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Denise Carver

@sligogirl.bsky.social

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Irish #RejoinEU #FBPE Wife, Mum, Grandma - lover of everything floral, food and nature, travel photography. Twitter escapee! @Sligogirl here. Please do not follow me if you have no posts . I will instantly block you. No Crypto please. I block MAGA -No pm's

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Denise Carver @sligogirl.bsky.social · Sep 9

Happy to be Green. I just joined the Green party. #BackZack #jointhegreenpartytoday

join.greenparty.org.uk/thank-you/

Thank You - Green Party

Thank you for choosing to become a member. Today you have joined a growing movement of over 60,000 members. You will receive a few emails from us now. You should receive a confirmation of your payment...

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 9h

A little known fact about Andrew Tate is that he has shilled for Putin. That might be why Farage likes him. Of course, it might just be that Farage thinks a sexual predator and abuser of teenage girls is a good chap.

Either way, Farage couldn't care less about the safety of women and girls.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19h

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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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 7h

Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 8h

RFK Jr. Claims You’re More Likely to Be Autistic if You’re Circumcised 🤔 newrepublic.com/post/201583/...

RFK Jr. Claims You’re More Likely to Be Autistic if You’re Circumcised

Obviously, there’s no proof for this theory either.

newrepublic.com

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Denise Carver @sligogirl.bsky.social · 7h

He's away with the fairies!

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AdyBee 🐝 @adybee.bsky.social · 9h

🎯

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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 8h

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

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Dutch Gov News @dutchgovnews.bsky.social · 8h

The cycling app Thats how you bike! makes cycling more fun and healthier for everyone in Gelderland.

Source: Province of Gelderland

Ride along with the cycling app Thats how you bike!

The cycling app Thats how you bike! makes cycling more fun and healthier for everyone in Gelderland.

openrijk.nl

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Peter Cook: Brexorcist in Chief: Reboot Britain @brexitrage.bsky.social · 8h

Latest release on all streaming platforms - BOJONA - Putting the K in ill - Let's not let Johnson get away with his sins. They rely on people forgetting.

open.spotify.com/album/1dX2q7...

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Denise Carver @sligogirl.bsky.social · 7h

Reminds me of "turning and turning in the widening gyre, the falcon cannot hear the falconer
Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold, Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world."
WB Yeats prophetic The Second Coming in 1919 describing the World's order collapse, loss of control and ultimate chaos.

Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 9h

Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.

SHOCK POLL:
NIGEL FARAGE WILL BE PM TOMORROW
IN an amazing poll conducted
by The Pointless Polling Company, it was revealed that voters' intentions
may well change over the next three and a half years and at present it's 100 percent impossible to guess what the next government might look like.
However, 99 percent of journalists
agree that it would be much more fun if we had an election tomorrow and everybody resigned and everything was chaos and Farage had a go at being PM, just for the hell of it, because it was so much fun when
Brexit happened and then the government kept falling every five minutes and we could write endless pieces about (cont. p94)

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 9h

Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.

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ⓘ 𝕆ligarch f*ckery detected @adelpreore.bsky.social · 21h

🤦‍♂️

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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 20h

Polanski effect continues as Greens hit record high in the polls www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/pol...

Polanski effect continues as Greens hit record high in the polls

The Greens have achieved their highest ever polling, as the party continues to see impressive results under the leadership of Zack Polanski.

www.thelondoneconomic.com

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10h

UK Universities cut 12,000 jobs, more on the way.

40% of Unis in financial crisis.

Major exporter destroyed by successive govts

Obstacles for foreign students.
Low fees in England, lack of govt funding.
£267bn student debt.
Home student numbers down.

How will the UK compete with other nations?

Thousands more university jobs cut as financial crisis deepens

University workers will vote on national strike action this month over a 1.4% pay offer made in the summer.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Denise Carver @sligogirl.bsky.social · 9h

They won't.
Sadly, as long as this government persists in making #Brexit work.

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10h

Thousands more university jobs cut as financial crisis deepens

University workers will vote on national strike action this month over a 1.4% pay offer made in the summer.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Not only are we at record numbers of members and growing every day - this is our highest ever poll rating.

We're just getting started.

This is the politics of the 99% Vs the 1% for a country we can all afford to live in - plenty of room to grow.

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 1d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 1d

Alastair Campbells' Diary

Johnson & Farage “a constellation of charlatans aiming to manipulate public opinion for their own good”, Leave campaign “a festival of charlatanry”, Brexit “an outbreak of co-ordinated charlatanism which forced one of the most calamitous decisions any democracy has made”

Alastair Campbell’s diary: How to spot the charlatans

Moisés Naím’s new book unpacks how these snake-oil shysters deceive the public

www.thenewworld.co.uk

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Denise Carver @sligogirl.bsky.social · 9h

Brilliant 👌

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TryingMyBest @tryingmybestuk.bsky.social · 19h

Finally an episode worth watching - fantastic job @zackpolanski.bsky.social

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 19h

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

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John #GTTO #FBPE #REJOINEU #FBPPR @rcamatrix.bsky.social · 18h

And the real depredations of Brexit are just getting started. It is going to do serious structural damage to the UK’s industrial and trading base and it will get worse the longer it goes on. Anyone still supporting Brexit is living in a fool’s paradise.

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Denise Carver @sligogirl.bsky.social · 10h

The amazing Lord Heseltine - please repost.

"The deception of Brexit has exposed Britain as a lonely person sitting outside the conference table. "

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 19h

Lord Heseltine, "Brexit is now having a debilitating effect on the UK.. It will be reversed, not it, when..The deception of Brexit has exposed Britain"

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 19h

Lord Heseltine, "Brexit is now having a debilitating effect on the UK.. It will be reversed, not it, when..The deception of Brexit has exposed Britain"

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Reform UK in the dock ⚖

9th October Andy Osborn.
14th October Neil Stevens, Tony Stevens, and Rob Sheridan.
15th October Sarah White.
21st November Nathan Gill.
16th December Mandy Clare.
22nd May 2026 Daniel Taylor.

Under investigation:
Joseph Boam.
Lee Duffy.
George Cottrell.

#ReformInTheDock

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 22h

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of "poisoning our kids" on race issues.

Here's a reminder of what teachers and fellow pupils at Farage's own school remember of his own views on that subject.

www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 19h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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