Pat Brown 🇦🇪 🍉
@patalextea.bsky.social
Retired Alexander Teacher but kept handle so hopefully people can find me here
Socialist
Sing/arrange/compose
Volunteer young people, people with HIV, Catholic Women's Ordination
Crazy about The Archers
Socialist
Sing/arrange/compose
Volunteer young people, people with HIV, Catholic Women's Ordination
Crazy about The Archers
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Pat Brown 🇦🇪 🍉
@patalextea.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Tory voters
Nurses + Doctors begged you to vote Labour
you ignored them
Cold, hungry children spoke to you on Dispatches program you ignored them
Young people fear climate crisis
you ignored them
You voted for a liar who hid from scrutiny
You should be ashamed
Nurses + Doctors begged you to vote Labour
you ignored them
Cold, hungry children spoke to you on Dispatches program you ignored them
Young people fear climate crisis
you ignored them
You voted for a liar who hid from scrutiny
You should be ashamed
I posted this on twitter in 2019 and still want it to be my pinned post. What a missed opportunity; how different our country could have been
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A child in the prime of his life is being ravaged by cancer! If he were a pet, hearts would tremble and donations would pour in. But he is Mohammed, only 7 years old, and our help is his only hope after God.
Don't let his voice be lost in silence. Contribute now to save his life! urlr.me/3V8H47
🙏🏻
Don't let his voice be lost in silence. Contribute now to save his life! urlr.me/3V8H47
🙏🏻
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A child in the prime of his life is being ravaged by cancer! If he were a pet, hearts would tremble and donations would pour in. But he is Mohammed, only 7 years old, and our help is his only hope after God.
Don't let his voice be lost in silence. Contribute now to save his life! urlr.me/3V8H47
🙏🏻
Don't let his voice be lost in silence. Contribute now to save his life! urlr.me/3V8H47
🙏🏻
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Hello, I'm from Gaza and a mother of four. Please don't ignore me like some have. Please help my family and children so we can buy vegetables and food. We need food. Donate even $5. Or share my link; I need your help. chuffed.org/project/help...
November 9, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Hello, I'm from Gaza and a mother of four. Please don't ignore me like some have. Please help my family and children so we can buy vegetables and food. We need food. Donate even $5. Or share my link; I need your help. chuffed.org/project/help...
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Almost the entire population of Gaza has been left without homes.
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Almost the entire population of Gaza has been left without homes.
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Israel kills two Palestinians in drone strike in Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-kills-two-palestinians-drone-strike-gaza
Israel kills two Palestinians in drone strike in Gaza
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli forces on Monday killed two Palestinians in a drone strike in the town of Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, civil defence agency reported.</p>
<p>The Palestinian health ministry has reported that the death toll in Gaza has risen to 69,169 Palestinians since October 2023, after more dead bodies were found in the debris. </p>
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November 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Israel kills two Palestinians in drone strike in Gaza - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-kills-two-palestinians-drone-strike-gaza
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When all the lovely data centres are built we’ll be able to use ChatGPT 24/7 while we die from dehydration.
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
When all the lovely data centres are built we’ll be able to use ChatGPT 24/7 while we die from dehydration.
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The BBC's senior leadership resigning en masse over one dodgy edit in one programme, simply because the right wing press demands it, tells you everything you need to know about where the power really lies in that relationship
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The BBC's senior leadership resigning en masse over one dodgy edit in one programme, simply because the right wing press demands it, tells you everything you need to know about where the power really lies in that relationship
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We shall remember them.
Darren Greenfield - homeless. Died living on the streets.
Darren Greenfield - homeless. Died living on the streets.
November 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We shall remember them.
Darren Greenfield - homeless. Died living on the streets.
Darren Greenfield - homeless. Died living on the streets.
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A man rushed to the Broadview ICE facility searching for his wife. They followed every legal step, but ICE took her into another room and she vanished. He tracked her phone there when the signal died. Police told him to “look up her name online.” He sat in the parking lot, weeping, with no answers.
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
A man rushed to the Broadview ICE facility searching for his wife. They followed every legal step, but ICE took her into another room and she vanished. He tracked her phone there when the signal died. Police told him to “look up her name online.” He sat in the parking lot, weeping, with no answers.
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Every day, Palestinians in eastern Gaza wake to Israeli gunfire and shelling, despite the ceasefire.
November 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Every day, Palestinians in eastern Gaza wake to Israeli gunfire and shelling, despite the ceasefire.
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Great to see our membership numbers still rising....
This morning on Sky News. 👇🏼
youtu.be/yTTPu02UWDw?...
This morning on Sky News. 👇🏼
youtu.be/yTTPu02UWDw?...
Zack Polanski: Starmer 'not a man I would be willing to work with'
YouTube video by Sky News
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November 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Great to see our membership numbers still rising....
This morning on Sky News. 👇🏼
youtu.be/yTTPu02UWDw?...
This morning on Sky News. 👇🏼
youtu.be/yTTPu02UWDw?...
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Labour took money from building developers before the last election so it is no great surprise that their policies do more for developers than for those who need affordable houses.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Developers met ministers dozens of times over planning bill while ecologists were shut out
Exclusive: Leading ecologists say warnings over threat to wildlife have been ignored in drive to build 1.5m new homes
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Labour took money from building developers before the last election so it is no great surprise that their policies do more for developers than for those who need affordable houses.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The BBC is apologising for its Panorama edit. It shouldn’t. First, the narrative is true: Donald Trump *did* incite the Capitol riot. Second, the apology won’t appease those attacking it. So why not at least stand for something?
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
The BBC was right about the Capitol riots. In a sane world, Trump would be in jail
The US President faced impeachment over the violence, and in a world where Republicans had more courage, he would have been found guilty
inews.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The BBC is apologising for its Panorama edit. It shouldn’t. First, the narrative is true: Donald Trump *did* incite the Capitol riot. Second, the apology won’t appease those attacking it. So why not at least stand for something?
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
Wrote this on it earlier this week:
inews.co.uk/news/world/b...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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During the night, invading Israeli forces killed 26-year-old Abdul Rahman Ahmad Abbas Darawsheh in Al-Faraa refugee camp, south of Tubas, in the occupied West Bank.
November 9, 2025 at 5:38 AM
During the night, invading Israeli forces killed 26-year-old Abdul Rahman Ahmad Abbas Darawsheh in Al-Faraa refugee camp, south of Tubas, in the occupied West Bank.
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Many on the left are deeply alarmed about the UK following a more draconian Danish path - with MPs like Nadia Whittome and Clive Lewis describing their ideas as "hardcore", "dangerous", "far right" and in some cases "racist"
news.sky.com/story/denmar...
news.sky.com/story/denmar...
Reform's been pretty quiet since Labour started exploring Danish migration model - and this is why
Many on the left are deeply alarmed about the UK following a more draconian Danish path - with MPs like Nadia Whittome and Clive Lewis describing their ideas as "hardcore", "dangerous", "far right" an...
news.sky.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Many on the left are deeply alarmed about the UK following a more draconian Danish path - with MPs like Nadia Whittome and Clive Lewis describing their ideas as "hardcore", "dangerous", "far right" and in some cases "racist"
news.sky.com/story/denmar...
news.sky.com/story/denmar...
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England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
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I’m afraid I’ve heard enough to take this seriously - No.10 is thinking of abolishing ECO, the main source of funding for upgrading fuel poor homes.
There’s no way to sugar coat this: it would be a disaster.
And it would mean this government spending less on upgrading homes than the last one
There’s no way to sugar coat this: it would be a disaster.
And it would mean this government spending less on upgrading homes than the last one
To be clear, what is being proposed here is to axe the main mechanism for getting Britain’s homes insulated - which is by FAR the best way to reduce household energy bills in the long term 🤦♂️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I’m afraid I’ve heard enough to take this seriously - No.10 is thinking of abolishing ECO, the main source of funding for upgrading fuel poor homes.
There’s no way to sugar coat this: it would be a disaster.
And it would mean this government spending less on upgrading homes than the last one
There’s no way to sugar coat this: it would be a disaster.
And it would mean this government spending less on upgrading homes than the last one
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#PRNow
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🚨 The government is preparing a new Elections Bill, promising to strengthen Britain's democracy.
But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
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But it currently fails to address the elephant in the room: the voting system.
We're asking the Democracy Minister @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social to fix this.
Add your name and share ✍️
Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics.
It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Please donate to Ali and his family; they are displaced. Even a donation of $5 would be appreciated. 💔🙏
chuffed.org/project/help...
chuffed.org/project/help...
November 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Please donate to Ali and his family; they are displaced. Even a donation of $5 would be appreciated. 💔🙏
chuffed.org/project/help...
chuffed.org/project/help...
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Gaza death toll surpasses 69,000 after bodies found in debris - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-surpasses-69000-after-bodies-found-debris
Gaza death toll surpasses 69,000 after bodies found in debris
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that the death toll in Gaza has risen to 69,169 Palestinians since October 2023, after more dead bodies were found in the debris. </p>
<p>Health officials in Gaza said 284 people were added to the total after they were able to verify the identity of the bodies. </p>
<p>The update to the death toll comes a month after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, as authorities in Gaza struggle to retrieve bodies due to limited equipment and resources. </p>
<p>The health officials added that over the past three days, ten bodies were brought to Gaza's last remaining hospitals. </p>
<p>Nine of those bodies were found under the rubble and one Palestinian who died from recent Israeli bombardment. </p>
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November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Gaza death toll surpasses 69,000 after bodies found in debris - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-surpasses-69000-after-bodies-found-debris