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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶

@esseph63.bsky.social
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Former (m)ad man, historian, writer and dog-walker. Londoner. Degrees from Oxford and Kingston. Scot, European, social democrat. Usually with the underdog. Quite worried about a lot of things.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 21h
hahahah #fail
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
“Trump Announces Ceasefire” is not journalism. “Trump Lied About Ceasefire Deal” is journalism
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TeeDixie ✊🏼 @teedixie.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A fabulous book, one that I read as soon as it came out, please do go buy it, go read it, it’s people like Sarah that need our support… www.waterstones.com/book/careles...
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Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams | Waterstones
Buy Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Well that’s … interesting.
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Good old David Byrne. Bravo.
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Impressively stupid, even for Vance.
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Some fascinating information about sheep; also quality puns.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
JON STEWART: “So in the FUTURE we WILL use A.I. to cure diseases… but right now it’s mostly murder, surveillance, and surge pricing for the McRib — What a trade! I’m getting the sense you guys might be full of shit.”
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Margaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺 @margaretmorgan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
From @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social, an accurate obit of the vile Jeffrey Archer. He was utter scum. "Archer’s whole career was an exercise in selling piss but the obits are straining to persuade us that it was champagne." brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/here-lies-...
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Here lies Jeffrey Archer
The death of one of Britain’s most infamous liars brings back memories of Monica Coghlan.
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Marie Gardiner @mariegardiner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Awful coverage of Jeffrey Archer's death on the BBC. First apparently he's the author of 380 million books... that's prolific. Second, he died in between writing sessions. Are you sure about that; *between*? He wrote, died, then got up and wrote a bit more did he?
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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever
A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities
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Scott Wortley @scottwortley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
10/10. No notes.
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
That’s the way to do it.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Opinions vary, as they say.
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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The BBC has long given up even pretending to be interested in who these people are, why they are coming or how they might feel, in favour of acting as a kind of shop window for the parties to display their wares of violence and cruelty
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Most migrant small boat arrivals in single day of 2026
A total of 781 migrants arrive on Wednesday, but the yearly total is below the same point in 2025.
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Quite an astonishing escalation.
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Lord Dimonic Raabovitch of Brexshitia @deearghbee.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
With idiotic wilfully ignorant comments like this that feed the racists‘ lies, and a feeble policy approach way behind public opinion on relations with the EU, @eddavey.libdems.org.uk really needs to be replaced by @libdems.org.uk with someone who’ll lead based on facts not populist misinformation
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John Clarke @clarkejc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Who ever came up with the phrase "legitimate concerns " needs a very firm wedgie
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
All day Piddington's womminfolk have been telling news how they will be terrified of "hundreds of young men nearby, free to come and go as they please." NOT ONE JOURNALIST has asked: "How did you cope when it was an army base? Who came and went then? Nuns?" Soon as you ask that, all becomes clear.
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Don’t think I had ever heard the expression “fighting age” until the quasi-fascists started bandying it about recently.
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Brilliant demolition of bigotry and vindication of basic human decency. Bravo.
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🦋MOM🦋 @momcjl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Mark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Scotland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Huh? Wales: We want to leave the UK BBC: What? Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Lolz Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS #Piddington
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The hospitality industry are back lobbying for a VAT cut They don't mention the cost: £12bn They don't mention who gets the £: ❌ The smallest most vulnerable businesses? Get nothing ❌ Consumers? Prices won't fall ✅ McDonald's gets £400m. Big chains are big winners 🧵:
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Pearl With The Girl Earring, by Olaf Falafel
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Our media, like Farage, corrupt to the core.
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TeeDixie ✊🏼 @teedixie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It was that hat that did it. Sure, sure. 🤣
I don’t even know where to start with this.  But here goes… A man wearing a MAGA hat is pictured with a tattoo of Donald Trump’s face uitlising his ear as DT’s ear.  The caption reads “Man was rejected for a position after interviewer saw his MAGA hat”
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Is this the billionaire donor effect?
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Mia @miak06.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We all in Europe, the UK etc owe the Ukrainians & President Zelenskyy a huge debt of gratitude for keeping Putin at bay Ukrainians have paid with their lives, four years of war, the most difficult winters Can’t imagine how they must feel hearing Kushner, Witkoff, Trump suck up to Putin
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Will AI kill us? What about global heating? Or nuclear war? The fun thing about the world today is that it’s full of options.
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It’s tough work, but the NYT has to do it because it’s worried about actually reporting the news.
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ukraine’s refusal to surrender stalls peace deal, says Putin’s stooge.
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I mean, I kind of knew that this guy was thick as pigsh*t, but he can’t even string together a coherent sentence, let alone a peace deal.
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Here's a French video (with English subtitles) about what would happen if the far-right racists got their way and all foreigners and people of colour were forced to leave.
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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 10/09/2026
It's always a good time to share this.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Mass protests in Ireland telling Trump to "go fuck himself" and to "get the fuck out".
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Let’s see. The Sunday Times rich list puts Harborne’s net worth at £18,177,000,000. Donating £36 million of that leaves him with just £18,141,000,000 to support him for the rest of his life, which could be 30 years or more. That’s only about £600,000,000 per year — less than £2 million a day.
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stoopcat @stoopcat.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Can't wait for the NYT headline "Trump Suggests Unusual Voting Strategy"
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Lovely autumn evening on Box Hill, with two fires visible.
Evening view from Box Hill. Zoomed in view showing two active fires.
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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 10/09/2026
Whenever we see someone post that they're stopping their donation to the RNLI, like some right-wing virtue-signalling flex, we can't help but think of this. You can donate to the RNLI here: buff.ly/bsku22S
Only 1.2% of RNLI calls are for asylum seekers in the Channel — red poster arguing that cancelling RNLI donations equates to saying "I hate migrants... I'm willing to jeopardise the lives of the other 98.8% of rescues," followed by the sarcastic "Lovely people, right?"
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
So the scare story about a billionaire quitting the country in the newspaper of record is over-inflated piffle? What a surprise.
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Ah yes, the “newspaper of record”. Fecking disgrace.
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Hmmm. The skies are indeed wonderfully quiet today.
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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 08/09/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A suggested statement for Andy Burnham.
‘The British public decided in the 1930s that they would not tolerate black-shirted militias marching through their streets. They would cherish robust political argument; they would not accept thuggery and intimidation. When Oswald Mosley led his Blackshirts to Cable Street, local people turned them back. A new law – introduced by a Liberal, backed by Labour and carried by a Conservative majority – banned private militias, political uniforms and ‘the use or display of physical force in promoting any political object’. The British people are as determined today as in the 1930s that they will not accept the methods of Mussolini and the Munich Beer Hall. This government will uphold the law and defend the traditions of British democracy’.
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Simon Fraser 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺💙🔶 @esseph63.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A thread worth reading.
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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 07/09/2026
Big fan of how Russia can shut down a major UK port for half a day with just 5kg of cocaine and 100 severely divorced men.
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