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themackeralreturns.bsky.social
@themackeralreturns.bsky.social
I am a boardgaming, dog loving lesbian with a healthy interest in politics. Ex political staffer, Excel lover with ADHD who bakes.
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Not just excess, it’s a system built to keep people hungry so the rich can keep feasting. But the masses are waking up.

Powerful video…
June 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Former President Obama says that democracy in the US is under threat taking an indirect swipe at current President Donald Trump
June 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Great piece by @writesbright.bsky.social (thanks for the name-drop!) on the staggering hypocrisy of the UK politicians now championing a form of "DOGE", all of whom were silent as mountains of government fraud and waste were exposed under the last govt:
writesbright.substack.com/p/the-astoun...
The astounding hypocrisy of the UK’s DOGE-obsessed politicians
When we exposed obscene levels of fraud and waste, Farage, Badenoch and co. were nowhere to be seen...
writesbright.substack.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Congratulations to Keir Starmer in managing to get the EU to cross one of its reddest of red lines without crossing any of his own - my take
Burying Brexit
What the media misses about Sir Keir Starmer's EU reset deal
open.substack.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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March 6, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Posted by @vatniksoup.bsky.social on another platform.
March 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Nigel Farage, who has promised to "restore law and order" to Britain, accepted tens of thousands of pounds in flights from a convicted felon.

Farage took the gifts from "Posh George" who was jailed for eight months in the US for wire fraud

bylinetimes.com/2025/02/26/n...
Nigel Farage's US Trip to Meet Elon Musk Was Partly Funded by a Convicted Felon
The Reform UK leader also accepted £91,000 for four hours work as a "brand ambassador" for a Mayfair-based gold bullion firm
bylinetimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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This is why we need unions.
February 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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I’m sure “DOGE” will be all over this..

truthout.org/articles/tes...
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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February 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Ron Howard FTW 🎯
February 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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February 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Bradford clean air zone saves NHS over £30,000 a month in first year

After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarter
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bradford clean air zone saves NHS over £30,000 a month in first year
After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarter
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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This Byline Times story on Farage pictured with far-right activists has not been picked up by any established media outlet - including liberal/democratic/left publications. Why? Because people like being comfortable in their own power and status.

The newspaper I edit will keep sounding the alarm.
Nigel Farage Pictured With Far-Right Activists Who Posted 'Pride Swastikas' and Racist Rants
EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK leader posed for pictures with the group of prominent far-right activists known for their extreme, racist and Islamophobic posts
bylinetimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Why Kemi Badenoch too often displays “confidence without homework”.

Great analysis from @rmcunliffe.bsky.social. www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Why doubts are growing over Kemi Badenoch
The Conservative leader too often displays confidence without homework.
www.newstatesman.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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🔴Reform UK Limited: The Political Business Brought to You by Billionaires

Despite its wealthy backers and blanket media coverage, few have peered under the bonnet of Reform UK. It’s time to take a look at its backers

bylinetimes.com/2024/01/18/r...
Reform UK Limited: The Political Business Brought to You by Billionaires
Despite its wealthy backers and blanket media coverage, few have peered under the bonnet of Reform UK. It's time to take a look at its backers.
bylinetimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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A major new poll shows voters clearly favour prioritising more trade with the EU over the US

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Move closer to Europe – not Trump’ voters tell Starmer in major UK poll
Pressure growing on Labour to improve trade with EU as Rachel Reeves admits Brexit damaged UK
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Kemi Badenoch’s Covid Inquiry evidence yesterday didn’t tell us all that much about the vaccine rollout.

But it told us a lot about her.

Today's Morning Call from @newstatesman.com - on confidence without homework

www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...
Why doubts are growing over Kemi Badenoch
The Conservative leader too often displays confidence without homework.
www.newstatesman.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Stop Funding Hate: "GB News wants to bring Trump's playbook to Britain...We can push back, together."

"Like Trump, the channel has been whipping up fear about migrants, Muslims, and trans people...dragging our politics to the extremes"
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stop-gb-ne...
Stop GB News bringing Trump's playbook to Britain
GB News wants to bring Trump's playbook to Britain — but together we're pushing back. Donate to help get more advertisers to drop GB News.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Oakeshott, who recently emigrated to Dubai with her children, explaining how "integrating" there was "not really challenging" as it is "90pc expats", beams in to complain about too many immigrants in London.

Could not make it up. ~AA
January 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Dale Vince, "How do we control the tech giants and social media? Make them responsible for their content" #BBCQT
January 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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"In Trump's America, free speech has its limitations.

"You can say whatever you like, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱... because there are consequences."

@maitlis.bsky.social
@jonsopel1.bsky.social

articles.globalplayer.com/2GXq1TEtBmEi...
Trump’s 'retribution list': Is brave bishop the latest target?
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s public plea to Donald Trump was a bold move that could see her end up on the president’s infamous ‘retribution list’.
articles.globalplayer.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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The world’s richest man is promoting the far right in Europe. Don’t buy a Tesla
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Location: Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjWl...
Heil Tesla
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Seems he knows the difference, after all.
January 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde

Hero.
January 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM