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this is it. this is the level. this is the standard for democratic officials. anything less is intolerable.
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
this is it. this is the level. this is the standard for democratic officials. anything less is intolerable.
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Hundreds have packed a Minneapolis intersection near where federal agents shot and killed U.S. citizen Alex Jeffrey Pretti earlier on Saturday.
📸: Louis Krauss
📸: Louis Krauss
January 24, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Hundreds have packed a Minneapolis intersection near where federal agents shot and killed U.S. citizen Alex Jeffrey Pretti earlier on Saturday.
📸: Louis Krauss
📸: Louis Krauss
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Watching this in particular. The effort to take witnesses to Whipple, as well as the police refusing to leave the scene, are key.
Per this report ICE has detained several witnesses
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Watching this in particular. The effort to take witnesses to Whipple, as well as the police refusing to leave the scene, are key.
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Just so we're clear, and so a tiny handful of wankers online don't create the wrong impression, the vast majority of your European friends are incredibly impressed by Minnesotans' courage against both the ice and ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Just so we're clear, and so a tiny handful of wankers online don't create the wrong impression, the vast majority of your European friends are incredibly impressed by Minnesotans' courage against both the ice and ICE.
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A foreign government which then used that to pressure the UK State to support annexing another NATO's sovereign territory.
A leading party, an opposition which was actually patriotic instead of pretending to be, would fucking bury the Quisling.
A leading party, an opposition which was actually patriotic instead of pretending to be, would fucking bury the Quisling.
January 23, 2026 at 10:06 PM
A foreign government which then used that to pressure the UK State to support annexing another NATO's sovereign territory.
A leading party, an opposition which was actually patriotic instead of pretending to be, would fucking bury the Quisling.
A leading party, an opposition which was actually patriotic instead of pretending to be, would fucking bury the Quisling.
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Anti-ICE protesters fill the streets of downtown Minneapolis during an "ICE Out" rally on Jan. 23.
📷️ Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3ZsrBxQ
📷️ Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3ZsrBxQ
January 23, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Anti-ICE protesters fill the streets of downtown Minneapolis during an "ICE Out" rally on Jan. 23.
📷️ Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3ZsrBxQ
📷️ Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3ZsrBxQ
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A few other quick shots from the protest:
January 23, 2026 at 6:26 PM
A few other quick shots from the protest:
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65 Polish soldiers died in Iraq and Afghanistan. Trump's insults have not gone down well
wyborcza.pl/7,75968,3255...
wyborcza.pl/7,75968,3255...
W Afganistanie i w Iraku zginęło 65 polskich żołnierzy. Słowa Trumpa to potworne kłamstwo
Przypominam tę smutną statystykę, bo prezydent USA Donald Trump w wywiadzie dla telewizji Fox News pogardliwie stwierdził, że USA nigdy nie potrzebowały NATO, a w Afganistanie żołnierze z państw Sojus...
wyborcza.pl
January 23, 2026 at 4:49 PM
65 Polish soldiers died in Iraq and Afghanistan. Trump's insults have not gone down well
wyborcza.pl/7,75968,3255...
wyborcza.pl/7,75968,3255...
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“We’ve never needed them”
“They stayed a little back, off the frontline”
457 British personnel were killed in Afghanistan.
Every one of them worth 10 of this worthless human being and his coterie of malicious incompetents.
“They stayed a little back, off the frontline”
457 British personnel were killed in Afghanistan.
Every one of them worth 10 of this worthless human being and his coterie of malicious incompetents.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 2:04 PM
“We’ve never needed them”
“They stayed a little back, off the frontline”
457 British personnel were killed in Afghanistan.
Every one of them worth 10 of this worthless human being and his coterie of malicious incompetents.
“They stayed a little back, off the frontline”
457 British personnel were killed in Afghanistan.
Every one of them worth 10 of this worthless human being and his coterie of malicious incompetents.
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Sarah’s fundraiser here gofund.me/370155498
NB - you can adjust the amount that GoFundMe tips itself, the default is a whopping 17.5%!
NB - you can adjust the amount that GoFundMe tips itself, the default is a whopping 17.5%!
Donate to Sarah Porter Spine Race 2026, organized by Maria Hughes
Run for freedom.
A challenge like no other for a cause like no other.
The Spine Ultram… Maria Hughes needs your support for Sarah Porter Spine Race 2026
gofund.me
January 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Sarah’s fundraiser here gofund.me/370155498
NB - you can adjust the amount that GoFundMe tips itself, the default is a whopping 17.5%!
NB - you can adjust the amount that GoFundMe tips itself, the default is a whopping 17.5%!
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The UK is now facing an emigration crisis and a shrinking population. It must, must, must reverse engines on immigration immediately - throw the doors open and wave people in. Otherwise we are inviting disaster.
December 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The UK is now facing an emigration crisis and a shrinking population. It must, must, must reverse engines on immigration immediately - throw the doors open and wave people in. Otherwise we are inviting disaster.
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Russian imperialist violence. Trade unionists who are determined to fight for a fairer, more equal Ukraine. Socialists who want equality. And all of them know that cannot happen when Russia is occupying Ukraine with its genocidal agenda.
But their voices are so rarely heard. Instead, the Western
But their voices are so rarely heard. Instead, the Western
December 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Russian imperialist violence. Trade unionists who are determined to fight for a fairer, more equal Ukraine. Socialists who want equality. And all of them know that cannot happen when Russia is occupying Ukraine with its genocidal agenda.
But their voices are so rarely heard. Instead, the Western
But their voices are so rarely heard. Instead, the Western
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You can easily block the official MAGA government accounts here. Do not engage them. Do not give them what they want.
white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
bsky.app/profile/did:...
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly
bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
You can easily block the official MAGA government accounts here. Do not engage them. Do not give them what they want.
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In case you missed it: British by descent: when the child of a British citizen is not themselves British | Colin Yeo
British by descent: when the child of a British citizen is not themselves British - Free Movement
A child born abroad to British citizen parents who were themselves born abroad is not automatically British at birth. While this might be no shock to
freemovement.org.uk
September 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In case you missed it: British by descent: when the child of a British citizen is not themselves British | Colin Yeo
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The radical right in Britain increasingly claims to represent "Christian values" & "Christian civilisation" - though its leaders rarely go to church or pretend to believe anything.
It's especially important that Christian leaders speak out against this, as it's their tradition that's being claimed.
It's especially important that Christian leaders speak out against this, as it's their tradition that's being claimed.
A courteous but very impressive rebuke to Nigel Farage from the Bishop of Oxford.
"I heard no compassion in what you said...".
"I disagree profoundly with your attempts to ... increase fear of the stranger in our communities".
Do read.
blogs.oxford.anglican.org/an-open-lett...
"I heard no compassion in what you said...".
"I disagree profoundly with your attempts to ... increase fear of the stranger in our communities".
Do read.
blogs.oxford.anglican.org/an-open-lett...
An open letter to Nigel Farage - Bishop Steven's Blog
Bishop Steven writes an open letter in response to Nigel Farage MP's immigration policy which was launched in Oxford this week.
blogs.oxford.anglican.org
August 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The radical right in Britain increasingly claims to represent "Christian values" & "Christian civilisation" - though its leaders rarely go to church or pretend to believe anything.
It's especially important that Christian leaders speak out against this, as it's their tradition that's being claimed.
It's especially important that Christian leaders speak out against this, as it's their tradition that's being claimed.
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Arresting 400+ people for the "terrorist" offence of protesting against mass murder while large segments of the right are openly encouraging riots against immigrants is a tale of a very unhappy country and government.
August 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Arresting 400+ people for the "terrorist" offence of protesting against mass murder while large segments of the right are openly encouraging riots against immigrants is a tale of a very unhappy country and government.
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oh absolutely fuck these moral fucking cowards
July 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
oh absolutely fuck these moral fucking cowards
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Clearly remember Ian Blair giving a statement to the media that Jean Charles de Menezes was acting suspiciously, wearing a bulky coat, jumped over the tube barrier, and received a warning before the armed police opened fire. It led the News At Ten. All lies www.bbc.com/news/article...
Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Ian Blair dies
Lord Ian Blair served as the Metropolitan Police commissioner from 2005 to 2008.
www.bbc.com
July 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Clearly remember Ian Blair giving a statement to the media that Jean Charles de Menezes was acting suspiciously, wearing a bulky coat, jumped over the tube barrier, and received a warning before the armed police opened fire. It led the News At Ten. All lies www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Not. A. Clue.
(But that also goes for Canadians who get all of their news from American sources, because our civics education sucks in this country).
(But that also goes for Canadians who get all of their news from American sources, because our civics education sucks in this country).
This section about King Charles III giving the speech from the throne made me realize that Americans REALLY don’t understand the fundamental basics of Canada.
No wonder they are befuddled by our reaction to “51st state” threats
nymag.com/intelligence...
No wonder they are befuddled by our reaction to “51st state” threats
nymag.com/intelligence...
July 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Not. A. Clue.
(But that also goes for Canadians who get all of their news from American sources, because our civics education sucks in this country).
(But that also goes for Canadians who get all of their news from American sources, because our civics education sucks in this country).
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On the 30th anniversary of Srebrenica, let me just say: Death to Spiked/Living Marxism
July 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
On the 30th anniversary of Srebrenica, let me just say: Death to Spiked/Living Marxism
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At our foodbank we have some users who have been regulars since we started in 2012. Their lives are chaotic. Routinely in prison, mental institutions, hospital or homeless.
I do not know the answer to the problem but the article by @joshhalliday.bsky.social is an important contribution.
I do not know the answer to the problem but the article by @joshhalliday.bsky.social is an important contribution.
💊The NHS is battling "medieval" levels of untreated illness in some of Britain's poorest communities – at a cost to the health service of about £50bn a year, or the same as the defence budget.
My big read from Barrow, Blackpool, Burnley and Blackburn:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
My big read from Barrow, Blackpool, Burnley and Blackburn:
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
June 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
At our foodbank we have some users who have been regulars since we started in 2012. Their lives are chaotic. Routinely in prison, mental institutions, hospital or homeless.
I do not know the answer to the problem but the article by @joshhalliday.bsky.social is an important contribution.
I do not know the answer to the problem but the article by @joshhalliday.bsky.social is an important contribution.