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Jane

@localnotail.bsky.social

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local, no-tail, mostly harmless, bit gonzo, sometimes sweary
taking notes, library & research assistant

English. From Norfolk, of Birmingham, in Europe, on Earth.
Meet me in my pinned if you want.

🙏 ask me #alttxtplz if I missed alt-txt & you'd like it

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · Jan 30

I've been Charley on social media for over a decade & I've also had IRL harassment so no personal photo or surname on my profile.

But if you ever want to know what I'm like & who I am, in 2018 I did a video for Final Say for All about me & why Brexit was personal:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-JO...

FSFA Birmingham - Jane

YouTube video by Final Say For All - Beehives

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Jane

@localnotail.bsky.social

Please can we be sure to never let Curtis Yarvin appear on @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social again?
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social - Newsnight should not be platforming these people

Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 6d

finally understand what Curtis Yarvin's Neoreactionary (NRx) movement is all about

all a big pile of steaming yarbles
what a fking rotter

X-twitter post by Curtis Yarvin @curtis_yarvin

She drove her car at a cop.

He pulled a gun on the cops.

Watch the way the lib, without denying these basic and fundamental facts, sinuously works around them

8:53 PM Jan 24, 2026 206 Views

this is his original version

He edited it to remove the word basic from his self-serving denial

January 31, 2026 at 6:20 PM

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Jane

@localnotail.bsky.social

#ThisIsAmerica

2018 photo of a young person holding up a handwritten sign which reads "First they came for the journalists. We don't know what happened after that"
They are possibly Filipino, like the journalist Maria Ressa, who reads this line out in her 2020 documentary , ‘A Thousand Cuts’, about how press freedom has been threatened in the Philippines

Explain more?
"First They Came" (German: Als sie kamen lit. 'When they came', or Habe ich geschwiegen lit. 'I did not speak out'), is the poetic form of a 1946 post-war confessional prose piece by the German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller (1892–1984). It indirectly condemns complicity of German intellectuals and clergy following the Nazis' rise to power and subsequent incremental purging of their chosen targets. it has inspired many versions.

"First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist
Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist
Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew
Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me"

"Als die Nazis die Kommunisten holten,
habe ich geschwiegen; ich war ja kein Kommunist.

Als sie die Gewerkschafter holten, habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Gewerkschafter.

Als sie die Sozialdemokraten einsperrten, habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Sozialdemokrat.

Als sie die Juden einsperrten, habe ich geschwiegen;
ich war ja kein Jude.

Als sie mich holten, gab es keinen mehr, der protestieren konnte."

(When the Nazis came for the communists,
I kept quiet; I wasn't a communist.

When they came for the trade unionists, I kept quiet;
I wasn't a trade unionist.

When they locked up the social democrats, I kept quiet;
I wasn't a social democrat.

When they locked up the Jews, I kept quiet;
I wasn't a Jew.

When they came for me, there was no one left to protest)

June 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM

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Jane

@localnotail.bsky.social

British Culture: Anti-Nazi Demo, West Bromwich, 1979.

Photo © Virginia Turbett

via @britcultarchive.bsky.social
britishculturearchive.co.uk/archive-gall...

Black and white photo of young people in a protest crowd in West Bromwich, 1979

Young black man in the centre with a short afro with bleach streaks is holding a large sign on a long stick which reads "NO TO NAZIS IN WEST BROMWICH

28 APRIL 4PM HARDWARE ST

MASS PICKET OF NF" (National Front)

Young white man with close cropped hair has his arm protectively around the sign holder and a defiant grimace on his face

Anti-Nazi Demo, West Bromwich, 1979.
Photo © Virginia Turbett, all rights reserved
https://britishculturearchive.co.uk/virginia-turbett-uk-protests-1970s/

October 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM

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Kat Abughazaleh

@katmabu.bsky.social

We’ve got a 30 second cut and desperately want to put it on TV.

But we’ve gotta raise the money first. Chip in $6, $12, or our average donation of $32 to tell the people about my attack cat: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-b...

Chip in to support Kat Abughazaleh!

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January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM

Jane

@localnotail.bsky.social

photonegative image of Kat Abughazaleh's ferocious attack cat which has glowing red eyes

January 31, 2026 at 5:24 PM

Jane

@localnotail.bsky.social

#ThisIsAmerica

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1h

Homan's message: When we kill you, you have to be especially nice to us. Or else we will keep killing you.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."

January 31, 2026 at 5:11 PM

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist

@nameshiv.bsky.social

An entire political movement founded on uncovering hidden messages in documents to discover the powerful secret pedophiles and meanwhile the powerful pedophiles out here sending gmails saying "Hi fellow pedophile when are we meeting to do pedophilia again"

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 18h

Disgusting.

In an email on Sept. 11, 2013, Mr. Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, wrote to Mr. Epstein, “It was really nice seeing you yesterday.” He added: “Any time you’re in the area would love to see you. As long as you bring your harem!”

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Live Updates: Millions of Pages of Epstein Documents Released

www.nytimes.com

January 31, 2026 at 11:47 AM

Jane

@localnotail.bsky.social

#ThisIsAmerica

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 2h

Great work from the FT's John Burn-Murdoch www.ft.com/content/b474...

January 31, 2026 at 5:07 PM

Jane

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January 31, 2026 at 5:03 PM

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Sweary Spider

@swearyspider.bsky.social

Let me get this straight. Boris Johnson is backing a campaign to deliver the ‘proper Brexit’ that Boris Johnson didn’t deliver whilst in power?

January 31, 2026 at 2:49 PM

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Jane

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New 1/30/2026: DOJ released volumes 9-11, nearly 300 GB of new Epstein Files. Currently being indexed and uploaded to Jmail
jmail.world

#EpsteinFiles

Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 3h

Jmail.world has not only begun to process new Epstein’s emails in readable inbox format, they’ve even begun to mock up his text messages.

Here’s Bannon boasting he called Yaxley-Lennon “the backbone of Britain” but also acting as Ehud Barak’s strategic advisor

January 31, 2026 at 3:33 PM

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Nome

@nome.bsky.social

The Cortylorhynchus considers my problems, nods sagely, and says, "have you tried basking in the sun about it? While being as spherical as possible?"

A goofy looking quadruped, something like a shell less turtle, with wide-splayed legs and a vacant expression.

November 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM

Jane

@localnotail.bsky.social

Trump brand ceasefire

#Gaza

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 4h

Videos from Gaza show huge explosions as Israeli air attacks hit a building in Gaza City and tents in al-Mawasi.

Gaza’s Government Media Office says more than 500 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect on October 10.

January 31, 2026 at 3:38 PM

Jane

@localnotail.bsky.social

desperate far-right creating imaginary culture warriors, as per

CNN @cnn.com · 6h

At first glance, Amelia, with her purple bob and pixie-girl looks, seems an unlikely candidate for the far right to adopt as an increasingly popular meme. https://cnn.it/3OgMw4A

January 31, 2026 at 3:36 PM

Jane

@localnotail.bsky.social

#EpsteinFiles

Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 23h

Here is a link to download a .pdf complied by @meidastouch.com that contains the incredibly damning documents that DOJ has already deleted from their database. (Evidently Bondi is too dim to know that deleting a file does not delete all the downloads of it.)
substack.com/redirect/cc8...

substack.com

January 31, 2026 at 1:32 PM

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Jane

@localnotail.bsky.social

#GunControlNow
#ThisIsAmerica

America is a Gun
England is a cup of tea.
France, a wheel of ripened brie.
Greece, a short, squat olive tree.
America is a gun.
Brazil is football on the sand.
Argentina, Maradona's hand.
Germany, an oompah band.
America is a gun.
Holland is a wooden shoe.
Hungary, a goulash stew.
Australia, a kangaroo.
America is a gun.
Japan is a thermal spring.
Scotland is a highland fling.
Oh, better to be anything than America as a gun.
Brian Bilston

September 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM

Jane

@localnotail.bsky.social

What's the news on Teesside?

Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · Dec 18

The shine is coming off Teesside faster than expected.

January 31, 2026 at 11:59 AM

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Stand Up To Racism Birmingham

@sutrbirmingham.bsky.social

The Unite the People rally and festival in Birmingham will bring together artists and activists to celebrate Birmingham's diversity.

Join the next fortnightly check-in on Tuesday at 7pm at the BRIG Cafe.

RSVP here:
unitethepeople-feb.eventbrite.co.uk

@inthewarehouse.bsky.social

Unite The People

PEOPLE UNITING
BIRMINGHAM RISING
COMMUNITIES ORGANISING

BUILDING A CITY-WIDE ANTI-RACIST ANTI-FASCIST MOVEMENT

At the BRIG Café Monday 2nd Feb.
Help shape a bold, inclusive movement for Birmingham.
Fortnightly check-in to connect, share & collectively build working groups that will drive the Unite the People Festival Rally 2026.

MON 2nd February UNITE THE PEOPLE
7-9PM

Register here:
https://unitethepeople-feb.eventbrite.co.uk

MON 2 FEB. 7-9pm. BRIG CAFÉ. 57 ALLISON ST, B5 5TH.

January 31, 2026 at 10:52 AM

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Stand Up To Racism Birmingham

@sutrbirmingham.bsky.social

Our Feb newsletter:
Mon 2 Feb - Unite the People check-in
Thurs 5 Feb - Together Against the Far Right mobilising meeting
Sat 7 March - The Solidarity Table. Communal meal + organising
Sun 8 March - International Women's Day Rally
Sat 28 March - Together Against the Far Right march in London

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January 31, 2026 at 10:23 AM

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Birmingham Open Spaces Forum

@bosfonline.bsky.social

Birmingham isn't just concrete - it has a green heart. 🌳💚

We’re so proud to share this short film celebrating the incredible volunteers who help to keep our city’s parks and open spaces thriving.

Watch the full film here: www.youtube.com/watc...

#Brum #Birmingham #CommunityPower #Volunteer

The Green Heart of Birmingham: Celebrating Our Open Spaces Volunteers

The Green Heart of Birmingham shines a light on Birmingham Open Spaces Forum's incredible network of volunteers who help keep the city’s parks and open spaces thriving Birmingham is lucky to have so much green space for people to enjoy, and at the centre of it all are volunteers who quietly show up

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January 29, 2026 at 6:53 PM

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July 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM

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2015 Matt Goodwin: "We are today no closer to understanding and tackling anti-Muslim hatred. If anything, it feels as though we have gone backwards."

2024 Matt Goodwin: "Britain is being invaded"

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...