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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 1h

Riding the green wave. At last a party with only five MPs sounds credible when it says it’s headed for government

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1h

When I said we weren't here to be disappointed with Labour but to replace them. I meant it.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 1h

The guy is a prick

Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 1h

NSPM7, National Security Presidential Memorandum 7. Know what it is? Well you should. Take a listen. open.spotify.com/episode/5Km6...

Trump Secret Watchlist for American Citizens Exposed by Ken Klippenstein

Spotify video

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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 3h

Congratulations, I suspect 47 is a prime number, it’s a pretty special one anyway

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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 3h

Ironically you stop talking bollocks when you finally say bollocks to Brexit. Who would have guessed that?

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING: “There is no doubting that the impact of Brexit is severe and long lasting” says Chancellor Rachel Reeves

It’s about time!

Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 3h

Two violent criminals awaiting jail time will meet in Jerusalem

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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 3h

Elvis was, Trump wasn’t. Luck of the draw obviously

Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 3h

The success of protest and demonstrations depends on attracting supporters to the cause. It is the scale of support that brings issues to the top of the agenda and forces change. Whether a demo is welcome collectivism or obstructive or annoying is a matter of perception.

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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 1d

Fat turkeys never vote for Christmas. David Solomon of Goldman Sachs pleads for increased wealth inequality.

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

Holding govts to ransom.

Goldman Sachs warns Rachel Reeves against tax rises on banks.

Banks happy to be bailed out, take QE, mis-sell products, not to be prosecuted for frauds, hike charges, pay lousy rates on savings.

Need windfall taxes. Raise top rate of income tax.

Goldman chief delivers warning to Reeves over bank tax hikes

David Solomon urged the chancellor during a private meeting last week not to hit the industry with savage tax rises in her crucial budget statement next month, Sky News learns.

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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 1d

If you have an X account or drive a Tesla you are funding Tommy Robinson. Stop it now

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Musk is funding the legal battle of UK Far Right activist Tommy Robinson - real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon - as he faces charges brought by counterterrorism police.

Tommy Robinson claims Elon Musk is funding his legal battle — The Times and The Sunday Times

Tommy Robinson has claimed Elon Musk was paying his legal costs as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counterterrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year. Robins...

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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 19h

Israel quickly finds a reason to halt aid flows into Gaza before they have even properly begun. apple.news/AoNjmGNKtRXS...

Israel says key Gaza aid crossing will stay closed over Hamas failure to return dead hostages — Sky News

Israel has said the Rafah crossing will be closed over Hamas's failure to return the bodies of dead hostages. Earlier, Israel admitted its troops opened fire after

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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 7h

Art for art’s sake, money for God’s sake. Irelands makes basic income for artists programme permanent. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

Three Years After Trial Launch, Ireland Is Making Basic Income for Artists Program Permanent

Several years after launching a trial, Ireland is set to make its basic income for artists program permanent starting in 2026.

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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 6h

I know that song

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7h

Oh! My! God! ☠️ 😭

Sound up 🔈

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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 5h

Morning all

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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 3h

Something to look forward to as the BBC finally match Polanski with Kuenssberg. A break into the big time for Kuenssberg

Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 3h

People power WORKS.

Holding power to account WORKS.

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Zack Polanski to be interviewed by BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg after ‘anti-Green bias’ complaints

Polanski did not appear on Kuenssberg's show at his party's conference, but the interview has now been rescheduled amid complaints

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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 3h

The proposition that Farage’s failing flops could ever competently run a council let alone a government is laughable. Farage’s problem is that he has never attracted anyone competent to work with him. I wonder why?

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 4h

Leicestershire Reform UK is a mess.

Dan Harrison must resign, it’s been calamity after calamity.

Leicestershire Reform finance lead steps down as opposition slam group's ‘inexperience’

Leicestershire Reform finance lead steps down as opposition slam group's ‘inexperience’

Reform UK’s Leicestershire County Council cabinet has suffered another change in its top team, with opposition groups saying residents are paying the price for their “inexperience”

www.leicester.news

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 4h

Leicestershire Reform UK is a mess.

Dan Harrison must resign, it’s been calamity after calamity.

Leicestershire Reform finance lead steps down as opposition slam group's ‘inexperience’

Leicestershire Reform finance lead steps down as opposition slam group's ‘inexperience’

Reform UK’s Leicestershire County Council cabinet has suffered another change in its top team, with opposition groups saying residents are paying the price for their “inexperience”

www.leicester.news