Lesley McG
@lesleymac.bsky.social
Social justice warrior, Scottish Independence, I want my EU citizenship back. She/her tree hugger, in the words of the great Mr Weller once a mod always a mod. No DM's please Anti-racist Anti-fascist Trans Ally free palestine Woke As Fuck
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BBC Scotland #GMS just told listeners that ‘no other country had sub-state governments implementing different health policies during Covid’. This is yet another falsehood. In USA, Canada, & Australia, in France & Germany & many other states, regional govts had powers to have very different responses
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
BBC Scotland #GMS just told listeners that ‘no other country had sub-state governments implementing different health policies during Covid’. This is yet another falsehood. In USA, Canada, & Australia, in France & Germany & many other states, regional govts had powers to have very different responses
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How the BBC & BBC Scotland in particular, smeared Nicola Sturgeon, to discredit her & destroy the Scottish independence movement. That this was done during a global pandemic, undermining the public health messaging in Scotland, is shocking & a new low for the state broadcaster
x.com/msm_monitor/...
x.com/msm_monitor/...
MSM Monitor on X: "The documentary that exposed the BBC and revealed how it took advantage of a pandemic and exploited those bereaved by a deadly virus to smear Nicola Sturgeon." / X
The documentary that exposed the BBC and revealed how it took advantage of a pandemic and exploited those bereaved by a deadly virus to smear Nicola Sturgeon.
x.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
How the BBC & BBC Scotland in particular, smeared Nicola Sturgeon, to discredit her & destroy the Scottish independence movement. That this was done during a global pandemic, undermining the public health messaging in Scotland, is shocking & a new low for the state broadcaster
x.com/msm_monitor/...
x.com/msm_monitor/...
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Jimmy Cliff ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGeC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGeC...
Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers To Cross
YouTube video by worldsgreatestmusic
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November 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Jimmy Cliff ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGeC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGeC...
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Two children have been killed every day in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire began.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Two children have been killed every day in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire began.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
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Something I omitted in my post below is that there is a leader that has been focused on social care in parliament, @eddavey.libdems.org.uk - and I have seriously appreciated his input.
The NHS won’t survive this winter with one of the reasons being that social care has fallen off a cliff - but Shabana Mahmood got to punch down on the migrants propping it up as “low-qualified” and “never expected to be net economic contributors”, so… I guess there’s that.
The Punishment Model of Government
League tables, political cruelty and the quiet fear spreading through the NHS this winter.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Something I omitted in my post below is that there is a leader that has been focused on social care in parliament, @eddavey.libdems.org.uk - and I have seriously appreciated his input.
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'To suggest the failed asylum system is what's fuelling racism is kind of ridiculous - I think she knows that.'
Labour Councillor Maurice Mcleod gives Natasha Devon his response to the 'disappointing' rhetoric from Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
Labour Councillor Maurice Mcleod gives Natasha Devon his response to the 'disappointing' rhetoric from Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
November 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
'To suggest the failed asylum system is what's fuelling racism is kind of ridiculous - I think she knows that.'
Labour Councillor Maurice Mcleod gives Natasha Devon his response to the 'disappointing' rhetoric from Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
Labour Councillor Maurice Mcleod gives Natasha Devon his response to the 'disappointing' rhetoric from Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.
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F*cking hell
A "political lobbyist (& former Jan 6th rioter from Project 2025 ecosystem . . appears to be working actively with Farage to bring this Project 2025-style ideology to Britain
A "political lobbyist (& former Jan 6th rioter from Project 2025 ecosystem . . appears to be working actively with Farage to bring this Project 2025-style ideology to Britain
🔴Nigel Farage’s ‘Project 2029’: The Pro-Trump Lobbyist Pushing His Agenda Into the UK
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Nigel Farage’s meeting with a 6 January rioter in Florida has been funding and advising him while pushing Project 2025’s hard-right agenda into Britain
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Nigel Farage’s meeting with a 6 January rioter in Florida has been funding and advising him while pushing Project 2025’s hard-right agenda into Britain
Nigel Farage's 'Project 2029': The Pro-Trump Lobbyist Pushing His Agenda Into the UK
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Nigel Farage's meeting with a 6 January rioter in Florida has been funding and advising the Reform leader while pushing Project 2025’s hard-right agen...
bylinetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
F*cking hell
A "political lobbyist (& former Jan 6th rioter from Project 2025 ecosystem . . appears to be working actively with Farage to bring this Project 2025-style ideology to Britain
A "political lobbyist (& former Jan 6th rioter from Project 2025 ecosystem . . appears to be working actively with Farage to bring this Project 2025-style ideology to Britain
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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A depraved and decadent Trump WH dinner for MBS was a stunning low for an American ruling class that's stopped pretending to carry a moral compass
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
The night America’s doomed ruling class gorged on lamb, blood, and oil
For America’s deeply corrupt billionaires, time heals all wounds — even from a murderous Saudi prince’s bone saw.
www.inquirer.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A depraved and decadent Trump WH dinner for MBS was a stunning low for an American ruling class that's stopped pretending to carry a moral compass
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
It was really a celebration of death - of democracy, of an overheating planet, and ultimately themselves. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ceos...
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BRITAIN would need permission from the United States in order to use its nuclear deterrent, experts say, as the government goes forward with a £71 billion purchase of nuke-carrying US jets.
Crazy
Crazy
Britain will have to obey US orders on nuclear jets, CND conference hears
BRITAIN would need permission from the United States in order to use its nuclear deterrent, experts say, as the government goes forward with a £71 billion purchase of nuke-carrying US jets.And increas...
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
BRITAIN would need permission from the United States in order to use its nuclear deterrent, experts say, as the government goes forward with a £71 billion purchase of nuke-carrying US jets.
Crazy
Crazy
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NEW: This is worth your time.
@thenerve_news has the receipts.
A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.
Please read & share.
@thenerve_news has the receipts.
A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.
Please read & share.
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
NEW: This is worth your time.
@thenerve_news has the receipts.
A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.
Please read & share.
@thenerve_news has the receipts.
A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.
Please read & share.
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Actually that appalling post should be reversed. All Trump has done is exploit Ukraine and all partners and never once has he said thank you.
US Defence industry jobs have been saved. He's demanded NATO money. He's going to rape Ukraine of its minerals.
bsky.app/profile/twmc...
US Defence industry jobs have been saved. He's demanded NATO money. He's going to rape Ukraine of its minerals.
bsky.app/profile/twmc...
OMG! NURSE!!
TACO Trump needs his meds again.
Despite Zelenskyy saying thanks to partners in every social media post & evening broadcast, frequently naming the US & Trump himself, Agent Orange again turns against the democratically elected Ukrainian leader, with this factual incorrect toddler rant.
TACO Trump needs his meds again.
Despite Zelenskyy saying thanks to partners in every social media post & evening broadcast, frequently naming the US & Trump himself, Agent Orange again turns against the democratically elected Ukrainian leader, with this factual incorrect toddler rant.
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Actually that appalling post should be reversed. All Trump has done is exploit Ukraine and all partners and never once has he said thank you.
US Defence industry jobs have been saved. He's demanded NATO money. He's going to rape Ukraine of its minerals.
bsky.app/profile/twmc...
US Defence industry jobs have been saved. He's demanded NATO money. He's going to rape Ukraine of its minerals.
bsky.app/profile/twmc...
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Twitter now displays where accounts are from and it has confirmed that too many of the political accounts are out of country bots.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Twitter now displays where accounts are from and it has confirmed that too many of the political accounts are out of country bots.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
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“Have they given up? Are they just deciding to build up herd immunity by watching us die? The government has given up, hasn’t it? They are throwing us into the slaughterhouse.”
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“Have they given up? Are they just deciding to build up herd immunity by watching us die? The government has given up, hasn’t it? They are throwing us into the slaughterhouse.”
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Journalists and OSINT analysts figured out the plan was Russian from the start, yet the U.S. government somehow didn’t. Let that sink in.
November 23, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Journalists and OSINT analysts figured out the plan was Russian from the start, yet the U.S. government somehow didn’t. Let that sink in.
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Many of the BBC journalists described a “culture of fear” inside the BBC
No other issue (Gaza genocide) seems to provoke more nervousness or more meddling from the corporation’s multiple layers of management
“With other Western clients, there has been a lot of top-down interference”
No other issue (Gaza genocide) seems to provoke more nervousness or more meddling from the corporation’s multiple layers of management
“With other Western clients, there has been a lot of top-down interference”
Inside the BBC’s Gaza Fiasco • EQUATOR
How the world’s most trusted media organisation fell apart
www.equator.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Many of the BBC journalists described a “culture of fear” inside the BBC
No other issue (Gaza genocide) seems to provoke more nervousness or more meddling from the corporation’s multiple layers of management
“With other Western clients, there has been a lot of top-down interference”
No other issue (Gaza genocide) seems to provoke more nervousness or more meddling from the corporation’s multiple layers of management
“With other Western clients, there has been a lot of top-down interference”
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Social media platforms don't want their audiences to see images of the mangled bodies of victims of genocides, they don't want survivors pleading for help on their platforms, but they do want to promote genocidaires' propaganda in support of modern Holocausts.
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Social media platforms don't want their audiences to see images of the mangled bodies of victims of genocides, they don't want survivors pleading for help on their platforms, but they do want to promote genocidaires' propaganda in support of modern Holocausts.
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It’s a sign of how insane the news cycle is these days that this historic failure of government policy got just one day of news coverage this week.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
BREAKING: UK’s response to Covid was “too little too late”. Acting faster could have saved 23,000 lives in England according to the public inquiry.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
Boris Johnson presided over a “toxic, sexist, chaotic culture” in No10, where rule-breaking seriously undermined public confidence.
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
It’s a sign of how insane the news cycle is these days that this historic failure of government policy got just one day of news coverage this week.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
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Male ✅
White ✅
Local ✅
Every. Single. Day.
White ✅
Local ✅
Every. Single. Day.
November 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Male ✅
White ✅
Local ✅
Every. Single. Day.
White ✅
Local ✅
Every. Single. Day.
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Absolutely, this deal sells out Europe, NATO, and especially Ukraine. Trump is a self-dealing conman and Putin's lapdog. Congress, Europe, Ukraine need to be vocal that this isn't acceptable. This cannot be allowed. Putin needs held to account.
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There is only one thing Europe and Ukraine can do with Trump’s ‘peace’ ultimatum (The Independent)
It may feel like a rip in the time-space continuum. On one side of the tear, there’s a universe in which America is run by a wannabe king who uses the invasi...
l.smartnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Absolutely, this deal sells out Europe, NATO, and especially Ukraine. Trump is a self-dealing conman and Putin's lapdog. Congress, Europe, Ukraine need to be vocal that this isn't acceptable. This cannot be allowed. Putin needs held to account.
l.smartnews.com/p-6Dw2I1yw/0...
l.smartnews.com/p-6Dw2I1yw/0...
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On the plus side, Nick Clegg's house in California looked terrific.
Meta was aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites; that its products exacerbated mental health issues in teens; and that content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child sexual abuse was frequently detected, yet rarely removed.
time.com/7336204/meta...
time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
On the plus side, Nick Clegg's house in California looked terrific.
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One of the most important voices of the Arab world's reaction to Mamdani
November 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
One of the most important voices of the Arab world's reaction to Mamdani
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Displaced families are entering winter without proper clothing or blankets, and aid agencies say the ceasefire has not improved conditions, given that most of Gaza remains destroyed, infrastructure has collapsed, and Israel continues to restrict aid flows.
7/8
7/8
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Displaced families are entering winter without proper clothing or blankets, and aid agencies say the ceasefire has not improved conditions, given that most of Gaza remains destroyed, infrastructure has collapsed, and Israel continues to restrict aid flows.
7/8
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