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Cllr Eric Hanvey

@erichanvey.bsky.social
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Independent Cllr for Lisnasharragh on Belfast City Council. Non-practicing economist. Social Democrat with the emphasis on the Social. he/him

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 14h
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
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Reform's Sarah Pochin believes the
sentence handed to the 64-year-old who
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Toks Nilhaw @toksnilhaw.bsky.social · 9h
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Cllr Eric Hanvey @erichanvey.bsky.social · 7h
Sickening! Source: Fortune share.google/qByLo8zosNm0...
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune
The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In many ways Mark Carney is proving to be an excellent Prime Minister for Canada at a critical time in our nation’s history. But he also might be the smartest man in the world to act really stupidly about #ClimateChange at a critical time in world history.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.
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Elizabeth Sofia 💙🐈🐶🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @skippjon1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
This is the most heartbreaking stories I’ve heard in a long time. ICE detained 2-year-old Orlin Hernandez Reyes’ mother. She begged to be reunited with him before deportation. ICE refused. What happened next is horrific. No matter how you feel about immigration, normal people don’t like cruelty.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I don't take tips on virtue from a man who used a pic of his stillborn child for a GoFundMe campaign for his children's burial garden named "Lincoln’s Place" when the project was never built, and Ogles repeatedly refused to disclose what happened to the tens of thousands of dollars donated.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez was shot. Salah Sarsour was arrested and jailed. The next victim of ICE's cruelty could be you. We must all speak out and demand accountability.
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‘She was pure love’: Renee Good’s partner makes first public comments as family sues U.S. government, ICE officer over her killing
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Good, 37, in the driver’s seat of her SUV during a Jan. 7 en
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Jacqs @fooyoo2.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
it didn't even occur to me that the government might try to execute someone a second time if they torture the person but fail to kill them during a first botched attempt. truly grotesque and a moral stain upon all involved.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
US private equity owner of Boots to sell it to a Canadian private equity firm for $9bn (£7bn). NHS prescriptions are a major money makers. Otherwise its prices are high. No UK tax levied on dividends paid by Boots to its foreign owners.
theguardian.com
Boots owner ‘closing in on sale to Canada’s Weston family for $9bn’
Deal would mark return of Canadian family to UK after it sold Selfridges department store for £4bn in 2022
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
That’s not the right way to think about it. Putting a Brit label on it but doing the same things that Palantir does is still wrong. We need a rethink of *what* as well as *who*.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 01/10/2026
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Not so free speech ... "Reform-run Derbyshire County Council doesn’t like the questions, so it’s decided not to answer them. The party has stopped engaging with local democracy reporter Eddie Bisknell ..." www.facebook.com/permalink.ph... via Reform Are Not Your Friends
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I Am Incorrigible @imincorrigible.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Simon Clarke MP was born on 28 September 1984. That's all you need to know. #r4today
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Do people really not get quite how pernicious this ethno-nationalism is? I mean, this is *evil* stuff.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Naomi Klein Is Spot On.......
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A.V. Deggar @avdeggar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
UK diesel has hit £2 a litre for the first time, and prices could rise further if the US bans diesel exports. This is all down to the US–Isræli war, which Labour has supported from the off by allowing the aggressors to use UK bases as an air bridge. That's on Burnham now, his choice.
Diesel £2 a litre
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
UAE officials have warned the UK that a severe punishment for Man City could hurt future Emirati investment in Britain, Bloomberg reports. This is the perfect argument for keeping foreign money out of football.
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ABSOLUTE INSANITY GOING ON IN MIDDLE EAST Night Minimums up to 33C, world heat records for October smashed and re/smashed. And guess what ..it will get MUCH worse WEEKS of July-weather with Mins 30/35C and maxes >45C. BY FAR; THE MOST HEAT EXTREME EVENT THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It might not be vetted; but, your information is correct this time, Lawrence.
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Serendipity @serendipityinfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We have had some horrific betrayals by fellow Americans ..but this might be near the top. They sold there souls to enrich themself while bending a knee to a dictator not caring about the Americans that they swore to serve. Unforgiveable!
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Cindy Michels 🇺🇲🇪🇺🇨🇦 @cindymichels.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Right, off to the airport 😎✈️ This image really sums up the USA loss against Iran and its attack on human rights 🤔 Enjoy ❤️ See you Monday 👀
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
AIPAC decided they were going to set a record on the amount of money they spent against me in the primary election. $70 million. Do you know what we could do with $70 million?
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hispanics working in the USA 👏🏽
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Sylvia | Comms open! @asisherright.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Summer never truly ends when you live in a climate catastrophe 🫠
Screenshot of 10 day weather forecast showing highs in the high 80s and 90s farenheit until next Friday when it drops to the high 70s
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Love it! 👏👇
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A young woman bravely reported that she was sexually assaulted in 2024 by seven men at their fraternity. But instead of protecting her, Cornell University protected her abusers, letting them off with a slap on the wrist.
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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
History is written by the victors. Thatcher broke the power of trade unions by mass unemployment, industrial restructuring, frittered away N Sea Oil, laid the foundations for the current housing crisis, decimated local bus services, hollowed out local government and introduced the poll tax.
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Andy Burnham seems to remember a different 1970s to the rest of us. Britain in 1979 was utterly broken - ravaged by unaccountable trade union power, economically stagnant, the sick man of Europe.
The 1980s saw a remarkable national recovery based on free enterprise, the rule of law and championing Western values. And it is this that our Prime Minister rails against...
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Massive crowd outside Palantir’s HQ in central London. Throw this evil corporation out of our public services." via Global Justice Now
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
THIS 👇 HERE TOO.......
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Nithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This campaign is about rejecting the political establishment that isn’t delivering for Angelenos. I'm running for Mayor to make our government work for people, not corporations and powerful interests.
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Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
UK airlines to be banned from charging parents to sit with children. Some people charged up to £104 extra. Neoliberals routinely moan about regulation but are silent on customer rip-off schemes. If businesses were ethical we wouldn't need regulation.
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UK airlines to be banned from charging parents to sit with children
Planned rule change forms part of Burnham’s bid to crack down on the ‘little charges that add up’
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Greens are proposing rent controls. Naga Munchetty to @rachelmillward.bsky.social (in so many words), won't somebody please think of the landlords?
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 02/10/2026
I live in social housing. Been here about 25 years. Some of the flats are rented out privately. They cost at least twice as much. In those 25 years, my, rent and rates have gone up every year and the total increase in that time amounts to about £100.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Time and time again when I'm knocking on doors people tell me they've still got their kids living at home with them. The extreme cost of housing is putting lives on hold across this country. We need an emergency brake on rents. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Zack Polanski to call for three-year cap on private rent rises
In his speech to his party's conference, the Green leader will frame housing as a key issue of generational fairness.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 02/10/2026
It never fails to astound me how cheap UK politicians are
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Wendy the Woke @nomorex61.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Since assuming office in 2015… out-of-state trips to places such as the California wine country, Caribbean resorts and European tourism hot spots” Paxton wants to continue to grift off taxpayers, Talarico wants to work to work for Texans. #Sheshed apnews.com/article/ken-...
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Inside Ken Paxton's jet-setting lifestyle: California wineries, European hot spots and ski resorts
When Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched his campaign for Senate last year, he skipped the local pageantry.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
'In the letter, Watson detailed Lewis’s interventions on Palantir, writing: “By my count, you’ve spoken about Palantir almost 130 times since 2020; around 50 in the past year alone.” Clive Lewis MP told The Nerve: “ ... That, to me, was an implicit threat"' www.facebook.com/bheardmedia/...
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Congratulations to Suella Braverman for her Question Time appearance - I didn't think it was possible for her to come across as any more deranged and stupid than usual, but she somehow managed it.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Adam is my friend, so I'm biased. But he's a darned sight better than the rest of them. Which presumably is why Badenoch fears him. Which is presumably why he's banned.
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Left Of Center Orange Hater @leftocorangehater.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Cllr Eric Hanvey @erichanvey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Euronews seems to carry nothing but war-mongering and anti-immigration stories. www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/e...
euronews.com
Europe went all in on soft power for too long, Minister Francken says
In an interview with Euronews, the Belgian defence minister argued that Europe spent too long focusing on soft power instead of defence. #TheEuropeConversation
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Cllr Eric Hanvey @erichanvey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Pensions, not benefits! Source: City AM share.google/vwtxohUoGptj...
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UK disposable income rises as benefits payouts soar ahead of wages
Andy Burnham inherited an economy growing at a faster pace than thought as disposable income rose, mainly due to a rise in benefits.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026
NEW: Emma Joyce died at 3 years old. The next year, her sister Ava Joan died. Then their brother died from the same complication of untreated diabetes that killed Ava Joan. Later, a fourth sibling died. Their parents believed in prayer, not medicine.
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Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election.
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