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Paul of the Tofu eating Wokerati

@insert-clever-name.bsky.social
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Mostly harmless. mastodon.online/@paulhutchinson Amateur photographer, Lover of FOSS, Linux, etc. Politics: Green. #Atheist / #humanist /"NonTheist-NonAttending-Quaker" (Whatever that might mean).

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Grumpy says "FREE THE PALESTINIAN HOSTAGES! @grumpyoldleftygit.bsky.social · 10h
The party DOESN'T want Zack to resign. Right-wing (and "liberal") media, billionaires, oil companies, Israel, and OTHER parties want him to resign. All the more reason to stay on! Abdi-Wali's majority was 3,364. Less than 45% of Starmer's 2024 majority over Feinstein PLUS Stansell, which was 7,542.
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Nathan Simms @nathansimms.bsky.social · 10h
As expected, the Green Party's Zack Polanski did not succeed in winning the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. But his showing was so strong, taking nearly one-third of the vote, that Labour will be foolish indeed if they think they have seen off the Green electoral challenge.
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Amra Watson @amrawatson.bsky.social · 9h
Congratulations to Labour on the win. And a special “congratulations” to the journalists who declared Zack Polanski a failure and his voters fools before a single ballot was cast. Predicting an election is journalism. Trying to dictate its outcome is propaganda. Know the difference.💚
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Alex Staniforth @alexstaniforth.bsky.social · 9h
Yeah, the Burnham bounce is real but I don’t think it’s going to last long. Certainly not three years.
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Just like we warned you. Andy Burnham wants to force EVERYONE to undergo ID checks to access all social media. This is Starmer’s Digital ID by the back door.
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Burnham's government considers ID checks to verify age for social media
Andy Burnham's government is considering forcing all social media users to verify their age with ID, so a passport or driving licence
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Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I've written to the govt about a concern causing real frustration across North Herefordshire: the practice of "farmwashing," where supermarkets use misleading marketing to suggest produce comes from British family farms - when it has actually come from overseas.
Dear Angela, 

I am writing about a growing concern in North Herefordshire that is causing real frustration among farmers and consumers alike: the practice widely referred to as “farmwashing”, whereby supermarkets utilise misleading marketing tactics to suggest produce has been sourced from British family farms - when it has actually come from overseas. 

This issue has particular resonance in my constituency. North Herefordshire is home to many family farms, and local residents care strongly about supporting British food and farming. Yet there is increasing concern that this public support for British farmers is being manipulated and misused by major supermarkets who engage in “farmwashing” tactics, profiting from imagery and marketing that creates a false impression of where food comes from. These practices not only undermine the ability of consumers to make informed choices and support British producers, but also place yet more strain on small family farmers at a time when many are already struggling to cope with the devastating impacts of climate breakdown-induced extreme weather events, and with rising fuel and fertiliser costs due to the illegal war on Iran. 

I would therefore be grateful if you would work with retailers and standards bodies to ensure that food labelling is accurate, clear, and not misleading to consumers - including in relation to country of origin and packaging design. I also ask that you consider whether further guidance or stronger rules are needed to prevent branding practices which create a false impression of British or local origin, and that you meet with me and farmers in North Herefordshire who have been directly affected by farmwashing practices to discuss any further support needed from government to combat this issue. 

I would additionally welcome the opportunity to discuss not only food labelling, but the wider pressures on family farms, including the impacts of climate breakdown and the need for greater government support to m…
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sadly there was a climate & nature shaped hole at the heart of Burnham’s speech. Nothing on the benefits of nature restoration & same old words on a “pragmatic” approach to N Sea drilling. There’s nothing pragmatic about pouring fuel on a scorching earth - he should rule out Rosebank & Jackdaw now
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So let’s see practical steps to rejoin asap. As global insecurity grows, anything less simply won’t do
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I have said before and will again: any electoral reform commission must NOT rule out a change of system BEFORE the next election if needed. We cannot risk a minority vote handing a huge majority to any party that would take a shredder to democracy itself.
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
GB News aired this on 20 Sep – but the episode has gone missing from their socials 🤔 Lots more to be said about this clip, the latest in a long line of hateful commentary from GB News. Let's at least agree they shouldn't be allowed to get away with it scott-free. #stopfundinghate #gbnews
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thousands of us are urging IKEA to pull their ads from toxic Talk Radio. Add your voice here: actionstorm.org/petitions/ik...
Petition comment reading: "Creating warm, welcoming homes extends to people, not just sofas.

IKEA please withdraw your support from toxic broadcasting." - Gillian
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Labour already have a huge majority. Another Labour MP putting Thames Water "on notice" isn't going to lower our water bills or protect our rivers. Nationalise Thames Water. Vote Green on October 8th. 💚
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Well of course this isn't all older people, otherwise I'd have to include myself, among many others. But the data is undeniable: britpolls.co.uk/polls/by-age/
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UK Polling by Age Group - Generational Divide September 2026
How different age groups vote in the UK: 18-24s back the Greens at 28%, while over-65s support Reform UK at 35%. Full generational breakdown with trend...September 2026.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Labour are planning to extract more oil and gas from the North Sea despite the thousands of deaths from excess heat this summer. We cannot allow them to win in Holborn & St Pancras and think that they can get away with this. Vote Green. For our communities and our planet.
Labour are planning to extract more oil and gas from the North Sea despite the thousands of deaths from excess heat this summer.

We cannot allow them to win in Holborn & St Pancras and think that they can get away with this.

Vote Green. For our communities and our planet.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pope Innocent III,who died in 1216, spoke of a certain kind of older man, who is "easily provoked", "will believe anything and question nothing", is "stingy and greedy" and "praises the good old days and hates the present." Reform UK's voter base has been knocking around for a very long time.
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Is the penny finally dropping at Ofcom? The New World has confirmed that Murdoch's Talk Radio is now facing *10* Ofcom investigations following a string of toxic broadcasts demonising migrants and spreading falsehoods about climate change. www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
thenewworld.co.uk
How toxic Talk become Britain's most investigated channel
Ofcom has 10 open investigations into News UK’s broadcasting arm and its diet of anti-immigrant bile and climate denial
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When the co-owners of GB News boasted about it shifting the "Overton Window", was this what they had in mind? This is what the relentless demonisation of refugees is leading to.
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Take action: actionstorm.org/petitions/ik...
Petition comment from Margaret, reading: "As a long time customer of Ikea and knowing their family friendly approach in their stores I’m actually shocked to hear they are funding hate spreading media channels. This needs to stop."
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Today's GB News TV advertisers include *Tufferman *Boxt *Haltonlifts *Dialaflight *WeFixLondon *AllClearTravel *Dobel *Elmhurst *Maxus *Dreams2RealityCompetitions *CopperhouseFilms *Love2Stay *ThomasPaineHotel *YourUnbelievaBowl *ArdenParks *AcornStairlifts *AgeCareBathrooms *AquaWarehouse *Sonori
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kim_harding ✅ @kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026
UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer www.theguardian.com/environment/202… El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in […]
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Over 2,000 people are backing the call for IKEA to pull its ads from toxic Talk Radio - sign here to add your voice: actionstorm.org/petitions/ik...
Quote from a petition supporter: "Values are non-negotiable. You either follow them or you lose your integrity. Time for IKEA to decide if profit takes priority over everything else. - Martin"
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Anyone who believes this bunch of con artists represents their interests is either a billionaire or seriously misinformed. leftfootforward.org/2026/09/outr...
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Outrage as Reform-run council votes to shut 10 nurseries
Members of the public shouted “you should be ashamed” as Reform councillors approved the plans
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A third runway for Heathrow in the face of a climate emergency? The Government's own climate advisors say no! Ministers must withdraw support for this reckless plan that only benefits wealthy airport bosses, and support the buses and trains we use every day instead.
Image is of Green MPs Carla Denyer and Sian Berry, with Green Peer Jenny Jones and a campaigner from No 3rd Runway Coalition. They are stood in front of a digital van which reads: FINAL CALL: Andy Burnham. PROTECT OUR ECONOMY. Say NO to Heathrow's Third Runway.
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Nearly 2,000 people are backing the call for Ikea to pull their ads from Murdoch's Talk Radio - you can add your voice here: actionstorm.org/petitions/ik...
Text of comment from petition calling on Ikea to pull their ads from Talk: "Shocked that a company with a reputation for being ethical and people-focused should be advertising on a radio channel that is spreading toxic untruths and hatred. Please do the right thing, IKEA." - Catherine
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Great response on the doorsteps in Holborn & St Pancras this evening - more & more people recognising that @zackpolanski.bsky.social will make a brilliant local MP. One more Labour backbencher changes nothing - the best way to make this Labour government braver, bolder & better is to #VoteGreen
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today's GB News TV advertisers include *SimplicityCremations *Boxt *WeFixLondon *AllClearTravel *moneyfactscomp *Dialaflight *Tufferman *RepairMyKitchen *InheritanceLegalServices *DrHoVitadora *CopperhouseFilms *ThomasPaineHotel *Aquaflames *DaysMotorGroup *TrailFinders *YourUnbelievaBowl
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“Advertisers like IKEA – who claim to care about the climate, and say they want to ‘change the narrative’ around refugees – need to put their money where their mouth is and stop funding this toxic channel.” www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
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How toxic Talk become Britain's most investigated channel
Ofcom has 10 open investigations into News UK’s broadcasting arm and its diet of anti-immigrant bile and climate denial
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Paul of the Tofu eating Wokerati @insert-clever-name.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Anti-migrant activist arrested after dinghy slashed in Channel "He was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life, "destroying ships" ... He remains in custody." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #UK #FarRight #DomesticTerrorist?
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Daniel Thomas arrested after dinghy slashed in Channel
Police had been looking into footage appearing to show the man, also known as Danny Tommo, slashing at a boat in the English Channel with a knife.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Perfectly put. (The whole thread’s very good.)
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
England is a made up thing. It has no basis in the ineluctable laws of nature. Its extent is defined by Edward II getting his arse handed to him. Athelstan conquering York. The Welsh of Cumbria were incorporated, the Welsh of Gwynedd were not. It is a political idea, an aspiration - not taxonomy.
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Paul of the Tofu eating Wokerati @insert-clever-name.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Distant Hills" The main hill in the image is (probably) "Largo Law" - 290 metres tall Taken from the Fife Coastal Path between East and West Wemyes ... #What3Words ///translate.thus.presumes #phonephotography #darktable #Scotland Higher resolution -> flic.kr/p/2sCjDeT
An image of a couple of hills in Fife, Scotland overshadowed by a raincloud.
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Are the Royal Family public servants or not? And if they are, then why do they have a blanket exemption on rules that others have to follow? In July I introduced a Bill to end outrageous Royal exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act. You can read it here: bills.parliament.uk/bills/4267
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Paul of the Tofu eating Wokerati @insert-clever-name.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Rocks near West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland 60 second exposure + ND1000 filter, tweaked in darktable. Arthur's Seat can be seen across the Firth of Forth. #Canon #darktable #uk #LongExposure #Scotland #fife Higher Resolution -> flic.kr/p/2sCqLuV
A long exposure of a group of rocks just offshore of a pebble beach on the Firth of Forth. The long exposure flattens the water into a smooth, almost hazy appearance.
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AdyBee 🐝 @adybee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Doctor Of Music @doctorofmusic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Here you go George. With thanks for the good work which you do ;-)
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The only possible reason fir Andy Burnham delaying the announcement of more oil and gas production in the North Sea until after the Holborn & St Pancras byelection is that he is going to permit it. Burnham is a danger that our environment.
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Kevin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺💚 #VoteGreen @kevbro1969.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If we're ever unlucky enough to have a #Reform govt - & god help us all if we do - the blame will soley lie with #Burnham. His & the #Labour party's inaction in curbing the corrupt #FarRight will bring misery to millions of people in the UK.
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Kevin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺💚 #VoteGreen @kevbro1969.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Agreed, it's NOT too late. So WHY doesn't inaction man #Burnham do anything about it?? He's keen on using words but when it comes to being strong, decisive & a leader, he shirks away.
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Claire McNab @2legged.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026
The next UK general election appears to have been sold to the highest bidder, #crypto kid #BenDelo. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3v4zvy… Delo has given £36 million to #ReformUK. Delo writes in the #Torygraph archive.is/vP5lA That's more than […] [Original post on mastodon.ie]
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Kevin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺💚 #VoteGreen @kevbro1969.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It's WHY he never announced it during the heatwaves & it is WHY he's not announcing it until after the by-election. Andy Burn 'em is in the pockets of the fossil fuel industry & he'll know he'll lose votes if he announces it at the wrong time. #Labour & #Burnham simply do not care. 🤬🙄 #VoteGreen
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Un-American @bennevis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
How Britain allowed Pinochet to escape justice for atrocities UK government allowed Chile’s former dictator to evade extradition to Spain. Declassified files reveal how the decision was made. www.declassifieduk.org/how-britain-...
How Britain allowed Pinochet to escape justice for atrocities

UK government allowed Chile’s former dictator to evade extradition to Spain. Declassified files reveal how the decision was made.


https://www.declassifieduk.org/how-britain-allowed-pinochet-to-escape-justice-for-atrocities/
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Liℤℤy Kodpuak née Acid Lich (can’t spell sheaves without she) @acidlich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If you like me were wondering about the HoL MBE it means House of Lords & she got a medal for being a swimmer. This woman is 1) a baroness & 2) a TERF. She also has a life peerage from the Conservative Party as of Jan 2026. Her opinion matters only as far as it is carried by her hereditary wealth
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James Kelly @jameskellysgp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Burnham U-turns on the U-turn and reverts to the previous policy that Scotland *doesn't* have the same rights as Northern Ireland for "historical reasons". Is that code for "the UK government is punishing Scotland for being impeccably peaceful", Andy? - scotgoespop.blogspot.com/2026/09/burn...
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Greg @greg02.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Burnham resumes RAF’s collaborator flights for Israel www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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Burnham resumes RAF's collaborator flights for Israel
To his ineradicable shame, new PM Andy Burnham has resumed the RAF's flights from Cyprus for the Israeli occupation
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“Tories are convinced there will be an early election” has the same evidence value as “8 year olds are convinced there will be be an early Christmas”
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Clem.PM @clempm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Is this the cool vibes policy we can expect from Burnham? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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North Sea gasfield decision likely delayed until after Holborn and St Pancras byelection
Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing
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Delicious Terrine 🍉 @langoustine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Also, all the millions of studies that show that academic achievement is better when students aren't fucking starving 🤔
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Delicious Terrine 🍉 @langoustine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's not even fucking true. The economies of scale of a professional kitchen make dining hall meals way more efficient. She just hates people.
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