Barry Heard
@heardbarry956.bsky.social
Ex-Labour. Sports and 50's-70's music fan. Hate Tories, Murdoch and the GOP with a passion. Pro EU. No DMs please.
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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Bash: "Do you believe if there was a second strike to eliminate any survivors that it constitutes a war crime?"
Mark Kelly: "It seems to."
Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?"
Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."
Mark Kelly: "It seems to."
Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?"
Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Bash: "Do you believe if there was a second strike to eliminate any survivors that it constitutes a war crime?"
Mark Kelly: "It seems to."
Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?"
Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."
Mark Kelly: "It seems to."
Bash: "If you received that order, would you have carried it out?"
Mark Kelly: "No…Going after survivors in the water is unlawful."
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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If Mark Kelly isn't running for president, he should be. He wouldn't be the first potential Democratic candidate who whose profile Trump has raised through his vindictiveness. Gavin Newsom and J.B. Pritzker also come to mind.
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If Mark Kelly isn't running for president, he should be. He wouldn't be the first potential Democratic candidate who whose profile Trump has raised through his vindictiveness. Gavin Newsom and J.B. Pritzker also come to mind.
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When ICE showed up in NY they were greeted by HUNDREDS of New Yorkers.
Rumor has it @nypd.bsky.social was helping them. WHY? 😤
#NoOneIsIllegalOnStolenLand #Resist #TrumpsFacistAmerica #ICE
Rumor has it @nypd.bsky.social was helping them. WHY? 😤
#NoOneIsIllegalOnStolenLand #Resist #TrumpsFacistAmerica #ICE
November 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
When ICE showed up in NY they were greeted by HUNDREDS of New Yorkers.
Rumor has it @nypd.bsky.social was helping them. WHY? 😤
#NoOneIsIllegalOnStolenLand #Resist #TrumpsFacistAmerica #ICE
Rumor has it @nypd.bsky.social was helping them. WHY? 😤
#NoOneIsIllegalOnStolenLand #Resist #TrumpsFacistAmerica #ICE
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I suspect one reason Police Commissioner Tisch got so angry at ICE today, is the cops only found out about the would-be ICE raid from a 911 call (per NY Post and other outlets). That was more than an hour after protesters showed up.
It means the protesters had far better intelligence than the cops.
It means the protesters had far better intelligence than the cops.
(people began blocking/monitoring the garage around 10am; NYPD didn’t show up until a few minutes until noon)
November 30, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I suspect one reason Police Commissioner Tisch got so angry at ICE today, is the cops only found out about the would-be ICE raid from a 911 call (per NY Post and other outlets). That was more than an hour after protesters showed up.
It means the protesters had far better intelligence than the cops.
It means the protesters had far better intelligence than the cops.
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Chopped ICE! Excellent NY 🙌
600 ICE agents were supposed to be deployed to Canal Street. Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered instead.
Quick summary by me:
Quick summary by me:
November 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Chopped ICE! Excellent NY 🙌
Miles Davis – Seven Steps To Heaven (Full Album)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYrd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYrd...
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Miles Davis – Seven Steps To Heaven (Full Album)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYrd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYrd...
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UK budget freeze on income tax thresholds
Over the next 5 yrs, 780,000 more people, the poorest, will pay income tax for the first time.
Someone earning £50,000 will pay £9,512 in tax, an increase of £1,247 because thresholds are frozen.
Can't grow economy by hitting low/middle income earners.
Over the next 5 yrs, 780,000 more people, the poorest, will pay income tax for the first time.
Someone earning £50,000 will pay £9,512 in tax, an increase of £1,247 because thresholds are frozen.
Can't grow economy by hitting low/middle income earners.
The government’s budget is simply managing decline
The budget does little to improve living standards or facilitate sustained economic growth
leftfootforward.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
UK budget freeze on income tax thresholds
Over the next 5 yrs, 780,000 more people, the poorest, will pay income tax for the first time.
Someone earning £50,000 will pay £9,512 in tax, an increase of £1,247 because thresholds are frozen.
Can't grow economy by hitting low/middle income earners.
Over the next 5 yrs, 780,000 more people, the poorest, will pay income tax for the first time.
Someone earning £50,000 will pay £9,512 in tax, an increase of £1,247 because thresholds are frozen.
Can't grow economy by hitting low/middle income earners.
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Playing with Fire.
British banks expect their capital requirements to be eased.
Lower capital requirements and higher leverage to be permitted as post-2008 crash reforms scrapped.
Banks will do more gambling to boost profits. Public purse will bear the cost of bailouts.
archive.ph/hygat
British banks expect their capital requirements to be eased.
Lower capital requirements and higher leverage to be permitted as post-2008 crash reforms scrapped.
Banks will do more gambling to boost profits. Public purse will bear the cost of bailouts.
archive.ph/hygat
Lenders gear up for loosening of capital rules by Bank of England
Bankers are expecting easing of leverage ratio as part of forthcoming review
www.ft.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Playing with Fire.
British banks expect their capital requirements to be eased.
Lower capital requirements and higher leverage to be permitted as post-2008 crash reforms scrapped.
Banks will do more gambling to boost profits. Public purse will bear the cost of bailouts.
archive.ph/hygat
British banks expect their capital requirements to be eased.
Lower capital requirements and higher leverage to be permitted as post-2008 crash reforms scrapped.
Banks will do more gambling to boost profits. Public purse will bear the cost of bailouts.
archive.ph/hygat
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Budget hits the young in England
From 2027, repayment threshold for student loans frozen at salary of £29,385. Due to fiscal drag repayments will be sooner.
Graduates face 37% marginal tax rate
By 2030 minimum wage likely to be £29k. Graduates on min wage will be forced to repay loans. Why?
From 2027, repayment threshold for student loans frozen at salary of £29,385. Due to fiscal drag repayments will be sooner.
Graduates face 37% marginal tax rate
By 2030 minimum wage likely to be £29k. Graduates on min wage will be forced to repay loans. Why?
The government’s budget is simply managing decline
The budget does little to improve living standards or facilitate sustained economic growth
leftfootforward.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Budget hits the young in England
From 2027, repayment threshold for student loans frozen at salary of £29,385. Due to fiscal drag repayments will be sooner.
Graduates face 37% marginal tax rate
By 2030 minimum wage likely to be £29k. Graduates on min wage will be forced to repay loans. Why?
From 2027, repayment threshold for student loans frozen at salary of £29,385. Due to fiscal drag repayments will be sooner.
Graduates face 37% marginal tax rate
By 2030 minimum wage likely to be £29k. Graduates on min wage will be forced to repay loans. Why?
Israel’s Netanyahu Requests Pardon in Corruption Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/w...
Netanyahu Asks Israel’s President to Pardon Him in Corruption Cases
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Israel’s Netanyahu Requests Pardon in Corruption Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/w...
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RELEASE THE UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES NOW
November 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
RELEASE THE UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES NOW
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Release the Epstein files.
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Release the Epstein files.
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So, all this tariff money should be audited, right? Where has the money that you've stolen from taxpayers gone?
rawstory.com/trump-2674355001/
rawstory.com/trump-2674355001/
Trump rails against 'evil American hating forces' in panicked rant
President Donald Trump issued a panicked plea to the Supreme Court early Saturday as it actively reviews the legality of his tariff policy, calling on his followers to “pray” that the court rules in h...
rawstory.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
So, all this tariff money should be audited, right? Where has the money that you've stolen from taxpayers gone?
rawstory.com/trump-2674355001/
rawstory.com/trump-2674355001/
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain (1960) (Full Album)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=38zR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=38zR...
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain (1960) (Full Album)
YouTube video by Jazz Time with Jarvis X
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November 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain (1960) (Full Album)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=38zR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=38zR...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...
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He's hiding the Epstein files for the same reason he hides his medical records and jobs reports. And it's not because they make him look good.
November 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
He's hiding the Epstein files for the same reason he hides his medical records and jobs reports. And it's not because they make him look good.
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Agree,However, It's An Orange Faced 🍊 Lie.....
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Agree,However, It's An Orange Faced 🍊 Lie.....
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This absurd pardon shows the murderous boat bombings were never about stopping drugs
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This absurd pardon shows the murderous boat bombings were never about stopping drugs
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31 years ago this month, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
31 years ago this month, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
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IT'S GOOD FOR US ALL TO GO BACK AND REVIEW how criminally corrupt Trump HAS ALWAYS BEEN; and that all he's ever told his MAGA Cult about his dealings with Russia, the Russian Mob, and Putin himself are LIES; for DECADES since he became their "asset/useful idiot" in the 1980's/90's post bankruptcies.
Sketchy Kazakh Money Finds Its Way Into President Donald Trump's Dealings | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
YouTube video by MS NOW
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November 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
IT'S GOOD FOR US ALL TO GO BACK AND REVIEW how criminally corrupt Trump HAS ALWAYS BEEN; and that all he's ever told his MAGA Cult about his dealings with Russia, the Russian Mob, and Putin himself are LIES; for DECADES since he became their "asset/useful idiot" in the 1980's/90's post bankruptcies.
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“Trump is pulling a Wag the Dog in Venezuela — manufacturing drama abroad to bury the scandals at home. Classic Trump chaos playbook, and Americans see right through it.”
November 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“Trump is pulling a Wag the Dog in Venezuela — manufacturing drama abroad to bury the scandals at home. Classic Trump chaos playbook, and Americans see right through it.”
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"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...