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Dr Jane McCarthy

@drjanemc.bsky.social

Sociologist and activist. Main interests: mortality, death and its aftermath; climate and ecological emergency; social justice at home (UK) and internationally; ‘decolonising’; immunocompromised. Mother and grandmother, love walking in the Chilterns.

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Help us make hope normal again.

Join the Green Party now.

22.01.2026 19:07 — 👍 6996    🔁 2590    💬 204    📌 1046
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The Trump administration has a Nazi problem | Mehdi Hasan Think I’m exaggerating? Consider the copious amounts of evidence

“The United States government under Trump has made a deliberate, calculated, and shameful decision to embolden and enable Nazi-glorifying elements within his party; to elevate and amplify Nazi messaging”

My latest for the Guardian, and I bring receipts:

22.01.2026 23:59 — 👍 1660    🔁 571    💬 57    📌 29
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#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

17.01.2026 13:11 — 👍 15001    🔁 5168    💬 277    📌 192

We are now 29 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files.

Where are they?

17.01.2026 15:46 — 👍 8876    🔁 2598    💬 395    📌 137
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Copenhagen town hall square, Denmark right now.

Massive solidarity with Greenland demonstrations.

Source: dr.dk

17.01.2026 11:54 — 👍 24152    🔁 6000    💬 533    📌 362
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Such judgement

17.01.2026 20:56 — 👍 1043    🔁 365    💬 105    📌 33
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It's now been four weeks since the deadline set by law and they still haven't fully released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."

16.01.2026 22:51 — 👍 10568    🔁 3170    💬 286    📌 128

factually.co/fact-checks/...

“Claims that protesters are “paid” have repeatedly been deployed in U.S. politics to delegitimize dissent and shift blame for unrest… often are amplified on social media and then debunked by reporters and fact‑checkers…”

17.01.2026 13:44 — 👍 1261    🔁 391    💬 120    📌 28

RELEASE
THE
FULL
AND
UNREDACTED
EPSTEIN
FILES
NOW.

17.01.2026 17:55 — 👍 7041    🔁 1929    💬 122    📌 43
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What we are seeing in Minnesota is what authoritarianism looks like in real time. Racism, dehumanization, and state-sanctioned violence are tearing at the foundation of this country.

16.01.2026 20:07 — 👍 16336    🔁 5837    💬 688    📌 407
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Who funds the Free Speech Union? Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.

It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

17.01.2026 08:45 — 👍 4061    🔁 1594    💬 330    📌 146

you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review

17.01.2026 15:37 — 👍 16569    🔁 3334    💬 161    📌 57

And once again...no one is talking about the Epstein Files

17.01.2026 21:12 — 👍 17    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0
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Sen Dick Durbin, "Who gave the order to flag records related to Trump (in the Epstein files)?"

Bondi, "To flag records of President Trump?"

Sen Durbin, "To flag any records that included his name?"

Bondi, "I’m not going to discuss anything about that with you"

17.01.2026 23:30 — 👍 114    🔁 42    💬 14    📌 3

It's also important to understand there could be those on SCOTUS in the Epstein files. So again, let's take a page from the GOP playbook and never forget the importance of state and local elections.

15.01.2026 16:08 — 👍 2446    🔁 574    💬 118    📌 26
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House Democrats ask Trump administration if any Jan. 6 rioters are now working for ICE Nearly one year after the mass pardon of more than 1,500 Trump-supporting Capitol riot defendants, House Democrats are asking whether any of the pardoned rioters are now working for ICE.

www.cbsnews.com/news/house-d...

15.01.2026 17:50 — 👍 595    🔁 173    💬 89    📌 23

Farage warned just now against “a worrying extreme left wing voice in this country."

Hmmm.

This from a climate denying, Trump loving, NHS selling corporate stooge who’s been a genuine threat to Britain for decades.

15.01.2026 17:07 — 👍 551    🔁 139    💬 32    📌 6
Graphic featuring Zack Polanski speaking at a podium, gesturing with his right hand. A quote on the left reads: “Farage warned just now against ‘a worrying extreme left-wing voice in this country.’ Hmmm. This from a climate denying, Trump loving, NHS selling, corporate stooge who’s been a genuine threat to Britain for decades.” Below the quote: “Zack Polanski – Green Party Leader.” Green Party branding appears at the bottom along with the tagline “Real Hope. Real Change.”

Graphic featuring Zack Polanski speaking at a podium, gesturing with his right hand. A quote on the left reads: “Farage warned just now against ‘a worrying extreme left-wing voice in this country.’ Hmmm. This from a climate denying, Trump loving, NHS selling, corporate stooge who’s been a genuine threat to Britain for decades.” Below the quote: “Zack Polanski – Green Party Leader.” Green Party branding appears at the bottom along with the tagline “Real Hope. Real Change.”

There’s nothing extreme about wanting a functioning NHS, a fair distribution of wealth, and a liveable planet.

15.01.2026 17:43 — 👍 521    🔁 176    💬 9    📌 4
Graphic with a photo of Robert Jenrick looking sad (man in a suit) as the background. Overlaid is a screenshot-style quote from Zack Polanski (@ZackPolanski) reading: “It wasn’t the racism. It wasn’t the rule breaking. It wasn’t the corruption. No Jenrick gets removed for plotting. Politics for too many leaders is just a game, and not a moral one. It’s why people are crying out for hope.” At the top is the text “Bradford District Green Party”. At the bottom is a green banner reading “join.greenparty.org.uk” with Green Party branding.

Graphic with a photo of Robert Jenrick looking sad (man in a suit) as the background. Overlaid is a screenshot-style quote from Zack Polanski (@ZackPolanski) reading: “It wasn’t the racism. It wasn’t the rule breaking. It wasn’t the corruption. No Jenrick gets removed for plotting. Politics for too many leaders is just a game, and not a moral one. It’s why people are crying out for hope.” At the top is the text “Bradford District Green Party”. At the bottom is a green banner reading “join.greenparty.org.uk” with Green Party branding.

🎯 @zackpolanski.bsky.social

15.01.2026 15:41 — 👍 190    🔁 44    💬 2    📌 3
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Zack Polanski proves popular in Britons’s votes for next prime minister, overtaking Nigel Farage According to a January YouGov poll, the two political leaders are almost neck and neck, with Polanski on 28% overtaking Farage at 27%.

Zack Polanski proves popular in Britons’s votes for next prime minister, overtaking Nigel Farage
As of late 2025, Green Party membership has surged past 126,000, making it the UK’s third-largest party

www.attitude.co.uk/news/zack-po...

16.01.2026 07:31 — 👍 222    🔁 49    💬 4    📌 4
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Zack Polanski proves popular in Britons’s votes for next prime minister, overtaking Nigel Farage According to a January YouGov poll, the two political leaders are almost neck and neck, with Polanski on 28% overtaking Farage at 27%.

According to a January YouGov poll, the two political leaders are almost neck and neck, with Polanski on 28% overtaking Farage at 27%.
www.attitude.co.uk/news/zack-po...

16.01.2026 05:00 — 👍 284    🔁 52    💬 7    📌 18
Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski

One of the most important interviews that @zackpolanski.bsky.social has done so far.

youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M?...

16.01.2026 10:16 — 👍 75    🔁 29    💬 2    📌 2
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Lib Dem councillor defects to Green Party 'for one main reason' BCP Green Party has gained its first councillor in Poole after defections from Liberal Democrat party.

💚 Defection from the Liberal Democrats to the Green Party!

🙌🏼 Huge welcome to Rachel - our first ever Green Councillor in Poole!

www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2576904...

16.01.2026 11:07 — 👍 496    🔁 103    💬 13    📌 8
Sickness Absence Rates in *Young* Doctors
YouTube video by tern Sickness Absence Rates in *Young* Doctors

I find it really really hard to keep up with more than one social media site... I have a full time job, a family, and, you know, a life, so I don't post here much... but I'm going to try to share a bit more.
Also posting here too:
youtu.be/8cJggmt_CB4

15.01.2026 18:50 — 👍 367    🔁 64    💬 46    📌 2

Today would be a GREAT day to release the Epstein files.

14.01.2026 18:18 — 👍 9022    🔁 1956    💬 197    📌 68

Some analogies are so stark it would be remiss to not see them

When was the last time you can remember when insurrectionists like the Proud Boys were rewarded with roles in a new government paramilitary force like ICE?

To help your quest for historical echoes maybe start with the Munich Putsch

15.01.2026 19:04 — 👍 223    🔁 66    💬 9    📌 2
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Project Esther promotes a widely-discredited definition of “antisemitism” that defines nearly any criticism of the Israeli government as being antisemitic.

Many major universities have adopted this definition.

15.01.2026 16:25 — 👍 64    🔁 31    💬 2    📌 2

Trump is threatening wars with NATO and Venezuela for the same reason he’s at war with the American people: fascism must always be on the march.

Authoritarians are good at offense, but bad at defense. The only strategy for combating the Epstein crisis is literally going to war.

15.01.2026 03:26 — 👍 3763    🔁 857    💬 139    📌 36

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