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Mark Nixon @fatbadger442.bsky.social · 34m

Much of this is already happening in the UK, but the rest is almost certainly on its way. #resist #fascism

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7h

This Is Fascism

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7h

This Is Fascism

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Nicolas Chinardet @zefrog.eu · 42m

Obviously we don't know the details, but I can't help wondering whether those responsible may not have taken inspiration from Farage on this, since he's always so vocal in criticising the RLNI

Pascal Jacquemain @jacquep.bsky.social · 48m

Laser shone at helicopter in Blackpool halts coastguard rescue - BBC News share.google/dQHH2saC4Vh0...

Laser shone at helicopter in Blackpool halts coastguard rescue

It "beggars belief" anyone would target a rescue helicopter, the RNLI says.

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Mark Nixon @fatbadger442.bsky.social · 1h

None of them appear willing to explain why they think protests against ethnic cleansing and genocide would upset British Jews. It seems to me that they are smearing British Jews as fascists. If you want to find #antisemitism in British politics, this is where you should be looking.

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 1h

Comics related courses for aspiring creators are thin on the ground in the UK, but they run in Europe. Here’s one spotted by Simon Belmont, taught Italian in Cagliari, Sardinia: www.accademiadartedicagliari.com/corsi-trienn...

Accademia d'arte Cagliari

www.accademiadartedicagliari.com

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IndiaWilloughby @indiawilloughby.bsky.social · 1h

This is Graham Linehan, who UKLabour, WesStreeting and every columnist in the country rushed to defend when he was arrested by police, after inciting online violence and smashed a trans girl’s phone. They are even changing the law specifically to protect him. “Just a joke” @mrjamesob.bsky.social

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 1h

In every possible way Labour's changes to immigration rules are profoundly stupid and damaging.
Not only will they ruin lives of migrants, they will cripple the economy, cost jobs, undermine crucial infrastructure etc etc. Everyone suffers with anti-immigration policies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

'Visa changes will make it worse for my business'

Aneesa Khan says she hires chefs from South Asia to meet her restaurant's need for skilled workers.

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 16h

Seriously, @nytimes.com ? Participating in the raid on Iran? Blowing up Venezuelan and Columbian boats? This is peacemaking abroad? Do better.

Ny times headline:

The Trump Split Screen: A Peacemaker Abroad, a Retribution Campaign at Home

President Trump’s dueling personas were on display this week, providing endless ammunition to his allies and his enemies alike.

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Mark Nixon @fatbadger442.bsky.social · 1h

They will just keep using the term #antifa, so this strategy won't work in the way hoped for here, but it's still important to say #antifascist, to be clear about who the enemy is.

Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 10h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

Mark Nixon @fatbadger442.bsky.social · 1h

In France, right-wing "centrist" shitbags can't just do what they want. In the UK, they can. I wonder what the difference is?

#Macron #Starmer #PR #resistance #protest

Mark Nixon @fatbadger442.bsky.social · 2h

The Christian churches have often been on the side of the oppressor (and Dowling's church is still steeped in homophobia and misogyny), but many Christian individuals have been on the side of justice.

Here's one.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 12h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Mark Nixon @fatbadger442.bsky.social · 2h

The #salvationarmy has always been a bigoted organisation, closely linked to far-right causes, and here they are providing sustenance and support to marauding fascist brownshirts. Never give to them, never enter their shops.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 11h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 10h

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 11h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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John Freeman @johnfreeman.bsky.social · 2h

A1 and DEADLINE, two of Britain’s seminal comics magazines are soon set to return as one, straight from the heart of UK comics counterculture.

https://downthetubes.net/be-ready-a1-and-deadline-are-back/

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Charlie Lynch @charlielynch.bsky.social · 17h

The prequel, of sorts: academic.oup.com/tcbh/article...

Moral Panic in the Industrial Town: Teenage ‘Deviancy’ and Religious Crisis in Central Scotland c. 1968–9

Abstract. This article argues that Falkirk—a medium-sized industrial town in Central Scotland—became the scene of a localized, yet typical moral panic abou

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 22h

Most people seem to have missed who retweeted this picture of Farage in Gill’s office a few days after Gill began receiving his first bribes from Oleh Voloshyn (Oleg Voloshin). None other than…

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Stuart Hemingway @stu31.bsky.social · 23h

The close links to ReformUK and Russia just keep increasing themselves the more they deny the more is revealed… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Richard Tice accepted stay at French Riviera home of Tory donor

Reform deputy leader’s trip, worth £1,4000, to Lubov Chernukhin’s property was for ‘discussing gas power in UK’

www.theguardian.com

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Mark Nixon @fatbadger442.bsky.social · 23h

This is just appalling from a Labour leadership who are juat as committed to Theresa May's mindless "red lines" (ie, hard brexit) as the Tories are. When you are part of the problem, you don't get to moan about some other part of the problem. #RedTories #brexit

Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 1d

This is a major shift in Labour comms. It seems Brexit will be blamed for the budget.
But naming the issue is not enough. They now need to name the solution or be left behind parties that will.

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 1d

This strikes me as a pretty major Brexit shift from Starmer.

Perhaps the beginning of 'Brexit is sh1t and has caused real economic damage'.

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Jenn Q. @jennqueen.bsky.social · 1d

It’s wild how words change depending on who’s affected.

When drugs hit Black communities, it was a “crack epidemic.”

When drugs hit white communities, it became a “health crisis.”

That’s what we call a dog whistle. The language changes when the skin color does.

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Mark Nixon @fatbadger442.bsky.social · 23h

Thwy've been at it quite a while, Clive.
#racistLabour #fascistUK www.bylinesupplement.com/p/clive-lewi...

Mark Nixon @fatbadger442.bsky.social · 1d

As a vegan, I am used to shit breakfasts at B&Bs that can't look past Linda McCartney sausages, but this one can't even be arsed with that. 2 slices of tomato, 2 small mushrooms, 2tbsp beans. I booked 6 wks ago, giving them plenty of time; they assured me "Yes, we cater for vegans".

#veganlife

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.

It’s oligarchs all the way down.

My first for @zeteo.com:

zeteo.com/p/this-famil...

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 1d

"Surge"? Oh sort yourself out BBC.
A frankly tiny number of people, in the grand scheme of things, with every right to do so coming to UK is hardly a "surge", but such language automatically frames them as a negative and is guaranteed to be used to stoke more division.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Surge in Chagos arrivals prompts row over housing costs

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Stew Hotston (he/him) @stewarthotston.com · 2d

More evidence of what i had to report to the @bsfa.bsky.social and @britfantasysoc.bsky.social this year - that publishers made a lot of noise about inclusion but have largely, in my experience, stopped working on this.

As you might imagine i have opinions.

Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 2d

One of the things about this study is that a lot of baby and toddler books are written in house, by editors. So the study reveals the whiteness of editorial in kidlit even if not explicitly. But, big picture, this trend is unacceptable. I remember so many promises www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

‘Catastrophic decline’ in Black representation in children’s books

A report by charity Inclusive Books for Children found that of the 2,721 books surveyed, only 51 featured a Black main character, down by 21.5% since 2023

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

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