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Dissentra @dissentra.bsky.social · Feb 22

Lovely old Swanage never changes. Used to take my daughter there for girly breaks away from her older brothers, once a year when she was a toddler, about 30 yrs ago. We'd stay in a little apartment perched up the cliff above the beach - over a hundred steps to climb! and Punch & Judy on the sand.

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Shortbreadfairy©️ @shortbreadfairy.bsky.social · Feb 22

FFS! When the US went to the polls, just over half of those who voted decided to shit the bed 🙄

Reminds me of Brexit, where 52% of UK voters proverbially shat the bed & two countries were taken out of the EU against their vote.

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Andrew Knight (Fella) 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @andrewknightfella.bsky.social · Feb 22

If this is true... this will be the most depraved and evil things either #Trump or #Musk, has done so far... ever

I truly hope it is fake. Or at worst a passing comment or vague hint at best

Jay in Kyiv @jayinkyiv.bsky.social · Feb 22

Trump/Musk cutting off communications access to the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fighting in horrible conditions, giving their lives defending Europe, as an extortion is exactly what the US is now.

And they voted for it.

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · Feb 22

The author reminds us of “the “smoky room experiment”.

In this study, when a person is alone in a room that begins to fill with smoke, three-quarters raise the alarm within minutes. Yet, when surrounded by others who remain passive, only 10% take action. This is the “bystander effect”,

Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 〓〓 🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.bsky.social · Feb 22

“Say it loud: this is fascism – and we must all resist it” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Say it loud: this is fascism – and we must all resist it | Letters

Letters: We must guard against the ‘bystander effect’ when we encounter creeping fascism, writes Dr Caroline Vincent. Plus letters from Paul Goldreich, Russell Simpson and Robin Shohet

www.theguardian.com

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Mike Bealing @sillytees.bsky.social · Feb 22

Altar Mitty will be looking for a route back to the UK.

I have a lilo, a John Bull repair kit and a winfield jnr cricket set he can borrow to paddle across the Atlantic.

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Andrew Knight (Fella) 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @andrewknightfella.bsky.social · Feb 22

Even Boris Johnsons dad knew the score..

#RejoinEU

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Westie @westie1.bsky.social · Feb 22

#TrumpTheTraitorousPatsy

Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · Feb 22

Putin “loved Brexit, cheers on the far right in Europe and backed Trump because he wants to see the crumbling of the western bloc that has stood firm against him. For a US president to follow that script….is a huge win for the Kremlin”

Trump-the traitorous patsy.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump is the world’s greatest showman – and the weakest strongman it has ever seen | Jonathan Freedland

His capitulation to Putin over Ukraine reveals a pattern. He’s the patsy: giving everything away, getting little in return, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

www.theguardian.com

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The Jase @thejase.bsky.social · Feb 22

Liz Truss tries her hand at stand up comedy with predictable results.

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Sir Basil @sirbasil.bsky.social · Feb 22

Please consider contributing to my crowdfunding effort to build a trebuchet powerful enough to fire Liz Truss into the sun

The Jase @thejase.bsky.social · Feb 22

Liz Truss tries her hand at stand up comedy with predictable results.

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Julien Hoez @julienhoez.eu · Feb 22

Starlink should be banned from European markets on national security grounds.

Anything requiring Starlink should be shut out of the European market, and sanctions should be considered against all relevant actors.

kyivindependent.com/us-threatens...

US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters

The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink service after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communicati...

kyivindependent.com

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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 〓〓 🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.bsky.social · Feb 22

“EU deal will fuel growth — and Labour is listening…This would mean the UK would recover between a quarter and a half of Brexit’s economic hit to UK GDP, which the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has calculated at minus 4 per cent by 2030.” archive.ph/2025.02.09-0...

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Dissentra @dissentra.bsky.social · Feb 22

You in a fighting mood? Remember I've got nothing to lose!

a woman wearing headphones that say b on them

ALT: a woman wearing headphones that say b on them

media.tenor.com

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Dissentra @dissentra.bsky.social · Feb 22

a happy birthday card with a penguin wearing a top hat and a cake on its head

ALT: a happy birthday card with a penguin wearing a top hat and a cake on its head

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Feb 22

The UK's anti-protest laws pre-legitimise far right authoritarianism. Labour must repeal them now.
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/global/comme...

Extremists would not need to create an authoritarian state in Britain: Starmer is doing that for them | George Monbiot

The PM and his ministers are supporting illiberal laws that hard-right authoritarians could apply with zeal, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · Feb 22

Farage has chosen sides. He bows to the Nazi salute.

www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/elon...

Nigel Farage praises ‘hero’ Elon Musk during speech at US right-wing conference

Nigel Farage heaped praise on Elon Musk in a speech at the right-wing Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in America on Thursday, 20 February, one month after the billionaire suggested he ...

www.independent.co.uk

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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · Feb 22

In this crazy, unstable and dangerous world it is utter madness to remain out of the EU.
#RejoinEU
#Rejoin

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Alt: a blue flag with yellow stars in a circle waving in the wind

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · Feb 22

The search for Nigel Farage in Clacton enters its 32nd week.

A row of police officers walk in a line across a field, searching for evidence

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · Feb 22

So, Farage struts around on stage in the US, slagging off the UK and the EU, blaming anything but Brexit for us being poorer and unhappier and crawling up Trump’s backside…
What a repulsive spectacle he is. If you actually could be put in prison here for ‘saying anything’ he’d be my top pick.

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · Feb 22

And these are the mass graves, in a forest outside Izium, where occupying Russian forces dumped the bodies of the civilians they murdered.

445 bodies were retrieved by the Ukrainian troops who liberated Izium.

To witness this scene, in a European country in 2025, shook me to my core.

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · Feb 22

We need facts as never before.

3 years after Putin invaded Ukraine, I spent 24 hours with combat medics on the Ukrainian frontline.

Their courage, compassion, dedication & skill are astounding.

Please read & please never stop standing up for Ukraine. 🇺🇦

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

‘We have a rule when we hear the sirens: if you’ve started operating, you don’t stop’: 24 hours with doctors on the Ukrainian frontline

Like the soldiers they battle to save, combat medics in Ukraine are under constant attack. Three years after the invasion, one NHS doctor bears witness

www.theguardian.com

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TeeDixie 📎 @teedixie.bsky.social · Feb 22

For THE LOVE OF GOD, stop taking money from RUSSIANS. We don’t want our politicians OWNED BY RUSSIA.

It’s not rocket science & surely by now, we should know better.
If you agree, repost.

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · Feb 22

We've had reports that M&S has had so many calls asking them to stop advertising with GB News that there's now a dedicated team handling messages about this issue 👏👏👏

Lines are open from *9am to 4pm* today and the number is 0333 014 8000

Let's keep this going!

Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · Feb 21

Terrence Higgins Trust founder Martyn Butler is asking everyone to call M&S & urge them to pull their ads from GB News 👏👏👏

You can take action by leaving a friendly message on M&S Customer service: 0333 014 8000 asking them to #StopFundingHate

Tweet from Terrence Higgins Trust founder Martyn Butler OBE. Test reads: "Many Marks and Spencer customers will be disappointed to learn that they've been advertising on GB News -

You can take action by leaving a friendly message on M&S Customer service: 0333 014 8000 asking them to StopFundingHate 👇" - the accompanying image is of a Marks and Spencer store with the Marks and Spencer name on display

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · Feb 22

Unbelievable, from the man who did more than anyone else to give Douglas Murray's explicit white ethnonationalism a platform and a bridge to the UK mainstream.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · Feb 22

General Sir Nick Carter, "Donald Trump has been treating his allies like enemies"

"Many of us are feeling deeply uncomfortable about some of the rhetoric"

"There's only one thing worse than fighting alongside allies, it's fighting without allies.. Trump needs to remember that"

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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · Feb 22

Europe's politicians are openly discussing how they could tackle the threat of nuclear attack without American help, in a dramatic sign of the deep crisis engulfing the transatlantic alliance under Donald Trump.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Europe targets homegrown nuclear deterrent as Trump sides with Putin

Germany’s Merz says Britain and France may need to “share” their nuclear weapons as America can’t be relied on to defend NATO.

www.politico.eu

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