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Martha Scargill

@marthaskargill.bsky.social

One of those eternal optimist types. It WILL get better! London, writer, editor, mumma, curries, Oasis, raving, European, πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ in no particular order

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Hard to believe that none of the Reform MPs turned up for the debate on Russian interference in our politics. Maybe they were visiting their former Kremlin talking points Welsh leader Nathan Gill in prison? Or en route to their next BBC interview to act as commentators on why Starmer should go?

10.02.2026 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1264    πŸ” 381    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 14
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Zack Polanski pressures Wes Streeting over Palantir after Mandelson texts released ZACK Polanski has piled fresh pressure on Wes Streeting over Palantir’s NHS contracts after the Health Secretary’s newly-released text messages…

A Β£240m defence contract without tender.

Their fingerprints all over our health care data.

A meeting in the USA but without any minutes.

Everything around Palantir stinks.

www.thenational.scot/news/2584192...

10.02.2026 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1628    πŸ” 647    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 42

Because the media are tearing the poor bastard apart every single day. Can’t you focus on climate change or Eurovision or something, just for once and let the man do his job? You may think you’re helping with London’s Biggest Conversation but you’re just making it worse.

10.02.2026 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

McSweeney going is excellent news. It doesn't fix any problems by itself, but it is the precondition for fixing those problems.

08.02.2026 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1375    πŸ” 191    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 14
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not β€œmove on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

08.02.2026 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 44394    πŸ” 16939    πŸ’¬ 966    πŸ“Œ 962
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Fixing the $12 Billion Lie How Mayor Mamdani Plans to Fix NYC's Existential Budget Crisisβ€”And Why It Affects Every Single American Nationwide

2022: Massachusetts enacts a 4% tax on millionaires. Critics predict catastrophe.

2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty.

Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...

29.01.2026 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2391    πŸ” 857    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 45

And totally opportunistic!

26.01.2026 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is being massively amplified by the media however, who will do whatever it takes to see Starmer in trouble

25.01.2026 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I think witnessing Brexit as both insider & outsider had a profound effect on Mark Carney. His resolve in the face of the next stage of the attempted destabilisation of the West might even be described as a β€˜Brexit benefit’!

23.01.2026 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2228    πŸ” 358    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 7
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'It's not even disgraceful, or appalling - it's beyond that.'

Caller Jeff, whose son took his life while on duty, weeps as he gives @mrjamesob.bsky.social his response to Trump's Afghanistan frontline insult.

23.01.2026 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 344    πŸ” 138    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 8
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James O'Brien Daily Daily News Podcast Β· Updated daily Β· Welcome to the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC phone-in show. Listen back to all the highlights in a 60-minute bite sized chunk of his show with new episodes ever...

Today’s show provided a platform for military personnel & their families to respond to Donald Trump’s shameful
comments about NATO forces in Afghanistan.
(There is some tumbleweed where Nigel Farage’s condemnation should have been.)
tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx

23.01.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 851    πŸ” 194    πŸ’¬ 110    πŸ“Œ 18
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β€˜He’s dead right. Absolutely spot on.’

Tom Swarbrick backs Keir Starmer’s call for Donald Trump to apologise over his comments on Nato troops in Afghanistan.

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Trump aimed for legacy, ended up with lunacy

19.01.2026 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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James O'Brien Daily Daily News Podcast Β· Updated daily Β· Welcome to the best bits of James O'Brien's LBC phone-in show. Listen back to all the highlights in a 60-minute bite sized chunk of his show with new episodes ever...

β€œThe party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx

08.01.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 678    πŸ” 115    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 4

You mean cyclist

07.01.2026 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The pardon for Hernandez makes an obvious & absolute mockery of each & every attempt to rationalise, or even justify, Trump's treatment of Maduro. I'm not sure this single, simple point can be stressed enough. Once again, he proves his critics right & reduces his supporters to epic moral corruption.

05.01.2026 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1929    πŸ” 494    πŸ’¬ 86    πŸ“Œ 14

BBC newsroom filling time till America wakes up:

- Who have we got? Come on, I need ideas!
- Professor in Belfast boss. He was a finalist on Britain’s Got Talent
- Fucksake. Anyone else? Our own fucking government would be good!
- I have a Venezuelan greengrocer from Vauxhall on line 1

03.01.2026 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s like Risk on steroids

03.01.2026 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Welcome to 2026. Where the world order as we knew it seems to be over. What next? Taiwan? Greenland? Balkans?

The U.K. must double down on its relationship with the EU. For it is Europe alone that is now leader of the free world.

03.01.2026 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1059    πŸ” 225    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 8

None of us are safe. Nobody. And that includes Americans.

Not all leaders are the same - and it matters who sits at the top so a big screw you to the people who elected Trump and the people who are still saying that Harris would have been just as bad.

03.01.2026 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1061    πŸ” 213    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 2
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Genius. #TeslaTakedoen #London #UK

29.03.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

And assaulted a female police officer. He won’t ever be mayor. He would struggle with being a fucking milk monitor

02.01.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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China's BYD overtakes Tesla as world's top EV seller It marks the first time the Chinese firm has outpaced its American rival for annual sales.

A 9% worldwide drop in Tesla car sales is nowhere near enough to bother Musk.

People are so disappointing.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

02.01.2026 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

Cue the RW press bleating about rich people leaving America

02.01.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But he does ace them, apparently. Just don’t ask why he needs an MRI once a month

02.01.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No because seeing others you hate suffer is likely more of a buzz than your public library remaining open

02.01.2026 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This Damascene conversion is happening far too quickly to be credible. It’s like she asked ChatGPT β€œHow can I best extricate myself from MAGA and restore my reputation without losing followers?”

02.01.2026 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We need a new generation of leaders who are the voices of democracy, freedom, social justice, & the rule of law.

A new generation that renews the β€œwe” in β€œwe the people.”

Instead of fretting over Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party should embrace him as part of its future.

01.01.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 11315    πŸ” 2693    πŸ’¬ 528    πŸ“Œ 173

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