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@marty1981.bsky.social

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Into politics (I'm centre left) love podcasts and philosophy

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marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 6d

Kemi bad-enoch named Terry Pratchett as her favourite author but the philosophy in his stories are the exact opposite of what she espouses. How can she have this cognitive dissonance #kemibadenoch #wtf

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 4h

Revealed: Leave.EU campaign met Russian officials as many as 11 times around Brexit

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018...

Revealed: Leave.EU campaign met Russian officials as many as 11 times

Founder Arron Banks was offered lucrative deals in talks with the ambassador

www.theguardian.com

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 2d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 5h

I've Just cancelled Spotify premium and joined the boycott. They are allowing adverts for ICE agents on their platform and i cant in good conscience pay money to this company.
#spotify
#spotifyboycott
#iceagents

marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 5h

I remember that interview. It left a bad taste in my mouth. Pure glazing and not one push back. I wonder that they may scared of being branded "lefties" by the right, so they over correct

marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 6h

Self entitlement

marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 6h

It is. I dont understand what they stand for anymore. Sometimes theyre independent and sometimes they jump on the mainstream driven narratives. Sonetimes they call out immorality and sometimes they glaze it.

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marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 6h

Shes of the opinion that its perfectly normal for a primeminister to intervene in such matters like trump is always intervening in the DOJ. Sorry kemi but this is not the trump admin. We know you like to copy your american counterparts. All that culture war nonsense and whatnot

marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 6h

@lewisgoodall.com and the newsagents might want to apologize instead of doubling down like they did on todays podcast

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marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 7h

His loyal base will see nothing wrong with it even though argentina have undermined the soybean trade deal and theyre health care costs are going to skyrocke. He can do what heck he likes including protecting paedos. We are living in the upside down

marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 12h

Farage laughing because he knows the media doesnt give a fuck

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marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 15h

Hes absolutely awful and hes only in goverment because he rather selfishly gave himself a safe seat at the last general election. His own colleagues were pissed off with him for doing that. Hes the last person to be giving lectures on anything

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Gemma Clark 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 19h

The White House are deleting Woke DEI days like *checks notes* Holocaust Memorial Day then making October 14th a ‘day of remembrance’ for a white supremacist 🤦‍♀️

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 20h

Here's me and my Grandad.

His family — and my Grandma’s — came over from Ireland. He served in the RAF. Both of them trained as nurses, helping build the NHS.

I'm the granddaughter of immigrants. Stories like theirs are part of our national story. I'll never forget that.

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marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 1d

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marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 1d

Wheres the checks and balances? In this current world of "might is right" all the institutions that have been created post world war have lost their authority. All it took was one orange man to upset the apple cart

marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 1d

Shocking. A lot of people that Trump deems as as "antifa" are getting put on a watchlist

youtu.be/lURA__ng9dM?...

#Trump #Antifa

Trump SECRET WATCHLIST for American Citizens FINALLY EXPOSED

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly. Its a messed up world we live in

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marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 1d

Are we going to see the dailymail post an article stating that these 2 are "enemies of the poeple" like they did with judges? Are we fuck

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 1d

To all you patriots (and UK authorities)

Is this not political interference of the most egregious and socially divisive kind?

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marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 1d

Trump will end putting tariffs on all animal costumes 😂

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marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 1d

#faragesmess

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MrsVB @mrsivb.bsky.social · 1d

They knew what they were voting for ...

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

County Durham residents fear higher bills as Reform UK plans council tax changes

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

County Durham residents fear higher bills as Reform UK plans council tax changes

Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax; they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax

northeastbylines.co.uk

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marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 1d

Unfortunately We are are currently in unstable times globally and nationally. We need the tories to move back towards the centre and we need to fully push back the far right till theyre no longer a threat. When this chaotic period is over then maybe we could think about rejoining

marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 1d

But with the moves labour have done thus far, theyre creating traps for the tories and reform. If they were to try and undo what labour have done, they would face backlash from businesses and the public. It can only be small steps at the moment.

marty1981.bsky.social @marty1981.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe theyve alreadey discussed it behind the scenes but come to the conclusion that its too early to ask for a total rejoin. Labour get completely obliterated if they mention a scintilla of moving closer to the eu. And both kemi and farage have vowed to undo what labour have done.