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BashfulBlueBear
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Our leaders should be role models for our children... but we live in deeply dangerous times.

Ex teacher, married, adult children. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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The image shows the headline from an article in The Guardian in 2013 and a photo of Rachel Reeves delivering a speech at a podium. 'Labour will be tougher than Tories on benefits, promises new welfare chief.'
November 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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The Tories showed this horrifying truth: OUR Gov't has DEPORTED INNOCENT BRITS to an UNFAMILIAR place & still haven't compensated all the victims of 'the Windrush scandal'.
Let Farage in & he'll go full Trump while his Christofascist handlers applaud.
DON'T VOTE HIM IN!

Read Afua's & Sam's articles
An excerpt from Afua's piece: Reform also plans a mass deportation programme aiming to remove 600,000 people in a first parliamentary term. The claim is that these raids would target people living in the UK illegally. Every Black British person cognizant of the Windrush scandal, or who have watched the news emanating from the U.S. – both cases where lawfully resident people have been deported in a callous denial of their rights – knows this would create an environment in which anyone not white, is not safe.
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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The image posted by Adam shows a photo of Peter Ettedgui, who was (allegedly) racially abused by Farage as a child. The text that accompanies the image details Peter's own words: "[Farage] would sidle up to me and growl: 'Hitler was right or 'gas them', sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers [..] I'd never experienced antisemitism growing up, so the first time that this vicious verbal abuse came out of Farage's mouth was deeply shocking. But I wasn't his only target. I'd hear him calling other students Paki or Wog', and urging them to go home'. I tried to ignore him, but it was humiliating. It was shaming. This kind of abuse cuts through to the core of your identity."
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Absolutely no self-reflection, when she is setting asylum seekers apart from the rest of society, *as if she hates them, and thinks they are a lesser kind of human being* because they are asylum seekers.
Independent Reporters | Thursday 20 November 2025 09:59 GMT: Shabana Mahmood hits out at Tommy Robinson’s backing of Labour’s migration policy. Shabana Mahmood has said she finds it “deeply offensive” when MPs quote Tommy Robinson at her in the Commons, after the far-right activist backed the government’s sweeping asylum reforms. Asked about his comments, the home secretary told the BBC’s Political Thinking podcast: “I find it so offensive actually, in the chamber, when people were quoting that particular person at me. “This is a person who hates me because I'm a Muslim, who thinks that I'm a lesser kind of human being because I'm a Muslim... So it's deeply offensive”, she said.
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Or they *did* understand but had different priorities.
The Government (by 2022) did appear to appreciate the importance of clean air...
From website of purifiedair.com Palace of Westminster LONDON Purified Air were tasked to incorporate filtration solutions into the existing HVAC system of the Palace of Westminster to improve the indoor air quality of the building. We achieved this by installing Electrostatic Precipitators (ESP) within the existing Air Handling Units. The ESPs vastly improved upon the indoor air quality, ensuring that airborne viruses and bacteria were kept to an absolute minimum within the space. The cleaner air also helped enhance feelings of well-being and increase productivity for the occupiers of the space. Purified Air were very proud to supply product for this air purification project. HM Government NATIONWIDE Purified Air start year 2 of a national rollout. Purified Air are proud to be supplying, via a close partner, an arm of HM Government with virus control air filtration solutions. At the end of the first year, Purified Air provided over 1000 VIU Mobile Units alongside over 1000 Fan Coil UVGI 2L/4L units. These units were implemented to reduce the spread of viruses to both the public and employees within the space
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Alt-text for that image, to include people with vision problems in the sharing of the details.
Image contains - a question: People either intending to vote for Reform UK, or considering voting Reform UK, would you support or oppose a one-off 1% tax on those with wealth greater than £10 million? - a block graph, showing 61% support, 26% oppose and 12% don't know Source: YouGov poling for Best for Britain, August 2025 - 'bubbles' of information: . Nigel Farage and Richard Tice are totally against a wealth tax on the ultra-rich who back them. . The Green Party wants to see a 1% wealth tax on assets over £10m and 2% on assets over £2bn. - and a conclusion: If people knew about Reform UK's policies, they wouldn't vote for them!
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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The alt-text for the image in Cholmondley's post.
Hostility to immigration, and the demands from ever more extreme right-wingers for further attacks on refugee rights, dominate discourse in those countries still. The lesson politicians should draw is that cruel policies do not make people seeking protection disappear, and do not placate the anti-migrant politicians, media, or racist elements in society. There will always be another step to take down deeper into the abyss and Reform, the Conservatives and GB News will shift to meet the new ground opened up. Sadly, therefore, this latest set of Labour proposals coming as they do before the last lot have even completed the legislative process to become law - are likely to just be another stepping stone on the way into the gutter. Labour politicians who believe they must simply hold their nose and pass these latest morally degrading policies in order to stem the rise of racism are deluding themselves. There is no evidence whatsoever from any other country that appeasing the far right on anti-migrant politics damages their appeal, and in fact a lot of evidence of the opposite. Aside from the political, there's the fact this draconian approach is harmful both to refugees themselves and to our society, costing far more to administer and hampering yet further the possibility for people to rebuild their lives and independently achieve their potential.
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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He is deteriorating, but he's been calling women names like that for at least 19 years, as Mercuro Press shows. The YouTube video is from his 2016 campaign.
Sorry about your personal experience with dementia, it must be really tough.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=8f83...
In Mercuro Press:. https://en.mercopress.com/2016/09/28/trump-embroiled-in-miss-piggy-misogynist-controversy 'Alicia Machado says that when she gained weight after being crowned Miss Universe for 1996, Donald Trump labeled her with a sexist nickname — “Miss Piggy” — that caused her shame and humiliation.'
November 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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This report, published September, shows we're mislead about ECHR's impact on UK dealing with asylum seekers.
www.law.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
When subjected to rigorous analysis, fact-checking, and scrutiny of claims made about legal frameworks and cases, the review found that many news reports and opinion pieces about immigration and the ECHR were based on misconceptions, often mischaracterising UK immigration law, the UK's appeals system, and the role played by the ECHR. Judgments against the UK are rare. Since 1980, the Court has found that a UK government decision to extradite or deport someone would violate the Convention 13 times.(Four of these 13 cases concerned the right to family life. In respect of the UK's immigration rules generally, the Court has ruled against the UK only three times in the past 45 years, in cases related to discrimination.
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Thank you @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social, the survivors of Epstein- and Maxwell-orchestrated abuse and all who voted to advance the Epstein petition. ❤️
A photograph of an audience clapping in a standing ovation.
November 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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If you have a minute, please nominate my local charity, Swansea Asylum Seeker Support, for a £1,000 award.

Charity number - 1175186, Community sector.

They help with essentials, advice & a welcoming place where they can meet people. Thank you. 🦢 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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The image shows a cartoon snowflake with a smiling face. There are 2 logos: one for Movement for Good and one for Benefact Group. Text says, "12 days, 120 charities, £1,000 each, £120,000 total!"
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Out of date, but illustrates how Tory-packed the BBC became -and continues to be.
Names/positions are in the alt-text (click on 'alt' on bottom right hand corner of the image).
At the time - Director General Tim Davie - former Tory candidate CEO News Debarah Turness - wife to John Toker, UK Tory Gov Comms & Intel CHAIR Richard Sharp - major Tory donor BOARD Robbie Gibb - Tory Govt advisor OFCOM Lord Grade - Tory peer Director NEWS John McAndrew - former GB News
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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"Where's your fucking poppy?"
Shot of the inside of the bus containing gold bars, at the end of the film, 'The Italian Job.' The bus (we can't see this) is teetering on the edge of the cliff. The stolen gold bars are at one end while the equal weight of people is balancing the bus at the other end. Michael Caine is shuffling on his front to try to save some gold, watched by the rest of the gang. All fully focused on the job at hand!
November 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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So, they'll answer to the research showing their pro-Israel anti-Palestinian reporting? The different language used? Time spent showing Israelis' humanity (individual stories) versus Palestinians' humanity? Unequal priority given to deaths of Palestinian civilians v Israeli civilians?
Screenshot from search engine results shows 3 different reports showing BBC bias in reporting Israel/Palestine. https://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk Forensic study shows BBC bias against Palestinians. Comprehensive new research finds the BBC coverage of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza is systematically biased against Palestinians and fails to reach standards of impartiality. Analysis of more than 35,000 pieces of BBC content by the Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM) shows Israeli deaths are given 33 times more coverage per fatality, and both broadcast segments ... https://cfmm.org.uk BBC On Gaza-Israel: One Story, Double Standards The most comprehensive analysis of the BBC’s coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza reveals a systematic pattern: the minimisation of Palestinian suffering and perspectives and the amplification of Israeli narratives, victimisation and emotive stories. https://novaramedia.com › 2025 › 06 › 16 bbc systematically biased BBC Gives Israeli Deaths 33 Times More Coverage, New Study Reveals Comprehensive new research finds the BBC coverage of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza is systematically biased
November 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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'Mehanna lost her home in the al-Karama neighbourhood in north-west Gaza City, which was destroyed in Israeli attacks. Since then, she & her children have been constantly on the move.
“I can’t even remember how many times I’ve moved from one tent to another, from one shelter to the next,” she said.'
Mehanna said, "It has been another kind of war, one that every displaced family lives through, lacking the basic means of life. I have faced death with my children many times, not only from missiles and fire, but also from disease, hunger, the summer heat, insects, the cold of winter, and the lack of hygiene.” Last winter, her daughter fell ill from the freezing temperatures and the lack of warm clothes and blankets. “We shared one blanket throughout the entire winter, sleeping close together just to stay warm,” she recalled.
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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These peaceful protesters are being punished *after* they leave prison, restricting them from leading normal lives with normal human connections!
Screenshot of beginning of the Guardian article. 'Jailed UK climate protesters facing conditions reserved for extremists on release. Exclusive: Just Stop Oil activist was banned from attending gatherings, including meeting a friend in a cafe, without permission.'
November 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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No. I can't be bothered to spend too much time arguing with you just because you don't want to believe in facts. So I'll just share this screenshot of results from a search engine. If you read the alt-text, there is a little more detail. I'll leave it with you. 👋
3 results from a search engine on whether being in the EU was a net benefit to Wales. It was. From walesonline.co.uk: Report says Wales gets £245m more from the EU than it pays in Wales receives £245m more from the European Union that the nation pays in, according to a new report published today. From gov.wales: Written Statement: Loss of funding to Wales as a result of the UK ... Taken together, the £243m loss in rural funding and the £772m shortfall in EU structural funds (table 2) add up to just more than £1bn. Applying the same inflation adjustment to rural funding as to the structural funds, the overall shortfall to the Welsh budget is more than £1.1bn. From southwalesargus.co.uk Report claims Wales £245m better off in the EU WALES receives £245m more from the European Union than it pays in, a new report has claimed. Although the UK...
November 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Explosion in a mosque in a school complex, at a time when it was bound to be busy, mostly with students. 😢 People should be free to practise their religion without fearing they will get blown up doing it. And students should always feel safe in school.
Fifty-four people, mostly students, have been admitted to hospital with injuries ranging from minor to serious and including burns, Suheri said. Twenty remain in hospital care, with three suffering from serious injuries, he added.
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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For the record, as part of a conversation is misleading. David blocked me after the last post.
Screenshots of a conversation before I was blocked. David Nice: I don't think he was ever bigoted. Me: I do. David: Clearly, because you wrote so. Me: emoji of eyes rolled David: Enough already, unless you're going to itemise why you think Streeting is bigoted. Me: This is odd behaviour David You appear to be supportive of trans people yet put up a defence of Streeting (in such a contrary, playground manner) when he is doing so much damage. Still, you don't have to explain yourself to me, and I certainly don't need to explain myself to you. Goodbye, David David: blocks me
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Might mean Everydoctor.org.uk. They try to protect the NHS, including from Private Company take over, and keep us informed. They've looked into Tony Blair Institute's ties with tech & data eg big donor Ellison's Oracle.

Eg
everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/project-2025-oracle-19654875.php Tech Why is Oracle assembling a secret database of Trump loyalists? Oracle Corp., a software company started in the Bay Area, is reportedly helping the Heritage Foundation vet thousands of conservative candidates for a second Donald Trump term. By Raheem Hosseini, Race & Equity Editor Updated Aug 14, 2024 9:01 p.m. Oracle Corp., the $370 billion cloud-computing giant started in Santa Clara, is not shy about promoting a 430,000-plus-deep client roster that includes San Francisco-born tech companies such as Open AI and Palantir or the government of Saudi Arabia. But Oracle’s public-facing financial disclosures, its exhaustive customer index and searchable media releases do not mention its purported **contract to build a secretive personnel database of politicos willing to implement Project 2025, a radically conservative agenda designed for a second Donald Trump term.** Published last year, Project 2025 — subtitled the “Presidential Transition Project” — is a 900-page action plan organized by the Heritage Foundation and crafted by more than 100 Trump administration officials and staffers. The sprawling policy document details how Trump can achieve a vision he has described in campaign speeches, interviews and his own Agenda 47 platform. Among other things, it outlines how the Republican nominee, in his first six months in office, could push through a national abortion ban, deport every undocumented immigrant and criminalize transgender identity. It also envisions the elevation of Christianity over other faiths, an end to state sovereignty and a tax hike for the middle class.
November 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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The Telegraph again, eh? Are we sure they're not just fishing for clicks with another fake story?
Screenshot of an article in 'The Poke' which showed the original Telegraph headline of a ridiculous story, then The Poke's headline. The Telegraph We earn £345k, but soaring private school fees mean we can't go on five holidays. Labour's VAT raid forces six-figure families to make lifestyle sacrifices. The Poke The Telegraph's sob story about a family having to cut down on their five holidays to pay school fees turned out to be fake - must do better.
November 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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This is shocking! Mass trials for Palestine Action peaceful protesters, 36 minutes per person for prosecution, defence and cross-examination.
NO JURY and a Judge (each with their own prejudices) who can give GROUPS of people up to 6 MONTHS' PRISON TIME!
At a scheduling hearing on Wednesday, one of the accused, 72 year old Deborah Wilde, objected that these trials would be far too short to present a proper defence. Snow snapped back “I’m satisfied that the time is sufficient. I am not going to give more time. Your only remedy is the High Court”. As I am sure Snow realises, ordinary people cannot afford to go to the High Court. The worrying thing is that the trials will be held before judges including the appalling Snow, with no jury.
November 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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I think this was during Johnson's era, so some have gone but of course more recently, Davie told his News team to choose stories to tell that would appeal to Reform voters!
This could now be out of date information: 'DEBORAH TURNESS Chief Executive BBC NEWS Married to... JOHN TOKER Former Director of Communications for Security & Inteligence Uk Government Cabinet Office RICHARD SHARP Chairman BBC Former Goldman Sachs Banker. Close with Rishi Sunak at Goldman A major Tory party donor [£400,000] Board member of the right-wing think tank, the Centre for Policy Studies. Former donor to controversial Quilliam Foundation, TIM DAVIE Director-General BBC Former PepsiCo Exec Davie stood as a councillor for the Conservative Party in Hammersmith Former Deputy Chairman of the Hammersmith and Fulham Conservative Party in the 1990s.' This could now be out of date information: 'Sarah Sands Consultant Editor, Daily Mail (2006-2008) Deputy Editor, Daily Telegraph (1996-2005) Editor, Sunday Telegraph (2005-2006) Editor, London Evening Standard (2009-2012) Sarah campaigned for a Tory Mayor of London in three successive elections Now Sarah is Editor of the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme'
November 2, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Examples of comments/questions which highlight the shoddy methods used by Centre for Immigration Control to get the 'results' it wants to, so it can paint a false narrative about immigrants.
University researcher here, I have taken the time to analyse the data provided by the freedom of information request and in realty the top 5 nationalities are: Nationality Number = % of 7798 British 4629 = 59.4% Romanian 308 = 3.9% Indian 193 = 2.5% Polish 128 = 1.60% Italian 113 = 1.4% It is very dangerous to manipulate data - from observation you are targeting non-white individuals which has very serious racist undertones. Can you please explain why in your calculation spread sheet you have 0 offences under British for 2018, 2019 & 2020 as well as very low numbers for 2021 & 2022? It appears that you have missed included the data from the Met Police report under "United Kingdom" for those years. This is giving an artificially low value of offences per 10,000 population for British people. Also can you please explain where you got the population of the various ethnicity's within London as none of the data sets linked for population contain a value of 12,000 Afghans living in London so trying to work out which sheet you got that from. How have you estimated the populations of each ethnicity? Your estimate for Afghan immigrants, for example, is about 3x LOWER than the current estimated population. I would like to know how you measured this total for each ethnicity? 2) The current migrant population of London is estimated to be 40% (according to the 2021 census). Why does your article suggest it is 25%? 3) How have you adjusted the offences for repeat offenders being counted multiple times? 4) How have you adjusted the numbers for increases in population?
November 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Saw in www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases these 2 (unfortunately) related articles:
The image shows headlines of 2 press releases from Amnesty International. Oct 28 2025 3:40 pm Sudan: ‘Horrifying reports’ from El Fasher as RSF attacks civilians Oct 28 2025 2:03 pm UK arms licensing system ‘indefensible’ as British-linked weapons used in Sudan Links here: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/sudan-horrifying-reports-el-fasher-rsf-attacks-civilians https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/uk-arms-licensing-system-indefensible-british-linked-weapons-used-sudan
November 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM