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@mark-thomas1999.bsky.social

Proud father. Music and synth enthusiast. Member of wokerati.

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Stop Thames Water’s costly mega-reservoir – fix the leaks! The reservoir could only replace a fraction of the water they lose through leaks and, studies show, it would be unlikely to provide water in droughts. Why does Thames Water want to do this? A mega...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

27.05.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Other people are still at "is it a constitutional crisis yet?" and I'm at "the crisis was several exits ago, the car has crashed, we're now just seeing how many cars end up in the pileup and how high the casualty count is" or "the house is actively burning down, the question is what's left after."

17.03.2025 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 7663    πŸ” 1595    πŸ’¬ 168    πŸ“Œ 95

It’s as if he picked up a bargain-bin crystal ball or earned his soothsayer credentials from a TikTok tutorial. πŸ˜‚

12.03.2025 21:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ˜‚πŸ˜…

08.03.2025 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 41981    πŸ” 8989    πŸ’¬ 560    πŸ“Œ 426

I reckon we're about two weeks away from 'Kemi Badenoch SHITS on Keir Starmer's face'

27.02.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 268    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 1

Usually political risk people write stuff about like the threat of armed group attacks or piracy or whatever but it's wild the #1 wild card factor is "we literally don't know what the most powerful empire that is the pillar of the world order is going to randomly decide to do tomorrow"

26.02.2025 04:24 β€” πŸ‘ 207    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Terrorizing our civil servants…

25.02.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 259    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4
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Thread - I've been thinking a lot about Walter Lippmann’s Public Opinion lately, especially in the context of Musk’s role in dismantling the federal workforce through DOGE. It’s a perfect example of what Lippmann warned about over a century ago.

23.02.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1730    πŸ” 593    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 152

Dear Germany, two thoughts when it comes to your elections πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Look what happened when the UK voted for Brexit

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Look what Happened when the US voted again for Trump

Populists promise the world, and deliver pretty much nothing other than more hate and division. Chose well and good luck πŸ™

23.02.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 699    πŸ” 170    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.

22.02.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7936    πŸ” 1829    πŸ’¬ 266    πŸ“Œ 75
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Anti-migrant hate is flourishing in Germany’s β€˜time of the cowards’ | Musa Okwonga This weekend’s vote will show how far xenophobia has been driving even some traditionally progressive parties

I've just read your article. www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
A very good piece which really brings the situation in Germany home. Let's hope Germany steers away from this unfiltered xenophobia today. Germany as a nation is better than this.

23.02.2025 10:10 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

it was bad when the worst poster on my favorite website bought that website and made it terrible but it has been worse having that person also buy my country that i live in

16.02.2025 04:50 β€” πŸ‘ 13755    πŸ” 2133    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 51

THAT is a subhed for the ages.

21.01.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1297    πŸ” 272    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 3
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Shout out to @gilesyb.bsky.social for the β€œTriangle of Crap” which remains a powerful tool for visualising the problems facing the Government, although the labels are probably a touch too strong.

15.01.2025 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

The usual suspects, prioritising profit over planet, gather as the world burns. Future generations will inherit the consequences of their greed.

15.01.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's Gary Gibbon #C4News explaining that the Conservatives amendment which was defeated was never about winning

It was so Conservatives could campaign on doorsteps asking voters why Labour didn't support another inquiry

Conservatives politicising child abuse - disgusting

08.01.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 957    πŸ” 298    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 6
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Thought this was a myth.

It HAD to be a myth - surely but er no.... it's true
www.politico.eu/article/tory...

08.01.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 267    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 10

Trump says he’s sending Don Jr to Greenland in order to promote his expansionist bullshit, but I think he knows Jr will try to snort a glacier

08.01.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 757    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 11

Dear World,

We’re sorry.

Sincerely,

Sane, Decent Americans

07.01.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 36555    πŸ” 6612    πŸ’¬ 1058    πŸ“Œ 297
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2/12 Elon Musk has undergone a significant political shift in recent years, emerging as a prominent far-right figure. While he portrays this as a sort of midlife crisis ideological awakening, it largely reflects his prioritization of personal business interests above all else.

03.01.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ€·πŸΎβ€β™€οΈπŸ€·πŸ€¦

30.12.2024 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 31287    πŸ” 6541    πŸ’¬ 659    πŸ“Œ 446
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I just heard someone refer to Elon Musk as β€œPhony Stark” and now I can’t stop laughing. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

28.12.2024 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 8064    πŸ” 1282    πŸ’¬ 317    πŸ“Œ 95

Stating the obvious here perhaps but today must be national do nothing day and I intend to inactively play my part.

27.12.2024 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 140    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3
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Elon Musk Is a Paid Subscriber to Shockingly Racist Pro-Apartheid South African X Account Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, is a paid subscriber to a virulently racist X account.

Surprise!

24.12.2024 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6965    πŸ” 2034    πŸ’¬ 438    πŸ“Œ 252
King Kong atop a skyscraper, with Santa hat added.

King Kong atop a skyscraper, with Santa hat added.

King Kong - Merrily On High

22.12.2024 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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πŸ—“οΈπŸ‘ 2024 wrapped: This year has been full of major moments in the fight against fascism. These are big wins, but we’ve got so much work to do. The urgency and magnitude of this work is growing.

23.12.2024 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 105    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Meanwhile in 2199...

#TheMatrix #KeanuReeves
#Neo #Morpheus #ElonMusk
#PresidentMusk #VPTrump
#WakeUpAmerica

22.12.2024 05:56 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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