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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 6h

Of course she has. The small matter of owing £122 million to UK taxpayers for her disgusting profiteering in a global pandemic means nothing to Michelle Mone.

NHS staff died in my hospital from the Covid they caught there - her dodgy PPE racket was vile.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 5h

Braverman deleted this tweet which made me wonder who that previous prisoner was. His name was Junead Ahmed. He was a conman mistakenly released in 2023. She was Home Secretary at the time. Oh.
news.sky.com/story/migran...

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Hendrik Klaassens #FBPE #FBR #NAFO @aurorablogspot.bsky.social · 6h

American big tech supported Trump in the elections out of greed and spineless self-interest.

Let's therefore boycott scoundrels like Musk and Zuckerberg as much as possible.

The same applies to the companies in this article. They would have supported Adolf Hitler too!

#DefendDemocracy

List of American companies that support President Donald Trump

Companies like Coca-Cola, PayPal and Uber have all contributed to Trump's campaign or the Presidential Inaugural Committee.

www.newsweek.com

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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 8h

Britain’s a haunted house of flagshaggers and fanny grabbers. The flag’s their fetish, nostalgia’s their kink and they’re dragging us down with them.

From Andrew’s hard drive to Reform’s reanimation of Enoch, it’s just another day on a dead island. 8pm 👇🏼

www.youtube.com/live/UaKjQpD...

🎃 The Invasion of the Flaggy Shaggers & the Fanny Grabbers: From Hard Drives to the Hard Right

YouTube video by Supertanskiii

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 8h

34 Deform UK Ltd councillors have now quit, been sacked or stripped of the whip since May's local elections.

The “party of the people” can’t even manage itself, collapsing under its own contradictions.

By this trend, if they were ever to win a GE, any majority would evaporate within weeks.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 9h

NEW: The cleavage shot no UK tabloid will print.

If you want to understand how truly ignorant and absent the British media is on Russian interference, read on.

A Kremlin spy scandal, a trove of bikini shots....and still nothing but tumbleweed.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

The cleavage shot no UK tabloid will print

Want to understand how deeply weird the British press is on the subject of Russian interference? I have a bikini shot to show you...

open.substack.com

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 9h

Party that cut 20,000 police officers between 2010 and 2017 promises to recruit 10,000 when they never win power again.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 10h

Oh dear.
There is no difference.
Both Tory and Reform are peddling racism for votes. Pochin *and* Jenrick were racist and twisting yourself into an ugly knot to try to claim otherwise is just a collapse of your own dignity as well as your morality.

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 15h

Lewis Goodall pressing Chris Philp on the difference between what Sarah Pochin said and what Robert Jenrick said about 'white faces'.

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 15h

This is 100% pure racism, inexcusably so, and no amount of “my phrasing was poor” can ever excuse this bile.

It also caps what was a very bad week for Reform UK - the mask is well and thoroughly slipping.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 16h

Fantastic stuff!

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 16h

The Trump Action Tracker has an update!

Main change is to break down the five authoritarian domains into ten - this allows for easier understanding of why actions have been logged and more tools for searching / filtering the now 1621 actions.

www.trumpactiontracker.info?

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 16h

Shoplifting isn’t a victimless crime - it costs businesses, communities and jobs.

With City Hall backing, the Met is cracking down on shoplifting, bringing offenders to justice and keeping Londoners safe.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Metropolitan Police recovers thousands of stolen goods

Nine shops are ordered to close and 32 people are arrested in the crackdown on organised shoplifting gangs.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 16h

Chris Philp will never call Sarah Pochin a racist.
He’d never call Hitler a fascist.
Never call Jack the Ripper a murderer.
Never call Stalin a tyrant.
Why?
Because he is a lovely man & sees the best in everyone.
That’s why he’s loved by all.
Our Saint.❤️

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 16h

Except Pochin wasn’t expressing “legitimate concerns” about migration. She was being racist. And if you cynically try to pretend one is the other to give cover for racism, then that needs to be called out too.
Pochin is a racist. Philp is a racist. Who’s next?

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 18h

Conservative Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp repeatedly refusing to say that he thinks Reform MP Sarah Pochin saying she doesn't like seeing black people on TV was racist.

Says he wouldn't use her "language" but it's right for her to express "legitimate concerns" about migration

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 17h

A week of racism scandals, phantom audits, public meltdowns in Kent, and a Russia problem that just won’t die - it’s been a hell of a time for Reform UK.

Meanwhile, the government quietly admits Brexit’s to blame for the mess.

Nigel’s very bad week indeed.

Nigel and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Week

From racist MPs to phantom audits, Reform UK’s revolution is starting to look less “take back control” and more “lost the password again.”

www.bearlypolitics.co.uk

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 17h

As I was saying...

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 18h

Conservative Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp repeatedly refusing to say that he thinks Reform MP Sarah Pochin saying she doesn't like seeing black people on TV was racist.

Says he wouldn't use her "language" but it's right for her to express "legitimate concerns" about migration

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Maggie Duarte #fbpe @maggiedu.bsky.social · 17h

Indeed. It must be changed. The stirring of the pot has contributed to the rise of Reform and the dissatisfaction with the BBC as a trusted news source. All playing in to fascist agenda

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Early voting in the NYC mayoral election begins TODAY.

If you're a New Yorker, I urge you to vote for Zohran Mamdani — the only candidate who will stand up to the oligarchy and fight for working people.

Listen to his inspiring words from primary night.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

We must make racism disgraceful again. This kind of shameless ugly inadequacy from Pochin should be career-ending, not career-enhancing. Honestly… the Little England nastiness is repulsive.

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The Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to everyone who has chipped in to our Kickstarter to fund our debut album #HollowChapters. Now nearing next stretch goal (a launch concert) & got into studio this half-term for drums tracking & groovy percussion (more cowbell) @skylinestudios 🎶

👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 1d

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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 1d

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O. M. G 😳🤦‍♀️

RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts

Guidance from health and human services secretary contradicts decades of dietary recommendations

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine if we put the thinnest-skinned child in charge of the most powerful country on earth…

Wait, we don’t have to imagine.

Sorry, Canada.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
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Canada was caught, red handed, putting up a fraudulent advertisement on Ronald Reagan's Speech on Tariffs. The Reagan Foundation said that they, "created an ad campaign using selective audio and video of President Ronald Reagan. The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address," and "did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is reviewing its legal options in this matter." The sole purpose of this FRAUD was Canada's hope that the United States Supreme Court will come to their "rescue" on Tariffs that they have used for years to hurt the United States. Now the United States is able to defend itself against high and overbearing Canadian Tariffs (and those from the rest of the World as well!). Ronald Reagan LOVED Tariffs for purposes of National Security and the Economy, but Canada said he didn't! Their Advertisement was to be taken down, IMMEDIATELY, but they let it run last night during the World Series, knowing that it was a FRAUD.
Because of their serious misrepresentation of the tacts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 19h

It is absolutely good news when patients get seen faster - I won’t dispute that.

BUT - before we celebrate too loudly, it is worth asking what this latest “use of independent sector capacity” actually means for the NHS itself and whether it actual fixes any of the fundamentals.

Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 19h

This is something to celebrate.

More NHS patients getting the treatment they need sooner!

6.15m NHS surgeries and outpatient appointments delivered free at the point of use, based on need, by using spare capacity in the private sector.

This is not and never will be privatisation of the NHS.

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FASTER CARE FOR THOUSANDS THANKS TO NHS USE OF INDEPENDENT SECTOR

Hundreds of thousands of people are receiving faster care thanks to the government’s partnership with the private sector – free at the point of use.

www.gov.uk

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 19h

My apologies to Katie Lam, who should be front & centre here…

James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 19h

Off the top of my head, there have been four egregious examples of weapons grade public racism in the last couple of weeks - Jenrick; the Express hack; Captain Concrete & the Reform woman. The way they are treated by employers, punters & wider media, will directly influence how much more we see.

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Maggie Duarte #fbpe @maggiedu.bsky.social · 17h

Exactly this. Timidity and politicking are covering cowardice and fear. It has to be named, racists must be called out, politicians must be robustly challenged.

Adil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · 18h

An elected MP, Reform’s Sarah Pochin says there are too many Black and Asian people on TV - so plain racism - and the coverage of it is buried. Silence and ignorance is complicity, causing lasting damage. When we see racism it’s what we do next, individually and collectively, that matters.

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