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Catalyst Catalyst @catalystcatalyst.bsky.social · 16d

Reform UK = Brexit Party = UKIP

#FACTS

The Nathan Gill Russian bribery case: "Nothing to do with Reform"?

The bribery started the day Nathan Gill quit UKIP and continued under Farage’s leadership. The press have barely said a word… Nathan Gill, once Farage’s ally and Reform UK’s Welsh leader, has admitted...

westcountryvoices.co.uk

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Puck Arks @puckarks.bsky.social · 7h

ANTIFA is not a real organization.
But you know what ARE real?
The Proud boys are.
Oath Keepers are.
Patriot Front is.
KKK is.
Heritage Foundation is.
ANTIFA IS NOT.

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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 2h

📺 Catch me on STV at 10.40pm.

It's @scottishgreens.org conference this weekend and we're going into it in fine form. Our message of hope, that Scotland can be a fairer and greener place, is striking a chord.

Share our vision? Join the movement:
members.greens.scot/join

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 12h

Good piece. Growing threat to Labour from Greens on the left flank has been evident for a number of years now - clear in local election results, in polling, and in last year's general election. Polanski has increased this by (a) boost membership - crucial reource (b) increasing attention to Greens

George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 13h

Labour has a Green problem – why Zack Polanski’s first month as leader shows he’s the biggest threat the party has faced from the left. www.newstatesman.com/politics/mor...

Labour has a Green problem

Zack Polanski’s first month as leader shows he’s the biggest threat Keir Starmer has faced from the left.

www.newstatesman.com

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 11h

THIS JUST IN: Deform UK Ltd wants to get rid of money laundering laws.

Nothing to see here.

Images shows Nige Fartrage as Father Ted.

ALL THE MONEY
Where's it gone, Nigel & no-one knows. So how many Geneva accounts do you have?

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Scotch Whisky Truths 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @specialscot.bsky.social · 14h

Supermarket Whiskies are always the big sellers.

Jura isn't a Scotttish Brand, it's a Philippines Company.

Most people drinking it have never been to Scotland, let alone Jura! We need a Scotch Tourism Strategy. Scotch for Scotland.

Also, all the 75% Duty goes straight to Westminster!

Jura: How a Tiny Island Scotch Became the UK’s Best-Selling Single Malt

Discover how Jura, a whisky from a tiny Scottish island with fewer than 250 residents, became the UK's top-selling single malt, beating giants like Glenfiddich and Macallan.

thewhiskeywash.com

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Stop Rosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social · 10h

BREAKING🚨: @Equinor has resubmitted its application to open the biggest undeveloped oil field in the UK - Rosebank.

In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project.

Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.

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Scotch Whisky Truths 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @specialscot.bsky.social · 13h

* Fuhrage is currently living with a French neo-nazi.

* He was a Fascist at School

* He used to be a Stockbroker

* He used to run The Brexit Party

* He DOESN'T want English Independence. Wonder why not?

Gerry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🍀 @gerryr.bsky.social · 22h

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 11h

Here are Putins' pet toad, Orban, and his pet frog Farage.

Farage says they are fighting for the nation state. Yes, they are... they are fighting for Russia.

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Catalyst Catalyst @catalystcatalyst.bsky.social · 10h

Now the rest of the UK knows how Scots feel after the Independence Referendum in 2014!

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 11h

In case you missed it ...

Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · Dec 13

"68% of Britons would now accept a return to free movement across borders in exchange for regaining access to the EU's single market. Among those who voted to Leave in 2016, the margin for Returning stands at 54-35%. Even 44% of Reform Party voters are in favour of it."
#RejoineU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

Eye-Opening Poll on British Regret over Brexit

The Guardian has a story out today about a really gob smacking poll by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) regarding closer relations between the UK and EU, based on a survey of more than...

www.dailykos.com

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 11h

⚠️ Higher prices, fewer opportunities, greater barriers, and an economy paying the price. A price that is ultimately paid by you.

Find out more about the Cost of Brexit using our tracker. All the facts. All the figures. All in one place...

👇

www.bestforbritain.org/brexit_impact

The Cost of Brexit

Change Minds → Change Politics

www.bestforbritain.org

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poorly drawn cats @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social · 11h

what do you think of his halloween costume?

a poorly drawn cat with a banana on its head

a light orange and white cat sits on the floor, wearing a banana peel on its head like a hat

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 10h

Russian Shahed displayed in British parliament

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Catalyst Catalyst @catalystcatalyst.bsky.social · 10h

Found the gif using the search term “warm shiba”, if you’re ever looking for it on here 🤗

#NafoMeme

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Catalyst Catalyst @catalystcatalyst.bsky.social · 10h

When winter comes they’ll be sat waiting with their engines running to keep warm, burning precious fuel in the process; oh this is magical 🥹

a dog wearing a sleep cap is sleeping in a bed with the words many tired and many sleep below it

ALT: a dog wearing a sleep cap is sleeping in a bed with the words many tired and many sleep below it

media.tenor.com

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bluenote1866.bsky.social @bluenote1866.bsky.social · 10h

When this comes to pampered Moscow it will be poetry

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 10h

Russia, which is referred to as a 'gas station,' stands in lines for gas and exports it from Belarus and China.

📹: line for gasoline in one of the cities of Russia's Irkutsk region

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Aggy @aggykins.bsky.social · 10h

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has backed Scottish and Welsh independence

Good to know!

#SNP1andScotGreen2 for me come #Holyrood26

#ScottishIndependence

substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Exclusive: Zack Polanski backs Scottish and Welsh independence

The eco-populist Green leader has called for sweeping change to Britain's political system, and spoken about potentially leading an explicitly ‘English’ party for the first time.

substack.com

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Catalyst Catalyst @catalystcatalyst.bsky.social · 12h

Only if they target the actual wealthy, and not those early high wages through PAYE.

Billionaires should not exist when we have poverty in our country; tax them, and the mega-corporations to within an inch of their lives!

Catalyst Catalyst @catalystcatalyst.bsky.social · 12h

#RejoinEU

Stay European #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 #FBPE @stayeuropean.bsky.social · 13h

Finally.

FINALLY.

They are starting to admit the truth.

But you know, they have other options to solve this apart from tax rises.

Get back into the EU as fast as possible.

Save the economy.

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Gustave Quesnel Pépère Patriote fella ⚜️🇺🇦 @grandzugzwang.bsky.social · 13h

#Ukraine #UN #Russia
kyivindependent.com/ukraine-urge...

Ukraine urges UN to condemn Russian attack on UN aid convoy in Kherson Oblast

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha urged U.N. member states to condemn Russia’s Oct. 14 attack on a U.N. aid convoy in Kherson Oblast, which left one truck destroyed and another badly damaged.

kyivindependent.com

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Catalyst Catalyst @catalystcatalyst.bsky.social · 12h

What could possibly go wrong, eh? 🤦🏻‍♂️

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 13h

Bank of England loosens banker bonus rules on.ft.com/4nWeJe8

Bank of England loosens banker bonus rules

Fewer restrictions on financial sector pay following changes by central bank

on.ft.com

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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 13h

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland is England’s energy and resources mine

Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 14h

talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/15/a...

As energy bills are set to rise again a reminder of the English financier who said ‘Scotland subsidises London energy bills’ and it’s ‘better for Scots to pay over the odds than those living in the En...

Professor John Robertson OBA From inkl in October 2024: Households in Scotland are paying higher energy bills than they ought to keep prices down south of the Border, according to experts…

talkingupscotlandtwo.com

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edolis 🇪🇺🇮🇹 @edolis.bsky.social · 12h

now let's hope the rest of Europe starts speaking with that same Swedish accent.

Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 13h

After NATO chief Mark Rutte expressed his preference to avoid shooting down invading Russian aircraft, good on Sweden's Def Min Pål Jonson, making it crystal clear - they WILL fire on Russian jets to defend Swedish territory.
videos: RBK

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 13h

I mentioned Ukraine's drone flying far and wide.
News comes from Astra that residents in Chelyabinsk have received drone alerts on their phones for the first time.

As Google shows, that's well over 1800km (1,135 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 13h

Ukraine also revealed more targets hit in occupied territory.

A P-18 radar station is said to have been struck in Krasnaya Polyana in Crimea.

Meanwhile an ammo depot in Makiivka (Donetsk) & a UAV control point in Oleshky in Kherson were also recently hit (video shown y'day).

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