Steve Cooke
@steve-cooke.bsky.social
GenX leftie, veggie & occasional muso. Labour Party and Unite the union activist. Based in Stockton-on-Tees, UK. Aka @Steve_Cooke on X/Twitter.
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I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.
Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.
Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.
October 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I know this is uncomfortable to admit, but there is a small area in England's second city where people are just not integrated with the rest of society. Many of them hold views that arguably go against British values.
Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.
Yes, we need to talk about the Tory conference in Manchester.
Today, April 24, marks the 110th anniversary of the start of the #ArmenianGenocide, a brutal, racist campaign by the Ottoman Empire's Turkish nationalist government in which 1.5m Armenians and hundreds of thousands of Assyrians and Greeks were murdered.
April 24, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Today, April 24, marks the 110th anniversary of the start of the #ArmenianGenocide, a brutal, racist campaign by the Ottoman Empire's Turkish nationalist government in which 1.5m Armenians and hundreds of thousands of Assyrians and Greeks were murdered.
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Trump’s dirty deals on foreign policy are usually disastrous. He lauded Kim Jong-Un and got nothing. He handed Afghanistan back to the Taliban. He betrayed Kurdish allies to please Erdoğan. His #Ukraine and #Gaza “peace” initiatives will turn out just as badly and even more deadly.
February 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Ahsan Ullah, CEO of the Ullcom Group of Companies, has just been elected as Deputy Leader of George Galloway's Workers Party of Britain.
According to Companies House, the comrade is director of 13 businesses.
According to Companies House, the comrade is director of 13 businesses.
February 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Ahsan Ullah, CEO of the Ullcom Group of Companies, has just been elected as Deputy Leader of George Galloway's Workers Party of Britain.
According to Companies House, the comrade is director of 13 businesses.
According to Companies House, the comrade is director of 13 businesses.
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🌹 Labour NEC Report - November 2024
- In July, Labour won 92% of the battleground seats
- BAME Labour and Socialist Societies
- Women's conference
- Diary dates
- Devolution
- Members
You can also read the full report here: www.annblack.co.uk/nec-meeting-...
- In July, Labour won 92% of the battleground seats
- BAME Labour and Socialist Societies
- Women's conference
- Diary dates
- Devolution
- Members
You can also read the full report here: www.annblack.co.uk/nec-meeting-...
December 2, 2024 at 10:21 AM
🌹 Labour NEC Report - November 2024
- In July, Labour won 92% of the battleground seats
- BAME Labour and Socialist Societies
- Women's conference
- Diary dates
- Devolution
- Members
You can also read the full report here: www.annblack.co.uk/nec-meeting-...
- In July, Labour won 92% of the battleground seats
- BAME Labour and Socialist Societies
- Women's conference
- Diary dates
- Devolution
- Members
You can also read the full report here: www.annblack.co.uk/nec-meeting-...
November 26, 2024 at 8:34 PM
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Because he admitted to contempt of court after repeating false claims about a Syrian refugee who had been attacked at school. Hope that's clear.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 24, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Because he admitted to contempt of court after repeating false claims about a Syrian refugee who had been attacked at school. Hope that's clear.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Jo “Jew process” Bird was expelled from the Labour Party. She was a member of a group who denied antisemitism.
Now she is giving antisemitism training to The Green Party, involving “dealing with accusations of antisemitism.” No prizes for guessing the content.
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Now she is giving antisemitism training to The Green Party, involving “dealing with accusations of antisemitism.” No prizes for guessing the content.
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November 23, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Jo “Jew process” Bird was expelled from the Labour Party. She was a member of a group who denied antisemitism.
Now she is giving antisemitism training to The Green Party, involving “dealing with accusations of antisemitism.” No prizes for guessing the content.
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Now she is giving antisemitism training to The Green Party, involving “dealing with accusations of antisemitism.” No prizes for guessing the content.
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Lots of discussion on what Trump's administration would do and how far they'd go.
But equally important question is what radical right wing actors, groups and people think they can get away with under a Trump presidency. What will be supported or at least tolerated.
But equally important question is what radical right wing actors, groups and people think they can get away with under a Trump presidency. What will be supported or at least tolerated.
A wave of offensive text messages and emails has gone out to Hispanic and LGBTQ people in recent days, according to the FBI, coming on the heels of a barrage of racist texts that were sent to Black people in the wake of the election.
New Wave of Offensive Texts Targets Hispanic and L.G.B.T.Q. People
The F.B.I. is investigating messages that told people they would be deported or transported to a “re-education camp.” They came after racist texts were sent to Black people.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Lots of discussion on what Trump's administration would do and how far they'd go.
But equally important question is what radical right wing actors, groups and people think they can get away with under a Trump presidency. What will be supported or at least tolerated.
But equally important question is what radical right wing actors, groups and people think they can get away with under a Trump presidency. What will be supported or at least tolerated.
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congratulations everyone, we have now passed 12 million people total on bluesky!!! 🦋
over 1.2M new people have joined bluesky in the last two days — welcome!! 💙🕺🪩
over 1.2M new people have joined bluesky in the last two days — welcome!! 💙🕺🪩
October 18, 2024 at 5:42 PM
congratulations everyone, we have now passed 12 million people total on bluesky!!! 🦋
over 1.2M new people have joined bluesky in the last two days — welcome!! 💙🕺🪩
over 1.2M new people have joined bluesky in the last two days — welcome!! 💙🕺🪩
Thinking about the terrible events of #October7th and remembering the victims, bereaved, survivors and hostages. Hamas are terrorists driven by Jew-hatred not freedom fighters or anti-imperialists. Anyone who supports them or excuses their actions should be ashamed.
October 7, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Thinking about the terrible events of #October7th and remembering the victims, bereaved, survivors and hostages. Hamas are terrorists driven by Jew-hatred not freedom fighters or anti-imperialists. Anyone who supports them or excuses their actions should be ashamed.
#C4News accounts of IDF and IPS torture of Palestinian detainees seem credible. Not because it’s #Israel but because similar abuses happen under all armies, including UK/US. It’s never acceptable. No atrocity - 10/7, 9/11, Christchurch, Beslan, whatever - can justify or excuse it.
August 19, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Poor “totally deflated” @WorkersPartyGB #LondonWestminster candidate Hoz Shafiei accuses the Board of Deputies of racism for not letting him into their election hustings. He’s only repeatedly called them “Zionist c***s” and claimed “they just want all Goyim as slaves”. Diddums.
June 21, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Poor “totally deflated” @WorkersPartyGB #LondonWestminster candidate Hoz Shafiei accuses the Board of Deputies of racism for not letting him into their election hustings. He’s only repeatedly called them “Zionist c***s” and claimed “they just want all Goyim as slaves”. Diddums.
Is it true that George Galloway’s “Workers Party is full of #antismites, #racists and #conspiracytheorists”?
I’ve compiled some of the evidence …
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I’ve compiled some of the evidence …
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@Steve_Cooke: George Galloway has threatened to sue @HopeNotHate over a flyer distributed in #Rochdale. Leaving aside the claim about supporting dictators, is it true that “His Workers Party is full o...
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June 17, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Is it true that George Galloway’s “Workers Party is full of #antismites, #racists and #conspiracytheorists”?
I’ve compiled some of the evidence …
Thread by @Steve_Cooke on Thread Reader App threadreaderapp.com/thread/18026...
I’ve compiled some of the evidence …
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