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John Foot
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Historian specialised in contemporary Italy - has published books on Italian football, radical psychiatry (Franco Basaglia), Fascism. Book on the Red Brigades out in 2025. John-foot.com

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John Mackintosh Foot is an English academic historian specialising in Italy.

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Political science 38%
Sociology 32%
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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 3h
Rest in Peace, Diane Keaton. Thank you for your work and for your many wonderful performances. My favorite was your role as Louise Bryant in "REDS" (1981). 🗃️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ur1...
"Alone with your work" -- Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson in Reds
YouTube video by David Gibson
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 5h
Does anyone really believe this ceasefire will last more than a few weeks?
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 5h
Our latest research shows: Tory voters are now more than twice as likely to consider Brexit a failure for the UK (46%) compared to a success (22%).

https://leftfootforward.org/2025/10/even-tory-voters-say-brexit-has-failed-and-damaged-uk-economy-poll-finds/
Even Tory voters say Brexit has failed and damaged UK economy, poll finds
The polling also shows that Brexit is also much more likely to be considered a failure (38%) than a success (24%) by GE2024 Tory voters.
leftfootforward.org
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 16h
At least one senior Labour official seems to finally remember they aren't in Reform.
The changes won't just harm economy and country, they'll destroy families and force more people into becoming undocumented, leading to more deportations. They need scrapping not pausing.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sir Sadiq Khan calls for pause on new immigration rules
The mayor of London said the changes had "moved the goalposts".
www.bbc.com
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 1d
But Tommy Robinson and his 100,000 are fine.
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Jamie Bellinger @jamiebellinger.com · 1d
What a time to be alive.
#ukpolitics #protest
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 1d
I think Yusuf was genuinely surprised on Question Time that not everybody hates immigrants or thinks immigration is the cause of all problems - on the contrary.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 1d
The fact that Portland was able to hide their entire war zone from Kristi Noem shows you just how complicit they are in destroying their own city. That's how devious these antifa terrorists are. They hide their own terror from you.
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Jamie Bellinger @jamiebellinger.com · 1d
What a time to be alive.
#ukpolitics #protest
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Jonathan Healey @jonathanhealey.bsky.social · 1d
It was two OUP books.
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 2d
Zach Polanski is pretty good.
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 2d
Representative Elise Stefanik of New York, a Republican who is expected to run for governor next year, praised the indictment, saying, “No one is above the law". Apart from Trump himself and the thousands of rioters he pardoned.

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 2d
Absolutely absurd.
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Politico @politico.com · 2d
REAKING: New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump foe, is indicted by Trump’s DOJ.

She has been charged with one count of bank fraud by the same U.S. attorney who brought charges against James Comey.
New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump foe, is indicted by Trump’s DOJ
She has been charged with one count of bank fraud by the same U.S. attorney who brought charges against James Comey.
www.politico.com
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Politico @politico.com · 2d
REAKING: New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump foe, is indicted by Trump’s DOJ.

She has been charged with one count of bank fraud by the same U.S. attorney who brought charges against James Comey.
New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump foe, is indicted by Trump’s DOJ
She has been charged with one count of bank fraud by the same U.S. attorney who brought charges against James Comey.
www.politico.com
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 2d
Farage will destroy our schools, universities and NHS if in power www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage says UK teachers are ‘poisoning our kids’ and predicts strikes as PM
Exclusive: Reform UK leader, speaking at event for private US college, also claimed the ‘Marxist left’ controls education
www.theguardian.com
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Nicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.social · 2d
Since Meloni’s government introduced regulations allowing them to detain NGO vessels in port, this power has been used 33 times. On 11 occasions the NGO concerned has taken the case to court winning in all but one.
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 2d
My god. Reform. Bunch of absolute jokers.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 2d
Reform UK’s Councillor Rowland O’Connor, St. Columb Major, has resigned from the party.

A conspiracy theorist who claimed 17m people have died from the COVID vaccine, among many other claims.
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 2d
True.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 3d
From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 2d
Stop. Just stop the podcasts. Please.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 2d
So much for efficiency - Reform UK lied to you when they stood in the local elections.

It’s harder than they told you it was.

'We don't have the time' - Busy Reform UK council to appoint political assistant
'We don't have the time' - Busy Reform UK council to appoint political assistant
Councillors question whether it was value for money
www.stokesentinel.co.uk
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Fabio Simonetti @efghilmno.bsky.social · 2d
The day has come!

*Encounters in Wartime Italy: A Social History of Invasion, Liberation and Occupation*, published by Oxford University Press, is finally out in ebook!

One month to go until the print edition.

View contents, abstracts and the full ebook here:
👉 academic.oup.com/book/61479
Encounters in Wartime Italy: A Social History of Invasion, Liberation, and Occupation
Abstract. Traditionally, war has been studied by focusing on extraordinary events, individuals, and deeds. However, wartime encompasses far more than the e
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 2d
Reform UK’s Councillor Rowland O’Connor, St. Columb Major, has resigned from the party.

A conspiracy theorist who claimed 17m people have died from the COVID vaccine, among many other claims.
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 2d
Pam Bondi: we arrested the girlfriend's nephew's wife's dog trainer's husband's sister's friend's boss's husband's brother of the founder of antifa

Every journalist: yup sounds normal, no need for followup questions
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 3d
Mosque construction has basically been banned for years in Italy, using technicalities (because the constitution guarantees freedom of religion).
politico.com
Politico @politico.com · 3d
Italy wants to ban Islamic face coverings and regulate mosque funding.

The ban would prohibit wearing face-covering garments in all public spaces. Those who violate the ban would face a fine of up to €3,000.
Italy wants to ban Islamic face coverings, mosque funding
Those who violate the proposed burqa ban could face a fine of up to €3,000.
www.politico.eu
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Politico @politico.com · 3d
Italy wants to ban Islamic face coverings and regulate mosque funding.

The ban would prohibit wearing face-covering garments in all public spaces. Those who violate the ban would face a fine of up to €3,000.
Italy wants to ban Islamic face coverings, mosque funding
Those who violate the proposed burqa ban could face a fine of up to €3,000.
www.politico.eu
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 3d
is this press pool so neutered that no one is going to ask any of these people a normal question
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 3d
From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 3d
Reform UK in the dock ⚖

9th October Andy Osborn.
14th October Neil Stevens, Tony Stevens, and Rob Sheridan.
15th October Sarah White.
21st November Nathan Gill.
16th December Mandy Clare.
22nd May 2026 Daniel Taylor.

Under investigation:
Joseph Boam.
Lee Duffy.
George Cottrell.

#ReformInTheDock
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 3d
It’s quite a feat for Isabel Oakeshott to be the only white person in a London tube carriage given she lives in Dubai
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John Foot @footymac.bsky.social · 3d
Trump has moved much faster than Mussolini did.
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