Berty Trouser
@bertytrouser.bsky.social
Tinker with music, play keys/ synth/samples with https://skapacollective.bandcamp.com/ and me https://soundcloud.com/berty-trouser. Concerned about climate change and right-wing post-truth era.🚲🎛️🏴🎹
Won't generally follow back prople who don't engage
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Oh Zia Yusufski, you and your Reform lot are going to have to get cross with *a lot* of people. Here’s Private Eye taking the piss out of you too.
November 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Oh Zia Yusufski, you and your Reform lot are going to have to get cross with *a lot* of people. Here’s Private Eye taking the piss out of you too.
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The asinine applauding asininity. 🙄
*** Goes looking for a copy of "Idiocracy" ***
*** Goes looking for a copy of "Idiocracy" ***
All the Right Wing apologists are cheering the fall in UK immigration announced today while missing what could be a huge problem - 99% of emigrants are under the age of 35. That’s a big brain drain.
November 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The asinine applauding asininity. 🙄
*** Goes looking for a copy of "Idiocracy" ***
*** Goes looking for a copy of "Idiocracy" ***
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Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
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Immigration creates jobs, supports public services, & drives growth.
These are economic facts.
How is it that the only days we *dont* have the media banging on about immigration is on the days we’re handed the budget? #r4today
These are economic facts.
How is it that the only days we *dont* have the media banging on about immigration is on the days we’re handed the budget? #r4today
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Immigration creates jobs, supports public services, & drives growth.
These are economic facts.
How is it that the only days we *dont* have the media banging on about immigration is on the days we’re handed the budget? #r4today
These are economic facts.
How is it that the only days we *dont* have the media banging on about immigration is on the days we’re handed the budget? #r4today
Farming is heavily subsided.
Yet they don't want to pay, what is essentially much less tax than everyone else .
Where do they think their subsidies come from?
If they want to quicky jump on far-right bollocks they should follow through and refuse government handouts
fullfact.org/economy/farm...
Yet they don't want to pay, what is essentially much less tax than everyone else .
Where do they think their subsidies come from?
If they want to quicky jump on far-right bollocks they should follow through and refuse government handouts
fullfact.org/economy/farm...
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Farming is heavily subsided.
Yet they don't want to pay, what is essentially much less tax than everyone else .
Where do they think their subsidies come from?
If they want to quicky jump on far-right bollocks they should follow through and refuse government handouts
fullfact.org/economy/farm...
Yet they don't want to pay, what is essentially much less tax than everyone else .
Where do they think their subsidies come from?
If they want to quicky jump on far-right bollocks they should follow through and refuse government handouts
fullfact.org/economy/farm...
If the Daily Mail, Telegraph were held to the standards they like to put on the BBC - they would all be closed down .
Ofcom is toothless at best and actively keeping the public disinformed at worst
Ofcom is toothless at best and actively keeping the public disinformed at worst
Can we start to agree that it is not healthy for a democracy, to be intensely influenced by a small group very wealthy people?
A democracy can have wealthy people and I believe we very much need the incentive structure associated with it, but there needs to be a limit (www.foldingtheworld.net).
A democracy can have wealthy people and I believe we very much need the incentive structure associated with it, but there needs to be a limit (www.foldingtheworld.net).
The Daily Mail, Daily Express, Times and Daily Telegraph are ALL carrying this two-page advert prominently within their news pages today.
That tells you a LOT about these newspapers - and the £££ available to Farage
That tells you a LOT about these newspapers - and the £££ available to Farage
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 AM
If the Daily Mail, Telegraph were held to the standards they like to put on the BBC - they would all be closed down .
Ofcom is toothless at best and actively keeping the public disinformed at worst
Ofcom is toothless at best and actively keeping the public disinformed at worst
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New report today from @britishfuture.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
New report today from @britishfuture.bsky.social
it's because people do not live in the real world ..
What is their real life is often not reflected in the media but they believe the media
What is their real life is often not reflected in the media but they believe the media
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 AM
it's because people do not live in the real world ..
What is their real life is often not reflected in the media but they believe the media
What is their real life is often not reflected in the media but they believe the media
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COP30 in Brazil was billed as the “implementation summit”, when hot air turned to action. But Edelman, the PR firm that won the contract to promote the climate summit, was pulling in two directions.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
COP30 in Brazil was billed as the “implementation summit”, when hot air turned to action. But Edelman, the PR firm that won the contract to promote the climate summit, was pulling in two directions.
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Titus Kunts
Kansas, Gove County Enumeration Books and List of Residents, 1909-1950
Kansas, Gove County Enumeration Books and List of Residents, 1909-1950
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Titus Kunts
Kansas, Gove County Enumeration Books and List of Residents, 1909-1950
Kansas, Gove County Enumeration Books and List of Residents, 1909-1950
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Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence…
petition.parliament.uk
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
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Noteworthy because of Farage/Reform's donors, who include Jeremy Gosling (energy investor) and David Lilley (metals and renewables), and their proximity to the climate change denying Heartland Institute (sponsored and spoke at conference)
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Noteworthy because of Farage/Reform's donors, who include Jeremy Gosling (energy investor) and David Lilley (metals and renewables), and their proximity to the climate change denying Heartland Institute (sponsored and spoke at conference)
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imprisonment of climate protestors.
And then secondly those defending those patriots scampering the country to tax havens are the same people who bemoan being ‘held hostage’ by teachers and doctors asking for a return to their real term wages of 15 years ago by going on strike.
And then secondly those defending those patriots scampering the country to tax havens are the same people who bemoan being ‘held hostage’ by teachers and doctors asking for a return to their real term wages of 15 years ago by going on strike.
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
imprisonment of climate protestors.
And then secondly those defending those patriots scampering the country to tax havens are the same people who bemoan being ‘held hostage’ by teachers and doctors asking for a return to their real term wages of 15 years ago by going on strike.
And then secondly those defending those patriots scampering the country to tax havens are the same people who bemoan being ‘held hostage’ by teachers and doctors asking for a return to their real term wages of 15 years ago by going on strike.
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"I didn't do it. And if I did do it, it was years ago, so it doesn't matter".
Oh, but it does matter Nigel. It matters a great deal.
"They're only making these claims now, because I'm leading in the opinion polls".
The claims were reported 13 years ago, Nigel... 🤮
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Oh, but it does matter Nigel. It matters a great deal.
"They're only making these claims now, because I'm leading in the opinion polls".
The claims were reported 13 years ago, Nigel... 🤮
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nigel Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate
Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"I didn't do it. And if I did do it, it was years ago, so it doesn't matter".
Oh, but it does matter Nigel. It matters a great deal.
"They're only making these claims now, because I'm leading in the opinion polls".
The claims were reported 13 years ago, Nigel... 🤮
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Oh, but it does matter Nigel. It matters a great deal.
"They're only making these claims now, because I'm leading in the opinion polls".
The claims were reported 13 years ago, Nigel... 🤮
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I don't know what all these news guys are going on about because it's not budgie day until March ...
www.budgerigardener.com/world-budgie...
www.budgerigardener.com/world-budgie...
World Budgie Day - budgerigardener
World Budgie Day March 21st - how it started and how can we celebrate budgies, the world's most popular pet birds!
www.budgerigardener.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I don't know what all these news guys are going on about because it's not budgie day until March ...
www.budgerigardener.com/world-budgie...
www.budgerigardener.com/world-budgie...
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As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Ukip founder Alan Sked: 'The party has become a Frankenstein's monster'
He may have founded Ukip, but Alan Sked's moderate, Brussels-boycotting party has gone rogue. Stuart Jeffries meets the academic who's desperate to stop the bandwagon he first set rolling
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
I'm so bored of hearing about the budgie.
youtu.be/st6qnWeePDY?...
youtu.be/st6qnWeePDY?...
Bob Vylan - GDP (Official Visual)
YouTube video by Bob Vylan
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November 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
I'm so bored of hearing about the budgie.
youtu.be/st6qnWeePDY?...
youtu.be/st6qnWeePDY?...
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I’m beyond proud of Peter Ettedgui speaking out about Farage and the vile antisemitic abuse he endured. I first heard Peter’s story nearly 20 years ago when Farage was a virtual nobody. It’s not a hit job. Just the truth
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I’m beyond proud of Peter Ettedgui speaking out about Farage and the vile antisemitic abuse he endured. I first heard Peter’s story nearly 20 years ago when Farage was a virtual nobody. It’s not a hit job. Just the truth
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Clement McCheese
England and Wales, Census, 1891
England and Wales, Census, 1891
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Clement McCheese
England and Wales, Census, 1891
England and Wales, Census, 1891
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Rutger Bregman accuses BBC of censoring his Reith lecture on Trump
Rutger Bregman accuses BBC of censoring his Reith lecture on Trump
Dutch writer says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
The BBC has been plunged into a new row over its treatment of Donald Trump, after an academic accused it of censoring his remarks about alleged corruption by the US president.
Rutger Bregman, a Dutch author and historian, said the BBC had removed a “key line” from a flagship address he had been invited to give by the corporation. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Rutger Bregman accuses BBC of censoring his Reith lecture on Trump
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 26,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 26,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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They say they're defenders of free speech even as they aggressively seek to silence all criticism and legitimate questions
Reform showing more of their open, different approach to politics.. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
They say they're defenders of free speech even as they aggressively seek to silence all criticism and legitimate questions
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When the racist comedian Bernard Manning fell out of fashion in more tolerant times and stopped appearing on TV he defended his long history of appalling offensive "jokes" as nothing more than "banter"and insisted that he "had a go at everyone".
This is the Bernard Manning defence.
This is the Bernard Manning defence.
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
When the racist comedian Bernard Manning fell out of fashion in more tolerant times and stopped appearing on TV he defended his long history of appalling offensive "jokes" as nothing more than "banter"and insisted that he "had a go at everyone".
This is the Bernard Manning defence.
This is the Bernard Manning defence.
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Reminder that In the 1990s Farage sought the backing of the disgraced former Conservative MP and notorious racist Enoch Powell and twice asked him to stand as a candidate for UKIP.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Nigel Farage asked former Conservative MP Enoch Powell to back Ukip
Despite his ‘rivers of blood’ speech, the Ukip leader has said the central thrust of Powell’s immigration arguments hold true
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Reminder that In the 1990s Farage sought the backing of the disgraced former Conservative MP and notorious racist Enoch Powell and twice asked him to stand as a candidate for UKIP.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...