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johnjclarke100

@johnjclarke100.bsky.social
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Retired university lecturer- unreconstructed lefty- three kids and six grandchildren spread far and wide. Exiled magpie. Small house in France we try to visit when we can. Orwell and Beatles obsessive. Read crime fiction.Quiz nerd. I could go on…..

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 12h
Once again… This is not a vetting problem. This is a Reform problem. This is a Farage problem. Only grim losers like this are going to sign up to a racist, misogynistic, extremist, mass-deportations and tell-the-Royal-Marines-to-murder-people-at-sea kind of party. www.itv.com/news/2026-10...
Inside Reform: Councillors and candidates' extreme and racist views on camera
POLITICS REFORM UK
• Wednesday 14 October 2026 at 7:32pm
Daniel Hewitt
Investigations Editor
Warning: This report contains racist and offensive language.
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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 21h
Reform UK candidates caught saying some proper sick things about women and minorities in a new ITV undercover expose. Explains why the party has been panicking and lashing out at ITV over the past few days. The ITV documentary "Undercover: A Year In Reform" will air on 18th October.
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Chris Gough @toulousain.bsky.social · 11h
The very worst people; ignorant, ill-informed, uneducated, plain nasty, vicious bigots. So much for 'vetting'... Not a bug, a feature...
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 13h
Imagine if, during the apex of his regime, the United States supported Saddam Hussein If we backed Stalin as he killed millions of his people If, during World War II, we allied ourselves with the Nazis That's what it means for Trump to post this about Putin's war against Zelensky and Ukraine
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Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 11h
Good piece from @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social . The far right hate those who volunteer with refugee charities because they recognise people resisting their vision of the future in practical ways
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Farage vs Charities
The real criminals are closer to home
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 18h
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Shaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 14h
This US administration’s whitewashing of Russian atrocities will go down in history as a dark and shameful chapter. I can only hope Trump is impeached and held accountable for his actions.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 14/10/2026
Brexit stopped us from trading easily with our nearest partner. The best way to fix that? EU membership. It's a no-brainer. 🎯 Emily Maitlis: "It's definitely better to have the whole of the EU market that can trade readily."
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Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I was on the telly.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Another meme ready for your anti-racist Poppy Day to use against Reform UKers who in 1939-45 would have been jailed for as traitors for peddling pro Nazis propaganda... meme via Mike against hate & racism
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Suella De-Vil Shadowy spokesdemon for learning stuff @suellade.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It’s amazing how many people Lice and Fartage haven’t met
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Séamas Aloysius @seamusaloysius.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It might be too early... 😉
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 11/10/2026
🚨Our new research reveals the UK could rejoin the EU within a single Parliament. Reports that accession would take a decade are wide of the mark. Read more in the @financialtimes.com 👇 www.ft.com/content/3aa9...
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UK could be fast-tracked back into EU, pro-Brussels group argues
Best for Britain says alignment between London and bloc would speed up any rejoining process as Andy Burnham prepares ‘options’
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jennx91.bsky.social @jennx91.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Honestly I think being shamed is his kink. Wouldn’t want to contribute to that. *shudder There will be plenty of people to try. I’m rooting for the little blood clot that could.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Don't forget Farage nostalgia for the Thatcher era when every policy was designed to make rich people millionaires and leave poor people in low wage slums meme via James Branch
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Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The question is not if, but when. Can we please get a move on before too much more damage is done? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Could the UK really rejoin the EU?
The big question facing ​A​ndy Burnham is not whether Brexit has harmed Britain, but if a rapidly changing Europe will keep the door open​ if the UK decides it wants back in
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Keep your Great British lawn and your garden borders secure with the… WEEPING TOMMO™ From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I just saw a quote that said “The rise of women does not mean the fall of man unless men were standing on the backs of women to begin with”
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ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕞𝕒𝕟ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 😸 🌊 @stevefm20.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
No outraged speech from Reform UK 'I'm not racist' Farage, no social media disgust from Restore Britain Lowe, no marches by Patriot Platform ... maybe, just maybe, because none of them are black or brown! meme via We Demand UK
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Séamas Aloysius @seamusaloysius.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
💖John Lennon 🕊️ was born 🌹 October 9, 1940.🕯️ He was murdered on December 8, 1980, aged 40.
Imagine ~ 
Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people living for today Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people living life in peace, you You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope some day you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people sharing all the world, you You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope some day you'll join us And the world will be as one.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Seriously 👇
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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I thought I had seen it all, but this is an astonishing new low, putting the US in the company of Iran, Afghanistan and N Korea. I abhor the death penalty. The idea that kids, including my own, might see such an execution shocks me to the core. Abhorrent, barbaric, sick, warped, cruel and twisted.
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johnjclarke100 @johnjclarke100.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
… taught from English text books stories about snow in the winter fungi in Sherwood Forest and obviously their duty to fight for the motherland when wars broke out
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johnjclarke100 @johnjclarke100.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What is missing from this debate is the fact that at least until the 1950s children across the “Empire on which the sun never sets “ were encouraged (in often very forceful ways ) to think of themselves as English/ British……
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🦋 Frankie 🦋 @frankiemillie10.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The big argument against California's "billionaire tax" is that it will cause the massive out-migration of entrepreneurs. But studies of Norway and Sweden show that the imposition of a billionaire's tax did not, in fact, have such an effect. The Norwegian wealth tax "exodus", discussed in global
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Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from Norway, 2021–2025
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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WilliamHaugh @williamhaugh.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Starving Alien Creature Close-Up
ALT: Starving Alien Creature Close-Up
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
War With Iran Is Too Profitable For The Trump Family To Stop Now.....
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Matthew Wright @matthew-wright.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Out on patrol nice and early. Pleased to report no fascists spotted on the beach again. Happy days x
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Mr. Pink Floyd Larson @pinkfloydlarson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Melanie is Right, don’t bother with Bezos….
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
More Reform attacks on RNLI, mean more donations to volunteer heroes, faster Reform falls in polls "Tice, Oakshott (his GF) and Farage attacking the charities that save lives.Tice and Oakshot from the safety of their tax haven in Dubai where they avoid paying tax on their earnings" via Barry James
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Arrh! 🫶🏼 #BookSky
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"So, you racists viewing this, I guess you'd rather die than be treated by an immigrant, eh?" via Joe Paglia
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
French Finance Minister Roland Lescure on the UK rejoining the European Union tells the BBC, "Come back. Anytime" My view: Across Europe, the message to Britain is increasingly simple: come back. We are stronger working with our closest neighbours — economically and in our shared defence.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Donald Trump has done & said so many appalling things, but siccing his racist fans on innocent Somali residents is disgustingly dangerous.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 07/10/2026
The fight against the modern far-right will, like Cable Street before it, be a movement powered by people. Whether that is attending a march, leafleting, writing to your MP or a regulator, it will require all of us taking action - together.
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Fighting Farage every step of the way
“The fight against the modern far-right will, like Cable Street before it, be a movement powered by people.”
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Cornish/Manc Parallel Realist (Worldwide Dept.) @leftymuso.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Hilarious." via Barry James
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 08/10/2026
NEW YOUGOV POLL 🚨 52% of people would vote to rejoin the EU, only 27% want to stay outside
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