Alan
@alanlab.bsky.social
LGBTQ Labour Party member JLM ally. 50 years NHS Nurse. St.Helens Rugby League supporter #pigoneer #ukraine #merseyside #BLM
Reposted by Alan
The Soulless Train
December 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Soulless Train
Reposted by Alan
ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
December 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
ICE pepper-sprayed this 1-year-old girl.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Once at the hospital, the doctor had to call in a poison control specialist.
They had never seen anyone that young pepper sprayed.
Another horrific story.
More details below.
Reposted by Alan
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
December 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Reposted by Alan
Reminder that pearl clutching Pauline Hanson's One Nation party secretly sought millions of dollars in political donations from the NRA to weaken Australia’s strict gun laws.
December 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Reminder that pearl clutching Pauline Hanson's One Nation party secretly sought millions of dollars in political donations from the NRA to weaken Australia’s strict gun laws.
Reposted by Alan
As it turns out, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun *isn’t* a good guy with a gun—it can be a good guy *without* a gun. Just another NRA lie.
December 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
As it turns out, the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun *isn’t* a good guy with a gun—it can be a good guy *without* a gun. Just another NRA lie.
Reposted by Alan
Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
December 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
Reposted by Alan
Laura Tingle slaps down Netanyahu who blamed our PM for failing to prevent the Bondi attack when he still has questions to answer over why he failed to prevent the October 7 attacks.
December 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Laura Tingle slaps down Netanyahu who blamed our PM for failing to prevent the Bondi attack when he still has questions to answer over why he failed to prevent the October 7 attacks.
Reposted by Alan
Instead of responding only with thoughts and prayers, Australia will respond with laws and regulations. Because, unlike the United States, it values the lives of its citizens over any sick adulation of firearms.
The 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to immediate, sweeping, bipartisan gun law reforms.
The 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to immediate, sweeping, bipartisan gun law reforms.
‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
Gunshots ripped through a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, killing at least 12 people
www.irishtimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Instead of responding only with thoughts and prayers, Australia will respond with laws and regulations. Because, unlike the United States, it values the lives of its citizens over any sick adulation of firearms.
The 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to immediate, sweeping, bipartisan gun law reforms.
The 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to immediate, sweeping, bipartisan gun law reforms.
Reposted by Alan
A lifetime of "thoughts & prayers" have done JACK-SQUAT to reduce or eliminate gun violence. We need to do MORE.
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
December 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A lifetime of "thoughts & prayers" have done JACK-SQUAT to reduce or eliminate gun violence. We need to do MORE.
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
It is the GUNS.
#SadButTRUE 💔
Reposted by Alan
16 now confirmed dead in the terror of Bondi, including a child. Impossible to comprehend such horror and what all those people have been through.
December 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
16 now confirmed dead in the terror of Bondi, including a child. Impossible to comprehend such horror and what all those people have been through.
Reposted by Alan
Been thinking about this guy all day. The stones on the man. A true hero.
Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, has been identified as the man who disarmed one of the Sydney attackers.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
Ahmed was shot by the second shooter, who was firing from a bridge. He suffered 2 gunshot wounds and is undergoing surgery.
December 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Been thinking about this guy all day. The stones on the man. A true hero.
Reposted by Alan
Four hours after the hero's name was released
BBC News still calling him 'member of the public'
His name is Ahmed el Ahmed
He's a Muslim
How many Jewish lives did his heroism save?
BBC News still calling him 'member of the public'
His name is Ahmed el Ahmed
He's a Muslim
How many Jewish lives did his heroism save?
December 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Four hours after the hero's name was released
BBC News still calling him 'member of the public'
His name is Ahmed el Ahmed
He's a Muslim
How many Jewish lives did his heroism save?
BBC News still calling him 'member of the public'
His name is Ahmed el Ahmed
He's a Muslim
How many Jewish lives did his heroism save?
Reposted by Alan
BREAKING: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a rare and risky visit to frontline positions near Kupyansk, an area still under heavy fighting.
December 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
BREAKING: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a rare and risky visit to frontline positions near Kupyansk, an area still under heavy fighting.
Reposted by Alan
The banned pavement protest again spilled over to the roads.
“Protests are dying,” Day 381.
By the way, for these banners, flags, sprays, active groups would highly appreciate some assistance.
Please DM me or PayPal me directly.
Thanks a lot!
#GeorgiaProtests
📷 MOSE
“Protests are dying,” Day 381.
By the way, for these banners, flags, sprays, active groups would highly appreciate some assistance.
Please DM me or PayPal me directly.
Thanks a lot!
#GeorgiaProtests
📷 MOSE
December 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The banned pavement protest again spilled over to the roads.
“Protests are dying,” Day 381.
By the way, for these banners, flags, sprays, active groups would highly appreciate some assistance.
Please DM me or PayPal me directly.
Thanks a lot!
#GeorgiaProtests
📷 MOSE
“Protests are dying,” Day 381.
By the way, for these banners, flags, sprays, active groups would highly appreciate some assistance.
Please DM me or PayPal me directly.
Thanks a lot!
#GeorgiaProtests
📷 MOSE
Reposted by Alan
Reposted by Alan
Tommy Robinson and his far right goons are holding a carol service to honour the birth of a displaced Middle Eastern refugee who started a religion that explicitly emphasized a belief in universal love, peace and tolerance over earthly nations and division.
Dimmer than broken Christmas tree lights
Dimmer than broken Christmas tree lights
December 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Tommy Robinson and his far right goons are holding a carol service to honour the birth of a displaced Middle Eastern refugee who started a religion that explicitly emphasized a belief in universal love, peace and tolerance over earthly nations and division.
Dimmer than broken Christmas tree lights
Dimmer than broken Christmas tree lights
Reposted by Alan
It’s official…
We now have 25,000,000 Bluesky users!
Let’s keep it going!
We now have 25,000,000 Bluesky users!
Let’s keep it going!
December 13, 2024 at 2:51 AM
It’s official…
We now have 25,000,000 Bluesky users!
Let’s keep it going!
We now have 25,000,000 Bluesky users!
Let’s keep it going!
Reposted by Alan
A historic Welsh landmark is getting a £2.8m overhaul which will see the building revitalised as a community museum and learning hub wp.me/p8Mk4U-1alz
December 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A historic Welsh landmark is getting a £2.8m overhaul which will see the building revitalised as a community museum and learning hub wp.me/p8Mk4U-1alz
Reposted by Alan
Hook, line and sinker. Brilliantly done.
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Hook, line and sinker. Brilliantly done.
Reposted by Alan
There's a lot you could say about this unhinged, late night rant from the President. But the most reckless part is how easily he throws around the word "seditious" whenever someone says something he doesn't like. It undermines our democracy and puts people in danger.
December 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
There's a lot you could say about this unhinged, late night rant from the President. But the most reckless part is how easily he throws around the word "seditious" whenever someone says something he doesn't like. It undermines our democracy and puts people in danger.
Reposted by Alan
QUEER LOVE IS POWERFUL AND UNAPOLOGETIC. EVERY GAY, BI, LESBIAN, QUEER AND TRANS PERSON DESERVES JOY, SAFETY AND EQUALITY. TRANS LIVES MATTER. WE WILL NOT LET ANYONE DIM OUR LIGHT.
December 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
QUEER LOVE IS POWERFUL AND UNAPOLOGETIC. EVERY GAY, BI, LESBIAN, QUEER AND TRANS PERSON DESERVES JOY, SAFETY AND EQUALITY. TRANS LIVES MATTER. WE WILL NOT LET ANYONE DIM OUR LIGHT.
Reposted by Alan
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
Reposted by Alan
Today the @liverpoolecho.co.uk is launching a premium subscription service, offering an ad-lite, cleaner reading experience, exclusive quality journalism and behind-the-scenes reporting.
To start, here's a fascinating chat I did with Lord Michael Heseltine, the only Tory heralded in Liverpool (1/4)
To start, here's a fascinating chat I did with Lord Michael Heseltine, the only Tory heralded in Liverpool (1/4)
Heseltine: Three days in Liverpool changed me forever
The former deputy prime minister on our city, Nigel Farage and a warning to the Tories
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Today the @liverpoolecho.co.uk is launching a premium subscription service, offering an ad-lite, cleaner reading experience, exclusive quality journalism and behind-the-scenes reporting.
To start, here's a fascinating chat I did with Lord Michael Heseltine, the only Tory heralded in Liverpool (1/4)
To start, here's a fascinating chat I did with Lord Michael Heseltine, the only Tory heralded in Liverpool (1/4)
Reposted by Alan
Fascinating to talk to Lord Heseltine for an in-depth chat about how his visit to Liverpool after the Toxteth riots in 1981 changed his career and his life.
He also slammed Farage and any Conservative following his "populist, prejudiced' playbook
This is a subscriber only piece 👇
He also slammed Farage and any Conservative following his "populist, prejudiced' playbook
This is a subscriber only piece 👇
Heseltine: Three days in Liverpool changed me forever
The former deputy prime minister on our city, Nigel Farage and a warning to the Tories
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Fascinating to talk to Lord Heseltine for an in-depth chat about how his visit to Liverpool after the Toxteth riots in 1981 changed his career and his life.
He also slammed Farage and any Conservative following his "populist, prejudiced' playbook
This is a subscriber only piece 👇
He also slammed Farage and any Conservative following his "populist, prejudiced' playbook
This is a subscriber only piece 👇
Reposted by Alan
Ketamine is an increasing public health concern in cities like Liverpool. There are growing reports of very young people suffering with debilitating impacts after heavy use of the drug. I delved into the growing crisis in the city for this premium long-read.
Cheap deals, lies and a spiralling health crisis in our city
Liverpool tackled its 1980s heroin epidemic but a new crisis is taking hold, fuelled by criminal gangs, misinformation and social media
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Ketamine is an increasing public health concern in cities like Liverpool. There are growing reports of very young people suffering with debilitating impacts after heavy use of the drug. I delved into the growing crisis in the city for this premium long-read.