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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · Nov 20

Dear all, the #SocialistCircle feed is up & running!

Give it a like if you're already using it.
Let me know how you find it, whether it's easy to access, whether it refreshes regularly, etc. 🍻

If you're a lefty & you want to join & contribute to the feed, post your handle below & I'll add you in.

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 5h

And of course, it's even better if you can do this in a country/region with lots of key resources like oil, gas & rare earth minerals

Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 5h

Modern warfare modus operandi:
1. Bomb everything = profit for military industrial complex
2. Flatten entire infrastructure & then 'rebuild' = profit for crony construction companies
3. Install compliant government & dish out lucrative contracts = profit for crony utilities & service companies

Feral Millennial Communists of Late Stage Capitalism @feralcommie.bsky.social · 6h

#socialistsunday

No intl journalists were allowed into gaza because israel didnt wsnt the world to see this (picture of totally destroyed city)
Almost every school hospital and mosque reduced to dust. And the journalists who stayed? Targetted for telling the truth. Gaza looks like the aftermath of the apocalypse

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 7h

Private equity wrecked UK high street, says Iceland Foods boss

PE model - low wages, cut staff/investment, high debt, profiteering, tax abuse.

PE devoured Debenhams, Maplin, Byron Burger, Cath Kidson, Comet, Flybe, Poundworld, Toys R Us.

Controls care homes, vets, supermarkets.
archive.ph/tJVkV

Private equity has wrecked the high street, says Iceland boss

Richard Walker says private buyers take out costs and fail to invest then sell to the highest bidder in a cycle that makes retailers steadily worse

www.thetimes.com

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 6h

#TrevorPhillips
Here you go Bridget, I'll tee it up for you, and then you knock it out of the park.

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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare #MakeLabourHistory @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 7h

It would be good to ask why Starmer is pushing so hard on Digital ID, a particularly unwelcome policy?

Could It be he is in hock to data tech billionaires, so will force it through whatever the consequences?

apple.news/AfI4MHADHRw-...

‘Voters will go to Reform’: Labour anger as Starmer pushes on with digital ID — The i Paper

Controversies over the collapse of the China spies trial, a brutal tax-raising budget and reforms to special educational needs also loom for the PM

apple.news

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New Popular Front ❌👑 @ouaisouaisdubuffet.bsky.social · 7h

The whole world is watching. And we are not alone. Keep going.

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 7h

Solidarity from "across the pond" in the UK

Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 8h

The Portland Frog Chorus
#WeAllStandTogether

Scene from the animated video to The Frog Chorus: We All Stand Together

"BOMB"
"BOMB"
"BOMB"
"I-YI-ICE"

Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 7h

"Nobody is above the law"

Except the King.
160 times.

#AbolishTheMonarchy

Republic @republiccampaign.bsky.social · 2d

Why should the monarchy be able to opt-out of laws when they want to? #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 7h

There's no such thing as Twitter any more.

And nobody should be supporting Elon Musk's poisonous X platform.

#eXodus

Batman slapping Robin meme.

Robin: "I'm gonna use X to shitpost against Musk and that will..."
— SLAP! —
Batman: "He's laughing at you!"

Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 7h

#AbolishTheMonarchy
#EpsteinFiles
#HRHNonceAndrew

Picture of Andrew.
"What other reason do you need?"
#AbolishTheMonarchy

Disclaimer:
There are, in fact, hundreds of other reasons to abolish the monarchy.

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Republic @republiccampaign.bsky.social · 7h

Andrew has lied about his relationship with Epstein again and again. Charles and William have conspired to protect Andrew for over a decade. We need a Royal Epstein Inquiry NOW. #AbolishTheMonarchy #Epstein

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 7h

#BritCard
#DigitalID

EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 9h

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Official government announcements do not name any providers yet.
That said, Oracle is frequently speculated to be a strong contender due to its deep existing ties to UK government IT infrastructure:

Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 7h

#BritCard
#DigitalID

EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 8h

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 7h

Now over 2.8 million
#BritCard
#DigitalID

Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 15d

This petition now has over 1.9 million signatures & it's still rising.

This makes it the 4th biggest ever, after:

1. Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU - 6,103,056

2. Trigger a 2nd EU Referendum (if win vote less than 60%) - 4,150,262

3. Call a General Election (against Labour) - 3,084,714

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

petition.parliament.uk

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 7h

Fully #Renationalise rail now!

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 8h

Greater Anglia rail passenger operator nationalised.

Govt will rent carriages.

Lucrative freight and rolling stock companies remain privatised.

3 Luxembourg-based companies control 87% of rolling stock, paid £1.3bn dividend in last 3 years which bears no UK tax.

Gravy train rolls on.

Rail operator Greater Anglia transfers to public ownership

Greater Anglia describes renationalisation as a step towards a

www.bbc.co.uk

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 7h

Haha, yes - no offence to @tim-burgess.bsky.social et al!

Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 8h

Reform Ltd: Charlatans R Us

Top frame: Nigel Farage preaching to the ignorant, "Reform Ltd will save money on government spending and cut taxes!"
Bottom frame: Snake Oil salesman, "Guaranteed to cure what ails you!"

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 8h

The Portland Frog Chorus
#WeAllStandTogether

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New Popular Front ❌👑 @ouaisouaisdubuffet.bsky.social · 10h

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 9h

@jindre.bsky.social
When scrolling through the replies to the original posts, yours is at the bottom like this (see image), requiring an extra click to reveal.

I hope nothing similar going on.

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 10h

I had hoped that it was not going to go that route on here. ☹️

What about if you post some things as a picture, is that a workaround?

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 17h

Indeed you are correct, sir.
Indubitably and at the least!

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 21h

Everything that comes out of his mouth is a lie:

'Farage said he was “stunned” that his close associate had taken bribes: “I’m the only one [in Reform] that really knew him, going back a long way.”'

#ReformRussianBribes

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

bylinetimes.com

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 23h

"As of 2023, the wealth of the UK’s 50 richest families exceeded that of 34.1 million people – over half the population."
#Inequality

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 23h

Can a presenter BE a penis?
F*** yes.

Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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