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Ben Macdonald @bhmacdonald.bsky.social · 9d

I just wrote to my MP to call for immediate legal recognition of #humanistmarriages in England and Wales. The UK Government promised action but keeps delaying – it’s time to stop the excuses. humanists.uk/take-action-...

Write to your MP: Legally recognise humanist marriages, now!

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Ben Macdonald @bhmacdonald.bsky.social · 20d

Any pics of Atlas31?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 3

Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Aug 31

NEW: Since corporate media won't call for Trump's resignation, I will. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/trump-must...

Trump Must Resign Now

Since corporate media won't call for Trump's resignation, I will.

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Ben Macdonald @bhmacdonald.bsky.social · Jul 4

🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...

Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations

Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...

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Ben Macdonald @bhmacdonald.bsky.social · Jun 28

Striking off someone battling severe depression and suicidal intent for missed GP appointments: accountability or abdication of care? Discover why our words literally cost lives 👇
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#DignityInLanguage #SupportNotScrutiny #MentalHealthMatters

🔑 “Striking off someone battling severe depression and suicidal intent because they miss appointments: accountability or abdication of care?” | Ben Macdonald

🔑 “Striking off someone battling severe depression and suicidal intent because they miss appointments: accountability or abdication of care?” 👇 Read on to see why our choice of words literally costs ...

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James Kennedy ✊️ @jameskennedy.bsky.social · Mar 28

In light of the news that benefit scrounger and mate of Jimmy Saville, King Charles, has just had his welfare payment increased by £40 million, here are all of the other reasons why it's time to abolish the monarchy. What do you guys think? ✊️
youtu.be/PrSjrE8yLJM?...

#27 - Nick Wall - Why it's time to abolish the Monarchy

YouTube video by The James Kennedy Podcast

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · Mar 22

And as a bare minimum governments in all democracies *should stop posting on X*!!!

Kees Oerlemans @cornelis.bsky.social · Mar 22

The EU should completely ban X. It is not a social media platform but an mechanism to bring down democracies.

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Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest

Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Mar 16

Meanwhile over on the other place, rightwing free speech warriors (this guy is a former DeSantis campaign staffer) are calling for me to be denaturalized and deported because they don’t like my political speech. This is what fascism and racism looks like, folks.

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Ben Macdonald @bhmacdonald.bsky.social · Mar 16

Productive weekend. Aiming for a productive week ahead too. 🤞

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Mar 12

Funny....All of a sudden, no one's performing arbitrary sex-change operations on unexpecting grade-schoolers anymore.

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John Vibes @johnvibes.bsky.social · Mar 11

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Ben Macdonald @bhmacdonald.bsky.social · Mar 2

My Mum's has had this for years and we gave it a bit of support when it was about 1.5ft. Is now over 3ft high with 13 babies!

But the mother plant is now only an inch away from having nowhere else to grow.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Ben xx

#Gardening #Cactus #CactusRepot #Plants #HelpPlease

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Ben Macdonald @bhmacdonald.bsky.social · Mar 1

Shame the great BonnieShame isn't on this platform. We followed each other on Twitter & I'd love to know her thoughts on #TraitorTrump. He has NEVER apologised & only digs in. Will any Republican Senators go against Trump after disgracefully bullying Zelenskyy on live TV?

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · Feb 28

liz Cheney: Generations of American patriots, from our revolution onward, have fought for the principles Zelenskyy is risking his life to defend. But today, Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine...

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · Feb 28

Trump’s disgusting behavior in our Oval Office in the company of a genuine hero and defender of democracy like Volodymyr Zelensky may be the most disgraceful public behavior by any president in our history.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · Feb 28

I’m glad this happened. Now the entire world knows once and for all that Trump & Vance stand with Putin.

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Ben Macdonald @bhmacdonald.bsky.social · Feb 28

So know you have to go to Trump and #TakeTheKnee or all hell breaks lose. Zelensky was shouted down. Framing as a "shouting match" unfair and pro-Putin imho (#SkyNews).

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Ben Macdonald @bhmacdonald.bsky.social · Feb 28

I stand with Zelensky and Ukraine. Trump is a traitor and America is shameful! Putin is the aggressor. Putin is the enemy of democracy and freedom!

#TrumpTraitor

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Feb 23

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · Feb 24

Canadian artists are boycotting the important @sxsw.com musical festival in Texas.This is an unprecedented show of force by Canadian artists.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Canada was going to be taught a lesson.
Greg consider this a teaching moment: your state is an enemy of democracy and arts.

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Ben Macdonald @bhmacdonald.bsky.social · Feb 24

He wants to end it so that he can get something out of it. Strong-arming an ally who is at war is not how you do good business. It's how you start wars! Donald has shown us what side he is on. Is that really the side America is on?

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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · Feb 24

🤬 Trump refuses to call Putin dictator: "I don't use those words lightly"

Trump refuses to call Putin dictator: “I don’t use those words lightly”

US President Donald Trump has declined to call Russian ruler Vladimir Putin a dictator, stating that he “does not use those words lightly”.

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Ben Macdonald @bhmacdonald.bsky.social · Feb 24

Traitor said what?

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Ben Macdonald @bhmacdonald.bsky.social · Feb 24

So Trump has made the US go full fascist at the United Nations by signing onto an Anti-Ukraine motion supported by the free & prosperous nations of Russia, North Korea & Hungary.

Democrats of the World must unite. Putin cannot win because Trump let him! Ukraine must not be betrayed. Can't trust US

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