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Richard B πŸ”ΆπŸ•β€πŸ¦ΊπŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ

@richardjb.bsky.social

Left wing, Liberal Democrat. Pro EU advocate of re-join and PR. British and happily married. I Love Dogs and all animals. Keen on Re-Wilding Enjoys real science and science fiction. No DM's, porn or crypto

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Every ICE officer who has broken the law should be arrested, tried, and imprisoned for their crimes.

27.02.2026 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 15504    πŸ” 3122    πŸ’¬ 587    πŸ“Œ 157
Gorton and Denton by-election result:


GRN: 40.7% (+27.5)
REF: 28.7% (+14.7)
LAB: 25.4% (-25.3)
CON: 1.9% (-6.0)
LDEM: 1.8% (-2.1)


Green GAIN from Labour.

Gorton and Denton by-election result: GRN: 40.7% (+27.5) REF: 28.7% (+14.7) LAB: 25.4% (-25.3) CON: 1.9% (-6.0) LDEM: 1.8% (-2.1) Green GAIN from Labour.

Expect weeks of "family voting" rhetoric from Reform. They're out of the gates on it already.

It mustn't be allowed to wash because look at the scale of that win.

Tactical voting has obviously played a massive part.

Gorton and Denton rejected Reform and its hateful agenda.

27.02.2026 07:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1353    πŸ” 312    πŸ’¬ 146    πŸ“Œ 31
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Hope Beats Hate: Green Party Defeats Reform and Labour in Huge Gorton and Denton By-Election Victory A concerted political and media campaign to scare voters about aΒ β€œGreen Menace” winning this by-election failed, reports Adam Bienkov

In a battle between hope and hate, hope won out.

Why voters rejected the hateful politics of Reform and instead embraced the "Green Menace" in Gorton and Denton

bylinetimes.com/2026/02/27/h...

27.02.2026 06:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2582    πŸ” 582    πŸ’¬ 81    πŸ“Œ 42

Thank god. A great win for Hannah Spencer and the Greens, for #GortonAndDenton and for progressive voters. Made even greater by the huge Reform sulk. And the fact that the hateful Goodwin got whooped.
Now Labour, look to your left because you will not win from the right. We’re sick of that failure.

27.02.2026 06:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1805    πŸ” 358    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 14
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From plumber to parliament, Hannah Spencer is Britain’s newest MP Gorton and Denton’s new rep has railed against β€œposh boys” in Westminster β€” and shows the Greens leaning into cost-of-living messaging.

The UK Green Party’s decisive victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election thrusts Hannah Spencer β€” a plumber and plasterer by trade β€” into the British political spotlight.

27.02.2026 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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So the Telegraph is taking this well

27.02.2026 07:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5951    πŸ” 1112    πŸ’¬ 412    πŸ“Œ 290

A vote for Matt Goodwin/Reform in #GortonAndDenton is a vote for racism and misogyny. A vote to shame the constituency, to divide and fail it. It’s a vote that takes no responsibility for its consequences because it hasn’t thought about them and doesn’t care enough to do that.
Don’t be that voter.

26.02.2026 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1216    πŸ” 410    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 10
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Kamala Harris: When this guy is talking about the economy is roaring…

Who’s it roaring for when you put a $1 trillion cut to Medicaid? You know what Medicaid funds? Families with children, pregnant women, seniors, people with disabilities. Meanwhile, a $1 trillion tax cut for the richest people

25.02.2026 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 14049    πŸ” 4586    πŸ’¬ 399    πŸ“Œ 191
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

23.01.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 16333    πŸ” 20425    πŸ’¬ 217    πŸ“Œ 350
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Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to 'Topple' Theresa May The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now" as he worked with Boris Johnson to remove the then Conservative Prime Minister from office

Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to β€˜Topple’ Theresa May. The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that β€œwe are overthrowing May right now” as he worked with Boris Johnson to remove the then Conservative Prime Minister from office bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/b...

25.02.2026 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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I finally finished this drawing πŸ₯ thank you for all your kind words as I've shared snippets of it coming to life πŸͺΆβœοΈ

created to raise funds for FugleAdvokatene (The Bird Advocates) - Norwegian city bird rescuers based in Oslo & Bergen πŸ¦β€β¬›

25.02.2026 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2069    πŸ” 307    πŸ’¬ 54    πŸ“Œ 7
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Todays Daily Mirror front page

WHY WE MUST STOP REFORM

Gordon Brown

25.02.2026 06:32 β€” πŸ‘ 699    πŸ” 200    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 13
Photo of Yusuf at a lectern saying β€œshadow Home Secretary” (Wot?)

Reform's plan for a 'British ICE' combines cruelty with stupidity

Photo of Yusuf at a lectern saying β€œshadow Home Secretary” (Wot?) Reform's plan for a 'British ICE' combines cruelty with stupidity

Project forward to 2036 under a majority Reform government and the picture darkens further. Britain would be smaller, older and whiter; more isolated from Europe; paradoxically, more vulnerable to foreign interterence and less able to fund its own defence.
The welfare state would shrink to a skeleton. Charity would fill the gaps.
Flags would proliferate; rights would not. The police and courts would be politicised. The BBC could disappear.
The NHS would survive only as a minimal safety net. Protections against discrimination would erode - you might indeed be sacked for being disabled.
Migrants and even their British-born children could find their rights curtailed unless they were deemed to
"contribute" sufficiently. Meanwhile, the wealthiest would enjoy a generous, low-tax regime.

Project forward to 2036 under a majority Reform government and the picture darkens further. Britain would be smaller, older and whiter; more isolated from Europe; paradoxically, more vulnerable to foreign interterence and less able to fund its own defence. The welfare state would shrink to a skeleton. Charity would fill the gaps. Flags would proliferate; rights would not. The police and courts would be politicised. The BBC could disappear. The NHS would survive only as a minimal safety net. Protections against discrimination would erode - you might indeed be sacked for being disabled. Migrants and even their British-born children could find their rights curtailed unless they were deemed to "contribute" sufficiently. Meanwhile, the wealthiest would enjoy a generous, low-tax regime.

β€œRarely has a British political party unveiled a programme that combines cruelty with impracticality on such an extravagant scale.”

Chilling on Reform’s increasingly confident fascism. High on viciousness and greed. Very low on wisdom. A ruinous combination.
www.independent.co.uk/voices/zia-y...

24.02.2026 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1988    πŸ” 894    πŸ’¬ 137    πŸ“Œ 50
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β€œI heard the officer say β€˜that ain’t shit’.”

NASHVILLE β€” ICE shatter a car window in front of a newborn, refuse to look at man’s license & work visa… drag him out of his car, hit him, mock him for being Guatemalan (he’s from Mexico), laugh when he begs to say goodbye.

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Listen to this 13 year old who went to her city's council meeting.

She had some things she needed to get off her chest

23.02.2026 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8607    πŸ” 3140    πŸ’¬ 258    πŸ“Œ 331
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Reform would create ICE-style agency and end leave to remain, Zia Yusuf to say Nigel Farage’s party plans to deport up to 288,000 people a year on five flights a day and expand stop and search

Yusuf: β€œWe will secure our borders, leave the ECHR, and deport those here illegally. My message to the British people is simple: I will secure our borders and make you feel safe.”

There is nothing safe about these vicious inadequates turning racism into policy.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

23.02.2026 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1376    πŸ” 454    πŸ’¬ 179    πŸ“Œ 47
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Two bird drawings stolen from downtown Halifax art gallery The Argyle Fine Art Gallery says two coloured pencil drawings were stolen from its downtown Halifax location this week.

#NovaScotia

Two bird drawings stolen from downtown Halifax art gallery

www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

20.02.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 706    πŸ” 135    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 5
A black cylindrical trash can stands in a grassy area on a cloudy day. The trash can has a white rectangular sign on the front with the words "POO TIN" in black letters at the top. Below the text are two black silhouettes of dogs facing each other. Beneath the dogs is a black and white image of Vladimir Putin's face. The trash can has a dispenser on the side for green plastic bags. The can sits on a mixture of grass and small rocks, and tall green grass and plants grow behind it. In the background, trees are visible against the cloudy sky.

A black cylindrical trash can stands in a grassy area on a cloudy day. The trash can has a white rectangular sign on the front with the words "POO TIN" in black letters at the top. Below the text are two black silhouettes of dogs facing each other. Beneath the dogs is a black and white image of Vladimir Putin's face. The trash can has a dispenser on the side for green plastic bags. The can sits on a mixture of grass and small rocks, and tall green grass and plants grow behind it. In the background, trees are visible against the cloudy sky.

πŸͺ¬πŸ§Ώ Meanwhile in Scottish Highlands, :) Poo Tin Trash Can

#putin #trashcan #pootin #satire #art #humor #scotland #stopputin #ukraine #nowar

18.09.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 276    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3
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Ex-Prince Andrew Reportedly Arrested By U.K. Police For Suspected Misconduct As Epstein Fallout Grows The former British royalβ€”who was stripped of his title last yearβ€”has featured prominently in the Epstein documents released by the Justice Department.

The former British royalβ€”who was stripped of his title last yearβ€”has featured prominently in the Epstein documents released by the Justice Department.

19.02.2026 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2378    πŸ” 527    πŸ’¬ 237    πŸ“Œ 58

Farage - grifting multimillionaire and highest earning MP
Tice - family money multimillionaire
Yusuf - multimillionaire
Jenrick - millionaire
Zahawi - multimillionaire

But they want to cut the National Minimum Wage down from Β£12.21 per hour. (It goes up 50p in April.)

God, they’re hideous.

19.02.2026 07:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1056    πŸ” 483    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 15

Problem is, Jenrick, you can go on #r4today and bemoan the state of the economy and the cost of living, you can claim to be oh so concerned… but we all know you’re full of shit. We know you don’t care. You spent years failing us as a Tory. You’ve swapped rosettes, not had a personality transplant.

19.02.2026 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1424    πŸ” 359    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 7
An expressive watercolour painting of a female northern cardinal

An expressive watercolour painting of a female northern cardinal

Here is the finished female cardinal. The original and prints will be available on Friday :)

#watercolours #birdart πŸͺΆ

18.02.2026 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5583    πŸ” 449    πŸ’¬ 176    πŸ“Œ 21
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On Jan. 7, a European Robin was spotted in Montreal. The bird was authenticated by the Cornell Ornithology Lab. No one knows how he could have crossed the Atlantic.πŸŒ»πŸ™‚

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Meanwhile, in Germany, the public weighs in on what they think of the Epstein Administration.

#BrutalButAccurate

17.02.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 30020    πŸ” 8721    πŸ’¬ 837    πŸ“Œ 456
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β€˜Major leak at Highland nuclear site triggers hunt for mystery bunkers’ reminds us that spikes in childhood leukaemia, breast cancer, thyroid cancer and all cancers around nuclear facilities have been... Please Support Talking-up Scotland at: on the above. The National’s report today with the above headline, reminds me. Of what? Increased child leukaemia Increased breast cancer Increased thyr…

β€˜Major leak at Highland nuclear site triggers hunt for mystery bunkers’ reminds us that spikes in childhood leukaemia, breast cancer, thyroid cancer and all cancers around nuclear facilities have been confirmed by German and other independent researchers talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2026/02/15/m...

16.02.2026 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2101    πŸ” 878    πŸ’¬ 94    πŸ“Œ 51
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We are the laughing stock of the world.

17.02.2026 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 14772    πŸ” 5591    πŸ’¬ 871    πŸ“Œ 423

I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life.
It's just been too intelligent to come here.

17.02.2026 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
NY Times identified more than 5,300 files containgin more than 38,000 references to Trump, his wife, Mar-a-Lago, and other related words and phrases in the latest batch of e-mails, government files,videos and other records released by the DoJ (4th Feb).

NY Times identified more than 5,300 files containgin more than 38,000 references to Trump, his wife, Mar-a-Lago, and other related words and phrases in the latest batch of e-mails, government files,videos and other records released by the DoJ (4th Feb).

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admits that the DOJ excluded all images showing β€œdeath, physical abuse, or injury” from Epstein files release.
DEATH? The truth is probably far worse than anyone can imagine.

17.02.2026 08:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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REP. @aoc.bsky.social : β€œIt’s important to remember there’s more of us than them β€” every one of us can be sand in the gears of an injustice.”

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