Chris Shaw
@chrisdshaw.bsky.social
Recovering Louisiana logger. Norn Iron. Economics. Politics. Tech. Househead forever, at least until I die.
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On Monday we will gather in anger, grief & solidarity to remember Renee Nicole Good & the many victims of racist ICE violence - outside the US embassy🕯️
@ukstoptrump.bsky.social @indivisiblelondon.bsky.social @teslatakedownuk.bsky.social @indivisible.org
@ukstoptrump.bsky.social @indivisiblelondon.bsky.social @teslatakedownuk.bsky.social @indivisible.org
January 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
On Monday we will gather in anger, grief & solidarity to remember Renee Nicole Good & the many victims of racist ICE violence - outside the US embassy🕯️
@ukstoptrump.bsky.social @indivisiblelondon.bsky.social @teslatakedownuk.bsky.social @indivisible.org
@ukstoptrump.bsky.social @indivisiblelondon.bsky.social @teslatakedownuk.bsky.social @indivisible.org
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Enemies within and without. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog includes a look at Erasmus, the Mail's anti-emigrant campaign, the great hate at home and the threat from Trump abroad, and the government's response: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/enem...
January 9, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Enemies within and without. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog includes a look at Erasmus, the Mail's anti-emigrant campaign, the great hate at home and the threat from Trump abroad, and the government's response: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/enem...
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Reform UK's Tom Pickup, has been suspended by the party after posting in a far-right Whatsapp group where other members posted calls for Keir Starmer to be shot.
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Reform Watch: Racism, racism and more racism
Each week we cast over eyes over what Reform have been up to – from bizarre proclamations to the detail of how their attempts to run councils are going.
national.thelead.uk
January 8, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Reform UK's Tom Pickup, has been suspended by the party after posting in a far-right Whatsapp group where other members posted calls for Keir Starmer to be shot.
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Jesus Christ
Here's the clip of Tony Dokoupil ending tonight's broadcast by absolutely gushing over "ultimate Florida Man" Marco Rubio.
January 7, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Jesus Christ
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“Do you know what it feels like when standing on the sidewalk is a crime?”
Day 381 of nonstop protests in Georgia. Most banners today demanded sanctions on GD, an investigation into #theCamiteCase, and an end to the criminalization of peaceful protest.
📷 Levan Zazadze
Day 381 of nonstop protests in Georgia. Most banners today demanded sanctions on GD, an investigation into #theCamiteCase, and an end to the criminalization of peaceful protest.
📷 Levan Zazadze
December 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“Do you know what it feels like when standing on the sidewalk is a crime?”
Day 381 of nonstop protests in Georgia. Most banners today demanded sanctions on GD, an investigation into #theCamiteCase, and an end to the criminalization of peaceful protest.
📷 Levan Zazadze
Day 381 of nonstop protests in Georgia. Most banners today demanded sanctions on GD, an investigation into #theCamiteCase, and an end to the criminalization of peaceful protest.
📷 Levan Zazadze
Outstanding episode
New episode out! @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social discuss revolutionary icon Che Guevara.
Listen / watch ➡️ linktr.ee/originstoryp...
Listen / watch ➡️ linktr.ee/originstoryp...
December 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Outstanding episode
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A deeply concerning report.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-citizenship-immigration-home-office-racist-b2882097.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-citizenship-immigration-home-office-racist-b2882097.html
Revealed: UK’s ‘racist’ system of stripping citizenship
‘Secretive’ system means citizens are not even informed they have lost their rights, says damning report
www.independent.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
A deeply concerning report.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-citizenship-immigration-home-office-racist-b2882097.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-citizenship-immigration-home-office-racist-b2882097.html
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'Complete nonsense.'
Met Police Chief Sir Mark Rowley rubbishes Donald Trump's claims about violence in London under Sadiq Khan.
Met Police Chief Sir Mark Rowley rubbishes Donald Trump's claims about violence in London under Sadiq Khan.
December 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
'Complete nonsense.'
Met Police Chief Sir Mark Rowley rubbishes Donald Trump's claims about violence in London under Sadiq Khan.
Met Police Chief Sir Mark Rowley rubbishes Donald Trump's claims about violence in London under Sadiq Khan.
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"Among these dangerous criminals the Trump administration is deporting were a mother arrested on her way to pick up her special-needs child, a mother separated from her two-month-old, the mother of a 5-year-old whose husband is a citizen, and hundreds of others." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Trump’s Deportations Are Ripping Mothers from Their Babies
The president’s immigration policy is “beyond inhumane.”
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December 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"Among these dangerous criminals the Trump administration is deporting were a mother arrested on her way to pick up her special-needs child, a mother separated from her two-month-old, the mother of a 5-year-old whose husband is a citizen, and hundreds of others." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Make a political hero of Zack Polanski if you want. Just don’t forget to engage your brain | Marina Hyde
Make a political hero of Zack Polanski if you want. Just don’t forget to engage your brain | Marina Hyde
The Green party leader is riding high in the polls. But across the political spectrum, uncritical adulation leads nowhere fast, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Make a political hero of Zack Polanski if you want. Just don’t forget to engage your brain | Marina Hyde
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Labour’s shift away from “immigration is good but it needs to be managed” to “it is bad” is a gift to essentially everyone they compete with, because it means that they don’t have the right position to be able to attack *anyone*.
I'm sorry, but these attacks are just not going to convince Green-curious voters, because Labour is so visibly out of step with those voters' core values
December 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Labour’s shift away from “immigration is good but it needs to be managed” to “it is bad” is a gift to essentially everyone they compete with, because it means that they don’t have the right position to be able to attack *anyone*.
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Trump: "Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is. With her little turban. I love her. She comes in, does nothing but bitch ... we ought to get her the hell out ... she's here illegally."
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
December 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Trump: "Ilhan Omar, whatever the hell her name is. With her little turban. I love her. She comes in, does nothing but bitch ... we ought to get her the hell out ... she's here illegally."
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
The crowd in Pennsylvania then starts chanting "send her back!"
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Day 376 of uninterrupted, nationwide protests in Georgia. 🇬🇪 Some of the protesters are marching through Tbilisi streets.
December 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Day 376 of uninterrupted, nationwide protests in Georgia. 🇬🇪 Some of the protesters are marching through Tbilisi streets.
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I feel compelled to write a review thread 🧵 for The Liz Truss Show because in the madness of the content, other aspects - vital aspects - are being missed.
1. The Aesthetics
Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/
1. The Aesthetics
Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/
December 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I feel compelled to write a review thread 🧵 for The Liz Truss Show because in the madness of the content, other aspects - vital aspects - are being missed.
1. The Aesthetics
Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/
1. The Aesthetics
Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/
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Every new word in this sentence is worse than the last
December 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Every new word in this sentence is worse than the last
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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I fully appreciate this is quite an open ended question, but what the actual f**k is wrong with the Home Office? How devoid of the most basic humanity do you have to be to do this?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK rejects visa for girl left destitute in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa
Lati-Yana Brown’s parents had asked for application to be expedited so she could join them in UK after house ruined
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I fully appreciate this is quite an open ended question, but what the actual f**k is wrong with the Home Office? How devoid of the most basic humanity do you have to be to do this?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Amazing thread. Thanks guys
Most first-term governments have a disastrous first year. It's the 'not visibly having learnt any lessons from it' that is new.
If the Government do go ahead with the mooted plan in here to (effectively) remove workplace pensions from salary sacrifice schemes I am genuinely a little in awe of how bad their "growth strategy is."
www.ft.com/content/ca5e...
www.ft.com/content/ca5e...
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Amazing thread. Thanks guys
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Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.
The Coming Election Mayhem
Donald Trump’s plans to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos are already under way.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.
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I'm kinda clueless here, so if you've got any links to more info I'd love to see them.
For my kid, it's mostly the place she goes to hang out with her existing offline friends: the closest thing to a third space she's got. It's given our family prompts for lots of good online safety conversations.
For my kid, it's mostly the place she goes to hang out with her existing offline friends: the closest thing to a third space she's got. It's given our family prompts for lots of good online safety conversations.
November 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I'm kinda clueless here, so if you've got any links to more info I'd love to see them.
For my kid, it's mostly the place she goes to hang out with her existing offline friends: the closest thing to a third space she's got. It's given our family prompts for lots of good online safety conversations.
For my kid, it's mostly the place she goes to hang out with her existing offline friends: the closest thing to a third space she's got. It's given our family prompts for lots of good online safety conversations.
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“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
I have just seen a Home Office "Immigration Enforcement" van parked at a Tesco in Amersham, Bucks. WTF?!!!
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I have just seen a Home Office "Immigration Enforcement" van parked at a Tesco in Amersham, Bucks. WTF?!!!
Yeeeooo
SCOTLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!!
November 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Yeeeooo
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Shabana Mahmood tells Sunday Times it should take 20 years for somebody granted refugee status in UK to secure permanent status (ie, reapply 6 times) if came without permission.
Paper says Denmark has toughest settlement timeline (8 years) but UK govt wants longer
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Paper says Denmark has toughest settlement timeline (8 years) but UK govt wants longer
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Shabana Mahmood: ‘Illegal migration is tearing Britain apart’
The home secretary is planning to introduce a 20-year wait for permanent stay to end a ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers
www.thetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Shabana Mahmood tells Sunday Times it should take 20 years for somebody granted refugee status in UK to secure permanent status (ie, reapply 6 times) if came without permission.
Paper says Denmark has toughest settlement timeline (8 years) but UK govt wants longer
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Paper says Denmark has toughest settlement timeline (8 years) but UK govt wants longer
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...