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Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 9h

Time for adult conversations and redesigning democracy so this can never happen again.

And look at our lot, a disgrace in the UK the island runs deep.

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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 14h

There is no reason for MPs to be given 'donations' at all, other than influence and corruption. It should be illegal.

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Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 9h

Trident started at £5bn and is now £205 And it doesn't fucking workin.

Americans call it Enshittification, coined by Cory Doctorow.
open.substack.com/pub/thepolit...

Now it's just greed and incompetence.

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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 13h

According to his Wiki page, Morgan McSweeney is 48. 🤔
Just sayin'.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 15h

Nigel Farage, Richard Tice and Zia Yusuf? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Three arrested in UK on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence service

Men, aged 44, 45 and 48, detained by Metropolitan police

www.theguardian.com

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Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 9h

#3Point5Percent of the population, demonstrating, general strikes, and everything possible to starve the beast of its trade and its resources.

Time For Adult Conversations.

Time to ban Free Markets and Neoliberalism.

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Linda Lombard @heavensgone.bsky.social · 10h

#ScottishGreen MSP Maggie Chapman @maggiechapman.bsky.social has slammed Labour’s plans to introduce #NuclearPower to Scotland

#NuclearFreeScotland

greens.scot/news/a-vote-...

A vote for the Greens is a vote for a nuclear free Scotland

A vote for the Greens is a vote for a nuclear free Scotland - Nuclear is a costly and toxic money pit.

greens.scot

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🔬🔭🧭👨‍💻🏞️👾🤖🌡️ @dcrinyyc.bsky.social · 1d

I often see people argue about just how many people are suffering from long COVID. The answer is LOTS. Canada is slow producing stats, but as of 2023 that number was 2.1 million people. Almost 12% of the population. About 50% of those had been suffering for more than a year.

About 3.5 million Canadian adults reported having long-term symptoms after a COVID-19 infection
(11.7%). Of these, 2.1 million were still dealing with symptoms as of June 2023 (6.8%), and nearly half
said their symptoms had not improved over time (49.7%).

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Think Big (Peter Pat) @think-big.bsky.social · 1d

The Dragon's Egg Nebula.

This nebula in Norma is close to the famous "Fighting Dragons of Ara" hence its name. Captured from my Bortle 7-8 backyard in Sydney. This received a Highly Commended in the recent Astrophotography Prize & a top-pick on Astrobin: www.astrobin.com/qkmfea/ 🔭 #astrophotography

The Dragon's Egg. In the centre lies a compact pink, bipolar nebula with some intricate structure surrounded by a fainter, blue collar, or shell. Across the top of the frame is a red glow from interstellar hydrogen.

Technical details: 120 x 3 min exposures (nebula) & 60 x 30 sec exposures (stars)
Skywatcher 190MN on an AZ-EQ6 mount.
Antlia ALP-T dual-band filter (nebula), Optolong L-Pro broadband filter (stars)

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Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 15h

I'm a socialist because I believe in democracy & we as a people have the right to stand against US Capital—ism.
Asystem of public contracts that reward failure. I believe it's our democratic right to object against the excess of Capital beit China, EU, US or British
open.substack.com/pub/thepolit...

Enshittification

The American Dream Is Creepy and Crap

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Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 15h

We are paying to make interest rates higher.

And we are paying 40% rents

Why do we permit the lunacy of modern capitalism?

Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 10d

open.substack.com/pub/thepolit...

“Fiscal discipline” is code for protecting the donor class.

Fiscal Rules are thus
No Taxes on the rich
Low Interest Rates for the rich
Privatisation
Allowing price gouging
Permanent Austerity
Managed Decline

Neoliberals are the whip hand of the slave masters.

The Great Government Debt Scam

Turning Public Debt into Private 1% Wealth—Understanding how money works today.

open.substack.com

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 17h

Great Mr. Wolff,Sue In The
Language of The Chump's,Money

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Grumpy Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇪🇺 @brian770.bsky.social · 15h

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 15h

Today, England's water companies received their worst pollution ratings since records began.

Rising bills. Soaring profits. Sewage in our rivers and seas.

Enough is enough. Bring water back into public ownership, now.

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Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 18h

If you want a healthier, greener, more grown up economy?

Then you've only 1 choice at the moment, it's @zackpolanski.bsky.social
@greenparty.org.uk & its sister parties in @greenpartyni.org & @scottishgreens.org

US monopoly is killing the country—Lib Dems, Tories, Labour & Reform all US Capital

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Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 18h

And the only party offering these types of solutions to put really expensive oil and gas dependent markets is we pay 40% rent on all gas and oil imported into the country.

Which is why Green Invest is so badly needed to lower costs.
youtu.be/jPhlcUvN4eA

Europe’s Renewable Boom Just Blindsided the U.S *EU Wins*

YouTube video by Ben Alexxander

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Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 18h

And no one dare talk of the UK car production?

They are all foreign owned & closing down production in the UK.
We could repurpose factories & jobs, build with Cheap Chinese Tech but new British cars!

That takes investment from the government into PEOPLE!

innovation doesn't come from monopoly.

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Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 18h

youtu.be/h3EibJTHieE

This is absolutely seismic.

Like this is global capitalism changing.

And you need to understand why the Green Party and a better more democratic ownership of energy is needed!

If BYD can make a good car for £10k with a trade deal on tech that is half the cost?

£7k cars?

South Korea Fears China’s CATL Sodium Battery Revolution

YouTube video by Ben Alexxander

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

Zack Polanski has just confirmed that rejoining the EU is an aim for the Green Party.

The Green Party is the only party promising this.

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Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 18h

I am hoping that inspires the British working class to examine the role of the monarchy in Trump's world.

Then maybe we can close Westminster and the Palaces and democracy can be reborn here too.

Look forwards not backwards is the American Dream—a government of the people for the people—finally!

Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 18h

Yeah, it shows an order that never truly left.
Old-guard capitalism had Republicans like Prescott Bush who helped Hitler rise—capital backed him.
Cloning British policy. Capitalism’s jackboot brothers—with religion, seized power.

Rejoice; this clears space for a new democracy to emerge after.

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Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 18h

I am hoping that inspires the British working class to examine the role of the monarchy in Trump's world.

Then maybe we can close Westminster and the Palaces and democracy can be reborn here too.

Look forwards not backwards is the American Dream—a government of the people for the people—finally!

Rick—The Political Gardener @politicalgardener.bsky.social · 18h

Yeah, it shows an order that never truly left.
Old-guard capitalism had Republicans like Prescott Bush who helped Hitler rise—capital backed him.
Cloning British policy. Capitalism’s jackboot brothers—with religion, seized power.

Rejoice; this clears space for a new democracy to emerge after.

Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

Even in the movies, scenes of the White House getting blown up by invading aliens or terrorists feel emotionally unsettling.

It’s the People’s House after all.

So imagine having to witness its destruction in real life…and the culprit is the President.