@redk6.bsky.social
Old fella keeping his wagon firmly hitched to observable reality.
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I often think back to a Greek taxi driver who once told me: "Too many people want the harshest laws they can imagine - for everyone except themselves."
This thinking is rife on the right, but it is also prevalent in a significant minority on the left. And that last part always takes me by surprise.
This thinking is rife on the right, but it is also prevalent in a significant minority on the left. And that last part always takes me by surprise.
December 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I often think back to a Greek taxi driver who once told me: "Too many people want the harshest laws they can imagine - for everyone except themselves."
This thinking is rife on the right, but it is also prevalent in a significant minority on the left. And that last part always takes me by surprise.
This thinking is rife on the right, but it is also prevalent in a significant minority on the left. And that last part always takes me by surprise.
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Say it again, and again, and again. They are not "illegal immigrants".
-seeking asylum is legal and has been since 1951.
This legally trumps all arguments of “but they arrived by illegal means”. That’s just a fact. That’s why you don’t see asylum seekers arrested & charged. Our MSM must do better.
-seeking asylum is legal and has been since 1951.
This legally trumps all arguments of “but they arrived by illegal means”. That’s just a fact. That’s why you don’t see asylum seekers arrested & charged. Our MSM must do better.
Silencing the drumbeat again: seeking asylum is legal
Hundreds protested in Ashington against so-called "illegal immigrants" - though seeking asylum has been legal since 1951
northeastbylines.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Say it again, and again, and again. They are not "illegal immigrants".
-seeking asylum is legal and has been since 1951.
This legally trumps all arguments of “but they arrived by illegal means”. That’s just a fact. That’s why you don’t see asylum seekers arrested & charged. Our MSM must do better.
-seeking asylum is legal and has been since 1951.
This legally trumps all arguments of “but they arrived by illegal means”. That’s just a fact. That’s why you don’t see asylum seekers arrested & charged. Our MSM must do better.
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One of the strangest ironies of the last ten years has been watching Britain immersing itself as deeply as ever in memories of WW2 while proudly turning its back on the project that emerged from it.
May 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
One of the strangest ironies of the last ten years has been watching Britain immersing itself as deeply as ever in memories of WW2 while proudly turning its back on the project that emerged from it.
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This sanity is welcome, but I’ll never understand why Republicans who have nothing good to say about their own party still stay Republicans.
Let it go.
Let it go.
May 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This sanity is welcome, but I’ll never understand why Republicans who have nothing good to say about their own party still stay Republicans.
Let it go.
Let it go.
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I have waited my whole life, for this moment....
April 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I have waited my whole life, for this moment....
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Excellent
🚨BREAKING: Liberal Party leader Mark Carney wins the election to become Canada’s next prime minister.
April 29, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Excellent
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It's a cult. They'd smear shit on their foreheads if he told them to. Yes that's what they voted for
March 31, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It's a cult. They'd smear shit on their foreheads if he told them to. Yes that's what they voted for
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Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
Led By Donkeys is 100% funded by small donations.
March 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Ahead of Germany’s election, with anti-immigrant sentiment rising, they released viral videos showing life without immigrants.
History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well.
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History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well.
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March 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Ahead of Germany’s election, with anti-immigrant sentiment rising, they released viral videos showing life without immigrants.
History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well.
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History proves that when a country starts erasing certain people, it doesn’t end well.
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The first duty of a govt is NOT the defence of the nation.
If its citizens are not fed and housed, there is no "nation" to defend.
If its citizens are not fed and housed, there is no "nation" to defend.
March 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The first duty of a govt is NOT the defence of the nation.
If its citizens are not fed and housed, there is no "nation" to defend.
If its citizens are not fed and housed, there is no "nation" to defend.
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“The Americans want our resources, our water, our land, our country" and if successful they would "destroy our way of life", says Canada's next Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Says Canada is always ready when gloves are "dropped" & America should make "no mistake" - in trade & hockey, "Canada will win"
Says Canada is always ready when gloves are "dropped" & America should make "no mistake" - in trade & hockey, "Canada will win"
March 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“The Americans want our resources, our water, our land, our country" and if successful they would "destroy our way of life", says Canada's next Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Says Canada is always ready when gloves are "dropped" & America should make "no mistake" - in trade & hockey, "Canada will win"
Says Canada is always ready when gloves are "dropped" & America should make "no mistake" - in trade & hockey, "Canada will win"
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Being an asshole has consequences.
March 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Being an asshole has consequences.
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Kelvin is missing and has been for an unusual amount of time. Please amplify, especially if you are in Guildford or Sutton
www.surrey.police.uk/news/surrey/...
www.surrey.police.uk/news/surrey/...
Have you seen Kelvin?
We’re seeking the public’s help in finding 64-year-old Kelvin, who was last seen in Ashtead on 4 March.
www.surrey.police.uk
March 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Kelvin is missing and has been for an unusual amount of time. Please amplify, especially if you are in Guildford or Sutton
www.surrey.police.uk/news/surrey/...
www.surrey.police.uk/news/surrey/...
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Please share widely
Becky Burke of Book Island (a picture book publisher in the UK founded by my fellow Tokarczuk translator Greet Pauwelijn) was "detained" by ICE at the Canadian border on 2/28. Her father asked that her story be shared in case someone can help her. He writes:
March 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Please share widely
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This Sunday, the whole country needs to spring forward from 1939.
March 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This Sunday, the whole country needs to spring forward from 1939.
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Access one NINO you shouldn't, because you have no business reason to do so - gross misconduct. Sacked.
Yet the Americans have just handed this sort of personal data en mass to a mentally broken delusional version of Alan Sugar, who will undoubtedly use it for his own financial ends.
Insane.
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Yet the Americans have just handed this sort of personal data en mass to a mentally broken delusional version of Alan Sugar, who will undoubtedly use it for his own financial ends.
Insane.
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March 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Access one NINO you shouldn't, because you have no business reason to do so - gross misconduct. Sacked.
Yet the Americans have just handed this sort of personal data en mass to a mentally broken delusional version of Alan Sugar, who will undoubtedly use it for his own financial ends.
Insane.
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Yet the Americans have just handed this sort of personal data en mass to a mentally broken delusional version of Alan Sugar, who will undoubtedly use it for his own financial ends.
Insane.
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No point engaging in further rhetoric. The truth of the matter is now plain to see. America has sided with Russia and against Ukraine. It is on the side of tyranny. The fundamental questions from this point out are practical, not political.
March 1, 2025 at 7:07 AM
No point engaging in further rhetoric. The truth of the matter is now plain to see. America has sided with Russia and against Ukraine. It is on the side of tyranny. The fundamental questions from this point out are practical, not political.
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Imagine being the people who thought they could bully you when cameras were pointed at you, when for three years cruise missiles, artillery and assault rifles have been pointed at you
March 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Imagine being the people who thought they could bully you when cameras were pointed at you, when for three years cruise missiles, artillery and assault rifles have been pointed at you
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He is not just appeasing Putin, he is aligned with him. And every single client journalist, political shill & public/online cheerleader on both sides of the Atlantic is too. Against Zelensky. Against Ukraine. Against freedom. Against the most basic tenets of decency.
February 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
He is not just appeasing Putin, he is aligned with him. And every single client journalist, political shill & public/online cheerleader on both sides of the Atlantic is too. Against Zelensky. Against Ukraine. Against freedom. Against the most basic tenets of decency.
So here's a question that I've not seen asked about in the current world clusterfuck regarding the uk. If America is no longer a reliable partner, what happens regarding our nuclear deterrent (Trident) regarding launch codes? One for you, @GuyDorrellEsq
February 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
So here's a question that I've not seen asked about in the current world clusterfuck regarding the uk. If America is no longer a reliable partner, what happens regarding our nuclear deterrent (Trident) regarding launch codes? One for you, @GuyDorrellEsq