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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️

@emmagee.bsky.social

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Brummie/Irish searcher of solace in Andalucia. Singer/songwriter of country/Americana songs of love and defiance. Writer of one book...so far too. Owns an old camper van and a conscience. Anti-fascist #AVFC Rotterdam original!

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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · Jun 12

This is out now. I couldn't be more thrilled; part retrospective, part new songs, but they all fit the title.
I really need this to fly, and I think it deserves to. Please share and support if you can.
emmageeflowers.bandcamp.com/album/songs-...

Songs of Love & Defiance, by Emma Gee Flowers

20 track album

emmageeflowers.bandcamp.com

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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 2h

..which was an excellent song too.

Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 3h

I unintentionally (long story) ended up taking my Mom to Florida once.
As I drove her and her husband around, she fell in love with "Hazard".

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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 3h

This is an excellent and thought-provoking piece.

Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · Jul 21

"Abu Ghraib . . . was a leak, and people were shocked. Now similar degradation in 'deportations' is being intentionally broadcast for the entertainment of half the country"

www.liberalcurrents.com/the-politi/

The Politics of Humiliation

The politics of humiliation has moved to the center of the reactionary project under Trump II.

www.liberalcurrents.com

Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 3h

Excellent piece Toby. Thank you.

Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 4h

I've already had my "lavish celebration" about her.
news.sky.com/story/thatch...

Thatcher at 100: Lavish celebrations to mark the Iron Lady's life, leadership and legacy

National treasures to sporting greats and politicians will commemorate what would have been Margaret Thatcher's 100th birthday with a celebratory dinner and other events.

news.sky.com

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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 4h

If Jimmy looked at his city 30 years later and said "capitalism, me bollix...".

The Ghost of Jimmy Rabbitte is out now—give it a listen! 🎧 artists.landr.com/057829478893

Emma Gee Flowers - The Ghost of Jimmy Rabbitte

Listen to The Ghost of Jimmy Rabbitte by Emma Gee Flowers.

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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 4h

Me too Kev- and now the spectre of Blair looms to carve up Gaza for real estate and resorts, like the vulture he is.

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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 5h

Yes, mine too. What makes this even scarier is how utterly ridiculous it is- "antifa" doesn't exist, but, by definition, it means anyone who opposes fascism.

Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 5h

Anti-fascist? Looks like Netherlands and Hungary have now joined the list of countries you can't visit.
How long before Starmer joins the throng?
Madness.

European far right follows Trump in calling for antifa to be declared terrorists | The far right | The Guardian share.google/FNjgHeV0hLF5...

European far right follows Trump in calling for antifa to be declared terrorists

Netherlands and Hungary move towards designation as draft resolution reportedly backed by 79 MEPs in 20 countries

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 9h

Capitalism reduced to its purest essence - a huge wad of rich people’s money, circling the globe looking for opportunities to manipulate financial systems into generating more money out of thin air, hanging the liability to repay it round someone else’s neck, and running away with the loot.

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

Private equity wrecked UK high street, says Iceland Foods boss

PE model - low wages, cut staff/investment, high debt, profiteering, tax abuse.

PE devoured Debenhams, Maplin, Byron Burger, Cath Kidson, Comet, Flybe, Poundworld, Toys R Us.

Controls care homes, vets, supermarkets.
archive.ph/tJVkV

Private equity has wrecked the high street, says Iceland boss

Richard Walker says private buyers take out costs and fail to invest then sell to the highest bidder in a cycle that makes retailers steadily worse

www.thetimes.com

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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 20h

Fair play.

Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 22h

Blimey, that wins today's "sweeping statement" award.
I heard the Birmingham bombings, but I managed not to blame my Irish family who were at bingo at the time.

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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 22h

Is love Scotland to qualify, especially for Super John McGinn, but you have to think it's via the play offs, and hope it's Cape Verde or similar!

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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 23h

Not from me. I'm old school about this- put the ball in straight and make it a contest, otherwise it's rugby league.

Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 23h

I've just had a conversation, lasting several minutes, with @guapaish.bsky.social about the rugby scrum laws. 💪🏻♀️🏉

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John Goddard @johngoddard1962.bsky.social · 1d

Right up there with giving it to Kissinger in 1973 this one. A mate of Netanyahu to boot.

Couldn’t make it up.

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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely Rhod. The Latin American playbook, according to the US, hasn't changed much-but you just know the outcome would be even worse under this administration.

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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 1d

As a child, one of the first things you learn is how repeatedly stupid the grown ups are.

Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 1d

She may have been better than Trump winning, but really, not by much.
The decision -making process looks increasingly compromised.

We're grateful for what Trump is doing for peace, Nobel winner Machado tells BBC share.google/a4wJ6FxEgGwb...

We're grateful for what Trump is doing for peace, Nobel winner Machado tells BBC

María Corina Machado tells Trump of her appreciation for "what he's doing... around the world for peace".

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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 1d

Brilliant photo Dave. Great pub too!

Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting high level piece looking at Spain in the 50 years since Franco's death.

www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/work-docu...

Fifty years after Franco: Spain’s profound transformation, 1975-2025

General Franco died 50 years ago, but Spain bore no resemblance to the country he took over after winning the 1936-39 Civil War.

www.realinstitutoelcano.org

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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 1d

This also juxtaposes your previous point about cretins like McSweeney, Rentoul and Akehurst (I added him as he's possibly more odious than the other 2), whose only strategy is that people like me will have to hold their noses and vote for them "or get Reform".
Thanks to Zack, not necessarily.

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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 1d

Much as I love watching rugby, it doesn't provide me with the hope/anticipation/misery cycle that the Villa do.

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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 1d

Out of all the issues I have with the Labour government, this is right up there.
It's shoulder-shrugging is deafening, but it's "business" and it's their pals!

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Emma Gee Flowers Music ☘️ @emmagee.bsky.social · 1d

Dobbing me in hey Algie?? 🤣

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