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Jo 🏳️‍⚧️🏴🦕 @youjogirl.bsky.social · 16h

Every smartphone in the world contains a CPU descended from one designed by a trans woman in the 1980s. The Matrix is one of the most influential movie franchises of all time. Electronic music was pioneered and popularized by a trans woman. I could go on

Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 23h

i think my favourite part about being a trans woman is how much of an impact we have on culture. a friend reminded me today about a popular meme format she created. another friend today casually told me about how she was the most notorious roblox hacker when she was a child.

just a day in the life!

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 12h

BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music

Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 2d

Editor in chief, city editor, features editor

Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 12h

There’s something right about this platform if I’m getting more likes and shares than The Spectator on a daily basis.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 15h

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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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 16h

There is nothing Badenoch cares more about than hating trans people so of course she has to throw that in and of course she does it in the crassest, thickest, most nonsensical way possible

Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 16h

Badenoch: "While Britain was redefining what a woman is, China built five nuclear reactors."

A perfect summary of conservative idiocy. Glorifying authoritarian post-communism for its efficiency while vilifying democracy for seeking nuance and respect.

It is the Right who hate their own countries.

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 16h

Current rates of Stamp Duty when moving home:

House value £250k, you’ll be paying £2,500 of SD.
Value of £1,000,000, you’ll pay £43,750.

No wonder that policy got a warm reception at #CPC25.

Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 16h

Abolishing Stamp Duty entirely will add to house price inflation and only benefit the wealthy. #KemiBadenoch

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 16h

Oh I *am* judging you for the content of your character, Kemi.

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 16h

I prefer the pauses to the speech.

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 16h

“It will benefit all people”.
No, it will benefit those buying more expensive houses the most, and those at the bottom of the housing ladder the least.

Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 16h

Abolishing Stamp Duty entirely will add to house price inflation and only benefit the wealthy. #KemiBadenoch

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 16h

I’m enjoying the comedy value @mrjamesob.bsky.social
#KemiBadenoch

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 16h

Tell us again about how you used your degrees to hack into Harriet Harman’s website, Kemi.

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 16h

Ah yes, going after “non crime hate incidents”. The ones that often signal serious crimes to come; that allow police to identify potential perpetrators of more serious crimes.

Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 16h

Take Civil Service back to 2016 levels without undoing the Brexit that required the extra headcount. Hmmm.

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 16h

The prescription appears to be more cruelty. Along with soundbites that don’t relate to reality. You can’t get PIP for ADHD.

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 16h

The vision is to undo the only good things Labour have done so far.

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 16h

A diagnosis that fits your worldview regardless of the evidence. That’s not engineering. Badenoch is so bad at this.

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 16h

Kemi Badenoch’s speech is epic brassneckery. And she’ll think she’s doing an amazing job of it.

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 19h

Inequality is growing because it’s built into neoliberalism.
We need a real shift.
Tax wealth not work.
Vote Green 💚

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20h

It would take the average UK earner 52 years’ worth of earnings to join the richest 10%.

Up from 38 years in 2006-08. Rich buy political influence.

Govts help the rich. Bottom 20% pay higher proportion of income in than the richest 20%.

Inequalities obstruct economic growth, fuel social unrest.

Lifetime of earnings not enough for UK workers to join wealthiest 10%, report says

Research finds it would take average worker saving all their earnings for 52 years to match wealth of richest 10th of society

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 20h

Onward to 100,000+ 👏 💚

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 20h

The Green surge continues ... We’ve just passed 90,000 members! 💚

People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.

Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 1d

‘Honest Bob’ told a lie?! Oh my!

Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 1d

Eastern Europeans coming over here, cooking swans. 😬 #GBBO #BakeOff

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Our movement is living rent free in the heads of Telegraph journalists at the moment.

Join me in being ‘a threat to the right that they never saw coming’.

join.greenparty.org.uk

The greens may be the threat that the right never saw coming.

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Mike here, hello @mikecornes.bsky.social · 1d

But for other people, not for them.

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