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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 3d

There are very few industries in which Britain can genuinely still claim to be a world leader - two of them are the creative sector and higher education. You'd never know it from listening to the Tories, lol.

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 6d

Shabana Mahmoud is showing Labour’s contempt for democracy as they, once again, clear the path for a fascist government.

If Farage ever gets elected he will have most of his oppressive powers already created for him by Labour. We must fight these ghouls.

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: Home Office announces planned new anti-protest powers, mainly aimed at pro-Gaza protests like those for Palestine Action. Police will be able to consider the "cumulative impact" of repeated protests and potentially order that they be relocated.

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 12d

"Power not protest" is a truly fatuous formulation. Would you rather be MLK or Trump? Gandhi or Stalin?

These people are so convinced of their own inherent goodness that they see their mere attainment of high office as a good thing. Even when they're using their precious power to enable a genocide

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 12d

Protestor interrupts Rachel Reeve's speech

"We understand your cause and we are recognising a Palestinian state"

Reeves then mentions some of the things she's achieved and says, "That is the difference we make in power, not through protest"

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 11d

Apart from the unnecessary hardship this will inflict on individuals, this will be bad for integration and social cohesion, bad for the economy, and will increase irregular migration.

[And, as @robfordmancs.bsky.social has shown, it's hugely unpopular and out of step with the British public]

Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 11d

Mahmood says she will introduce new conditions for indefinite leave to remain:

Lived here 10 years not 5
Being in work
Not taking a penny in benefits
No criminal record
Giving back to community eg volunteering

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · Aug 31

And if you're wondering whether someone getting killed is what it will take for the media and political class to come to their senses, I would just remind you that Jo Cox was murdered in a similar moment of demagoguery and hysteria 9 years ago, and if anything things have got far worse since then.

Minnie Rahman @minnierahman.bsky.social · Aug 31

People’s homes are being stormed by far-right groups. The govt. Is saying nothing about how violence like this will not be tolerated. Where is Starmer’s “law and order” now? They’ve no control and we are moments away from someone being killed. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Five arrested after masked men try to enter west London asylum hotel

Two anti-asylum groups marched to Crowne Plaza before attempting to enter building at rear, Met police say

www.theguardian.com

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Will Smith @actualwillsmith.bsky.social · Aug 30

Thank you to those who have bought/downloaded Classifieds so far! See the link below to get your copy now (free digitally)

CLASSIFIEDS is a poster-zine featuring the stories of the citizens of Parving, told through twenty unique classified ads taken from The Parving Echo.

ko-fi.com/actualwillsm...

CLASSIFIEDS: Image of an advert/story from the zine Classifieds.

Story text: "REMEMBER" (written in full caps). It's never too late to CHANGE (full caps) your ENTIRE PERSONALITY (full caps). Call us: 01432 109 9067

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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · Aug 29

I just don’t think it’s unreasonable to say the public should be worried when a former senior Labour MP, who famously helped General Augusto Pinochet evade facing trial for crimes against humanity including torture, argues that Britain should ‘decouple’ from the European Convention on Human Rights.

Thursday, 2 March, 2000, 12:38 GMT
Pinochet set free
General Pinochet ruled Chile for 17 years Former Chilean dictator General Augusto Pinochet will not be extradited on torture charges and is free to leave the UK, Home Secretary Jack Straw has decided.

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · Aug 27

A political-media class capable of colluding in genocide has *already proven* itself capable of the dehumanisation of Others that can sustain fascism at home. Aimé Césaire wasn't kidding about the imperial boomerang.

Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · Aug 27

The Times editorial line: "sieve" the entire population so we can put 100s of thousands of people into camps.

"Removing a city’s worth of people would be an extended exercise. Identity cards would be a must if the population was to be sieved into legitimate and illegitimate camps"

archive.ph/78dcP

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Will Smith @actualwillsmith.bsky.social · Aug 22

Classifieds is now live! Please follow the link in my bio or below for the shop.

Classifieds is available for free or pay what you can as a digital download and available as an A4 print for a minimum of £3.50 + shipping.

ko-fi.com/actualwillsm...

Screenshot of the shop Classifieds can be purchased from online.

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Will Smith @actualwillsmith.bsky.social · Aug 22

CLASSIFIEDS is a poster-zine featuring the stories of the citizens of Parving, told through twenty unique classified ads taken from The Parving Echo.

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Will Smith @actualwillsmith.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you to Alex for designing the finished zine, Lucy for her illustration, Vita for her support and making the marketing material, and all those close to me who have helped me get this to publication.

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Will Smith @actualwillsmith.bsky.social · Aug 22

A lonely man invites strangers to dig. A young woman seeks an actor to play her father in a pivotal conversation. A tutor teaches pigeon domestication for a reasonable price.

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Will Smith @actualwillsmith.bsky.social · Aug 22

I've really enjoyed writing these short fictions. I hope you enjoy reading them. Please let me know what you think and share it with others if you think they'll like it too.

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Will Smith @actualwillsmith.bsky.social · Aug 22

Classifieds is now live! Please follow the link in my bio or below for the shop.

Classifieds is available for free or pay what you can as a digital download and available as an A4 print for a minimum of £3.50 + shipping.

ko-fi.com/actualwillsm...

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Will Smith @actualwillsmith.bsky.social · Aug 18

CLASSIFIEDS: Flight School

A tutor teaches pigeon domestication for a reasonable price. See you there?

This story and more will be available 22.08.25 as a digital download (free/pwyc) and in print format (paid). Watch this space for links to the store and more stories to come.

FLIGHT SCHOOL: an excerpted story from 'Classifieds', an upcoming zine by @actualwillsmith. The story is presented as a classified advertisement taken from the page of a local newspaper. Surrounding stories are blurred out.

Story text: Mans best friend was once a feathered one. It can be again. 6-week Course @THE REC CENTRE, £10 per session or £55 upfront. Lesson 1: Trapping a wild pigeon. 07425 57886785

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Will Smith @actualwillsmith.bsky.social · Aug 15

CLASSIFIEDS: Rehearsal

A young woman seeks an actor to play her father in a pivotal conversation. Do you fit the role?

This story and more will be available 22.08.25 as a digital download (free/pwyc) and in print format (paid). Watch this space for links to the store and more stories to come.

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Will Smith @actualwillsmith.bsky.social · Aug 13

CLASSIFIEDS: Big Hole

A lonely man invites strangers to dig. Will you return his call?

This story and more will be available 22.08.25 as a digital download (free/pwyc) and in print format (paid). Watch this space for links to the store and more stories to come.

BIG HOLE: an excerpted story from 'Classifieds', an upcoming zine by @actualwillsmith. The story is presented as a classified advertisement taken from the page of a local newspaper. Surrounding stories are blurred out.

Story text:
M, 40s. Join me (all, any) to dig big hole in Sinner's Green. Dug since kid, but always alone. Why dig? It's fun. Do we talk? After dig. Why park? Coastguard banned me from Adair's Bay. Bring a shovel but I have spares. 07812 4526849

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · Aug 10

Israel has killed approximately 200 journalists in Gaza in just 22 months, which is more than the combined number of journalists killed during WWII and the entirety of the Vietnam War.

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Will Smith @actualwillsmith.bsky.social · Aug 8

CLASSIFIEDS will be available in TWO WEEKS TIME for free/pay-what-you-want as a digital download, as well as ordering as a physical A4 print for cost of postage (for a limited run).

I'll be releasing a few stories in full here ahead of the full release, so watch this space...

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Will Smith @actualwillsmith.bsky.social · Aug 8

CLASSIFIEDS is a poster-zine featuring the stories of the citizens of Parving, told through eighteen unique classified ads taken from The Parving Echo.

The words are mine, the design is by Alex Wilcox (@sixplanes.bsky.social) and the illustration work is by Lucy Vivaudou (INSTA @lucy.vivaudou).

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Will Smith @actualwillsmith.bsky.social · Aug 8

A lonely man invites strangers to dig. A young woman seeks an actor to play her father in a pivotal conversation. A tutor teaches pigeon domestication for a reasonable price.

See thread below for more information on CLASSIFIEDS...

A preview of the poster-zine CLASSIFIEDS with blurred main body text., soon to be released. See posts for more information.

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Erin 🦇🎃EEK🎃🦇 Kane @dianamonkey.bsky.social · Aug 1

Israel destroyed a Palestinian seed bank today. This is such a specific kind of evil, targeting literal hope for the future. Attempting to further alienate Palestinians from their home and land. So much destroyed just for the sake of destroying. It's awful.

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This morning, Israeli forces raided and demolished the Seed Multiplication Unit of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees' (UAWC) national seed bank in Hebron.

Using bulldozers and heavy machinery, the Israeli army destroyed the storage warehouses and infrastructure where essential equipment, seed materials, and tools for indigenous seed reproduction were kept.

This is not just an attack on a building-its an attack on Palestinian food sovereignty, biodiversity and cultural memory.

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · Jul 25

WCK can use your donations. They are on the ground in Gaza, doing what they can in the face of a staggering and ongoing crime against humanity.

World Central Kitchen @wck.org · Jul 25

After a five-day halt due to a lack of supplies, our team at WCK’s Deir al-Balah Field Kitchen has resumed limited hot meal service in Gaza. #ChefsForGaza (1/3)

World Central Kitchen | WCK Resumes Limited Hot Meal Service in Gaza After 5-Day Pause

After a five day pause, limited cooking operations resumed today at World Central Kitchen's Deir al-Balah Field Kitchen in Gaza. This marks the second time in 2025 our hot meal program has been force...

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · Jul 24

Holding important meetings, lamenting bad things, urging people to do good things. The same routine for 20 months. And all the while the arms exports continue, the surveillance flights continue, trade and investment continues, normal diplomatic relations continue. Complicity in genocide continues.

Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · Jul 24

Statement from PM Starmer just now on Gaza

“The suffering and starvation unfolding in Gaza is unspeakable and indefensible. While the situation has been grave for some time, it has reached new depths and continues to worsen. We are witnessing a humanitarian catastrophe.

“I will hold an emergency call with E3 partners tomorrow, where we will discuss what we can do urgently to stop the killing and get people the food they desperately need while pulling together all the steps necessary to build a lasting peace. We all agree on the pressing need for Israel to change course and allow the aid that is desperately needed to enter Gaza without delay.

“It is hard to see a hopeful future in such dark times. But I must reiterate my call for all sides to engage in good faith, and at pace, to bring about an immediate ceasefire and for Hamas to unconditionally release all hostages. We strongly support the efforts of the US, Qatar and Egypt to secure this.

“We are clear that statehood is the inalienable right of the Palestinian people. A ceasefire will put us on a path to the recognition of a Palestinian state and a two-state solution which guarantees peace and security for Palestinians and Israelis

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · Jul 22

I'm grimly fascinated by the human capacity - as cogs within systems of power - to participate in great evils such as genocide. And in this case, I'm fascinated by David Lammy's capacity to maintain his characteristic demeanor of pomposity and self regard, even as he follows Israel into the abyss.

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · Jul 22

Kit Malthouse to Lammy "can he not see his inaction & cowardice is making this country irrelevant? Can he also not see the personal risk to him, given our intl obligations, that he may end up at the Hague because of his inaction?"

Lammy tells Malthouse his language is unbecoming

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