@kwalker916.bsky.social
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‘Actively dangerous’: 15,000 doctors sign letter begging Senate to reject RFK Jr for health secretary
Kennedy, among other controversies, has spread misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Kennedy, among other controversies, has spread misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
15,000 doctors sign letter begging Senate to reject RFK Jr for health secretary
Kennedy, among other controversies, has spread misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
‘Actively dangerous’: 15,000 doctors sign letter begging Senate to reject RFK Jr for health secretary
Kennedy, among other controversies, has spread misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Kennedy, among other controversies, has spread misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Great letter in today's Guardian. What sort of free speech is prevented by factchecking, Zuck?
January 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Great letter in today's Guardian. What sort of free speech is prevented by factchecking, Zuck?
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... and who pioneered the transformation of the UK into a Plunderstate for the benefit of his cronies, should accuse others of fraud.
99-percent.org/malice-in-pl...
... and who pioneered the transformation of the UK into a Plunderstate for the benefit of his cronies, should accuse others of fraud.
99-percent.org/malice-in-pl...
Malice in Plunderland – a New Kind of Government? - 99%
Many members of today’s cabinet are market fundamentalists who believe that ‘mass democracy’ amounts to nothing less than oppression of the ultra-wealthy. In British politics, the Left is traditionall...
99-percent.org
December 1, 2024 at 1:09 PM
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... and who pioneered the transformation of the UK into a Plunderstate for the benefit of his cronies, should accuse others of fraud.
99-percent.org/malice-in-pl...
... and who pioneered the transformation of the UK into a Plunderstate for the benefit of his cronies, should accuse others of fraud.
99-percent.org/malice-in-pl...
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Quite extraordinary that a PM forced out because, among other things, he had lied to Parliament and broken his own laws ...
Quite extraordinary that a PM forced out because, among other things, he had lied to Parliament and broken his own laws ...
December 1, 2024 at 1:09 PM
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Quite extraordinary that a PM forced out because, among other things, he had lied to Parliament and broken his own laws ...
Quite extraordinary that a PM forced out because, among other things, he had lied to Parliament and broken his own laws ...
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Unless the government is willing to recognize & address the structural handicap Brexit is inflicting on the country how can it possibly achieve “better growth & prosperity” through our trading relationship with our closest & biggest partner?
“We are in discussions about making sure our trading relationship with our closest & biggest partner even after Brexit is better for growth & prosperity” Pat McFadden
In other news the OBR report the Gov’t keeps quoting from says Brexit is on course to cut UK trade by a staggering 15%
In other news the OBR report the Gov’t keeps quoting from says Brexit is on course to cut UK trade by a staggering 15%
December 1, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Unless the government is willing to recognize & address the structural handicap Brexit is inflicting on the country how can it possibly achieve “better growth & prosperity” through our trading relationship with our closest & biggest partner?
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On Elon Musk’s repeated attacks on Keir Starmer’s government Sky’s @samcoatessky.bsky.social rightly points out
“If we were talking about a figure close to the Kremlin or the government in Moscow we would be asking the question whether this was foreign interference”
@sophyridge.bsky.social
“If we were talking about a figure close to the Kremlin or the government in Moscow we would be asking the question whether this was foreign interference”
@sophyridge.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 8:24 PM
On Elon Musk’s repeated attacks on Keir Starmer’s government Sky’s @samcoatessky.bsky.social rightly points out
“If we were talking about a figure close to the Kremlin or the government in Moscow we would be asking the question whether this was foreign interference”
@sophyridge.bsky.social
“If we were talking about a figure close to the Kremlin or the government in Moscow we would be asking the question whether this was foreign interference”
@sophyridge.bsky.social
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The craziest thing about this story? It’s all legal
Britain’s election laws are awful - as successive governments have been told this for years and done *nothing*
And Musk has shown that he is very, very willing to funnel cash to distort democratic politics…
www.thetimes.com/article/6c2c...
Britain’s election laws are awful - as successive governments have been told this for years and done *nothing*
And Musk has shown that he is very, very willing to funnel cash to distort democratic politics…
www.thetimes.com/article/6c2c...
Will Elon Musk give Nigel Farage $100m to make him PM?
The Tesla boss, who used his immense fortune to help Donald Trump’s campaign, is turning his attention to Britain
www.thetimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:16 AM
The craziest thing about this story? It’s all legal
Britain’s election laws are awful - as successive governments have been told this for years and done *nothing*
And Musk has shown that he is very, very willing to funnel cash to distort democratic politics…
www.thetimes.com/article/6c2c...
Britain’s election laws are awful - as successive governments have been told this for years and done *nothing*
And Musk has shown that he is very, very willing to funnel cash to distort democratic politics…
www.thetimes.com/article/6c2c...
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What on earth is happening to Starmer’s ‘Labour’ Party?
open.substack.com/pub/thattimw...
open.substack.com/pub/thattimw...
Starmer's government is veering disturbingly to the right
Suella Braverman must take pride in how Labour are now fighting to preserve her legislation to clamp down on protest
open.substack.com
November 30, 2024 at 10:46 PM
What on earth is happening to Starmer’s ‘Labour’ Party?
open.substack.com/pub/thattimw...
open.substack.com/pub/thattimw...
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“Just three companies, News Corp (Murdoch family), Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT, Viscount Rothermere) and Reach plc, control over 80% of daily newspaper circulation..all answerable to nobody and with no concern for democracy”
We absolutely need a free press
sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/dem...
We absolutely need a free press
sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/dem...
We need a free press
It’s vital for democracy that we receive verifiable information that is not manipulated or controlled
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 30, 2024 at 8:31 PM
“Just three companies, News Corp (Murdoch family), Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT, Viscount Rothermere) and Reach plc, control over 80% of daily newspaper circulation..all answerable to nobody and with no concern for democracy”
We absolutely need a free press
sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/dem...
We absolutely need a free press
sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/dem...
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British election laws are explicitly supposed to stop foreign donations.
But anybody - anywhere - can basically give money through U.K. registered companies.
It takes about half an hour to set up a company and costs peanuts
And this is already happening
amp.theguardian.com/politics/202...
But anybody - anywhere - can basically give money through U.K. registered companies.
It takes about half an hour to set up a company and costs peanuts
And this is already happening
amp.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Revealed: UK politics infiltrated by ‘dark money’ with 10% of donations from dubious sources | Party funding | The Guardian
Cash from dictatorships and shell companies is entering the political system via legal loopholes
amp.theguardian.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:20 AM
British election laws are explicitly supposed to stop foreign donations.
But anybody - anywhere - can basically give money through U.K. registered companies.
It takes about half an hour to set up a company and costs peanuts
And this is already happening
amp.theguardian.com/politics/202...
But anybody - anywhere - can basically give money through U.K. registered companies.
It takes about half an hour to set up a company and costs peanuts
And this is already happening
amp.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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A terifying possibility we need to be ready to fight back against. Part of that fight back will include making @bsky.app the biggest social media platform in the world. We CAN do it
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Will Elon Musk give Nigel Farage $100m to make him PM?
The Tesla boss, who used his immense fortune to help Donald Trump’s campaign, is turning his attention to Britain
www.thetimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 10:32 AM
A terifying possibility we need to be ready to fight back against. Part of that fight back will include making @bsky.app the biggest social media platform in the world. We CAN do it
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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When I say Farage should not be underestimated/ignored, I mean what he says/does should be rigorously scrutinised & noted. NOT that he should be given 'publicity' as 'Trump's friend in the pub with a fag' as much of the established press has done for years – which should also be scrutinised & noted
November 29, 2024 at 3:26 PM
When I say Farage should not be underestimated/ignored, I mean what he says/does should be rigorously scrutinised & noted. NOT that he should be given 'publicity' as 'Trump's friend in the pub with a fag' as much of the established press has done for years – which should also be scrutinised & noted
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This is your daily reminder that this really did happen.
November 29, 2024 at 2:30 PM
This is your daily reminder that this really did happen.
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Farage: "Is 24 weeks right for abortion given that we now save babies at 22? That to me would be worthy of a debate in Parliament"
This @bylinetimes.bsky.social report by @mc00.bsky.social shows why we shouldn't underestimate/ignore what Farage does/says in the next 4 years. He has a track record.
This @bylinetimes.bsky.social report by @mc00.bsky.social shows why we shouldn't underestimate/ignore what Farage does/says in the next 4 years. He has a track record.
Nigel Farage Teams Up With Extreme Anti-Abortion Group and Calls for Debate on Restricting Abortion Rights in UK
The Reform Leader is joining forces with a US-based Christian legal group, which campaigns for abortion to be outlawed around the world
bylinetimes.com
November 29, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Farage: "Is 24 weeks right for abortion given that we now save babies at 22? That to me would be worthy of a debate in Parliament"
This @bylinetimes.bsky.social report by @mc00.bsky.social shows why we shouldn't underestimate/ignore what Farage does/says in the next 4 years. He has a track record.
This @bylinetimes.bsky.social report by @mc00.bsky.social shows why we shouldn't underestimate/ignore what Farage does/says in the next 4 years. He has a track record.
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When did “remigration” become the new euphemism for mass deportation? I swear even three months ago you never heard the word and now I see it dozens of times daily – usually in replies to posts from politicians (of several different countries) on X.
November 29, 2024 at 6:54 PM
When did “remigration” become the new euphemism for mass deportation? I swear even three months ago you never heard the word and now I see it dozens of times daily – usually in replies to posts from politicians (of several different countries) on X.
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This is hours old but belatedly here is the NYT article with Alan Feuer and Devlin Barrett on Jack Smith asking courts to shut down Trump's J6 and documents cases. (gift link)
nyti.ms/3Zox3Tt
nyti.ms/3Zox3Tt
Jack Smith Moves to Dismiss Charges Against Trump in Jan. 6 and Documents Cases
The special counsel effectively brought to a close the Justice Department efforts to hold Donald J. Trump accountable in the election and classified documents cases.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2024 at 11:09 PM
This is hours old but belatedly here is the NYT article with Alan Feuer and Devlin Barrett on Jack Smith asking courts to shut down Trump's J6 and documents cases. (gift link)
nyti.ms/3Zox3Tt
nyti.ms/3Zox3Tt
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Terribly worrying, actually. There seems to be a tidal wave of journalistic destruction and it is very intentional and malicious.
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So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.
November 25, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Terribly worrying, actually. There seems to be a tidal wave of journalistic destruction and it is very intentional and malicious.
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Glad to see the power of bystandership being championed by @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social today following the govt’s pledge to make spiking a specific offence.
This comes with promises to improve training, reporting and strengthen victim support and public safety.
➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This comes with promises to improve training, reporting and strengthen victim support and public safety.
➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Glad to see the power of bystandership being championed by @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social today following the govt’s pledge to make spiking a specific offence.
This comes with promises to improve training, reporting and strengthen victim support and public safety.
➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This comes with promises to improve training, reporting and strengthen victim support and public safety.
➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Drink spiking is to be made a criminal offence under Labour plans to halve violence against women and girls
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/drink-...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/drink-...
Drink Spiking Will Be Made A Criminal Offence Under Labour Bid To Protect Women And Girls
Keir Starmer says the government will "take back our streets" from criminals.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 7:04 AM
Drink spiking is to be made a criminal offence under Labour plans to halve violence against women and girls
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/drink-...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/drink-...
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I love this. American politics has recently produced a dog eater, a man who drove with a dog on top of his car, a (scandalously) dogless president, a dog shooter, and now this. The European mind cannot comprehend, etc.
Pam Bondi refused to return their dog to a family of Katrina victims after she "adopted" their dog. She fought them in court for 16 months before she gave the dog back. Disqualifying. Character counts. www.businessinsider.com/rnc-speaker-...
RNC speaker Pam Bondi was once in a 16-month custody battle over a dog with Hurricane Katrina victims
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to return a St. Bernard she adopted from a rescue shelter to the family it belonged to.
www.businessinsider.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:42 AM
I love this. American politics has recently produced a dog eater, a man who drove with a dog on top of his car, a (scandalously) dogless president, a dog shooter, and now this. The European mind cannot comprehend, etc.
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The Senate just confirmed Rebecca Pennell to be a U.S. district judge. Vote was 50-48.
Manchin voted no.
www.politicususa.com/2024/11/20/d...
Manchin voted no.
www.politicususa.com/2024/11/20/d...
Democrats Are Flying Through Biden Judicial Confirmations And Screwing Trump
Senate Democrats are taking advantage of Republicans not showing up for work by blowing through Biden's judicial nominees.
www.politicususa.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:45 PM
The Senate just confirmed Rebecca Pennell to be a U.S. district judge. Vote was 50-48.
Manchin voted no.
www.politicususa.com/2024/11/20/d...
Manchin voted no.
www.politicususa.com/2024/11/20/d...
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The UK Media can have constant coverage for weeks of a 'farmers' protest with less than 10,000 people, and about 20 farmers.
But it ignores protests of hundreds of thousands or millions for Palestine or against Brexit.
They don't care about the truth.
But it ignores protests of hundreds of thousands or millions for Palestine or against Brexit.
They don't care about the truth.
November 21, 2024 at 8:44 PM
The UK Media can have constant coverage for weeks of a 'farmers' protest with less than 10,000 people, and about 20 farmers.
But it ignores protests of hundreds of thousands or millions for Palestine or against Brexit.
They don't care about the truth.
But it ignores protests of hundreds of thousands or millions for Palestine or against Brexit.
They don't care about the truth.
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Twitter: Fight the incorrigible idiots. That'll show 'em. (It never ever does.)
BlueSky: Block the incorrigible idiots, and reclaim your time - and your mental health.
BlueSky: Block the incorrigible idiots, and reclaim your time - and your mental health.
November 17, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Twitter: Fight the incorrigible idiots. That'll show 'em. (It never ever does.)
BlueSky: Block the incorrigible idiots, and reclaim your time - and your mental health.
BlueSky: Block the incorrigible idiots, and reclaim your time - and your mental health.
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I don’t think anyone will forgive a government who doesn’t save the NHS from private health firms.
However, I know we have to do our part too by not smoking, drinking less alcohol (or none), exercising more, eating less rubbish and trying to lose weight.
I believe all of us want it to work
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November 17, 2024 at 5:41 PM
I don’t think anyone will forgive a government who doesn’t save the NHS from private health firms.
However, I know we have to do our part too by not smoking, drinking less alcohol (or none), exercising more, eating less rubbish and trying to lose weight.
I believe all of us want it to work
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We’ve arrived, BlueSky!
November 16, 2024 at 1:54 PM
We’ve arrived, BlueSky!