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Braders

@braderz.bsky.social
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Left of centre, cat lover, anti-war - but a military jet enthusiast! Dislike all things Tory & Trump. 🇪🇺🇺🇦 #FBPE #ReJoinEU

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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 17h
I'd forgotten how influenced the 1990s were - what a f-ing awesome anthem! open.spotify.com/track/0P6YJv...
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Love Is Noise
The Verve · Forth · Song · 2008
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Cathy @leadahorse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Patriotic Americans who valued freedom tried like hell to stop the government from starting Homeland Security after 911, noting it had too much leeway to infringe upon citizens. “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
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Cathy @leadahorse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Our nation sold its future in exchange for making Republican leaders wealthy men.
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LT @haciendathomaso.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
WE ALL HAVE TO VOTE WE ALL HAVE TO PROTEST THIS MOUNTAN OF FUCKIGN LIES THE REPUBLICAN PUT OUT EVERY FUCKING DAY!
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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I'm in the UK & it's for the Americans to choose their future (if only it didn't affect the rest of the us). I'm not religious, but I'm truly praying for a #bluewave at the midterms! Please, have a democrat lead congress reign the insane #Trump regime in! 🙏 www.msn.com/en-gb/news/n...
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Matt 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🤔 @yupitsmatt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Thank you @katiephang.bsky.social for all you are doing to #SpeakTruthToPower and hold the #GrifterInChief accountable for protecting #SexCriminals who hurt children. #TrumpEffect #Blues
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Forbes @forbes.com · 05/10/2026
Russian officials said a researcher working at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia died after contracting “pneumonia of unknown etiology.”
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Russian Plague Lab Researcher Dies As Nearly 200 Monitored—Here’s What We Know
Russian officials said a researcher working at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia died after contracting “pneumonia of unknown etiology.”
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Dr Seán DOOLAN 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 @sdinpraxis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
That's official then. The Tories are out of their "hug-a-husky" era. BadEnough Badenoch has gone to full-frothing, fossil fuels driven, deregulation. Next up, her bill to burn toads, newts and bats.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
During the air-raid alert in the Ukrainian capital, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stepped in front of the cameras and addressed Putin:
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Mr. Putin, stop this senseless war! We are ready for negotiations; we are ready to talk to each other about ending this war. But these barbaric attacks on the civilian population of Ukraine must stop."
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the3million @the3million.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
EU citizens built their lives in the UK in good faith. Now some are being told their status was "granted in error" and having their status stripped from them without any right to appeal or proportionality checks. Support us in fighting this policy👇 www.crowdjustice.com/case/eu-citi...
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TonyHQ @tonyhq1985.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Like I already said, he used to go into denial but now he’s brazen about his treason and contempt for the nation.
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nlwa.bsky.social @nlwa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hopefully he put some spare change into the RLNI collecting box on the table…. #FarageRiots #GriftersGrift
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Another Reform council leader under investigation… Reform UK’s group leader on Huntingdonshire District Council, Ryan Coogan, has been arrested on suspicion of making false statements in nomination papers. He was elected in May ..." via Reform Are Not Your Friends www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
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Zia Weise @ziaweise.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention. Just out — my long read on European governments waking up to the threat of a possible collapse of the AMOC, the ocean currents that keep our continent's climate mild: www.politico.eu/article/clim...
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A climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.
A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Nigel Farage questioned by standards commissioner over £5m gift www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nigel Farage questioned by standards commissioner over £5m gift
Reform UK leader was interviewed for half an hour last month over money from crypto billionaire
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Russian Su-35, Su-34 fighter jets hit by drones at airfield in Adygea, SBU says share.google/PQgZkiSQytip...
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Russian Su-35, Su-34 fighter jets hit by drones at airfield in Adygea, SBU says
Drones operated by the SBU's Alpha special operations unit hit a Su-35 multirole fighter and a Su-34 fighter-bomber at the airfield, located around 500 kilometers (310 miles) from Ukrainian territory.
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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I've reached the point where I'm literally begging our US cousins to stop this abuse of power! The #Trump oligarchy of billionaires & useful idiots, are systematically destroying the checks & balances included in the US government. Please go vote #Democrat - 11/03/26 www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
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Hegseth Announces Elon Musk and Newt Gingrich Will Help Lead Military
Pete Hegseth revealed that the men will help direct a project to determine the future of the military.
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Madison @madison8.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump let Musk rob all our citizens data and now he is handing over all our top military secrets — probably in exchange for rigging the elections. Trump doesn’t care what it cost Americans as long as he stays out of prison. They both need to be in jail.
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Maciek Hamela @maciekhamela.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And this is how it looks on the ground. Video by journalist Tamer Nahed.
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Maciek Hamela @maciekhamela.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Google Maps has just updated its satellite view of the Gaza Strip, revealing the massive scale of destruction. It looks much like the aftermath of the scorched-earth policy the Nazis carried out after the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943.
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Michael @michaelnaphys.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If the goal was to kill as many people as possible, then yeah, you did a fantastic job I guess.
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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I still remember Trump encouraging people to inject themselves with bleach and swallow ultraviolet lights!
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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Absolutely fantastic news! This was an absolutely brilliant military operation. #Ukraine Operation Vivaldi breaks the northern jaw of Russia's pincer. share.google/GdAniLaJmANN...
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Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi breaks the northern jaw of Russia's pincer
In Operation Vivaldi, Kyiv has retaken 176 square kilometres, captured 250 Russian troops and killed a further 5,000 soldiers
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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This does nothing to help oil exports flow from the Middle East, will help to reduce Gas & food prices in the US. Only voting for a #Democrat or an #Independent will stop the moronic #Trump policies! #midterms US Approves $24.3 Billion Sale of 48 F35 Jets to #SaudiArabia share.google/M8xQkH9l9MPy...
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US approves sale of 48 F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia
US approves $24.3bn sale of 48 F-35 stealth jets to Saudi Arabia, boosting the kingdom’s air defence and deepening strategic ties.
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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Get this terrible company back in public hands as soon as possible! I'm a customer of #thameswater and they are expensive, incompetent, greedy, and have failed as a business! Get the bloody shareholders to bail them out or take them back into public ownership ASAP! share.google/2Lo1v6FCxzD7...
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Thames Water's £10bn rescue deal should be rejected - MPs
A report on the future of Thames Water, urging the government to take action, has been published.
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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A NASA spacecraft just found a giant new crater on the moon. Here's why everyone's talking about the 'once-in-a-century' discovery | Space share.google/Mqb4vHHC07Zi...
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A NASA spacecraft just found a giant new crater on the moon. Here's why everyone's talking about the 'once-in-a-century' discovery
"McGetchin crater is exceptional because it is the largest newly formed impact crater that has been identified to date."
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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Love this bird! 😂 www.facebook.com/share/r/19mN...
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Stampedehero @thestampedehero.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Chris #ChangeEverything #VoteGreen @chrisl86.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Stop these monster data centres before they wreck our neighbourhoods!
Are you worried about this too?
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UK Government Petitions @petitions.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
New petition: "Implement a wealth tax, increase marginal income tax rates & lower working hours" Deadline 7 February 2027, created by Jonathon Gilkes #NewPetition
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New petition: Implement a wealth tax, increase marginal income tax rates & lower working hours
Introduce a progressive annual wealth tax on the top 1%, increase marginal income tax rates for ultra-high earners, and legislate a structural framework to reduce standard working hours, in direct alignment with the macroeconomic models detailed in the 2026 Global Justice Report.
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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
In bookstores across the US on August 25. If ever there was a time to act, it is now.
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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The UK desperately needs to build new reservoirs to prepare for the effects of climate change. I would also add that the water companies should be renationalised as soon as possible! Sign the petition below. #climatechange #watershortage petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...
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Petition: Fund new reservoirs to increase future water supplies
England faces growing pressure on its water supplies due to factors like population growth, climate change and rising demand. The Government estimates 5 billion litres more water per day will be neede...
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
145 MPs now call on gov to level with the public about the threats from climate change and nature loss and the benefits from genuine emergency action. Is your MP on the list? Enter postcode see: www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... It’s #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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Check here to see if your MP has signed
For MPs and Peers to express support for briefing the nation on the threats from climate & nature breakdown to the UK’s security, food supply, health and economy.
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James Endeacott @jamesendeacott.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
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End the sewage pollution scandal
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action!
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
New research shows that MPs underestimate support for climate policies, and overestimate opposition A terrible situating with a big silver lining - if we all communicate how much we want action, and visibly demand it, that perception will change Write to your MP!
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Perception gaps in the British Parliament reveal a possible pathway to stronger climate policy action - Communications Sustainability
United Kingdom Parliament members underestimate support for climate policies, yet the patterns reveal a correctable pathway to stronger advocacy, according to a survey experiment comparing their estimates with nationally representative polling.
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More English Reservoirs @more-reservoirs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
England faces a 5 billion litre public water shortage by 2055 www.gov.uk/government/n... The Government has announced 9 new Reservoirs. - Will they meet this demand? - How long will they take to plan and build? - Who will pay for them? 🖋 Fund New Reservoirs petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...
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England faces 5 billion litre public water shortage by 2055 without urgent action
England faces 5 billion litre a day shortfall for public water supplies by 2055 – and a further 1 billion litre a day deficit for wider economy.
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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I've just received my new #GooglePixel11 XL, & yes it cost more than I ever thought I'd pay for a phone, but OMG is it good! I had a Pixel 9, which I liked, but using the Pixel 11 for just a few hours has made me realise why people pay much for the full fat version. share.google/q68BM8YFCxAl...
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Google Pixel 11 Pro
Google Pixel 11 Pro's vapour chamber helps keep your phone running at peak speeds.
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 26/07/2026
Is welfare spending ''out of control''? It's estimated to be 11.1 per cent of GDP this financial year. That's just 1.1 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen by 0.9 per cent of GDP since 2012-13 ⤵️
chart showing Social security spending as a proportion of GDP, by category: GB
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
#Privatisation was sold in 80s with the promise that the companies would invest, repair & upgrade the aging UK infrastructure. Instead, companies such as #Thameswater have done the very opposite, while at the same time they have enriched themselves & foreign investors wallets!
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Po-LINA-tergeist 👻 لينا @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Finish them
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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I think #Reform voters need to hear from the thousands of #MAGA voters in the US, those that voted for #Trump to end their SNAP/Medicade. Not that the Reform voters will listen, unfortunately many have already been lost to Steve Bannons protege in the UK - the utterly unpatriotic frog face #Farage
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Stephen Kerr @kidcobbler.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
When a bunch of multi-millionaires with billionaire backers tell you that it's the most vulnerable in society who are the problem. 🤯 Reform might not be coming directly for you, yet, but give them time and they most certainly will.
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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Please, don't leave us normal English (Yorkshire) folk to deal with the far right knuckle dragging morons. At the very least promise us asylum if you do get your freedom. 🤞
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 17/08/2026
Reform would strip benefits from EU citizens with settled status, ripping up the Brexit deal & putting UK-EU migrants at risk. Totally out of touch with what Brits actually want - CLOSER ties with our allies. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/fara…
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'Cowardly' Reform blasted over welfare plot 'that would spark new Brexit clash'
Nigel Farage's Reform UK has been savaged over 'cowardly' welfare plans to strip foreign nationals of their rights and b
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kaybell27.bsky.social @kaybell27.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Ban second jobs for MP's. No-one can seriously expect MP's with second incomes amounting to millions to be really working for the British public, they work for their financial backers. How Farage can say he is anti-establishment and 'one of the people' while earning millions is a joke.
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 17/08/2026
Brexit was my political awakening. It taught me politics matters, because decisions made by people in power can change your future before you’ve even been given a say FoM wasn’t just a nice perk for people who could already afford to travel. For working-class people like me, it meant opportunity
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My generation had no voice on Brexit – but Burnham gives the young fresh hope on Europe | Ceira Sergeant
Brexit didn’t create all the problems young people now face, but renewing close ties with Europe will give us so many opportunities, says student and activist Ceira Sergeant
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