Well, to be fair, he's only got 8 days to get down to Clacton and set up shop campaigning for Farage.
Martin@martin67.bsky.social · 5h agoEx neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Alan Reed
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A musician and freelance journalist. I’m a recovering MSM person who lives in Scotland. Mostly I work elsewhere 😀 http://alanreed.bandcamp.com
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I’ve blogged again. This time about a link for Sheffield and what goodies I will have on the merch desk 3hobbitsblog.wordpress.com/2026/08/04/t...
The Final Warning: to order shirts ahead of September
Where I remind people that emailing me is the only way to secure a tour shirt
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UEFA has given FIFA President Gianni Infantino an ultimatum: resign or face a no-confidence vote, The Telegraph reports . It says all 55 members would back it. Only 43 votes are needed.
Breathtaking courage and determination. Well deserved honor! Michael J. Fox will receive one of the Television Academy’s biggest honors, the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, at this year’s Emmys “in recognition of his transformative contributions to Parkinson’s disease research and advocacy.”
Michael J Fox To Get Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
Michael J. Fox has been tapped to receive one of the Television Academy's biggest honors, the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, at this year's Emmy Awards.
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1 August 1944 | The 82nd anniversary of the beginning of the Warsaw Uprising. Today, we commemorate some 13,000 citizens of Warsaw who were deported by the Germans to Auschwitz during the uprising. Learn about their fate from our #podcast: https://bit.ly/3TxXiX1
Count Brad Paisley, Tanya Tucker, Gavin Adcock, and Willie Nelson among those voices, RS reported. “It would be an enormous monstrosity, an absolute eye sore and detract in every way for not only that zoo, but also that area,” Paisley posted, supported by Jack White, Sheryl Crow, and Margo Price.
Country Music Is Coming Out Strong Against Data Centers
Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, Tanya Tucker are among the country artists speaking out against data centers in both rural and urban communities.
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Great to see that Michael J. Fox will receive the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the Emmys in September in recognition of his contributions to Parkinson’s disease research and advocacy. His scenes in the Curb Your Enthusiasm episode “Larry vs. Michael J. Fox” is comedy gold.
"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social. "That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington
I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities
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All 55 UEFA nations have unanimously agreed to boycott FIFA competitions if plans to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors move forward. European football is drawing a line in the sand: the World Cup belongs to the players and fans.
24 July 1927 | Dutch Jewish girl, Lilian Schlosz, was born in Berlin. She emigrated to the Netherlands. In November 1943 she was deported from #Westerbork to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.
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23 July 1904 | Romanian Jewish woman, Maria Fuerst, was born in Focșani. She emigrated to Germany. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Berlin on 1 March 1943. She did not survive.
Auschwitz II-Birkenau site: the unloading ramp and brick barracks for prisoners. ▶ The ramps of the camp: https://youtu.be/5Io_Fvpmq0Y ▶ The barracks for prisoners at Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/m0PGSIoCgKY --- Photos: https://www.instagram.com/monique_sycamore/
I’ve blogged again with an update for those attending the Last Dance dates in September 3hobbitsblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/u...
Update for those attending the Last Dance dates on September
SOME IMPORTANT INFO FOR THOSE ATTENDING THE DATES Now that I’ve organised The Last Dance dates, I’ve put my mind towards what you’ll be able to buy. As well as cds etc you will be able to pic…
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21 July 1940 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Salomon de Bruin, was born in Amsterdam. In September 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. After the selection he was murdered in a gas chamber together with his mother Rosa and brothers Emanuel & Meijer.
Congresswoman AOC has introduced a bill that would ban Supreme Court Justices from accepting lavish gifts from the ultra wealthy. Love that, but what I find insane is that this isn’t already illegal.
I’ve blogged again: This time to do with how and why you must do if you’re attending the Last Damce dates in September!!
Alan Reed (and The Daughters of Expediency)
Alan Reed (and The Daughters of Expediency)
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An important paper about protecting science from political interference. Europe needs to defend its science against the kind of attacks unfurling in the US. By Martin McKee, Christina Pagel & Tiago Correia in the European Journal of Public Health: academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...
Europe must learn from America’s assault on science
In June 2026, several prominent diabetes researchers, including Steven Kahn, editor-in-chief of Diabetes Care, were removed by police from the annual meeti
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www.reuters.com/world/americ... Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that her government plans to file criminal complaints in the U.S. regarding Mexican citizens who have died in immigration custody or while being targeted in anti-immigration operations….
Mexico to file criminal complaints in US over deaths of Mexicans in immigration enforcement
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that her government plans to file criminal complaints in the U.S. regarding Mexican citizens who have died in immigration custody or while being ...
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The funny thing is, the people of Clacton will need to put their bins out for regular collection during the By-election week, and they'll be interpreted as unofficial campaign posters.
Very similar to the ABE attitude of Scotland’s fans, but with added anti Trump element.
🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁@teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · last mo.At this point I DO NOT CARE who wins the World Cup, as long as it IS NOT the United States.
Whoever ‘shares’ the Trump Dereangement Syndrome video (featuring the Donald as Dr Trump) runs the risk of being named in several lawsuits. AND THAT INCLUDES YOU, DONALD!!
Bryan Adams takes jab at ‘51st state’ rhetoric with 🇨🇦 Canada Day release 🍁 New single “tribute to the pride and spirit of my fellow Canadians” ☟ calgaryherald.com/entertainmen...
Bryan Adams takes jab at '51st state' rhetoric with Canada Day release
The 66-year-old veteran Canadian rocker chose Canada Day to release a 'tongue-in-cheek' new single called 51st State. Read more.
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📖 “Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” by Dr. Piotr Cywiński The album shows the camp functioning in over 130 large color scans of architectural sketches of Auschwitz. Book: https://books.auschwitz.org/en_US/p/Piotr-M.-A.-Cywinski-Auschwitz-Bauleitung.-Designing-a-Death-Camp/669
"For every day Trump's been in the White House, he's become roughly $2.5 million richer. "It would take an average American 40 years to make what Trump’s raking in one day." As America battles an affordability crisis, Trump's made an eye-watering $1.4 billion via crypto.