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Suzanne Orsler

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Would like to be hopeful but struggling

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This should be a bright, blinking light catching everyoneโ€™s attention.

07.03.2026 20:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 222    ๐Ÿ” 99    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Donโ€™t let mega-constellation-building billionaires steal your night sky Satellites are wonders of modern technology that have improved all of our lives. But having more than a million of them in orbit could destroy our view of the heavens and seriously damage our planet

Elon Musk has already started plans to launch a million satellites.

Yes. A MILLION.

This is a colossally bad idea, and it's not too late to make your voice heard. I explain everything:

www.scientificamerican.com/article/ramp...

๐Ÿ”ญ ๐Ÿงช

06.03.2026 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1449    ๐Ÿ” 798    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 65    ๐Ÿ“Œ 72

So, Johnson, Farage, Badenoch, the Telegraphโ€ฆ howl about the UK being โ€œan irrelevance on the world stageโ€.
Remind me again who decided to isolate us with a strategically and economically idiotic Brexit, relying on a trade deal with the US to save us from exactly the kind of weakness they now bemoan.

07.03.2026 12:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1887    ๐Ÿ” 537    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 53    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20

You know who does believe in Rules of Engagement? Ukraine Does.

You know who does not? Putin's Russia.

Guess who the USA is now modelling itself on?

07.03.2026 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 756    ๐Ÿ” 190    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Russia is helping Iran to target US military assets in Middle East Tehran using intelligence shared by Moscow to launch retaliatory drone and missile attacks

Russia is helping Iran to target US military assets in Middle East ft.trib.al/gAtT8mJ

06.03.2026 18:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 57    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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The decline in healthy life expectancy in Britain should shock us all | Letters Letters: Alan Walker and Ian Garner respond to the news that healthy life expectancy of both women and men has fallen

"The shocking fall of three years for women and two years for men, in just three years, reveals the cumulative impact of the Tory/Liberal Democrat austerity programme and the gross mismanagement of the pandemic."

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

06.03.2026 18:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This seems very misleading by the Home Sec - poor form and doesn't help with the whole "rebuilding trust in politics" that this government purports to care about

06.03.2026 10:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iran war latest: Trump says invasion would be 'waste of time' - as first Britons flown away from crisis criticise delays As the war nears the end of its first week, the US says it's "only just begun" - but Donald Trump believes a ground invasion would be a "waste of time". Meanwhile, the UK's first official flight evacu...

Are we going to be subjected to endless stories about people escaping the Gulf States complaining about the government as airport lounges were below par? Or catering in the flight was meagre? I mean this government is just an embarrassment ๐Ÿ™ˆ news.sky.com/story/iran-l...

06.03.2026 09:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Brilliant. An expat im Dubai has a startling revelation, by @stephencollins.bsky.social

03.03.2026 19:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1442    ๐Ÿ” 510    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
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Israel shuts Al-Aqsa Mosque and bans Ramadan prayer for third consecutive day Palestinians warn โ€˜unjustifiedโ€™ move is part of Israeli strategy to exploit tensions and consolidate control over Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israel shuts Al-Aqsa Mosque and bans Ramadan prayer for third consecutive day - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/strikes-pummel-iran-israel-shuts-al-aqsa-mosque-during-ramadan

02.03.2026 14:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The gap between how cool he thinks he sounds and how he actually sounds would take light eight centuries to traverse.

02.03.2026 13:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2867    ๐Ÿ” 460    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 162    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

fwiw there is never going to be a good answer to the question "what should a UK government do faced with a mad US President given frightening levels of powers by his own party?"

02.03.2026 07:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 497    ๐Ÿ” 107    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

The way I see it is that tonight Starmer had no other serious option but to do what he has. However, he must have known as soon as the attacks happened that an indiscriminate Iranian response was likely and failed to do anything to prepare the public for the consequences. That's what's screwed him.

01.03.2026 23:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

He canโ€™t win ๐Ÿฅฒ

01.03.2026 23:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Gideon Rachman, the FTโ€™s chief foreign affairs commentator, argues that Trump has no credible endgame in Iran and โ€œhas not understood the lessons of past wars for regime change in Iraq and Afghanistan.โ€

While the public may have learned from Iraq and Afghanistan, Trump has not.

01.03.2026 20:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 193    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

"Who should decide the future of the leadership of Iran?"

Iranians: 70%
US Government: 8%

YouGov / March 1, 2026

01.03.2026 19:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 78    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Christ I'm starting to wonder what I have to do to get into this. I really saved up this year.

01.03.2026 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 256    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Narrator: "I've been waiting FORTY YEARS for a POTUS to be dumb enough to give me the USA military as mercenaries"

01.03.2026 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 68    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Didn't see anywhere that it looks as the win was driven by the Muslim community, disappointed with Labour, who turned-out in big numbers. Plus the Greens managed to convince most people they were the tactical vote so Labour voters switched? I'm not sure this can be repeated in many places?

01.03.2026 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m not sure if the โ€˜riseโ€™ is a big as the result suggests. It was driven by a big turnout from Muslim community who were disappointed with Labour and Labour voters were told the tactical vote was for the Greens to keep Reform out. Quite unusual combination of factors here.

01.03.2026 13:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Serious question but does he know what they have done or are doing? I am pretty shocked at how little gets through to Labour people

01.03.2026 13:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Net migration in 2025 was about 160,000.

That headline 2025 net migration figure will come out in May: it will clearly be significantly below the 205k for the year to June 2025 (est range: 130-180k) as 2025 visa data is now published.

But the 2026 figure is likely to show negative net migration.

01.03.2026 09:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 147    ๐Ÿ” 63    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
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As journalists working today many of us are taught to recognise disinformation when we see it and fight back against it.

Unfortunately there are some who willingly seek it out and put it on their front pages. A disgrace to the profession.

01.03.2026 06:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4021    ๐Ÿ” 1071    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 237    ๐Ÿ“Œ 84

Exactly - I think someone counted it was 10 that went on the record on the last โ€˜leadershipโ€™ crisis

27.02.2026 10:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think it would be a big mistake - and hopefully he will
see that and dig in and not go. It should be a warning sign to Labour that the RW media are so excited about him going ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

27.02.2026 10:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reform Party taking a well earned break from protecting our women and girls ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป

25.02.2026 09:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fibbymcfibface is in Clacton-on-Sea.

The #Farage plot in one image

25.02.2026 08:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I doubt he would understand why you were asking for that? I think heโ€™s genuinely not political and probably isnโ€™t interested enough in Labour factionalism to even understand it.

24.02.2026 09:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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absolute chef's kiss from C-SPAN producers who pull up a graphic showing the Dow below 50,000 seconds after Trump brags about the Dow hitting 50,000

20.02.2026 21:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5126    ๐Ÿ” 1081    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 215    ๐Ÿ“Œ 58