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Bristol. Despairing centre leftist. Politics, the cosmos, nature, current affairs. Justice for Palestine πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ Rejoin the EU πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Husband, Dad, Grandad. Proud ape.

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It's probably not about the boats at all but stripping us of basic rights so they can enact whatever policies they want against whoever they wish. No constraints on their power is what it's really about.

29.10.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Has Starmer condemned it?

26.09.2025 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Now he's worried about going to COP for fear of the reaction from Reform. FFS get a spine. WE won the election not them. Don't bend to them. Make the arguments against what they stand for loudly and proudly rather than hiding under your desk.

26.09.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let’s settle this, is Nigel Farage a racist?

Like if he is.
RT if he is a traitor.

03.09.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1208    πŸ” 648    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 14

Or nipple as we Bristolians would say πŸ˜†

25.09.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Biden is a war criminal. His utter disregard for Palestinian suffering and craven support for Netanyahu makes him a party to the genocide.

18.09.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Appalled to see this image of Donald Trump and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein projected onto Windsor Castle.

Please... for the love of all that is good, do not share it on all your social media channels... because it simply wouldn't be done to remind the world of the association

17.09.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1452    πŸ” 945    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 66

It really does say it all. We desperately need leadership to face this down but all we have is Starmer pathetically trying to pretend he's one of them.

14.09.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hugely inflammatory and inciteful. We need leadership to counter this but we have Reform chasing Starmer instead πŸ™„
Don't carry a sign supporting those who oppose genocidists though.

13.09.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean Starmer is getting into Boris Johnson territory 😬

10.09.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thing is if Starmer made him ambassador knowing he continued his relationship with Epstein after he was convicted of child sex offenses (staying at his properties, doing business deals) it puts Starmer in a very bad light indeed.

10.09.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Totally agree. Do something, do anything. Don't let them grind you down.

02.09.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The world's largest academic association of genocide scholars - the 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars - has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...

02.09.2025 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 529    πŸ” 243    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 11
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Cool, more words. That'll help πŸ™„

09.08.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you want to see Michelle Mone kicked out of the House of Lords and arrested until she pays the Β£232,000,000 she owes give this a RT.

If you want Rishi Sunak's involvement in the Β£14,900,000,000 PPE Fraud he covered up investigated, LIKE.

01.08.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1539    πŸ” 912    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 14
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Boycott ZARA: Dressing Up Apartheid and Genocide The BDS movement officially endorses the grassroots, organic campaign to boycott ZARA. We call on people of conscience around the world to boycott ZARA, the flagship brand of the Spanish multinational...

#BoycottZARA

ZARA has chosen to fashion-wash genocide and apartheid.

#BoycottZara until it ends its criminal complicity.

bdsmovement.net/news/boycott...

24.07.2025 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 188    πŸ” 146    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
JOINT STATEMENT ON GAZA FROM AFP, AP, BBC NEWS AND REUTERS

 

β€œWe are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families. For many months, these independent journalists have been the world’s eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza. They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering.  

 

β€œJournalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them.

 

β€œWe once again urge the Israeli authorities to allow journalists in and out of Gaza. It is essential that adequate food supplies reach the people there.”

JOINT STATEMENT ON GAZA FROM AFP, AP, BBC NEWS AND REUTERS β€œWe are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families. For many months, these independent journalists have been the world’s eyes and ears on the ground in Gaza. They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering. β€œJournalists endure many deprivations and hardships in warzones. We are deeply alarmed that the threat of starvation is now one of them. β€œWe once again urge the Israeli authorities to allow journalists in and out of Gaza. It is essential that adequate food supplies reach the people there.”

BBC NEWS / AFP / BBC NEWS / REUTERS JOINT STATEMENT:

β€œWe are desperately concerned for our journalists in Gaza, who are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families.

"They are now facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering. "

24.07.2025 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 755    πŸ” 408    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 23

But holding up a sign opposing genocide is so illegitimate you get arrested under anti terrorism legislation πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ
This is who Labour are now.

24.07.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you can be arrested under terrorism legislation for holding up a sign opposing genocide then why the hell are these creeps allowed to stir up civil unrest?

24.07.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Now do Israel.

18.07.2025 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

About the same proportion as Reform people then.

15.07.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I feel so powerless regarding Israel's atrocities against the Palestinians. We march, write letters, sign petitions and donate yet still our Govt arms and provides intelligence to Israel thereby supporting this slaughter. Be in no doubt. They are complicit. Why? I don't know. So I wrote this.

14.07.2025 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Murdered, surely?

12.07.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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At our demonstration today, I'm holding a placard stating
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people

12.07.2025 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6390    πŸ” 1465    πŸ’¬ 238    πŸ“Œ 78

Sounds like the beginning of the softening up process to lie us into another war. This time with Iran on behalf of Israel ffs πŸ™„

10.07.2025 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What is it about our governments?
It really seems like they all secretly dislike their own population.

10.07.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Signed. What a ghoul. Listening to her explain how the slaughter of Palestinians was actually fine was utterly sickening.

08.07.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why not Israel too then?

08.07.2025 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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