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Barbara Clark

@barbaracelia.bsky.social
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Writer, passionate about politics and democracy, in France because of Brexit.

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
To deny the link between religion and nationalism is to wilfully ignore history. I applaud moderate Christians who speak out against dangerous Christian nationalism today. But Christianity was the state religion of the Roman Empire… 1/3 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Christian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says report
Research challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of Christianity
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Ariana Niko @ariananiko.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Republicans in tight House and Senate races are distancing themselves from President Trump or downplaying their ties to him. Meanwhile, Democrats have expanded their House target list to 66 GOP-held districts, including some deep in Trump country. The midterm map is growing. Vote! #Midterms2026
Republicans in tight House and Senate races are distancing themselves from President Trump or downplaying their ties to him. Meanwhile, Democrats have expanded their House target list to 66 GOP-held districts, including some deep in Trump country. The midterm map is growing.

Vote!

#Midterms2026Republicans in tight House and Senate races are distancing themselves from President Trump or downplaying their ties to him. Meanwhile, Democrats have expanded their House target list to 66 GOP-held districts, including some deep in Trump country. The midterm map is growing.

Vote!

#Midterms2026
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Barbara Clark @barbaracelia.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I just signed to stop Italy from capping "foreign" children at 30% per class. Kids could be moved away from their friends because of their passport. Parliament can still delete it. Add your name action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-10...
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Europe’s classrooms belong to all children
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This 👇
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/10/2026
The goal in detaining these children, a former official says, is “to make sure no one ever sends their kids to the US again.” Read @samanthamichaels.bsky.social + @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social report on the administration's new family separation policy that targets children in the nation's interior.
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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mary @roughrider994.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Barbara Clark @barbaracelia.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I just signed to stop killer robots: weapons that attack people with no human in control. No law stops them yet, but we can change that. In November, governments decide whether to start writing one. Public pressure can tip the balance. Sign too: action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-10...
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Stop Killer Robots
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So, Tories would cancel Erasmus and youth mobility, scrap the SPS deal that reduces red tape, lowers costs and eases backlogs for goods trade and renege on our new energy, defence and security arrangements… Ridiculous threat, ridiculous party, ridiculous people…
Tories would reverse steps to undo Brexit
Alex Burghart, the deputy leader, also says his party is wedded' to triple lock and electoral reform is doomed
Ben Riley-Smith - Political Editor

Photo of Burghart, arms folded, looking absurdly self important
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Jean on the Left Coast @jeaninparadise.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The president, who is very comfortable giving and receiving bribes, is trying to bribe American voters.
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booksonshelves.bsky.social @booksonshelves.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Vince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Demonstrators gathered in Alabama yesterday ahead of Trump’s visit to Mobile, Alabama 📍University of South Alabama
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Insanity 😡
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
As Trump and Republicans strip health coverage from millions (for tax cuts for the rich), Dems plan to expand Medicare. #MedicareForAllNOW www.newsweek.com/medicare-upd...
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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AnthropoceneMPG 🌊 @anthropocenempg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
don’t forget, mentioned thousand of times in the Epstein Files.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
📚 CULTURE & IDEAS (Edition 90) Global capital is threatening a takeover of the essence of football – but it’s that essence that makes the sport such a commodity, writes @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social Read the full piece below.
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Global capital is threatening a takeover of the essence of football – but it’s that essence that makes the sport such a commodity, writes James Bloodworth
Global capital is threatening a takeover of the essence of football – but it’s that essence that makes the sport such a commodity, writes James Bloodworth
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Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Conservative Party is “authoritarian” and attacking the “free press” by banning journalists from its conference when Kemi Badenoch called Reform precisely that for doing the same. bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/k...
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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Burnham scraps Starmer-era plans to curb jury trials. A victory for common sense. The Bill would have been defeated in the Lords. Due to Tory cuts, there is a backlog of over 81,000 Crown Court cases in England & Wales. Govt must invest in public services.
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Burnham scraps controversial plans to curb jury trials
The key policy idea announced by David Lammy when he was justice secretary will no longer go ahead.
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Dave Czaja @dzaia40.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
All 20,000 Ukrainian children stolen by Russia? Now getting military training to fight against their own country? Now, believe it or not, old enough to be sent to fight against their own country?
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Pope reminds me of a version of Catholicism I knew growing up as a young man attending anti-war and anti-death penalty protests, where I met elderly Catholics who shared their version of faith with me. I learned that Catholicism was about love and mercy for the weak, the condemned, and the poor.
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Gerald Of Ryvita @reallybadexample.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Kemi thinks people earning over £100k per year need free childcare, which the tories would pay for by cutting spending on the arts and the environment £100k per year is four times the uk minimum wage If you're earning four times the minimum wage, you can easily afford childcare
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IndySnix @indysnix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Basil @basil58.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Israel has total control of Gaza. Nothing gets into Gaza because of tight Israeli security checks. So why is Israel still bombing Gaza? There are no weapons of significant size to be a threat to Israel. IT'S GENOCIDE. The world sees it but does nothing about it. Harsh words and sanctions don't work.
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kristofarian @kristofarian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Oxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
📢 Time to turn up the volume on the world’s hidden crises. Join us: bit.ly/3ToN5Mh
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Oxfam GB | No more radio silence
Join a movement of people raising their voices.
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Oxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“My name is Maysa Daw, I'm from Haifa, born and raised, and I'm a part of this song because I will not, and we should not be silent.” Palestinian artist Maysa Daw featuring on our track ‘(No More) Radio Silence’, blending music and spoken word into a powerful act of solidarity.
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 04/10/2026
Where do Green Party members want to see the UK and Europe in 10 years? 🎤
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Barbara Clark @barbaracelia.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Big Oil makes € 3.000 every second. While Europe burns, Shell, BP, and Total rake in billions. ACT NOW to #MakePollutersPay. action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-08...
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Make Polluters Pay for Climate Disasters
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A man builds an IED. He sets it off in a busy public street. Shrapnel flies about hitting cars, homes and a child's bedroom. It's a miracle nobody is injured. And Reform MP Sarah Pochin calls his imprisonment "disproportionate" and "two tier justice."
It does raise this point of two-tiered
justice..


Reform's Sarah Pochin believes the
sentence handed to the 64-year-old who
blew up a ULEZ camera was
disproportionate'.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
They Better Be........!
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Zoli Aswad Osaze @zaswadosaze.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
thedemocraticcoalition Great question.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Burnham to pass law scrapping pension triple lock before next election. Risks handing advantage to opposition parties who will argue the opposite. Will alienate some senior voters. Risks Labour backbench rebellion, repeat of the Winter Fuel Payment episode. Numerous ways of funding triple lock.
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Burnham to pass law scrapping pension triple lock before next election
Guarantee will remain until 2030 but MPs will vote on changes during this parliament, government says
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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Bit of background on Reform’s UAE ties at the bottom of this piece 👇🏻
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Farage’s foreign web: Full dossier
🔴 From Moscow to Mar-a-Lago...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICE just kidnapped a woman at LAX airport Saturday Oct 3, 12:50AM. A community member was able to record when several ICE goons who refused to identify themselves grabbed the woman, put her into a van and then drove off.
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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You pay your taxes. Meta calls its fucking data centers an “experiment” and claims billions in tax breaks. Then politicians lecture working people about handouts. Corporate welfare gets a loophole; struggling families get a sermon. Tax these greedy bastards.
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Mary J Berry @56jaytee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Please! Check your voter registration R-MAGA have been busily eliminating people from voter registration DONT LET THIS GO! ACT NOW We NEED EVERY VOTE
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Barbara Clark @barbaracelia.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#BigTech's data centres use as much power as millions of homes and guzzle our water. We need basic rules: ⚡ 100% clean power 💧 Zero water waste 🗣️ Local community consent Sign Foxglove's petition to stop data centres harming our communities and environment. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
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Ban data centres that harm our communities and climate
Big Tech’s giant data centres swallow as much power as millions of homes, guzzle our water, and risk driving up our energy bills - all with zero limits. We need basic rules: ⚡ 100% clean power 💧 Ze...
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Barbara Clark @barbaracelia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I've just signed "Don’t scrap young people’s voice" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/do... @OpenBritainHQ
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Barbara Clark @barbaracelia.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I've just signed "Prime Minister, What’s Your Plan for Fair Votes?" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/pr... @OpenBritainHQ
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Barbara Clark @barbaracelia.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Meta and Big Tech: don't allow the spread of disinformation on your platforms! action.eko.org/a/meta-big-t...
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Meta and Big Tech: don't allow the spread of disinformation on your platforms!
When Bolsonaro was president, he almost destroyed the Amazon. Now, his son could be elected to start Bolsonaro 2.0 and finish the job. Recent research by Ekō just exposed that Meta AI, Gemini, Grok an
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Indeed, We The People Should Be Getting The Same Healthcare And Paid Leave As McTurtle.......🐢
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Barbara Clark @barbaracelia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Big UK banks pocketed £29.2bn in six months while our bills went up! A windfall tax on bank profits would raise £19bn for our schools & NHS. @TheGreenParty's already backing it - sign the petition and tell John Healey to #TaxtheBanks! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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#TaxTheBanks
Years of higher interest rates have sent our rent, mortgage, and debt payments soaring, while banks have raked in huge profits for doing absolutely nothing. The big four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Ll...
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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Fantastic to have the @tuc.org.uk's Paul Nowak call on Burnham to #TaxTheBanks💰 After years of record-breaking profits thanks to higher interest rates, this'd be hugely popular with the public & help show workers this government is really on their side. Please sign & share 👉 bit.ly/TaxTheBanks
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We're at the point now where a rational argument for (right wingers) not voting Reform locally is: you literally cannot rely on them staying in the party for longer than a few months
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New York News @newyorktopnews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Rep. Thomas #Massie (R) kept #Republican leaders unaware of his plan to #impeach Defense Secretary Pete #Hegseth over the #Iran #war. Massie cited fears of obstruction after leadership canceled legislative days over his #Epstein discharge petition. www.axios.com/2026/09/16/h...
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Massie kept Hegseth impeachment move a secret from GOP leaders
"I was afraid that they would do something to subvert me."
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Shefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...
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Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton
The case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.”
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