@johnckay.bsky.social
Retired educator.
Refugee from the other place
Refugee from the other place
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Here is the editor of Tablet agreeably reposting someone calling nonwhite NYC immigrants "worthless biotrash." It's astonishing how quickly this stuff has escaped containment
January 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Here is the editor of Tablet agreeably reposting someone calling nonwhite NYC immigrants "worthless biotrash." It's astonishing how quickly this stuff has escaped containment
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It would seem (as we have all been saying) Starmer’s Labour government haven’t even tried to make things better. In fact they have made them worse; unless you’re one of the 1% or an MP
Poorest have got poorer under Labour while richest are better off
Poorest have got poorer under Labour while richest are better off
Poorest have got poorer under Labour while richest are better off
www.independent.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 3:10 PM
It would seem (as we have all been saying) Starmer’s Labour government haven’t even tried to make things better. In fact they have made them worse; unless you’re one of the 1% or an MP
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If you just banned all these organisations from the territory you occupy I'm gonna politely suggest you're the bad guy, and so is anyone else who sides with you
January 1, 2026 at 1:29 PM
If you just banned all these organisations from the territory you occupy I'm gonna politely suggest you're the bad guy, and so is anyone else who sides with you
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Following in the footsteps of Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels ...
"What this quote inadvertently reveals is not confidence in democratic persuasion but anxiety about its collapse."
meme via Tawfiq Al-Ghussein
"What this quote inadvertently reveals is not confidence in democratic persuasion but anxiety about its collapse."
meme via Tawfiq Al-Ghussein
January 1, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Following in the footsteps of Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels ...
"What this quote inadvertently reveals is not confidence in democratic persuasion but anxiety about its collapse."
meme via Tawfiq Al-Ghussein
"What this quote inadvertently reveals is not confidence in democratic persuasion but anxiety about its collapse."
meme via Tawfiq Al-Ghussein
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"Supporters of fox/trail hunting often claim that the ban is an attack on the countryside supported only by people in cities, but polling also shows this to be completely untrue."
via Protect the Wild
via Protect the Wild
January 1, 2026 at 8:26 AM
"Supporters of fox/trail hunting often claim that the ban is an attack on the countryside supported only by people in cities, but polling also shows this to be completely untrue."
via Protect the Wild
via Protect the Wild
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A malignant narcissist is incapable of withstanding ridicule, so please share this as widely as possible.
Thanking you all in advance, Mar🐫
🙏
shorturl.at/mcfqd
Thanking you all in advance, Mar🐫
🙏
shorturl.at/mcfqd
Somebody Needs to Tell Trump Everybody Is Laughing at Him
His worst fear has already come true.
shorturl.at
December 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A malignant narcissist is incapable of withstanding ridicule, so please share this as widely as possible.
Thanking you all in advance, Mar🐫
🙏
shorturl.at/mcfqd
Thanking you all in advance, Mar🐫
🙏
shorturl.at/mcfqd
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Is this a pattern of behaviour?
Reform’s Chris Parry found to have repeatedly questioned ‘loyalty’ of MPs who aren’t white
The Reform mayoral candidate made the comments about Sadiq Khan, Zarah Sultana, Dawn Butler and others
leftfootforward.org
December 31, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Is this a pattern of behaviour?
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@joedromey.bsky.social in your Guardian interview you attack Polanski for 'selling the unicorn' that "squeezing a tiny elite of billionaires will pay for everything that we want and everything that we need". Am sure you'd never sell unicorns so can you help me, please, with where Polanski said that?
December 31, 2025 at 8:21 AM
@joedromey.bsky.social in your Guardian interview you attack Polanski for 'selling the unicorn' that "squeezing a tiny elite of billionaires will pay for everything that we want and everything that we need". Am sure you'd never sell unicorns so can you help me, please, with where Polanski said that?
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Endless lies 🤥
December 31, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Endless lies 🤥
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Oh, we do. Since her appointment Mary-Ann Stephenson has declined to recognise that trans women are women, has affirmed the hideous guidance drawn up by her predecessor, and has proven correct the two Select Committees who rejected her appointment because she was hopelessly out of her depth.
Judge me on what I do, says new EHRC chair after transgender groups’ criticism
Mary-Ann Stephenson says she must build relationship with LGBTQ+ sector amid debate over single-sex spaces
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Oh, we do. Since her appointment Mary-Ann Stephenson has declined to recognise that trans women are women, has affirmed the hideous guidance drawn up by her predecessor, and has proven correct the two Select Committees who rejected her appointment because she was hopelessly out of her depth.
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Yes please Universe 🙏
December 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Yes please Universe 🙏
Signed.
December 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Signed.
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This 👇🏼
God honestly. Doesn’t this just sum up Reform. And their plastic patriotism.
Can’t even give a straight answer or follow the rules on their unbelievably naff merch.
So on brand.
Oh well. You sell or wear one of these, you’ve told us all we need to know about you.
(iPaper)
Can’t even give a straight answer or follow the rules on their unbelievably naff merch.
So on brand.
Oh well. You sell or wear one of these, you’ve told us all we need to know about you.
(iPaper)
December 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
This 👇🏼
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Oh excellent news. Brexit sovereignty strikes again.
‘Global’ Little Britain gets to plead with foreign powers not to screw us over. And foreign powers say no.
We will be doing this shit for years. What an idiotically avoidable waste of our time and resources.
www.farminguk.com/news/chlorin...
‘Global’ Little Britain gets to plead with foreign powers not to screw us over. And foreign powers say no.
We will be doing this shit for years. What an idiotically avoidable waste of our time and resources.
www.farminguk.com/news/chlorin...
December 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Oh excellent news. Brexit sovereignty strikes again.
‘Global’ Little Britain gets to plead with foreign powers not to screw us over. And foreign powers say no.
We will be doing this shit for years. What an idiotically avoidable waste of our time and resources.
www.farminguk.com/news/chlorin...
‘Global’ Little Britain gets to plead with foreign powers not to screw us over. And foreign powers say no.
We will be doing this shit for years. What an idiotically avoidable waste of our time and resources.
www.farminguk.com/news/chlorin...
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Why do even short serving cabinet ministers get large pay offs when they leave the role?
How can MPs rent out their properties and then claim living expenses for a second home?
Because there is no independent monitoring and they are all happy to keep the grift going
Why do even short serving cabinet ministers get large pay offs when they leave the role?
How can MPs rent out their properties and then claim living expenses for a second home?
Because there is no independent monitoring and they are all happy to keep the grift going
Why aren't MP's 'expenses' means tested?
Why do MP's get to retire at 60 with a full pension?
Why aren't grace-and-favour dwellings means tested?
Why aren't House of Lord's appearance fees (£371 per day) means tested?
Why?
Why do MP's get to retire at 60 with a full pension?
Why aren't grace-and-favour dwellings means tested?
Why aren't House of Lord's appearance fees (£371 per day) means tested?
Why?
December 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Why do even short serving cabinet ministers get large pay offs when they leave the role?
How can MPs rent out their properties and then claim living expenses for a second home?
Because there is no independent monitoring and they are all happy to keep the grift going
Why do even short serving cabinet ministers get large pay offs when they leave the role?
How can MPs rent out their properties and then claim living expenses for a second home?
Because there is no independent monitoring and they are all happy to keep the grift going
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Did the United States really spend trillions of dollars on winning the Cold War, only for its president in 2025 take orders from a Russian dictator?
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
December 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Did the United States really spend trillions of dollars on winning the Cold War, only for its president in 2025 take orders from a Russian dictator?
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
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Who saw that coming?
December 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Who saw that coming?
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December 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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this reminded me of an old post I saved on laptop - when Trump would support a candidate and if they lost, he would delete the post he supported them on then claim everyone he supported won
for the life of me, I have no idea how everyone doesn't see this by now
for the life of me, I have no idea how everyone doesn't see this by now
December 29, 2025 at 4:11 AM
this reminded me of an old post I saved on laptop - when Trump would support a candidate and if they lost, he would delete the post he supported them on then claim everyone he supported won
for the life of me, I have no idea how everyone doesn't see this by now
for the life of me, I have no idea how everyone doesn't see this by now
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This is concerning, as already proved in the US this kind of wild nonsense and rejection of proven science kills people. With Reform working against safe vaccines and wanting to dismantle our NHS every single one of us would no longer have a health care system to protect us
bsky.app/profile/refo...
bsky.app/profile/refo...
Third of Reform UK’s council leaders have expressed vaccine-sceptic views
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Third of Reform UK’s council leaders have expressed vaccine-sceptic views
Health minister decries criticism of vaccinations by heads of four authorities as ‘dangerous and utterly irresponsible’
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
This is concerning, as already proved in the US this kind of wild nonsense and rejection of proven science kills people. With Reform working against safe vaccines and wanting to dismantle our NHS every single one of us would no longer have a health care system to protect us
bsky.app/profile/refo...
bsky.app/profile/refo...
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"One of the attack lines towered above the rest, according to Steve Akehurst, who was behind the research. His analysis points out that “by far the most impactful” message – in terms of damaging Reform’s popularity – was exposing its extensive ties to fossil fuel interests and corporate donors."
Chatted to my great uncle yesterday – a northern, working-class guy, not that political. I told him my job involved exposing Farage.
His first question was: “who funds him?”
Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇
His first question was: “who funds him?”
Investigations into Farage’s donors can have a major impact on Reform’s support – as this research has already shown 👇
New research reveals the best attack lines to use against Reform
How to stop Farage...
writesbright.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"One of the attack lines towered above the rest, according to Steve Akehurst, who was behind the research. His analysis points out that “by far the most impactful” message – in terms of damaging Reform’s popularity – was exposing its extensive ties to fossil fuel interests and corporate donors."