Old Trot
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“Of all the things that can happen to a man, the most surprising is to discover he is old.” - Leon Trotsky
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Old Trot
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· Dec 2
The right to withdraw our labour wasn’t handed down to us by benevolent liberals, it was fought for. By uncompromising strike action. It is our only means of defence and always has been.
This was predicted in Thatcher’s time, but they never had the nerve to attack such a fundamental part of British democracy.
Jury trials in England and Wales to be scrapped except for most serious cases on.ft.com/3LY1Ceq
Jury trials in England and Wales to be scrapped except for most serious cases
Proposed changes unlikely to apply for trials of serious offences such as rape and murder
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November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This was predicted in Thatcher’s time, but they never had the nerve to attack such a fundamental part of British democracy.
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The Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols.
This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."
They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."
They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols.
This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."
They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."
They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "we have a govt that is always talking about tough choices. Why are they always tough choices for working class people, for unemployed people, for disabled people? It's time to make tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires. It is time to tax the rich"
November 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "we have a govt that is always talking about tough choices. Why are they always tough choices for working class people, for unemployed people, for disabled people? It's time to make tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires. It is time to tax the rich"
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When a Labour government sees the approval of Tommy Robinson as more important that the approval of the Labour Party membership, things are probably going wrong
November 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
When a Labour government sees the approval of Tommy Robinson as more important that the approval of the Labour Party membership, things are probably going wrong
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Removing asylum support. Seizing belongings. Deporting entire families, including children.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Removing asylum support. Seizing belongings. Deporting entire families, including children.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
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I wonder if there's currently a bunch of people in China saying, "But there's no point in us reducing our CO2 emissions because of America and the West..."
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Read here: buff.ly/ONGzk3a
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I wonder if there's currently a bunch of people in China saying, "But there's no point in us reducing our CO2 emissions because of America and the West..."
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A 5 year sentence, out in 3 weeks.
The law is only for you.
The law is only for you.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A 5 year sentence, out in 3 weeks.
The law is only for you.
The law is only for you.
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#OtD 8 Nov 1926 Italian Marxist, Antonio Gramsci, was arrested by Mussolini's fascists during a crackdown on left-wing opposition in the country. Despite having parliamentary immunity, he was jailed, and eventually died in custody stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1120...
November 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
#OtD 8 Nov 1926 Italian Marxist, Antonio Gramsci, was arrested by Mussolini's fascists during a crackdown on left-wing opposition in the country. Despite having parliamentary immunity, he was jailed, and eventually died in custody stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1120...
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LITHUANIA: Government workers call for pay hike; consider strike bnn-news.com/lithuanian-g...
Lithuanian government workers call for pay hike; consider strike - Baltic News Network
Unions representing police and other service workers have urged the government to stick to its promise to raise wages.
bnn-news.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
LITHUANIA: Government workers call for pay hike; consider strike bnn-news.com/lithuanian-g...
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I am very sad to hear that Geoffrey Bindman has passed away.
A champion of human rights, Geoffrey always spoke up for the underdog.
Geoffrey was never afraid to stand up for the truth, no matter the consequences.
He was a truly wonderful man — and I will miss him greatly.
A champion of human rights, Geoffrey always spoke up for the underdog.
Geoffrey was never afraid to stand up for the truth, no matter the consequences.
He was a truly wonderful man — and I will miss him greatly.
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I am very sad to hear that Geoffrey Bindman has passed away.
A champion of human rights, Geoffrey always spoke up for the underdog.
Geoffrey was never afraid to stand up for the truth, no matter the consequences.
He was a truly wonderful man — and I will miss him greatly.
A champion of human rights, Geoffrey always spoke up for the underdog.
Geoffrey was never afraid to stand up for the truth, no matter the consequences.
He was a truly wonderful man — and I will miss him greatly.
The key to Mamdani’s spectacular and heartening victory was that he uncompromisingly put the working class right at the centre of his campaign, and his policies.
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The key to Mamdani’s spectacular and heartening victory was that he uncompromisingly put the working class right at the centre of his campaign, and his policies.
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Ya, “sure”, Jan.
I’m sure KHAMAS is in a tunnel right above the largest oil reserves in the world, estimated at 303 billion barrels.
See why they gave this chud ass fascist Karen the “peace prize” yet?
It’s a scam for #bigoil.
Duh.
I’m sure KHAMAS is in a tunnel right above the largest oil reserves in the world, estimated at 303 billion barrels.
See why they gave this chud ass fascist Karen the “peace prize” yet?
It’s a scam for #bigoil.
Duh.
November 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Ya, “sure”, Jan.
I’m sure KHAMAS is in a tunnel right above the largest oil reserves in the world, estimated at 303 billion barrels.
See why they gave this chud ass fascist Karen the “peace prize” yet?
It’s a scam for #bigoil.
Duh.
I’m sure KHAMAS is in a tunnel right above the largest oil reserves in the world, estimated at 303 billion barrels.
See why they gave this chud ass fascist Karen the “peace prize” yet?
It’s a scam for #bigoil.
Duh.
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Deliberately blocking 42 million people from food is a monstrous act of class war.
November 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Deliberately blocking 42 million people from food is a monstrous act of class war.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Hope people are realizing that rigging the 2026 and 2028 elections have always been the plan.
October 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Hope people are realizing that rigging the 2026 and 2028 elections have always been the plan.
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Ladies and gentlemen, Lindsay Whittle of Plaid Cymru, the winner of the Caerphilly by-election.
I watched it live, and here's what happened after the announcement.
A media scrum formed around the candidate. Not the winner. The Reform candidate who came a reasonably distant second.
The BBC...
I watched it live, and here's what happened after the announcement.
A media scrum formed around the candidate. Not the winner. The Reform candidate who came a reasonably distant second.
The BBC...
October 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, Lindsay Whittle of Plaid Cymru, the winner of the Caerphilly by-election.
I watched it live, and here's what happened after the announcement.
A media scrum formed around the candidate. Not the winner. The Reform candidate who came a reasonably distant second.
The BBC...
I watched it live, and here's what happened after the announcement.
A media scrum formed around the candidate. Not the winner. The Reform candidate who came a reasonably distant second.
The BBC...
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Hope you all are having a blessed Thursday
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Hope you all are having a blessed Thursday
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These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
October 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
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On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.
October 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.
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BREAKING: Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian in the Maen area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to the Wafa news agency
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/n5k3lj
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/n5k3lj
October 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
BREAKING: Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian in the Maen area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to the Wafa news agency
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/n5k3lj
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/n5k3lj
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His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
October 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
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Immediately after signing 'ceasefire', Israel resumed Gaza bombing and slaughter
Israel bombed multi-storey houses with refugee families in, killing dozens and burying at least fifty people under rubble in each building
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Israel bombed multi-storey houses with refugee families in, killing dozens and burying at least fifty people under rubble in each building
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Immediately after signing 'ceasefire', Israel resumed Gaza bombing and slaughter
Israel bombed multi-storey houses with refugee families in, killing dozens, burying at least fifty people under rubble in each building
www.thecanary.co
October 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Immediately after signing 'ceasefire', Israel resumed Gaza bombing and slaughter
Israel bombed multi-storey houses with refugee families in, killing dozens and burying at least fifty people under rubble in each building
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Israel bombed multi-storey houses with refugee families in, killing dozens and burying at least fifty people under rubble in each building
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...