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@johijo.bsky.social

Often insomniac, always socialist. Just don’t side with the oppressor!

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I met Reece in rep in Nottingham Playhouse 1980/81. Lovely then , lovely now.

12.12.2025 23:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1

"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.”

—FDR, 1944

30.11.2025 20:08 — 👍 10349    🔁 3124    💬 170    📌 116

The ideal form of Capitalism is where they provide nothing and take everything.

That is what they want, a future where you can barely afford food, rent and energy and they have ALL the money.

29.11.2025 21:32 — 👍 122    🔁 30    💬 11    📌 0

Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary."

Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%?

When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?

27.11.2025 08:04 — 👍 2996    🔁 755    💬 148    📌 32
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This Is Fascism

12.10.2025 01:43 — 👍 30117    🔁 12619    💬 694    📌 762
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I can accept people falling for the Brexit lies & scare stories.
After all the Russian & dark money Bot 🤖 interference was at a state level.

But for these people to fall again for the propoganda from a self-serving traitor who has simply changed his grifting party name is plain stupidity.

11.10.2025 10:55 — 👍 21    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 1
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English Poets

The British by Benjamin Zephaniah


"Take some Picts, Celts and Silures And let them settle, Then overrun them with Roman conquerors.

Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years Add lots of Norman French to some Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously.

Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans, Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese, Vietnamese and Sudanese.

Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians And Pakistanis, Combine with some Guyanese And turn up the heat.

Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians, Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese And Palestinians Then add to the melting pot.

Leave the ingredients to simmer.

As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish Binding them together with English.

Allow time to be cool.

Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future, Serve with justice And enjoy.

Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste.

Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all."

Home English Poets The British by Benjamin Zephaniah "Take some Picts, Celts and Silures And let them settle, Then overrun them with Roman conquerors. Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years Add lots of Norman French to some Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir vigorously. Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans, Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians, Chinese, Vietnamese and Sudanese. Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans, Nigerians And Pakistanis, Combine with some Guyanese And turn up the heat. Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians, Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese And Palestinians Then add to the melting pot. Leave the ingredients to simmer. As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish Binding them together with English. Allow time to be cool. Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future, Serve with justice And enjoy. Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter unpleasant taste. Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all."

The British by Poet Mr #BenjaminZephaniah

10.10.2025 02:23 — 👍 155    🔁 59    💬 2    📌 2

bsky.app/profile/blad...

09.10.2025 23:18 — 👍 21    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0

I'd actually forgotten how extraordinary it is that when I won the leadership - I wasn't interviewed as it was too close to our party conference interviewed.

And then refused a second time!

Part of the antidote to all of this is creating our own media platforms.

Hey @boldpolitics.bsky.social 👋🏼

06.10.2025 10:38 — 👍 1349    🔁 423    💬 74    📌 19

It's crap, but it's also very revealing - how terrified must the establishment media be to keep Zack off air, when he's clearly both a great watch & a highly relevant voice?

This makes me want to fight to get his voice heard all the more!

How about you?

#TheGreenParty

06.10.2025 10:42 — 👍 157    🔁 44    💬 7    📌 1
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And as for that “man of the people” schtick! Farage is a racist and a millionaire mouthpiece.

04.10.2025 11:47 — 👍 14    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?

05.10.2025 07:04 — 👍 5355    🔁 1813    💬 283    📌 76

Why is Farage being pushed so relentlessly by the mainstream? We must not be frogmarched into fascism by Trump’s fanboy.

30.09.2025 06:49 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

Farage's great political achievement was to get the BBC to normalise the politics of the NF and BNP. Reform are identical to these fascist parties of old but their treatment by the media is totally different. Our peace and security is being pissed away by idiots.

29.09.2025 17:30 — 👍 21    🔁 13    💬 0    📌 1
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Gotta watch those Silent K's

04.07.2025 14:57 — 👍 67    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 1
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Breaking: director of Corbyn’s PJP registers new party: ‘Arise’ Corbyn’s favourite poem becomes name of new party after promise at weekend After former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn indicated during a speech to independents gathered in Liverpool that a new …

Director of Corbyn’s PJP registers new part ‘Arise’
Corbyn’s favourite poem becomes name of new party after promise at weekend

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17.06.2025 09:25 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Trump wants to incite violence to declare emergencypowers. He will then cancel midterms because he wouldn't win. A dictator has to escalate repression to retain control. These guys are perfect fir all that. ... it's never been experienced in The US before but it's a pattern abroad.

04.06.2025 08:16 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security. 
 
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
 
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952

28.05.2025 14:59 — 👍 26865    🔁 8472    💬 526    📌 300

Whoever is pulling Starmer’s strings knows exactly what they’re doing. It is calculated to destroy Labour forever.

13.05.2025 00:22 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Stop the Tories and Reform Your vote is your power. Use it tactically to get the Tories and Reform out, then influence your new MP and the next government.

It’ll be easier to stop Reform now.

Than it will be to stop Reform later.

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Vote tactically on May 1st, this Thursday.

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01.05.2025 07:16 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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BREAKING: ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT FILED AGAINST DONALD J. TRUMP | Lights on with Jessica Denson YouTube video by Jessica Denson

Our very own Gabe Garbowit @senategabe.bsky.social was on Lights On with Jessica Denson @jessicadenson07.bsky.social to discuss the big news of the day!

Watch it here:
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29.04.2025 03:13 — 👍 65    🔁 22    💬 5    📌 9

Please learn from America’s biggest modern mistake and say no to Maple-MAGA, my Canadians friends.

28.04.2025 12:06 — 👍 92    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 0
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The American people have risen up and they are PISSED AS HELL.
#HandsOff

06.04.2025 02:44 — 👍 54348    🔁 14123    💬 1669    📌 978

You know what they think of you, when they think they can feed you laughable utter bollox like “Fiscal rules”.

And you believe them. They take us all for dribbling fools.

25.03.2025 11:00 — 👍 24    🔁 17    💬 2    📌 0
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People aren't asking to be millionaires, they're asking for affordable homes, energy, to see a doctor when they need to, a dentist which doesn’t cost the earth and access to good fresh food at affordable prices. This country needs wealth redistribution now.

22.03.2025 06:50 — 👍 257    🔁 53    💬 9    📌 1

"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944

20.03.2025 21:01 — 👍 7643    🔁 2268    💬 155    📌 67

People, please listen...Watch this it is so important.

05.03.2025 04:06 — 👍 60    🔁 27    💬 4    📌 2

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