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Ben Dickenson @benjitoon.bsky.social · 1d

a sheynem dank

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Duchess Gemma 🐠🕷️🇪🇺 @gemmagould.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Birthday to Bylines Networks' Managing Director, the one, the only, the inimitable @benjitoon.bsky.social

May your day be as fabulous as you are.
🥳🎉🎈🎂🫶💃🕺🪩
Yom Huledet Sameach 🎊

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Anthony Lumley @lumleycastle.bsky.social · 3d

The more I look at this the more I approve even though I'm a Wearsider. Up in Durham this week and it's depressing to see some of the villages in the Dales festooned with St George's Cross flags.

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Ben Dickenson @benjitoon.bsky.social · 4d

Please help us keep the fire of hope burning in dark times. Never needed truthful grassroots journalism more.

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 5d

If, like us, you're frustrated with billionaire-owned mainstream media -

-then do back the Bylines Network to bring a new type of grassroots media into the landscape, with monthly 300,000-400,000 article reads - and many millions of search engine & soc media impressions 💪

Support powerful citizen journalism - we need it now, more than ever

At a time when billionaires and oligarchs own the majority of our press, when local journalism is in decline, and social media is rife with misinformation and abuse, there has never been a greater nee...

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Jago2012 @jago2012.bsky.social · 5d

Leave Luton out of it! We don't claim him ☹️

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Summertime Blues @summertimeblues.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you, Newcastle for being a city united in kindness and against fascism. Everyone should read this
story of coming together, standing up for each other’s rights, living harmoniously without the fear and hate mongering.

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Lee Thumwood @lt14gjc.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, Newcastle! 👏 ¡No pasarán!

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John Ledington @ledo53.bsky.social · 5d

Proud of you Newcastle

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Luther Rotto @lutherrotto.bsky.social · 5d

Geordies stand up!!

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Ben Dickenson @benjitoon.bsky.social · 4d

Couldn’t agree more.

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 4d

Zack Polanski’s response to the Manchester terror attack has been a masterclass in mature statesmanship.

Soulful, human, eloquent, empathetic, nuanced, confident and focused on healing.

And bold. It has shone in contrast to so much weaponising or ill thought through commentary.

Thank you Zack. 💪

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Ben Dickenson @benjitoon.bsky.social · 5d

Aw thank you @westenglandbylines.co.uk

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 5d

From our Managing Director, Ben Dickenson

Newcastle says no – a city united in kindness and against fascism

Thousands came together to show the City’s true character: united, diverse, welcoming of refugees, rejecting hate
@benjitoon.bsky.social @northeastbylines.co.uk

Newcastle says no – a city united in kindness and against fascism

Thousands came together to show the City’s true character: united, diverse, welcoming of refugees, rejecting hate

northeastbylines.co.uk

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 5d

From our Managing Director, Ben Dickinson

Newcastle says no – a city united in kindness and against fascism

Thousands came together to show the City’s true character: united, diverse, welcoming of refugees, rejecting hate

@northeastbylines.co.uk @benjitoon.bsky.social

Newcastle says no – a city united in kindness and against fascism

Thousands came together to show the City’s true character: united, diverse, welcoming of refugees, rejecting hate

northeastbylines.co.uk

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Ben Dickenson @benjitoon.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks Mike!

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North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 6d

Thousands came together to show the City’s true character: united, diverse, welcoming of refugees, rejecting hate | Ben Dickenson

Newcastle says no – a city united in kindness and against fascism

Thousands came together to show the City’s true character: united, diverse, welcoming of refugees, rejecting hate

northeastbylines.co.uk

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Ben Dickenson @benjitoon.bsky.social · 5d

A thing that I wrote…

North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 6d

Thousands came together to show the City’s true character: united, diverse, welcoming of refugees, rejecting hate | Ben Dickenson

Newcastle says no – a city united in kindness and against fascism

Thousands came together to show the City’s true character: united, diverse, welcoming of refugees, rejecting hate

northeastbylines.co.uk

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Ben Dickenson @benjitoon.bsky.social · 5d

Ooh thanks for sharing!

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Durham UCU @ducu.bsky.social · 7d

We were there too! Hugely inspiring to see the city turn out to reject hate. Top speech by @newcastleucu.bsky.social's Matt Perry, too. #ourtoon

Ben Dickenson @benjitoon.bsky.social · 11d

Newcastle says no to fascism.

The far right brought a hundred or so with them, bussed from far and wide. This city turned out 1000s, from local communities, estates and streets. Geordies of all backgrounds coming together and outnumbering the purveyors of hate by some distance.

Newcastle united.

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Ben Dickenson @benjitoon.bsky.social · 8d

Wow. @northeastbylines.co.uk just published their 5000th article. Guess what? It's about the fantastic antifascist demonstration in Newcastle last weekend.

Shamefully, almost all MSM media missed this. Bylines Network didn't. This is why we're needed. Please support us.

chuffed.org/project/byli...

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Ben Dickenson @benjitoon.bsky.social · 8d

How amazing is this? And what a topic for the 5000th article. Please share far and wide.

North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 8d

Celebrating our 5000th article today!

Thank you to all our readers for joining us in our journey 🙏

Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 8d

North East Bylines have just published their 5000th article!! 🎉🎉🎉

Congratulations NEB! A very apt way to celebrate too:

Love over hate: Newcastle unites at Grey’s Monument
"We don’t need to be reminded of where we live, that’s what a football strip is for"

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

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Magsferatu @magnumificent.bsky.social · 9d

Really love this. If the fash are about, we all need to counter

Ben Dickenson @benjitoon.bsky.social · 11d

Newcastle says no to fascism.

The far right brought a hundred or so with them, bussed from far and wide. This city turned out 1000s, from local communities, estates and streets. Geordies of all backgrounds coming together and outnumbering the purveyors of hate by some distance.

Newcastle united.

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steve o’grady @sogrady.org · 9d

well done newcastle

Ben Dickenson @benjitoon.bsky.social · 11d

Newcastle says no to fascism.

The far right brought a hundred or so with them, bussed from far and wide. This city turned out 1000s, from local communities, estates and streets. Geordies of all backgrounds coming together and outnumbering the purveyors of hate by some distance.

Newcastle united.

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Ben Dickenson @benjitoon.bsky.social · 9d

Yeah, that’s right. Some were from UKIP.

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Rick Innis @rickinnis.bsky.social · 9d

Well done Newcastle. Wish we could show this kind of spirit in Toronto.

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Graeme Phillips @graemephillips.bsky.social · 9d

Makes this part Yorkshire lad by blood very proud to see

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