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Hugh Terry

@hugorelly.bsky.social

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Actor, audiophile & cinephile, radical socialist and concerned UK citizen.

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Hugh Terry @hugorelly.bsky.social · Aug 24

The English flag should not become a symbol of bigotry and oppression.
Blame BBC News & the rancid English press for giving a few disaffected louts and layabouts the oxygen of publicity.
They're a tiny minority being led by the nose by a few wealthy agitators seeking to divide and disrupt society.

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Chris Klitzing 🦋🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hosea6.bsky.social · 16h

If we get attacked by a foreign country will we still be attacking our cities?

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‘Let’s start the prosecutions’: Trump pledges crackdown on antifa

US president launches into a condemnation of antifa, a loose-knit movement designed to combat fascism and racism.

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Chris Klitzing 🦋🇨🇦🇺🇦 @hosea6.bsky.social · 17h

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Comey’s Charges Dismissed After Trump’s Handpicked Prosecutor Misspells his Name as “Homey”

“Indictmenting is hard," Lindsey Halligan said.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.

The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.

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Sylvia @sylvia-suffragette.bsky.social · 18h

We know the UK is declining back to the 18th Century - Extreme poverty, rise in homelessness, polluted water etc, but we can’t get drunk for a penny anymore, so what’s the point?

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18h

Pubs to stay open until early hours in move to boost UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help ailing hospitality sector but health experts criticise move Pubs, clubs and restaurants will be able to open into the early hours as part of Labour’s drive for economic growth, a move which critics say will lead to more drunken disorder. Ministers are pushing ahead with plans to allow premises that sell alcohol to extend their opening hours in order to boost “the British night out” and help the hospitality sector. Continue reading...

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Stephen J.Reid @stereid.bsky.social · 17h

This is a must-read.
Genocide two years on: It is the West, not Gaza, that must be deradicalised
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Genocide two years on: It is the West, not Gaza, that needs to be deradicalised

This brutal war on Palestinians has not just unleashed Israel's demons. It has unmasked our own regimes, as they crack down on humanitarian activism

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Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner.bsky.social · 1d

Top Federal Prosecutor REFUSES To Indict Trump Enemy Letitia James
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Top Federal Prosecutor REFUSES To Indict Trump Enemy Letitia James

YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner

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Middle East Monitor @middleeastmonitor.bsky.social · 22h

Two years into genocide — Israel’s pillars are crumbling | Palestine This Week with Mouin Rabbani

WATCH OR LISTEN TO THE EPISODE

YouTube: youtu.be/WK9Y5l5jCmo

Website: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251008-two...

Podcast: middleeastmonitor.com/20240130-pod...

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 22h

Sorry, but if you're saying those implausible and shallow Kemi Badenoch announcements constitute a good speech then you're part of the UK's political problem.

Same half-baked "tax cut good / international commitments bad" bearing no resemblance to well formed policy.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 21h

🍊💩 blows up the trade system with tariffs, sends crop prices into a tailspin,now he’s rolling out a $10 billion “rescue” for farmers mostly the ones who already rake in big bucks.The small guys?Tough luck. Taxpayers fund it. Markets stay jittery. And somehow, this chaos is sold as “helping farmers.”

Trump considers $10 billion bailout for farmers as tariffs disrupt the market

President Trump is said to be preparing a bailout package of at least $10 billion that could provide relief to farmers facing the financial pain of tariffs on China. To discuss what this means for far...

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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 21h

I'm giving a talk on black holes at the Guildford Astronomical Society at the University of Surrey on Thursday 6 November at 7.30pm. Everyone welcome! www.guildfordas.org/newsitestagi...
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Aussie Girl @kanga38.bsky.social · 2d

What a democracy.......!! 😑

Eykyu - The solution is unification🏴󠁵󠁳󠁣󠁡󠁿🌊🇺🇸🦅 @eykyu.bsky.social · 2d

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Bryan 🌐 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine @papootx.bsky.social · 2d

Veterans, Who Saw One of Their Own Arrested by ICE and Charged, Say Feds Are Undermining Democracy

A 70-year-old Air Force veteran was charged while protesting outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility for handing his cellphone to a friend.

Trump Has Gone Too Far

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Veterans, Who Saw One of Their Own Arrested by ICE and Charged, Say Feds Are Undermining Democracy

Days after a 70-year-old Air Force veteran was among five people charged while protesting outside a suburban U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, fellow veterans and others gathered at t...

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 1d

The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…

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MVM - Totnes & South Devon @mvm-totnes.bsky.social · 13d

Live on November 14 in Totnes - come and join us.

George Monbiot - journalist and author
Anthea Simmons - co-founder of the South Devon Primary
Jonathon Porritt - former director of Friends of the Earth
Klina Jordan - former CEO of Make Votes Matter

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TIME FOR REAL CHANGE: democracy and climate justice

A live conversation about our shared future, with insights from distinguished speakers and activists.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

I’m sorry but the fact that this is not everywhere is kind of malpractice

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2d

Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.

Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking

Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.

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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 1d

Since Starmer came to power, NHS privatisation has increased by up to 71%
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Since Starmer came to power, NHS privatisation has increased by up to 71%

From July 2024-July 2025, the amount of firms leeching profit from the NHS has increased by huge amounts in London, Dorset and other areas

www.thecanary.co

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Hugh Terry @hugorelly.bsky.social · 22h

Please sign the petition:
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Sign the Petition

Ban all bottom trawling and save our seas

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Hugh Terry @hugorelly.bsky.social · 1d

Stand with @DeclassifiedUK.org - I've just signed my name. Join me in telling Westminster that you care about freedom of the press. secure.declassifieduk.org/page/178447/...

Defend Press Freedom

I stand with Declassified UK - I've just signed my name. Join me in telling Westminster that you care about freedom of the press.

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Monika FBPE @monika-uk.bsky.social · 2d

The same David Ellison that the top of the Labour Party got in bed with.

Are you awake yet?

System Working As Intended @systemnotbroken.bsky.social · 5d

Free Press.
My ---

Only a Billionaire Could Look at Network TV News and Say: We Need More Bari Weiss

Billionaire David Ellison installed conservative ideologue Bari Weiss atop CBS News, dropping any pretense of independence at the network.

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MellowSteadyFlow @mellowsteadyflow.bsky.social · 2d

Starmer FFS????

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

NHS could cease to function under Labour’s new visa rules, say nurses

Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says plan to tighten rules for foreign workers is ‘pandering’ to Reform UK

www.theguardian.com

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MellowSteadyFlow @mellowsteadyflow.bsky.social · 2d

Carbon offsets do not work.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 2d

Not satisfied with the damage already done by Brexit,Tories are intent on making it worse.
How will undoing agreements that protect rights of EU citizens in UK (& therefore UK citizens in EU) help improve relations, or agreements, with the EU?
@bremaininspain.com

www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

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Hugh Terry @hugorelly.bsky.social · 2d

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Trump’s SCARY SLIP Stuns Entire Crowd into SILENCE

YouTube video by Adam Mockler

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