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Terence Knott

@terenceknott1.bsky.social

Dare I say more target practice?

Gun Happy America

If you put troops on the streets, it encourages people to take military options

Francja Katzur @francekatzur.bsky.social · 20h

The maniac’s response to the tragedy today, he’s sending 500 more Nat’l Guard troops to DC.

November 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM

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America Is Divided

@petrep.bsky.social

The X platform now has a new tool that promotes scrutiny about the origin of X accounts.

I've noticed lately that more trolls are invading Bsky. This same feature that X has so members can check an account's country of origin would be super helpful to weed out the bad guys from causing harm here.

November 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM

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MsBlueWednesday

@msbluewednesday.bsky.social

An interesting and well composed summation 👏🏼

Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · Oct 1

Nigel Farage has been a lifelong racist. He's been a racist since his school days. David Lammy was forced to apologise for saying Farage flirted with the Hitler Youth - but what do you call it when someone sings Hitler Youth songs? Read Chloe Deakin's letter on Farage's fascism and racism at school.

From Chloe Denkin

01-734 1717 and 1778

E3 ALBANY

PICCADILLY

WIV ORH

4th June 1981

Dear Master,

I am happy to say that I am not acquainted with N. P. Farage, of ASRY happy, because judging from hereporis i haveter ceived he is not someone with whom I would wish to be acquainted; and becaure I am, therefore, able to write on the ground of no personal prejedice, but on that conceraing p. inciple.

You will recati that at the recent, and longthy, moeting about the selection of prefects, the nomads by a hegy that Sara was "a fascist, but that was no reason why ho would not make a good prefect" invoked considerable reaction from members of the Common Room. Another collesgue, who teaches the boy, des-cribed his publicly professed racist and neo-fascist views; and he citod a particular inciler in which Farage was so offensive to a boy in his set, that he had to be removed from the lesson. This mastor stated his view that that behaviour was precisely why the boy should not he made a prefect. Yet another colleague deseribed how, at a CCE camp organized by the College, Farage and others had marched through a quiet Sussex village very late at night shout-in Hitler-you songs; and when it was suggested by a master thie boys who expressed such views "don't really mean them", the College Chaplain himself commented that, on the contrary, in his experience views of that kind expressed by boys of that age are onted, and are mennt,

At the end of that meeting I had not a scintilla of doubt that after the facts disclosed to you, Farage's nomination would no longer be considered. Nor, I imagine, had my colleagues; other-wise, we would have expressed ourselves even more strongly.

But yesterday I was told by a senior boy, in terms of st that Farage was indeed to be selected; and today, of course, his appointment was announced in Assembly an announcement, I gather, which was met with disbelief and derision. To say that is too late to reverse this decision, or that Farage', acdir 3 will be restricted to particular areas of College te, or that he will be supervised within them, is futile. His appointment will have four immediate consequences.

First, it will vastly increase his own confidence, and sense of self-justification. Secondly, he will have the privilege of listing his appointment as a profect at Dulwich College in his uni-versity and other applications. Thirdly, his peers, according to their own views, will either adopt him as an exemplar, or, as is much more likely, regard his appointment with disillusionment and cynicism when Ley observe that his notorious views and behaviour, well known to poth Master and members of the staff, are, as it would aptent, condoned by them. Fourthly, those members of the Common Room, such as myself, who believed that a firm daca fon had been reached through a democratic process, will be shock, saddened, angered, and disheartened.

You will appreciate that I regard this as a very serious matter. i have often heard you tell our senior boys that they are the nation's future leaders. It is our collective responsibility

to ensure that these lenders are enlightened and compassionate.

As you know, the national and educational press has recently given much prominence to the growing concern at the exploitation of school pupils by extremists of all kinds. A school of the stature and high roputation of Dulwich College which openly con-domned the recent troubles in Brixton, and offered its facilities freely to the foreca of law and order, ought not to be seen laside or outside its confines to be giving its endorsement, expressly or by implication, to budding extremists of the opposite kind.

A school which is proud of its selectiveness, conservatism, and discipline, cught not to allow these characteristics to degen erate into intolerance, political extremism, or bullying of the nastiest kind, in its pupils. The matter of the appointment of Farage as a prefect may be thought by some to be minuscule

against these deep considerations. It is not so.

I am by disposition, tolerant; and in politics, moderate. But as a member of the Common Room, I find it distasteful that a boy such as Farage should have bestowed upon him the prestige of office and authority: wore I a parent or a pupil, I would find it profoundly so.

In view, as I am aware, of the wide concern within the College about this matter, I am sending a copy of this letter to the chairman of the Common Room.

Yours very sincerely,

David Emms, Esq., MA,

The Master of Dulwich College.

November 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM

Terence Knott

@terenceknott1.bsky.social

@senategop.govpeeps.us

Hopeful in AZ @shimanti.bsky.social · 1d

If the President doesn’t want to be called a Russian asset, perhaps he should stop acting like a Russian asset.

November 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM

Terence Knott

@terenceknott1.bsky.social

Oh good 😅

Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 22h

As if the lawsuits ever had a chance.

November 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM

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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙

@dovewoman.bsky.social

November 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM

Terence Knott

@terenceknott1.bsky.social

Send to every MP in UK that U know!
Latest study by a USA think tank has put Brexit penalty in UK
PER ANNUM at larger
loss of 6-8% of our GDP: a staggering amount
£90 Bn on direct cost
Plus another £50 Bn plus on red tape post Brexit &
lost external investment (companies setting up outside UK)

November 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM

Terence Knott

@terenceknott1.bsky.social

Now is the time for ALL
#fbpe to pass this on.
U.K. Government talks about growth but with this massive ball and chain around the ankles., they woodenly and dogmatically refuse to grasp the nettle

Come on Sir Keir, you’ve done the difficult budget bit. Now give the pound sterling a leg up.

November 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM

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Polling USA

@usapolling.bsky.social

"Should the US government release all of its files from the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein?"

Yes: 81%
No: 5%

YouGov / Nov 24, 2025

November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Terence Knott

@terenceknott1.bsky.social

U.K. government working …….
Immigration down

November 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM

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Ana Marie Cox

@anamariecox.bsky.social

People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.

November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM

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⚜️🌊Tyreen BaconSkin🌊⚜️

@baconskingirl.bsky.social

It is starting to piss me off when folks say “I’m just not into politics” or “I’m just not political”. Well, you better start feeling some kind of way about politics because you may be adversely affected because of politics. People forgot about voting rights….

November 27, 2025 at 5:07 AM

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Andreas 🇨🇦 Fella 💙

@andreasor.bsky.social

sickofthistimeline54: 🤣🤣🤣 Sounds about right...

November 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM

Terence Knott

@terenceknott1.bsky.social

In my considerable experience of peacekeeping in many parts of the world, if you put troops on the streets, they will get shot at sooner or later. It’s part of the cult and the orange blob is using the military to stir up division and justify martial law.

The Desert Veteran @jkz12769.bsky.social · 17h

The two Guardsmen are in critical condition, now the Convicted FElon & Kegbreath want to increase the amount of National Guard personnel in DC by 500 more.
youtu.be/uv-Ns6FmDTI?...

🚨TWO NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS SHOT IN DC

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

youtu.be

November 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM

Terence Knott

@terenceknott1.bsky.social

Morning Ed
In some ways you are right, although the original talks about private investment in healthcare. Sometime ago, when I worked for the NHS, I saw millions being invested in the system that sadly usually ended up being used to increase salaries rather than proper reform.
NHS is like Titanic !

Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 12h

Private health care paid for how? By throwing money at it right?
We need to accept that healthcare is a growing cost and private healthcare is not cheaper or more efficient. Removing the layers of monitoring it needs would free up resource and allow a properly integrated well planned system though.

November 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM

Terence Knott

@terenceknott1.bsky.social

Yes

November 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM

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NOELREPORTS

@noelreports.com

Putin aide Yuri Ushakov called the leaked chat with U.S. envoy Witkoff “very unusual,” blaming WhatsApp and hinting someone wanted it exposed. He claimed neither side wanted the leak, but compared it to the Flynn case, suggesting Witkoff might have enemies in D.C.

Yeah right.

November 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM

Terence Knott

@terenceknott1.bsky.social

And we sold all our military training areas and camps as part of the so called peace dividend
And now the armed forces are in a parlous state because they cannot afford new ones to train urgently needed recruits

Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 1d

Alarmed to hear Rachel Reeves talking about "selling government assets we no longer have any use for"

Look at everything that's been stolen from YOU since 2010 👇👇👇

*We need MORE publicly owned assets not fewer* to "break the cycle of austerity" #Budget2025

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XN4...

The truth about what 14 years of CUTS looks like

YouTube video by We Own It

www.youtube.com

November 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM

Terence Knott

@terenceknott1.bsky.social

UK immigration
It is it deliberate right wing ploy to stir up trouble about the so-called illegals , which indeed only comprise tiny percentage of total
The latter are coming in because Brexit removed a vast number of people who came over from the European continent to fill our services industry

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 13h

"A new poll suggests nearly half of Britons think there are more migrants in the UK illegally than legally, but in reality just 7% arrive through irregular channels"

Charlie Angela on how sensationalist reporting in the right wing press is fuelling falsehoods and misconceptions