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Pete

@chhinnamasta.bsky.social

300 followers 740 following 620 posts

Peripheral dad. Interested in alternative politics/economics, idealist philosophy, uk local government, anything involving hydrofoils, psychedelics and little fluffy dogs

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Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 7h

Go @zackpolanski.bsky.social !

Let’s see how far you can take this!

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8h

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since Zack Polanski took over last month The Greens in England and Wales have more than 100,000 members for the first time, the party has announced, a near-50% rise since Zack Polanski took over as leader last month. It puts them on a potential course to overtake the Conservatives and comes little more than a week after the Greens announced they had moved past the Liberal Democrats in membership numbers, getting to 83,500. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 15h

Establishment media are terrified of this story, as it leads directly to Russian interference in the Brexit vote and that blows everything up

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 21h

This looks like an opportunity to get rid of RefUK

youtu.be/5o7vNuROrfk?...

Russian Bribery Case Spooks Farage

YouTube video by A Different Bias

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 1d

Keep punching that bruise!

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 1d

Picture of a superyacht with the words “stop the boats” underneath

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 2d

Every accusation is a confession #5,489,342

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 2d

God bless you- made me laugh when I’m feeling down

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 3d

Will be stealing “Smell the now”

a man in a suit and tie is wearing a black top hat .

Alt: a man in a suit and tie is doffing his bowler hat

media.tenor.com

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 3d

Will finally be able to get drunk enough to blank out the journey back from central!

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 3d

Good old Kemimandis “Look on my works ye mediocre and rejoice”

Personally I’m just glad she’s around

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 3d

Picture of a superyacht with “stop the boats “ written beneath

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 3d

On fascism and its meaning. The word is derived from the Italian fascio, meaning bundle of sticks. The strong leader is the rope tying the bundle/nation of sticks/people together. The tighter the rope the stronger the bundle. However if the sticks aren’t uniform then then the bundle will be weak

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve often thought the same about the entire length of the A4 which cuts Chiswick and Hammersmith off from the river. There’s probably a land value where it makes sense but I doubt we’re anywhere close to it at the moment

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 4d

Is it the boats?

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 4d

Currently 7/1 so not super unlikely. Reform at 10/11!

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 4d

Be clear then. Too many people dance around it- it’s a fascist takeover. It’s happened in Russia, it’s happening in the US and it will happen here unless Farage, Jenrick and the rest are called out as fascists at every opportunity

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 5d

Looks like @zackpolanski.bsky.social has got the wind in his sails. How far can the Greens go by 2029?

youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA?...

Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 5d

What will they be doing by 2029? Competing on the size and efficiency of their proposed ovens?

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 5d

If only there were an anti establishment alternative that isn’t packed with fascists and has proved its competence in local government

@greenparty.org.uk

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 5d

More like Monty Python’s Trojan Rabbit. Reform are to MAGA what MAGA are to the original nazis. I’d be surprised if they can tie their own shoelaces

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 5d

We’re going to need to get better at this whole managed decline thing aren’t we?

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 5d

@rupahuq.bsky.social can you or one of your colleagues please bring this up in parliament?

The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 5d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 6d

Not surprisingly really as the BBC is the mouthpiece of the establishment, which is capitalist. The greens are the only avowedly anti capitalist party with any profile. If it comes down to a choice between the greens and the fascists in Reform, you know who’s side the BBC is on

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 6d

I still tell my kids to go and do something less boring instead. They don’t even look up

Pete @chhinnamasta.bsky.social · 6d

My experience of local authorities has been that the bar in terms of knowing how things work was pretty flipping low before Reform came on the scene. How low can you go?