Julia
@toddlenrant.bsky.social
Dogs, art, books, medievalist and politics - British/European, once beneficiary of FoM. Tamar Valley dweller. No DMs please without asking me first. Block those who can't tell opinion from fact.
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The minimum wage isn’t just a number – it’s dignity, security, and opportunity for millions.
Today’s ECJ ruling sends a strong message: The minimum wage is a cornerstone of the social Europe we’re building.
We’ll never stop fighting for workers’ rights and fair pay. 💪🇪🇺
Today’s ECJ ruling sends a strong message: The minimum wage is a cornerstone of the social Europe we’re building.
We’ll never stop fighting for workers’ rights and fair pay. 💪🇪🇺
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The minimum wage isn’t just a number – it’s dignity, security, and opportunity for millions.
Today’s ECJ ruling sends a strong message: The minimum wage is a cornerstone of the social Europe we’re building.
We’ll never stop fighting for workers’ rights and fair pay. 💪🇪🇺
Today’s ECJ ruling sends a strong message: The minimum wage is a cornerstone of the social Europe we’re building.
We’ll never stop fighting for workers’ rights and fair pay. 💪🇪🇺
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Anyone know these people pictured?
@snig.bsky.social Probably just a huge coincidence, that two people are now wanted in connection of a racially aggravated assault on someone with Pepper spray, at a time we see a lot of anonymous accounts advocating for Pepper spray as a self defence (It's illegal)!
news.sky.com/story/police...
news.sky.com/story/police...
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Anyone know these people pictured?
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I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
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At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them 🌹
Today, as the nation falls silent, we remember the stories behind the names, the ancestors who served, and those who never returned.
Today, as the nation falls silent, we remember the stories behind the names, the ancestors who served, and those who never returned.
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them 🌹
Today, as the nation falls silent, we remember the stories behind the names, the ancestors who served, and those who never returned.
Today, as the nation falls silent, we remember the stories behind the names, the ancestors who served, and those who never returned.
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Today is Armistice Day.
As we fall silent at 11am, we remember all those who have lost their lives in war and conflict around the world.
Lest we forget.
As we fall silent at 11am, we remember all those who have lost their lives in war and conflict around the world.
Lest we forget.
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Today is Armistice Day.
As we fall silent at 11am, we remember all those who have lost their lives in war and conflict around the world.
Lest we forget.
As we fall silent at 11am, we remember all those who have lost their lives in war and conflict around the world.
Lest we forget.
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The "appropriate response" is to broadcast everything that Trump did and said on that appalling day for American democracy and then to tell this moron to sling his hook.
I might be wrong, but this stinks of Pharage involvement.
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The "appropriate response" is to broadcast everything that Trump did and said on that appalling day for American democracy and then to tell this moron to sling his hook.
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Yay! A fresh round of baseless scaremongering.
Now, the noisy minority of greedy super-rich are telling us settling up charges will mean no one will invest or start business in the UK.
Just like they don't elsewhere with exit taxes like **checks notes**
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia...
Now, the noisy minority of greedy super-rich are telling us settling up charges will mean no one will invest or start business in the UK.
Just like they don't elsewhere with exit taxes like **checks notes**
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia...
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Yay! A fresh round of baseless scaremongering.
Now, the noisy minority of greedy super-rich are telling us settling up charges will mean no one will invest or start business in the UK.
Just like they don't elsewhere with exit taxes like **checks notes**
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia...
Now, the noisy minority of greedy super-rich are telling us settling up charges will mean no one will invest or start business in the UK.
Just like they don't elsewhere with exit taxes like **checks notes**
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia...
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I suspect the Germans are a long way ahead of Brits on this one.
They're certainly far ahead of the UK govt, which is still pathetically pretending that it's business as usual, rather than planning for the changed reality.
They're certainly far ahead of the UK govt, which is still pathetically pretending that it's business as usual, rather than planning for the changed reality.
That’s a lot.
67% of Germans say that “When in doubt, we can and should no longer rely on military assistance from the US.”
Study: www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
67% of Germans say that “When in doubt, we can and should no longer rely on military assistance from the US.”
Study: www.moreincommon.de/wp-content/u...
November 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I suspect the Germans are a long way ahead of Brits on this one.
They're certainly far ahead of the UK govt, which is still pathetically pretending that it's business as usual, rather than planning for the changed reality.
They're certainly far ahead of the UK govt, which is still pathetically pretending that it's business as usual, rather than planning for the changed reality.
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The BBC should tell Trump to get stuffed and that they'll see him in court.
Trump said every word he was broadcast saying - and even if he didn't say them all together, the sentiments they expressed were consistent with the rest of his actions that day.
news.sky.com/story/trump-...
Trump said every word he was broadcast saying - and even if he didn't say them all together, the sentiments they expressed were consistent with the rest of his actions that day.
news.sky.com/story/trump-...
Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1bn over speech edit
The BBC has been engulfed in a crisis, with both its director-general and head of news resigning after it emerged a speech by Donald Trump was edited misleadingly in a Panorama documentary that aired ...
news.sky.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The BBC should tell Trump to get stuffed and that they'll see him in court.
Trump said every word he was broadcast saying - and even if he didn't say them all together, the sentiments they expressed were consistent with the rest of his actions that day.
news.sky.com/story/trump-...
Trump said every word he was broadcast saying - and even if he didn't say them all together, the sentiments they expressed were consistent with the rest of his actions that day.
news.sky.com/story/trump-...
The very reason Trump and far RW in UK (in cahoots?) want to see the BBC destroyed.
"Britain has a single source of news consumed by most people." Also MANY people in the USA have a single source of news - the BBC! It is the most-trusted news source in the USA after The Weather Channel - truly. Brits would be insane to give up the BBC. It's a world leader.
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
The very reason Trump and far RW in UK (in cahoots?) want to see the BBC destroyed.
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Anybody who had a vision to bring American levels of political, cultural and social polarisation to Britain - whether their motive was clicks or cash, ideology, boredom or anything else - would make it their top strategic priority to abolish the BBC, or to damage and diminish it at the very least
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Anybody who had a vision to bring American levels of political, cultural and social polarisation to Britain - whether their motive was clicks or cash, ideology, boredom or anything else - would make it their top strategic priority to abolish the BBC, or to damage and diminish it at the very least
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“A process of intimidation that the BBC’s supporters have long feared has been playing out behind closed doors is now unfolding in plain sight” - @theobserveruk.bsky.social on the “political interference” that led to the departure of two most senior figures at the BBC observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
The Observer view: political interference at the BBC | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“A process of intimidation that the BBC’s supporters have long feared has been playing out behind closed doors is now unfolding in plain sight” - @theobserveruk.bsky.social on the “political interference” that led to the departure of two most senior figures at the BBC observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
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When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
The BBC’s Attempts to Appease the 'Right-Wing Coup' Against It Are Now Seeding Its Own Destruction
By attempting to appease those forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
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But court records, interviews and other accounts from people close to Vought show that DOGE’s efforts were guided, more than previously known, by the OMB director.
“I can’t imagine that the DOGE team knew to target all these little parts of the government without Russ pointing them there.”
“I can’t imagine that the DOGE team knew to target all these little parts of the government without Russ pointing them there.”
Vought holds one of the most powerful jobs in D.C., and he’s used his position to wage a quiet war to change the shape of the entire U.S. government.
Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president.
Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president.
What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who ...
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM
But court records, interviews and other accounts from people close to Vought show that DOGE’s efforts were guided, more than previously known, by the OMB director.
“I can’t imagine that the DOGE team knew to target all these little parts of the government without Russ pointing them there.”
“I can’t imagine that the DOGE team knew to target all these little parts of the government without Russ pointing them there.”
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EU(27) moving towards adoption of mandates for negotiations on SPS and ETS agreements with the UK.
data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document...
data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document...
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 AM
EU(27) moving towards adoption of mandates for negotiations on SPS and ETS agreements with the UK.
data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document...
data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document...
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“A large part of the venture capital model is serving as a recruitment mechanism into tech fascism.”
My interview with @harrisonmooney.bsky.social of @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
My interview with @harrisonmooney.bsky.social of @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley’s ‘Nerd Reich’ | The Tyee
Wonder what US tech titans wish for, Canada? Study their roots, says writer Gil Duran. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“A large part of the venture capital model is serving as a recruitment mechanism into tech fascism.”
My interview with @harrisonmooney.bsky.social of @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
My interview with @harrisonmooney.bsky.social of @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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Call to Activism
Trump and his family pocketed BILLIONS in cash, gifts, loans, and other benefits directly linked to his presidency but can't understand why someone who isn't getting paid is looking for a second job to put food on the table when he shuts down the government.
What a cruel mofo.🤬
Trump and his family pocketed BILLIONS in cash, gifts, loans, and other benefits directly linked to his presidency but can't understand why someone who isn't getting paid is looking for a second job to put food on the table when he shuts down the government.
What a cruel mofo.🤬
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Call to Activism
Trump and his family pocketed BILLIONS in cash, gifts, loans, and other benefits directly linked to his presidency but can't understand why someone who isn't getting paid is looking for a second job to put food on the table when he shuts down the government.
What a cruel mofo.🤬
Trump and his family pocketed BILLIONS in cash, gifts, loans, and other benefits directly linked to his presidency but can't understand why someone who isn't getting paid is looking for a second job to put food on the table when he shuts down the government.
What a cruel mofo.🤬
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Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social to Kanew: “We need MEDICARE FOR ALL. The time has come.”
Dems are fighting to make a broken system less system less bad, but the real answer is universal health care and standing up to billionaires and the big insurance lobby.
Dems are fighting to make a broken system less system less bad, but the real answer is universal health care and standing up to billionaires and the big insurance lobby.
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social to Kanew: “We need MEDICARE FOR ALL. The time has come.”
Dems are fighting to make a broken system less system less bad, but the real answer is universal health care and standing up to billionaires and the big insurance lobby.
Dems are fighting to make a broken system less system less bad, but the real answer is universal health care and standing up to billionaires and the big insurance lobby.
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Trump Hid That Ghislaine Maxwell Is Applying for a Commutation: Dems newrepublic.com/post/202944/... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Hid That Ghislaine Maxwell Is Applying for a Commutation: Dems
Democrats are accusing Donald Trump of covering it up.
newrepublic.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Trump Hid That Ghislaine Maxwell Is Applying for a Commutation: Dems newrepublic.com/post/202944/... via @newrepublic.com
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A thoroughly excellent expose of what actually goes on at the BBC, and the appalling rightwing shitbaggery of bad actors like Gibb and Grossman
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 AM
A thoroughly excellent expose of what actually goes on at the BBC, and the appalling rightwing shitbaggery of bad actors like Gibb and Grossman
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I’m sad and I’m furious. The Senate voted to reopen without securing healthcare protections. Millions still stand to lose coverage.
The fight shifts to the House now. There are cracks. Pressure matters. If you’re in a GOP district, call your Rep.
open.substack.com/pub/objectio...
The fight shifts to the House now. There are cracks. Pressure matters. If you’re in a GOP district, call your Rep.
open.substack.com/pub/objectio...
Objection: The Fight Shifts To The House
I’m disappointed, I’m furious, and I’m not giving up on people who need care.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I’m sad and I’m furious. The Senate voted to reopen without securing healthcare protections. Millions still stand to lose coverage.
The fight shifts to the House now. There are cracks. Pressure matters. If you’re in a GOP district, call your Rep.
open.substack.com/pub/objectio...
The fight shifts to the House now. There are cracks. Pressure matters. If you’re in a GOP district, call your Rep.
open.substack.com/pub/objectio...
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Convicted Child Sex Predator Avoids Prison Thanks to Trump Pardon newrepublic.com/post/202993/... via @newrepublic.com
Convicted Child Sex Predator Avoids Prison Thanks to Trump Pardon
Andrew Taake is free despite pleading guilty to the crime.
newrepublic.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Convicted Child Sex Predator Avoids Prison Thanks to Trump Pardon newrepublic.com/post/202993/... via @newrepublic.com
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This is full of mildly astonishing revelations about right-wing influence at the BBC, but foremost among them is the fact that he was advised that writing for the New Statesman was effectively unacceptable but doing so for the Spectator was fine - indeed, advisable. I am flabbergasted.
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is full of mildly astonishing revelations about right-wing influence at the BBC, but foremost among them is the fact that he was advised that writing for the New Statesman was effectively unacceptable but doing so for the Spectator was fine - indeed, advisable. I am flabbergasted.
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My Post of the day, i just vary the senator/format
@klobuchar.senate.gov
👇🙏👇🙏👇🙏👇
#SayHerName
#VirginiaGuiffre
SayHerName
VirginiaGuiffre
SayHerName
VirginiaGuiffre
SAY.HER.NAME!
(BE💚THE🐸)
VIRGINIA. GUIFFRE
#FrogSquad
#Ribbity
#BeTheFrog
PS will do it for you as a🐸
@klobuchar.senate.gov
👇🙏👇🙏👇🙏👇
#SayHerName
#VirginiaGuiffre
SayHerName
VirginiaGuiffre
SayHerName
VirginiaGuiffre
SAY.HER.NAME!
(BE💚THE🐸)
VIRGINIA. GUIFFRE
#FrogSquad
#Ribbity
#BeTheFrog
PS will do it for you as a🐸
November 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
My Post of the day, i just vary the senator/format
@klobuchar.senate.gov
👇🙏👇🙏👇🙏👇
#SayHerName
#VirginiaGuiffre
SayHerName
VirginiaGuiffre
SayHerName
VirginiaGuiffre
SAY.HER.NAME!
(BE💚THE🐸)
VIRGINIA. GUIFFRE
#FrogSquad
#Ribbity
#BeTheFrog
PS will do it for you as a🐸
@klobuchar.senate.gov
👇🙏👇🙏👇🙏👇
#SayHerName
#VirginiaGuiffre
SayHerName
VirginiaGuiffre
SayHerName
VirginiaGuiffre
SAY.HER.NAME!
(BE💚THE🐸)
VIRGINIA. GUIFFRE
#FrogSquad
#Ribbity
#BeTheFrog
PS will do it for you as a🐸