Susan Ann
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Susan Ann
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Aged passionate about Rejoining EU Climate Change is real and terrifying
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The line in this image is from our letter - Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community

You can read and sign here: notinourname.org.uk

You can also share solidarity in your community by downloading and displaying our poster: linktr.ee/nionwomen
December 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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The point of untenability is rapidly approaching for Starmer and other European leaders pootling along in the same deferential lane of appeasement. Yes, it could get ugly if Europe stands firm against Trump's pro-authoritarianism. It will definitely get ugly if it doesn't.
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Starmer has tried to position himself as the Trump whisperer but is increasingly sounding like the Trump whimperer.
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Keir Starmer’s spokesman refuses to criticise Trump for calling Europe a group of “decaying” nations led by “weak” leaders

Asked about Trump saying European countries will no longer be “viable" thanks to migration, Keir Starmer’s spokesman says the UK is “returning control to our asylum system”
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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The Foreign Secretary, the person in the British Government who is meant to represent the Government on foreign affairs, forcefully rejected Tr*mps comments, in particular his claim that EU leaders are weak and his insult about Sadiq Khan.

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December 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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The original Chad Mitchell Trio

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Chad Mitchell Trio - "Lizzie Borden"
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December 10, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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I didn't know that. Dylan mentioned "and there ain't nothing wrong with this song" prior to performing it at Madison Square Garden.

John Denver also wrote a song pokinf fun of JBS when he was a member of Chad Mitchell Trio.

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John Denver with The Mitchell Trio - The John Birch Society (Live 1968)
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December 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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CBS wouldn't allow Dylan to perform the song on the Ed Sullivan Show, so Dylan walked off the set.

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#ResistanceRoots

Today in history, 1963: Bob Dylan, then unknown, was set to perform “Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues” on the “Ed Sullivan Show.” Dylan walked off the set after network censors told him during dress rehearsal that he could not perform the song. /1
December 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Great book. It's shameful how they've tried to control America.

In 1963, Bob Dylan released a song poking fun of JBS. Thankfully, by 1964, McCarthyism was fading fast.

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Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues (Live at Carnegie Hall, New York, NY - October 1963 - Of...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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In the 1990s, the JBS repositioned itself as a mainstream conservative, Libertarian group. It has since seen a resurgence. Its conspiracy theories and far-right views have had a significant influence on the Repub party, “Freedom” Caucus, Moms for “Liberty” and the rise of Donald Trump. /end
December 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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By the 1970s, the influence of the JBS began to wane, largely due to its conspiracy theories and hyper focus on Communism. William F. Buckley dismissed it as a far-right fringe group. Other far-right groups criticized the JBS for accepting Jews, nonwhites, Masons and Mormons as members. /5
December 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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The JBS also targeted the Civil Rights Movement, water fluoridation, environmentalism and OSHA. It helped block ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, calling it a Communist plot “to reduce human beings to living at the same level as animals.” Phyllis Schlafly was a member. /3
December 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Welch named the John Birch Society for an OSS agent who was killed by Chinese Communist soldiers 10 days after WWII ended. Welch considered him the first casualty of the Cold War. The group quickly became a political force, targeting politicians it deemed “soft” on Communism. /2
December 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM