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Jean-Pierre deFault

@jpdefault.bsky.social
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Engineer, polyglot, traveller, UK/EU dual national. Nullius in verba.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Just a reminder that the folks who want to ban children’s books will allow children to watch a public execution…
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If you close the loophole that lets people like me avoid tax, I will make good on my threat to avoid tax by moving to Monaco, which I actually did 40 years ago, to avoid tax. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...
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‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left
TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus
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Jean-Pierre deFault @jpdefault.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Very true, and it's always pissed me off! youtube.com/shorts/4RI-F...
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“Back in the good old days 🇬🇧” #ukpolitics
YouTube video by JimmyTheGiant
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God @thegodshow.com · 05/10/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
It’s election week! At this important moment I would like to address your entire planet with a message to the people of Earth. And I think I found the perfect place to do it.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
"First they came for the EU. Then the ECHR. They say leaving both will mean taking back control. It’s all lies. What they actually plan to take away is 100+ years of hard won worker’s rights, children’s rights, women’s rights, HUMAN rights, all of which make YOUR life better." via We Demand UK
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Neal Curtis @nihilcurtis.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Just a reminder for those not familiar with UK media, please don't circulate posts or articles by the Daily Mail, the paper has been aligned with the far-right since the 1930s and continues to promote the forces of modern fascism.
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Starmer has announced a social media ban for under-16s - but it'll just allow tech giants to harvest data while kids remain at risk
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Starmer has banned kids from social media instead of reining in capitalist big tech
Starmer has announced a social media ban for under-16s - but it'll just allow tech giants to harvest data while kids remain at risk
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/06/2026
Not yet worried about tyranny in Britain? This is why you should be | Owen Jones
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Not yet worried about tyranny in Britain? This is why you should be | Owen Jones
Chilling comments by Reform figures can’t be dismissed when you consider the overwhelming power of the UK’s centralised state, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 22/05/2026
Badenoch says net zero is “bankrupting” Britain. But a currency-issuing government can’t run out of its own money, so affordability isn’t the issue. Hazel Cubbage explains how banks could back a green transition before climate shocks get even worse. @eastangliabylines.co.uk
eastangliabylines.co.uk
Banking on the future: the road to net zero
With increasing focus on net zero as energy prices soar, what is the role of the banking sector in addressing the climate catastrophe?
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
How to change this debate. " Being outside the EU costs every UK household an average of £8,300 every year. But being inside again would only cost each UK household £38 every year. Do you still think we should stay out? "
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Nigel Farage wants to take the country out of the European Convention on Human Rights The ECHR protects us all - It grants our right to protest, our right to privacy, our right to fair trials and so much more. Whatever you do on May 7 JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Make #FarageCamps trend on every available platform. Nobody wants their name associated with evil crap like that
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Jean-Pierre deFault @jpdefault.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-no-...
stoptrump.org.uk
Petition: As Trump fuels global chaos, King Charles should not pay him a Royal Visit
Stop Trump Coalition
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
'Wes Streeting is facing criticism after accepting £55,000 donation from a firm linked to private healthcare. One doctor summed up the frustration “I can’t accept a plastic pen because it might influence my decisions — but MPs can accept ££££s from private healthcare interests?”' via The £Daily Scar
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The geopolitical world we have has reached its limits www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/03...
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The geopolitical world we have has reached its limits
There is a theory that the world’s politicians are relying upon at present, which is that “Trump always chickens out”. The logic is that a President who loves to threaten, and who rarely delivers beca...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
HOLY SHIT. A dark money group, hidden behind a bunch of shell companies, is paying influencers thousands of dollars PER POST to attack @katmabu.bsky.social on social media a month before her election. Thank you to the people who declined the money and went forward with this. So who's behind this?
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Dark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate
Progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh told MS NOW the secretive campaign is “filled with false and defamatory claims.”
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here. Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning: Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime. And recognized as such by the US Government. From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.
(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors
or surrender accepted;
(2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such
that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted;
(3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable
ability to accept surrender would exist;
(4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate
forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and
(5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 25/02/2026
On the eve of the Gorton & Denton by-election the Labour Party have invented a fake tactical voting organisation to put on their leaflets. Lying to voters is all they have left. All the (real) tactical voting organisations agree: only a Green vote can stop Reform on Thursday.
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LABOUR CAUGHT CREATING FAKE TACTICAL VOTING WEBSITE

Screenshot of a tweet that reads:
The Movement Forward | StopTheTories.vote @MVTFWD
A Warning: there is no tactical voting site called "Tactical Choice"
If you choose to vote tactically it's important to seek independent, impartial advice. And always check the source online, as printed leaflets could be out of date, or even intentionally misleading.
#GortonAndDenton

Promoted by Miles Thorpe on behalf of Hannah Spencer, both at 173 Mount Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7QT.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Adolf Hitler's rise to power was marked by early warning signs that went ignored. Politicians dismissed the alarm bells and institutions believed the system would restrain what was coming. History shows clearly just how wrong those assumptions were.
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Jean-Pierre deFault @jpdefault.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
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Tactical voting in Gorton and Denton
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
A £240m defence contract without tender. Their fingerprints all over our health care data. A meeting in the USA but without any minutes. Everything around Palantir stinks. www.thenational.scot/news/2584192...
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Zack Polanski pressures Wes Streeting over Palantir after Mandelson texts released
ZACK Polanski has piled fresh pressure on Wes Streeting over Palantir’s NHS contracts after the Health Secretary’s newly-released text messages…
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance "People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense” Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
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Femi @femi-oluwole.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I agree with Reform UK!! Starmer should resign for hiring Peter Mandelson... Therefore... According to the Logic of Zia Yusuf, Nigel Farage should resign for hiring James McMurdock and Nathan Gill! #BBCqt
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Zia Yusuf: Starmer must RESIGN over Epstein-Mandelson scandal - Reform UK on Question Time
YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!
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God @thegodshow.com · 07/02/2026
They looked for “Don T” in the Epstein files and redacted all instances, which means they also redacted a lot of “don’t”
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Farage - a total hypocrite on the Mandelson appointment. And, besides, the Epstein files expose him too. A grubby apologist to Trump. A useful idiot to Bannon. And a traitor to the UK. open.substack.com/pub/adambien...
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Nigel Farage’s Epstein Hypocrisy
The Reform leader's own connections to the Jeffrey Epstein story are far deeper than he now pretends
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Jean-Pierre deFault @jpdefault.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
We must demand action from our politicians. youtube.com/shorts/gZkTx...
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Standing Up to the Rise of Fascism
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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Andrew James Carter @acarter.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Twitter (in days of yore) punched well above its weight as a social network because it became the default platform for journalists; which, in turn, made it the default platform for politicians. Both must now abandon it for the platform to die, as it deserves.
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Jean-Pierre deFault @jpdefault.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
stoptrump.org.uk/sign-bbc-let...
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Sign the letter: The BBC must not pay Trump a penny
Stop Trump Coalition
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Jean-Pierre deFault @jpdefault.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Excellent video highlighting some bullshit AI claims vs actual issues people (and AI companies) ignore 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lKy...
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Your Favorite Science YouTubers Are Wrong About AI, (e.g. SciShow, Kurzgesagt, and Kyle Hill )
YouTube video by Internet of Bugs
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Labour are attacking Greens. Fine. I have yet to see any party that has entirely affordable aspirations. But at least the Greens HAVE aspirations. Labour have seemingly decided the status quo cannot be touched, even when it doesn't work for 90% of people, or the viability of life on the planet.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share. Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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flomills.bsky.social @flomills.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Can someone please get this onto Twitter/X? I don’t know if it’s doing the rounds there or not! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
The UK is a strongly pro-choice country with 86% of Britons wanting abortion to be legal in all or most cases. But the US anti-choice movement has been investing heavily into campaigns in Britain, and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party seems to be support the interference.
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The worrying rise of US anti-abortion rhetoric is in full force - how deep is Reform UK's involvement?
Money is pouring into anti-abortion campaigns in Britain, and it seems Nigel Farage’s party isn’t pushing back…
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
As Labour proposes limiting the protection of the ECHR, we must remember what it was set up to do; protect us all from abuses of power by our govts. Be v wary then of anyone calling to do that. You may not be the target now. But why shouldn’t you be next? bestforbritain.substack.com/p/why-we-and...
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Why we - and the Home Secretary - disapply the ECHR at our peril
By Jessica Frank-Keyes
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
This will impact EVERYONE. Combined with other anti-protest measures proposed like bans on face coverings, the Crime & Policing Bill will see the right to protest in the UK stripped to the bone. Protest is fundamental to democracy. We must protect it. www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/issue/govern...
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Government's repeat protest restrictions worse than feared - Liberty
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Robin A Weston @robinbike.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The very strong argument for a form of proportional representation in the UK. Without it the UK is no longer a modern functioning democracy. electoral-reform.org.uk/latest-yougo...
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Latest YouGov poll shows multi-party Britain breaking the voting system
If there were a general election tomorrow, who would form the next government? It sounds like a simple question if you have access to the latest polls. But when the latest YouGov poll, r
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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
The government spends £2.7 BILLION a year on TAX BREAKS for oil and gas companies Those companies pay billions to their shareholders And then lay off their workers Think that's unfair? Tell Rachel Reeves to stop propping up oil and gas companies and back workers instead…
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Thorough piece on Farage’s close colleague and friend Nathan Gill and the Kremlin cash he took www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
So either Labour need to ask candidates to step aside for the Greens to take on Reform.... Or actually bring in a fair democratic process where everyone's votes count equally. It's time for Proportional Representation. www.thenational.scot/news/2558507...
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'Just getting started': Zack Polanski reacts as Greens SECOND in new poll
ZACK Polanski has welcomed a new poll putting his party in second place at Westminster.
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 30/10/2025
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Suggest you jump in on this poll. —> xd.wayin.com/display/cont...? And share…
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Jean-Pierre deFault @jpdefault.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
The ECHR was Britain’s response to WW2 fascist regimes. With authoritarianism on the rise again, we’d be mad to give up the protections it provides. Tell your MP we won’t let that happen! actionstorm.org/petitions/pr... @OpenBritainHQ
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
The truth: we need migration. The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it. Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality. Reject it. Draw the line.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
OLIVER: “In Russia, when Putin rose to power, TV satirists were among his first targets… Putin was driven to madness by how he was mocked on a puppet show… the lesson is it’s not safe to let one show slide because there are currently others.”
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