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Franklin Busby

@franklinbusby.bsky.social
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Former headmaster of Hawthorne Abbey Preparatory. Tutor of history and moral philosophy. Following the Labour path toward a fairer, saner world.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu's greatest political strength has always been the fact he understood American politics better than his political opponents in Israel did and even better than his American critics did. But the political center of gravity has changed significantly and he caused it.
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The over-deployment of "antisemitism" in public debate and dialogue has rendered it nearly meaningless. It is not a legitimate defense to raise in each instance of being thwarted, questioned or confronted.
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know I've posted this many times - needs to flood the media until election day.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I hope Zohran Mamdani thanked Benjamin Netanyahu for his UN speech, which only made Mamdani more likable. Even a gift basket would be nice.
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Average age of these fighting men, so thoughtlessly disposed of: nineteen.
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NJ @nojusticemtg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The logical pretzels these people will tie themselves into before they admit that Starmer sucked because of his awful policies
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Jesse : 💙💙💙 @journeyled1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I love shopping at Costco because they treat their workers and in turn their customers better. And some things remain the same price for years. No bowing to 47. Remember vote wisely.
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Dr. J.M. Thompson (Jim) @jthompson61.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Loyalty is for loved ones. Charity is for strangers. Patriotism is to enslave.
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Mark Hughes @markhughes-student.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
He will campaign door to door. #Trump
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Grant Thorton @grantthorton1965.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Will flies emerge from the child's mouth and blacken the skies?
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Griff @griffin-richardson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I refer to my notes, "Sixty-three percent of Congress takes AIPAC money. Read that until it takes root in your skull because it is our biggest problem.
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Griff @griffin-richardson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"You Had One Job" FDA caught more mislabeled supplements so you might be chowing creatine or you might be ingesting cremains.
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Griff @griffin-richardson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Utility shutoffs climbed again in low‑income zip codes. Unrelated: Did you know in most states the standard for using lethal force is fear of imminent bodily harm? Would shutting off power during winter threaten bodily harm? Rather imminently? Good debate.
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Charles F. Whittingham @cfwhittingham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If ever there was a failure to read the room and that room's message....and yet he reacted like a manipulative tyrant. #Gaza
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Charles F. Whittingham @cfwhittingham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
As Autism awareness increases, there is an odd bit of educational history I will share. "Gifted" classes were long used as repositories for learners on the spectrum. Which is not to say they were not gifted--they were. Educators were simply not equipped for their styles of learning. 1/2
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William Charles Tayloe @wctayloe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Dinner With Anyone Living or Dead? Keen observer both of human psyche and of society and its trajectory, he had stores of insight to share. Unmatched sensitivity and devotion to classical education makes him a leading candidate. #Eliot
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Kurt Russett Richards @kurtrrichards.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mark, gonna correct you. Being sold, however horrifically, as "state media." It is going to be a wholly owned subsidiary of Trump Holdings. He wants to be emperor....just warming us up to it by having it look like expansion of Executive or government.
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Just Jill 💖 @justjill.sheshed.rocks · 08/06/2026
🚨 Crisis phone numbers 👇🏼 Sometimes days are harder than others. Some people have totally different issues they’re dealing with. There are multiple hotlines in this link. Call one when needed. That’s what they’re there for. 💙🕊️ 1/4 #SheShed www.apa.org/topics/crisi...
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Arthur Adams @arthuradamsz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
From the Nauseating Files: Every candidate suddenly discovered “working families.” Amazing how relatable people get when microphones appear. Groveling pigs. #ElectionSeason
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Pamela @sundayhandbag.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Who would not build in a kill switch for AI? Andy Burnham’s government, that’s who. Tell me you’re on the side of the tech bros against your own people, without telling me that.
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A nation that forgets its history ends up negotiating with its own mistakes. I am open to being fact checked.
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A̵̠ͣn̝̩̅t̶h͎r͆́̒ỏ̷͡.̡̡̏á͝҉.̶̦҉p̭̃ô̯̓l͠o̳̒g̴y͐̂̐ @skouwski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Regulate AI developers. ‘We’re calling on the UK government to introduce legislation to protect British people from frontier AI risks: from cyber attacks on national infrastructure to bioweapons.’
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Michael Daly @michaeldaly64.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
1969, Piccadilly Station, Manchester. Manchester City players about to board the train at Piccadilly station on their way to Wembley for the FA Cup final against Leicester City. Alan Oakes, Mike Doyle, Colin Bell, Neil Young and Tony Coleman. Young was to score the game's only goal
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I’ve taught boys who lied better than half the ministers and politicians on television. At least the boys had the decency to blush.
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Nihil est tam ineptum quam politicus sine libris. Nothing is quite so foolish as a politician without books.
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⚜️🌊Tyreen BaconSkin🌊⚜️ @baconskingirl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
He yells at female reporters, (sorry… Black female reporters) and NO ONE in the White House Press Corps will attempt to defend the women. That’s how low we have sunk.
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Gordon 🏳️‍🌈✊🏿🇺🇦🇻🇪🇨🇺 @financecharg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We really did muzzle ourselves being hyper offended to the point we self-censor and rarely speak up. And boy are we loyal to billionaires who learn how to say “inclusive” or “empathy.” Some of us thought Zuckerberg, Bezos and Soros were on our side.
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Dottie Hostetter @dorothyhostetter.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
You don’t need a title to act like an adult. You just need to finish what you start and tell the truth. #accountability
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John Holdren @john-holdren86.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Mark, I will tell you what kind of person: exactly this person who by now is a completely known quantity. He behaves exactly as I expect him to behave. Zero surprises ever. In a given situation expect him to always do the awful thing.
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Discipline isn’t cruelty. It’s the quiet decision to do the necessary thing when nobody is applauding. But: pretend all are observing and following your example.
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Yes, we may count on them to do so.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"There's an old saying in Tennessee—I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says, fool me once, shame on— shame on you. Fool me—you can't get fooled again." —George W. Bush, the *second* dumbest president ever.
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
When people stop reading, bad ideas travel faster.
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Perhaps, by having no intention whatsoever to make good on the promise of $5000, he does not consider it to be buying votes.
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Quidquid discis, disce pro vita, non pro examine. Whatever you learn, learn for life, not for the exam.
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Rather clear example of voter intimidation.
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BRANKA JOVIC @bj2sr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Before Hegseth fired him, top general was advised to drop Kid Rock probe. Hegseth is the shit for brains in this scenario, as he is in every one he touches. How embarrassed are we,as a nation,having this dumb as a rock joker leading our military? Almost as embarrassing as Taco in our White House!
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 11/09/2026
What happens after the Trump years? “When the time comes, moving forward will require more than putting the Trump years behind us. It will require determining what happened, who was responsible, which actions were lawful and which were not.” Read more from Bill Piekney here: zurl.co/rmKBi
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Escalation in Eastern Europe underscores how quickly regional disputes become international liabilities when diplomacy is a mere afterthought.
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 02/09/2026
Indigenous Peoples are resisting destructive projects. Join their POWER. act.gp/4qU96iW
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Indigenous resistance in pictures: communities defending their rights - Greenpeace International
What connects a fishing community in Thailand, Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon, women fish processors in Senegal and Sámi youth in northern Finland?
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 27/08/2026
Our thoughts are with the families in Nepal and Tibet, where so many people are being hit by flash floods. #nepal #tibet #flashfloods
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Hospitals are reporting rising respiratory cases as autumn approaches, yet the national strategy remains piecemeal. Preparedness is not achieved through improvisation. Might we learn from very recent, calamitous mistakes?
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We understand, and you should too, an aristocrat is merely a person whose ancestors did the pillaging.
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The once mighty American Naval Fleet. Britain once had such dominance over the seas. Empires....expire.
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This should sufficiently motivate Democrat voters.
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Countenance and demeanor of an evil man with secrets.
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
In 2026 even the discussion of electrical shocks is abysmal.
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
One eye on the colonies: ongoing legal battles over reproductive autonomy show how fragile personal freedom becomes when lawmakers treat medical care as a political instrument.
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Franklin Busby @franklinbusby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There are in fact road maps, no? The variety that resist being folded to their original shape?
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