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Phil Truckel

@flippytrux.bsky.social

Writer, musician, retired Higher Education lecturer. Anti Brexit and opinionated socialist

1,136 Followers  |  345 Following  |  34 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024
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Post image 01.03.2026 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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THIS πŸ’© is laughable. They think we're all stupid. 🀬😑
Better question is how did Felon47 know he had enough votes and didn't need votes to win...

27.02.2026 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1004    πŸ” 329    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 27
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Frost: β€œTrump needs to come before this committee. He's been caught in multiple lies as it relates to his relationship with Epsteinβ€”

No one's above the law β€” Including the president of the U.S. β€” My hope is our Republican colleagues will join us in making sure we hear from Lutnick, Bondi, & Trump”

27.02.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4342    πŸ” 1246    πŸ’¬ 201    πŸ“Œ 64
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As was demonstrated with President Clinton today, nobody is above the law. The White House cover up must end.

President Trump and other members of his administration implicated in the Epstein Files must testify before Congress.

27.02.2026 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 863    πŸ” 260    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 10

Very very well said

27.02.2026 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌫️ A lonesome foghorn blows 🌫️
🚦A lonely street light, being blown in the wind, changes signals from green, to yellow and to red.🚦
πŸ₯§Lunch was at the Lamplighter InnπŸ₯§
🌲Oh Diane, I almost forgot. I got to find out what kind of trees these
are. They're really something🌲
#TwinPeaks
#DavidLynch
#MarkFrost

24.02.2026 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 767    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 3
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#UK: We've sent a letter to Yvette Cooper expressing deep concern that funding for the BBC World Service is due to run out at the end of March.

We urge the government to confirm a long-term funding arrangement to ensure their vital work continues ⬇️
www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/02/the-...

23.02.2026 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 862    πŸ” 331    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 18

β€œI’ve said it time & time again - we need to leave the ECHR” says Reform candidate Matt Goodwin

The ECHR protects us all. The rights within it – firmly implanted into UK law by the Human Rights Act – are the reason why families devastated by disasters like Hillsborough could demand justice

16.02.2026 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 886    πŸ” 311    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 10
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I knew I saw this somewhere before. Funny that it’s almost exactly what’s actually happening now.

14.02.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 7214    πŸ” 3767    πŸ’¬ 299    πŸ“Œ 546
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Not very often you can agree with Piers Morgan but hey, even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

12.02.2026 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1002    πŸ” 263    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 12
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#Sold

08.02.2026 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1540    πŸ” 739    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 58
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Bless Billie Eilish For Saying β€œNo One Is Illegal On Stolen Land” That’s damn right.

Can I get an amen? πŸ™

06.02.2026 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2080    πŸ” 240    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 19
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Trump refuses to apologize for video with racist imagery of Obamas posted on his social media Only a smattering of Republicans spoke out about clip in which Obamas’ faces were superimposed on bodies of apes * US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump said on Friday evening, after a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes had been posted to his social media account and then deleted, that he had directed aides to post the offensive video but that he hadn’t seen that portion of the clip and he refused to apologize for it. The clip appeared during one of the 79-year-old US president’s increasingly frequent late-night posting sprees to his Truth Social account, and shows the laughing faces of the former president and first lady superimposed on the bodies of primates in a jungle setting, bobbing to the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Continue reading...

Trump refuses to apologize for video with racist imagery of Obamas posted on his social media

07.02.2026 07:03 β€” πŸ‘ 202    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 19
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

05.02.2026 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 32251    πŸ” 13854    πŸ’¬ 589    πŸ“Œ 1599
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Sen. Mark Kelly: "Right now they need to get out of Minneapolis & really reevaluate what this agency agency should be. Kristi Noem needs to be fired, by the way. That's a good starting point here. And the senior leadership there, the ones who have implemented these policies, these people need to go"

04.02.2026 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 9204    πŸ” 2555    πŸ’¬ 350    πŸ“Œ 125
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"If it was an ordinary business we'd call it insider trading - but it's a government, and so it actually starts to look more akin to treason."

Was Mandelson "working against the best interests of his country" as leaked gov secrets come to light?

@maitlis.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com

03.02.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 139    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 5
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE

I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...

04.02.2026 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 19535    πŸ” 8845    πŸ’¬ 695    πŸ“Œ 716
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman

Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.

It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.

ICE MUST GO‼️

03.02.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 25675    πŸ” 12022    πŸ’¬ 1000    πŸ“Œ 1095
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Keir Starmer calls on Andrew to testify in US over Jeffrey Epstein links Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles last year, features heavily in the latest tranche of the Epstein files

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Well, tbh, good for Starmer.

31.01.2026 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

28.01.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 97504    πŸ” 40916    πŸ’¬ 4304    πŸ“Œ 5372
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"Shot once, then again & again and again. At least 10 times within 5 seconds"

Sky News reports that Alex Pretti had been disarmed before being killed.

Cold blooded murder.

26.01.2026 07:24 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

β€˜The only thing is … The only things are …’ Just saying, sorry

25.01.2026 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Boycott the World Cup

Not a foot should be set in that country until the madness stops

25.01.2026 09:24 β€” πŸ‘ 16902    πŸ” 3582    πŸ’¬ 522    πŸ“Œ 158
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Ed Davey, "With Trump in the White House, the US is no longer a reliable ally"

"We have to look at alternative coalitions"

"Customs Union with the EU"

"How did we get Trump to back down on Greenland? It wasn't the UK, it was the EU threatening retaliatory tariffs"

25.01.2026 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 334    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 2
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Of course the Orange Blob insulted nations...

#riseup #standup #resist #revolt #respect #support #change #together #love #nomorehate #transgender #lgbtqiap2s

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24.01.2026 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4170    πŸ” 1221    πŸ’¬ 267    πŸ“Œ 74
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In 2025, wind and solar electricity production in Europe surpassed that of fossil fuels Nuclear energy remains the leading source of electricity generation in the European Union, according to the London-based think tank Ember. Coal has continued its decline, while solar power is taking off.

In 2025, wind and solar electricity production in Europe surpassed that of fossil fuels

23.01.2026 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 189    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 6
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🚨BOOM!! πŸ’₯ YOU DID IT!!!

The Petition for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party has hit 100,000 signatures!

NOW LETS HAVE A DATE FOR A DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT

Cc @HoCpetitions

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

22.01.2026 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1067    πŸ” 269    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 18
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🚨Now closing on 93,000 signatures!

The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.

Let’s keep going!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

22.01.2026 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 279    πŸ” 167    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 7
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Andy Burnham’s road back to parliament would be a bumpy one Greater Manchester mayor said to have β€˜zero’ chance of NEC selection, but public fuss may just embarrass No 10 enough

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I really like Andy B and I’d like him to be Labour leader and work with Zack (who I’d really like to be instrumental in our politics) in a coalition of the left (mentioned by Andy previously) but I couldn’t bear him to lose the pivotal Manchester mayoralty for 0😞

22.01.2026 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0