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M'bro-born-Euro-mudblood YourParty.uk ex๐น mvc tenor, mathematician, historian, retd teacher; KCL, OU, Linux, gardening, cooking, poetry, Panzoรซcosmology RTโ ๐
LFI should be designated a terrorist organisation๐ฟ (and disbanded!)
The National@scotnational.bsky.social ยท 13h agoNEW: The Labour Friends of Israel lobby group has urged the UK Government not to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land ๐ฅ ๐ www.thenational.scot/news/2...
NEW: The Labour Friends of Israel lobby group has urged the UK Government not to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements on Palestinian land ๐ฅ ๐ www.thenational.scot/news/2...
The same basic message of *all* doorstep evangelists ๐๐
NatWest Bank quarterly pre-tax profits surge 29% to ยฃ2.3bn. It received ยฃ45.5bn bailout after the 2008 crash. Last year, just ahead of bumper profits, govt sold its stake, appeased the City. All banks are profiteering, closing branches. Must levy windfall tax archive.ph/DqegK
NatWest chief resists calls for tax rises on banks
Bumper profits from the sector fuel demands for higher UK levies
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Neoliberalism in a nutshell. UEFA on FIFA's proposal: โThe moment external investors acquire ownership interests ... football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. ... Every decision is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders.โ
Everywhere I look today I keep seeing: 1) deadly wildfires ripping through our communities 2) people desperately trying to get by as energy costs soar 3) record oil & gas profits When will we see that these three things are connected? www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Big Oil Is Reaping Rewards From the Chaos in Energy Markets
ExxonMobilโs earnings doubled and Chevron posted its highest quarterly earnings on record as energy prices soared during the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Major wildfires continue in parts of Europe๐ฅ Satellite imagery shows widespread smoke across Portugal, Spain and near to Bordeaux. There's little prospect of any rain relief and the heat will even intensify for some, with temperatures of over 40ยฐC possible in places๐
My great regret with that toon is that I didn't caption Johnson "GoatyMcVolteFace"
Cambridge mathematics Professor, Dr Hannah Fry explains a rather unfortunate scientific naming misadventure๐คฏ๐คฃ www.tiktok.com/@castnoshado...
#hannahfry #fyp
TikTok video by CastNoShadow
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Great manifesto - and well done Jack, aged 10!๐คฉ The #VoteyMcVoteface tag reminds me of one of @martinrowson.bsky.social's greatest cartoons ๐ #BinCnutface - #VoteBinface
Count Binface@countbinface.bsky.social ยท last wk.Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan
Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan
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Sign to protect the right to a fair trial
Imagine being called for jury duty, but advised against using your own common sense. โA top barrister is now facing contempt of court proceedings, simply for reminding a jury of their rights. If judg...
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The 250,000 Lie: How Reform UK and Restore Britain Are Exploiting the Victims of Grooming Gangs
The 250,000 Lie: How Reform UK and Restore Britain Are Exploiting the Victims of Grooming Gangs - Dorset Eye
Lest we forget! There is something profoundly cynical about politicians discovering the victims of child sexual exploitation only when those victims can be turned into political ammunition. Theโฆ
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Weather forecasts aren't just about science ๐ฆ๏ธ The words we use can shape how we feel about the weather itself. Could rethinking how we talk about rain help us build a healthier relationship with our changing climate? ๐ฆ๏ธ Read more โคต๏ธ www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/wh...
Why the words we use about weather matter
When we think about weather forecasting, we often focus on the science: temperatures, rainfall totals, wind speeds and weather warnings. But what about the language used to describe the weather?
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I googled the following statement: "Elephant garlic turns my guts into a chemical warfare poison gas factory" and got a very informative and useful response.๐ฆจ๐ค
Did Andy Burnham tell Trump that the USA can keep using UK bases for bombing Iran? We need to know.
The Iran war launched by the US amd Israel was totally illegal, @andyburnham.bsky.social - have you got the courage to say this to Trump?
Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social ยท 2w agoDid Andy Burnham tell Trump that the USA can keep using UK bases for bombing Iran? We need to know.
Latest @theguardian.com cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ben Jennings on the challenges Burnham will face in No 10 โ cartoon
The member for Makerfield is preparing to take over from Keir Starmer as UK prime minister โ just as the England football team prepare for Argentina
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Introducing Drawn to the Chaos: a visual guide to the most tumultuous of decades from 2016 to 2026. Get ready to re-live the chaos through the eyes of multi-award-winning cartoonist @bjennings90.bsky.social. Out this November and available to pre-order now: guardianbookshop.com/drawn-to-the...
The whole situation makes me think of Kaestner's 'The School For Dictators'. When the current one becomes obviously defective, install the nw obe. Rinse and repeat.
Martin Rowson@martinrowson.bsky.social ยท 2mo agoLatest cover for the excellent @chartist48.bsky.social
I recently had my Ancestry DNA result and have been assimilating it. I always described myself as a Euro-mongrel/mudblood on my social media profiles ... the map shows why.
After Zia Yusuf accuses critics of endangering Reform politicians with violent language, he is read a list of quotes where he called Reform's opponents "lunatics who deserve extinction", "sick arsonists" and "traitors" who will face a "reckoning". He says these are in "a totally different category"
A change to slightly cooler weather is now underway ๐ Winds switch to a northerly direction by Friday with parts of Northern Ireland and western Scotland seeing a notable drop in temperatures. Conversely, a warmer day to come on some North Sea coasts as the wind backs.
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
