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Chiara-Oscuro

@chiaroscurof19.bsky.social
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UK entrepreneur, writer, events/festival production. Wanderer - family from Galway & Connemara. Obsessions: music, reading, science, food, farming, climate, nature, cooking, growing stuff. Tax the 1%. Renationalise water/utilities.

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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 13h
Mind boggling numbers. We should start calling them what they are - digital armies, cyber criminal weaponry. Their purpose is to let Putin and others fog minds, poison public spaces and undermine unity, and kill democracy.
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👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
“The political, strategic and economic momentum for a reversal of Brexit is growing” and ultimately, despite - and maybe partly because of - the idiotic Tory and Reform tantrums about it, it’s becoming unstoppable. Where there’s a will, there will be a way… giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Beyond the difficult technical negotiations involved in reversing Brexit, it is the bigger strategic question that really matters. Do both sides see a common interest in Britain rejoining the EU? If the answer to that is a clear yes - then it can and should happen.

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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I do - all the way from over the pond (and reading Braiding Sweetgrass right now). If I could go back in time, this Irish woman would put holes in those boats leaving Plymouth for you too.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Oh I’m sure if you had assets you wanted to move, opaque arrangements you didn’t want scrutinised or offshore trusts to hide then leaving before EU ATAD and other tax avoidance and transparency laws came in was well worth everyone else being screwed.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Zelenskyy might be saving our democracy. The mad genius is bombing Russian data centers linked to FAKE NEWS bot farms. Without them, Putin’s midterm influence will accidentally fall from a 30th floor window. I 💙 Ukraine 🇺🇦
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
What?! 🤯
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This is possibly the most significant thing a PM has done in two decades. Thank you Andy Burnham. We need to know and face this. It’s also vital we don’t rush past this moment.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
He loves the ill educated! Oh yes indeed.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
And if we “the little people” around the world get our act together then where are they gonna go? But either way, The Duke of Westminster isn’t taking Belgravia and Mayfair, or Liverpool 1 with him. We need to tax wealth AND assets both.
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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 09/10/2026
The President is already using every tool at his disposal to intervene in our elections this November.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Rogue. At this rate there’ll be sanctions on the US. The quiet, diplomatic, version is already underway of course.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Next comes a ball of fire huh?
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Unfortunately making people crueller is exactly what they want. Ignorant, fearful and cruel is precisely what they need.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Can we build a wall? A huge 🤬 wall to isolate the barbarians.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Doch! Born in Germany too. 🙂
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lived in Dortmund for a long time! 💕
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Nice of them to let us know they haven’t recovered one iota of common sense.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Because the tax rules and regulation they were desperate to avoid are still there. Leaving the deal we had was crazed and we’ll have to accept a different one returning but perhaps soon we’ll all understand that unity is needed in the face of the coming crises.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
All around the world. Once you’ve got 100 Million, you’ve got enough. Tax it all back. Use it to help the county that helped you get there.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
*other 🙄
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So do ther species. I’ve seen dogs eating cleavers and seeking them out. Chimps have been seen chewing and applying medicinal plants to wounds. Birds use plants in nest building that repel pests. We learned the same way.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wah! I didn’t mean me!!!
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Can you imagine beating him and his ilk and walking into that aberration? I’d have its removal and restoration televised and call it The Exorcism.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Russian connections never end.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And people wonder why legions of Russian bots are deployed for Reform as they were for UKIP, and Brexit. Bought and paid for.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
An average (local to Dave) rate for plumbers/ac servicing engineers is over £100 an hour. So Dave is making £384k per annum if he works 80 hour weeks for 48 weeks a year. Even if it’s actually only £80 an hour x a 60 hour week for 46 weeks he’s on £220k+ Pa What help d’ya need, Dave?
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Only one thought pops into my mind in response to that headline. “You think???” Or as we’d say this side of the pond, “No shit, Sherlock!”
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Damn! It’s so cute! Sorry I never even thought to check.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Morning! I needed this. Maybe you do too.
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ExamineYourZipper 🌊🇺🇸🦅🇨🇦🍁🇺🇦🌻🇵🇸🍉 @cidbarret85.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
They all knew ahead of time who he is...
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AnneMc #FBPE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🩵 @boof64.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I love this woman. If only her words could reach all human ears. A must watch till the end, Speaker-Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and antiglobalization author. #WomeninLeadership IG: @maturedgirl
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Domestic terrorists v Volunteer lifesavers would be more accurate. Is the govt going to act to protect the RNLI from these nasty racists.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Stunningly stupid. Honestly i think he needs to hold hands with someone to make a synapse. Just listening to him fries your brain cells. He’s a stumbling, bumbling, Dunning Kruger paradigm.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
And stupid. Honestly he needs to hold hands with someone to make a synapse. I think listening to him fries your brain cells. He’s a stumbling, bumbling, Dunning Kruger paradigm.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is the part many Americans -- including the Bezosites at the Washington Post -- don't understand. Canadians don't see this just as a Trump thing. It's that America elected him twice, and the second time with an even bigger mandate. The problem we're addressing is America, not Trump.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Couple of options here… www.aarp.org/entertainmen... And you can gift on Audible but maybe not in the app.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
You guys are really not ok, are you? Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first drive mad. I think your time is done.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Division and finger pointing is the point. 👈. Look over there!
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What if you campaigned for benefits of working age people to rise like the state pension instead of pushing for poor pensioners to be more impoverished? Also it is fiscally sustainable if they taxed WEALTH, which means clawing back from wealthy pensioners. Just a thought!
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Just looked up bounder to see if it links to pushing boundaries (it does) and one reference made me laugh. Lacks class. Found on golf courses. 🤣
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Heel has circus slang origins - untrustworthy and despicable. Spot on. He’s also a bounder - loud mouthed and a social climber. And a cad - who behaves dishonourably towards women specifically. Great words that need reviving. 👏
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Musk of all people. I’m not sure he’s ever actually built anything himself in his life. He’s a 🤬 vampire.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I don’t think there’s much doubt. We are in contravention of human rights and International Law. We are helping them commit war crimes and genocide no matter how mealy mouthed they want to be about it.
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 13/09/2026
The issue is that the UKs ridiculous first past the post voting system means a party with around 30% of the vote share can win a majority It’s why one of Labour’s most urgent tasks should be to bring in proportional representation. It would also ease EU concerns should the U.K. ask to join.
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Almost three-quarters of Brits think Farage and Reform UK are 'sleazy'
It seems that the vast majority of Brits wouldn't trust Nigel Farage or Reform UK as far as they could throw them.
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Chiara-Oscuro @chiaroscurof19.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Killed it. How to ensure it’s buried, huh?
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