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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 4h

When you’re trying to troll but accidentally create a banging advert. 🔥

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 4h

*Chef’s kiss*

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 20h

The Conservative conference is so poor Jenrick has had to break out his sh*t ventriloquist act.

This guy is going to run to be the next Tory leader. This guy. 😳

#CPC25

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 20h

Erm… can someone please check if Robert Jenrick is ok? 😳 #CPC25

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Boro_Brick_Road @borobrickroad.bsky.social · 21h

Top bloke 👏

Michael Emonds @michaelje67.bsky.social · 1d

This hero deserves to be heard! 👏

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 20h

This is glorious. He’s bang on. Thanks for sharing! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · Feb 7

Just a little reminder. Billionaires pay personal tax of less than half a % of the total value of their wealth.

Even if they paid just 2%, it would raise nearly a quarter of a *trillion* dollars from just 3,000 individuals.

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, hope. There you are. Was beginning to forget what you felt like.

Let’s make hope normal again.

Steve Hyndside @stevehyndside.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s make hope normal again.

@zackpolanski.bsky.social

youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA

Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

youtu.be

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 1d

One would have thought so. A lot was lost when Cameron’s government came in. Shifted their focus away from looking after our citizens abroad (e.g. they stopped asking Brits living abroad to register with them), and instead began pushing our embassies to focus more on business development.

Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 1d

Somewhere in ‘Britian’ the Conservative Party conference is off to a flyer. 🙃

#CPC25

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 1d

With so many loud unhelpful voices weighing in on the awful Manchester attacks this week, please read this piece by Zack Polanski.

“We can and must hold both truths together: that Jewish people deserve absolute safety, and that Palestinians deserve justice and freedom.”

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

inews.co.uk/opinion/zack...

Zack Polanski: I'm a Jewish Mancunian. Our grief cannot be used to silence protest

The answer to bigotry cannot be to shut down protest

inews.co.uk

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 2d

Refusing to acknowledge the kidnapping of your own citizens while continuing to provide the kidnappers with components, spy flights, political cover, and training to their army — making our country complicit in war crimes — is particularly egregious.

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 1d

A disgraceful response and gross abdication of responsibility from the British government.

It has a duty to protect its citizens, — including those kidnapped in international waters, whom it is currently failing.

If the our government refuses to even ask for their release, what good are they?

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

Keir Starmer’s spokesman asked about Israel detaining British citizens who were on the Gaza aid flotilla, while in international waters, replies that it is a “matter for the Israeli Government”

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 1d

A disgraceful response and gross abdication of responsibility from the British government.

It has a duty to protect its citizens, — including those kidnapped in international waters, whom it is currently failing.

If the our government refuses to even ask for their release, what good are they?

Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 2d

Refusing to acknowledge the kidnapping of your own citizens while continuing to provide the kidnappers with components, spy flights, political cover, and training to their army — making our country complicit in war crimes — is particularly egregious.

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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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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 2d

Almost a week later. Not one word from Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, nor the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

If the British government refuses to even acknowledge the kidnapping of its own citizens, let alone demand their release, what good are they?

Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 2d

For shame. 😡

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 2d

Almost a week later. Not one word from Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, nor the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

If the British government refuses to even acknowledge the kidnapping of its own citizens, let alone demand their release, what good are they?

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 2d

Poo I meant foreign sec

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 2d

Refusing to acknowledge the kidnapping of your own citizens while continuing to provide the kidnappers with components, spy flights, political cover, & training to their army — making our country complicit in war crimes — is particularly egregious.

Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 2d

Refusing to acknowledge the kidnapping of your own citizens while continuing to provide the kidnappers with components, spy flights, political cover, and training to their army — making our country complicit in war crimes — is particularly egregious.

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 2d

Starmer is complicit.

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 3d

We can hold more than one concept in our heads. And agree that all murder is wrong.

British Jews are not responsible for the horrific actions of Isreal.

People protesting genocide are not responsible for the horrific actions of the vile killer. #BBCLauraK

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 5d

@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "We need to not conflate the Jewish community & the ongoing genocide in Gaza.. you can both be absolutely clear that antisemitism & Islamophobia in our country is totally unacceptable & you can stand against the genocide & our govts complicity.."

Well said Zack.

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 3d

Instead of merely quoting Zack Polanski about the horrific terror attack against British Jews & the right to protest against genocide, perhaps #BBCLauraK should have invited on only the 5th ever Jewish leader of a British political party — during the week of his Green Party Conference?

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 3d

Ben Houchen was back on #bbclaurak today.

The people of Teesside are still waiting for that National Audit Office investigation Labour promised at the last election.

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · Apr 27

Just look at his face. Rattled.

“Recently you’ve been given a Best Value Notice, which is where the government is saying you’re not spending money properly in your area. That’s your record…” 🔥

Ben Houchen doesn’t like facing the consequences of his actions. #BBCLauraK

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 3d

Ben Houchen was back on #bbclaurak today.

The people of Teesside are still waiting for that National Audit Office investigation Labour promised at the last election.

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · Dec 8

How much more evidence does the government need before it agrees to launch an NAO investigation into Teesworks? How many more £millions of public funds will Ben Houchen give away? #teesside #bbclaurak

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