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Jim O'Rorke

@jackback.bsky.social

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I care about a lot of things. Celtic. Against big tobacco. #FBPE I bet my mum and dad never thought I'd have to fight the Nazis too!

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Jim O'Rorke @jackback.bsky.social · Jun 20

Alcohol and drugs support workers urged to access ASH Scotland’s free e-learning module on smoking and problematic substance use
www.ashscotlandmoodle.org.uk
#Tobacco
#smoking

ASH Scotland eLearning

www.ashscotlandmoodle.org.uk

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💫⭐️N. Jules⭐️💫 @northjules.bsky.social · 9h

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❀༻𝕤𝕔𝕙𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕫𝕚𝕖𝕡𝕚𝕖༺❀ @schultziepie.bsky.social · 9h

A message from Adelita Grijalva
to Mike Johnson. Swear her in NOW! Take a listen! 👇🏼

#swearherinnow
#pinks

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Jim O'Rorke @jackback.bsky.social · 9h

Donate to Oxfam and support people in Faza.
www.oxfam.org.uk/oxfam-in-act...

Oxfam GB | DEC Middle East Humanitarian Appeal

www.oxfam.org.uk

Jim O'Rorke @jackback.bsky.social · 12h

youtu.be/AciODQWRTVo?...
#Vaping
#Smoking

The Tobacco/Vaping industry targets children to addict them to their products.

Turn It Around by WLYAP Girls Group

YouTube video by Youth Action

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 18h

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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 20h

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Shannon, Mistress of Shenanigans @shay3322.bsky.social · 4d

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 1d

Armed men in “POLICE” vests, carrying rifles, are following women on Chicago streets. Unmarked cars. No ID. No warrants. No proof they are law enforcement. And yet, residents are expected to keep walking, eyes forward, pretending the danger isn’t real.

Jesus Freakin Congress &
@TheJFreakinC
From a Chicago Police scanner:
A man in a vest marked "POLICE," carrying a rifle, was seen following a woman near a Petco (possibly 3046 Halsted). He got into a black
Ram 4.
Men with guns are stalking women in Chicago... no ID, no warrants, unmarked cars, no proof they're even cops... and we're expected to just look away.
ICE isn't making this city safer.
They're making it easier for women and children to be trafficked.

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Owen From Ohio @owenfromohio.bsky.social · 1d

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Jim O'Rorke @jackback.bsky.social · 1d

How will Speaker Johnson cope in jail when all this nonsense is ended by a military coup next year?🤔

Jim O'Rorke @jackback.bsky.social · 1d

We're quite happy with our king in the UK. Isn't it ironic that your last king's 5 times great-grandson is a far more respected leader than the Pressidummy.

a cartoon says that 's fake news in front of a baby

ALT: a cartoon says that 's fake news in front of a baby

media.tenor.com

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Curious Creative @reese-artist.bsky.social · Sep 1

#art #political

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨After being tased and beaten by ICE, a man dies in a Chicago hospital. Date and location in following post. These are the horrors of 2025 and we cannot look away. 1/2

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LStewartSC @lstewartsc.bsky.social · 2d

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo says that American bishops need to be more vocal and support migrant communities from being abducted by ICE in US cities

"Important that we as church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what's going on in some cities in the US"

"The church cannot be silent"

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 2d

Just 2 days to go on this - time to get reading!

#Railway200 #RailwayHistory #TransportHistory #MobilityHistory

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The Journal of Transport History @jtransporthist.bsky.social · 21d

Dear Followers,

‼️JTH created an open-access collection of papers to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first railway journey in Britain‼️

Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...

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Jim O'Rorke @jackback.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, yeah. But Rylan, though.

Jim O'Rorke @jackback.bsky.social · 5d

It's easy to be uncompromising when you're not in power. All governments have to compromise.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5d

WAKE UP, AMERICA!

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Sonia Purnell FRHistS @soniapurnell.bsky.social · 6d

I’m sure other political journos will come out in support? No?

Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 6d

BREAKING: The National Union of Journalists describe the Conservative Party's banning of Byline Times journalists from covering their conference as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference

The National Union of Journalists described the bans as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"

bylinetimes.com

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Myelita Melton @myelita.bsky.social · 6d

...he's paranoid too.

BB @bbix.bsky.social · 6d

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 6d

More water bills rises announced today, on top of those already planned.

Privatisation without competition, arguably the worst of both worlds

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WE ARE FED UP! @val.sheshed.rocks · 6d

And when the only spot that will serve the goons is at a drive thru, they gathered around the table saying a blasphemous prayer of protection…for themselves. SMDH! #SheShed
#Pinks

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Miranda Keeling @mirandakeeling.com · 13d

For many years I have been posting little observations online. What you may not know is that for many years, artists have been illustrating them - for no reason other than they wanted to respond. Below is a thread of some of these beautiful drawings because they should be seen 🧵

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Jim O'Rorke @jackback.bsky.social · 6d

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2552734...
@ashscotland.bsky.social
#Vaping

Westminster told to act as 20 of Scots teens admit vaping

19.5 of 11-17-year-olds said they had used vapes before, while 18.1 said they had tried smoking.