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Speaking Statues
@speakingstatues.bsky.social
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We organise discussions & create informative content around colonialism, postcolonialism, and neocolonialism in order to raise awareness about the impacts of imperialism in the world.

UK based.

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DEI UNDERMINING IS CREEPING INTO THE U.K.
We knew it was coming, but we didn't think it'd start at the University of Cambridge..

Find out more here👇🏿
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#UniversityOfCambridge #ReverseDiscrimination #DonaldTrump #TrinityHallCollege #SocialMobility #DEI #PositiveAction
January 11, 2026 at 8:57 AM
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A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
speakingstatues.bsky.social
' #X is structured to humiliate and bully out marginalised voices. This is how #WhiteSupremacy operates in practice. So it is less a platform for #FreeSpeech than a stage for white male voices...'

Powerful exploration of this growing and PREVENTABLE horror.

#X #ElonMusk #Grok #FarRight #AI #Labour
zoegrunewald.bsky.social Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 4d
It's now unconscionable for the government to be posting on X.

X is not a neutral utility, it is far, far darker: an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.

@theleaduk.bsky.social

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Abuse thrives where the government tweets – why it's time to quit X now
The use of AI tool Grok to generate en masse intimate images of real women and girls is sickening.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:54 PM
speakingstatues.bsky.social
It's only been 7 days 😰

Already bewildered?

Check out our: Books To Help Make Sense Of 2026 (...Or at least try to..)
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#AmericanImperalism #GreenlandIsNotForSale #JusticeForPalestine #FarRight #DonaldTrump #Venezuela #IndigenousRights #MigrantsWelcome #Fascism
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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3rd day of 2026 🙃

We stand with the people of Venezuela. Their voices and theirs alone should be the one's listened to.

Not an orange man-baby 🤡

American 'liberation' is *NEVER* free or selfless. Greed is *ALWAYS* at its core.

#Venezuela #DonaldTrump #CaracasInvasion #VenezuelaInvasion #USA
January 3, 2026 at 11:15 AM
speakingstatues.bsky.social
8 Predictions For 2026

Happy New Year!

As is our yearly tradition, we're giving our take on what to expect this year.

Please check out the post:
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What did we forget?

What did we misread?

Let us know!

#FarRight #Antifascist #LabourParty #DonaldTrump #Racism
Speaking Statues on Instagram: "🤔8 Predictions For 2026✨️ Happy New Year Folks! May liberation, safety, reflection and acknowledgement lead us this year. As is our yearly tradition, we're giving our...
speakingstatues on January 2, 2026: "🤔8 Predictions For 2026✨️ Happy New Year Folks! May liberation, safety, reflection and acknowledgement lead us this year. As is our yearly tradition, we're givin...
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January 3, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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Check out our 2025: Year In Review🎊

4 Moments That Made Us Have Hope Again 😊

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Please like, share and comment!

#TOGETHERAgainstTheFarRight
#JustForPalestinians #Bobvylan #MarineLePen #Eurovision #EurovisionBoycott #ReginaldDHunter #BLM #IAM #BHM #ESEAHeritage
Speaking Statues on Instagram: "2025: Year In Review 4 Moments That Made Us Have Hope Again 😊 🎊Happy 2026 folks!🎉 We couldn't start 2026, without celebrating the good of 2025. The cases*, organisati...
speakingstatues on January 1, 2026: "2025: Year In Review 4 Moments That Made Us Have Hope Again 😊 🎊Happy 2026 folks!🎉 We couldn't start 2026, without celebrating the good of 2025. The cases*, organ...
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January 1, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Thank you so much to everyone who shared and donated to our Xmas crowdfunder! Thanks to you, we raised a total of £15,087.25! 🎉🥳 These funds will make a huge difference to our visitors, and help our team continue to provide high quality advice and support to migrants in London
January 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
speakingstatues.bsky.social
Check out our latest Insta post for Islamophobia Awareness Month✨️

Does Islamophobia Cause Any Harm? 🤔

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: Heck Yes!

Check out our 1st part exploring how this form of hate manifests.

#FlipTheScript #Islamophobia #IAM25 #Racism

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November 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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🏳️‍⚧️Transgender Day of Remembrance🏳️‍⚧️

We'll never stop saying it:
TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.
GENDER NON-CONFORMING RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.

#TDOR shouldn't be needed and yet in 2025 it's crucial we mark it🙏🏿

Check out our post here:
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#TransRights #Racism #BLM
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Today is #InternationalDayForTolerance and Home Secretary #ShabanaMahmood is imminently going to announce Reform UK-esque asylum policy changes.

..You really can't make this up 🙄

Please, check out our full post about this on Insta!

www.instagram.com/reel/DRHOy52...

#AsylumSeekersWelcome
Speaking Statues on Instagram: ""Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human." Today is Internatio...
speakingstatues on November 16, 2025: ""Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human." Today is Int...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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@sainsburysuk.bsky.social just why?

#AI is biased. Yet without regulation we're feeding it into our daily lives.

What safeguards & protection will you be implementing to ensure said biases don't negatively effect marginalised communities?

#FacialRecognitionCameras

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The debate: Are facial recognition cameras in shops a step too far? - BBC News
As Sainsbury's uses facial recognition cameras to crack down on shoplifting, four experts debate the technology's pros and cons.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
speakingstatues.bsky.social
So will the #MetPolice now accept that it remains systemically and institutionally racist?

And stop gaslighting the many victims who have had to endure their bigotry and targeted violence?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#Racism #PoliceBrutality #BLMUK #BBCPanorama #InstitutionalRacism
Met officers sacked for gross misconduct after BBC Panorama Charing Cross investigation
The chair of the panel called the conduct of Sgt Joe McIlvenny and PCs Philip Neilson and Martin Borg a
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October 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
speakingstatues.bsky.social
Ask any British 'expat' how well they speak the language they live and work in?

Can they speak and write in Thai? Or Twi? Or Spanish?

Do they know *ANY* of the country's traditions or history?

We'll wait 😒

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#Labour #Migrants #EnglishLanguage #MigrantsWelcome
Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK
The tougher rules will come in force in January as part of wider plans to cut immigration.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 6:02 AM
speakingstatues.bsky.social
Free speech for them. 1984 for the rest.

Where sharing a quote that Trump ACTUALLY SAID will get you arrested and given a bond so ridiculous it beggars belief 🤦🏿‍♀️

Free speech....Yehhh! Great example, US...

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#FreeSpeech #Trump #Tennessee #LarryBushart #CharlieKirk #MAGA
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In Tennessee, sharing a Trump meme in a local Facebook group could get you charged with a Class E felony for ‘threatening mass violence.’
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October 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
speakingstatues.bsky.social
Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day 🙌🏿

And sincerely f@£k Columbus Day and all it stands for🖕🏿

Not sure if the day is relevant to you??

Check out our post:
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#IndigenousPeoplesDay2025 #Colonialism #NigelFarage #ReformUK #Racism #FarRight #AntiMigrantProtests #LabourParty
October 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Happy Chuseok to all celebrating! We hope you enjoy delicious food and happy times with friends and family 🥰

#Chuseok2025 #HappyChuseok2025 #Chuseok #HAPPYCHUSEOK
October 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits!
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UK Government: Keep your promise to protect workers
Zero hours contracts, unfair ‘fire and rehire’, waiting months or even years to be able to access benefits – the world of work in our country is weighted against actual workers. It’s billionaire bosse...
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October 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
speakingstatues.bsky.social
Our Home Secretary suucckkkkk 🙄

Labour. Do. Better.

We remain standing in solidarity with the Jewish community. We remain standing against ALL racial and religious based hate.

#ShabanaMahmood #ManchesterAttack #PalestinianLivesMatter #GenocideinPalestine
#Labour #LabourGovernment #KeirStarmer
October 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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zarahsultana.bsky.social
I am shocked and appalled by the attack on a synagogue in Manchester on the holiest day for the Jewish community.

My thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones and everyone affected.
October 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Nigel Farage isn't racist and we've started construction on a house on a cloud 🙄

....Again, Keir Starmer enables the far right and shows how weak he is.

We'll say it for him;
Nigel 👏🏿 Farage 👏🏿 Is 👏🏿 A 👏🏿 Racist 👏🏿

#NigelFarage #Racism #Labour #ReformUK #KeirStarmer #MigrantsWelcome #NigelFageIsRacist
October 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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BBC again encourages hate and uses one-off cases to rage bait.

Then, it wonders why migrants and POCs are scared or that the far right are gaining dangerous momentum 🙄

When will the media in this country realise THEY are contributing to the division and scaremongering??

#BBCNews #AsylumSeekers
September 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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#BBC we're taking this as a badge of honour🤷🏿‍♀️

Lol, *we're* the ones in the wrong for calling out their constant platforming of the far right bigot and his party of hate 🤔

Make 👏🏿 It 👏🏿 Make 👏🏿 Sense 👏🏿

#NigelFarage #Racism #Race #ReformUK #FarRight #FreeSpeech #MigrantsWelcome #IndefiniteLeaveToRemain
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Why is the BBC giving this racist, xenophobic, bigot airtime??

BBC, is this neutrality?? Giving a minor party constant prime press??

Then you wonder why the far right has been emboldened or why POCs are increasingly being targeted??

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#FarRight #ReformUK #NigelFarage
Reform plans to scrap indefinite leave to remain for migrants
The party says scrapping the scheme and restricting migrant access to benefits will save hundreds of billions of pounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM