Michael Horton
@mikehortonbar.bsky.social
Family law, rule of law, and cats
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The Plaza Theatre at Piccadilly Circus in London, 1954
July 28, 2026 at 5:05 AM
The Plaza Theatre at Piccadilly Circus in London, 1954
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FACT OF THE DAY. 6 July 1957. John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the 1st at the St Peter’s Church Garden Fête in Woolton, Liverpool. They met before Lennon gave an evening performance with his band The Quarrymen. The meeting changed the course of musical and culture history.
July 6, 2026 at 8:14 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 6 July 1957. John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the 1st at the St Peter’s Church Garden Fête in Woolton, Liverpool. They met before Lennon gave an evening performance with his band The Quarrymen. The meeting changed the course of musical and culture history.
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53 years ago today, 6/25/73
With 85 million households watching on TV, former WH counsel John Dean reads his explosive 60,000 word opening statement which implicates Nixon, himself & other top WH officials in a coverup of Watergate & more. Nixon resigns 13 months later.
Telling the truth matters.
With 85 million households watching on TV, former WH counsel John Dean reads his explosive 60,000 word opening statement which implicates Nixon, himself & other top WH officials in a coverup of Watergate & more. Nixon resigns 13 months later.
Telling the truth matters.
June 25, 2026 at 3:35 PM
53 years ago today, 6/25/73
With 85 million households watching on TV, former WH counsel John Dean reads his explosive 60,000 word opening statement which implicates Nixon, himself & other top WH officials in a coverup of Watergate & more. Nixon resigns 13 months later.
Telling the truth matters.
With 85 million households watching on TV, former WH counsel John Dean reads his explosive 60,000 word opening statement which implicates Nixon, himself & other top WH officials in a coverup of Watergate & more. Nixon resigns 13 months later.
Telling the truth matters.
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One department leaving is good. Now all must follow.
Exc: First Government department quits Twitter over racism and violence concerns
Richard Hermer sent a directive to staff last week saying the Attorney General's Office would be coming off the platform
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
Richard Hermer sent a directive to staff last week saying the Attorney General's Office would be coming off the platform
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
First government department quits X over racism and viole...
Concern about the spread of misinformation from right-wing figures prompts Richard Hermer to pull Attorney General’s Office off platform
observer.co.uk
June 18, 2026 at 7:16 PM
One department leaving is good. Now all must follow.
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If Starmer is challenged for the leadership & chooses to fight, something wholly new will happen.
For the first time, the question of whether a prime minister is removed from power will be decided, not by MPs, not by voters at an election,but by party members.
This is democratically indefensible.🧵
For the first time, the question of whether a prime minister is removed from power will be decided, not by MPs, not by voters at an election,but by party members.
This is democratically indefensible.🧵
May 14, 2026 at 9:47 AM
If Starmer is challenged for the leadership & chooses to fight, something wholly new will happen.
For the first time, the question of whether a prime minister is removed from power will be decided, not by MPs, not by voters at an election,but by party members.
This is democratically indefensible.🧵
For the first time, the question of whether a prime minister is removed from power will be decided, not by MPs, not by voters at an election,but by party members.
This is democratically indefensible.🧵
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Trump pardoned J6ers. Since then, 40 have been rearrested — for child sex abuse, rape, and killing people while drunk driving.
Jan. 6 wasn’t just about democracy. It’s also about the real victims of Trump's pardoned J6 criminals.
My latest for @thenation.com:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Jan. 6 wasn’t just about democracy. It’s also about the real victims of Trump's pardoned J6 criminals.
My latest for @thenation.com:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Devastating Double Standard for January 6 Rioters
The Trump administration wields the full strength of its punitive power against immigrants, political opponents, and marginalized groups—and pardons January 6 offenders.
www.thenation.com
May 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Trump pardoned J6ers. Since then, 40 have been rearrested — for child sex abuse, rape, and killing people while drunk driving.
Jan. 6 wasn’t just about democracy. It’s also about the real victims of Trump's pardoned J6 criminals.
My latest for @thenation.com:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Jan. 6 wasn’t just about democracy. It’s also about the real victims of Trump's pardoned J6 criminals.
My latest for @thenation.com:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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How infuriating to hear the chairman(?) of Asda on the Today programme implying that land use for solar farms might significantly hurt UK food production. It's nonsense. Golf courses use more than solar ever will & beef/lamb production is huge yet provides a tiny fraction of our protein & calories.
May 4, 2026 at 6:53 AM
How infuriating to hear the chairman(?) of Asda on the Today programme implying that land use for solar farms might significantly hurt UK food production. It's nonsense. Golf courses use more than solar ever will & beef/lamb production is huge yet provides a tiny fraction of our protein & calories.
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The idea that EV batteries age poorly is a misconception – and a new report has found they often outlive the cars themselves
Why your opinion of used electric vehicles is probably wrong
The idea that EV batteries age poorly is a misconception – and a new report has found they often outlive the cars themselves
www.newscientist.com
April 30, 2026 at 8:46 PM
The idea that EV batteries age poorly is a misconception – and a new report has found they often outlive the cars themselves
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Largest real-world study in England confirms premature infants protected by vaccination.
RSV maternal vaccine cuts baby hospital admissions by up to 85%
Largest real-world study in England confirms premature infants protected by vaccination.
www.gov.uk
April 17, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Largest real-world study in England confirms premature infants protected by vaccination.
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NEW ANALYSIS: Record wind and solar generation saved UK from gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026
📈Wind+solar were up 22% year-on-year in March to a record high for the month
⛴️This avoided the need for gas imports worth £1bn at current high prices
www.carbonbrief.org/...
📈Wind+solar were up 22% year-on-year in March to a record high for the month
⛴️This avoided the need for gas imports worth £1bn at current high prices
www.carbonbrief.org/...
April 2, 2026 at 2:33 PM
NEW ANALYSIS: Record wind and solar generation saved UK from gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026
📈Wind+solar were up 22% year-on-year in March to a record high for the month
⛴️This avoided the need for gas imports worth £1bn at current high prices
www.carbonbrief.org/...
📈Wind+solar were up 22% year-on-year in March to a record high for the month
⛴️This avoided the need for gas imports worth £1bn at current high prices
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Here's the story: sheriff deputies broke into Afroman (the rapper)'s house on a bogus warrant, and his security cameras caught them fucking with his stuff and being wildly unprofessional. So he wrote a song (and music video, with his security camera footage) about them. Then the deputies sued. /1
I have never seen a cross-examination go so badly
March 18, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Here's the story: sheriff deputies broke into Afroman (the rapper)'s house on a bogus warrant, and his security cameras caught them fucking with his stuff and being wildly unprofessional. So he wrote a song (and music video, with his security camera footage) about them. Then the deputies sued. /1
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We’re delighted to announce a brand new addition to our best-selling dictionary series - Dictionary of International Family Law from a stellar author team. Find out more & pre-order your copy today: lnkd.in/epTt_2PQ
February 6, 2026 at 4:03 PM
We’re delighted to announce a brand new addition to our best-selling dictionary series - Dictionary of International Family Law from a stellar author team. Find out more & pre-order your copy today: lnkd.in/epTt_2PQ
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Here is a temperature map (in celsius) of the USA today, during what is being called the "Big Freeze". Ukraine was colder than this basically every day from Jan 5-23. And thanks to the USA helping Putin, the country was starved of heat and power.
January 27, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Here is a temperature map (in celsius) of the USA today, during what is being called the "Big Freeze". Ukraine was colder than this basically every day from Jan 5-23. And thanks to the USA helping Putin, the country was starved of heat and power.
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“‘Stablecoins are a money-launderer’s dream,’ said one. ‘But we don’t want to say that in public because we do not want to ruin our relationship with Tether.’”
by @economist.com
by @economist.com
How Tether became money-launderers’ dream currency
The stablecoin is fuelling a global shadow economy. And it’s never been more respectable
economist.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
“‘Stablecoins are a money-launderer’s dream,’ said one. ‘But we don’t want to say that in public because we do not want to ruin our relationship with Tether.’”
by @economist.com
by @economist.com
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X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
October 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
Nobody with any sense or decency should be there.
No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there.
Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.
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PERSON OF THE DAY. 29 October 1988. Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram re-ran the famous 367 metre “Chariots of Fire” race at Trinity College, Cambridge. The “Court Run” involved running around Great Court within the length of time that it takes the College clock to strike the hour of 12 noon. Coe won.
October 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
PERSON OF THE DAY. 29 October 1988. Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram re-ran the famous 367 metre “Chariots of Fire” race at Trinity College, Cambridge. The “Court Run” involved running around Great Court within the length of time that it takes the College clock to strike the hour of 12 noon. Coe won.
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The forgotten Shropshire tragedy that inspired The Mousetrap
The death of 12-year-old Dennis O’Neill in 1945 shocked Britain and led Agatha Christie to write her famous play The Mousetrap | Jonathan Calder
@centralbylines.co.uk @lordbonkers.bsky.social
The death of 12-year-old Dennis O’Neill in 1945 shocked Britain and led Agatha Christie to write her famous play The Mousetrap | Jonathan Calder
@centralbylines.co.uk @lordbonkers.bsky.social
The forgotten Shropshire tragedy that inspired The Mousetrap
The death of 12-year-old Dennis O’Neill in 1945 shocked Britain and led Agatha Christie to write her famous play The Mousetrap
centralbylines.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The forgotten Shropshire tragedy that inspired The Mousetrap
The death of 12-year-old Dennis O’Neill in 1945 shocked Britain and led Agatha Christie to write her famous play The Mousetrap | Jonathan Calder
@centralbylines.co.uk @lordbonkers.bsky.social
The death of 12-year-old Dennis O’Neill in 1945 shocked Britain and led Agatha Christie to write her famous play The Mousetrap | Jonathan Calder
@centralbylines.co.uk @lordbonkers.bsky.social
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TY v XA (No. 2) [2025] EWFC 349 (01 July 2025): Wife's application for financial relief following German divorce. Orders made for housing fund for wife, and maintenance for wife and children. www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWF...
October 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
TY v XA (No. 2) [2025] EWFC 349 (01 July 2025): Wife's application for financial relief following German divorce. Orders made for housing fund for wife, and maintenance for wife and children. www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWF...
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What about Habeas Corpus? Did she die in vain?
October 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
What about Habeas Corpus? Did she die in vain?
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Can anyone explain why the Government is still doing most of its communications through a website whose owner is now openly rallying the far right to trigger a violent insurrection on our streets?
September 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Can anyone explain why the Government is still doing most of its communications through a website whose owner is now openly rallying the far right to trigger a violent insurrection on our streets?
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Hold your nerve, Labour government. IMF forecasts for next year put UK 3rd fastest growing economy in G7
July 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Hold your nerve, Labour government. IMF forecasts for next year put UK 3rd fastest growing economy in G7
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If you want to torture yourself you can read the transcript of Biden’s speech from last years West Point commencement ceremony. Lots of applause and laughter, no trophy wives and yachts. He stuck around and shook the hands of all 1,036 graduates too.
bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-roo...
bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-roo...
May 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
If you want to torture yourself you can read the transcript of Biden’s speech from last years West Point commencement ceremony. Lots of applause and laughter, no trophy wives and yachts. He stuck around and shook the hands of all 1,036 graduates too.
bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-roo...
bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-roo...
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BREAKING: $5M of your tax dollars will be going to the estate of criminal seditionist Ashli Babbit. UNCONSCIONABLE. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. to pay nearly $5 million to family of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt
Babbitt was fatally shot by police during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The Trump administration’s decision to settle reverses the Justice Department’s earlier position.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
BREAKING: $5M of your tax dollars will be going to the estate of criminal seditionist Ashli Babbit. UNCONSCIONABLE. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...