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Trudy Taylor @trudyt.bsky.social · 13h

We’d all like to know why, he’s given more than his fair share of airtime. How about it BBC?

Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 21h

Why doesn't the UK media talk about Farage and Russian money?

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Virginia @virginiagjh.bsky.social · 13h

They need him for easy content and to fill their related podcasts . Without him they might have to do investigative journalism like @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 13h

The things people "know" tend to be things talked about in various media.

What's talked about on various media is largely what "conservatives" want talked about.

Crime. Immigration. Stuff that makes people conservative.

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Ed Walker @edwalker.bsky.social · 9h

This is precisely why we should dump all billionaire media. They use our money to amplify right-wing discourse.

Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 13h

The things people "know" tend to be things talked about in various media.

What's talked about on various media is largely what "conservatives" want talked about.

Crime. Immigration. Stuff that makes people conservative.

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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 12h

Only Elon musk gets to "juggle" drugs as if it's an obligation he's struggling with. Everyone else is just an addict.

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 12h

I'm not exactly sure Elon is the guy I'd want to take advice from regarding "the war on drugs" in San Francisco.

On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama
As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known.

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 11h

Sometimes you find something that hits a nerve. It seems a lot of people see "the media" driving certain stories - like fear of immigrants - and ignoring certain stories - like the need to tax the rich, or Russia's involvement with right-wing politicians.

Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 21h

Why doesn't the UK media talk about Farage and Russian money?

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 21h

Why doesn't the UK media talk about Farage and Russian money?

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 12h

I think Reform's surge is a natural reaction after the years of austerity, and Labour's failure to counter it.

Labour was expected to tax the rich and restore public services. I mean, they're LABOUR! And instead the first thing they did was hurt older poorer people!

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 13h

The things people "know" tend to be things talked about in various media.

What's talked about on various media is largely what "conservatives" want talked about.

Crime. Immigration. Stuff that makes people conservative.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 14h

First images of some of the 1,700+ Palestinian hostages freed by Israel returning to Gaza today. Many had been held in military camps under cruel and inhumane conditions, deprived of medical care and food. Some endured severe torture and neglect that led to permanent injuries, including amputations.

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 21h

Austerity and Brexit seriously damaged Britain. Reverse both and things will start to improve.

Reversing austerity will require taxing the rich. This will also fight the ever-increasing inequality.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 22h

The Dem establishment is going to back Mills over the absolute phenom outsider Platner in Maine, which tells you everything you need to know about how well they understand the current moment & how prepared they are to meet it.

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 21h

Why doesn't the UK media talk about Farage and Russian money?

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 22h

Social & popular media promotes "a pattern of dehumanisation and demonisation of migrants."

So WHERE are the media, politicians, other leaders explaining to the public the humanity of migrants? WHERE is the media explaining what people are fleeing from?

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Monday briefing: How social media is mainstreaming far-right rhetoric

In today’s newsletter: It used to be that the far right were set apart from polite society, but it’s easy to find views once seen as extreme on Facebook today. And frontbench politicians are taking no...

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 23h

It's always cut the things govt does for the people, instead of taxing the rich.

So who finances Reform?

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 23h

The party leader will announce a focus on fiscal responsibility and cutting government spending, but critics question whether Reform’s plans are credible

Nigel Farage to abandon Reform manifesto’s big plans for tax cuts

The party leader will announce a focus on fiscal responsibility and cutting government spending, but critics question whether Reform’s plans are credible

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 23h

And now the govt pays more than a billion interest TO the rich instead of taxing the rich. Funny how that works.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23h

How austerity hit young people.

In the decade after 2010 councils’ funding for youth services in England and Wales suffered a real-terms cut of 70%.

By 2023, 1,200 publicly run youth centres closed.

Young people abandoned to fund tax cuts for corporations the rich.

Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris

These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 23h

Have you ever wondered why Hamas holds "hostages" while Israel holds "prisoners" or "detainees"?

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23h

Hamas releases first seven of 20 Israeli hostages after more than 780 days in Gaza, says IDF

Hostages handed over to the Red Cross ahead of being reunited with their families, says IDF, as Israeli ministers approve list of more than 1,700 Palestinian prisoners for release

www.theguardian.com

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

If there ever was a must-read article its this one. Spread this around!

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

David Sirota: The takeover of media is designed to shield billionaires, corporations and politicians from accountability. It's part of a 50-year plot detailed in never-before-seen documents that we're about to publish in our new book. We preview some of the documents today in The Guardian.

Bari Weiss’s ascent at CBS News was 50 years in the making | David Sirota and Jared Jacang Maher

A half-century ago, CBS’s own president was boasting of his support for an antidemocratic political project. Our new book uses never-before-reported documents to tell the story of a scheme to undermin...

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

In spite of the headline I hope everyone in the news business listens to what the Pope has to say here. Seriously.

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You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists

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Seentoomuch @seentoomuch.bsky.social · 1d

My kingdom for one journalist, just one, to respond with "Isn't it your job to be aware of these things?" or "I just showed you the clips, what is your reaction now to seeing this?"

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

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Israeli Soldiers Torched Food, Homes, and a Critical Sewage Treatment Plant in the Wake of Ceasefire Announcement

Soldiers called the mass arson of Gaza City their “final touches.”

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 1d

New post just out:

The relationship between Russia and the European radical right goes well beyond Reform's Nathan Gill being bribed.

In this post I trace the history back to the 1990s and look at the threat it poses now.

(£/free trial)

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Russia and the rise of the radical right

Marine Le Pen meets with Putin before the 2017 French Presidential election (Photo credit Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP via Getty Images)

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

These videos are all generated by AI.

People should be aware that AI can do these things now.

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 1d

Here is info:
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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