Alex Gallagher

Alex Gallagher

@alexgallagher.bsky.social

Retired Jack of no trades. UK/Scottish politics, other politics, Football, Cricket (UK), almost any sport, Science, History and other random stuff. Views my own. Inc the above view from my upstairs window.

2.3K followers3.7K following8.9K posts

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Can we please make him pay for lying? It's the only way this nonsense stops.

Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social

This morning on BBC Breakfast, Nigel Farage said he had received “zero help from the state” with his security. Yet reports say he had previously received publicly funded protection and was offered a taxpayer-funded package including a bodyguard, a secure car and a trained driver.

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BREAKING: Nigel Fartrage joins BBC News team as Chief Political Presenter displacing Chris Mason. "We need to appeal to the racist minority at the nation's time of need."said Board Member Mr Glibb

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The Conservatives wouldn't have had an 80-seat majority to "betray Brexit" without Farage's party standing down during that General Election - and it seems getting paid to do it. #r4today

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🚨 FULTON COUNTY, GEORGIA VOTERS! More than 7K voters had their registrations flagged over questions about their residential addresses, & the ACLU is raising serious concerns about errors. Check your voter status NOW. If it says “Challenged,” contact Fulton County Elections.

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🚨Brexit is slowing production of life-saving medical tech at local business Elekta, says the leader of Brighton & Hove City Council: "In the fight against cancer, we need our life saving enterprises to be working at maximum capacity."

theargus.co.uk'Brexit is one of the most damaging decisions that this country has ever made.' Our new Labour Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has promised to look again at our relationship with EU and this is great

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Farage tying himself in angry knots here ... as he refuses to answer the basic question: Is it racist to call Kemi Badenoch a "Nigerian scammer"?

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I have zero sympathy for anyone involved in this grotesque farce. When you travel all the way to DC to go to the home of the most infamous fascist in US history and get ushered into his office alongside a videographer and photographer, you know *exactly* what vile game you're playing. Disgraceful.

cnn.comCatholic bishops apologize after video shows them praying over Trump in Oval Office | CNN PoliticsTwo Catholic bishops have expressed regret over attending a meeting with 10 other prelates and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, saying they were “exploited” and “manipulated.”

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How strange Reform UK whose leaders supported Brexit and British people 'taking back control' is happy to get most of its funding from millionaires living abroad (ps who never give something for nothing, 'donations' are the British way of corruption buying policies like tax cuts for millionaires)

Merry Christmas, as in the other place.@hellobluesky5694.bsky.social

The Independent. 'True scale of Reform UK’s donations from overseas donors revealed 80 per cent of the money received by Reform UK from donations in the year 2025-26 has come from individuals or companies who have been based abroad in the past two years'

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🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham hosted the first-ever Rough Sleeping Summit at Downing Street, bringing together businesses, charities, housing providers and local leaders. Labour has committed a further £432m support beyond winter, to get everyone sleeping rough off the streets before Christmas.

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El-Sayed on Trump's cognitive tests: "I went to medical school...In my neurology unit, I would have to give that MoCA exam...The only people that you give a MoCA test to are people who you worry may have cognitive deficits. By definition, if you're taking one of those tests, something's wrong."

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The video being widely shared from @mary1kathy.bsky.social with the caption "NYPD arresting an ICE goon for trying to steal someone off the streets of NYC. RESPECT!!!" is an AI generated fake. Please don't share. Disinformation that you like or agree with is still disinformation!

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Replying to @proptermalone.bsky.social

It's not healthy that we HAVE to be interested in foreign elections. But the anti-democracy, pro-fascist, movement is cross-border, institute, lobbying and "think-tank" driven, and billionaire funded. If we don't oppose it across borders it will win across borders.

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“Farage & Jenrick were forced to face rows of empty seats as they set out a limp package of rehashed plans ahead of the Budget..The miserable turnout another sign of Reform’s sliding popularity…Ipsos this weekend put Labour on 32%, Tories on 24% & ReFUK on 20%..” www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

mirror.co.ukFarage and Jenrick face rows of empty seats as big speech falls flatNigel Farage and Robert Jenrick were forced to face rows of empty seats as they set out a limp package of rehashed plans ahead of John Healey's Budget

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Replying to @firmlyaground.bsky.social

It started with the supermarkets. But considering the average age of Bluesky Brits, we all grew up with supermarkets so to us they're "normal" in a way that online shopping isn't.

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Historic comeback in Brazil! And perhaps, more importantly, the emergence of a new playbook for beating the far right: Challenge social media algorithms in the courts, reclaim the flag, call out extractivist fascism and fill the streets and the networks.

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Last week, New Mexico won a $25 billion judgment against Meta for willfully misleading users about its data sharing policies. Consumers should resist the convenience Muse offers and decline to entrust Meta with even more sensitive data, writes Mariana Olaizola Rosenblat.

justsecurity.orgAfter a $25 Billion Deception Ruling, Why Trust Meta with an AI Agent?The US government must ensure a robust federal capacity to oversee products like Muse before more harm is done to users' privacy rights.

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After the Budget, millions will use online tax calculators. But there's a privacy catch: we tested the seven most popular, and every one sends your income to a server. Here's what MoneySavingExpert sends:

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Replying to @danneidle.bsky.social

On the other hand, check out listentotaxman - ranked by Google as the 5th most popular tax calculator. They send your income data to 31 different domains, mostly advertising networks. (also, its UI is a crime against nature)