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Dave @mrdaveconroy0.bsky.social · Jul 12

Personally, I think it's wrong that Starmer, with a Jewish family, family in Isreal and as a committed Zionist who receives donations from Labour Friends of Isreal, has any binding say, without extreme scrutiny, on the Isreal and Palestine issue. We need better.

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Dave @mrdaveconroy0.bsky.social · 2h

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New photo · Friday, Oct 10 📸

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Dave @mrdaveconroy0.bsky.social · 2h

Anti Christ is someone who does things that Peter Thiel disagrees with, of course

Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 11h

Peter Thiel has recently hosted 4 lectures about who the antichrist could be + warning that Armageddon is coming. He says the harbinger of the end of the world could already be in our midst + things such as international agencies, environmentalism and guardrails on technology could quicken its rise

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

www.theguardian.com

Dave @mrdaveconroy0.bsky.social · 3h

The trouble with capitalism is that if they run out of money capitalists and politicians will collude to funnel our money into corporate bank accounts

Arfur Towcrate @arfurztowcrate.bsky.social · 4h

Thatcher said "The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money."

The trouble with capitalism is that if you run out of other people's money, you can do it again with a new limited company

Dave @mrdaveconroy0.bsky.social · 3h

Reduced and concession rates are very inexpensive with the same rights, and TBH if you fit in either category you probably stand to benefit the most. A selfless and selfish choice: either way you're helping by not standing on the sideline.

Dan Howdle @danhowdle.bsky.social · 1d

if you can afford £5 a month, join the green party. if the greens have more members than reform, which way do you think the 'do whatever seems popular this week' party currently in government will swing? £5 per month. we really can make a difference.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Dave @mrdaveconroy0.bsky.social · 3h

Ditto who paid for his house

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

The UK Media is very interesting, Angela Rayner who tried to avoid tax was on the TV and in Media every day of the week.

But Reform UK's ex-Welsh Leader pleads guilty to Bribery Charges.

And we need to forget about it instantly.

Can't be having bad PR for Reform.

Dave @mrdaveconroy0.bsky.social · 3h

It’s Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he’s the future, can we go backwards? | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It’s Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he’s the future, can we go backwards? | Marina Hyde

His AI video generator Sora 2 has been reviled for pinching the work of others. One giant leap for Sam: for everyone else, not so much, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

www.theguardian.com

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

Can't rebuild economy without increasing worker share of GDP.

Some suggestions:
Join a union
Strengthen collective bargaining
Need real Living Wage.
Worker-elected directors on company boards
Worker vote on exec pay
Exec bonus schemes must apply to workers
Limit corporate tax relief on exec pay

The government must ensure fair distribution of income

'The average real wage of workers has hardly moved from the 2008 level whilst bosses never had it so good.'

leftfootforward.org

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Jake @foolonthehill1878.bsky.social · 1d

Feels like Zack Polanski is building some momentum. Won't be long until they come for him. The same way they did with Corbyn and Mick Lynch. Smear campaigns, fake stories on social media etc and the flag shaggers will gobble it all up.

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Dave @mrdaveconroy0.bsky.social · 4h

Sure, but they've kept it under cover for so long only polling desperation is forcing some truth. Another truth is Starmer's Labour is as neoliberal as Reform UK Ltd and the #toxictories

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 5h

Rachel Reeves set to blame Nigel Farage for tax rises in the Budget, saying he delivered Brexit with “easy sloganeering” and then walked away

It’s about time

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Keir Starmer’s plan to blame Nigel Farage for budget tax rises

With Reform UK threatening the end of two-party politics, both Labour and the Tories are fighting to stay relevant as conference season comes to an end

www.thetimes.com

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Dave @mrdaveconroy0.bsky.social · 4h

Our world in practice operates so only the views of the billionaires and corporations count to politicians because they all suck the tit of neoliberalism

Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 1d

Your regular reminder 👇

🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy

EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilities

Privatisation has failed.

leftfootforward.org

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 1d

You can't stick out your chin and say "polls at this point mean nothing" when people post Labour polling at 17% if you were clucking, gloating, throwing up at Labour polling at 27% in early 2017, bucko.

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Alex Arrelia @alexarrelia.bsky.social · 21h

Very much a why not both situation. In fact, it is inextricably related.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 1d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Dave @mrdaveconroy0.bsky.social · 4h

'We're so limp dick'd we won't have people with different views to ours.'

Will🇺🇸📎✌️🌲 @econaturalist.bsky.social · 18h

#NoKings

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Matt @matthewblott.bsky.social · 17h

This on Starmer is quite shocking when you think about it. www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

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Dave @mrdaveconroy0.bsky.social · 4h

This country has gone to the dogs because of the rich and their politicians

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 14h

Really not good at all that the Christian Right feels emboldened enough to parade in Soho in paramilitary uniforms. www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/10/k...

Evangelical 'King's Army' group disrupts traffic in historic LGBTQ+ London district

A right-wing, evangelical group calling itself the King's Army blocked traffic on Old Compton Street in Soho while chanting anti-LGBTQ+ slogans.

www.thepinknews.com

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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 5h

Wouldn't it be good if the crooks who run the country are made to pay for their actons?

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 6h

Former PM Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office.

Secretly lobbied the UAE for a billion-dollar private venture,
Used senior contacts in the Saudi govt to pitch for a consultancy firm.

Lust for private wealth is the main cause of UK decline.

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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Dave @mrdaveconroy0.bsky.social · 4h

Starmer's Labour have become a rudderless bag of limp dicks, afraid of engaging with Farage in case they hurt the feels of his racist, reactionary voter base

Paul Singh @paulsingh.bsky.social · 1d

Labour need to shouting this from the roof tops.

They need to be challenging Farage over his multiple jobs.
They need to be challenging Reform over their tex exile donor base.
They need to be challenging Reform policies at every opportunity.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5h

Greens growing. Reform ratttled.

PS - I changed my name back to my family's original Jewish name because I'm proud of being Jewish. If Tice think that makes me a weirdo, I think that makes him an antisemite.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Tice "green party leader Zack Polanski is a weirdo. Changed his name, claimed hypnosis could increase women's breast size, thinks me should compete in women's sport, thinks women can have a penis. Other than that he's fine. Vote Green. Get weirdo."

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 4h

Good to blame Farage for the dull-arsed, ruinous, tedious failure of Brexit.
Not that good to keep punishing us for that failure, rather than looking to swiftly boost our prosperity by asking to rejoin the Single Market and Customs Union.
But yes. It’s a start.

www.thetimes.com/article/8875...

Starmer and Reeves are expected to argue that if it hadn't been for Brexit this type of downgrade would not have been needed - and cite official figures suggesting that if Britain had not left the European Union the economy would be about £120 billion greater by 2035 than current forecasts suggest.
The message is simple: Farage is ultimately to blame, as the man who delivered Brexit with "easy sloganeering" then walked away from the aftermath rather than putting in the hard yards.
Or to put it another way: Farage, not us, is responsible for putting up your taxes.
The theme will tie to the main thrust of Starmer's argument at conference, that the Reform leader is selling easy solutions that are just a fantasy.

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Dave @mrdaveconroy0.bsky.social · 5h

So nice to be home after 4 days away. #Birmingham like a cowboy town computer game: police, taxis, deliveroo drivers, security guards, homeless, drunk lads, semi nekked girls all rushing around in chaos around New Street Station. Had a cheese and onion bake from Greggs which earned me energy points.

Dave @mrdaveconroy0.bsky.social · 5h

How is it different to his stupid hat, indoor sunglasses and fat Budgie backdrop. What a W⚓

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12h

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

Dave @mrdaveconroy0.bsky.social · 6h

The obvious question is how ...

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 13h

US Health Secretary RFK Jn, "Children circumcised early have double the rate of autism"

Dave @mrdaveconroy0.bsky.social · 6h

Of course if it was outside the Israeli embassy shouting 'fuck the Jews', 'Judaism is the religion of genocide' and burning the Torah, there be a different story under Starmer's bent Zionist regime.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 23h

Court of Appeal says it was not a public order offence to burn a Quran, while shouting "fuck Islam" and "Islam is the religion of terrorism" because of specific circs of where and how that was done.
- not aimed at a person
- outside Embassy, not place of worship
- alone, in daylight, short

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 6h

Teesside’s freeport, initiated in 2021 under Rishi Sunak, has cost £560 million far exceeding the standard £25 million allocation (22 times the standard £25m).
90% profits go to the private sector.
This clearly shows the UK model of State aid post-Brexit is utterly corrupt.

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