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Dr Margaret Prior

@drmargaretprior.bsky.social
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She/her. Recovering academic. Trade unionist. Books, films, music, art. Cat servant. #ActuallyAutistic. Woke and proud lefty. Peace. Got my PhD in my fifties so still milking it. Plymouth, UK.

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Dr Margaret Prior @drmargaretprior.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The only thing worse than listening to Kemi Badenoch's speech* was hearing that silly little girl giggle she does when her minions applaud her. * LBC carried it on the @mrjamesob.bsky.social show and I didn't want to miss @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social after she stopped speaking.
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TensegrityFan🐝🍯 @tensegrityfan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
So the allegation of plagiarism in his PhD was investigated and dismissed. It turns out he did run all those marathons. So tell me, precisely, all you online sleuths — what exactly did Jason Arday do wrong? (Apart from being the wrong class and colour of course)
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The more I look at the Arday story, the worse it gets. Even I fell for the disinformation flood and thought ‘flawed and vulnerable’ (like all of us). But a deeper dive reveals he was extraordinary talented (still vulnerable). And it’s that talent which his haters couldn’t abide
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Dr Margaret Prior @drmargaretprior.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Haunted by Arday story. In that state where you surprise yourself by how upset you are.
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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This morning the website of Parliament’s standards commissioner has been updated to confirm that his investigation is no longer suspended
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 11/08/2026
It's now been confirmed that this summer will be the hottest on record. For those opposing bold action on the climate crisis - you're not just putting lives and the planet at risk today, but dooming future generations.
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This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq Khan
Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
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Dr Margaret Prior @drmargaretprior.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Lionel Messi, Osvaldo Ardiles, Diego Maradona, Ricardo Vilas, Nazi war criminals, General Galtieri, Juan Peron, the tango, Elaine Paige, Jorge Luis Borges, Javier Milei, Fray Bentos, Pope Francis, Gabriela Sabatini ... You lost. Get over it.
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Dr Margaret Prior @drmargaretprior.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Anybody spotted any facts in Farage's uberwhinge?
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Comparing coverage of the Belfast and Edinburgh attacks, it seems that if politicians politicise and racialise a crime, then it will get far more attention than a crime that is in itself political and racist but doesn’t serve a political agenda. That’s not a good message
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Too late. Nobody paid attention
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This has nothing to do with stopping crime. It is to do with a global far-right movement, coordinated on X, organised by some of the most powerful men in the world from Silicon Valley to the White House inews.co.uk/opinion/fara...
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I specifically requested no more metaphors
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Nigel Farage Listens to the News
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Imagine having a megaphone that large and pretending you’re silenced.
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I'm middle class, Right-wing and furious. Does my lived experience' not count?
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 03/06/2026
Nigel Farage urged his supporters to react to Henry Nowak's murder with 'pure, cold rage'. Eleven police officers were injured during unrest in Southampton last night. @mrjamesob.bsky.social asks: 'Is that cold enough for you'?
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I am once again wondering whether "no, the legitimate concerns racists don't have a point, fuck off, they're racist" might have been a better way of combating the far right.
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Racist politicians whip up racist outrage. Widespread disorder ensues. The courts treat widespread disorder with the severity that they have always treated widespread disorder. Racist politicians cry “two-tier justice”, whipping up racist outrage. Rinse. Repeat. It’s so fucking tedious.
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Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 01/06/2026
Another merchant vessel is struck. No further details as to if this is a dedicated attack, or a case of innocent bystander. Either way, attacks on merchant vessels are abhorrent. These are just regular people at work. They should not have to deal with this. #Hormuz #IranWar
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Mamdani is an exceptional politician, but also clearly a very genuine human being too (you can't teach this stuff).
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Dr Margaret Prior @drmargaretprior.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
ProTectINg Are WomEn
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The glee with which the transphobic lobby is celebrating this says everything. Nasty, spiteful, and hateful. Shame on anyone bullying this most bullied of communities. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Toilets and changing rooms must be used on basis of biological sex, guidance confirms
The guidance was published on Thursday following the landmark Supreme Court ruling last year.
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Dr Margaret Prior @drmargaretprior.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The perfect timeline cleanser 💙
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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Farage didn’t turn up to 41 of 42 EU fishery committee meetings He won’t hold constituency surgeries He dodges high profile TV interviews He didn’t declare a £5mn gift He lied about buying a house, probably to avoid stamp duty. If he’s your answer, you’re asking a fucking stupid question.
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Oh what a tangled web they weave... Farage now admits he bought the Clacton house, having told everyone last year that his partner Laure Ferrari bought the house.
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Dr Margaret Prior @drmargaretprior.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
FAO the UK Labour government
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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 03/05/2026
Diane Abbott drank a tinnie on the Underground and was hounded by the media for weeks. Nigel Farage, Richard Tice, endless free passes. What do those free passes cost, I wonder?
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
this is an absolutely extraordinary scoop by Guardian: Nigel Farage was given £5m by the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing he would stand in the 2024 British general election, the Guardian can reveal www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024
Reform leader changed his mind about standing as MP after gift from Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher Harborne
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Dr Margaret Prior @drmargaretprior.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Kimberlé Crenshaw 🖤 “One of the keys of fascism is control of the nation’s narrative,” she says. “That, alongside creating a group of people that are legitimate targets of exclusion – an us and them – allows for the autocrat to be seen as the embodiment of the essential nation. tinyurl.com/ycx6wcrp
tinyurl.com
‘I saw the backlash coming’: civil rights activist Kimberlé Crenshaw on America and race
She coined the term ‘intersectionality’ and helped to develop critical race theory, now her life’s work is under attack by Washington’s war on ‘woke’. As her memoir is published, the legal scholar exp...
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Dr Margaret Prior @drmargaretprior.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Yet another reason to #boycottAmazon
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:
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Dr Margaret Prior @drmargaretprior.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
So despite the endless adverts about term-time-only working, funding for training and so on, Amazon still hate working people. #BoycottAmazon
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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 03/04/2026
America, 2026.
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Dr Margaret Prior @drmargaretprior.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Been meaning to report that the shop which was Johnny (he was in the army, you know) Mercer's office until we elected a good MP is now providing a much more valuable service to the community. It's a dog grooming parlour.
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 28/03/2026
If you're part of a White House that thought you could 'Venezuela' Iran, and failed to anticipate the Strait becoming a problem, I don't think reporters should give you anonymity to lob incognito insults at the geopolitical instincts of others.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I’ve spent years, decades, obsessing over the Bush Administration’s Iraq WMD lies, writing about them, debunking them. I can think of no lie about Iraq WMDs told by Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld et al that comes even close to the enormity and absurdity of this lie from Donald Trump.
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BeingHelpish @beinghelpish.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I’m not convinced everything’s a distraction from the Epstein Files. I think he’s doing all this bullshit because he’s an asshole.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
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Dr Margaret Prior @drmargaretprior.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
More fantastic news!
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 17/02/2026
A real loss in this moment of darkness.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Would be good if the Prime Minister and/or Home Secretary would for once come out and describe this as the unadulterated racism and xenophobia it so clearly is.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
I bet he’s sweating now.
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Dr Margaret Prior @drmargaretprior.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
WTF. They did this because she was using a dashcam? Every time you think it couldn't get any worse ...
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👻👹 boo-rit 👹👻 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
just choked on my beverage
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@ Threads
Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied.
Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"
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Art GTP @grantgman.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
If it walks like a Nazi, talks like a Nazi and acts like a Nazi, its probably Stephen Miller
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marohgr.bsky.social @marohgr.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
theatlantic.com
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
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