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Vick Bain

@vickbain.bsky.social

'So-called expert' random man on Twitter πŸ˜‚ Campaigner #womeninmusic Founder of @theflistmusic & PhD researcher

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We're recruiting for four new roles. πŸ‘‡

01.03.2026 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Currently trending on X.

01.03.2026 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 26684    πŸ” 7231    πŸ’¬ 952    πŸ“Œ 472
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But they said he was β€œThe peace president.” πŸ₯΄

01.03.2026 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 14332    πŸ” 6629    πŸ’¬ 1117    πŸ“Œ 531

WELL NOW, would you look at that?

A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.

01.03.2026 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2501    πŸ” 790    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 17
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It will be tough for America’s global reputation to recover after this absolutely shameful vote.

25.02.2026 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9435    πŸ” 3975    πŸ’¬ 858    πŸ“Œ 410
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A reminder, one day ahead of a by-election in which the Greens are favourites to defeat Reform, that the Daily Mail owner's wife recently donated Β£50,000 to Nigel Farage's party

25.02.2026 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2435    πŸ” 1114    πŸ’¬ 211    πŸ“Œ 117
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🚨BREAKING: Reform UK would repeal Labour's employment rights and renters reforms, says the party's Business spokesperson Richard Tice

'We have to have a Great Repeal Act,' he said at a press conference in the West Midlands

JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM

24.02.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 382    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 20
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Rough day for President Trump

23.02.2026 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 466    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 6
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Bowen: Why Ukraine remains defiant and does not feel close to defeat This month marks four gruelling years since the full‑scale invasion began and a genuine ceasefire still feels far from a

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Today marks four years of the Ukraine-Russia war.

A devastating loss of human life and a tragedy.

Europe and America must continue to stand with Ukraine against Russian aggression.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd9g2ggq4epo

24.02.2026 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let’s do it

22.02.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 277    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 13
Then & Now Portugal's Drug
Decriminalization
Key developments since Portugal decriminalized drugs in 2001
Overdose deaths
1999
369
2016|30
New HIV diagnoses due to injecting
2000
907
2017 18
Number of people incarcerated for drug offences
1999
2017
3,863
1,140
Sources: TheLancet, drugpolicy.org, EMCDDA, VHPA

Then & Now Portugal's Drug Decriminalization Key developments since Portugal decriminalized drugs in 2001 Overdose deaths 1999 369 2016|30 New HIV diagnoses due to injecting 2000 907 2017 18 Number of people incarcerated for drug offences 1999 2017 3,863 1,140 Sources: TheLancet, drugpolicy.org, EMCDDA, VHPA

Labour has been pushing lies about the Greens’ policy on reducing drug misuse. This is a policy that has already been very successful in Portugal. It has reduced harmful drug taking by ending the so-called β€œwar on drugs”.

22.02.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 251    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 7
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social Bedford CC dealing with the bigots like an absolute boss.

19.02.2026 07:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3773    πŸ” 868    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 90
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β€˜Carnage of concern and upset’: Women’s Institute groups close after transgender ban Members warn NFWI decision has opened up toxic culture that deters younger women from joining

The Women’s Institute was pressured to exclude trans women by the threat of litigation brought and paid for by JKR’s legal fund.
So now the newly trans-hostile WI groups are haemorrhaging members and many groups are folding, closing opportunities for all women.
Well done JK and the GCs, eh?

14.02.2026 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 529    πŸ” 134    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 8
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Well said!

@elliechowns.bsky.social: "Reform, and before it the Brexit Party, and before it UKIP have been busy for many years fomenting his idea that immigration is the problem in this country.

"It's completely untrue."

14.02.2026 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 543    πŸ” 161    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 9
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Advance UK Gorton + Denton by-election candidate Nick Buckley says his posts about many women being whores, ruined by feminism, are 'taken out of context'. Searcnlight Magazine report on the response to their posts
searchlightmagazine.com/2026/02/adva...

07.02.2026 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 175    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 24
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE
TODAY WE CELEBRATE LGBT+ MONTH, RIGHTS, AND CULTURE
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE TODAY WE CELEBRATE LGBT+ MONTH, RIGHTS, AND CULTURE Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Today, and every day, the Green Party stands with LGBTIQA+ people πŸ’šπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

01.02.2026 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1065    πŸ” 256    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 11
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90,000 properties in England/Wales are owned by offshore companies. Almost half unlawfully hide their true ownership

We've found them, mapped them, and published everything

▢️ This 60-second video shows how to find secretly owned property near you

πŸ“Š Details & stats below

29.01.2026 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 265    πŸ” 141    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 11

MELANIA has been nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography in the FIFA Oscars

28.01.2026 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6071    πŸ” 1172    πŸ’¬ 240    πŸ“Œ 89

Omg I never knew that 😳

27.01.2026 08:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A cartoon from Shrew vol. 3 no. 2 of a lefty man heading off to a protest β€” clutching an oversized copy of a marx/lenin book and a placard saying Down With Capitalist Oppression β€” leaving his female partner washing up in a chaotic house with two small children. The caption says β€œsee you at supper!”

A cartoon from Shrew vol. 3 no. 2 of a lefty man heading off to a protest β€” clutching an oversized copy of a marx/lenin book and a placard saying Down With Capitalist Oppression β€” leaving his female partner washing up in a chaotic house with two small children. The caption says β€œsee you at supper!”

This cartoon feels spiritually related to this one from Shrew in 1969 (which might have been replicated in the New Yorker quite recently I think?) not least because the poor downtrodden mum here is also washing up.

26.01.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I've been pondering this a lot recently πŸ˜’

27.01.2026 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Board of Peace - Season 1

24.01.2026 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 11213    πŸ” 6336    πŸ’¬ 460    πŸ“Œ 695
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You misspelled "BORED".

24.01.2026 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 24926    πŸ” 5197    πŸ’¬ 1318    πŸ“Œ 246
That we have arrived at a point where it's apparently being argued that child abuse imagery should be permissible under 'free speech' or that it's okay just so long as only adults see it is an indicator of how far
political discourse has fallen.
Furthermore, freedom of speech has limits in a civilised society. Free speech does not include the right to lie, incite hatred or violence, which is interesting when we consider that a recent Sky News investigation found X's algorithms were amplifying extreme and far-right content.
Crucially, freedom of speech also doesn't imply the right to a platform like X. You can say pretty much whatever you like, but you do not have an inalienable right to say it on an app which is breaking the law by facilitating abuse of women and children, or which a foreign billionaire is weaponising to interfere in British democracy.

That we have arrived at a point where it's apparently being argued that child abuse imagery should be permissible under 'free speech' or that it's okay just so long as only adults see it is an indicator of how far political discourse has fallen. Furthermore, freedom of speech has limits in a civilised society. Free speech does not include the right to lie, incite hatred or violence, which is interesting when we consider that a recent Sky News investigation found X's algorithms were amplifying extreme and far-right content. Crucially, freedom of speech also doesn't imply the right to a platform like X. You can say pretty much whatever you like, but you do not have an inalienable right to say it on an app which is breaking the law by facilitating abuse of women and children, or which a foreign billionaire is weaponising to interfere in British democracy.

www.lbc.co.uk/article/elon...

14.01.2026 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grok Posts Sexual Images of Minors After β€˜Lapses in Safeguards’ Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said β€œlapses in safeguards” led to the generation of sexualized images of minors that it posted to social media site X.

X/grok creating and platforming sexually explicit material of children isn’t just a lapse, it’s criminal.

Elon Musk and his companies should be held to account.

It’s been over a year since I dumped X. It was the right decision then and even more so now. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

02.01.2026 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1064    πŸ” 320    πŸ’¬ 77    πŸ“Œ 22

Oh my goodness they're both quite the read, those poor men 😐. What a poster girl for convent education though.

04.01.2026 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This all seems pretty unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner

03.01.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 13412    πŸ” 2212    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 82
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Just a gif of the EU flag projected onto the London Eye as part of Mayor Sadiq Khan's London's New Year's Day fireworks πŸ˜€

The UK is Β£90 billion a year poorer because of Brexit i.e. tax rises and spending cuts, it's absurd

One day soon the madness will end and the UK will #RejoinEU ☺️

01.01.2026 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1103    πŸ” 307    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 16
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Happy New Year, everyone! We wish you the best year yet and all the success for your music projects this year! We can't wait to continue supporting women and gender diverse artists in 2026!

31.12.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did it wave back?

30.12.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0