Peter Archibald

Attacking and calling for Jess Phillips to resign feels like a new low in politics.

She has been working with vulnerable and exploited women years before she was even an MP. She has carried on that great work since.

She’s one of the good ones.

I've been getting reports from people that some virus checkers are flagging TrumpActionTracker.info

I can assure you that it is safe!
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But not sure how to prevent this - esp if people are falsely reporting it as malicious

“.. It’s also the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in debt outside of the COVID-19 pandemic ..”

@pbsnews.org
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Plaid Cymru won the Caerphilly by-election overnight, with Reform pushing Labour into a distant third.

Plaid got 47% of the vote on a record turnout, suggesting to me that there was some tactical voting to keep Reform out, which won 36%.

A factor that could be underpriced in a general election.

What you need to know about Lindsay Whittle, new Senedd member for Caerphilly The veteran Plaid Cymru campaigner won the Caerphilly by-election

the new Plaid Cymru assembly member for Caerphilly sounds like a proper community-minded character:

"Still a councillor, he also has four voluntary jobs, working in two local schools, a community coffee shop and a foodbank...."

www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politic...

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Days before COP30, the UN makes an urgent call to stop the climate crisis before it's too late

We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!

More: noticiasambientales.com/env...
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Loch Ness monster next?

Starmer lays out vision for much-criticised digital ID scheme Prime minister says the identification would never be needed to access hospitals amid fears over civil liberties

ID cards:

“Keir Starmer is trying to put lipstick on a very expensive pig. Relaunching this scheme for the second time this month won’t change the fact it is intrusive, expensive and unnecessary.”

- Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesperson, Max Wilkinson MP

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

Prevention of COVID, and Long COVID, must not be a lost cause. @juliadoubleday.bsky.social
Reality: airborne viruses spread more easily in poorly ventilated spaces, including: classrooms, hospitals, surgeries, care homes, offices, public transport, corridors, prisons, supermarkets and stores, et al.

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It was also shocking driving on the Oxford ring road and seeing the flags festooned on lampposts, which the council hasn’t dared remove

The other day my cat wee’d on the sofa a friend was sitting on (he’s got bad habits!)

The flag and my cat, both sending the same message:

My territory! F**k off!

"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both"

Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.

Things like this keep happening.

We got our COVID and flu shots yesterday. Both arms are bit sore, but not a big deal. 11th COVID shot for me, 12th for my wife.
We remain novids, but we also wear N95 masks inside all building except home, and avoid crowds. We follow the Swiss cheese approach with multiple layers of protection.

Is Shell to blame for a ‘super typhoon’? Philippines survivors to sue oil giant in legal first Typhoon Rai killed more than 400, displaced nearly 3.2 million, and destroyed more than a million homes in 2021

‘We are now fighting back’: Philippines typhoon survivors to sue Shell for #climate harms.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

In case you missed it ...
These are the six tests Keir Starmer once said a Brexit deal must fulfil. He now supports a Brexit that fulfils none of them.

Realising the benefits of expansion at Heathrow Airport Enabling Heathrow expansion will drive economic growth and create jobs across the country.

This latest @zackpolanski.bsky.social promo for the @greenparty.org.uk is a work of genius

Candidate for Reform (formerly Brexit Party, formerly UKIP…) loses case and intends to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights!

You couldn’t make it up!

This is very good

Wood burners linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis finds Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions

‘The burning of wood and coal in homes contributes to almost 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis has found. Stopping unnecessary burning would save the NHS more than £54m a year.’ @dpcarrington.bsky.social @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Richmond Council U-turn on £150 fine for coffee poured in drain Burcu Yesilyurt, who poured coffee down a drain in Richmond, welcomed the cancellation of the

She mustn’t do it again though.

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

Giving every impression a kitchen salesman, who gets commission - desperately trying to convince a couple that they need to buy the stainless steel Neff hob and extractor fan and not the basic model.

A child's letter, decorated with a mermaid, fish and a cake sticker reads: "Dear mummy, I ♥️ u! Hope you get better soon! ❤️! I really want to hug you. But I can't ☹️ because you're sick ☹️☹️ So, I hope you get better soon! Xoxo

No *you're* crying.

So Reform UK “will put the police under the control of politicians”?

There’s a word for that. 🤔

Anyone want to have a guess?

We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation | Goerge Monbiot It means breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, but it can’t wait. As hard-right figures spread division and laud autocrats, a fail-safe is vital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

We're facing a political emergency: a high likelihood of an shamelessly authoritarian government in 2029. So we urgently need this basic safeguard: a codified constitution.
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

For once, a colleague has had the courtesy to test for Covid after feeling ill at the end of a team meeting. His decision to test, and share the positive result with the team, has enabled me to replan my visit to my CEV mum and avoid the risk of Me infecting her with #Covid. I am beyond grateful!

I recently read an article
the headline of which noted:
“Post-pandemic
COVID-19 linked with
high numbers
of workforce absences and exits,”
and though I know
the headline begins
with “post-pandemic”
it seems to me
that the rest of the headline
shows we are still in the pandemic.