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Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 3h

I welcome this. All bigots on one place makes it easier to avoid them.

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 12h

Good News Thursday

Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 3h

A "tradwife"—is a woman who embraces conventional gender roles within marriage, often prioritizing homemaking, child-rearing, and domestic duties over a professional career. I thought the point of Women’s Liberation was that we all had the right to choose which role we want to undertake.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 12h

Michelle Mone and Doug Barrowman owe £145m, their estimated wealth is £500m.

They should be arrested and kept in prison until they payup in full.

Just like any criminal who stole this much would be.

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Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 3h

Right! And the difference in the tone of the reporting between Rayner and Baroness Mone it's a large as the difference between the amounts in both cases.

Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 12h

Lest we forget one month ago Angela Rayner resigned over underpaying stamp duty on her £800,000 flat in Hove

Within a week Farage exposed not to own a £885,000 house in #Clacton he claimed he’d bought & accused of avoiding £44,000 in tax by funding his girlfriend to buy it

It got buried quick eh❗️😡

Angela Rayner resigns after underpaying tax on Hove flat - BBC News

Her departure comes after the PM's ethics adviser concludes that she breached ministerial rules.

www.bbc.com

Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 3h

True patriots don't court foreign influence in our democratic process. The British electorate want our franchise protected from these bad actors whose only interest in UK political parties is how far it will serve them.

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 19h

Reform UK forced to reject slew of unlawful donations

Eleven of the returned contributions were made by people living overseas

www.ft.com/content/5392...

Reform UK forced to reject slew of unlawful donations

Eleven of the returned contributions were made by people living overseas

www.ft.com

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Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 1d

'The administration has also required foreign visitors to make their social media accounts public so that they can be checked before they are allowed to enter the land of the free.'
@robertmackey.bsky.social great article in @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US revokes six foreigners’ visas over social media comments criticizing Charlie Kirk

State department says it has ‘no obligation’ to host foreign nationals who ‘celebrate heinous’ death of far-right activist

www.theguardian.com

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Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
'Republicans around the country have also tried to distance themselves from the chat participants, with one notable exception: JD Vance.'

‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked

Politico documented the use of slurs, including the N-word and a homophobic term, and antisemitic comments in chats

www.theguardian.com

Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 1d

'Of course, Kemi might argue that she has proved the doubters wrong. She has become leader of the Tory party, after all. Though that’s not the job it used to be. A small party becoming ever smaller. Where no sensible person really wants to be leader anyway.'

Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 1d

She has never come across a hole she didn’t want to dig deeper. She’s just not that bright. Throughout her life, people have told her she can achieve anything if she tried hard enough and she’s made the fatal mistake of believing them.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Kemi brings a shovel to a gunfight, and Starmer lets her dig her own hole | John Crace

After a humiliating performance earlier this week, the Tory leader continues to declare war on logic, evidence and self-awareness

www.theguardian.com

Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 1d

She has never come across a hole she didn’t want to dig deeper. She’s just not that bright. Throughout her life, people have told her she can achieve anything if she tried hard enough and she’s made the fatal mistake of believing them.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Kemi brings a shovel to a gunfight, and Starmer lets her dig her own hole | John Crace

After a humiliating performance earlier this week, the Tory leader continues to declare war on logic, evidence and self-awareness

www.theguardian.com

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Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 1d

As her political fortunes have shifted, Badenoch has gone from claiming there was no racism in the UK to acknowledging the existence of bigotry, to now not seeing anything wrong with Jenrick’s need to encounter more white faces.
With an uncertain future, it’s hard to guess where she will pivot next.

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Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 1d

I'd like to think that she would not get airtime anymore but we are in crazy times.

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

Carole Malone is such a loser, she rants on forever with utter nonsense, and when Zack Polanski rips her BS apart she screams over him.

It's pathetic.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Trump to up US Aid to Argentina to a total of $40 billion after Milei chainsaws the country's economy.

So much for DOGE.

So much for America First.

apnews.com/article/trum...

US is working on doubling aid to Argentina to $40 billion by tapping private funding sources

The Trump administration is looking to provide an additional $20 billion in financing for Argentina.

apnews.com

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 1d

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Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 2d

'The EHRC is understood to be looking into the matter after a report by the Mail on Sunday.'
Looking forward to DM reports on golf clubs and working men clubs who do the same as it's not acceptable whoever does it. If, of course, the report is verified.

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 2d

As someone who briefly taught A-level English, I see that migrants will now be required to have studied at least one of the Canterbury Tales before entering Britain. May I recommend The Nun's Priest's Tale?

I'm sure every Reform voter will be able to share their knowledge of the works of Chaucer.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 2d

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK

www.independent.co.uk

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 2d

Just 15% of Britons think Conservatives ready to form the next govt, lowest score for the main opposition party since 1994.
Meanwhile...

🔹58% disagree that Labour deserve to be re-elected (22% agree)

🔹53% disagree that Reform UK is ready to form the next government (29% agree)

Full findings 👇🏻

Two-thirds of Britons disagree the Conservative Party is ready to form the next government

New data from Ipsos’ latest Political Monitor, taken before the Labour and Conservative Party conferences, shows the public are deeply sceptical about the Conservatives returning to government.

www.ipsos.com

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Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 2d

'He’s one of 16 children who have lost their lives due to faulty or missing window restrictors. Campaigners are calling for action.'
Come on!

Big Issue @bigissue.com · 2d

One-year-old Exodus died three years ago after a fall from a window at his seventh-floor flat. Now campaigners want action.

My baby brother died after falling from a high-rise window. His life could have been saved

www.bigissue.com

Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 2d

You get what you vote for! They thought Reform would only target the "foreigners" and wealth would miraculously be theirs. Lesson - Reform has to be more than just foreigners out.

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 2d

County Durham residents fear higher bills as Reform UK plans council tax changes

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

County Durham residents fear higher bills as Reform UK plans council tax changes

Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax; they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax

northeastbylines.co.uk

Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 2d

She is brilliant

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 2d

And another one gone!

Reform suspends a council in Kent following unofficial complaints from several female members of staff.

How many more of the May intake of Reform councillors will be gone by the end of the year?

Reform UK suspend Kent county councillor after complaint - BBC News

An investigation is pending into a complaint made by some women into the behaviour of Robert Ford.

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Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 2d

Most Brits just need a level 2 (GCSE) English qualification.

$davehaterofracism.bsky.social$

IS HE DEAD YET? ..Dave hater of racism , ignorance and hypocrisy @davehaterofracism.bsky.social · 2d

What new Farage following xenophobic shit is this now?

80% of British born people couldn't do this

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK

The tougher rules will come in force in January as part of wider plans to cut immigration.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 2d

'But Kirk was also polarizing through his rhetoric, which often criticized gay and transgender rights. He made suggestions that the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a “mistake”. Some critics have argued tributes to him elevated extremist views that stoked division.'

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Trump posthumously awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President granted the US’s highest civilian award to the far-right commentator who was assassinated in September Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States, to the assassinated far-right commentator Charlie Kirk at the White House on Tuesday. Kirk, who was shot at an event at Utah Valley University in September, was among the most significant rightwing activists in the modern political era, galvanizing a younger generation of conservatives to engage in politics and support Trump’s candidacy ahead of the 2024 election. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 2d

What a cast! Looking forward to this.

Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 2d

Ritu Arya and Sanjeev Bhaskar star in upcoming legal drama The Split Up as filming begins in Manchester

The cast also includes Aysha Kala, Arian Nik, Shalini Peiris, Danny Ashok, Dimitri Leonidas, Tom Forbes, Mawaan Rizwan, Sindhu Vee, Lenny Henry, and Jane Horrocks

www.bbc.co.uk

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Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 2d

Some things never change. The Tories are nothing if not predictable.

Good morning

I don't make this in a year for 4 of us. Greedy, unelected rule makers make me furious 😤

Oh, not a Phillipino nurse working her socks of for us👇

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Beds_Babe @bedsbabe.bsky.social · 2d

This is a great share by @disrightsuk.bsky.social but a tough read. It's not an exaggeration, it's not a media story, it's a reality.