Sam raby
@samraby.bsky.social
Liberal Democrat councillor for Roffey South. Cabinet member for Housing, Community and Wellbeing for Horsham District Council.
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good message from Mikel today. Just want too much tension at the moment and it looks like the players feel it too. It can't always be about the "fogging standards." Sometimes the best thing that great players can do is enjoy playing football a bit more.
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
good message from Mikel today. Just want too much tension at the moment and it looks like the players feel it too. It can't always be about the "fogging standards." Sometimes the best thing that great players can do is enjoy playing football a bit more.
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The media need to find a backbone and start asking Farage the difficult questions?
Ask him whether he feels responsible that the UK had lost its measles free status? And when he inevitably says no, ask him about the vaccine deniers he surrounds himself with.
Ask him whether he feels responsible that the UK had lost its measles free status? And when he inevitably says no, ask him about the vaccine deniers he surrounds himself with.
Farage did this.
He did this when he spread misinformation about vaccines.
He did this when he allowed vaccine deniers into the Reform conference.
He did this when he allowed vaccine deniers to stand as Reform candidates.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
He did this when he spread misinformation about vaccines.
He did this when he allowed vaccine deniers into the Reform conference.
He did this when he allowed vaccine deniers to stand as Reform candidates.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
UK loses WHO status as measles-free after rise in deaths and fall in jab uptake
UN health body says Britain is one of six countries in Europe and central Asia where disease has become re-established
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:47 AM
The media need to find a backbone and start asking Farage the difficult questions?
Ask him whether he feels responsible that the UK had lost its measles free status? And when he inevitably says no, ask him about the vaccine deniers he surrounds himself with.
Ask him whether he feels responsible that the UK had lost its measles free status? And when he inevitably says no, ask him about the vaccine deniers he surrounds himself with.
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We equate achievement w/ income. Look at how billionaires are credited with spirit, intelligence, courage, boldness, & work ethic. If this were true, it would mean their effort, brains, & hard work are unrivalled by anyone else. One look at a hospital tells you that's wrong.
#GoodMorning, everyone
#GoodMorning, everyone
January 27, 2026 at 5:46 AM
We equate achievement w/ income. Look at how billionaires are credited with spirit, intelligence, courage, boldness, & work ethic. If this were true, it would mean their effort, brains, & hard work are unrivalled by anyone else. One look at a hospital tells you that's wrong.
#GoodMorning, everyone
#GoodMorning, everyone
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Reform Party UK sharing Pro-ICE posts on social media. They support seizing 5 year olds as bait, and the extra judicial murder of civilians.
January 26, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Reform Party UK sharing Pro-ICE posts on social media. They support seizing 5 year olds as bait, and the extra judicial murder of civilians.
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The defection of Suella Braverman, who was sacked twice from Government in disgrace, spent £700m of taxpayers' money to send four volunteers to Rwanda on a deportation scheme that was then scrapped and has a public approval rating of minus 32 is currently being described as a "major coup" for Reform
January 26, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The defection of Suella Braverman, who was sacked twice from Government in disgrace, spent £700m of taxpayers' money to send four volunteers to Rwanda on a deportation scheme that was then scrapped and has a public approval rating of minus 32 is currently being described as a "major coup" for Reform
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The UK faces a once-in-a-generation security threat.
We are calling for Defence Bonds, open to the public, to modernise the armed forces, boost defence spending to 3% of GDP, and reduce reliance on an unpredictable US.
We are calling for Defence Bonds, open to the public, to modernise the armed forces, boost defence spending to 3% of GDP, and reduce reliance on an unpredictable US.
January 26, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The UK faces a once-in-a-generation security threat.
We are calling for Defence Bonds, open to the public, to modernise the armed forces, boost defence spending to 3% of GDP, and reduce reliance on an unpredictable US.
We are calling for Defence Bonds, open to the public, to modernise the armed forces, boost defence spending to 3% of GDP, and reduce reliance on an unpredictable US.
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I do think that a possibly underrated dynamic in The Horrors is that the Right as it has reconstituted itself under Trump legitimately can’t understand sincere moral or physical courage
January 26, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I do think that a possibly underrated dynamic in The Horrors is that the Right as it has reconstituted itself under Trump legitimately can’t understand sincere moral or physical courage
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Every time Labour, the Lib Dems or Greens refer to Reform UK, Farage or any of their members they should instead refer to them as "the Trumpists". Every time they use the logo or any of their faces in promo, put it next to a photo of Trump. Make the public association of them with Trump Pavlovian
Nigel Farage’s support for Trump is putting off potential voters
A focus group this week found there is concern about the Reform UK leader’s relationship with the U.S. president.
www.politico.eu
January 25, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Every time Labour, the Lib Dems or Greens refer to Reform UK, Farage or any of their members they should instead refer to them as "the Trumpists". Every time they use the logo or any of their faces in promo, put it next to a photo of Trump. Make the public association of them with Trump Pavlovian
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That’s why the Lib Dems are calling for defence bonds to invest in our forces and reduce reliance on the US.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Davey says war bonds needed to get defence spending moving 'faster'
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey says the bonds would give the public an opportunity to "support patriotically our defence".
www.bbc.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 6:01 PM
That’s why the Lib Dems are calling for defence bonds to invest in our forces and reduce reliance on the US.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I can imagine taking a break from social media for the next 2-3 days might be in order.
January 25, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I can imagine taking a break from social media for the next 2-3 days might be in order.
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i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM
i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse."
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
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January 25, 2026 at 3:38 PM
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse."
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January 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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It used to be said that the left was far too 'online', but it seems that this is increasingly (more) so for the right nowadays.
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 PM
It used to be said that the left was far too 'online', but it seems that this is increasingly (more) so for the right nowadays.
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15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
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Rocastle v Whiteside. Winterburn v McClair. Wright v Schmeichel. Vieira v Keane. Keown v van Nistelrooy.
Points, trophies, pride, enmity, north versus south on the line every single time.
Some people don’t think this one means so much these days. But the roots of this are deep!
Points, trophies, pride, enmity, north versus south on the line every single time.
Some people don’t think this one means so much these days. But the roots of this are deep!
January 25, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Rocastle v Whiteside. Winterburn v McClair. Wright v Schmeichel. Vieira v Keane. Keown v van Nistelrooy.
Points, trophies, pride, enmity, north versus south on the line every single time.
Some people don’t think this one means so much these days. But the roots of this are deep!
Points, trophies, pride, enmity, north versus south on the line every single time.
Some people don’t think this one means so much these days. But the roots of this are deep!
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Associating yourself with Trump - days after he dismisses British sacrifices in Afghanistan, threatens NATO allies and kills his own citizens - is the dumbest possible strategy for anyone running to be London mayor.
Our city will resoundingly reject Farage’s nativism.
Cunningham will get trounced.
Our city will resoundingly reject Farage’s nativism.
Cunningham will get trounced.
January 25, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Associating yourself with Trump - days after he dismisses British sacrifices in Afghanistan, threatens NATO allies and kills his own citizens - is the dumbest possible strategy for anyone running to be London mayor.
Our city will resoundingly reject Farage’s nativism.
Cunningham will get trounced.
Our city will resoundingly reject Farage’s nativism.
Cunningham will get trounced.
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Reform UK:
Demonises migrants seeking work as an “invasion”.
Celebrates threat of an actual military invasion of a NATO ally.
Demonises migrants seeking work as an “invasion”.
Celebrates threat of an actual military invasion of a NATO ally.
January 25, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Reform UK:
Demonises migrants seeking work as an “invasion”.
Celebrates threat of an actual military invasion of a NATO ally.
Demonises migrants seeking work as an “invasion”.
Celebrates threat of an actual military invasion of a NATO ally.
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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
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Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
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Post war western Europe is simply the best society that this species has ever managed to create. Never forget it. Defend it for all we're worth.
January 25, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Post war western Europe is simply the best society that this species has ever managed to create. Never forget it. Defend it for all we're worth.
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January 25, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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