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Roger Silson #FBPE @rogsilson.bsky.social · 2h

I wonder why one of Britain's wealthiest men would be against tax rises?

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 4h

A reminder that this is the same Rishi Sunak who when he was Prime Minister raised taxes to their highest level in more than 70 years

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Tharg of Antifa @tjrh.uk · 2h

1. Sarah Pochin is a racist cunt.

2. I am sorry if my choice of words has upset anyone.

3. Chris Philp is also a racist cunt.

4. Again, I am sorry if my choice of words upsets anyone.

5. I have a legitimate concern that we tolerate the intolerant.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 3h

Imagine how much more money companies could make if they stopped ruthlessly framing their adverts to shift as much product as possible to as many people as possible and just pandered to weirdo racists instead!

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 15h

Donald Trump:

“New York City forgot about September 11th or else they wouldn’t be electing an Islamic communist as their next mayor.”

If King Donald the Mad remembered 911 he wouldn't have accepted a gold plane from the Qatai royal family.
(Edited 23:46)

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22h

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Kerry @kerry10.bsky.social · 4h

THIS👇👇👇👇👇

John Lipponen 🇫🇮 🇦🇹 @lippoenen.bsky.social · 18h

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 4h

Israel is a sick society,
and the last thing it needs
is support for its psychosis,
or weapons to act out
its psychopathy

"They label Palestinians as terrorist for existing, whilst acting like terrorist and terrorising anyone not a Zionist."
via Hibby Hamid

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 4h

"Caerffili has emphasised that Cymru’s politics is now a battle between Plaid Cymru and Reform

– and that in Caerffili Plaid have won the battle but still have work to do to win the war."

Signposts from Caerffili

With a new election system for the Senedd in May 2026, what does the Caerffili by-election tell us about the state of the parties in Cymru?

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Hunt The Economist @hunttheeconomist.bsky.social · 6h

Every country has a powerful right wing that argue “if you tax the wealthy, they’ll leave”

We need to start calling their bluff.

We need to make it so the ultra wealthy either contribute enough to be a positive part of society, or be globally shunned and unable to extract further funds from us.

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Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social · 5h

Reform's voters are highly motivated, and for the most part strongly dislike Labour. You win at constituency level by bringing together the 'activated liberals' who dislike the idea of a Reform MP/government more than anything. You don't do that by moving closer to Reform.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17h

It’s more than just bad priorities. It’s about lack of basic decency.

A tweet from BrooklynDad_Defiant! says: “No words. If you think a golden ballroom is more important than childhood cancer research... I have nothing left to say to you.” The image shows an illustration of a bald child in a hospital gown, holding an IV pole and looking into an opulent golden ballroom filled with formally dressed adults.

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Kerry @kerry10.bsky.social · 8h

Good morning lovely people.

I thought I would start this day, the 26th of October, the day of my son's 32nd birthday with a video.
A video of truth to the people, a video that teaches us that we have to stand together to beat the evils that are trying to destroy us. 🙏

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

YouTube video by Reagan Library

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

This man is a deeply mediocre grifting spiv but sees himself as a mighty political figure. Only in a country where the media has given in to sensationalism rather than scrutiny and politicians have become shameful cowards could naff little Nigel’s ego be this absurdly, delusionally huge.

Post by @implausibleblog.bsky.social

Screenshot of Farage being interviewed by Mishal Husain

Nigel Farage, "I'm the only living human being in this country who has built political movements on a table like this with a telephone, a piece of paper and a pencil"
"I can build things"
"I can do things"
"My track record says that"

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Roger Silson #FBPE @rogsilson.bsky.social · 1d

Parties who do this are signposting that their top priority is attracting Reform voters.

Jamais Arrière @pankelo.bsky.social · 1d

Cognitive dissonance on full display.
Labour once avoided wrapping itself in flags, standing for solidarity beyond nationalism. Now every party seems to stage backdrops like something out of the 1930s — all symbols, no soul. When did politics become a competition in flag-waving rather than ideas?

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Jamais Arrière @pankelo.bsky.social · 1d

Cognitive dissonance on full display.
Labour once avoided wrapping itself in flags, standing for solidarity beyond nationalism. Now every party seems to stage backdrops like something out of the 1930s — all symbols, no soul. When did politics become a competition in flag-waving rather than ideas?

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.

Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October

Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.

Then share. Thank you.

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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 1d

Woeful Tory extremist, Susan Hall, blames Sadiq Khan for the Silvertown Tunnel tolls, when the tunnel was initiated by Boris Johnson, along with the plan for tolls - and the current toll charge is in line with what the Tory Mayor envisaged.

Is there anything on which she's not utterly ignorant?

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Mr. RB🟢🇪🇺🇺🇳🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇬🇱🇵🇸🇵🇦 @chascroker.bsky.social · 1d

#R4Today

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

A neat summary of why Reform will only ever fuck it up.

Idiotic spending without any care about priorities or any clue as to whether they can afford it. Flags before social care or education or anything people actually need.
Farage clown-cars crashing all over the country.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Spend on Union flags defended
Reform UK-led Nottinghamshire
County Council has defended plans to spend £75,000 on purchasing Union flags.
More than 150 flags in 82 locations will be displayed.
But opposition politicians questioned if the expenditure was a good use of public money.
Sam Smith, Conservative leader of the opposition, said:
"To spend £75,000 of taxpayers' money on flags seems a bit ridiculous."
Labour MP for Mansfield, Steve Yemm, said: "My constituents will be appalled."

REFORM UK
Doge' unit fails to carry out audits
Reform UK's so-called "Doge" unit has carried out no audit work in the councils it won control of nearly six months ago.
The party vowed swingeing efficiency cuts to council budgets, in the mould of Elon Musk's US Department of Government Efficiency, after gaining control of nine local authorities across England in May.
Deputy party leader Richard Tice told the Financial Times it was never the "intention to audit them, because audits are expensive".

Reform council dysfunctional

As a Kent resident, I welcome that the national media is starting to pick up on the chaotic nature of our Reform-led administration at Kent County Council.
I hope that this is the
beginning of Nigel
Farage's latest political project being subject to proper scrutiny.
In Kent, seven Reform councillors of the 57 elected in May have resigned the whip or been suspended and they have taken a series of economically illiterate decisions.
Local authorities are responsible for running essential social care, education and highways.
It is dangerous to have overconfident zealots running such services.
ROB FIELD
MAIDSTONE, KENT

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SeaYou 🇪🇺 @seayou.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t get distracted !
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinCoverUp
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
#ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles
#ReleaseTheTrumpEpsteinFiles

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 1d

Oil and Gas Lobby tells Farage his anti green energy drive is a mistake. Love it.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Hi @grahamformaine.bsky.social

You said you stand by your earlier question. Cool.

Ignorant stereotypes aside, this Black man is a damn good tipper.

Now my question for you: how many Black people did you even serve in Maine, with a 1.68% Black population, to make that kind of judgment?

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Roger Silson #FBPE @rogsilson.bsky.social · 1d

Hopefully a future president will redecorate it with pictures of cartoon characters, and create an indoor play area where kids from underprivileged schools get to spend a day. Trump would hate that.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

The least surprising news of the day.

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Ibanut56 @ibanut56.bsky.social · 1d

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