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Shaker @shakerpainter.bsky.social · 7h

From the US to Europe and Asia, grievances are being exploited to gain power. But moderate voices are still in tune with the majority

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Opinion | Don’t fall for the authoritarian hype – Reform and the hard right can be stopped in their tracks — The Guardian

From the US to Europe and Asia, grievances are being exploited to gain power. But moderate voices are still in tune with the majority, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

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Shaker @shakerpainter.bsky.social · 7h

Democrats refuse to fold over shutdown as Republican outrage builds - The Guardian

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Democrats refuse to fold over shutdown as Republican outrage builds — The Guardian

Party sticks to its guns on healthcare and says it’s willing to hold out – much to the delight of its progressive supporters

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 7h

Heavy clashes erupt along Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Escalation comes after Pakistani airstrike in Kabul, with Taliban launching reprisals against military posts Intense clashes erupted along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Saturday night after an attack by the Taliban on Pakistani military posts. This escalation comes after a Pakistani airstrike in Kabul this week, as reported by security officials from both nations. Continue reading...

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Antony Carpen @acarpen.bsky.social · 14h

"First they ignore you.
"Then they ridicule you.
"And then they attack you and want to burn you.
"And then they build monuments to you.

Quotation from Nicholas Klein en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichola...
@zackpolanski.bsky.social has goten past the ignoring stage!

Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 20h

" @zackpolanski.bsky.social is a sort of raving communist, really"

The right-wing media are losing their minds as the Green Surge continues.

Join us > Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Shaker @shakerpainter.bsky.social · 12h

Zach should have pointed out to Fiona Bruce that this is exactly why we ended up with Brexit, because the BBC and programmes like Question Time didn’t do their job!

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 20h

I wrote this on Nathan Gill, Russian bribes, Reform and Farage nearly two weeks ago. Here it is again if you’re sick of the silence of the UK media

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It's time we asked some serious questions about Reform and Russia, says Neil Mackay

As a former prominent leader of Reform faces jail for taking bribes to make pro-Russian statements, Neil Mackay says we have to ask serious…

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13h

Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?

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Shaker @shakerpainter.bsky.social · 17h

Trump doesn’t like Bruce Springsteen because there’s only one man he calls the ‘Boss’!

Shaker @shakerpainter.bsky.social · 19h

There will be a wealth of evidence available for future investigations and prosecutions of these crimes against peaceful and democratic rights of protest. Along with databases archiving the Trump administrations actions

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The Independent Databases Archiving the Trump Administration

Non-governmental organizations and individuals are stepping in to keep public records as the Trump White House takes unprecedented steps to eschew transparency.

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Shaker @shakerpainter.bsky.social · 22h

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Drawn to the dark side | Edward Burra at Tate Britain — British Art Fair

In the summer of 1933 the 28-year-old painter Edward Burra, living with his parents in the village of Playden, near Rye in East Sussex, wandered out of the house, seemingly heading for town. His mothe...

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 22h

Picture of Prem Sikka, Baron Sikka, next to a quote from Left Foot Forward:
"Water privatisation has failed. Public monopolies in private hands always lead to abuses and the water industry has shown that in abundance."

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Shaker @shakerpainter.bsky.social · 22h

Apart from the fact an opposition party leader gets to air a party political broadcast every time he appears on TV.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23h

Let's make hope normal again.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.”

Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Oxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Join us today. Demand rich polluters pay.
The super-rich, fossil fuel companies and big corporations are profiting while frontline communities are paying the price. We demand the government fairly tax the biggest and richest polluters.
👉 bit.ly/48I9xpF

Woman wearing a t-shirt that reads, "Tax the Rich" and holding a green Oxfam placard that reads, "Make Rich Polluters Pay".

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Shaker @shakerpainter.bsky.social · 1d

Whatever happened to the Russia Report?

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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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Shaker @shakerpainter.bsky.social · 1d

Trump has shamelessly lobbied for the NPP, even exaggerating his global peace efforts. Obama has one (justified or not, which infuriates him). This adds to Trump’s long list of personal grievances.
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White House slams Trump’s perceived Nobel peace prize snub as ‘politics over peace’ — The Guardian

President has ‘heart of humanitarian’, spokesperson says after unsuccessful bid for prize amid Gaza ceasefire deal

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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 1d

"I challenge you not to mention the word immigration tonight, because not everything in this country is the problem of immigration."

Within seconds, Yusuf failed

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Shaker @shakerpainter.bsky.social · 1d

Me, me, me, me, me. I just can’t understand just how incredibly fucking stupid you would have needed to be to have voted for this bloated, lying sack of festering turds. He doesn’t have a single redeeming feature. I can’t bear to look or listen to him for one second longer!

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

#BBCQT

Always bring the receipts.

Happy birthday to my friend and colleague Nigel Farage aka Mr Brexit.

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UK Politics @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 1d

Son of economic immigrants, anchor baby, Muhammad Yusuf, one of the Kremlin r🐀ts, lies about Farage, claiming he doesn’t know who Gill is, the former Refuk leader in Wales who admitted taking bribes to make statements in favour of terrorist state Russia while being MEP. #ukpoitics

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

I called this out on #BBCQT last night and I'm calling it out again now.

He is gaslighting a nation.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Farage insists ex-Reform UK Wales leader convicted of bribery is ‘bad apple’

Farage said he was shocked by Nathan Gill’s admissions relating to pro-Russia statements Nigel Farage has insisted his party’s former leader in Wales who was convicted of taking pro-Russian bribes was a “bad apple” who betrayed him. The Reform UK leader was in Caerphilly campaigning for his candidate in a forthcoming Senedd byelection when he was asked about his links to Nathan Gill. Continue reading...

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Shaker @shakerpainter.bsky.social · 1d

Sick of trickle down bunkum, billionaires will leave if we taxed, going after pensioners and the disabled, leaving the ECHR, getting rid of the NHS, abolishing free school meals, sky high energy and water bills,
Brexit black hole and the undelivered utopia? Only one party wants party offers hope

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Polanski expertly dismantling the "rich people will move if we tax them" narrative, while Denham nimbly demonstrates how very patriotic such people are.

Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 2d

Former Head of Comms for the IEA, Annabel Denham, says the super rich will leave if we have a wealth tax.

Yes, the very same IEA that brought us Liz Truss’ disastrous mini budget. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Green Party leader Zack Polanski explains that their taxable assets can’t leave. #bbcqt

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