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TubaGarden

@johnfblower.bsky.social

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Former NHS worker and UNISON branch secretary; too Green for the local Greens. The older I get, the more left I become - I've been patient for too long. Politics and current affairs junkie; amateur photographer. https://www.flickr.com/photos/10332960@N03

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TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 36m

Separation of church and state, eh?

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Kristi Noem forces them to pray

YouTube video by David Pakman Show

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TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 54m

I don't think we can take anything that comes out of the White House at face value. They're lying.

TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 1h

Shocked! I am shocked!

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Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

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TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 17h

Yikes! I've just rediscovered 10cc's The Original Soundtrack..

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The Original Soundtrack

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TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 1d

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Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

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TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel Peace Prize should go to Greta Thunberg. That'd be one in the eye for Trump!

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Pedersen 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rebelbecause.bsky.social · 2d

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TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 1d

Presumably the police will be protecting mosques as they do synagogues.

TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 1d

I'll give it until about three months before Netanyahu's reelection. About nine months. At that point he'll need to appease his right wing.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 3d

I see a dotcom-style crash on the horizon.

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debnicktom.bsky.social @debnicktom.bsky.social · 4d

Hey all you Yank men who grew up fantasizing that you'd be like Clint or The Duke and are now sitting on your fat asses watching the bad guys rape and kill your democracy, this is what true courage looks like. Not a gun held to someone's head, but words and decency and righteousness.

StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 4d

Greta Thunberg speaks to the press after being released from illegal detainment in Israel: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me, but that is not the story.”

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debnicktom.bsky.social @debnicktom.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, the craven cowardice of the vast majority of Americans has been a very big surprise. All that John Wayne and Clint Eastwood crap is now fucking laughable, their movies satirical comedies. Any other nation would have fought back so hard that the Nazi cunts would have caved. No balls.

Patrick Lovell The Producer @patricklovellpresentsthecleannewdeal.com · 4d

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TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 4d

Poor baby!

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in Birmingham neighbourhood

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit

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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 6d

🇬🇧 LIVE : From the Great British Witch Trials

Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 6d

BREAKING: Heroic police officers save public from this terrifying terrorist who was holding a sign the government doesn’t like x

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TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 6d

israel is a rogue state.
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Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 7d

History repeats. That’s why in Europe we have the ECHR. 🇪🇺

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 7d

History repeats.

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TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 8d

The Met needs to be disbanded and reformed completely, in much the same way as the RUC became the PSNI.

I have a feeling I said the same thing three years ago.
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We’ll root out racism, Islamophobia and misogyny, said Scotland Yard. This is a case study in failure | Sal Naseem

Three years ago, I helped uncover these problems exposed by Panorama. Someone must account for the fact that nothing has changed, says former police watchdog Sal Naseem

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TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 8d

I'm wondering if I heard this correctly. Apparently, after Manchester, the state is being asked to provide security for synagogues. Presumably the same measures will be extended to all places of worship of all faiths?

TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 8d

So if my friend beat the shit out of her partner, and put her in hospital, would she still be my best mate?

TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 9d

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Italy to end support for international Gaza flotilla as it nears destination

The Global Sumud Flotilla, with over 500 people including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, aims to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza

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TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 9d

"Israel is committing more war crimes."

But no western governments care.

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TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 9d

That's what Cressida Dick said three years ago of Charing Cross police.

TubaGarden @johnfblower.bsky.social · 9d

The next "exposé" of police behaviour at a C Lon station should be in about 2032. It will "expose" rampant racism and misogyny and violence towards those in custody. The Met will blame "a few bad apples" and will promise root and branch reform.

Fat chance.