Rick
@counterblast.bsky.social
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”
- Frederick Douglass
Watching the world be burnt by idiots and sociopaths.
Not here for popularity.
Anarchist. Antifascist. Feminist. Ally.
Fuck centrists.
- Frederick Douglass
Watching the world be burnt by idiots and sociopaths.
Not here for popularity.
Anarchist. Antifascist. Feminist. Ally.
Fuck centrists.
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Fairly certain Kemi Badenoch is hoping that nobody has noticed this.
Pretty brazen...
Pretty brazen...
November 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Fairly certain Kemi Badenoch is hoping that nobody has noticed this.
Pretty brazen...
Pretty brazen...
So #ReformUK will plant trees that will drown, but not stop the water rising... Odd
Oh, and #NatalieOliverReformUK - we have fields, not countryside, industrial sized fields of monoculture - our land isn't famous, its devoid of anything
#Horncastle
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oh, and #NatalieOliverReformUK - we have fields, not countryside, industrial sized fields of monoculture - our land isn't famous, its devoid of anything
#Horncastle
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thousands more trees to be planted in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Council has renewed its partnership with the Woodland Trust.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
So #ReformUK will plant trees that will drown, but not stop the water rising... Odd
Oh, and #NatalieOliverReformUK - we have fields, not countryside, industrial sized fields of monoculture - our land isn't famous, its devoid of anything
#Horncastle
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oh, and #NatalieOliverReformUK - we have fields, not countryside, industrial sized fields of monoculture - our land isn't famous, its devoid of anything
#Horncastle
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Nigel Farage went to Dulwich college which charges £55,155 a year.
He then went on to be a Stock Trader like Rishi Sunak, he has never worked a day in his life.
He then went on to be a Stock Trader like Rishi Sunak, he has never worked a day in his life.
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Nigel Farage went to Dulwich college which charges £55,155 a year.
He then went on to be a Stock Trader like Rishi Sunak, he has never worked a day in his life.
He then went on to be a Stock Trader like Rishi Sunak, he has never worked a day in his life.
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Apparently, they sold the world the idea there was a ceasefire.
There wasn't.
There was the illusion of one.
The killing still continues.
#RiseUp #Genocide #freepalestine #palestine #gaza #Israel #boycottisrael #bds #Children #SaveTheChildren #SaveOurChildren
There wasn't.
There was the illusion of one.
The killing still continues.
#RiseUp #Genocide #freepalestine #palestine #gaza #Israel #boycottisrael #bds #Children #SaveTheChildren #SaveOurChildren
November 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Apparently, they sold the world the idea there was a ceasefire.
There wasn't.
There was the illusion of one.
The killing still continues.
#RiseUp #Genocide #freepalestine #palestine #gaza #Israel #boycottisrael #bds #Children #SaveTheChildren #SaveOurChildren
There wasn't.
There was the illusion of one.
The killing still continues.
#RiseUp #Genocide #freepalestine #palestine #gaza #Israel #boycottisrael #bds #Children #SaveTheChildren #SaveOurChildren
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November 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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I wish I was surprised. Buried in this Budget is a plan to slash the Digital Services Tax, giving a multi-billion tax cut to US tech giants and the likes of Elon Musk.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I wish I was surprised. Buried in this Budget is a plan to slash the Digital Services Tax, giving a multi-billion tax cut to US tech giants and the likes of Elon Musk.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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All of which illustrates how infuriating it is when dipshits say that AI can 'help me to brainstorm ideas'. It can't do that. It can plaster a deepfake smile onto the corpse of zombie capitalism as it shambles towards the precipice of climate catastrophe, but it can't create meaningful literature.
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
All of which illustrates how infuriating it is when dipshits say that AI can 'help me to brainstorm ideas'. It can't do that. It can plaster a deepfake smile onto the corpse of zombie capitalism as it shambles towards the precipice of climate catastrophe, but it can't create meaningful literature.
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France has announced that it will cut diplomatic relations with Israel, citing the deaths of innocent Palestinians in Gaza as the reason for the decision. This drastic move marks a major shift in Middle East diplomacy and could influence how other countries respond amid escalating regional tensions.
November 27, 2025 at 6:29 AM
France has announced that it will cut diplomatic relations with Israel, citing the deaths of innocent Palestinians in Gaza as the reason for the decision. This drastic move marks a major shift in Middle East diplomacy and could influence how other countries respond amid escalating regional tensions.
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Let’s have a look at a crazy Twitter to newspaper pipeline story and debunk as we go! 🔎👍🏼
16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”
With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees
2.2Million views to date🙄
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16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”
With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees
2.2Million views to date🙄
🧵1/26
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Let’s have a look at a crazy Twitter to newspaper pipeline story and debunk as we go! 🔎👍🏼
16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”
With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees
2.2Million views to date🙄
🧵1/26
16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”
With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees
2.2Million views to date🙄
🧵1/26
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The Trump administration has joined the war on HIV/AIDS, on the side of HIV/AIDS.
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Trump administration has joined the war on HIV/AIDS, on the side of HIV/AIDS.
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U.S. immigration authorities are detaining the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew, officials said on Wednesday, a sign of the wide reach of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
U.S. immigration authorities are detaining the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew, officials said on Wednesday, a sign of the wide reach of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
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Was Karoline involved? Did she have her brother’s baby momma arrested for some reason? Perhaps to get her out of the picture?
Hey, God’s just asking questions here.
Hey, God’s just asking questions here.
Karoline Leavitt’s Family Member Arrested By ICE
Seems suspicious.
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Was Karoline involved? Did she have her brother’s baby momma arrested for some reason? Perhaps to get her out of the picture?
Hey, God’s just asking questions here.
Hey, God’s just asking questions here.
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Reform slide to lowest polling since April
Reform slide to lowest polling since April
Reform UK have fallen to their lowest polling level in more than six months, as the party continues to be embroiled in controversy.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Reform slide to lowest polling since April
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2024 Biden: "Hmmm… I had better pass a bill through Congress that ties the next President's hands so that he cannot leave NATO"
2025 Starmer: "Hmmm… I had better get rid of trial by jury & make sure that the voting system remains a capricious crap shoot"
bsky.app/profile/phil...
2025 Starmer: "Hmmm… I had better get rid of trial by jury & make sure that the voting system remains a capricious crap shoot"
bsky.app/profile/phil...
"Labour are happily - gleefully - building up the infrastructure an authoritarian regime would find useful. It's a good job a right wing extremist party isn't topping the polls and stands no chance of winning the next election."
Labour's Continued Attacks on Liberty
Here is a story that won't stick in the headlines for more than a day. David Lammy has unveiled plans to curtail the right to jury trial for...
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
2024 Biden: "Hmmm… I had better pass a bill through Congress that ties the next President's hands so that he cannot leave NATO"
2025 Starmer: "Hmmm… I had better get rid of trial by jury & make sure that the voting system remains a capricious crap shoot"
bsky.app/profile/phil...
2025 Starmer: "Hmmm… I had better get rid of trial by jury & make sure that the voting system remains a capricious crap shoot"
bsky.app/profile/phil...
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We are moving inexorably to the end point of electoral chaos - five parties all tied on 19% in the polls, election to be decided by blindfolded chimps chucking coloured darts at a constituency map
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 25% (-2)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 15% (+2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 23-24 Nov.
Changes w/ 16-17 Nov.
RFM: 25% (-2)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 15% (+2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 23-24 Nov.
Changes w/ 16-17 Nov.
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We are moving inexorably to the end point of electoral chaos - five parties all tied on 19% in the polls, election to be decided by blindfolded chimps chucking coloured darts at a constituency map
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new allegation concerning Farage’s behaviour when he was 18 years old
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
new allegation concerning Farage’s behaviour when he was 18 years old
How to say 'I said things 40 years ago that would certainly be racist now'.... #Reform #ReformRacism
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
How to say 'I said things 40 years ago that would certainly be racist now'.... #Reform #ReformRacism
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The cost of food has risen by 37% in five years.
Meanwhile, Tesco’s operating profit jumped from £1.8bn in 2021 to £3.1bn in 2024/25, an increase of 72%.
Call it what it really is - GREEDFLATION.
Meanwhile, Tesco’s operating profit jumped from £1.8bn in 2021 to £3.1bn in 2024/25, an increase of 72%.
Call it what it really is - GREEDFLATION.
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The cost of food has risen by 37% in five years.
Meanwhile, Tesco’s operating profit jumped from £1.8bn in 2021 to £3.1bn in 2024/25, an increase of 72%.
Call it what it really is - GREEDFLATION.
Meanwhile, Tesco’s operating profit jumped from £1.8bn in 2021 to £3.1bn in 2024/25, an increase of 72%.
Call it what it really is - GREEDFLATION.
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"A cryptocurrency backed by one of Nigel Farage’s biggest donors has been used to help Russia fight its war against Ukraine, British investigators say."
It's not "ancient history" if you're knee-deep in it, Zia... ~AA
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
It's not "ancient history" if you're knee-deep in it, Zia... ~AA
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"A cryptocurrency backed by one of Nigel Farage’s biggest donors has been used to help Russia fight its war against Ukraine, British investigators say."
It's not "ancient history" if you're knee-deep in it, Zia... ~AA
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
It's not "ancient history" if you're knee-deep in it, Zia... ~AA
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Fife Reform councillor accused of Mossmorran hypocrisy after previous call for oil and gas windfall tax
Fife councillor Julie MacDougall blamed the closure on environmental policies, but in 2022 she called for a windfall tax on oil and gas giants.
Fife councillor Julie MacDougall blamed the closure on environmental policies, but in 2022 she called for a windfall tax on oil and gas giants.
Fife Reform councillor accused of Mossmorran hypocrisy after previous call for oil and gas windfall tax
Fife councillor Julie MacDougall blamed the closure on environmental policies, but in 2022 she called for a windfall tax on oil and gas giants.
www.thecourier.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Fife Reform councillor accused of Mossmorran hypocrisy after previous call for oil and gas windfall tax
Fife councillor Julie MacDougall blamed the closure on environmental policies, but in 2022 she called for a windfall tax on oil and gas giants.
Fife councillor Julie MacDougall blamed the closure on environmental policies, but in 2022 she called for a windfall tax on oil and gas giants.
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My sympathy levels are at near zero for such people. Number one, your parents' house rocketed in value by itself; they didn't "work so hard" for any of it. But more the point, neither did any of you. You admit you don't need it, you didn't earn a penny of it, and you're complaining? Shut up and pay
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
My sympathy levels are at near zero for such people. Number one, your parents' house rocketed in value by itself; they didn't "work so hard" for any of it. But more the point, neither did any of you. You admit you don't need it, you didn't earn a penny of it, and you're complaining? Shut up and pay
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.