@esmeraldastrongarm.bsky.social
Tactical voter. I think we should all read On Tyranny and be ready to defend what’s good.
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Fascism is nonsense politics with deadly results. Always has been 😬
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WOW c 10k people have now watched Democracy for Sale's video about our new undercover investigation, with Led By Donkeys.
An ex-Tory MP introduced our fake Chinese AI investor into MPs and ministers - and all for just £5k! 😱
Watch the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKof...
An ex-Tory MP introduced our fake Chinese AI investor into MPs and ministers - and all for just £5k! 😱
Watch the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKof...
We went undercover to buy access to MPs
YouTube video by Democracy for Sale
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
WOW c 10k people have now watched Democracy for Sale's video about our new undercover investigation, with Led By Donkeys.
An ex-Tory MP introduced our fake Chinese AI investor into MPs and ministers - and all for just £5k! 😱
Watch the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKof...
An ex-Tory MP introduced our fake Chinese AI investor into MPs and ministers - and all for just £5k! 😱
Watch the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKof...
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Maybe Starmer and Labour actually want Farage in No10.
There is little evidence that they really don't.
There is little evidence that they really don't.
December 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Maybe Starmer and Labour actually want Farage in No10.
There is little evidence that they really don't.
There is little evidence that they really don't.
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Keir Starmer’s spokesman refuses to criticise Trump for calling Europe a group of “decaying” nations led by “weak” leaders
Asked about Trump saying European countries will no longer be “viable" thanks to migration, Keir Starmer’s spokesman says the UK is “returning control to our asylum system”
Asked about Trump saying European countries will no longer be “viable" thanks to migration, Keir Starmer’s spokesman says the UK is “returning control to our asylum system”
December 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Keir Starmer’s spokesman refuses to criticise Trump for calling Europe a group of “decaying” nations led by “weak” leaders
Asked about Trump saying European countries will no longer be “viable" thanks to migration, Keir Starmer’s spokesman says the UK is “returning control to our asylum system”
Asked about Trump saying European countries will no longer be “viable" thanks to migration, Keir Starmer’s spokesman says the UK is “returning control to our asylum system”
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They're going to run out of things to distract from a failing economy
At State Dept, Sans Serif Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
Rubio called the move to sans serif “wasteful” & cast the return to Times New Roman as stamping out diversity. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u... Even DOGE didn’t come for sans serif…but Rubio is making America unreadable again!
Rubio called the move to sans serif “wasteful” & cast the return to Times New Roman as stamping out diversity. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u... Even DOGE didn’t come for sans serif…but Rubio is making America unreadable again!
At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
They're going to run out of things to distract from a failing economy
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Labour need to stand up to Trump and defend Sadiq Khan.
These are attacks motivated by racism - and there should be no doubt that every decent Briton rejects them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
These are attacks motivated by racism - and there should be no doubt that every decent Briton rejects them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Redirect Notice
www.google.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Labour need to stand up to Trump and defend Sadiq Khan.
These are attacks motivated by racism - and there should be no doubt that every decent Briton rejects them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
These are attacks motivated by racism - and there should be no doubt that every decent Briton rejects them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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😡 This petition was rejected
On basis that government is not responsible for 'the particular individual'
🤪 Boris Johnson appointed Robbie Gibb!
If it's our public service broadcaster we need clearer governance
So we can use petition system to require Parliament to debate unsuitable board members
On basis that government is not responsible for 'the particular individual'
🤪 Boris Johnson appointed Robbie Gibb!
If it's our public service broadcaster we need clearer governance
So we can use petition system to require Parliament to debate unsuitable board members
I've started a petition to have Robbie Gibb removed from the BBC Board
Please support it
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Please support it
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
Petition: Remove Robbie Gibb from the BBC Board
Remove Robbie Gibb from the BBC Board
petition.parliament.uk
December 10, 2025 at 7:02 AM
😡 This petition was rejected
On basis that government is not responsible for 'the particular individual'
🤪 Boris Johnson appointed Robbie Gibb!
If it's our public service broadcaster we need clearer governance
So we can use petition system to require Parliament to debate unsuitable board members
On basis that government is not responsible for 'the particular individual'
🤪 Boris Johnson appointed Robbie Gibb!
If it's our public service broadcaster we need clearer governance
So we can use petition system to require Parliament to debate unsuitable board members
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London Centric has got hold of Reform UK's internal candidate training plan for next year's local elections, where it hopes to make big gains in London.
"Don't drink and tweet", focus on bin collections, and copy the Lib Dems' tactics.
www.londoncentric.media/p/reform-uk-...
(£/free trial).
"Don't drink and tweet", focus on bin collections, and copy the Lib Dems' tactics.
www.londoncentric.media/p/reform-uk-...
(£/free trial).
"Don't drink and tweet": The leaked Reform UK plan to win in London
Plus: Is this Google Map the way to unlock London's real hidden gem restaurants, are you the driver who owes Hackney council £250,000, and is the Bakerloo finally getting new trains?
www.londoncentric.media
December 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
London Centric has got hold of Reform UK's internal candidate training plan for next year's local elections, where it hopes to make big gains in London.
"Don't drink and tweet", focus on bin collections, and copy the Lib Dems' tactics.
www.londoncentric.media/p/reform-uk-...
(£/free trial).
"Don't drink and tweet", focus on bin collections, and copy the Lib Dems' tactics.
www.londoncentric.media/p/reform-uk-...
(£/free trial).
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Labour isn't just following same short-termist, inhumane, anti-asylum strategy as Conservatives did, they are actively going farther. They have become one of the most hostile governments in the world, and for what? Measures which make things worse in every way. #r4today
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK asylum system hit by inefficiencies and wasted funds, watchdog finds
In a new analysis, the National Audit Office finds “reactive” government policies moved problems elsewhere.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Labour isn't just following same short-termist, inhumane, anti-asylum strategy as Conservatives did, they are actively going farther. They have become one of the most hostile governments in the world, and for what? Measures which make things worse in every way. #r4today
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“Lammy is expected to argue on Wednesday that the ECHR could also be reinterpreted to limit the scope of rights under article 3, which prohibits torture and “degrading treatment””
Just think about that
Just think about that
“Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR”
An absolutely shocking headline and not what I expected from a Labour government.
The Prime Minister won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
An absolutely shocking headline and not what I expected from a Labour government.
The Prime Minister won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
“Lammy is expected to argue on Wednesday that the ECHR could also be reinterpreted to limit the scope of rights under article 3, which prohibits torture and “degrading treatment””
Just think about that
Just think about that
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There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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this is well worth a click. christ though it's hard to escape the realisation of how utterly fucked we are when it's laid out as neatly and surgically as this
Delighted this piece is now live on @theverge.com: I've spent months investigating how a supposed war against the "censorship-industrial complex" has been used by the US right to wage war against misinformation research – and free speech itself – across the world. Please do give it a read.
The disinformation wars are here
How Joe Biden’s administration caved to the right in the battle for truth.
www.theverge.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
this is well worth a click. christ though it's hard to escape the realisation of how utterly fucked we are when it's laid out as neatly and surgically as this
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And it passed by the narrowest of margins...with Nigel Farage absent.
🚨BREAKING🚨
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
December 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
And it passed by the narrowest of margins...with Nigel Farage absent.
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When the Telegraph admits Brexit is a disaster, the ground is moving. The question is: why isn’t Starmer?
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
Now is the winter of our Brexit sent
While we have used this title before, perhaps this is the time to look at our options afresh, now that we have seen the disaster that is Brexit
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
When the Telegraph admits Brexit is a disaster, the ground is moving. The question is: why isn’t Starmer?
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social
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With her runoff victory tonight, Eileen Higgins will be Miami's next mayor—the first woman in the city’s history and the first Democrat in nearly 30 years elected to the office.
Congrats, Mayor-elect!
Congrats, Mayor-elect!
December 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧
October 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧
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🔥 WE’RE changing the media.
Citizen journalism is peer-to-peer news, it’s forging information networks from the grassroots up, sidestepping the top-down mainstream media.
Utterly new and fresh.
Become a friend of the Bylines Network and stand with us as we build media as it should be. 👇👇
Citizen journalism is peer-to-peer news, it’s forging information networks from the grassroots up, sidestepping the top-down mainstream media.
Utterly new and fresh.
Become a friend of the Bylines Network and stand with us as we build media as it should be. 👇👇
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Stand with us – sign up. now to become a Friend of Bylines Network
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December 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
🔥 WE’RE changing the media.
Citizen journalism is peer-to-peer news, it’s forging information networks from the grassroots up, sidestepping the top-down mainstream media.
Utterly new and fresh.
Become a friend of the Bylines Network and stand with us as we build media as it should be. 👇👇
Citizen journalism is peer-to-peer news, it’s forging information networks from the grassroots up, sidestepping the top-down mainstream media.
Utterly new and fresh.
Become a friend of the Bylines Network and stand with us as we build media as it should be. 👇👇
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Unfortunately no surprise!
The Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service has stopped sharing certain information with the United States: “Sometimes we no longer share things,” officials say, because the information has been finding its way into Kremlin hands. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 20, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Unfortunately no surprise!
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Who amongst us didn't sing Hitler youth songs and tell Jewish children they should go to the gas chamber?
Oh that's right, none of us did that, my mistake
Oh that's right, none of us did that, my mistake
December 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Who amongst us didn't sing Hitler youth songs and tell Jewish children they should go to the gas chamber?
Oh that's right, none of us did that, my mistake
Oh that's right, none of us did that, my mistake
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So we've gone from "he never said anything Nazi" to "well he might have said something Nazi but not in a hurtful way" to "well okay he probably did say something Nazi in a hurtful way, but didn't we all?"
December 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
So we've gone from "he never said anything Nazi" to "well he might have said something Nazi but not in a hurtful way" to "well okay he probably did say something Nazi in a hurtful way, but didn't we all?"
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Nigel Farage’s campaign manager casually saying he spent 2x the election spend limit.
December 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Nigel Farage’s campaign manager casually saying he spent 2x the election spend limit.
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Reform is also more hostile to the institutional foundations of the European system
Interesting that the BBC will call National Rally "Far Right" (in an article about Bardella meeting Farage) - when they would never use that term for Reform. Their policies are very similar. If anything Reform's are more authoritarian.
December 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Reform is also more hostile to the institutional foundations of the European system
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“The voice of Zia Yusuf, was heard (on his fourth appearance this year) for roughly double the time afforded Zack Polanski…this clear political imbalance was partially contrived by host Fiona Bruce interrupting Polanski twice as often as Yusuf (and by encouraging audience members to do the same)”
The BBC is helping Reform UK push immigration to the top of the agenda
The BBC is helping Reform UK push immigration to the top of the agenda
THE BBC is not only excessively platforming Reform UK in news and current affairs programmes, especially for viewers in Scotland,
www.thenational.scot
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
“The voice of Zia Yusuf, was heard (on his fourth appearance this year) for roughly double the time afforded Zack Polanski…this clear political imbalance was partially contrived by host Fiona Bruce interrupting Polanski twice as often as Yusuf (and by encouraging audience members to do the same)”
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Nigel Farage publicly promoted cryptocurrency Tether, and then received a massive donation from one of its major investors. The whole thing stinks.
That’s why @LisaSmartMP.bsky.social has written to the electoral commission calling for an urgent investigation. ⬇️
That’s why @LisaSmartMP.bsky.social has written to the electoral commission calling for an urgent investigation. ⬇️
December 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Nigel Farage publicly promoted cryptocurrency Tether, and then received a massive donation from one of its major investors. The whole thing stinks.
That’s why @LisaSmartMP.bsky.social has written to the electoral commission calling for an urgent investigation. ⬇️
That’s why @LisaSmartMP.bsky.social has written to the electoral commission calling for an urgent investigation. ⬇️
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Reform UK rails against net zero, but the evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/ref...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/ref...
Reform UK’s energy plans crumble under scrutiny
Reform UK rails against net zero, but the evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Reform UK rails against net zero, but the evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/ref...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/ref...
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Are you not going to honour the comical tabloidy chauvinism of the deceased voters for ever? The UK’s economic woes and who-can-we-deport-next obsession are their legacy and monument.
December 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Are you not going to honour the comical tabloidy chauvinism of the deceased voters for ever? The UK’s economic woes and who-can-we-deport-next obsession are their legacy and monument.