@rosmitton.bsky.social
Retired doctor. Architecture nut. Jazz fan. Remainer.
In case you missed it ... Cambridge Analytica used the Brexit ref as a testing ground for the Trump campaign. The tech innovations they introduced such as micro-targeted social media disinformation, bot farms and illicit data collection were a game-changer for the far-right.
Ah, is this is how they’re going to do it - “the machine keeps ‘punching back to the Republican candidate”
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7d ago🚨 WILLIAMSON COUNTY: Reports of Tennessee voting machines flipping Democratic/ @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social votes to Republicans/@marshablackburn votes 🤔 (Folks in Memphis have said the same)
How a country is unable to get rid of someone like this 👇 is beyond me.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.😳 Trump loses it and SNAPS at a string of reporters, says Ilhan Omar might "go to jail," calls Somalia "a shit house," and boasts that thanks to a new program he announced today Americans "will make millions of dollars by turning others in" during absolutely deranged Oval Office event Supercut:
‘There are more gun deaths in the US on a single day than there are in the UK, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Japan in a year combined. Our weekly total is roughly equal to the annual total of gun deaths of France, Canada, or Germany.’
Garrett M. Graff@vermontgmg.bsky.social · last wk.This week a white nationalist tried to assassinate a member of Congress and you probably didn’t even hear about it—and a reminder that being an elementary school student in the US is more deadly than being an ICE officer: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/three-shoo...
If Putin stops fighting, the war ends. If Zelensky stops fighting then his country will be occupied, leaders murdered, language banned, businesses stolen, children kidnapped. That's what happens in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
As Trump and Putin work to crush Ukraine and destabilise Europe and Farage’s ally gets sentenced to 10yrs for taking Russian bribes, it’s a good time to revisit this excellent report on how the British rightwing has betrayed us all. Brexit was their weapon of choice. bylinetimes.com/2022/03/08/p...
Putin’s Plot Against ‘Great’ Britain – And How He Got Away With It
Peter Jukes tracks Vladimir Putin’s long war against the West and the allies he has found in the pro-Brexit establishment in the plot to derail Britain
bylinetimes.com
Got to hand it to him, Putin has been very clever
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 2w agoOctober 10, 2026
So, finally, a PM who admits there **was** Russian interference in the Brexit Referendum — after all the evidence amassed by myself @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @lukeharding1968.bsky.social Sergei Cristo, J Patrick et al — dismissed as conspiracy for ten long years Truth is the daughter of Time
"Seamus O'Reilly" 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇮🇪🇦🇺🇬🇱@jimbobuk.bsky.social · 2w agoIn the observer; Andy Burnham has said "UK authorities are “clear” that there was Russian interference in the Brexit vote: this is the first time a prime minister has confirmed Kremlin involvement in the 2016 referendum." Finally.... What we all knew...
Helpful explainer as usual from HCR. ‘the United States is entering its eighth month of a war on Iran that Trump apparently began with the same cowboy mentality Bush carried into the war in Iraq.’ Hegseth: “The ideological clowns are out,” he said. “The patriotic cowboys are in”
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4w agoSeptember 30, 2026
Always remember ... Brexit was the first salvo in a Putin-backed attack upon the West. The same battle is now being fought throughout Europe. If the UK finally bins Brexit and rejoins the EU, it will be seen as a victory for the whole of Europe — and a decisive strike against Putin-backed populism.
Jack Smith - “I myself have been threatened with jail by the President of the United States. “I remain confident, however, that the rule of law will endure because so many continue to uphold it faithfully each day.
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4w agoSeptember 29, 2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
Before: “virtually every member of Congress could be expected to commit to the peaceful transfer of congressional power” Now: “it would be hard to find even one congressional Republican with the integrity, sense of duty to country, honor, and courage to put America above the Republican Party.”
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 2mo agoSeptember 12, 2026
Here's a French video (with English subtitles) about what would happen if the far-right racists got their way and all foreigners and people of colour were forced to leave.
This should not be described by the police as "lawful protest" when it is not lawful & not protest
Pastor Carl Ruby, of Springfield's Central Christian Church, can state the issue more clearly than 98% of people working in politics today.
Jim Swift@jimswift.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe cruelty is the point. Shame on this administration and shame on the people who voted for this. www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
“This is a good time to note that Hegseth is terrible at his job, that the Pentagon is a mess, that he should never have been confirmed, and that he should be fired first thing in the morning. But in this administration, sycophancy is more important than competence.” ‘
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 2mo agoAugust 31, 2026
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 7,400 cases across 9 states. The FDA just recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,300 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”
What ever happened with this? Nothing? No follow up? www.congress.gov/congressiona... STATEMENT FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 76 (Senate - April 30, 2026) Medical Concerns About President Donald J. Trump and His Fitness for Office
congress.gov
On the £10 billion wasted PPE (I founded and built the org of doctors that took the Tories to court and proved the existence of the VIP PPE lane along with Good Law Project)…
In case you missed it, here is @ledbydonkeys.org summary of 12 jobs Nigel Farage working for the people of Clacton.
Many MPs describe being overrun with work. Nigel Farage has found time for another 12 jobs.
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
youtube.com
The UN's top human rights official is demanding independent investigations into deaths inside US immigration detention, and says those responsible for breaking the law must be held to account. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
UN calls for ‘prompt investigations’ of deaths in US immigration custody
High commissioner for human rights calls for ‘those responsible for violations of the law’ to be held to account
theguardian.com
vm.tiktok.com/ZNRcrwLgf/ “Everything in this town has got some contribution from non-british non-Barnsley people” “Immigrants make our society better” Somebody put this woman on the side of a bus - ledbydonkeys.com?
TikTok - Make Your Day
vm.tiktok.com
