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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h

How much does Fox News pay if you go on one of their shows and claim to be a "Former ANTIFA Member"?

Because I'm ready to spill tea on the Real-Housewives-level shenanigans that go down in the 72-story ANTIFA corporate headquarters. Especially by the lab assistants on the Molotov Cocktail floor.

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 9h

Obvs 🤷🏼‍♂️🙄😉

Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 9h

Farmers around UK take culling farm stock because of disease in their stride, and have had to do so for years..

But Clarkson has to cull an animal and it’s a bloody headline .. “boohoo it’s terrible Jezza had to cull a cow” which just boosts engagement with his TV show

He’s a #PlasticFarmer 🙄👎🏼

Andrew S. 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🌈 @parallax2112.bsky.social · 16h

Hasn't Clarkson fucked off to America yet? www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Jeremy Clarkson shares heartbreaking update from Diddly Squat farm

‘This morning, she was destroyed while pregnant with twins,’ TV star tragically reveals

www.independent.co.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10h

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 9h

As someone who was crippled by CFS / ME this testing is bollox❗️

The testing is crap as are Drs who say it’s not real or psychological

Bc when you go from cycling 70 miles a week, doing 100 pushups in a hit etc to not being able to get out of bed after 14 months of severe illness.. it’s very real❗️😡

Chris Ponting @cgatist.bsky.social · 2d

The research used to claim reliability of a ME/CFS blood test has important limitations, shown here.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Three possible confounders in a study proposing an ME/CFS blood test : sex/age, batch and inactivity/severity. Better designed studies by independent researchers are necessary.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 10h

What the hell does Farage thinks he’s doing, going off to America *again* to maliciously slag off British teachers at some private Christian college, while offering to peddle their courses over here?
What a repulsive, grubby little traitor.

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

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues

Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leader

www.theguardian.com

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Steve Walter #FBPE🌻🇨🇦🎾 @stevewalts.bsky.social · 12h

I'm sure Nigel won't mind me saying, "Free-speech Farage" is a fuckin' fascist!

Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 22h

Farage said a convicted racist calling for migrants to burnt alive in hotels is free speech

He speaks freely criticising the Govt and making up lies about migrants

He hates the “cancel culture”

But he wants Gary Neville fired for having hit out at 'angry, middle-aged white men' dividing UK❗️🤷🏼‍♂️

Headline from the tabloid otherwise none as the telegraph, in which it says about phage saying that Gary Neville should be fired for free speech

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bogwoppitt59.bsky.social @bogwoppitt59.bsky.social · 11h

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nanaj.bsky.social @nanaj.bsky.social · 11h

Well said

Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 14h

This is what the future would be like if Farage got in power… who needs evidence if you can just make it up and then impose it on the public whether they like it or not..

Because you have a secret weapon that they don’t.

Supreme Power To Do As You Please❗️

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 14h

This is what the future would be like if Farage got in power… who needs evidence if you can just make it up and then impose it on the public whether they like it or not..

Because you have a secret weapon that they don’t.

Supreme Power To Do As You Please❗️

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 14h

Hate crime in England and Wales rises for first time in 3 years and while MSM amplify Farage & Reform anti migrant hate and demonise Palestinian Peace Marches, sympathising with right wing thugs “anger protests” it’ll get worse..

Hate crimes against Muslims rose 19% and fell 18% against Jews 🤷🏼‍♂️

Race and religious hate crime rises in England and Wales, figures suggest

The number of police-recorded race and religious hate crimes have increased in the year to March.

www.bbc.com

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nanaj.bsky.social @nanaj.bsky.social · 10h

The media in this country are partly to blame for this as are certain politicians who use dangerous divisive language

Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 14h

Hate crime in England and Wales rises for first time in 3 years and while MSM amplify Farage & Reform anti migrant hate and demonise Palestinian Peace Marches, sympathising with right wing thugs “anger protests” it’ll get worse..

Hate crimes against Muslims rose 19% and fell 18% against Jews 🤷🏼‍♂️

Race and religious hate crime rises in England and Wales, figures suggest

The number of police-recorded race and religious hate crimes have increased in the year to March.

www.bbc.com

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 11h

I once stopped a pack of marauding wolves from killing campers using my imagination exactly like Trump stopped all these wars.. ohh and the Alien Invasion of the World but he doesn’t like to talk about that.. 🙄

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11h

President Trump says that he stopped a nuclear war between India and Pakistan by threatening them both with tariffs

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11h

After pointing out that she's an immigrant Joanna Lumley asks why we don't fix the problems that create asylum seekers and address climate change

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 14h

Well now these uber cool dudes inspire and excite me.. they’re the future for the Tories.. look at them they are like you or me.. I may vote Tory if they’re the future

Just as soon as I get released as the small issue of having been sectioned for being psychotic is cramping my style 🤪🤪😂🤣

Image of three people that must be spoofs cause no way they can be really what the tories see as their future leaders. Although given their track record, I’m sure they do.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 12h

You *really* should be by now but you don’t *actually* have to call them liars or racists, if it offends your commitment to now almost entirely redundant BBC principles of ‘objectivity’ & ‘ balance’. You just have to ask them again & again & again to justify their words & explain their exact meaning

James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13h

I’ve been saying this for ten years now but possibly not often enough: Ask Them What They Think The Words They’re Using Mean. And then ask them to name the ‘problematic’ people. We had ‘sovereignty’, ‘laws’ & ‘unelected bureaucrats’. The US now has ‘Antifa’, the ‘radical left’ & ‘insurrection’. Ask!

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Diane Messias @comedywriter.bsky.social · 12h

He also went to jail.

#GeorgeCottrell #NigelFarage

Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 2d

HMRC is examining finances of George Cottrell, advisor to Farage, who he says is like a son

Cottrell was charged in US for
money laundering, wire fraud, blackmail & extortion. He conspired to launder millions of $’s of drug money using offshore bank accounts

No wonder he’s in bed with Reform 🤷🏼‍♂️

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

www.theguardian.com

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 13h

Yup., poor souls

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 22h

You’ll be staggered when you read this great post by TeeDixie👇🏼👌🏼

It shows how effective the media has been, in painting labour as a shit show in Govt, and glossing over how terrible the Tories were

TeeDixie 📎 @teedixie.bsky.social · 1d

I was quite surprised, given the amount of negative press that would have you believe that this government is the worst we’ve had yet.

I’ll put the link in the next post but given we had a complete shit show with the Tories, this is astonishing. Do reshare or bookmark the link, it’s handy.

Under the last Tory Govt, elected in 2019, of 42 Manifesto Pledges, only
2 were delivered in 5 years.
Under the current Labour Govt, elected in 2024, of 83 Manifesto Pledges, 57 are delivered (18), on track (19), or in process (20).
In 1 year.
(FullFact Tracker)

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 14h

This is what the future would be like if Farage got in power… who needs evidence if you can just make it up and then impose it on the public whether they like it or not..

Because you have a secret weapon that they don’t.

Supreme Power To Do As You Please❗️

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 14h

Well now these uber cool dudes inspire and excite me.. they’re the future for the Tories.. look at them they are like you or me.. I may vote Tory if they’re the future

Just as soon as I get released as the small issue of having been sectioned for being psychotic is cramping my style 🤪🤪😂🤣

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Suella De-Vil First Female Britain First MP (maybe) -parody @suellade.bsky.social · 1d

So…..
What do we think?

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 22h

Twelve Jobs Nigel has earned over £1 million in additional income since the general election.

To understand the scale of it, since the July 2024 election he's earned roughly £100k more as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion than Starmer gets as PM.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Nigel Farage earns over £1m from 12 'second jobs' - check how much your MP earns

The Reform UK leader's most lucrative second jobs include hosting on GB News, serving as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and recording videos for Cameo

www.mirror.co.uk

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 14h

Well said, we are on the same page, so I am following you now

Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 14h

I don’t envy you the position over there, must be horrendous! I fear we may be heading the same way though