite fathom, he is still here."
Welcome to the new Reform roadshow. Same as the last but more desperate | John Crace
Nige is not rattled that the UK likes its new PM. Or that Reform is second in the polls. Oh no. Because Nige believes in
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2026 at 12:43 PM
👀 "Nearly 10 years ago, Nigel Farage told LBC he would leave the country if Brexit were not a stunning success. For reasons that no one can quite fathom, he is still here."
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Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.
October 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.
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Daniel Hannan has been spectacularly wrong about everything to do with Brexit, so this is hugely encouraging for all #RejoinEU voters.
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October 1, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Daniel Hannan has been spectacularly wrong about everything to do with Brexit, so this is hugely encouraging for all #RejoinEU voters.
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The Trump DOJ keeps violating the law & keeps losing in the courts. So now they’re filing judicial misconduct complaints against judges they don’t like, even Trump appointees.
I call out Todd Blanche for his rank hypocrisy as he runs around the country in partisan events.
youtu.be/nZ_nR2s-ReU?...
I call out Todd Blanche for his rank hypocrisy as he runs around the country in partisan events.
youtu.be/nZ_nR2s-ReU?...
Trump DOJ DECLARES WAR On Judges After MAJOR COURT LOSSES!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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September 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM
The Trump DOJ keeps violating the law & keeps losing in the courts. So now they’re filing judicial misconduct complaints against judges they don’t like, even Trump appointees.
I call out Todd Blanche for his rank hypocrisy as he runs around the country in partisan events.
youtu.be/nZ_nR2s-ReU?...
I call out Todd Blanche for his rank hypocrisy as he runs around the country in partisan events.
youtu.be/nZ_nR2s-ReU?...
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Kemi Badenoch condemned Reform's ban on critical journalists covering their conference as "authoritarian", saying her own party would never do the same as "we believe in free speech. We believe in a free press."
Now the Conservatives have banned Byline Times from their conference
Now the Conservatives have banned Byline Times from their conference
Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press
bylinetimes.com
September 30, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Kemi Badenoch condemned Reform's ban on critical journalists covering their conference as "authoritarian", saying her own party would never do the same as "we believe in free speech. We believe in a free press."
Now the Conservatives have banned Byline Times from their conference
Now the Conservatives have banned Byline Times from their conference
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We need real action from the Prime Minister on Europe, not more hesitation. The Liberal Democrats have a plan to strengthen our economy, cut living costs, and boost defence by rejoining the Single Market, Customs Union, and working with European partners on security.
These issues cannot wait.
These issues cannot wait.
September 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM
We need real action from the Prime Minister on Europe, not more hesitation. The Liberal Democrats have a plan to strengthen our economy, cut living costs, and boost defence by rejoining the Single Market, Customs Union, and working with European partners on security.
These issues cannot wait.
These issues cannot wait.
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It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”.
September 30, 2026 at 7:07 AM
It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”.
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Please share the information about Oleshky everywhere you can!
Russia is starving residents of the town and nearby villages by denying food supplies and evacuation. People in Oleshky need help, or else they won't survive the winter!
Russia is starving residents of the town and nearby villages by denying food supplies and evacuation. People in Oleshky need help, or else they won't survive the winter!
September 23, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Please share the information about Oleshky everywhere you can!
Russia is starving residents of the town and nearby villages by denying food supplies and evacuation. People in Oleshky need help, or else they won't survive the winter!
Russia is starving residents of the town and nearby villages by denying food supplies and evacuation. People in Oleshky need help, or else they won't survive the winter!
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If Tennessee executes Christa Pike next week, she'd be the first woman executed by the state in more than 200 years — for a crime she committed when she was 18 nearly three decades ago.
Governor Lee must spare her life before it's too late.
Governor Lee must spare her life before it's too late.
Tennessee Is Days Away From Executing a Sexual Assault Victim
Christa Pike’s lethal injection is booked for September 30. She may be the first woman Tennessee executes in 200 years.
truthout.org
September 25, 2026 at 11:53 PM
If Tennessee executes Christa Pike next week, she'd be the first woman executed by the state in more than 200 years — for a crime she committed when she was 18 nearly three decades ago.
Governor Lee must spare her life before it's too late.
Governor Lee must spare her life before it's too late.
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I know it's happening, but it's still really shocking when you see it broken down like this.
Good explainer.
Regulate this shit!
Good explainer.
Regulate this shit!
September 26, 2026 at 9:07 AM
I know it's happening, but it's still really shocking when you see it broken down like this.
Good explainer.
Regulate this shit!
Good explainer.
Regulate this shit!
Going well so far but low response. Get those votes in asap
September 26, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Going well so far but low response. Get those votes in asap
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I have written to the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, urging her to create a “Westminster Crime Unit” within the National Crime Agency, to investigate political finance. The legislation in the Representation of the People Bill does not go far enough. We need a fair playing field.
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September 22, 2026 at 7:30 AM
I have written to the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, urging her to create a “Westminster Crime Unit” within the National Crime Agency, to investigate political finance. The legislation in the Representation of the People Bill does not go far enough. We need a fair playing field.
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Israel has been found guilty today in Geneva of war crimes including extermination, forcible transfer, starvation, torture and false imprisonment, sexual violence including rape... and many more
If it was any other country than Israel all of Europe would boycott them.
Instead there will be silence
If it was any other country than Israel all of Europe would boycott them.
Instead there will be silence
September 21, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Israel has been found guilty today in Geneva of war crimes including extermination, forcible transfer, starvation, torture and false imprisonment, sexual violence including rape... and many more
If it was any other country than Israel all of Europe would boycott them.
Instead there will be silence
If it was any other country than Israel all of Europe would boycott them.
Instead there will be silence
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A new megapoll shows that EU membership is the most popular UK-EU relations policy in all but four parliamentary seats in Great Britain.
Which areas are the most supportive? Which areas aren't? And what are the benefits of membership? ⬇️
Which areas are the most supportive? Which areas aren't? And what are the benefits of membership? ⬇️
FAQ: Why is EU membership the most popular UK-EU relations policy in 628 seats? - Best for Britain
A new megapoll shows that EU membership is the most popular UK-EU relations policy in all but four (628) parliamentary s
bestforbritain.org
September 21, 2026 at 1:04 PM
A new megapoll shows that EU membership is the most popular UK-EU relations policy in all but four parliamentary seats in Great Britain.
Which areas are the most supportive? Which areas aren't? And what are the benefits of membership? ⬇️
Which areas are the most supportive? Which areas aren't? And what are the benefits of membership? ⬇️
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Science fiction writer Arthur Clarke in 1964 making a very good stab at predicting our world today m.youtube.com/watch?v=YwEL...
#space #ai #comunications #computers #satellites
#space #ai #comunications #computers #satellites
1964: ARTHUR C CLARKE predicts the FUTURE | Horizon | Past Predictions | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
m.youtube.com
September 21, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Science fiction writer Arthur Clarke in 1964 making a very good stab at predicting our world today m.youtube.com/watch?v=YwEL...
#space #ai #comunications #computers #satellites
#space #ai #comunications #computers #satellites
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The Planet Democracy: Unfiltered North
TRUMP'S GREENLAND DEAL EXPOSED: How Denmark Outsmarted a 1951 Scam While Washington Claims Victory
Denmark and Greenland force Trump to settle for a 1951 treaty that still requires a vote.
Sep 20, 2026
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TRUMP'S GREENLAND DEAL EXPOSED: How Denmark Outsmarted a 1951 Scam While Washington Claims Victory
Denmark and Greenland force Trump to settle for a 1951 treaty that still requires a vote.
Sep 20, 2026
theplanetdemocracy.substack.com/p/trumps-gre...
TRUMP'S GREENLAND DEAL EXPOSED: How Denmark Outsmarted a 1951 Scam While Washington Claims Victory
While Donald Trump boasts about permanent control over Greenland, Denmark and Greenland held their red lines, forcing Washington to settle for a re-badged 1951 treaty that still requires a vote.
theplanetdemocracy.substack.com
September 20, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The Planet Democracy: Unfiltered North
TRUMP'S GREENLAND DEAL EXPOSED: How Denmark Outsmarted a 1951 Scam While Washington Claims Victory
Denmark and Greenland force Trump to settle for a 1951 treaty that still requires a vote.
Sep 20, 2026
theplanetdemocracy.substack.com/p/trumps-gre...
TRUMP'S GREENLAND DEAL EXPOSED: How Denmark Outsmarted a 1951 Scam While Washington Claims Victory
Denmark and Greenland force Trump to settle for a 1951 treaty that still requires a vote.
Sep 20, 2026
theplanetdemocracy.substack.com/p/trumps-gre...
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Fantastic news that Enhertu is available on the NHS in England. This drug can give some breast cancer patients months, even years, more with their loved ones.
It's a huge win for patients and campaigners who never gave up.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's a huge win for patients and campaigners who never gave up.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New hope for breast cancer patients as life-extending drug now on NHS in England
Enhertu, which can give patients an extra seven months to live on average, has been prescribed in Scotland for more than two years and is available.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 17, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Fantastic news that Enhertu is available on the NHS in England. This drug can give some breast cancer patients months, even years, more with their loved ones.
It's a huge win for patients and campaigners who never gave up.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's a huge win for patients and campaigners who never gave up.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Brexit to blame for small boat migrants, says Lib Dem leader Brexit to blame for small boat migrants, says Lib Dem leader www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He’s right, of course. I wish Burnham (and Starmer before him) had the guts to say it…
He’s right, of course. I wish Burnham (and Starmer before him) had the guts to say it…
Brexit to blame for small boat migrants - Lib Dem leader Ed Davey
Sir Ed Davey says the Conservatives and Reform UK are to blame for the numbers of migrants crossing the Channel.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 16, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Brexit to blame for small boat migrants, says Lib Dem leader Brexit to blame for small boat migrants, says Lib Dem leader www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He’s right, of course. I wish Burnham (and Starmer before him) had the guts to say it…
He’s right, of course. I wish Burnham (and Starmer before him) had the guts to say it…
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The former chancellor said the Britain had "gone off a cliff" since Brexit and that leaving the customs union has had a "devastating impact."
George Osborne urges UK to rejoin EU customs union to reverse Brexit disaster
George Osborne has called for the UK to rejoin the European Union's custom union to help reverse the economic damage done by Brexit.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
September 14, 2026 at 11:05 AM
The former chancellor said the Britain had "gone off a cliff" since Brexit and that leaving the customs union has had a "devastating impact."