Simon Oliver
@hoggle.bsky.social
Admirer of cats. Lover of Emma. Former Chair & Treasurer of Green Libdems (UK)
Science deniers, antivaxxers, advertisers and #Muskbots blocked
Science deniers, antivaxxers, advertisers and #Muskbots blocked
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Don’t listen to fools or you might become one.
December 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Don’t listen to fools or you might become one.
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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There’s more to the Epstein Bannon Farage connection than this.
Epstein was actively guiding Bannon how to secretly finance ‘The Movement’ — a right wing pan Europe organisation in concert with Farage — set up by his partner Laure Ferrari
👉 bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Epstein was actively guiding Bannon how to secretly finance ‘The Movement’ — a right wing pan Europe organisation in concert with Farage — set up by his partner Laure Ferrari
👉 bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
December 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
There’s more to the Epstein Bannon Farage connection than this.
Epstein was actively guiding Bannon how to secretly finance ‘The Movement’ — a right wing pan Europe organisation in concert with Farage — set up by his partner Laure Ferrari
👉 bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Epstein was actively guiding Bannon how to secretly finance ‘The Movement’ — a right wing pan Europe organisation in concert with Farage — set up by his partner Laure Ferrari
👉 bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
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Third of Reform UK’s council leaders have expressed vaccine-sceptic views
Third of Reform UK’s council leaders have expressed vaccine-sceptic views
Health minister decries criticism of vaccinations by heads of four authorities as ‘dangerous and utterly irresponsible’
A third of Reform UK’s council leaders across the country have expressed vaccine-sceptic views, openly questioning public health measures that keep millions safe.
The leaders of four of the 12 councils where Reform is in charge or the largest party – Kent, Worcestershire, Warwickshire and Durham – are among those in the party who have publicly criticised vaccinations. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Third of Reform UK’s council leaders have expressed vaccine-sceptic views
Not sure if tory shadow home secretary has the spirit of the season. Calling a citizen a scumbag and claiming people who spread hate have no place in British society when so many of them are elected to public office under his own party as well as Reform Ltd.
December 29, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Not sure if tory shadow home secretary has the spirit of the season. Calling a citizen a scumbag and claiming people who spread hate have no place in British society when so many of them are elected to public office under his own party as well as Reform Ltd.
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Share if you agree!
November 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Share if you agree!
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Shooting birds is not a "sport"; it's a cruel and outdated pastime that has no place in a modern, compassionate society.
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Shooting birds is not a "sport"; it's a cruel and outdated pastime that has no place in a modern, compassionate society.
I once pointed out to a friend the irony of complaining about a lack of snow on her cheap flights ski weekend getaway. Her other friends angrily white knighted to her defence while she tried to stop them. We get the global ecological collapse we deserve. #PayingThePrice
‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?: With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more When Céüze 2000 ski resort closed at the end of the season in 2018, the workers assumed t...
‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?
‘Ghost resorts’: as hundreds of ski slopes lie abandoned, will nature reclaim the Alps?: With the snow line edging higher, 186 French ski resorts have shut, while global heating threatens dozens more When Céüze 2000 ski resort closed at the end of the season in 2018, the workers assumed t...
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I once pointed out to a friend the irony of complaining about a lack of snow on her cheap flights ski weekend getaway. Her other friends angrily white knighted to her defence while she tried to stop them. We get the global ecological collapse we deserve. #PayingThePrice
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“Let me just get some proof of delivery”
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December 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
“Let me just get some proof of delivery”
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Totally agree. I even question the lemon juice on fish kinkiness.
The hill I will die on: Fruit with meat? What kind of pervert are you? | Katy Guest
The hill I will die on: Fruit with meat? What kind of pervert are you? | Katy Guest
Please don’t ever offer me cranberry sauce with my roast turkey – that’s just jam on your Christmas dinner, and who wants that, asks Guardian Opinion deputy editor Katy Guest
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Totally agree. I even question the lemon juice on fish kinkiness.
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1. We've had a huge response to the launch of the Earth Rover Program, above all from small farmers, especially in Africa. Farmers all over the world are highly attuned to the need for a better understanding of soil, and have immediately seen the potential. 🧵 1/10
www.earthroverprogram.org
www.earthroverprogram.org
The Earth Rover Program
The Earth Rover Program unites scientists, farmers, and innovators to monitor, understand, and restore soils worldwide. Advancing food security, climate resilience, and biodiversity through open scien...
www.earthroverprogram.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
1. We've had a huge response to the launch of the Earth Rover Program, above all from small farmers, especially in Africa. Farmers all over the world are highly attuned to the need for a better understanding of soil, and have immediately seen the potential. 🧵 1/10
www.earthroverprogram.org
www.earthroverprogram.org
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Dear male White House reporters,
The next time Trump insults one of your female colleagues, if one of you doesn’t interject and say “Excuse me, sir, but fuck you.” God is going to lose his mind.
Regards,
God
The next time Trump insults one of your female colleagues, if one of you doesn’t interject and say “Excuse me, sir, but fuck you.” God is going to lose his mind.
Regards,
God
December 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Dear male White House reporters,
The next time Trump insults one of your female colleagues, if one of you doesn’t interject and say “Excuse me, sir, but fuck you.” God is going to lose his mind.
Regards,
God
The next time Trump insults one of your female colleagues, if one of you doesn’t interject and say “Excuse me, sir, but fuck you.” God is going to lose his mind.
Regards,
God
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🚨BREAKING🚨
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
December 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🚨BREAKING🚨
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
MPs have voted to PASS our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union.
The Prime Minister must now listen to his own MPs, drop his self-imposed red lines and finally go for proper growth through an ambitious trade deal with the EU.
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I like this proposal to progressively tax high CEO-to-worker pay ratios. This is what every tax should consider—how it can shape behavior in a desired direction.
I'll add that I think this should be paid in newly issued shares into a national UBI-paying fund that all corps should pay into annually.
I'll add that I think this should be paid in newly issued shares into a national UBI-paying fund that all corps should pay into annually.
December 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I like this proposal to progressively tax high CEO-to-worker pay ratios. This is what every tax should consider—how it can shape behavior in a desired direction.
I'll add that I think this should be paid in newly issued shares into a national UBI-paying fund that all corps should pay into annually.
I'll add that I think this should be paid in newly issued shares into a national UBI-paying fund that all corps should pay into annually.
The party of free speech: Leader of Reform-run council accused of ‘authoritarian’ attempt to silence opposition www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Leader of Reform-run council accused of ‘authoritarian’ attempt to silence opposition
Worcestershire council leader Jo Monk sent city councillor Ed Kimberley a cease and desist letter over his criticism of her
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:49 AM
The party of free speech: Leader of Reform-run council accused of ‘authoritarian’ attempt to silence opposition www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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"Nigel Farage should be here tonight apologising to the British people."
@LibDemDaisy.bsky.social on how Brexit has driven the small boats crisis ⬇️
@LibDemDaisy.bsky.social on how Brexit has driven the small boats crisis ⬇️
December 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
"Nigel Farage should be here tonight apologising to the British people."
@LibDemDaisy.bsky.social on how Brexit has driven the small boats crisis ⬇️
@LibDemDaisy.bsky.social on how Brexit has driven the small boats crisis ⬇️
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The silent majority of British people are crying out for politicians to come up with practical solutions on immigration.
That means recruiting more caseworkers, getting the backlog down, letting asylum seekers work and pay their way and creating safe and legal routes for refugees.
That means recruiting more caseworkers, getting the backlog down, letting asylum seekers work and pay their way and creating safe and legal routes for refugees.
December 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
The silent majority of British people are crying out for politicians to come up with practical solutions on immigration.
That means recruiting more caseworkers, getting the backlog down, letting asylum seekers work and pay their way and creating safe and legal routes for refugees.
That means recruiting more caseworkers, getting the backlog down, letting asylum seekers work and pay their way and creating safe and legal routes for refugees.
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lol yes when you tell Europe to rearm, this is what happens, you absolute muppets
Can’t wait for the hand wringing that happens when they rediscover stupid nationalistic tendencies and get another arms race going followed by a fucking massive war
Which was all preventable
Can’t wait for the hand wringing that happens when they rediscover stupid nationalistic tendencies and get another arms race going followed by a fucking massive war
Which was all preventable
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau today slammed European NATO allies for prioritizing their own defense industry over American arms suppliers, according to three NATO diplomats.
Top US official berates Europe over cutting American industry out of defense buildup
Washington is unhappy that some European arms programs limit U.S. participation.
www.politico.eu
December 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
lol yes when you tell Europe to rearm, this is what happens, you absolute muppets
Can’t wait for the hand wringing that happens when they rediscover stupid nationalistic tendencies and get another arms race going followed by a fucking massive war
Which was all preventable
Can’t wait for the hand wringing that happens when they rediscover stupid nationalistic tendencies and get another arms race going followed by a fucking massive war
Which was all preventable
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Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK
Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK
Number of overseas nurses and midwives registered between April and September was half that of a year ago
The number of overseas nurses and midwives coming to the UK is collapsing, figures reveal, with rising racism and changes to immigration rules blamed for the fall.
Between April and September, 6,321 nurses and midwives from abroad joined the register of those licensed to practice in the UK, compared with 12,534 who did so in the same period in 2024. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK
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A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company.
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone comp
popular.info
December 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company.
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
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The bottom 90% lost a collective $79 trillion in wages over the past 50 years.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The bottom 90% lost a collective $79 trillion in wages over the past 50 years.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class.
The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.
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Everyday for the last ten years, Donald Trump has used his bully pulpit to incite violence against Americans for any reason he decides.
He is a terrorist.
His supporters are terrorists.
We do not negotiate with terrorists.
He is a terrorist.
His supporters are terrorists.
We do not negotiate with terrorists.
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Everyday for the last ten years, Donald Trump has used his bully pulpit to incite violence against Americans for any reason he decides.
He is a terrorist.
His supporters are terrorists.
We do not negotiate with terrorists.
He is a terrorist.
His supporters are terrorists.
We do not negotiate with terrorists.
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Only the Lib Dems beat Reform every week.
This is for a simple reason: most people dislike Reform and know that the Lib Dems represent everybody in society, not just one group.
This is for a simple reason: most people dislike Reform and know that the Lib Dems represent everybody in society, not just one group.
Barnoldswick- Pendle Borough Council
LIB DEMS HOLD ANOTHER COUNCIL SEAT!
LD🔶- 1008- 59.8% (+1.5)
RFM➡️- 441- 26.2% (New)
CON🔵- 170- 10.1% (-11.7)
LAB🔴- 66- 3.9% (-11.1)
Congratulations to Cllr Bryony Hartley and the Pendle team for a fantastic campaign!
LIB DEMS HOLD ANOTHER COUNCIL SEAT!
LD🔶- 1008- 59.8% (+1.5)
RFM➡️- 441- 26.2% (New)
CON🔵- 170- 10.1% (-11.7)
LAB🔴- 66- 3.9% (-11.1)
Congratulations to Cllr Bryony Hartley and the Pendle team for a fantastic campaign!
November 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Only the Lib Dems beat Reform every week.
This is for a simple reason: most people dislike Reform and know that the Lib Dems represent everybody in society, not just one group.
This is for a simple reason: most people dislike Reform and know that the Lib Dems represent everybody in society, not just one group.
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From last night’s piece 👇. If you’d like to know more, here’s the link to sign up to my Substack: jujuliagrace.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
From last night’s piece 👇. If you’d like to know more, here’s the link to sign up to my Substack: jujuliagrace.substack.com
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“We are ramping up sanctions on Russia…
We are freezing known Russian assets…
But let me be clear, I don’t actually mean the right honourable member for Clacton.”
We are freezing known Russian assets…
But let me be clear, I don’t actually mean the right honourable member for Clacton.”
Reeves aims a searing ‘Russian assets’ gibe at Farage
Rachel Reeves used her Budget speech to jab at Nigel Farage, invoking Russia amid renewed security concerns
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
“We are ramping up sanctions on Russia…
We are freezing known Russian assets…
But let me be clear, I don’t actually mean the right honourable member for Clacton.”
We are freezing known Russian assets…
But let me be clear, I don’t actually mean the right honourable member for Clacton.”