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J Mark Dodds FRSA
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Born 314 ppm #SavingBritainsPubs Reimagining the Public House fit for 21st century purpose to bring #PeoplePowered #FossilFuelFree pubs into the commons www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2023/9/25/peoples-pub-partnership
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J Mark Dodds FRSA @jmarkdodds.bsky.social · 6d
My article on the state of the British pub sector and how radical opportunity can be made out of the pubs crisis

Mint Magazine #35 03/10/2025

www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...
A few too many? – The Mint Magazine
www.themintmagazine.com
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jmarkdodds.bsky.social
J Mark Dodds FRSA @jmarkdodds.bsky.social · 6d
My article on the state of the British pub sector and how radical opportunity can be made out of the pubs crisis

Mint Magazine #35 03/10/2025

www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...
A few too many? – The Mint Magazine
www.themintmagazine.com
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 6d
LATEST: CA joined OR's existing lawsuit, broadening it to cover both Trump deployment of OR Guard & new deployment of CA Guard to OR. Broadening doesn't need Judge Immergut's approval, but a new TRO to cover CA Guard does. w/@kyledcheney @jonesblakej www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Newsom joins Oregon’s suit after Trump sends California National Guard to Oregon
“This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power,” the governor said in a statement.
www.politico.com
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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene @repdelbene.bsky.social · 6d
Republicans had months to do their job but chose loyalty to Trump over governing. Families deserve a Congress that meets the needs of our communities.
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jmarkdodds.bsky.social
J Mark Dodds FRSA @jmarkdodds.bsky.social · 6d
My article on the state of the British pub sector and how radical opportunity can be made out of the pubs crisis

Mint Magazine #35 03/10/2025

www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...
A few too many? – The Mint Magazine
www.themintmagazine.com
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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 6d
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jmarkdodds.bsky.social
J Mark Dodds FRSA @jmarkdodds.bsky.social · 7d
It's been used by corporations and private interests to control politics and promote the deranged, patriarchal misogynist nightmare agenda of deluded self pitying malignant narcissist SpoiledBratToddlerHavingPermanentTantrum Man Babies who want to keep ALL the sweeties and to own all the sweetshops
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J Mark Dodds FRSA @jmarkdodds.bsky.social · 7d
It was obvious at outset the Internet should not be owned by corporations or private interests

HOW it MIGHT be managed was discussed widely but no grown ups were in the room

By the time social media emerged it was clear it would inevitably come to abuse freedoms and rights

AND HERE WE ARE: FUCKED
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Pete Marchetto @petemarchetto.bsky.social · 7d
I just wish I could see some sign - any sign - that we're taking this on board.

If I were Macron I'd broaden this out. Not just Europe, any nation anywhere, sign up to a 'one out, all out' accord.

Any infringement on the part of the social media companies, all signatories block that platform...
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 7d
Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
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Defend Democracy @defenddemocracy.bsky.social · 7d
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!

We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”

defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 7d
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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12
‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...
bylinetimes.com
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Pete Marchetto @petemarchetto.bsky.social · 7d
bright-green.org/2025/10/04/t...
The Green Party now has more members than the Lib Dems
There are now more than 83,500 Green Party members.
bright-green.org
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petemarchetto.bsky.social
Pete Marchetto @petemarchetto.bsky.social · 7d
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens ‘on track’ to supplant Labour as favourite party in London, says Zack Polanski
Exclusive: poll asked voters to rank parties on how favourably they felt about them, with strong support in capital and among younger voters
www.theguardian.com
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Pete Marchetto @petemarchetto.bsky.social · Nov 22
Free sampler ebook, (with details of how to pay me at the end if you feel like it): 'Love Sideways', 3 unromantic romances.
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jmarkdodds.bsky.social
J Mark Dodds FRSA @jmarkdodds.bsky.social · 7d
Well, to be fair, men like Marshall do have some friends, the kind of men who are like minded, misunderstood, emotionally dysfunctional, self pitying sufferers of woke society like Mikey Gove and Timmy Montgomerie who stick together so they don't feel alone in their societal delusions
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Pete Marchetto @petemarchetto.bsky.social · 7d
This came out some time ago. I'm surprised a big fuss wasn't made about it then.
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J Mark Dodds FRSA @jmarkdodds.bsky.social · 7d
The @hopenothate.org.uk piece above is from 22/02/24
The 38% of UK Christian from Billy Graham Evangelist 02/08/19
The @pewresearch.org from 26/03/25 as reported by @humanists.uk humanists.uk/2025/03/26/n...
AND to firm that up a bit some detail from the 2021 Census
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 8d
Anyway I don't think you understand what motivates Paul Marshall, the owner of GB News, without looking at the particular flavour of his Church of England faith. www.theguardian.com/politics/art...
How faith drives bidder for Telegraph who wields growing influence on Tories
Sir Paul Marshall, a co-owner of GB News, is building a media empire and accumulating political power
www.theguardian.com
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jmarkdodds.bsky.social
J Mark Dodds FRSA @jmarkdodds.bsky.social · 7d
"GB News" is an egregiously dangerous smoke machine, a shitstirring fog generator funded by an outlandish, deluded, emotionally dysfunctional, deranged Christian white supremacist fossil fuel freak billionaire to pump out deliberately divisive rhetorical race hate propaganda in the form of 'news'
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 8d
So interesting that GB News is sticking with female archbishop story longer than BBC/Sky, going through her tweets live on air, starting to cancel her for being woke.

They keep talking about the Christian public taking it badly, fits with the growing US-style religious vibe of the British right?
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Beer Today @beertoday.bsky.social · 8d
The shortlist has been revealed ahead of the inaugural Women in Beer Awards, whittled down from more than 280 nominations to nine categories beertoday.co.uk/2025/10/03/w... #beer #beernews #beerawards @womeninbeer.bsky.social
Women in Beer Awards: here’s the shortlist - Beer Today
The shortlist has been revealed ahead of the inaugural Women in Beer Awards, whittled down from more than 280 nominations to nine categories
beertoday.co.uk
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Beer Today @beertoday.bsky.social · 7d
Hogs Back Brewery has managed to bring in its entire hop harvest in record time this year, thanks to the efforts of the ‘Hogs Back Hoppers’ beertoday.co.uk/2025/10/04/h... #beer #beernews #hops #hopharvest
Hogs Back Hoppers get the job done - Beer Today
Hogs Back Brewery has managed to bring in its entire hop harvest in record time this year, thanks to the efforts of the 'Hogs Back Hoppers'
beertoday.co.uk
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Deserter @deserterblog.bsky.social · 7d
What they're saying about our new book, Deserter Stories, out on Nov 4th.

Last chance to pre-order today for the discounted price of £8.99!

👉 deserter.store
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J Mark Dodds FRSA @jmarkdodds.bsky.social · 9d
LOVE Brockley Brewing Company

And loads of community and creativity locally
Photograph of the Brockley Brewing Company. Doors open with fox mural painted ... barrels inside and a couple of people sitting inside. 'SE4' mural - just the post code painted tall and large in blue on black doors Mural on Coulgate Street SE4 Two women with psychedelic painted faces Mural painted on shop wall in Brockley SE4... Tribute to Roy Ayers
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J Mark Dodds FRSA @jmarkdodds.bsky.social · 9d
Famous characterful cat. Didn't know the name
Famous characterful cat Saffy, a deaf and white cat at night at Brockley Station crossing a paved path between plant beds
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J Mark Dodds FRSA @jmarkdodds.bsky.social · 9d
Reminds me - in a good way - of work by my friend Tony Lee
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J Mark Dodds FRSA @jmarkdodds.bsky.social · 9d
Photogenic, is the Barge, on a good day
Photograph of pub called the Brockley Barge in London SE4 - A JD Wetherspoon pub... at night - the pub is lit by spotlights with a very dark sky behind Photograph of mural, a large portrait of Bob Marley, painted on the brick side wall of of pub called the Brockley Barge in London SE4 - A JD Wetherspoon pub... there's a car parked in front of the mural Photograph of the same mural, a large portrait of Bob Marley, this bit is of Bob Marley leaping with guitar in hand, hair thrown up above his head with the movement, on the brick side wall of of pub called the Brockley Barge in London SE4 - A JD Wetherspoon pub... there's a trolly of cardboard waste on the pavement at the right end of the wall Photograph of pub called the Brockley Barge in London SE4 - A JD Wetherspoon pub... this is the side entrance which has the pub name on a fascia board above the door... the wall is painted green, there's a shiny very good condition Morris Minor car parked in front of the building and it's almost exactly the same colour as the wall. The car has whitewall tyres
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