James Long
@skateside.bsky.social
🌍 Bedford, UK
📆 August '84
🐈 Scout and Callie
💚 Green
🧔🏼♂️ he/him
📆 August '84
🐈 Scout and Callie
💚 Green
🧔🏼♂️ he/him
"I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made."
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Farage thinks I'm a maniac?
Starmer thinks the Greens are nuts?
Badenoch thinks I'm weird?
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Starmer thinks the Greens are nuts?
Badenoch thinks I'm weird?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made."
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
-- Franklin D. Roosevelt
I always love the way that Steve makes these fun little skits about Star Trek and "absolutely nothing else"
Plus, I always liked those Star Fleet uniforms and it maje me feel sad that we didn't see them that much
Plus, I always liked those Star Fleet uniforms and it maje me feel sad that we didn't see them that much
And the correct answer is: Starfleet Journalist! youtu.be/VJnhgqKqO90
Starfleet Journalist
YouTube video by Steve Shives
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I always love the way that Steve makes these fun little skits about Star Trek and "absolutely nothing else"
Plus, I always liked those Star Fleet uniforms and it maje me feel sad that we didn't see them that much
Plus, I always liked those Star Fleet uniforms and it maje me feel sad that we didn't see them that much
Kemi Badenoch and the Daily Telegraph are bloody rat-lickers and deserve to be treated as such. They're simply too stupid to understand the difference between liberty and selfishness, between independence and recalcitance
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
December 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Kemi Badenoch and the Daily Telegraph are bloody rat-lickers and deserve to be treated as such. They're simply too stupid to understand the difference between liberty and selfishness, between independence and recalcitance
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
Nationalising rail is a good start but only a start. Next we need to make it free at the point of service
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Branding and logo for Great British Railways unveiled
The new red, white and blue branding mirrors the colours of the Union Flag, and will start to appear from next year.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Nationalising rail is a good start but only a start. Next we need to make it free at the point of service
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You know how legalised alcohol isn't sold and openly consumed outside schools? Legalised cannabis would be like that
Not speaking to Green party policies per se, but legalising drugs is not a bad idea and anyone arguing it means "selling them outside schools" is plainly disingenuous. Prohibition doesn't work. Regulating, and taxing, them like cigs and alcohol means better safeguards, and more money for treatment.
December 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
You know how legalised alcohol isn't sold and openly consumed outside schools? Legalised cannabis would be like that
What this shows (again) is that Donald Trump can be bought
December 6, 2025 at 7:31 AM
What this shows (again) is that Donald Trump can be bought
They didn't do enough with Lute...
... and so ive found my next D&D character!!
youtu.be/G1C1MFv7CKU?...
... and so ive found my next D&D character!!
youtu.be/G1C1MFv7CKU?...
Gravity - Hazbin Hotel | Prime Video
YouTube video by Vivziepop
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
They didn't do enough with Lute...
... and so ive found my next D&D character!!
youtu.be/G1C1MFv7CKU?...
... and so ive found my next D&D character!!
youtu.be/G1C1MFv7CKU?...
I've heard stories about the 1970's. It was before my time but it sounds horrifying. We got good music out of it, but it wasn't worth the cost. The idea that those mythical times might be coming back scares me and we need to unite and prevent it ever happening
I joined the Green Party, because if Zack Polanski isn't our next Prime Minister...
I'll probably be dead within 10 years.
I'll probably be dead within 10 years.
How Zack Polanski got me to join the Green Party
YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I've heard stories about the 1970's. It was before my time but it sounds horrifying. We got good music out of it, but it wasn't worth the cost. The idea that those mythical times might be coming back scares me and we need to unite and prevent it ever happening
I once heard that the Buddhist understanding of perfection is "it's not possible to achieve it, but there's tremendous honour to be found in trying"
I see environmentalism like that - no-one will ever be perfect at it, but there's honour to be found in trying.
I see environmentalism like that - no-one will ever be perfect at it, but there's honour to be found in trying.
December 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I once heard that the Buddhist understanding of perfection is "it's not possible to achieve it, but there's tremendous honour to be found in trying"
I see environmentalism like that - no-one will ever be perfect at it, but there's honour to be found in trying.
I see environmentalism like that - no-one will ever be perfect at it, but there's honour to be found in trying.
I know times are tough and I already asked y'all to donate to the cat, but if you can find anything to donate to the homeless it would really help out
While nighttime winter provision, including night beds and a winter shelter, is funded, when those doors close in the morning, many homeless people have nowhere warm or safe to go during the day...
#Bedford #BedfordNews #Charity #Appeal #Winter #Homeslessness
#Bedford #BedfordNews #Charity #Appeal #Winter #Homeslessness
Street Relief Winter Appeal launched to keep Bedford’s homeless warm this winter - Bedford Independent
SMART CJS has launched its Street Relief Winter Appeal to raise £145,000 to keep Bedford’s SMART Prebend Centre open through winter...
www.bedfordindependent.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I know times are tough and I already asked y'all to donate to the cat, but if you can find anything to donate to the homeless it would really help out
This month's Green Drinks. 15 of us hanging out and getting to know the new members
Fir anyone who's just joined the Green Party, this is the next step: come and meet some liked minded people 😀
Fir anyone who's just joined the Green Party, this is the next step: come and meet some liked minded people 😀
December 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This month's Green Drinks. 15 of us hanging out and getting to know the new members
Fir anyone who's just joined the Green Party, this is the next step: come and meet some liked minded people 😀
Fir anyone who's just joined the Green Party, this is the next step: come and meet some liked minded people 😀
Please donate
A fundraiser has been launched to cover the unexpected costs of her treatment...
#Bedford #BedfordNews #Charity #CatsProtection #Kitten
#Bedford #BedfordNews #Charity #CatsProtection #Kitten
Mocha the three-legged Bedford street kitten thriving after miracle recovery - Bedford Independent
Mocha, a five-week-old stray kitten found injured on the streets of Bedford, has had a leg amputated and is now recovering in foster care...
www.bedfordindependent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Please donate
Feels good to have helped here, even if only a little
The neon lighting will be on for fewer hours after complaints were made at those in nearby Pilgrims House…
#Bedford #BedfordNews #TacoBell
#Bedford #BedfordNews #TacoBell
Taco Bell says they want to be "a considerate neighbour" and will reduce the brightness of sign - Bedford Independent
Taco Bell UK have responded after neon lighting for their new restaurant near Riverside Square in Bedford was heavily criticised...
www.bedfordindependent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Feels good to have helped here, even if only a little
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Today in Brussels, the EU and the Palestinian Authority held the first meeting of the Palestine Donor Group.
The EU is the largest provider of external assistance to the Palestinian people. And a strong advocate for the two-state solution.
The EU is the largest provider of external assistance to the Palestinian people. And a strong advocate for the two-state solution.
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Today in Brussels, the EU and the Palestinian Authority held the first meeting of the Palestine Donor Group.
The EU is the largest provider of external assistance to the Palestinian people. And a strong advocate for the two-state solution.
The EU is the largest provider of external assistance to the Palestinian people. And a strong advocate for the two-state solution.
People need to start recognising that anger is the only reasonable response
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
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Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
People need to start recognising that anger is the only reasonable response
"I did a bad thing but I felt bad about it" isn't much of a defence.
They all need to be able to aware in the mirror and say "in doing the right thing. This is necessary for the safety of our country. They deserve what they're going to get." If they struggle to do that, they need to vote it down
They all need to be able to aware in the mirror and say "in doing the right thing. This is necessary for the safety of our country. They deserve what they're going to get." If they struggle to do that, they need to vote it down
"Polanski was joined by many Labour MPs in opposing the government’s plans, although most of them are thought to be prepared to reluctantly support the measures."
What's the point of being in Labour?
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What's the point of being in Labour?
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Zack Polanski: "This is extreme, this is inhumane and it is a government of cowards."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/a-gove...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/a-gove...
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 AM
"I did a bad thing but I felt bad about it" isn't much of a defence.
They all need to be able to aware in the mirror and say "in doing the right thing. This is necessary for the safety of our country. They deserve what they're going to get." If they struggle to do that, they need to vote it down
They all need to be able to aware in the mirror and say "in doing the right thing. This is necessary for the safety of our country. They deserve what they're going to get." If they struggle to do that, they need to vote it down
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Most asylum seekers arrive with their valuables long lost in bombed or abandoned homes, stolen, or sold to afford the dangerous clandestine passage to safety
The real thing of value to be snatched from refugees under these proposals is far more painful: their families & futures
Me, for @zeteo.com
The real thing of value to be snatched from refugees under these proposals is far more painful: their families & futures
Me, for @zeteo.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Most asylum seekers arrive with their valuables long lost in bombed or abandoned homes, stolen, or sold to afford the dangerous clandestine passage to safety
The real thing of value to be snatched from refugees under these proposals is far more painful: their families & futures
Me, for @zeteo.com
The real thing of value to be snatched from refugees under these proposals is far more painful: their families & futures
Me, for @zeteo.com
This would just be sickeningly cruel.
Just wilful performative cruelty that is entirely out of step with the majority of British people.
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This would just be sickeningly cruel.
You know that "Americans will use literally anything except the metric system" meme that we all laugh at because we all know how simple the metric system is?
Brits will try literally anything except safe and legal routes
Brits will try literally anything except safe and legal routes
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
You know that "Americans will use literally anything except the metric system" meme that we all laugh at because we all know how simple the metric system is?
Brits will try literally anything except safe and legal routes
Brits will try literally anything except safe and legal routes
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It makes me wonder whether Prescott actually consulted the original source himself & doctored it or simply took dictation from someone else. A person, for example, who had helped insert a right-wing lobbyist who hadn’t done journalism for over 20 years into such a potentially important position…
The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It makes me wonder whether Prescott actually consulted the original source himself & doctored it or simply took dictation from someone else. A person, for example, who had helped insert a right-wing lobbyist who hadn’t done journalism for over 20 years into such a potentially important position…
Im sure that John Tizard (and Festus Akinbusoye before him) do/did a fine job, but for the life of me I wouldn't be able to tell you what that job was or why it needed to exist. I doubt I will miss the existence of a Police and Crime Commissioner
Plans suggest the role will be replaced either by an elected mayor, where one already exists, or by a new policing committee led by the local council leader...
#Bedford #BedfordNews #Policing #PoliceAndCrimeComissioner #PCC
#Bedford #BedfordNews #Policing #PoliceAndCrimeComissioner #PCC
Breaking news: Bedfordshire PCC role to be scrapped in national shake up of policing - Bedford Independent
The government will abolish Police and Crime Commissioners across England and Wales, replacing the role with elected mayors or council-led...
www.bedfordindependent.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Im sure that John Tizard (and Festus Akinbusoye before him) do/did a fine job, but for the life of me I wouldn't be able to tell you what that job was or why it needed to exist. I doubt I will miss the existence of a Police and Crime Commissioner
Yes, it always was - and still is - exactly this simple.
1. If they're working, they can pay their way, saving our country a fortune.
2. If the process is accelerated, people aren't left in limbo and housed at the tax payers expense
3. Removing the profit motive reduces cost
1. If they're working, they can pay their way, saving our country a fortune.
2. If the process is accelerated, people aren't left in limbo and housed at the tax payers expense
3. Removing the profit motive reduces cost
Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Yes, it always was - and still is - exactly this simple.
1. If they're working, they can pay their way, saving our country a fortune.
2. If the process is accelerated, people aren't left in limbo and housed at the tax payers expense
3. Removing the profit motive reduces cost
1. If they're working, they can pay their way, saving our country a fortune.
2. If the process is accelerated, people aren't left in limbo and housed at the tax payers expense
3. Removing the profit motive reduces cost
"I really don't know what he said at the end of that sentence and I don't think he know what he said either"
Trump: "For generations Miami has been a haven for those fleeing communist tyranny in South Africa. I mean, if you take a look at what's going on in parts of South Africa. Look at South Africa, what's going on. Look at South America, what's going on. You know, we have a G20 meeting in South Africa."
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
"I really don't know what he said at the end of that sentence and I don't think he know what he said either"