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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 5h

Whatever happened to that made in America gold mobile phone?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump Watches commercials are now running regularly on Newsmax

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 7h

The rules apply to any non-EU citizens not covered by free movement law, not just British citizens. All these possible penalties for overstay already exist.

Brexity folks are allowed to worship British border controls; but the EU is not supposed to enforce theirs against Brits.

Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 2d

People breaking immigration law can be deported. EVEN IF THEY'RE BRITISH.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 8h

We can't keep up...

Yesterday we reached 90,000 members. Today we're at 95,000.

Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 6h

Yes and imagine a world where those policies are set by a country or countries that are not the UK and you don't get to change them because they are inconvenient to you.
I'm sure there are plenty of people who would love to move to the UK who don't meet the entry requirements. Is that a problem?

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 6h

Oh good point the 90/180-day limit doesn't apply in your host country until you get citizenship... Which is basically what you keep describing what you want right? You want all the rights of being an EU citizenship without being an EU citizen. Which is never going to happen.

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 7h

I love how some people try to frame literal immigration policy designed to make people qualify to live and work somewhere as a problem that needs to be solved by the place they want to live and work.

180 Days in Spain @180daysinspain.bsky.social · 8h

You might be retired/disabled, studying managing a business overseas, have staff working for you, be trading or managing investments. You might organise events or tour groups.

The UK is one country for immigration purposes. The EU is not.

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 7h

You do realise if you live in one EU country the 180 day rule doesn't apply right? So pick any of those 4 countries you are apparently living in for 2 months each and apply for residency.

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 7h

Okay and there are visas specifically designed for retiring to the EU ot studying in the EU ot managing a business in the EU. Same for organising events and your groups. Why do you think UK citizens should be exempt from applying for those visas to live or work in the EU?

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 8h

More to the point where do you find time to work back in the UK if you are living (but not illegally working) in the EU for 8 months?
The UK by the way is also not one country.

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 13h

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies

Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 9h

Whether it’s Joe Biden attending weekly mass or Donald Trump’s ICE agents shooting a priest in the face with a pepper ball, presidents of both sides have directly engaged with the Catholic faith.

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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 9h

We’re becoming immune to it, but it’s worth emphasizing:

In a country generally known for its good governance and good sense, *more than a third* of all seats in parliament are set to be won by the anti-immigrant populist far right

(PVV+BBB+JA21+FvD = 52 seats, out of 150)

Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 16h

Latest Dutch ‘poll of polls’, 20 days before election:

- Wilders still comfortably first
- centre right (CDA) and left (GLPvdA) strong second
- VVD’s pandering to the far right still woefully unpopular
- lunatic-adjacent JA21 doing v well

And only 11% of PVV voters say stable govt is important!

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 13h

To be fair he does look like his parents are siblings...

Iain @8letters.co.uk · 13h

The Dutch love croquettes and discounts so it makes sense that the train company would offer a croquette discount on "national croquette day". No really. It's a thing.

A discount coupon for a 'free' croquette with fries purchase.

Iain @8letters.co.uk · 14h

Het is nationale krokettendag. Daarom geven NS en Smullers korting. Iedereen houdt van korting.
Alleen op het trein station.

En korting coupon voor smullers gratis kroketten

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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 16h

Latest Dutch ‘poll of polls’, 20 days before election:

- Wilders still comfortably first
- centre right (CDA) and left (GLPvdA) strong second
- VVD’s pandering to the far right still woefully unpopular
- lunatic-adjacent JA21 doing v well

And only 11% of PVV voters say stable govt is important!

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 17h

14.3 million people living in poverty

4.3 million children living in poverty

The numbers do indeed tell the story 🤔

www.gov.uk/government/c...

Households below average income (HBAI) statistics

Statistics on the number and percentage of people living in low-income households in the UK.

www.gov.uk

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 17h

This seems like something the airline should investigate urgently as their security seems to be compromised.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 23h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 18h

They are probably worth a fortune now.

I wonder if that guy ever got his apes back? Lol. What a time.

Iain @8letters.co.uk · 18h

Saved it from what? Being owned by a different country? Lol.

Iain @8letters.co.uk · 1d

I still find it hilarious anyone seriously is pretending that spending more time in the EU than the UK doesn't mean they are trying to live and work in the EU without the correct visa.
Literally 90 days. 18 weeks of 5 work days. 3 months.
It's ridiculous to pretend that's too little time.

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 1d

I genuinely don't know if this is real or parody and that was what every single NFT post sounded like to me.

SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 1d

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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 2d

subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz349bs

WHAT'S so special about
used teabags? In my house,
every other bit of kitchen rubbish
goes straight in the bin. But not
teabags. They get put on a special
dish next to the kettle to lie in state
for 24 hours in view of everyone.
Are tea bags somehow related to
the Royal Family?
Joe Newson, Fort William

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Iain @8letters.co.uk · 1d

It's always recycled homophobia. Ugh.

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Sylvia @sylvia-suffragette.bsky.social · 1d

An excellent example of British entitlement and hypocrisy.
Europe closing its borders and clamping down on migrants abusing the system isn’t allowed to include Brits.

A Telegraph headline
EU threatens to kick out British Second home owners
www.thetelegraph.co.uk

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