LAF
@laf61.bsky.social
Animal lover, dogs, cats, old films, books, politics & travelling thru Europe
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‘Never trust a Tory,’ says Farage — while welcoming 22 ex-Tory MPs under his own umbrella. Irony, eh?
December 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
‘Never trust a Tory,’ says Farage — while welcoming 22 ex-Tory MPs under his own umbrella. Irony, eh?
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There’s still a final badger cull happening in Cumbria next year. Despite the fact everyone knows badger culling has done nothing to tackle TB in cattle.
December 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
There’s still a final badger cull happening in Cumbria next year. Despite the fact everyone knows badger culling has done nothing to tackle TB in cattle.
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Daily Mail owner’s wife donates £50,000 to Reform UK
Nothing to see here...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/dai...
Nothing to see here...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/dai...
Daily Mail owner's wife donates £50,000 to Reform UK
The wife of the owner of the Daily Mail made a £50,000 donation to Reform UK earlier this year.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Daily Mail owner’s wife donates £50,000 to Reform UK
Nothing to see here...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/dai...
Nothing to see here...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/dai...
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Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
December 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.
Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
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Not trying to burst any bubbles; but Spotify is over.
They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.
They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.
December 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Not trying to burst any bubbles; but Spotify is over.
They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.
They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.
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A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
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Elon Musk says Italians should stay in Italy and the Japanese in Japan.
Then why the hell is this White European South African in North America?
Then why the hell is this White European South African in North America?
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Elon Musk says Italians should stay in Italy and the Japanese in Japan.
Then why the hell is this White European South African in North America?
Then why the hell is this White European South African in North America?
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Let’s share this + other articles like it so that Nazi loving Reform voters (who don’t even realise they are…) begin to feel ashamed (do they do shame? 🤔🤷♀️) and move away from Reform
(A question to ask them is - would they have voted for Hitler in the last war?)
Let’s share this + other articles like it so that Nazi loving Reform voters (who don’t even realise they are…) begin to feel ashamed (do they do shame? 🤔🤷♀️) and move away from Reform
(A question to ask them is - would they have voted for Hitler in the last war?)
Nigel Farage’s schooldays
We've all been there, haven't we? Well, haven't we?
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...
Let’s share this + other articles like it so that Nazi loving Reform voters (who don’t even realise they are…) begin to feel ashamed (do they do shame? 🤔🤷♀️) and move away from Reform
(A question to ask them is - would they have voted for Hitler in the last war?)
Let’s share this + other articles like it so that Nazi loving Reform voters (who don’t even realise they are…) begin to feel ashamed (do they do shame? 🤔🤷♀️) and move away from Reform
(A question to ask them is - would they have voted for Hitler in the last war?)
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To leaders on the left!
We MUST have a coalition of the left!!
@andyburnham.bsky.social
Keir Starmer - not on here 🙄
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
@plaidcymru.bsky.social
@snp.org
We have no time!!
3 yrs go by quickly
The time is NOW!
To leaders on the left!
We MUST have a coalition of the left!!
@andyburnham.bsky.social
Keir Starmer - not on here 🙄
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
@plaidcymru.bsky.social
@snp.org
We have no time!!
3 yrs go by quickly
The time is NOW!
Farage and the Tory right will unite because they want power. Will the left just stand by? | Neal Lawson
It’s time for a harsh reality check. A progressive bloc of parties refusing to see a common threat risks disaster, says Neal Lawson of Compass
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To leaders on the left!
We MUST have a coalition of the left!!
@andyburnham.bsky.social
Keir Starmer - not on here 🙄
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
@plaidcymru.bsky.social
@snp.org
We have no time!!
3 yrs go by quickly
The time is NOW!
To leaders on the left!
We MUST have a coalition of the left!!
@andyburnham.bsky.social
Keir Starmer - not on here 🙄
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
@plaidcymru.bsky.social
@snp.org
We have no time!!
3 yrs go by quickly
The time is NOW!
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🆘 🧵 SUMMARY OF USA 🇺🇸 Deal
1️⃣ The pharma deal is beginning of a much larger U.S. takeover of UK standards.
Trump officials explicitly say pharma is:
“the first domino”, “proof UK will move quickly to align with U.S. regulatory norms”
That alone is devastating.
www.politico.eu/article/uk-u...
1️⃣ The pharma deal is beginning of a much larger U.S. takeover of UK standards.
Trump officials explicitly say pharma is:
“the first domino”, “proof UK will move quickly to align with U.S. regulatory norms”
That alone is devastating.
www.politico.eu/article/uk-u...
December 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🆘 🧵 SUMMARY OF USA 🇺🇸 Deal
1️⃣ The pharma deal is beginning of a much larger U.S. takeover of UK standards.
Trump officials explicitly say pharma is:
“the first domino”, “proof UK will move quickly to align with U.S. regulatory norms”
That alone is devastating.
www.politico.eu/article/uk-u...
1️⃣ The pharma deal is beginning of a much larger U.S. takeover of UK standards.
Trump officials explicitly say pharma is:
“the first domino”, “proof UK will move quickly to align with U.S. regulatory norms”
That alone is devastating.
www.politico.eu/article/uk-u...
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The super-rich rightwing are pouring money into Reform. Do ordinary voters really think their aim is to even out social inequality and make their lives better? Do they think they’re doing it so Farage invests in infrastructure and public services? Ffs. Democracy being beaten to death in plain sight.
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The super-rich rightwing are pouring money into Reform. Do ordinary voters really think their aim is to even out social inequality and make their lives better? Do they think they’re doing it so Farage invests in infrastructure and public services? Ffs. Democracy being beaten to death in plain sight.
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The Tories want to be in power asap. They want the money back in their control.
For that reason they will do a deal with Reform.
Reform can’t win without the Tories.
There is no ambiguity. The Tories/Reform plan to be the next Gov.
And our Country does not need them again
For that reason they will do a deal with Reform.
Reform can’t win without the Tories.
There is no ambiguity. The Tories/Reform plan to be the next Gov.
And our Country does not need them again
December 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The Tories want to be in power asap. They want the money back in their control.
For that reason they will do a deal with Reform.
Reform can’t win without the Tories.
There is no ambiguity. The Tories/Reform plan to be the next Gov.
And our Country does not need them again
For that reason they will do a deal with Reform.
Reform can’t win without the Tories.
There is no ambiguity. The Tories/Reform plan to be the next Gov.
And our Country does not need them again
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That Tomlinson guy is deeply problematic
GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
That Tomlinson guy is deeply problematic
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Tice on #r4today says that those reporting Farage’s schoolboy racism are talking “twaddle” and that “no one has done more for the Jewish community” than him and Nigel. Because they wanted the pro Palestine protests banned.
Not so much pro-Jewish as anti-Muslim then.
Just peddlers of hate.
Not so much pro-Jewish as anti-Muslim then.
Just peddlers of hate.
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Tice on #r4today says that those reporting Farage’s schoolboy racism are talking “twaddle” and that “no one has done more for the Jewish community” than him and Nigel. Because they wanted the pro Palestine protests banned.
Not so much pro-Jewish as anti-Muslim then.
Just peddlers of hate.
Not so much pro-Jewish as anti-Muslim then.
Just peddlers of hate.
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2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.
December 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.
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So the Daily Mail owner's wife has just given £50,000 to Nigel Farage's Reform UK
December 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
So the Daily Mail owner's wife has just given £50,000 to Nigel Farage's Reform UK
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Stunning development: Senators now confirm the Trump admin’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine wasn’t a U.S. plan at all. It was a Russian wish list. Follow along. This is crazy. 1/
November 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Stunning development: Senators now confirm the Trump admin’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine wasn’t a U.S. plan at all. It was a Russian wish list. Follow along. This is crazy. 1/
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Up to 7m extra working-age people could be denied minimum standard of living in retirement if UK state pension triple lock is ditched.
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
The total number of retirees facing poverty if state pension triple lock is cut
Figures have been released days before the Budget, in which Reeves may target tax perks given to pension savers
inews.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Up to 7m extra working-age people could be denied minimum standard of living in retirement if UK state pension triple lock is ditched.
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
Neoliberals squeeze wages and call for real cuts to pension.
Thousands will die prematurely.
State pension must not be less than the minimum wage
archive.ph/UaHIw
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As Trump and Putin work to crush Ukraine and destabilise Europe and Farage’s ally gets sentenced to 10yrs for taking Russian bribes, it’s a good time to revisit this excellent report on how the British rightwing has betrayed us all.
Brexit was their weapon of choice.
bylinetimes.com/2022/03/08/p...
Brexit was their weapon of choice.
bylinetimes.com/2022/03/08/p...
Putin’s Plot Against ‘Great’ Britain – And How He Got Away With It
Peter Jukes tracks Vladimir Putin’s long war against the West and the allies he has found in the pro-Brexit establishment in the plot to derail Britain
bylinetimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
As Trump and Putin work to crush Ukraine and destabilise Europe and Farage’s ally gets sentenced to 10yrs for taking Russian bribes, it’s a good time to revisit this excellent report on how the British rightwing has betrayed us all.
Brexit was their weapon of choice.
bylinetimes.com/2022/03/08/p...
Brexit was their weapon of choice.
bylinetimes.com/2022/03/08/p...
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WHY isn’t Farage being charged with treason?
@labouruk.bsky.social ?
Surely what he’s done goes way past treason?
Does he get away with it because he’s rich?
@labouruk.bsky.social ?
Surely what he’s done goes way past treason?
Does he get away with it because he’s rich?
It never stops.
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
WHY isn’t Farage being charged with treason?
@labouruk.bsky.social ?
Surely what he’s done goes way past treason?
Does he get away with it because he’s rich?
@labouruk.bsky.social ?
Surely what he’s done goes way past treason?
Does he get away with it because he’s rich?
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"Donald Trump Tries to Distract from the Fellow Pedophile He Had Murdered By Hosting a Notorious Murderer."
November 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Donald Trump Tries to Distract from the Fellow Pedophile He Had Murdered By Hosting a Notorious Murderer."
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By mimicking Reform to win back support, the Labour government is making a serious mistake. This race to the bottom emboldens Farage, punishes vulnerable people, amplifies racism, and undermines those working to hold communities together.
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
By mimicking Reform to win back support, the Labour government is making a serious mistake. This race to the bottom emboldens Farage, punishes vulnerable people, amplifies racism, and undermines those working to hold communities together.
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Removing asylum support. Seizing belongings. Deporting entire families, including children.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Removing asylum support. Seizing belongings. Deporting entire families, including children.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
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Starmer’s anti-asylum policies show how utterly clueless he is about the right-wing media’s role in politics.
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Starmer’s anti-asylum policies show how utterly clueless he is about the right-wing media’s role in politics.
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist