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Chalkwitch Tiff
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Cake baker, book lover, pro democracy,
mum and advocate to 2x amazing ASC ADHDers and no, vaccines didn't cause it.
Love art, nature, pumpkins, fungi and the coast
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chalkwitch.bsky.social
As per the US admin ...
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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corathewhippet.bsky.social
Tis the season ❄️

Love this one by Pascal Campion.
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
chalkwitch.bsky.social
That he is. He profits off your loss and you don't notice, because he says he's just like you.
dailyherald.bsky.social Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO @dailyherald.bsky.social · 1d
Don’t forget, no matter how much Nigel Farage tries to shape Reform UK’s economic policy to win votes, at heart he’s a disaster capitalist.

#Budget2025
November 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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thenerve.news
“The state needs to be prepared...this is no longer a cold war - it’s an actual war that is being waged against Europe, against democracy.”
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
chalkwitch.bsky.social
That's a lot of money. Time the govt loudly pointed out Who Made Britain Broke (he's got two page ads out in the papers today)
davidrvetter.bsky.social Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 4d
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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devilishaccord.bsky.social
I think Labour would have been damned by the right-wing toilet papers even if they had given a pot of gold and a unicorn to every citizen in Britain. They simply want outrage click-bait to sell copy and web visits.
November 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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ronmac11.bsky.social
From this time last year, the final flowers from the allotment.
#allotment
#bloomscrolling
#flowers
A collection of flowers, dahlias, cornflowers and marigolds.
November 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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parodypm.bsky.social
It's disgraceful that Rachel Reeves didn't take any questions from GB News! The fact that they claim to not be a news channel every time Ofcom find they have breached impartiality rules shouldn't stop them from pretending they are a news channel whenever it suits them.
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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hartfordyarnworks.bsky.social
With a light snow and lots of wind, our Wisconsin world is looking a little wintry today. It puts me in mind of our snow storm color way.

The entire shop is on sale right now! Grab it while you can. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

#EtsySale #Yarn #FiberArts #Knitting #crochet
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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parodypm.bsky.social
My attendance record in the European Parliament was the 4th worst out of 751 MEPs, yet I managed to turn up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian misinformation.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
November 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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reformexposed.bsky.social
Farage Mocked After Giving Bizarre Reason For Not Investigating Reform Russia Claims

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/fa...
Farage Mocked After Giving Bizarre Reason For Not Investigating Reform Russia Claims
"I haven't got a police force".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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mrjamesob.bsky.social
Woah.
rutgerbregman.com Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 3d
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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mrjamesob.bsky.social
When is a traitor not a traitor?
(Just asking questions.)
youtu.be/CHRkLeVGmV4?...
How Farage feels about Putin: in his own words | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
chalkwitch.bsky.social
But sure, blame migrants, the disabled & neurodivergent kids.
MPs get this printed on placards & follow Farage around with them & a megaphone 📣
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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urocklive1.bsky.social
Russia wins again. They have been very successful at weakening their "enemies."
anneapplebaum.bsky.social Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"

Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
chalkwitch.bsky.social
And every MP worth their salt should be following Farage & co around with these facts, when they're blaming migrants & the disabled for Britain's poor state.
anneapplebaum.bsky.social Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"

Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
chalkwitch.bsky.social
He wangs on about (consequence) free speech - but it's only for him and his ilk.
He must be stopped.
indexoncensorship.org Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 2d
“It seems free speech only exists for people who agree with them.” Reform UK's legal threats against Welsh news service @nation.cymru hints at the party taking a more aggressive approach to the #UK media. Read Daniel Boffey's analysis:
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 7:36 PM
chalkwitch.bsky.social
Always with the loopholes.
josiahmortimer.bsky.social Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 3d
New analysis by non-profit climate group Possible today:

Private jet passengers typically pay less than 1% of the cost of their flights in taxes, compared to 26%-54% paid by economy passengers on standard flights

Loopholes mean private jetters often pay little or no APD, nor fuel duty on kerosene.
Climate charity Possible today released new research on the UK’s private jet sector, revealing that some of the wealthiest travellers in the country pay only a fraction of the rate of tax paid by ordinary passengers — despite taking the most polluting flights. The analysis shows that around 100,000 private jet flights depart UK airports annually, yet many incur minimal or even zero air passenger duty (APD), due to outdated thresholds and loopholes in the tax system. Even after the government’s planned increases to higher-rate APD next year, private jet passengers will still pay only £142 for a short-haul flight or £1,141 for long-haul - a negligible proportion of what can be tens of thousands of pounds per hour spent on chartering private aircraft. The report is calling for a fairer rate of APD, set at 30 times the current rate, levied on all private flights, as well as fuel duty to be imposed on private jet kerosene set at 10 times the rate the motorist pays at the pump. Taken together, this will create a tax rate which is comparable to what an economy passenger pays as a proportion of their ticket cost. This involves introducing a fair APD rate for Domestic and Band A journeys (flights to all destinations less than 2,000 miles from London) for private jet flights of £2,520, an APD of £19,410 for Band B journeys, and £20,190 for Band C journeys. On a flight from London to Geneva (Band A), that would bring the cost of a private jet journey from about £4,500 per passenger (assuming a £9k flight cost shared between two passengers) to £10,061 per passenger. 25% of the ticket cost would be APD, and 30.2% would be fuel duty, giving a total tax rate of 55.3%. By comparison, a lowest-cost economy flight on the same route costs £27, of which 56% is reduced-rate APD (no fuel duty is paid). On a flight from London Luton to Dubai (Band B), the cost of a private jet journey would rise from around £35,000 per passenger (£70k flight cost shared between two passengers) to …
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
chalkwitch.bsky.social
Of course it is
chadbourn.bsky.social Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 4d
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.

It’s Russian.
Collingwood @admcollingwood 田 Date joined January 2017 • Account based in Europe Veritied since Since August 2024 > 1 username change Last on January 2017 Connected via Eastern Europe (Non-EU) Android App
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
chalkwitch.bsky.social
He really is a threat to the UK.
And I am desperately worried for my children and others like them if this man gains more power.
josiahmortimer.bsky.social Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 4d
NEW: Nigel Farage shakes hands with Adam Johnson, well-known 6 January rioter, at a Republican Party fundraiser in Florida, this March - as unearthed by @nafeez.bsky.social for @bylinetimes.bsky.social today
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Nigel Farage shakes hands with Adam Johnson, well-known 6 January rioter, at a Republican Party fundraiser in Florida, March 2025, in front of US flag and 'Florida GOP' backdrop
November 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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reformexposed.bsky.social
Farage wants to kill off the BBC - here's his plan to end the licence fee
Farage wants to kill off the BBC - here's his plan to end the licence fee
Under a Reform government, the national broadcaster would be unrecognisable
inews.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
chalkwitch.bsky.social
Nor should it.
ottoenglish.bsky.social Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 4d
It's not going away
President Putin is said to have been personally "impressed" by the ability of Nathan Gill, the disgraced former Reform UK politician, to persuade a string of British MEPs to appear on a pro-Kremlin television channel. This praise was alluded to in WhatsApp exchanges between Gill and Oleg Voloshyn an alleged Russian agent, who paid the former leader of Reform in Wales up to £40,000 in bribes Gill was jailed for more than ten years on Friday after admitting that he accepted the money to promote the Kremlin's agenda in the European parliament
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
chalkwitch.bsky.social
👀
josiahmortimer.bsky.social Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 4d
Intriguing...

A director of the left-wing outlet The Canary has taken a stake in Reach PLC, which owns the Mirror, Express and (infamously) tons of ad-packed local outlets
www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2025/news/di...
Digital entrepreneur takes 3pc stake in Reach - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage
Latest in series of media investments by business chief
www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now.

I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.

It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people.
The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 11:01 PM
chalkwitch.bsky.social
Fiddling (the ££) whilst Rome burned
davidosland.bsky.social David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 5d
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM