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Jo Walton

@jowalton.bsky.social
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Socialist, campaigner for Health and Social Care. Supporter of fairness for all, I am who I am, and am all the experiences I have had.

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Brain Infection & Inflammation Group @brainiigroup.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Clinical prediction models for diagnosing scrub typhus & doxycycline-treatable causes in children with acute #encephalitis syndrome in India. OUT NOW 👉 tinyurl.com/jh2826nn @encephalitisint.bsky.social @benedictneuro.bsky.social @lanceturtle.bsky.social @runningmadprof.bsky.social
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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
What's next? @greensorganise.bsky.social youtu.be/DRsLs1HDhc8?...
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What Next? Strategically organising a new era of the Green Party in 2026.
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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I’m amazed anyone needs reminding of this, but local government spending power per person fell by 18% from 2010 to 2024 (would have been 26% but for increases in council tax). At the same time, social care pressures on local govt have grown a lot. The decay of the public realm is NOT a mystery
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How have English councils’ funding and spending changed? 2010 to 2024 | Institute for Fiscal Studies
Increases in council funding over the last parliament have not reversed big cuts made during the 2010s, with spending on many services still down 40%.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Remember when I said Iran has *two* navies—only one of which matters strategically—and couldn't believe media wasn't challenging Trump's claim to have "destroyed Iran's Navy" when only the lesser part was sunk? The ships firing in the Strait now are the ones I was talking about.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Another conspiracy theorist loon standing for Reform. It's rapidly turning into the political equivalent of the Flat Earth Society. www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
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Doctor who claimed Covid jab probably caused royal cancers standing for Reform
Last year, at the Reform annual conference, Professor Angus Dalgleish was cited as saying it was "highly likely" that the Covid vaccines had been "a significant factor in the cancer of members of the ...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Hannah added: “I get offended when I hear the argument made that it is working class. Working-class people are fed up with gambling companies being able to wreak havoc in people’s lives.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Green MP: Labour caricatures working-class people over greyhound racing
Hannah Spencer says minister ‘continuously offends people by saying working-class people don’t care about dogs’
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Forbes @forbes.com · 18/04/2026
Iran fired at a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday after reimposing restrictions on the waterway in response to a U.S. blockade on Iranian ports.
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Iran Fires At Tankers In Strait Of Hormuz After Saying It Would Reimpose ‘Strict Control’ Over Waterway (Live Updates)
Iran fired at a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday after reimposing restrictions on the waterway in response to a U.S. blockade on Iranian ports.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Andrew Gebo
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She's been an American citizen longer than the First Lady.
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This is not an American
@LeftyCrypto
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
She warned us.
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A Hillary Clinton Tweet From 2016 Is Going Viral Again After Trump's Threats To Iran—And She Was Spot On
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The report in the Independent that Mandelson had failed security vetting was actually raised in the Commons by Lib Dem MP Rachel Gilmour on 16 September 2025 “a source from MI6 has reportedly claimed that they failed to clear Mandelson” The Prime Minister says he found out on Tuesday
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
I Completely Support This Petition….
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
He's an evil piece of shit, and after 10 years we're closing in on everyone seeing it He's *dismissing* hundreds of raped kids—and I bet a lot of people who hear him do so will imagine that he's doing something so otherwise unthinkable because some of those kids were his victims
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The FBI guy is on a paranoid bender and won’t leave his room. The War guy quotes bible passages from Pulp Fiction. The Health guy collects raccoon dicks. It’s an Idiocracy on steroids.
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Tory Fibs @toryfibs.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Outrageous • MPs’ Menu in Parliament: “thyme roasted portobello mushroom on potato, root vegetable and horseradish rösti and spiced avocado” — Cost: £3.80 (subsidised by you) • NHS Staff Menu in Hospital: “Macaroni Cheese” — Cost: £5.50 paid by NHS nurses).
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Jo Walton @jowalton.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
• The world is watching. Show leadership, add the fossil fuel phase out roadmap to the #COP30 agreement. Listen to President Lula and follow the 80+ countries that want justice!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2025
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
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Anti-Trumpism @forabettertomorrow.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
What the hell? The EPA started ordering some of its departments to immediately halt publishing research reports. I'm convinced the Trump regime is trying to kill us.
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
The Court Jester in Chief
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 20/09/2025
Legislation is meant to defend the public good, not provide cover for speculative development. If we cannot rely on the law to protect our past, we will have little left to hand on to the future ✍️Annie Zak
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When the law protects developers, not our heritage
Annie Zak On September 17, Belltown’s “Waun Maenllwyd Energy Hub” in south east Ceredigion slipped quietly into its Pre-Application Consultation. Among the glossy documents was one dry but revealing a...
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Amy B @abbarsha.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Heroin destroyed his mind and now he's hurting Americans by restricting access to vaccines.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Palestine Action lawyers accuse Yvette Cooper of ‘cynical media campaign’ Exclusive: Home secretary ‘breaching duty to court’ by making claims about reason for group’s ban that she has not disclosed in legal case www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Palestine Action lawyers accuse Yvette Cooper of ‘cynical media campaign’
Exclusive: Home secretary ‘breaching duty to court’ by making claims about reason for group’s ban that she has not disclosed in legal case
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UK Politics News // Papernaut @ukpolitics.papernaut.co · 14/06/2025
DAILY MIRROR: Grenfell as a stark reminder: Accountability is lost while the marginalised suffer in a society prioritising the powerful. - by Brian Reade
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BRIAN READE: 'Cruel disaster is warning over powerful dodging responsibility'
Grenfell is not just a burning scar on Britain’s conscience it’s another example of a country that lets the marginalised rot while the powerful shrug, says Brian Reade
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
8 years later and not a single person has been put on trial for Grenfell, even though a report a year ago listed all the people involved, and what they did or didn't do. They don't want to convict them, because they are rich.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
I was talking last night in Durham about how six of nine identified #PlanetaryBoundaries have been crossed. Seems, sadly, with #oceanacidification, we might soon have to lift that figure to seven phys.org/news/2025-06...
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Ocean acidification may have crossed 'planetary boundary' five years ago
A team of planetary scientists, ecologists, and marine biologists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. and one in the U.K., has found evidence suggesting that parts of the world's oceans h...
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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Stop selling arms to Israel then.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
It was Netanyahu who dropped bombs on Tel Aviv, don't forget that. There was no threat before he attacked.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 13/06/2025
Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started
Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022. That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations. So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Shameful The UK, Germany and Canada have slashed foreign aid this year, deepening damage done by US cuts amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/06/...
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The UK, Germany and Canada have slashed foreign aid this year, deepening damage done by US cuts, analysis shows | CNN
Western countries have slashed foreign aid budgets this year and reductions will steepen in 2026, with the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Canada cutting the most, according to a new analy...
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 14/06/2025
A Democratic Mayor arrested. A Democratic Congresswoman indicted. A Democratic Senator tackled and detained. A Democratic State Representative killed. A Democratic State Representative in critical condition. We can all see where this is going.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
A reminder to reporters, when historians look back on this moment with the president throwing himself a military parade and the people throwing No Kings rallies across America, the media sources raving about the former and sneering at the latter are going to be quoted by name. This is your legacy!
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
The only way this is going to end is with Israel backing down or Donald Trump launching into another Afghanistan style war that will end with the USA's defeat, after losing thousands of soldiers and hundred of billions of dollars.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/06/2025
Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Jeff Bezos and the Washington Post estimating the total turnout at 2,000+ No Kings protests across the country "Thousands"
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Trooping the Colour, how much do you pay for this ridiculous charade? £20,000,000 That is 800 Nurses, 500 Doctors or 1000 Teachers. We need all of them, we don't need this.
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
I am absolutely horrified by the scenes in Liverpool. My thoughts are with everybody affected. Liverpool will always hold a special place in my heart — it is a city of unique strength, spirit and unity. Tonight and always, you’ll never walk alone.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
60% of American households can’t afford a minimal quality of life. Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever. Our problem isn't a lack of resources. Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Just a reminder for any member of Congress who seems to have forgotten...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
President Paul von Hindenburg of Germany thought he could reach out to the Far Right and move them to the centre by making Adolf Hitler Chancellor. Look how that turned out, you can see Hitler smirking, he can't believe they are helping him.
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Jo Walton @jowalton.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 10/05/2025
“College by college. University by university. National action is how we win.” Shaun Vernell at #ProtectEducationNow warns of 10,000 job cuts & a 20-year crisis. Fight back. Stand together. #UCU
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Do you know what annoys me? Politicians who are privatising the NHS, pointing fingers at other politicians who want to privatise it (in a different way). There’s more than one way to mine the NHS for profit! 🚨
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Head of Royal Navy suspended for alleged affair with subordinate www.channel4.com/news/head-of...
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Head of Royal Navy suspended for alleged affair with subordinate
The head of the Royal Navy, Admiral Sir Ben Key, has been suspended over allegations that he had a secret affair with a subordinate.
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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
It’s not hyperbolic to say that the proposed disability benefits cuts will cost lives. This week, I met with young disabled people who are terrified that they will be driven to homelessness and even suicide. Our government must do the right thing and reverse this policy.
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Jo Walton @jowalton.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
I get told “give Labour a chance!” “Where did you expect them to get us, in ten months?” If someone is driving in the wrong direction, you point it out before they reach their destination. They have poor plans for the NHS, and are increasing privatisation. I’m not waiting 5 years to talk about it🚨
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