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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸŒ± I'm a hub cap diamond star halo I WILL LEAVE THE LIGHT ON. Rejoin EU, save the NHS, LFC #YNWA. I may create, comment or just like and repost. Humanist, socialist, woke. Aspiring artist, love Seventies music, reading and grandparenting.

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MPs are still having to table amendments to the toxic DWP Welfare Bill The idea that the DWP will still reassess someone with Parkinson’s or MS is both medically incoherent and morally reprehensible

MPs are still having to table amendments to the toxic DWP Welfare Bill

The idea that the DWP will still reassess someone with Parkinson’s or MS - and then potentially cut the Health Element of Universal Credit - is both medically incoherent and morally reprehensible
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

04.07.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

Labour governments are like a date with someone you've fancied for ages. They're always disappointing.

04.07.2025 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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So many people take things for granted, as if it's just the natural order of things that their rights are the way they are, rather than realising that most of the stuff that makes their life bearable was actually won for the though the activism and sacrifice of generations of socialists.

03.07.2025 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Zarah Sultana quits Labour to work towards a new party of the left Zarah Sultana has quit the Labour Party to work with Jeremy Corbyn to establish a new left-wing political party

I’d hazard a guess that Zarah Sultana won’t be the last principled politician to quit Keir Starmer’s bastardised version of the Labour Party.

For more analysis, read the article.

open.substack.com/pub/anothera...

04.07.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 279    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2
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Neoliberalism, Free Markets, and the Rise of Governmental Corruption By Andrew Klein Β  Proposition that neoliberalism and free market theory as embraced by Thatcher and Reagan has led to an increase of governmental corruption and malfeasance in western liberal democrac...

Thatcher and Reagan were the architects of neoliberalism, which has been great for the corrupt and the greedy.

theaimn.net/neoliberalis...

16.06.2025 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 182    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 4
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There was no Reform UK Landslide! Contrary to media reports after the 2025 local elections, there was no Reform UK landslide, just an outdated voting system that needs reforming

Contrary to media reports after the 2025 local elections, there was no Reform UK landslide, just an outdated voting system that needs reforming.

16.06.2025 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 748    πŸ” 235    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 6
A 5 story blue bus

A 5 story blue bus

Needs at least 3 more decks

14.06.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Shrink from it? He can hardly wait to deliver for his investors.

15.06.2025 06:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1429    πŸ” 429    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 38
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Eight US states seek to outlaw chemtrails – even though they aren’t real States introduce chemtrail-coded legislation as conspiracy theories take root in some US chambers

The EPA says the plumes of aircraft exhaust vapor are a natural result of flight and pose no risk to weather patterns, while the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has denied undertaking or planning any weather modification experiments.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

08.06.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 393    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 19
Major General Randy E. Manner, former Acting Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau statement to Fox News: β€œThe President's federal deployment of the National Guard over the official wishes of a governor is bad for all Americans concerned about freedom of speech and states rights. The governor has the authority and ability to respond to the civil disturbances with law enforcement capabilities within his state, augmented as necessary by requesting law enforcement assistance from other governors. There are over a million badged and trained members of law enforcement in this country for the governor to ask for help if he needs it. While this is presently a legal order, it tramples the governor’s rights and obligations to protect his people. This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”

Major General Randy E. Manner, former Acting Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau statement to Fox News: β€œThe President's federal deployment of the National Guard over the official wishes of a governor is bad for all Americans concerned about freedom of speech and states rights. The governor has the authority and ability to respond to the civil disturbances with law enforcement capabilities within his state, augmented as necessary by requesting law enforcement assistance from other governors. There are over a million badged and trained members of law enforcement in this country for the governor to ask for help if he needs it. While this is presently a legal order, it tramples the governor’s rights and obligations to protect his people. This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”

Major General Randy E. Manner, former Acting Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau statement to Fox News:

"This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”

09.06.2025 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 20518    πŸ” 7208    πŸ’¬ 293    πŸ“Œ 251
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Newsom: "Arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy. I don't give a damn ... Tom, arrest me. Let's go."

09.06.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 31503    πŸ” 8037    πŸ’¬ 1029    πŸ“Œ 929

Senator Ted Cruz posted a dramatic video of LAPD cars on fire with the caption β€œthis… is… not… peaceful.” What he didn’t mention? The footage was from 2020, not 2025. His post on X falsely implied it was current, part of a broader effort to spread lies and manufacture a crisis.

09.06.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 35247    πŸ” 12363    πŸ’¬ 1430    πŸ“Œ 792

Why does the BBC feel the need to "win the trust" of Reform supporters by skewing storylines so the Faragistas can identify with them?

09.06.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bonuses banned for 10 English water bosses over sewage pollution Sanctions, including for Thames Water CEO, announced as part of new government powers under Water Act

Banning bonuses for failing water company bosses is important, obvs - but it’s hardly the best we can do? πŸ‘€ If we’re serious about ending pollution for profit, water needs to be brought back into public ownership *now*. The fact that Labour Govt won’t even allow it to be considered speaks volumes

06.06.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 472    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 9

The only solution to water pollution is nationalisation which cuts out the need to pay dividends to shareholders and spend the income instead on investment in cleaner water and less pollution.

06.06.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

JD Vance fell asleep hiding under the couch last night. Mommy and Daddy were fighting again.

06.06.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 238    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2
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πŸ˜† 🀣 πŸ˜‚ 😹

05.06.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Good morning wulferhampton have a fantastic Friday you fabulous freaks

06.06.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Daily Express article has been deleted. But it's archived.

Nigel Farage doesn't want working-class voters to figure this out

archive.ph/mQIec

05.06.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 220    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 4
The Tank Man (also known as the Unknown Protester or Unknown Rebel) is the nickname given to an unidentified individual, presumed to be a Chinese man, who stood in front of a column of Type 59 tanks leaving Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 5, 1989.

Photo by Jeff Widener

The Tank Man (also known as the Unknown Protester or Unknown Rebel) is the nickname given to an unidentified individual, presumed to be a Chinese man, who stood in front of a column of Type 59 tanks leaving Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 5, 1989. Photo by Jeff Widener

On this day 36 years ago, one man stopped a column of tanks.

05.06.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

The #r4today interview with Mel Stride follows the usual path.
Every problem between 2010 and 2024 was the fault of the previous Labour government
Every problem in 2025 is the fault of the current Labour government.

05.06.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 383    πŸ” 86    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 2

It's amazing how the same politicians can describe VAT on public school fees as an attack on aspirational parents and then argue that free school meals for poor kids are a waste of money

05.06.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 399    πŸ” 122    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 4
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I got no popcorn left at this point.

05.06.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 28761    πŸ” 4695    πŸ’¬ 2828    πŸ“Œ 926
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Watch: Mogg owned by Heseltine on GB News - reactions Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg and Michael Heseltine appeared on GB News and the two of them clashed over Brexit not for first time.

Brains vs bollox! πŸ˜‰

Lord Michael Heseltine takes of Jacob Rees Mogg as n GB News on migration and the push to leave the ECHR

One person wrote: β€œHeseltine repeatedly kicking Rees-Mogg in the balls is a thing of beauty and fully worth the 6 minutes.”

And, it really is.

05.06.2025 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 231    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 3
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What a fantastic idea!

Deserves a much wider audience.

29.05.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 330    πŸ” 122    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 6

Following his holiday in France while Parliament was sitting, Nigel Farage is now back and hard at work again, speaking at a Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas.

29.05.2025 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 442    πŸ” 118    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 4