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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 1d

HMRC is examining finances of George Cottrell, advisor to Farage, who he says is like a son

Cottrell was charged in US for
money laundering, wire fraud, blackmail & extortion. He conspired to launder millions of $’s of drug money using offshore bank accounts

No wonder he’s in bed with Reform 🤷🏼‍♂️

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

www.theguardian.com

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Afanasiew @afanasiew.bsky.social · 18h

Here's Farridge's theme tune, from Brexit to small boats... m.youtube.com/watch?v=s4oM...

Nobody's Fault But Mine

YouTube video by Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Topic

m.youtube.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 20h

Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.

The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 20h

Public Services don't work, because then you have to pay for Private ones that do.

People really need to understand that this isn't an error, the Private owners pay the politicians to make sure the Public Services don't work.

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Afanasiew @afanasiew.bsky.social · 20h

We could have a sensible conversation about the implications of climate change, but hating immigrants is less intellectually challenging and requires no change of behaviour by fossil fuel corporations.

Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 21h

Last month observed above average temperatures across large portions of both the #Greenland and #Antarctic Ice Sheets. Anywhere in dark red shading is more than 5°C warmer than the 1981-2010 climatological average.

Data available from doi.org/10.24381/cds...

Map of Greenland showing 2-m air temperature anomalies in September 2025. Red shading is shown for warmer than average temperatures, and blue shading is shown colder than average temperatures. Anomalies are calculated relative to 1981-2010.

Polar stereographic map of 2-m air temperature anomalies in the Antarctic for September 2025. Red shading is shown for warmer anomalies, and blue shading is shown for colder anomalies. There is a sharp gradient in temperature anomalies across the region. Anomalies are calculated relative to a 1981-2010 baseline.

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Afanasiew @afanasiew.bsky.social · 20h

In particular since Brexit was pitched as patriotic but was anything but, and since the last thing Farridge & co want to do is pay their dues.

Afanasiew @afanasiew.bsky.social · 22h

Would it be controversial to assert that the first duty of a patriot should be to pay and not evade taxes?

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

I said that @greenparty.org.uk membership is rising by 1000 new people a day.

I was wrong.

Yesterday we welcomed 2000 new people.

We now have 88,000 members! 🎉

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Patrick Galey @patrickgaley.bsky.social · 2d

This is a scandal from our national broadcaster. De platforming a party surging in membership and council seats while uncritically staging long interviews with a absentee fascist bum

Complain about this outrageous editorialising here: www.ofcom.org.uk/make-a-compl...

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 2d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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benfranklinskite.bsky.social @benfranklinskite.bsky.social · 2d

It's terrifying how the bbc esp R4 today normalises latent fascism

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2d

No sudden rupture is now required for the far right to take power in this country. For what we're seeing is a steady normalisation of extremists by the Conservative and Labour Parties, BBC, Telegraph, Mail and others. A shift once considered unthinkable beings to look acceptable, even inevitable.🧵

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

bylinetimes.com

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Afanasiew @afanasiew.bsky.social · 2d

In a padded cell.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 4d

As news comes out that Greta Thunberg and hundreds of other flotilla members are being tortured in Israeli 'prisons'.

I ask you.

Do you stand with Greta Thunberg?

Spread the message Free Greta Thunberg if you do.

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Ali Haydor @alihaydor.bsky.social · 4d

Greta Thunberg for Nobel Prize

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

We're launched! In my newsletter this week, I write about our new female-founded media collective
@thenerve.news,
the fuck you energy that's fuelling it & why the mainstream media's laundering of Tony Blair is *exactly* why you need to read it 👊👊👊
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-nerve

The Nerve

We've got it. Do you?

broligarchy.substack.com

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 3d

If any Government can just snatch basic human rights away from any section of society when it pleases then none of us has rights – just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 5d

Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to change how judges interpret the European Convention on Human Rights – a move that risks weakening everyone’s protections.

The ECHR has become a convenient scapegoat for challenges around migration and sovereignty.

WE MUST PROTECT IT
youtu.be/Lmad4kujRhQ?...

🚨THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTS US ALL. WE MUST PROTECT IT

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

youtu.be

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Gary Neville, "Brexit has had a devastating impact on this country"

"The messaging is getting dangerous"

"All these idiots out there spreading hate speech in any form, abuse in any form, we must stop promoting them"

"And get back to a country of love, peace and harmony"

"And become a team again"

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Afanasiew @afanasiew.bsky.social · 2d

And what we do by way of remedy.

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 3d

After nearly a decade of division, economic drift & diplomatic damage, Britain’s Prime Minister has finally said what most of the country now believes – that Brexit was a mistake.

The only point still in dispute is whose fault it is.

Starmer admits Brexit was a mistake – so who is to blame, and what has Britain lost?

AFTER nearly a decade of division, economic drift and diplomatic damage, Britain’s Prime Minister has finally said what most of the country now believes – that Brexit was a mistake. It doesn’t matter ...

pembrokeshire-herald.com

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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 4d

🚄 Brexit means Britain’s left off the map and cut off.

The EU is launching a Europe-wide high-speed rail network: 49,400 km linking every capital and major city at 250–350 km/h.

It’s the future of green travel and connection.

And we’re not on it 🙏 to #brexit.

www.euronews.com/travel/2025/...

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · Jun 21

Peaceful protestors declared terrorists within 24 hours, Kneecap dragged into court in 3 weeks for waving a flag.

It's amazing how fast the establishment can act when it wants to.

The Water Companies mass sewage dumping, Grenfell, the Post Office scandal.

Nothing happens, ever

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 4d

"It appears that the only people who ever have to apologise for Farage’s long history of racism, are the people who dare to call it out."
open.substack.com/pub/adambien...

Nigel Farage Is a Racist

The media is refusing to state the most bleedingly obvious facts about a man whose entire career has been devoted to pursuing a racist political agenda

open.substack.com

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Afanasiew @afanasiew.bsky.social · 4d

Don't pander to the wrong sort of voter - i.e. the minority sort.

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