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Jen Barfoot

@jasbar.bsky.social
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Unapologetically myself. Happy woman, Nan, wife, mum, sister, aunty, friend. Live in and love Abergavenny. Green Party member. Retired Housing Association CEO. Love life.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 22h
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is the book corporate America does not want you to read — which is exactly why you should pick up a copy.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 30/09/2026
If Palantir are so trustworthy, why are they intimidating anyone who criticises them? www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewis-tom…
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'We're watching you': MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel's AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously'. By Carole Cadwalladr
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What with record donations to the RNLI, Fairford suspect turning out not to be terrorists, figures out showing small boat crossings way down, and Tommo not given bail - not a good week for the hate-spewing, far-right Reform UK & Restore Britain liars
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Stop accusing us of spying! We’ve been watching you!”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Paxton throws Trump and the RNC under the bus. Says Trump’s RNC convention in Texas hurt his campaign.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
".. the argument starts to become whether you will split the progressive vote.." @zackpolanski.bsky.social : "I don't think you can describe Labour as a progressive vote. They are still arresting pensioners for holding carboard signs saying 'I support Palestine Action'" 🎯
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
There is a lot of misinformation about the UK social security spending. The chart below shows Total UK social security spending as a percentage of GDP, 2013/14 to 2030/31 (spending & forecast) 55% goes to pensioners, the remainder covers everything else. lordslibrary.parliament.uk/welfare-refo...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There is so much at stake at this election. Real hope looks like action. Rent controls, nationalising Thames Water and no to fossil fuels. Here's an update on how it's going! youtu.be/hPmtOL6obLw
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Campaigning With Zack Polanski In Holborn & St Pancras - Episode 2
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This two tier policing is disgraceful. It's as if there is one approach for people who helpfully film themselves committing crimes and another approach when there is insufficient evidence.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Burnham today gambled that his willingness to be honest about where he thinks the country has gone wrong and how he plans to set it right again will ultimately be rewarded by a country wearied by a decade of national drift.” ✍️ @adambienkov.bsky.social
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Andy Burnham's Labour Conference Speech Offers a Clear Break From the Politics of Despair
The Prime Minister's emotional and expansive speech opened the door to a genuine shift in our politics, argues Adam Bienkov
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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Amirite tho
White text on yellow-orange ombré background that reads:
Don't let Al ruin your writing.
It's your writing.
Ruin it yourself.

Amirite
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why might that be, Telegraph?
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Dear Diary, The police have condemned 'unfounded, malicious speculation' about the RAF Fairford suspects. Fortunately they said nothing about baccy-stained grifters spreading lies to incite anger in a desperate bid to stay relevant"
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Maluwa @maluwa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Netanyahu knew about 7 oct. what a criminal! 👇 According to two sources who spoke to The New York Times, the Emirati leader warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of an impending 'major attack' by Hamas www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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NYT: Sources confirm Haaretz report of UAE president's Oct. warning to Netanyahu
According to two sources who spoke to The New York Times, the Emirati leader warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of an impending 'major attack' by Hamas
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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"RAF Fairford suspects are British men in their 20s, police say, as Iranian embassy denies involvement"
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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Pathetic
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Gary Spence @limerenceguy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@zackpolanski.bsky.social is completely right in wanting bold change by supporting rent controls.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 28/09/2026
Unaffordable rents. Spiralling bills. Not enough council homes. People need bold change on housing, not more of the same.
Headline reads: “It’s time to get housing costs under control.”
Quote from Zack Polanski, Leader of the Green Party:
“The Prime Minister promises he won’t ‘back away from difficult issues’ at the Labour Party Conference, but he has little to offer people who are struggling with unaffordable housing and spiralling bills.
“While Labour pats itself on the back in Liverpool, I’ve been knocking on hundreds of doors in Holborn and St Pancras. People want to see bold change, not more of the same - and that’s why we’re calling for rent controls and 150,000 new social and council homes every year.”
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/09/2026
The conditions in President Trump and Stephen Miller’s detention facilities remain inhumane. Demand immediate action from our elected leaders to prevent further loss of life at aclu.org/stop-ice_killings
"1 person died in ICE detention every 10 days from January 2025 through August 2026. Source: NPR." Image of a barbed wire fence against the sky. ACLU logo.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a 162-page White House report argued the Smithsonian had “moved the Museum’s mission away from straightforward historical education and scholarship toward an extreme political activism.”
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How the Smithsonian Became the Latest Front in Trump’s Culture War
The Smithsonian — particularly its National Museum of American History — has faced withering pressure from the Trump administration. It’s the culmination of decades of criticism by conservatives and o...
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Kev @caoimhin1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I hope the copper in the photo is hanging his head in shame, because he fucking ought to
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 27/09/2026
It’s time for the crackdown on peaceful protest to end. Ask your MP to be there for the screening of The Line We Crossed in Parliament: thelinewecrossed.com/parliament
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Invite your MP: The Line We Crossed in Parliament
An evening of film clips and panel discussion in the Houses of Parliament on 26 October 2026, hosted by Clive Lewis MP. Add your name and we'll invite your MP.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Absolutely fascinating to see Laura Kuenssberg interviewing Burnham, flailing to adjust her stance to a politician with a moral argument and a positive message, who stands up for his policies and answers her questions clearly. She is getting so agitated at him not playing the game by the 'rules'.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Magnificent trolling in Brum
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the UK population. The govt can do so immediately by increasing income tax-free personal allowance by £3,000. All it needs to do is to end subsidies to commercial banks.
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This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
On Dolly Parton Day, I'm remember how she... -Gifted millions of free books to kids -Ensured musicians she worked with got union benefits -Helped fund medical research and the COVID vaccine -Donated millions to communities hit by natural disasters -Funded high school band programs She is missed!
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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Zack Polanski and his green surge is poised for a great win in Holborn and St Pancras but only is everyone gets out to vote on the 8th
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Last night I planted an olive tree at Gracie Mansion with Palestinian families from Gaza.  May peace be our future.
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 25/09/2026
Holy forking shirt balls
Since I was not present, I was a convenient target to be scapegoated and publicly vilified. You
recklessly agreed in court that I had committed misconduct without even asking for my account,
fully reviewing the record or briefing the law. That evening, you sent an office-wide email laying
responsibility at my feet for a felony prosecution that you personally directed over my objection
that the case was better suited to misdemeanor charges. You then publicly announced an
investigation of my conduct spanning twenty years. These inexplicable actions severely damaged
a reputation I worked hard to build over decades and have damaged my prospects for future
employment and income.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🟡 Print Edition Money Talks By @adambienkov.bsky.social Adam Bienkov explores what the downfall of Reform senior advisor James Orr means for the future viability of the Nigel Farage project
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Money Talks
Adam Bienkov explores what the downfall of Reform senior advisor James Orr means for the future viability of the Nigel Farage project
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Timothy Mellon, heir to Gilded Age tycoon Andrew Mellon's fortune, gave nearly $200M to elect Trump and Republicans in 2024 and over $20M so far this midterm cycle. Tax dynastic wealth now.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔎 From the archive: Nigel Farage’s £9m Donor Profits From Putin Propaganda Platform While Holding MoD Stake Shocked by the NYT revelations about how Tether, with the big Reform Donor Harborne, its biggest investor, makes money avoiding sanctions for Russia? There's more...
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Nigel Farage’s £9m Donor Profits From Putin Propaganda Platform While Holding MoD Stake
Reform UK's biggest donor is profiting from ties to a pro-Kremlin platform that hosts a Russian intelligence-backed influence operation
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yes, it's that time again when the Fascism scene returns to London and this year black is very much in vogue. From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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Meg Howarth @howarthm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#FoodMatters
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Hastings Green Party @hastingsgreenparty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A crew of us headed up to London to help get Zack Polanski elected as our 6th Green MP. Doors knocked, conversations had, and even a park picnic squeezed in between! 🌻 Two weeks to go, there's still time to join in! 👉 linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP Let's get Zack elected! 💚 #6thGreenMP
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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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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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fought back against the lies in the right wing press & media : AND WON 🥇 👏
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 25/09/2026
This is incredibly alarming. We cannot go on like this. We need more advocacy for climate action, not just from the environmental movement, but from the political centre.
Screenshot of a Guardian article titled “Huge El Niño projected to cause more than 450,000 deaths by February.” The article, by environment editor Damian Carrington and dated 23 September 2026, says climate scientists estimate that additional heat from a projected strong El Niño could cause more than 450,000 deaths by February, on top of existing climate-crisis-related deaths. It mentions impacts across Indonesia, India, Nigeria and the US, as well as additional deaths from droughts, wildfires and flooding.
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BethU @beth-u.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The @greenparty.org.uk can do it. It just takes public will to really bring about change. History has taught us well. Vote @zackpolanski.bsky.social in Holborn & St Pancras, take the fight back to parliament.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Number crunching: AI safety From the new Private Eye, out now.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Joe Walsh Is Right......
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“What are the names of the ICE agents who killed our dad? Why do they get to be protected?” #AbolishICE
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West Country Voices @westcountryvoices.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
'Nobody needs to wait a single moment to improve the world' (Anne Frank) Doing nothing leads to a dark place. Well said. Good to see these younger statesmen speaking out www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vTA...
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Dutch PM Rob Jetten Defies Trump at UNGA, His Blunt ICC Warning Draws Huge Applause
YouTube video by Hook Global
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech.
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There's a debate in parliament next month about the UK's relationship with the EU. Make sure you've asked your MP to be there www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
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Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 25/09/2026
Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
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Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished
In a report titled 'We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,' the NGO documents widespread human rights violations committed by ICE in the United States.
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