The state of the world. The absolute lunacy that are Trump and the Republican Party. Time to take a break from social media for my own wellbeing’s sake.

The far right are working themselves up into a jihadist frenzy because our elected representatives have decided that it would be unwise to join an illegal imperialist war prompted by a demented president with serious cognitive impairment. Thank goodness for Sir Keir.

You can thank the Tories (and by default Reform) for making Britain vulnerable militarily. You can also blame our media who never questioned, never interrogated and let it go unchallenged. The one person you can’t blame is Keir Starmer.

Trump’s best buddy Vladimir Putin is helping Iran in their efforts to target and kill American troops. Let that sink in.

BBC Radio 3 news bulletins since Iran war consistently lead with "Israel says..." Straight from their press releases.

When you have the chance, please take the time to watch Harrison Ford's remarkable, beautiful Life Achievement Award acceptance speech. #ActorAwards www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV_2...

Today, Labour is freezing rail fares for the first time in 30 years. Portsmouth people struggling with the cost of living will be able to feel the tangible impact of this decision to save millions of passengers real cash.

Starmer: "I will not permit, I will not commit our military personnel to unlawful action. That is not what they would expect and deserve. They are entitled to better than that."

For those believing the mainstream media BS about the UK’s involvement in Trump’s illegal Iran war.

Every time there’s a crisis it reveals a whole host of people with hot takes, blaming Starmer for everything, and giving me the perfect block list.

Karl Turner claims the Labour government isn’t delivering manifesto pledges. Is Kier Starmer sticking to his manifesto let’s ask “Full Fact”

Good morning Gorton & Denton. This account recommends voting Labour. The Greens are pushing religious sectarianism and heroin on our streets, while Reform are running on open racism. Labour was built to unite and deliver real change. Only Labour can stop Reform and keep Manchester moving forward.

And this is EXACTLY why the #greenparty in the UK can’t be trusted with power. They are unserious about European defence.

Forget PMQs in the House of Commons. This, the first creator press conference in Downing Street, is much better. In this half-hour session, Starmer answered much more prevalent questions for 2/3 of the time, in detail, and very well. This is what change looks and sounds like.

“I just don’t get the kind of engagement on Bluesky that I get on X” the engagement:

🎁 Gifting this, because everyone needs to understand just how badly Trump and RFK Jr. have damaged and set back health care research in the US. And this is especially true for HIV prevention research. MAGA hates the marginalized people most at risk.

Friends interested in evidence synthesis, join these webinars on Tuesday 24 February to see the important work being done by the #Cochrane Coproduction Methods Group www.cochrane.org/events/a-day...

A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I note with interest that nobody in the media has asked Farage what he thinks about all of this yet, which seems against current norms.

My MP @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social aligning herself with the failed, toxic leftist activist faction that led to two general election failures. Restore Labour Democracy? How about deliver the manifesto on which you were elected?

Join the #Cochrane Coproduction Methods Group on 24th February to find out about the global partnership improving interest holder engagement in evidence synthesis in health research www.cochrane.org/events/a-day...

📣 If you are interested in #PatientInvolvement #PublicEngagement 💪 in #data #research 🕵️👥🔬this new #publication might be for you 🤩 ➡️ Tasks how patient and public members can be involved in research using health information: A conversation starter onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Do share! 🙏

Starmer speech in full youtu.be/K8fVK2ykQAg?...

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

Every word of this!!! HT @sevenworldscollide.bsky.social @theguardian.com www.eclecticblue.org.uk/sad-sweet-dr...

Every. Single. Word. 👏🏻 www.eclecticblue.org.uk/sad-sweet-dr...

Guardian lies! Much of the British journo hacks spread falsehoods, driven by the 24-hour news cycle and social media. Paid hacks push articles, tweets, and counter-tweets to pull audiences to their pages, amplifying every rumour and drowning out serious politics.

@theguardian.com agenda is now clear: to overthrow the @uklabour.bsky.social administration. Ever since @katharineviner.bsky.social became editor the paper has targeted Starmer at every opportunity.

In the light of recent events I’m calling on the whole country to resign. It’s clear we have all shown dreadful judgment, made serious mistakes, and demonstrated political naïveté. We need a fresh start with a whole new united population.

In Coventry this weekend, voters were clear they wanted Keir Starmer to stay the course. So do I. People voted for change just 18 months ago. We need to fight Reform, reduce the cost of living, and fix our public services. Let’s crack on.

More blocking and muting the people who are sharpening their pitchforks this morning.

So I’m meant to feel sorry for the #TheArchers children who have to pay limited tax when they inherit a whole farm and farmhouse, 30 acres and a cottage, and a bungalow. Boo flipping hoo.

I’m blocking and muting huge numbers of people I’ve previously followed. You know, the ones who would rather be in opposition and perfectly ideologically pure, than involved in the grubby business of hard choices and actually delivering for people. I have nothing but contempt for them.

Nothing short of Starmer's head on a spike will be enough for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Not a single thing we were told about #COVID turned out to be correct. A long thread 🧵

These so-called serious failures of judgement are only deemed to be so by silly or biased people AFTER the event in my view. Starmer probably makes 1,000 judgement calls a day. He is a really great PM. He is not, however, god. Message ends.

Rather than helping to bring Starmer down with the Mandelson/Epstein stuff, perhaps we should accentuate the Bannon/Einstein (and more) stuff which talks about supporting the European far right and breaking the world system. Via Brexit, Reform UK and the new model Badenoch party tagging along.

My God.....Mark Kermode did see Melania....🔥

Amen! Speaking truth to power!

I’m profoundly disappointed in my MP @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social for publicly calling for #Starmer ‘s resignation. Once again she’s shown disloyalty to the party and grave ill-discipline. It’s the same holier-than-thou, self-regarding arrogance that got her suspended from the PLP.

Wake up all you Labour MPs who can't manage to support the man who enabled you to be MPs. You all do good jobs in your constituencies and you'll get yourselves re-elected. Force a leadership contest and you've killed the best opportunity you had for 14 years.

@theguardian.com in full tumescence at the prospect of wrecking the government. Is our decent PM to be a casualty of Epstein whilst so many actually culpable rapists remain scot free. Be careful of what you wish for. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

There’s only one thing more romantic than proposing with a ring shoved on top of a cheesecake, and that’s one that’s come out of a dog’s bottom #TheArchers

The new Evidence Synthesis Infrastructure Collective (ESIC) website is live www.evidencesic.org The Evidence Synthesis Infrastructure Collaborative (ESIC) is a ‘community of communities’ committed to a collective impact approach to learning from others – using evidence synthesis – to improve lives.

There are still spaces available for our next webinar. You can register to attend here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

At least 3,800 kids, including 20 infants, have been detained since Donald Trump returned to office.

Oh, do read it! It's magnificent! 🔥🔥🔥

“If they showed [the Melania documentary] on a plane, people would still walk out." - Variety