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@martymcd.bsky.social

UK & US Politics and other stuff from the kitchen table, one tweet at a time. Some say 'a totally undiscovered twitter treasure' apparently. Also tax. And law

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Are they safely stored, if they fell they could kill someone...oh

13.02.2026 05:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Bogie. This rope is his very favorite toy because it makes his tiny human smile too. 13/10 (TT: _chelsea_brown_4)

12.02.2026 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 6420    πŸ” 841    πŸ’¬ 122    πŸ“Œ 97
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Schroders boss reassured UK Treasury ahead of Β£9.9bn US takeover Richard Oldfield says sale of centuries-old institution to US investment firm is a β€˜good deal for the UK’

Schroders boss reassured UK Treasury ahead of Β£9.9bn US takeover ft.trib.al/NIBCRQf

13.02.2026 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
From: "jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com
To: Bill Gates
Subject:
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 10:14:35 +0000
come to visit the island. new adminstration people visiting

From: "jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com To: Bill Gates Subject: Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 10:14:35 +0000 come to visit the island. new adminstration people visiting

Jeffrey Epstein to Bill Gates in December 2016:

β€œcome to visit the island. new adminstration people visiting”

(www.justice.gov/epstein/file...)

13.02.2026 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1245    πŸ” 428    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 49

There is no level upon which this isn't hysterically funny, apart from the fact it's terrifying these people walk amongst us:

13.02.2026 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@jamesrball.com >> may be of interest:

13.02.2026 04:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An AI agent just tried to shame a software engineer after he rejected its code When a Matplotlib volunteer declined its pull request, the bot published a personal attack.

An agentic bot apparently tried to submit code to an open-source repository but was rejected by a volunteer maintainer. So the bot allegedly researched and wrote a blog to attack the maintainer. I qualify this because every time someone says an ai has a beef, it turns out to be people.

13.02.2026 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.

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CNN headline that says Trump delivers a deadly blow to EPA’s ability to regulate climate pollution

CNN headline that says Trump delivers a deadly blow to EPA’s ability to regulate climate pollution

The president is overruling science to eliminate measures that protect us from pollution and environmental damage, mainly to benefit multinational corporations that have thrown money at his campaign, ballroom, and family.

It's simple corruption, and it will cost American lives and livelihoods.

12.02.2026 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4415    πŸ” 1457    πŸ’¬ 260    πŸ“Œ 73

Woke 2.0 is awesome.

12.02.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 217    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Chris Mason: "Why are you not dealing the with this rain Prime Minister!"

12.02.2026 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Class 50 locomotive - Painted blue - arriving at Milton Keynes Central

Class 50 locomotive - Painted blue - arriving at Milton Keynes Central

Back bit MK and to greeted by the Hoover - aka 50050 that went North this morning
2/3

12.02.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nowhere near as good as the Stipendiaries in 1996

12.02.2026 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Obviously Starmer's fault!

12.02.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Eliott Stanley is a former director of Sex Doll
Official, which sold and rented out sex dolls. [18]
Stanley ran the company with his wife and
teenage son from their home in Bromsgrove, but
it failed during the COVID-19 pandemic.[19[17]
According to Birmingham World, the company
provided "the industry's first rental service and
[its] long list of customers included bereaved
men who wanted a replica of their late
partners".20] According to The i Paper, Stanley
"currently runs a tanning business".[18]

Eliott Stanley is a former director of Sex Doll Official, which sold and rented out sex dolls. [18] Stanley ran the company with his wife and teenage son from their home in Bromsgrove, but it failed during the COVID-19 pandemic.[19[17] According to Birmingham World, the company provided "the industry's first rental service and [its] long list of customers included bereaved men who wanted a replica of their late partners".20] According to The i Paper, Stanley "currently runs a tanning business".[18]

Elliot Stanley... founder of Raise the Colours

12.02.2026 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 0

This brave woman speaks for millions of British people.

Meanwhile these thugs behave in an entirely menacing manner and nothing is done.

12.02.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1402    πŸ” 383    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 13
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Motorman is a word, particularly on that side of the Atlantic. When I read that Richard Nixon’s father was a β€˜streetcar motorman’ I thought it was the most
American job title there could ever be.

12.02.2026 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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There is No Scientific Justification to Revoke the Endangerment Finding The U.S. EPA's decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding will limit the government's ability to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.

As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org

12.02.2026 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1211    πŸ” 567    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 13
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a man in a plaid shirt is making a funny face . Alt: Ross from Friends in a plaid shirt is making a funny face and pushing his hands downwards in mid air, saying keep it down

I’ve spent the day being told that various items are β€˜too loud’: cushions, coats, plastic bags, my voice… But OH is nonetheless very grateful for his hearing aids 😍

Seriously, it has made me realise how much I’ve been compensating with volume while talking to him. I need to learn to keep it down.

12.02.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Connect them to your phone using Bluetooth, you'll then be able to turn them up and down at will yourself!

12.02.2026 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump]: 'The Democrats have introduced GAY SLIDING to the Olympics, I am signing an Executive Order to stop GAY SLIDING immediately!'

12.02.2026 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

[Trump]: 'The Democrats have introduced GAY SLIDING to the Olympics, I am signing an Executive Order to stop GAY SLIDING immediately!'

12.02.2026 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From Pill Mills to Prop Bets: Prediction Markets and Mobile Sports Betting Apps Are Fueling America’s Next Addiction Crisis Against the gamblification of the world.

I see no reason not to look at the online gambling and prediction market craze as a new opioids crisis.

It will wreak havoc on lower-income Americans and leave a trail of destruction and despair in its wake.

The companies are just Purdue Pharma 2.0

www.liberalcurrents.com/from-pill-mi...

12.02.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1286    πŸ” 411    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 51

NUDE ELON MUSK: The invisible clothes I'm wearing are a product of xAthleisure, which will roll out self-dressing outfits within two years at the latest

THE CREDULOUS PRESS: Fully Clothed Tesla Innovator Does It Again

12.02.2026 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3536    πŸ” 726    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 12

I thought they'd misspelled John O'Gaunt for a moment

12.02.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Evening.

12.02.2026 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 6

And Sedwill's one 'which I understand is a payment into a pension' is a chin scratcher on perfectly legitimate 'tax planning' or as others see it, something else?

12.02.2026 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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