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@jonnye.bsky.social
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Equality, social justice, fairness, left. Antifascist. Scottish independence. EU. Paint, swim, cycle, books. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦 Critical thinking should be core education. Gay bloke. Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Joni Mitchell - Blue 💙 very very special and still regularly listening.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham announces end of triple-lock on the state pension from 2030. It will be replaced by double-lock, slower growth in state pension. Full state pension is already less than 50%of the minimum wage. Poverty awaits future retirees. £500bn of taxes not collected by HMRC since 2010.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
BREAKING: Massive Attack’s Rob Del Naja arrested under the UK Terrorism Act outside Labour Party conference venue. The legendary musician was arrested after peacefully holding “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on a paper sign on the eve of Labour’s conference.
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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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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics. Like Blair, Cameron, Clegg, Mandelson, hired to open govt networks to companies and corporate capture of the state. They sell political capital built with public money. What do we get in return?
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Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics | Clive Lewis
When a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 17/09/2026
It was confirmed yesterday that the centre left coalition won the election in Sweden As predicted, with the far right performing poorly, coverage has almost entirely vanished from international media
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Nice, off the peg? I've been tempted but can't make my mind up which style. Are yours fairly close fitting all down the leg? Already got couple pair old leather jeans but they're getting a tad loose.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
No. TP often don't put ep info unfortunately.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Enemy at the Door is I'm told starting from ep1 today on Talking Pictures 18:00. Is that correct? I can't see any ep notation. @mattsawyer.bsky.social thought you might know.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The way British democracy is being bought by crypto billionaires is simply obscene - and a direct result of Labour’s unforgivable inaction
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Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors
PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 11/09/2026
How it started / How it's going
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
James Orr. Peter Thiel. Race science. Tech authoritarianism. We've spent years tracing the networks behind Britain’s ‘Dark Enlightenment’. Help us launch an urgent new investigative project to follow the money and map how it operates. #LightUpTheDark subscribe.bylinetimes.com/lightuptheda...
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#LightUpTheDark – Byline Times
Dark Enlightenment: The US Far-Right War on British Institutions Help Byline Times Fund aN URGENT New INVESTIGATIVE SERIES #LightUpTheDark What is the Dark Enlightenment? The extraordinary anti-DEI me...
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🔎 From the archive: five years of work As the Met announce an investigation into Reform Donations, catch up on the Cambridge Academic implicated - James Orr Support our work
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Free News Site
Free online access to the NEWS that shapeS our print edition out SOON IN PRINT & DIGITAL EDITION 89 – SEPTEMBER 2026 PLAYING WITH FIRE The fossil fuel age is burning itself alive.We know where this is headed.Why are we not doing anything? Nafeez Ahmed, Clive Lewis MP, Asad Rehman, Caroline Lucas BURNHAM’S CHALLENGE #ReformUncovered Got […]
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is our page, updated frequently, type any product in the search bar by type and it will give you lists madeinca.ca
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Made in CA | Canadians, spend your money wisely.
The made in Canada resource to quickly find Canadian products, services and retailers, so you can use your dollars to support the Canadian economy.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Just to say again that's a fantastic resource!!! 🇨🇦❤️
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
@minibubbly.bsky.social might be able to help?
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🔴 NEW The BBC Is Just Nodding Along By Patrick Howse Read below. ↓
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The BBC Is Just Nodding Along
The corporation's news coverage has lost its soul as a bulwark against unaccountable power and extremism, writes a former BBC News producer
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Stop whatever you’re doing & watch this now! Reform’s magic money tree has been bust wide open. Huge kudos to undercover reporters Verbatim via @channel4news.bsky.social youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?... huge
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Undercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plot
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Officially, the water industry in England is regulated. Practically, it's unregulated. There's no difference between what it does under the eye of the Environment Agency and what it would do if the EA did not exist. The EA is completely useless, by design. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny
Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Pride is a promise — that every Canadian can live safely, openly, and proudly as themselves. To the 2SLGBTQI+ community in Nepean, and across Ottawa: Happy Pride!
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a Pride flag-raising ceremony on Parliament Hill on June 9.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Interesting and nice to see how there are such a variety of body types and musculature. Today it would be rather a more homogeneous look.
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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
With unprecedent El Niño announced, the fossil fuel age is burning itself alive. And yet... The new edition of Byline Times has gone to press, exploring the ultimate existential crisis of our times We also examine the story dominating our media in recent weeks instead of this crisis: Jason Arday 👇
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Possibly a minority view but prefer the original untouched.
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Joannervej @joannervej.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The military expressed contempt for homosexuals as unnatural and immoral, but Hirschfeld noted that homosexual men thrived in the military environment. One soldier reported to Hirschfeld that the war provided the opportunity for men to educate their comrades and dispel negative stereotypes.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Just sitting on the pavement and clapping is now terrorism. Not saying anything, not holding or displaying any signs, just sitting on the pavement & clapping. Andy Burnham can stop this. But he isn't. Reporting by Steven Methven for @novaramedia.com
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Handsome photos but also the backstory and commentaries are fascinating. Thank you.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
When politicians are ignorant of the basics of their portfolio or entirely disingenuous and then given a platform to parade propaganda without challenge there's something seriously dysfunctional in politics and the media. And this tripe being spouted by one of the 'bright lights' of Labour. Grim.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🔴 New from Byline Times By @iainoverton.bsky.social Read below. ↓
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The Business of War: Who Really Benefits From Britain’s Planned Military Spending Surge?
As the Government gears up for a military spending bonanza, Iain Overton asks whether Britain is really defending its territory, or simply the profits of the global defence industry
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Great stuff and if that's your home I'm very envious, looks idyllic.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Pathetic embarrassing performative waste of space. This is so on brand Westminster political class.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
#shittok is on my avoid like the plague list
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Please stop the AI promotion.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is a brilliant essay, which, in my view, accurately describes the predicament of the post-Boomer generations, and the vast infrastructure of lies designed to disguise it. "Degeneracy is a symptom. The disease is rent." 🧵 henryfudgeofficial.substack.com/p/degeneracy...
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Degeneracy is a Symptom
On Conspicuous Despair, the Ponzi stage of being alive, and why your grandparents are wrong about you.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Thank you for your posts, so interesting and informative and some fabulous photography 👍
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Trump is destroying America, corrupting its political system institutions and media, fetishising hate, embracing fascism, destabilising world order and peace, terrorising at home and abroad, endangering lives and starting wars while enriching himself and cronies. Response ...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Financialisation of pet care. 6 private equity companies dominate UK market. Around 20% net profit margins. Prices hiked as PE builds local monopolies. Staff under pressure to hit profit targets by offering unnecessary repeat appointments/treatment. Fewer people will have pets
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The finance curse is devouring the UK
Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Th...
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
‘The Oxford Union’s Far-Right Problem Goes Much Deeper than Tommy Robinson’ Insider accounts reveal a culture of chasing shock value and clicks, which systematically advantages the radical… bylinetimes.com/2026/06/25/the-oxfo…
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‘The Oxford Union’s Far-Right Problem Goes Much Deeper than Tommy Robinson’
Insider accounts reveal a culture of chasing shock value and clicks, which systematically advantages the radical right over progressive voices, argues Guilherme Lopes
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Meet James Purnell. Andy Burnham's chief of staff. In earlier incarnation, he supported the Iraq invasion; was chairman of Labour Friends of Israel; said that Winter Fuel Allowance and free bus passes should not be sacred; supported PFI, lie-detector tests for benefit claimants. What next?
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Andy Burnham picks former Blair minister James Purnell as chief of staff
Decision is one of Makerfield MP’s most significant since his Westminster return as he builds his team for government
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Openly Queer Canadians have served as mayors, cabinet ministers, senators, and premiers — because again and again, 2SLGBTQI+ people refused to accept a system that did not see you, hear you, or reflect you.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Fuckers.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Love that profile shot, captured a very Victorian feel. And he's got a great profile.
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Jack D 🏳️‍🌈 @jackdunc1.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
LGBT+ bar burned down last week by a homophobe, now a guy in critical condition after a homophobic attack in Bristol. Media footnote. Whereas the 2 guys in Golder's Green - who are both alive/home, warrant PM statements, wall to wall media & the police saying this? Guess some count more than others
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Good to know, cheers. I'll order one.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Commiserations it's absolutely grim. I'd second the Johnson's No more tears. Let us know how the blindfold works.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Is Bsky's algorithm actively pushing OnlyMoney and JFMoney accounts, my TL infested with this garbage. Pfffft.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Thanks. Still unsure about the suit vs leggings. Meantime a bit of a jury rig thermals under bibshorts. Pretty good though slightly bulky around the basket.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Generally against AI not that I know much about it. A non techie take, this highlights a gap in what's available in that the characters look ordinary warts n all, not the usual sterile just stepped out of 3 salons, the gym and on to a set. Real would be better ...
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Cheers yes saw the ones with the bibstraps. I'm trying to keep my kit minimal and not get too many outfits for differentconditions . But up here it's shorts weather maybe 3-4 months, maybe. Quandary.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The only thing I've tried in the basic recipe is dried fruit, apricots and raisins overnight. It's good and a different texture from adding just before eating.
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