Wolfgang Bailey
@wolfgangblueskyley.bsky.social
Socialist. NHS worker. Musician. Sheffield United Fan. Enjoyer of films. Doctor Who aficionado (not Whovian: I'm not an American and I never had Tumblr)
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imo what makes this so impactful isnt tying the issues together, its the very simple “THEY are doing this to YOU” part of it
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
imo what makes this so impactful isnt tying the issues together, its the very simple “THEY are doing this to YOU” part of it
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The culture war on wokeness, "DEI", and trans kids was never a distraction, it was the justification for everything else that's followed: razing our hard-earned infrastructure of civil rights and rebuilding American life on the foundation of male dominance and white supremacy.
January 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The culture war on wokeness, "DEI", and trans kids was never a distraction, it was the justification for everything else that's followed: razing our hard-earned infrastructure of civil rights and rebuilding American life on the foundation of male dominance and white supremacy.
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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“Deepfake child pornography is fine as long as only adults get to see it” is a curious place for the modern Conservative Party to find itself, but here we are
January 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
“Deepfake child pornography is fine as long as only adults get to see it” is a curious place for the modern Conservative Party to find itself, but here we are
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The truth will out | Birmingham
Our members taking industrial action and the public deserve better than this!
It's astonishing that the council's senior officer and lead commissioner have been openly providing councillors and the public with untrue and inaccurate information about the dispute. 1/3
Our members taking industrial action and the public deserve better than this!
It's astonishing that the council's senior officer and lead commissioner have been openly providing councillors and the public with untrue and inaccurate information about the dispute. 1/3
January 13, 2026 at 11:52 AM
The truth will out | Birmingham
Our members taking industrial action and the public deserve better than this!
It's astonishing that the council's senior officer and lead commissioner have been openly providing councillors and the public with untrue and inaccurate information about the dispute. 1/3
Our members taking industrial action and the public deserve better than this!
It's astonishing that the council's senior officer and lead commissioner have been openly providing councillors and the public with untrue and inaccurate information about the dispute. 1/3
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I've seldom felt compelled to block people on BlueSky. But the hunger strike has mobilised some people's worst instincts: "Let them die! It's all their fault!" etc etc. It appears to trigger a deep, and deeply disturbing, inhumanity. I must have blocked 20 of them by now.
A number of people on this platform have been claiming that it's not up to government to shorten people's time on remand, however far beyond the statutory limit that time extends.
Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action hunger strikers are still the state’s responsibility | Letters
Letters: The power is in the hands of the DPP or the attorney general, writes Stephen Sedley. Plus Roshi Fernando on Keir Starmer’s unforgivable conduct
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM
I've seldom felt compelled to block people on BlueSky. But the hunger strike has mobilised some people's worst instincts: "Let them die! It's all their fault!" etc etc. It appears to trigger a deep, and deeply disturbing, inhumanity. I must have blocked 20 of them by now.
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🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
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1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
January 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
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LOS ANGELES: ICE is in Atwater Village today
January 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
LOS ANGELES: ICE is in Atwater Village today
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Government accounts just post like this now and that’s how policy is made
January 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Government accounts just post like this now and that’s how policy is made
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people who are wrong about everything are overrepresented in the media
January 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
people who are wrong about everything are overrepresented in the media
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In the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X?
January 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM
In the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X?
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"Our doors remain open, for @unitetheunion.bsky.social to put forward constructive suggestions." @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social ??????????
Well, we've been asking since July 2025 for negotiations to resume with none taking place. And................... 1/2 ⤵️
Well, we've been asking since July 2025 for negotiations to resume with none taking place. And................... 1/2 ⤵️
January 11, 2026 at 9:07 AM
"Our doors remain open, for @unitetheunion.bsky.social to put forward constructive suggestions." @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social ??????????
Well, we've been asking since July 2025 for negotiations to resume with none taking place. And................... 1/2 ⤵️
Well, we've been asking since July 2025 for negotiations to resume with none taking place. And................... 1/2 ⤵️
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You can judge a person by the size of their moral circle. Trump, for instance, has the smallest possible moral circle, containing only him. Be the opposite: expand your circle. Include, for example, animals currently raised for food. We shut them out of our consciences. It's time to bring them in.
January 11, 2026 at 9:08 AM
You can judge a person by the size of their moral circle. Trump, for instance, has the smallest possible moral circle, containing only him. Be the opposite: expand your circle. Include, for example, animals currently raised for food. We shut them out of our consciences. It's time to bring them in.
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A dominant theme of Hitler's speeches in the late 1930s is that Germany was surrounded by threats. These threats were imaginary: it was Nazi Germany that threatened other nations. But they were used to justify pre-emptive attacks. Trump is following this script.
January 10, 2026 at 10:51 AM
A dominant theme of Hitler's speeches in the late 1930s is that Germany was surrounded by threats. These threats were imaginary: it was Nazi Germany that threatened other nations. But they were used to justify pre-emptive attacks. Trump is following this script.
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Megyn might believe she deserved to die for disliking ICE. But neither Megyn nor anyone else thinks she tried to run anyone over.
I can’t stress this enough. No one believes that. They all know what the job of fascism fans is and it’s to make this completely ludicrous argument.
I can’t stress this enough. No one believes that. They all know what the job of fascism fans is and it’s to make this completely ludicrous argument.
Guess I’m just a babe in the woods but I’m still shocked at this reaction from Kelly, which is pretty typical for the right: it’s not even that this is a sad event with a regrettable loss of life, let alone an outrageous murder, but that she *deserved* to be shot in the face at point-blank range
Every day I’m glad I deleted my X account still encounter screenshots from there.
The wilful ignorance (there are videos online) and the Unamerican desire to live in a police state where people can be summarily executed by government officials is so abhorrent and alien to me.
The wilful ignorance (there are videos online) and the Unamerican desire to live in a police state where people can be summarily executed by government officials is so abhorrent and alien to me.
January 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Megyn might believe she deserved to die for disliking ICE. But neither Megyn nor anyone else thinks she tried to run anyone over.
I can’t stress this enough. No one believes that. They all know what the job of fascism fans is and it’s to make this completely ludicrous argument.
I can’t stress this enough. No one believes that. They all know what the job of fascism fans is and it’s to make this completely ludicrous argument.
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“can you trust the evidence of your eyes and ears? trump says its essential you dont. heres why hes right”
- washington post editorial probably
- washington post editorial probably
January 10, 2026 at 3:16 PM
“can you trust the evidence of your eyes and ears? trump says its essential you dont. heres why hes right”
- washington post editorial probably
- washington post editorial probably
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when babies are old enough to sit up on a blanket sometimes people will put another baby there and say they're friends. this is disrespectful
January 10, 2026 at 6:29 PM
when babies are old enough to sit up on a blanket sometimes people will put another baby there and say they're friends. this is disrespectful
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ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis or we WILL lock up our own citizens
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says 29 people were arrested in downtown last night during a noise demonstration at a hotel reportedly housing ICE agents: "For those that are taking the bait and causing property damage or otherwise, there are consequences. We're holding the line here all the way."
January 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM
ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis or we WILL lock up our own citizens
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*posting on twitter* oh ho, I’ve made a wry observation. Better make sure a bunch of pedophiles see it
January 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
*posting on twitter* oh ho, I’ve made a wry observation. Better make sure a bunch of pedophiles see it
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British woman left stranded in Hungary after the Home Office refuse to let her bring 13-year-old niece to the UK.
The girl, who was abandoned by her parents, could now end up in state care, following the Home Office's decision
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/08/b...
The girl, who was abandoned by her parents, could now end up in state care, following the Home Office's decision
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/08/b...
British Woman Left 'Stranded' in Hungary After Home Office Refuse to Let Her Bring Niece to the UK
The 13-year-old girl, who she was given parental responsibility over after being abandoned by her parents, could be sent into state care because of the Home Office's decision
bylinetimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:34 AM
British woman left stranded in Hungary after the Home Office refuse to let her bring 13-year-old niece to the UK.
The girl, who was abandoned by her parents, could now end up in state care, following the Home Office's decision
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/08/b...
The girl, who was abandoned by her parents, could now end up in state care, following the Home Office's decision
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/08/b...
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there’s just really no pretense of being able to protest against the trump government anymore
MICHIGAN: Police arrest protestor of Trump’s attack on Venezuela while she’s live on air 🤔🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM
there’s just really no pretense of being able to protest against the trump government anymore
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Let there be no ambiguity: if Heba or Kamran die, that blood is on the hands of this Labour government.
Our demand is clear and immediate: bail for all remand prisoners. Now.
Our demand is clear and immediate: bail for all remand prisoners. Now.
January 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Let there be no ambiguity: if Heba or Kamran die, that blood is on the hands of this Labour government.
Our demand is clear and immediate: bail for all remand prisoners. Now.
Our demand is clear and immediate: bail for all remand prisoners. Now.