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Stephen Ball

@sdball16.bsky.social

Emeritus Prof, Quondom Prof, Hospitality Management Academic Author and Researcher EdD MPhil

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Immigrants can’t vote unless they have become American citizens.

02.02.2026 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 11999    πŸ” 4586    πŸ’¬ 858    πŸ“Œ 295
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Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, & they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see something in Georgia"

02.02.2026 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4195    πŸ” 1454    πŸ’¬ 1122    πŸ“Œ 959
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Now is probably a good time to remind folks that Elon Musk deleted this recent tweet of his about an 18 year old girl

02.02.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2759    πŸ” 748    πŸ’¬ 111    πŸ“Œ 34

Trump’s problem is that so many Americans β€” including his MAGA base β€” believed that he’d expose a powerful global elite.

But every day it's becoming more and more clear that Trump is part of that global elite.

Expect him to lash out as the walls close in.

01.02.2026 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3929    πŸ” 1008    πŸ’¬ 179    πŸ“Œ 41
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Mandelson leaked sensitive UK government tax plans to Epstein Former ambassador forwarded memo from special adviser to Gordon Brown to late sex offender in 2009

BREAKING on ft website:

Lord Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed Β£20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans

www.ft.com/content/fdf7...

02.02.2026 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1095    πŸ” 588    πŸ’¬ 122    πŸ“Œ 165
The Room Next Door - Donald Trump and the New Guy
YouTube video by Michael Spicer The Room Next Door - Donald Trump and the New Guy

The Room Next Door - Donald Trump and the New Guy

Only on YouTube.

02.02.2026 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 494    πŸ” 185    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 19
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Matt Goodwin isn’t the winner Farage thinks he is The academic turned right-wing firebrand is Reform’s candidate for Gorton and Denton. But his β€˜Broken Britain’ mantra is unlikely to convince voters

Matt Goodwin must be hoping no one in Gorton and Denton reads his Substack, with its obsession about too many Muslims and civilisational collapse. If only he hadn't picked a constituency which is 30% Muslim. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pop...

02.02.2026 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 257    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 8

There’s plenty more exchanges between Bannon and Epstein on their European plotting - as Epstein says to Bannon in 2019

β€œMacron down. Boris up. Merkel down. You up GREAT”

01.02.2026 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 341    πŸ” 218    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 6
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Now you know why Melania chose her Director. She knew him from the Epstein Sex Trafficking ring.

31.01.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3705    πŸ” 1669    πŸ’¬ 153    πŸ“Œ 76

He’s the fall guy for many other rich/powerful people but up to his neck in it. He must know a lot and has to spill the beans. Do your duty for the victims and testify.

31.01.2026 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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On the anniversary of the UK leaving the EU, it is worth hearing once again the many benefits of Brexit, clearly articulated by those who voted for it.

31.01.2026 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 721    πŸ” 232    πŸ’¬ 109    πŸ“Œ 72
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How on earth did this uncouth buffoon ever make it to the White House? More baffling, how on earth is he still allowed to continue wrecking the country; economically, socially and politically?
The U.S. is sadly unrecognisable!

31.01.2026 07:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7337    πŸ” 1968    πŸ’¬ 1705    πŸ“Œ 412
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Epstein’s Kremlin Pipeline: Barak, Putin, SPIEF and the Russia-Israel Backchannel Newly released emails place the disgraced financier and sex trafficker in Putin’s private circle even prior to his sanctions busting attempts after the annexation of Crimea

NEW: Epstein’s Kremlin Pipeline: Barak, Putin, SPIEF and the Russia-Israel Backchannel

Newly released emails place the disgraced financier and sex trafficker in Putin’s private circle even prior to his sanctions busting attempts after the annexation of Crimea

open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...

31.01.2026 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow - yes, here it is. It looks like Putin was the one who reached out to Epstein, at least according to what he told Ehud Barak.

Given Barak’s intelligence background, it’s unlikely he’d lie to him

Wonder who was the Russian conduit to Epstein - there is one plausible one

31.01.2026 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 241    πŸ” 165    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 12
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Richard Branson responds after emails with β€˜abhorrent’ Epstein appear in files dump In a 2013 exchange, Branson asked Epstein to bring his β€˜harem’ to their next get-together

β€œIt was really nice seeing you yesterday,” the British businessman wrote. β€œThe boys in Watersports can't stop speaking about it! Any time you're in the area would love to see you. As long as you bring your harem!”

31.01.2026 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 789    πŸ” 289    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 65

Much attention on both Brits, Andrew and Mandelson, but very little on Epstein’s fellow Americans including Trump. I wonder why. Suspicious, cover up or both?

31.01.2026 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The instructions given to the lawyers redacting or holding back files need to be identified.

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Reform UK's Plans For a British ICE Key figures in Nigel Farage's party are demanding a UK version of Trump's immigration enforcement agency, in the wake of the killings of Alex Pretti and RenΓ©e Good

πŸ”΄Reform UK’s Plans For a British ICE

Key figures in Nigel Farage’s party are demanding a UK version of Trump’s immigration enforcement agency, in the wake of the killings of Alex Pretti and RenΓ©e Good

bylinetimes.com/2026/01/30/r...

30.01.2026 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 92    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 19

and no I haven't put the Mandelson-Epstein-Reinaldo scoop on twitter

we journalists *can* make Bluesky the place to break news

30.01.2026 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2628    πŸ” 344    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 19
[redacted] reported an unidentified female friend who was forced to perform oral sex on President Trump approximately 35 years ago in NJ. The friend told Alexis that she was approximately 13-14 years old when this occurred, and the friend allegedly bit 
President Trump while performing oral sex. The friend was allegedly hit in the face after she laughed about biting President Trump. The friend said she was also abused by Epstein.

[redacted] reported an unidentified female friend who was forced to perform oral sex on President Trump approximately 35 years ago in NJ. The friend told Alexis that she was approximately 13-14 years old when this occurred, and the friend allegedly bit President Trump while performing oral sex. The friend was allegedly hit in the face after she laughed about biting President Trump. The friend said she was also abused by Epstein.

Trigger warning.
This is the first thing I saw when I searched for Trump's name in the newly released Epstein files.

30.01.2026 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 105    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1

Reform are demanding an apology from the Kemi Badenoch for the comments about Suella Braverman..
32 former pupils are awaiting an apology from Farage for anti semitic and racist bullying abuse. The HYPOCRISY is at psychotic levels.

29.01.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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MINNESOTA β€” Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”

So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it

(H/T longtimehistory)

30.01.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 24685    πŸ” 13549    πŸ’¬ 1825    πŸ“Œ 1133

Just like Farage, for instance over racism at school, he says something then denies it and finally tries to wriggle off the hook. Well known Reform tactic.

30.01.2026 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lucy Powell, Deputy Leader of the Labour party: "I’ve been out door-knocking too but I won’t post on here what people had to say about you as you might go running off to the police again …"

29.01.2026 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 688    πŸ” 154    πŸ’¬ 45    πŸ“Œ 9
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

28.01.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 97055    πŸ” 40922    πŸ’¬ 4298    πŸ“Œ 5377

Paging @iaindale.bsky.social x

28.01.2026 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 743    πŸ” 223    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 4

Not going to end well is it.

28.01.2026 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 447    πŸ” 165    πŸ’¬ 55    πŸ“Œ 2
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Reform byelection candidate refuses to disown claim that people born in UK not necessarily British Matthew Goodwin, who is standing in Gorton and Denton, said UK-born people from minority ethnic backgrounds were not always British

44% of the population of Denton and Gorton are ethnic minority, the majority of them born in the UK.

Reform's candidate says those people aren't British and are liable for deportation.

It's a bold electoral strategy: vote for me and I'll throw you into the sea.

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

27.01.2026 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 573    πŸ” 232    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 5
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Suella makes the ultimate sacrifice as she ditches Tories for Reform | John Crace Most of those at Monday’s event had to remind themselves that Braverman hadn’t defected long ago

Lovely hatchet job on the monstrosity that is Suella Braverman. Crace covers it all;
her dishonesty, disloyalty, nastiness, incompetence, her wild vanity… and her deep stupidity.
How dare these utter arses think we’d be persuaded by their swaggering nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

27.01.2026 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1807    πŸ” 753    πŸ’¬ 165    πŸ“Œ 46

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