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My brother Garry has dementia and is currently lost somewhere in the Chester area. If anyone should spot him please call the police on 999. We'd appreciate reposts. @shitchester.bsky.social

this story is jaw dropping www.thetimes.com/article/e5ef...

‘Nothing says love like chemicals’: Valentine’s roses often covered in pesticides, testing finds Bouquets imported to Europe found to be heavily contaminated, often with chemicals banned in EU and UK

#Pesticides are far from romantic - yes, a risk to the recipient, but even more to the workers growing them and their communities

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Epstein called Peter Thiel J.D. ’92 a 'great friend' Documents from 2014-2019 suggest a close relationship between the two men, who frequently coordinated meetings with Silicon Valley figures and global leaders.

“Epstein called Peter Thiel ’89 a ‘great friend,’ offered financial advice *** ‘Does my bad press give you pause?’ Epstein asked Thiel in one email. Thiel’s response was unfazed: ‘If I was intimidated by bad press, I would not have gotten anywhere in life.’” 2/5/26 … 1/

Mastermind Matt.
Specialist subject: Misogyny
Qualifications: Farage's latest (racist) candidate pick for by-election, and obnoxious creep.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I can imagine some geezer getting off the night shift, looking at him and thinking, ‘What the fuck is he doing?’ 😂 #UKPolitics

This is how fundmentally cerebrally challenge the right in America are. Do people actually believe this drivel? Do these fools learn nothing in school? Quite bizarre.🤦🤡🤷‍♂️

The govt is refusing to commit to an inquiry into the MOD's contracts with US-based spy tech giant Palantir despite the web of shady connections between Mandelson, Epstein, and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel - this absolutely stinks.

We all have forests on our minds. Forests unexplored, unending. Each one of us gets lost in the forest, every night, alone.

🇸🇦 The man who ordered the slaughter of Author and Columnist Jamal Khashoggi welcomes Slumlord Willie, who comes from a long line of psychopathic ancestors who chopped people up, including their wives, as a matter of routine 🇬🇧👑

#NotMyKing 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺😎

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What did Streeting think would happen if he revealed his messages with Mandelson? Wes Streeting has, for some reason, released his messages with the disgraced Mandelson - it's not looking good

Wes Streeting has, for some reason, released his messages with the disgraced Mandelson - it's not looking good

By @skwawkbox.org

www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

If anyone in here happens to have a detailed understanding of how Worcestershire’s council finances ended up in such a mess, hit me up. Clearly not a happy ship but Reform inherited a huge £ shortfall and I’m not immediately clear why it had got so bad

The law on universities and free speech prevents speakers from being *disinvited after they have been invited*. It does not require universities to provide a platform to whoever demands one.

Let's not mince words: the threat to cut funding to every university who disagrees with them is fascist.

Black and white photograph of Hastings Castle ruins, featuring a large Gothic stone archway in the foreground framing a crumbling tower in the distance, with gentle mist softening the scene and a grassy path leading through the ancient stone walls.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFramed #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin

Stone makes its claim, squared and weight-bearing,
drawing the tower into ordered view.
Still, the mists of time gather and reframe it,
history held in a looser, breathing hold.

Luke Akehurst tries and fails to defend Labour's spy scandal Luke Akehurst is the biggest laughing stock in British politics, and in this day and age that's really saying something

Luke Akehurst is the biggest laughing stock in British politics, and in this day and age that's really saying something

www.thecanary.co/uncategorize...

Martin Lewis has warned against overpaying student loans - but some graduates are Campaigners have criticised the terms of loans that were issued in England and still exist in Wales.

It is bad enough that student loans are so huge but forcing people to pay 3% above inflation on the interest rate is downright wrong.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services

The files reveal the deep-rooted ambivalence, disdain and hatred for women that sits at the root of masculinity. It’s something good men have to fight against every day, but power corrodes that will and leaves you totally unaccountable

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Finally the media are noticing

They didn’t notice at the time
They didn’t notice all the contracts
They didn’t even notice Palantir’s tweet from Feb 2025 that actually said what would happen

Once again the public were more aware than British ‘journalists’

Starmer faces questions over visit to Palantir office alongside Mandelson Former ambassador was also shareholder in lobbying group that counted US tech firm as a client

New on FT website:

Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.

www.ft.com/content/5bba...

www.newstatesman.com/business/202...

OMG 🤦‍♀️
Read this and the links between Epstein and Peter Thiel (of Palantir fame) and Brexit.

If you want to know about Palantir look into posts by @everydoctor.org.uk and any pressure group that wants to support the NHS.

Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full LATE on Friday evening, this notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news…

NEW: Mandelson just sent a memo to UK newspapers via the press watchdog demanding they stop publishing his links to Epstein.

He cited clauses in the Editors code, designed to protect grieving families.

The memo was NOT to be published.

The National just said ‘fuck that’ & published it in full 👏

stan marsh from south park says " don t you see it " ALT: stan marsh from south park says " don t you see it "

So houses in relation to Peter Mandleson get discretely raided but Nicola Sturgon had a murder tent, her garden dug up, a cooking pot, SNP Offices raided and stuff carried oot to a waiting press to plaster all over the news.

Broon & Starmer allowed to do their own searches on hard drives/archives

Donald J. Trump.

President of the United States.

Classy as ever.

Oli is right. I paid nothing for my education while many who started Uni recently will never pay off their debt or the ridiculous interest rates levied on it.

When and why did we replace “education, education, education” with “debt, debt, debt”?

Yes, it should.

I am not 110% convinced by Zia Yusuf on expertise on how to do vetting (Question Time)

Two weeks ago @zackpolanski.bsky.social went to Palantir's London HQ to tell the US spyware company to get the hell out of the NHS.

Zack has now written to Wes Streeting urging him to end Palantir's NHS contract, citing links between Mandelson, his lobbying firm, and Palantir.

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