David Baxter Ⓥ
hisdarkmaterial.bsky.social
David Baxter Ⓥ
@hisdarkmaterial.bsky.social
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🌱🍉, Dad, Brother, Partner, Friend. #Humanist S.O.P.H.I.E. Live in #Plymouth #Compassion #Vegan for the animals #Art
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Twice President Macron explains the relationship between Brexit and small boat crossings which began after Brexit

First, he says that the British people were sold a lie with Brexit
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In this month’s Teach Secondary column I wonder whether the bit of history I was taught at A Level ought to be put in the part of the curriculum everyone does before year 9 so the population would better understand what populism and propaganda looks like…
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One year into Keir Starmer's Labour

Arresting 83 year old reverends

Reverend Sue Parfitt, "I know that we are in the right place doing the right thing. As my friend Ruth always, we cannot be bystanders"

Shame on Labour
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Making economic growth the overriding purpose, to which all else must be sacrificed, not only trashes ecological and social values. It's also spectacularly bad politics. Governments can't control growth, but when it dips, this government, by its own criteria, fails. A rod for its own back.
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If you're still not ashamed of being American, start now.
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This is the way. Write your pension fund, school, city comptroller and demand divestment from Tesla.
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This is the first page of this morning’s edition of the Globe and Mail (arguably the English Canadian paper of record)
I don’t remember seeing anything like this before
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was mostly keeping it together until I read Kyle MacLachlan's tribute to David Lynch
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The Government’s own shocking data shows a staggering 97% of new patients who try to get an NHS dental appointment fail to get one

We all need to back the @thebda.bsky.social in its call for urgent action to save NHS dentistry

youtu.be/UtqAtGAnuC0?...
People having to pull out their own teeth with pliers is not Victorian - it’s medieval
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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🔥 Youth Mobility Scheme debate today!

Please write to your MP right now.

Or if you have already- send a follow up to chase or to argue their reply.

This is the beginning of the campaign.
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Reform want to base the UK economy on gold not fiat currency, this will bankrupt the UK. Reform want to pass the Quantitative Easing Prohibition bill. Govt is the only agency that can create money. Reform's policies are death + feudalism + shrinking Big govt= Anarchy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKvV...
Reform wants to destroy the UK by destroying its money and its economy
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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Word of the day is ‘depooperit’, from 18th-century Scots: ‘enfeebled both mentally and physically’.
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Housing association Places for People has finally agreed to meet with ACORN Cambridge after they travelled to the London to demonstrate outside their offices over mould, fire safety, compensation for residents' stress...
Aidan Baker joined them and reports on the community action that made it happen
Mould and fire-risk in Cambridge and a blockade in London
A community union's reasons for demonstrating outside the London office of a housing provider – and where it got them
eastangliabylines.co.uk
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11-year-old chimney sweep George Brewster was forced up a flue measuring just 12x7.5 inches.

His death, after becoming jammed inside, finally galavanised parliament to act.

Never forget what cruelties would be inflicted by greed were it not for “red tape”.

www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Chimney sweep whose death changed child labour laws honoured with blue plaque
George Brewster, youngest to get plaque, died aged 11 in 1875 after getting stuck in flue, leading to law banning ‘climbing boys’
www.theguardian.com
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Hey Mike Graham, a friendly challenge - what have you got to lose?

#Veganuary