Jim Jepps!
@jimjepps.bsky.social
I was rather hoping capitalism would have finished by now. It doesn't even rhyme.
https://jimjepps.substack.com/
https://jimjepps.substack.com/
Sometimes when you stand up to the far right you have earned a little Schadenfreude.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Sometimes when you stand up to the far right you have earned a little Schadenfreude.
The cruelty is its purpose.
November 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The cruelty is its purpose.
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I don't think Labour are enabling reform.
I think Reform are enabling Blue Labour.
I think Reform are enabling Blue Labour.
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I don't think Labour are enabling reform.
I think Reform are enabling Blue Labour.
I think Reform are enabling Blue Labour.
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If a Prime Minister is brought down by being too cruel on asylum policy - which is not the most likely option but feels plausible right now, which is new - what does that do the debate? Is it too much to hope that draws some kind of line?
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
If a Prime Minister is brought down by being too cruel on asylum policy - which is not the most likely option but feels plausible right now, which is new - what does that do the debate? Is it too much to hope that draws some kind of line?
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Completely beyond why people try to defend Labour record on treatment of asylum seekers. They are awful.
They have done terrible things the Tories never even thought of, like denying any refugee who came here through irregular means from EVER becoming a citizen & ENDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION. demons.
They have done terrible things the Tories never even thought of, like denying any refugee who came here through irregular means from EVER becoming a citizen & ENDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION. demons.
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Completely beyond why people try to defend Labour record on treatment of asylum seekers. They are awful.
They have done terrible things the Tories never even thought of, like denying any refugee who came here through irregular means from EVER becoming a citizen & ENDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION. demons.
They have done terrible things the Tories never even thought of, like denying any refugee who came here through irregular means from EVER becoming a citizen & ENDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION. demons.
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Leonard and Hungry Paul is a wonderful book, and now the BBC has turned it into a wonderful six part series.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Leonard and Hungry Paul - Series 1: Episode 1
After his mother’s death, Leonard begins to open up his world with the help of a new colleague, Shelley. His best friend, Hungry Paul, reluctantly volunteers at the hospital.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Leonard and Hungry Paul is a wonderful book, and now the BBC has turned it into a wonderful six part series.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Fact-Checking Claims About Zohran Mamdani https://theonion.com/fact-checking-claims-about-zohran-mamdani/
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Fact-Checking Claims About Zohran Mamdani https://theonion.com/fact-checking-claims-about-zohran-mamdani/
The current mood in Sheffield.
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The current mood in Sheffield.
Considering how many column inches are being devoted to prisons at the moment I'm surprised [1] there's so little talk about how much of it is privatised, the need for rehabilitation and the sheer dehumanisation that takes place inside.
[1] no I'm not.
[1] no I'm not.
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Considering how many column inches are being devoted to prisons at the moment I'm surprised [1] there's so little talk about how much of it is privatised, the need for rehabilitation and the sheer dehumanisation that takes place inside.
[1] no I'm not.
[1] no I'm not.
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What an absolute hero Samir Zitouni is - doubtless he saved lives that day
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
The rail worker credited with saving multiple lives is named as Samir Zitouni.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
What an absolute hero Samir Zitouni is - doubtless he saved lives that day
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rachel Reeves says everyone 'must do their bit' - on a PR level how different is this from Osborne's 'we're all in this together'?
November 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Rachel Reeves says everyone 'must do their bit' - on a PR level how different is this from Osborne's 'we're all in this together'?
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Conservatives call for 'stop & search' at train stations
Completely impractical
And yesterday's alleged perpetrator was unknown to the police apparently, so facial recognition would not have been of any help
What did help? Was having a guard on the train. A very brave man.
Completely impractical
And yesterday's alleged perpetrator was unknown to the police apparently, so facial recognition would not have been of any help
What did help? Was having a guard on the train. A very brave man.
November 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Conservatives call for 'stop & search' at train stations
Completely impractical
And yesterday's alleged perpetrator was unknown to the police apparently, so facial recognition would not have been of any help
What did help? Was having a guard on the train. A very brave man.
Completely impractical
And yesterday's alleged perpetrator was unknown to the police apparently, so facial recognition would not have been of any help
What did help? Was having a guard on the train. A very brave man.
@seditionist.bsky.social thanks for the book, love the pro-postie sticker.
October 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
@seditionist.bsky.social thanks for the book, love the pro-postie sticker.
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Overshooting 1.5°C wasn't 'inevitable.'
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Overshooting 1.5°C wasn't 'inevitable.'
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A 2024 Coast Guard report found 27 percent of drug boat searches came back empty-handed.
Fact check: Do quarter of US’s ‘drug boat’ searches find nothing?
A 2024 Coast Guard report found 27 percent of drug boat searches came back empty-handed.
bit.ly
October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A 2024 Coast Guard report found 27 percent of drug boat searches came back empty-handed.
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The Green Party's proposal for a wealth tax on 1% of assets above £10m and 2% on assets above £1bn comes top of our list of tax reforms that Britons would support, with 75% giving it their backing
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
October 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
The Green Party's proposal for a wealth tax on 1% of assets above £10m and 2% on assets above £1bn comes top of our list of tax reforms that Britons would support, with 75% giving it their backing
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
You can pick up white rememberance poppies from the PPU, your local Quaker meeting house will usually have them or perhaps a neighbourhood lefty bookshop.
www.ppu.org.uk/remembrance-...
www.ppu.org.uk/remembrance-...
October 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
You can pick up white rememberance poppies from the PPU, your local Quaker meeting house will usually have them or perhaps a neighbourhood lefty bookshop.
www.ppu.org.uk/remembrance-...
www.ppu.org.uk/remembrance-...
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🇺🇦 Ukrainians, determined and resolute, are well placed to rebuild
Despite the huge problem landmines and unexploded ordnance pose, Ukraine – with our help – has plans to thrive when Russia’s war ends
By Natalie Bennett
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Despite the huge problem landmines and unexploded ordnance pose, Ukraine – with our help – has plans to thrive when Russia’s war ends
By Natalie Bennett
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Ukrainians, determined and resolute, are well placed to rebuild
Despite the huge problem landmines and unexploded ordnance pose, Ukraine – with our help – has plans to thrive when Russia’s war ends
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 6:07 AM
🇺🇦 Ukrainians, determined and resolute, are well placed to rebuild
Despite the huge problem landmines and unexploded ordnance pose, Ukraine – with our help – has plans to thrive when Russia’s war ends
By Natalie Bennett
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Despite the huge problem landmines and unexploded ordnance pose, Ukraine – with our help – has plans to thrive when Russia’s war ends
By Natalie Bennett
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
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The desire to protect people fleeing atrocities & to live in a society of equality and respect are, I’m pleased to inform you, STILL VERY MAINSTREAM VIEWS.
October 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The desire to protect people fleeing atrocities & to live in a society of equality and respect are, I’m pleased to inform you, STILL VERY MAINSTREAM VIEWS.
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great joke from @zaltzcricket.bsky.social on the news quiz this week: “statistics are like comedians at the riyadh comedy festival: treat them right and they can be made to say whatever you want them to say”
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
great joke from @zaltzcricket.bsky.social on the news quiz this week: “statistics are like comedians at the riyadh comedy festival: treat them right and they can be made to say whatever you want them to say”