Sean Dadds
@ubuntued.bsky.social
Co-editor-in-chief at Yorkshire Bylines, Editorial co-ordinator for the Bylines Network.
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"Daddy why did you go into politics?"
"Well, I always hoped that one day I might be able to make a difference. Like if people were fleeing war and persecution, and they arrived on our shores desperate and afraid, then maybe I could be the one to suggest we nicked their jewellery."
"Well, I always hoped that one day I might be able to make a difference. Like if people were fleeing war and persecution, and they arrived on our shores desperate and afraid, then maybe I could be the one to suggest we nicked their jewellery."
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"Daddy why did you go into politics?"
"Well, I always hoped that one day I might be able to make a difference. Like if people were fleeing war and persecution, and they arrived on our shores desperate and afraid, then maybe I could be the one to suggest we nicked their jewellery."
"Well, I always hoped that one day I might be able to make a difference. Like if people were fleeing war and persecution, and they arrived on our shores desperate and afraid, then maybe I could be the one to suggest we nicked their jewellery."
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OUR EARTH HAS LOST 3/4 OF WILD ANIMALS only since the 1970's. That should be a loud wake-up call for ALL Humans on Earth. Yet, via the Putin/Trump/GOP/Project 2025 criminal Corporate Fascists who DENY Climate Science for their GREED, it's OIL "BUSINESS AS USUAL" AND VAST ANTI-SCIENCE DISINFORMATION!
November 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
OUR EARTH HAS LOST 3/4 OF WILD ANIMALS only since the 1970's. That should be a loud wake-up call for ALL Humans on Earth. Yet, via the Putin/Trump/GOP/Project 2025 criminal Corporate Fascists who DENY Climate Science for their GREED, it's OIL "BUSINESS AS USUAL" AND VAST ANTI-SCIENCE DISINFORMATION!
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"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
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Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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November 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The murder rate in London is now the lowest in decades, perhaps centuries. (The Times)
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The murder rate in London is now the lowest in decades, perhaps centuries. (The Times)
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i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
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I’m hearing from a charity that’s reluctant to support an anti-racism event because it’s too “political”. I’m explaining to them that opposing racism wasn’t at all “political” until very recently.
Also (1) everything is political but (2) it doesn’t need to be party political.
Charity IS Politics.
Also (1) everything is political but (2) it doesn’t need to be party political.
Charity IS Politics.
November 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I’m hearing from a charity that’s reluctant to support an anti-racism event because it’s too “political”. I’m explaining to them that opposing racism wasn’t at all “political” until very recently.
Also (1) everything is political but (2) it doesn’t need to be party political.
Charity IS Politics.
Also (1) everything is political but (2) it doesn’t need to be party political.
Charity IS Politics.
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Now Trump is suing the BBC, even the dimmest UK politicians, ie. Starmer, must realise that there's no "special relationship" & Trump hates Britain & any democracy. Time to join to only democratic trading alliance left. the EU.
November 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Now Trump is suing the BBC, even the dimmest UK politicians, ie. Starmer, must realise that there's no "special relationship" & Trump hates Britain & any democracy. Time to join to only democratic trading alliance left. the EU.
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
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Poor Aya is caught between two disasters. Her tent has been destroyed by the rain. She needs to replace it to protect her girls; but Majd needs urgent surgery or he could lose his leg. Please save her from this awful choice. gofund.me/2f942387 @mommunism.bsky.social @lexialex.bsky.social #SkyAid 🍉
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Poor Aya is caught between two disasters. Her tent has been destroyed by the rain. She needs to replace it to protect her girls; but Majd needs urgent surgery or he could lose his leg. Please save her from this awful choice. gofund.me/2f942387 @mommunism.bsky.social @lexialex.bsky.social #SkyAid 🍉
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Reform UK’s energy plans crumble under scrutiny
Reform UK rails against net zero, but the evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy
@brianmchugh.bsky.social @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Reform UK rails against net zero, but the evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy
@brianmchugh.bsky.social @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Reform UK’s energy plans crumble under scrutiny
Reform UK rails against net zero, but the evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Reform UK’s energy plans crumble under scrutiny
Reform UK rails against net zero, but the evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy
@brianmchugh.bsky.social @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Reform UK rails against net zero, but the evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy
@brianmchugh.bsky.social @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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Reading about the rapid collapse of Eastern European governments in 1989 as completely rotten and corrupt leaderships disintegrated when people realised fear was all that was holding them up. Apropos of nothing.
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Reading about the rapid collapse of Eastern European governments in 1989 as completely rotten and corrupt leaderships disintegrated when people realised fear was all that was holding them up. Apropos of nothing.
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Why Labour’s peril is a warning shot for Britain’s populist surge
How Labour may become the latest casualty of the disturbing political undercurrent, adding fuel to the fire of Trumpian radical populism
By Harry Ray
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
How Labour may become the latest casualty of the disturbing political undercurrent, adding fuel to the fire of Trumpian radical populism
By Harry Ray
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Why Labour’s peril is a warning shot for Britain’s populist surge
How Labour may become the latest casualty of the disturbing political undercurrent, adding fuel to the fire of Trumpian radical populism
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Why Labour’s peril is a warning shot for Britain’s populist surge
How Labour may become the latest casualty of the disturbing political undercurrent, adding fuel to the fire of Trumpian radical populism
By Harry Ray
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
How Labour may become the latest casualty of the disturbing political undercurrent, adding fuel to the fire of Trumpian radical populism
By Harry Ray
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
By Dr Russell Jackson
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@docrussjackson.bsky.social
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
By Dr Russell Jackson
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@docrussjackson.bsky.social
Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
By Dr Russell Jackson
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@docrussjackson.bsky.social
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
By Dr Russell Jackson
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@docrussjackson.bsky.social
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Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
By Dr Russell Jackson
@docrussjackson.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
By Dr Russell Jackson
@docrussjackson.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
By Dr Russell Jackson
@docrussjackson.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
By Dr Russell Jackson
@docrussjackson.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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‼️The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier'
@nafeez.bsky.social’s analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
@nafeez.bsky.social’s analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier'
Byline Times’ analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
‼️The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier'
@nafeez.bsky.social’s analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
@nafeez.bsky.social’s analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
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If anyone wants to know what Gibb was actually ‘like’, this Twitter exchange is a great cameo. Writing the alt text for the screenshot was fun, too! #EduSky
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If anyone wants to know what Gibb was actually ‘like’, this Twitter exchange is a great cameo. Writing the alt text for the screenshot was fun, too! #EduSky
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‘I once planned to sue the bbc for suggesting I encouraged an insurrection the time I encouraged an insurrection on live tv’
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
‘I once planned to sue the bbc for suggesting I encouraged an insurrection the time I encouraged an insurrection on live tv’
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Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
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BYLINES NETWORK SPECIAL
For 30 years, survivors of abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed have been silenced, threatened and blocked from justice. Their voices must be heard.
Isabella reveals the barriers they face and the vital changes that need to happen.
Read it at sussexbylines.co.uk & bit.ly/LegalAbyss
For 30 years, survivors of abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed have been silenced, threatened and blocked from justice. Their voices must be heard.
Isabella reveals the barriers they face and the vital changes that need to happen.
Read it at sussexbylines.co.uk & bit.ly/LegalAbyss
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
BYLINES NETWORK SPECIAL
For 30 years, survivors of abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed have been silenced, threatened and blocked from justice. Their voices must be heard.
Isabella reveals the barriers they face and the vital changes that need to happen.
Read it at sussexbylines.co.uk & bit.ly/LegalAbyss
For 30 years, survivors of abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed have been silenced, threatened and blocked from justice. Their voices must be heard.
Isabella reveals the barriers they face and the vital changes that need to happen.
Read it at sussexbylines.co.uk & bit.ly/LegalAbyss
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Interested to know what the lawyers amongst us think about the calls for change in this story of survivors of abuse at Harrods.
@stephenkinsella.bsky.social
@goodlawproject.org
@stephenkinsella.bsky.social
@goodlawproject.org
BYLINES NETWORK SPECIAL
For 30 years, survivors of abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed have been silenced, threatened and blocked from justice. Their voices must be heard.
Isabella reveals the barriers they face and the vital changes that need to happen.
Read it at sussexbylines.co.uk & bit.ly/LegalAbyss
For 30 years, survivors of abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed have been silenced, threatened and blocked from justice. Their voices must be heard.
Isabella reveals the barriers they face and the vital changes that need to happen.
Read it at sussexbylines.co.uk & bit.ly/LegalAbyss
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Interested to know what the lawyers amongst us think about the calls for change in this story of survivors of abuse at Harrods.
@stephenkinsella.bsky.social
@goodlawproject.org
@stephenkinsella.bsky.social
@goodlawproject.org
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Given modern social and tabloid media ‘moral panics,’ did the powers that be take a too hasty decision to place Richard III in a sumptuous tomb in Leicester Cathedral after a ceremony resembling a state funeral? @yorkshirebylines.co.uk @bylinesnetwork.co.uk yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/richa...
Richard of York: coming home?
Richard of York’s remains were discovered, then retained in the area where he fell. But should he come home to Yorkshire?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Given modern social and tabloid media ‘moral panics,’ did the powers that be take a too hasty decision to place Richard III in a sumptuous tomb in Leicester Cathedral after a ceremony resembling a state funeral? @yorkshirebylines.co.uk @bylinesnetwork.co.uk yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/richa...
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East Anglia Bylines - along with our sister Bylines publications around the country - are part of the @bylinesnetwork.co.uk. We are regulated by IMPRESS, officially recognised as the UK's only Leveson-compliant independent press organisation.
The Leveson Inquiry was meant to usher in a new era of press regulation, but have we gone from one ineffective regulator to another? | Cliff Mitchell
After the Leveson Inquiry, is the press now beyond control?
The Leveson Inquiry was meant to usher in a new era of press regulation, but have we gone from one ineffective regulator to another?
centralbylines.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
East Anglia Bylines - along with our sister Bylines publications around the country - are part of the @bylinesnetwork.co.uk. We are regulated by IMPRESS, officially recognised as the UK's only Leveson-compliant independent press organisation.
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Soad is still unable to get online to talk to her supporters, but she and young Omar continue to depend on donations. With the borders still blocked, just getting the food and medicine they need day to day is difficult. tinyurl.com/ycxdtddx @mommunism.bsky.social @gorangligovic.bsky.social #SkyAid 🍉
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Soad is still unable to get online to talk to her supporters, but she and young Omar continue to depend on donations. With the borders still blocked, just getting the food and medicine they need day to day is difficult. tinyurl.com/ycxdtddx @mommunism.bsky.social @gorangligovic.bsky.social #SkyAid 🍉
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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.